| 单词 | pad |
| 例句 | Rugby league is a lot like American football, but with no helmets and no pads. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A moose was standing in the water among the lily pads on the far shore, his great antlered head and humped neck silhouetted clearly against the pale moon. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately after using a page of the one-time pad, both the sender and the recipient would destroy it. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On April 3, he swung Pollard onto Seabiscuit and secured enough lead pads under the saddle to bring the horse’s impost to a whopping 130 pounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrapped my legs in heating pads, smiling through the pain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fountain featured a life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello standing on a lily pad in the middle of a shallow reflecting pool ten feet wide. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, oh, how ’bout this: How ’bout we get a sticky pad, like the kind you use to catch mice, and you put flies on that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She sings a little tune about a yellow frog and its lily pad and pond. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, daddy,” the boy said, crouching over his pad and carefully writing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I expected Kilvin might have padded the price a little, which rankled my pride a bit, but I was in no position to look a gift horse in the mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She’d even bought Hazel a new box of crayons and a pad of paper. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Shorty would take me to groovy, frantic scenes in different chicks’ and cats’ pads, where with the lights and juke down mellow, everybody blew gage and juiced back and jumped. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed her pad and a ballpoint, walked in, and sat where Mr. Larson had been. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z As she spoke Mrs. Dalai kept track of the necessary items by touching her thumb to the pads of her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dad came back with a million numbers scribbled all over a pad of paper. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Auk IX took off with a satisfying hiss, but it quickly died and fell with a plop not more than a hundred feet from the pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He scribbled a note into his legal pad. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He flicked his fingers across the glass pad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They sprinted down the shed rows, gathering pommel pads, horse blankets, and rub rags, and threw them on the truck bed to serve as a makeshift gurney mattress. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Soft footsteps padded down the upstairs hallway and paused at the top of the stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My cousin TJ comes running into the living room, feather boa in one hand, pen and sketch pad in the other. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My mattress back in our tiny studio had been salvaged for free off the sidewalk, a ratty old spring pad that squeaked like hell every time I moved on it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He looks over one of the forms I filled out earlier for the paralegal and gets a yellow legal pad out of his desk drawer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She presses the front doors closed, smacking away pairs of hands holding pens and parchment pads marked with the newsie house emblem. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I felt like I was on a transporter pad, except no one ever had to hold their hands above their head for three seconds on the Enterprise. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z All the outside portion of the monkey house was closed, so we went inside, and it was obvious that even in the winter those apes desperately need deodorant pads. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Though its soft pads made no noise, you c ould feel the earth shake beneath their weight. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He sprung one of his nails out of the pad of his right forepaw and lifted the latch of the gate to the cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles Umlatt wrote that down on his pad, which made me a little nervous. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The padded headpiece felt tight and heavy on her skull, and it was strange seeing the world through a mesh screen. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Instead he held his tongue and pressed the pad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He went to his room and brought back a squat bottle of ink and a stub pen and a pad of paper and an envelope and laid them on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Silas hissed at me but obeyed, leaping to the floor and padding out the door. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily her pad is close by, so I start to walk her, but I’ve still got my moves going, because the night’s not over till it’s over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He clasped a large sketch pad with a spiral binding. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dr. von Braun’s rocket lifted off the pad in a caldron of fire and smoke and went right up into the night sky without a moment of hesitation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sairy spread books across the porch table and handed Dallas a pencil and a pad of paper. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In her hands, she held a small pad of paper and pencil. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She padded to her basin on small, bare, callused feet, silent as a shadow, splashed cool water on her face, patted herself dry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jasper padded after me, wondering why I did not take him for a walk. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Barack was writing what would become The Audacity of Hope—thinking through his beliefs and his vision for the country, threshing them into words on his legal pads late at night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His public defender stood beside him, lifted a legal pad full of notes, and cleared his throat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He padded forward warily to sniff at the gap in the stones, and then retreated, as if he did not like what he'd smelled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I wiped a tear from her jawline, just above her birthmark, with the pad of my thumb. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By that time the arm had swelled up considerably, to the point that the forearm pads he wore had to be cut off, and unwillingly he went to the hospital. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us walked from the chopper pad to the huts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Only two copies of the one-time pads existed: one held by the sender, and the other by the recipient of the message. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For example, as a location for his Columbiad he picked, of all places on earth, Tampa, Florida—just a few miles west of Cape Canaveral, the launching pad for our Columbia. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured her sitting in the breakfast nook, legs up on the padded bench, flipping through a Hollywood gossip magazine and sipping coffee out of one of my mother's china cups. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A bottle of black, black ink, a pen and a pad of paper marked with double and single lines, and a paperback book. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But he just read and scrawled notes on his pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The rule is that I have to answer the door if the Doctorita is asleep, so I pad down the hallway in my nightgown, groggy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I hauled myself off the couch and padded behind my mother into the kitchen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The pneumatic pads pumped to cradle her crown. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Kendra despised working on Nero’s feet the most, from the roughness of his cracked heels, to the smooth pads of his calluses, to the lumpy bunions on his toes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He looks from me to my pad resting against the wall, the sketch of him facing out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The factory workers weren’t allowed to take unscheduled breaks, so they all wore pads in case they needed to use the bathroom. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Crossing the fields, the stranger padding trustingly at his heels, Mackenzie suddenly remembered the other dog, and frowned in bewilderment. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mtisha’s mother was strict but they had a nice pad and a dynamite play room, including a nice stereo with a CD player. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I look at my pad and pretend to sketch, but my drawing of the garden is complete. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He flipped open his pad and began: “Item one. Garbage can in kitchen has no lid. Item two. Housefly on kitchen table. Item three. Too much garlic in food. Causes indigestion.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some of the most difficult kids lived in a dormitory, which also contained a padded restraining room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As insurance against such accidents, the Soviet clerks then wrapped their messages in an additional layer of secrecy, using what were known as "one-time pads." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mercer Day had a good sports program, especially because it was padded with nineteen-year-old seniors who needed to repeat a year. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Miss Love had fixed a sort of padding out of clean feed sacks printed in bright red and white checks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But the faintest hint of light was already appearing from the opening crack of the rotating landing pad, and Mark spotted his flashlight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She removed the sock and padded softly to the dressing table, where she caught sight of herself in the mirror. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Detective Newberg flashed her girlish smile, then made a note on her yellow pad. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Fangs or no fangs, he crunched it up to the last bite and then lay licking his pads and between his toes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Using the rudders beneath her feet, she teased the pod through the circle of light and into its clamp on the landing pad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I have always been pretty serious about hitting the old practice pad at home, but now that I was living in the Conversation-Free TV-Dinner Zombie Zone, I basically had nothing else to do. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The clothes were padded with tissue, and atop the dress shirt was a stuffed pillowcase with lipstick features. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I put the brown lid back on the porridge and then, with considerable difficulty, locate the pad that controls my bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Didn't they scribble his name on a standardized pad? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I did need to get a bra with more padding than I already had. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The six of them got on their hands and knees at the end of the long hallway, and they pushed their cleaning pads into the wood. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And he bought a new desk pad, that, like a real father, who needed to make a real living, he might apply himself to the doctorate on which the future of his children depended. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto peeled his eyes from his pad and noticed two sets of glittering gold footprints tracing a path from where A.M. and P.M. once stood. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He takes in the padded black leather door. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain, however, has been watching, and when the parrot flaps off very self-satisfied, he confiscates my pencil and pad. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The naked English guy’s face stares up at us from the pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But I just put the pad and pencil in my pocket and started walking fast as hell up to her school--I was too excited to write the note right in the stationery store. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z And on top she is wearing a Westernized suit jacket, awkwardly stylish on my mother’s small body, with its padded shoulders, wide lapels, and oversize cloth buttons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Comic books and magazines are strewn next to the bed, which doesn't have sheets or a mattress pad. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Kaila rips the guest check off the pad and hands it back to the barista by the espresso machine. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I told her how much I loved her, scratched her back, and looked at the pads of her feet. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They reached the end of the hallway, where the round submarinelike door led back into the chamber below the Berg landing pad. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He leaned over the desk and scribbled loosely on a pad of paper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Addison padded over to the little owl, who was perched on a branch nearby. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Auk XII, on the pad, was built to the design we had more or less standardized, but how it would perform loaded with melted rocket candy was a complete unknown. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But Maria kept frowning at me and then she pulled out a little pad from her desk and wrote down four letters I couldn’t see but figured spelled J-O-E-Y. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the clothes she was convinced were her burial clothes, two sergeants slipped on a coat, a padded coat, and a flight coat, and she grew rounder and rounder with each layer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the silver metal box, I thought of my note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Celia walked uncertainly, twisting her ankles on the hard, uneven surfaces, and for a brief moment she itched to go barefoot, to feel the padding of fresh earth beneath her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Tommen's opponent was a child-sized leather warrior stuffed with straw and mounted on a pivot, with a shield in one hand and a padded mace in the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She presses a finger gently against a pad on the wall, then walks inside as they slide open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This is the box I have always used, padded around the needles; it is a sign of something sick inside me, or something brave. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When everything looked O.K., the clamps holding us to the launch pad were released, and we were on our way. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What an idiot he had then felt, padding behind her across the hall and entering the library barefoot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I stuffed another pencil, pen, and scratch pad into the bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In seconds your arms and legs are secured in padded restraints, and you feel the shot begin to take effect. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She pulled out a pad of paper and a pencil. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But when I looked at the sketch pad, all I had were puzzle pieces of the shark, when I needed to have a complete portrait. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The padded jacket absorbs most but not all of the force. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I get up from my spot in the back and I fold up the furniture pad. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She gave him a pad of paper and a pen out of her briefcase in case he wanted to make notes. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I jumped out of bed, threw on my padded coat, and ran over to her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my hands on my pants and carefully removed the note pad from my shirt pocket and took it to the Carcachita and left it there. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I let my eyes drift shut as my sticks find the pads. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I stacked them up on my locker and sat down on the bed with the pad and pencil. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z While Sierra settled in at a desktop computer pad, the rest of the team returned to the Bibliomania board game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The direwolf bolted down the rabbit, crunching the small bones between his teeth, and padded over to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z While they managed to keep their balance, I slipped on loose rock, but the sketch pad stayed dry. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Pax padded up the rest of the way. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Apparently, it was possible to survive in such cold temperatures, and he now understood the need for the awkward padded jacket. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Two quintains had been erected in the courtyard, each a stout post supporting a spinning crossbeam with a shield at one end arid a padded butt at the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kendra rolled out of bed and padded over to the window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim padded downstairs on his blue and ivory feet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she bends down to put her pad and pen back into the briefcase. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He is dressed up in a crisp navy suit with brown suede elbow pads and dark-brown penny loafers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He slid his feet into a pair of braided straw sandals and padded out of the changing room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The clerk raised his eyes from the receipt pad. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, finally, just about the time I started drifting off to sleep, I’d hear Old Yeller rise to his feet and go padding off through the corn. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack Sheppard himself couldn’t get free from the strait-waistcoat that keeps him restrained, and he’s chained to the wall in the padded room. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He pulls open a drawer and starts scribbling on a small piece of paper he tears away from a pad. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She turned over on her side so she was facing Rishi, one hand supporting the side of her head as she watched him smooth out the small sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The next Saturday, the day clear and cold with light winds, we set Auk XVI on the pad, sliding it down the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She opens it and takes out a pen and a yellow legal pad. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The band was always getting letters from Japanese teenagers begging them to come play, and offering up their homes as crash pads. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She padded across the kitchen floor and pushed at Shadow’s boot with her head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then, still in her chair, she kicked her way over to the next desk, where there was one of those pink message pads. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I just kind of tapered off and walked away, went downstairs, and played on my practice pad. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d spent the past four years locked away in the padded room of college, reading Keats and Eudora Welty and worrying over term papers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Breashears, who had worked around many helicopters during the course of a long and distinguished film career, immediately found a landing pad bordered by two gaping crevasses at 19,860 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It now has big wheels, a padded seat, and a broader footrest, plus a serious seat belt and a hand brake for safety. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The electric heater, the heating pad, and the electric blanket. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And this one scrawled illegibly on a lined pad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I immediately notice the padding over my breasts, adding curves that hunger has stolen from my body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The pad of each foot, though, was leather hard. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At last I found a pad on a Saint Louis bank. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My drawing pad is open in my lap, and my pencil is idling in my hand, the eraser tap-tap-tapping against the corner of the page. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I laughed nervously, then looked at Mom, who had reached for her sketch pad without saying anything. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know, but Mrs. W.’s floor is hard—stone, I think, or at least a stonelike substance—and we have no knee pads with us today. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the closed and guarded doors of the SR offices, an SR officer deciphered the message by hand, using a one-time pad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Boobie lay down and several student managers took off his pads. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a small notepad from his jacket pocket and jotted down some notations, all the while looking back and forth from the pad to the glass of water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The thickly padded empty cement bags had special value. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z We used to scrub each other with a large sponge and a wiry padded mitten for our backs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse shoved the pad and pencils , under his mattress and lay down flat, his heart thumping against the quilt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Wilkin conducted a brainstorming session with us in which he wrote on a big art pad our suggestions for improving CO training. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pad into my bath area, lift my skirts, and do my business in the copper basin left there for this purpose, shame heating my face even though I am alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The room is very small, with a long padded table in the center and shelves along the walls. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Outside her padded coat she wore an old blue blouse, loose and faded, with a big patch on the elbow. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the room he shared with the little ones, he dug under his mattress and pulled out his pad and pencils. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They walked over to Eleanor and started pulling pads off the wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Soon, regular U-2 missions provided Eisenhower and the CIA with razor-sharp images of military bases, missile launching pads, and more. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They give me a handful of gift certificates, a TV for my room, ice skates, and a sketch pad with charcoal pencils. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He sat with his back straight, writing something on a pad of paper. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow of the uncleared ground padded their footsteps, but nothing could muffle the pounding inside Pinmei. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As I had no address to give them, I ignored their questions and padded my replies with broad references to snow, and beauty, and solitude. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z While one writes something on small brown pads of paper with his black pen, the other points at our heads and counts as we climb onto the truck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath him his mount stretched, and padded, its warm fur under his left hand, its feathers beneath his right. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Oh. Sorry,” I mumble, pushing off the floor with my foot to spin on the padded stool. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Before I knew it, my father, Jeffrey, and I were all bundled into the car, along with my school books for studying, my sticks and practice pad, and extra clothes for all of us. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I hiked back through the rocks, holding the sketch pad away from me to help keep my balance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And then the camera pulls back and I see that there are two of these spiky padded pieces of curved metal and that they’re attached to...legs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z People groaned and booed, but Rishi held up his hands—sketch pad and all—and made his way over to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I went over to the stairs and sat down on the first step and took out the pad and pencil I'd bought. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She peels a sticky note off a pad. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The pad on the inside of his palm lusted for the gripe of the hilt His whole arm remembered the balance of Joyeux and wanted to wag him in the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After a twenty-minute conversation, I check on my soaking dishes and find Mom attacking the roaster pan with a scrub pad. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z All sounds were muted, as if I had a wad of thick cotton in both ears or was shut up in a padded closet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The table had a very thick pad, so that when the mah jong pat were spilled onto the table the only sound was of ivory tiles washing against one another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A handful of Sharpies were lying on the carpet next to an open sketch pad, an old boom box, and a pair of my dad’s even older headphones. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I took his sketch pad in my hands and flung it across the room. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Brienne bound it with a velvet tie and pulled a padded cap down over his ears, to cushion the weight of his helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Vinnie slammed his sketch pad closed and proceeded to disappear into the darkened rooms of the house with a girl from the audience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Little Ann had cut the pad of her right foot on a sharp jagged flint rock. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I unzipped my backpack and pulled out the sketch pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His words came out like the squeak of a mouse caught on one of those nasty sticky pads. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Soundlessly, she padded across the room and unlocked the study’s door. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I packed the sketch pad and met Fred out front with my bike. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Rishi tossed Dimple a baleful look over his shoulder, but he sat down and pulled out his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Now, his face flushed, stumbling over his opening sentences, he began to read from a legal pad. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He agreed to Atlas’ plan, but asked him to take the sky back for just a moment so that Hercules could put a pad on his shoulders to ease the pressure. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was alarmed to see a few children pull up a log not one hundred feet from the pad, as if they meant to stay there. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon became a lynx at once and padded to the open door, gazing fiercely down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a thick pad out of the moss, place it on Beetee’s cut, and secure it by tying vines around his body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned away and padded around the garrons, and quick as that he was gone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I wedge my pad against the wall, holding it in place with my right hand and knee. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z This procedure took nearly an hour, and then we were ready to make the eight-mile trip to the launch pad. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A waitress had come over, pad in hand, to scribble whatever we said. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He padded out of the Library again, the light batting at the ceiling as he withdrew down the hall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They stood on the limo landing pad and looked out at the Cow’s Guts. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the sand, I tucked the pad into my armpit and grabbed Mr. Patterson’s elbow and Dad’s hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Yes, they have solutions—padding, mostly—and yes, those solutions suck. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Afterward they might go back to someone’s “pad” and “pull some tones” off a record or the radio. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart jumps to my throat when I see a light on in the kitchen and someone padding around the stove. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The next day, I wolfed down my lunch and half ran to Mr. Ward’s room with a sketch pad and charcoal pencils. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She tore the red marriage cloth into three wide strips and folded them around grass from her bedding to make pads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that evening, Hazel came back with her sketch pad and her charcoal pencils. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Quicker than if I’d awakened her little feet padded across her creaking floor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Auk X sat on the pad and fizzled, producing some white smoke and just enough thrust to rock it gently on its fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I set the proposal on top of the legal pad on the stairs and walked into the kitchen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The maids moved softly around her, padding to and fro from their ticking. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That evening, Anita shows me how to put the pads on my underwear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a wad of cotton attached to the back, I can see it as she half turns; it looks like a sanitary pad that’s been popped like a piece of popcorn. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse sat in a chair with a padded back, different from every other chair in the school. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Bruno took out a pad and a pencil. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She shoves a pencil case on top of the pads. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Grace put on sunglasses as she skulked across the parking lot, then took the back way to the store rather than go past all the pretty fountains with the splash pads for the little kids. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And while I waited for the prescription to be filled I picked the cotton stuffing out of an old padded chair. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They padded through the hall past their parents’ bedroom door and down the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That tree,” Francesca said to Sandy, who was taking notes on a little pad. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Otto chewed the end of his pencil, flipped to a previous page in his pad, to the notes where TimeStar claimed his time travel device was likely thrown off because of Logan County weirdness. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was written on yellow legal pad paper. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Chris steps out his Chucks and sits at his desk, where a drum pad, a keyboard, and turntables are hooked up to a Mac. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z On my way to school on the bus, I took out the black note pad from my shirt pocket, closed my eyes, and practiced saying “in-a-li-en-a-ble” silently to myself. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The paper is from a prescription pad, and it has a fake signature. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He worked from dawn into the night in his apartment, scribbling his words in pencil onto a yellow pad. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As she later noted, one-time pad systems are “really the only unbreakable cipher in existence.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The cats ignored me as I padded barefoot along the marble corridors. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His hand went to a pencil and he drew tight little spirals one after another on his blotting pad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Beside the legal pad is a biography of the author, a thick book called Divided Soul, the pages marked by numerous scraps of torn-up paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled for my things, and with my boots clutched against my chest I padded after him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And after I left Miss Martin s class, I continued adding new words and their definitions to my note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I hung up too, stared at the number pad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Their wide wakes rippled through the lily pads and rolled the canoe abruptly from side to side, prodding Joe back to alertness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Which was…” She focuses on her pad to write this down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s a slightly padded tunic stitched with metallic thread. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lockton helped his wife as she stepped up and settled on the padded seat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on a hunk of granite and put the sketch pad on my lap, opening to a drawing of the great white shark, with its pointy teeth and charcoal-black throat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Special tactile feedback pads covered both palms, allowing the gloves to create the illusion that I was touching objects and surfaces that didn’t actually exist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A light flicks on in the hallway, and the person who comes padding into the kitchen is none other than Prince Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The room smelled like the alcohol prep pads my uncle kept in the medicine cabinet. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He carefully set the pieces into two padded suitcases equipped with thermometers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of cowardly...you sneaked into my bag and pulled out my sketch pad. You e-mailed Leo without my permission! How’s that for cowardly?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I padded to the top of the stairs to listen, my fingers playing with the tassels of the scarf around my neck. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I also took out a sharpened pencil and a pad of Post-it notes to jot down any ideas that might come to mind. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were sitting on stools at the breakfast nook, looking at a yellow legal pad, when I walked in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the bed in the cave, but I rose and wrapped a robe around myself and padded outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He bumped her shoulder with his velvety nose as she threw his saddle pad over his back. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He was tell and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I regret that I never saw a bear or wolf or followed the padding retreat of a giant hellbender salamander, never shooed away a bobcat or sidestepped a rattlesnake, never flushed a startled boar. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Pax padded behind her until she stopped abruptly and dropped to a crouch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Beto scratched the cat under its chin and pressed his fingers gently against the soft pad of one small foot. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he ran the pad of his thumb across her lower lip. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She has thumbed through the padded folder of nearby restaurants. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She pressed the pad of her thumb into the shaking center of my hand, then let it go and walked away. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sound’s not deafening, like with an acoustic kit, but you can hear every thwack and tap on the pad. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z My mother watched, still holding the sketch pad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I whip through the rest of the pad, but the remaining pages are blank. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She stood in the bathroom and combed her hair, then she padded to the kitchen pantry and pulled out a dime-sized lump of brown sugar from the sack on the shelf. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The small pad is full of sketches, some lists and notes too, all in Spanish. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Meekly, Luke pulled over a padded chair and sat down. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She had with her another paper bag that seemed to contain the same assortment of material and twine, aside from the stamp pad, which was sticking out of the top of the bag. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The trouble was that coal silk wasn’t as warm as proper fur, no matter how much it was padded out with hollow coal-silk fibers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When the propellant hissed down to completion, Mom’s bathroom scale was scattered all over the pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Even Amari, his drawing pad halfway out of his backpack, the colored markers gathered in their rubber band on his desk. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She tapped her pencil on the order pad. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Bunny sighed unhappily as I pulled a pad of paper and a pencil from the glove compartment. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Illyrio was reclining on a padded couch, gobbling hot peppers and pearl onions from a wooden bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were just hanging out but when Karen started setting up her drawing pad they came over to check us out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Ghost padded after him, a white shadow at his side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Emerson Lapp rolled his eyes to the ceiling and banged his pencil down against the legal pad. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She refused a biscuit each time Mrs. Sen extended the plate in her direction, and asked a long series of questions, the answers to which she recorded on a steno pad. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Bright red apples fringed the edges of the pear pads. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know,” Alex tells him again, reaching up to smooth out Henry’s brow with the pad of his thumb. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She had one of her own to tell, of a woman who pad- died away with her lover one night in a pirogue and never came back. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog from the reservation now appears across several pages in my drawing pad, in various positions: seated, sleeping, running, and carefree with a stick in his mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z More upper gum flashes as Miss Marsh makes a notation on her pad. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He padded off through the stone passages up the worn circular stain to find Merlyn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The direwolf got to his feet and padded across the room to where she stood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I checked the text in my note pad to make sure I had not forgotten anything. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted and tense, he would pad down to the dark kitchen and make himself a huge sandwich and a pot of coffee. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The boy and girl on the couch switched to blank sheets on their pads. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He looked up, puzzled, at the girl, and her eyelids dipped sweetly and mysteriously, and there was just a suggestion of a sway on her lightly padded hips. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mami had the hospital number written on the scratch pad she kept by the phone. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I brace myself when I hear Miss Celia’s feet padding through the house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She rests the tray on her padded hip and frowns at the waffles. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Then he hands me a pen and a pad of Post-its. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The bus purred to a stop and dropped onto the landing pad. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z First there’s the fishing part, which was on the side where I came in at, by all the cattails and lily pads. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They made it to the big cargo room and Alec went to the control pad, pressed the ramp buttons. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z A shape bends over him, cutting open his favorite Colombia soccer jersey, which his mom sent him for his birthday, slapping two pads on his chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Disappointed, I pad down the hall to my room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The lotus pads lift themselves huge out of the lake, plates for the gods. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally she slipped from under the blanket, wriggled into a tunic, and padded barefoot down the stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And not to flush pads down the toilet, and to soak soiled underwear in cold water. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So imagine my surprise when she opened a padded mailer with no return address and pulled out that silver bangle. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She padded out onto the low first branch carefully, never taking her eyes off the growling coyote who followed on the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z More rumblings broke out, and Newt wrote something on his pad, shaking his head the whole time—which gave Thomas a tinge of hope. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I figured I’d get some practice in on the pad before school, so I set myself up in the office. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she was crying, and when he went to wipe her cheek with the pad of his thumb she swiped his hand away. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I looked up and there was Maria Dombrowski writing my name down on a pad because Mrs. Maxy had told her to keep a list of everyone who “got out of line.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And the monkey had the chamber open—a glass door on heavy hinges, and he was reaching inside—and there was the lock of hair: held between rubber pads in a metal clasp! The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The way he taps his fingertips along the pad of his thumb when he's nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I flipped back through the pad of paper while I thought about what Stephen Hawking would do next. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He would not give Sheed the satisfaction of agreeing with any of those other observations, though he did note the confirmation in his pad. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I had no reason to do that, so I found my gym bag and got out my goggles, knee pads, and elbow pads. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The gowns of these were pleated and padded, with high rufflike collars, epaulettes and jewelled belts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I started a new page in my sketch pad called Stomach Contents. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Worst of all, her drawing pad was ripped to pieces. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The cop snapped his pad closed, and each officer gave Carla and her mother a salute of farewell. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I have given orders to the night attendant merely to shut him in the padded room, when once he is quiet, until an hour before sunrise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As they left the launch pad, their actual path in the sky was calculated and compared with the ideal path, which was shown as a line on the wall in Mission Control Center. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom brings the steaming casserole dish to the table and places it on a hot pad. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Newt walked back to his chair and sat down, putting the pad in his lap. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then he pulled up the rope ladder and only put it down when guests arrived; His little cabin had a wide padded seat that ran around three sides of the room. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler had supervised the decorations: copper pots hung from the ceiling; the pews were padded with flowered cushions and fitted with hymnbook pockets and drop-leaf trays. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They were printed on stiff, expensive paper, and each ticket pad cost the town two dollars and sixty cents. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the soft pad of a headphone against my ear. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z On her lap lay one of those innumerable pads of paper her husband brought home from his office, compliments of some pharmaceutical company, advertising tranquilizers or antibiotics or skin cream. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The pad of her thumb was moving back and forth against his skin in circles, slow, deliberate. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We practice until we’re both so exhausted we just lie on the padded floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I opened my web browser and typed “padded bras” into the search engine. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Then she tied the gourd back in place and took the padded cloth doughnut from her pocket. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Miguel and Sierra were waiting for him near the life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello perched atop a lily pad in a reflecting pool. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He opened his drawing pad and we all leaned toward him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The wind picks up, fluttering the pages of my pad, revealing the drawing of that purple flower in my mother’s garden. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The rough pads of his tobacco-stained fingers when he slid the ring on her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I wade through to the door and pad over the empty halls of the house. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then I head down to the shuttle pad for workers who have to be taken up to the hovering homes. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They have given me a Jewish prescription pad to use until they find something more sensible. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But we did not talk about our padded feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He padded over to the bed, shivering in the kind of coolness that can only be found in the middle of the night. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh. Incredible Hulk," he murmured while folding it up in the mini pad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I sit down, open my pad to a blank page and try to draw, but I can’t concentrate, can’t even make a decent line. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He flipped his pad open with one hand, referred to his notes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Simon Oliver, the captain of the school debate team, carefully marked the boxes on a legal pad. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A canvas soldier’s bag, mouse gray, with two padded straps. 14-6963. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He stopped and watched me as I padded, barefoot and wrapped in my towel, behind him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He was catching flies and eating them, and was keeping note of his capture by making nail-marks on the edge of the door between the ridges of padding. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Tanin pressed the pads of her fingers to her paper cuts. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I figure she’s got some other reason, but I do not wish to waste time trying to get it out of her, so I just pick up the pad and start to read. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned his attention to his forepaws, painstakingly cleaning the many cuts in their pads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Describe the bird,” said the repairman, taking out pad and pencil. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Cleaning pads—part cloth and part rough plant husks—were handed out along with buckets of soapy water. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She poked holes in a calabash and padded it with dry grass to make a sieve, because unfiltered mutsangidza ashes were slightly poisonous. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My ship’s cloaking device was already engaged, and I left it activated when I set the Vonnegut down on one of the Tyrell Building’s landing pads. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Luke Messenger just sits back in one of the red padded chairs of Big Chuck’s with his hands folded across his chest, calm as the setting sun. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My drawing pad is open in my lap. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were two places set at a round table, complete with pads, ashtrays, and water jugs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He was in his armor, with the direwolf shield of Winterfell strapped to his saddle and Grey Wind padding by his side. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We went to the pads and then sat down waiting for the choppers. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside his bed I could see the pad with the hourglass shapes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I then felt my shirt pocket for my blue note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They would paddle to a large water-lily pad upstream, and he would invite Harriet to step out on the pad and sit awhile. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z His walk was that of a slow padding animal. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z We crept outside and stood around the pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The cushions of the sofa were remarkably lumpy and smelled like old newspapers; and the chair pad Mae had given her for a pillow was thin and hard, and rough under her cheek. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He flipped open his sketch pad and wrote something down. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She winks and hands me a folded piece of paper that looks like it was torn from the edge of a legal pad. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I seemed to see traces of a smile as he scribbled something on a pad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Middle Ages, heart shapes were also used to portray lily pads, fig leaves, and weapons, namely arrows. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We go around and around, and don’t notice that Spike has dug a pen and a pad out of nowhere and is pointing at it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z His fist strikes the trainer’s arm pads so powerfully that the trainer winces at the impact. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was all soft steps and padded claws. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z As was his habit, he padded downstairs in socked feet, eased Grandma’s front door open, and plucked the latest issue of the Logan County Gazette off the porch. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The class was quick to point out that the ink would soon wear off, that Ralph would have to keep running back to the stamp pad, which no mouse would do. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He reaches the end of the street, scribbles something on a pad, turns one hundred and eighty degrees, and walks back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Back she went to her pencil and pad, scribbling and tsking and tearing off sheets, finally giving up, and taking up her New York Times. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The young woman began deliberately to write on a pad of paper, and he could not restrain himself from twisting around to see immediately what was being written about his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Pol took off his shooting glove—an odd, three-fingered leather glove with a bulging, padded thumb—and showed her how to strap it onto her right hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I padded down the stairs and saw my mother waiting for me, still seated on the couch. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He pushed a button on a small control pad on the side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z On I came, kicking my heavy, padded legs and gaping through the goalie mask at the fantastic underwater life all around me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I fumble with one hand and take out an antiseptic pad, tearing away the paper cover with my teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was missing its bottom half, which stayed on the moon, after acting as a launching pad for the top half. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The mattress pads in the cabins had been slung into the floor and bedding and clothing were piled against the wall. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Stella and Jojo dressed quickly and dashed out into the night, Dusty padding close behind. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’m starving, even though I scarfed down all of my pad Thai, but there is nothing to eat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in Dr. Throckmorton’s office, sinking into a padded leather chair, facing the headmaster’s hulking desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Gray’s Anatomy was open by a folio pad of his own drawings. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The helm was an enormous thing like an oil drum, padded inside with two thicknesses of leather and three inthes of straw. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the class is setting up their pads on their stands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Its comforts were stuffy and cloddish, the heater, the padded chairs, the bed piled with furs, the rugs, drapes, wrappings, mufflings. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulled away a thick layer that resembled a pinkish foam carpet pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Then: CU of the pad in front of him. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I flipped to a clean page in the sketch pad and made a line drawing of the snout, filling in the defensive wounds from the seal in all of the right spots. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t have any pads on at all, not even a mask, and he slid across the ice on his back. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Minho pulled out his pad and pencil, placed them on the ground next to him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The floor of the capsule was covered with a gel-foam mattress pad and pillow. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Reaching across Inspector Garland’s desk, he plucked a pad of paper toward him; with a ballpoint pen he drew a sketch. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z And that’s why I needed Ma to make sure she brought me my sketch pad and pencils. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At first Eleanor thought the pads were actually bloody, but when she got closer, she could see that it was just red Magic Marker. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I carefully tore the sheet from the pad. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Each small crib held an infant, and two attendants were propping warmed bottles on padded holders beside their heads so that they could suck. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “If I talk about tampons or menstrual cups or pads, suddenly it's my fault the guys don't do their homework?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His mother slid a padded floor chair behind Doha, but he could only lean on it sideways. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ishmael went below and got his pad of paper. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The quintain spun, the padded mace flying around to give the prince a mighty whack in the back of his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She slid out the sketch pad and began to riffle through it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There are pencils, pads, and ashtrays on the table. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Newman sits in a padded chair at the far end. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet had been correct about letting the powder cure longer: The rocket leapt off the pad with a louder-than-ever hiss and then streaked nearly out of sight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I reached the last station, where a machine fitted me with a security anklet—a padded metal band that locked around my ankle, just above the joint. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z An X made from two strips of clear tape is holding a white pad and some kind of brace on the bridge of her nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In his uniform, with all the different pads he fancied, he looked a little like Robo Cop. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Rows and rows of waiting seats are padded in orange and purple plush cushioning. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “All right,” he took shorthand on the pad on his desk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I saw the little fish part ’round one of the flies and all the sudden there was a goldy-silverish flash shooting out of the lily pads. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She walked with him, and Pantalaimon padded ahead of them both as if to clear the way. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The house settled under a quiet spell, broken only by the rubber marshmallow soles of Ms. Byrd’s hospital shoes padding up the stairs, followed by the creaking of Clayton’s bedroom door being pushed open. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “Your sketch pad is under my bed. Will you go get it for me?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z From his expression, or lack of it, he might have been killing time on a railway platform reading a billboard advertisement for Dr. Scholl’s foot pads. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I have my goaltending gear—the prescription goggles, knee pads, and elbow pads—in a drawer in my room. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the train seems quiet, I put on my slippers and pad down to his door. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. My stupid mother made me bring pads.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mother pulls the pad of paper from under the covers, tucked in the invisible pocket she’s had sewn in every garment, where she keeps antivomiting pills, tissues. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I just mean it looks like it’s going to be nice. Nice art,” she finished, handing the pad back to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I move my fingers on the track pad to wake my laptop. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z At last Singer wrote on the little pad he always carried in his pocket: You cannot do this. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For some reason—perhaps it was a faint noise, like padded feet tiptoeing across the floor—he happened to look down. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 sleeveless dress is gathered at my ribs, not my waist, largely eliminating any help the padding would have given my figure. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Their weapons were the tradecraft of spies—the dead drop, the brush pass, the one-time pad—and their missions almost always had the same goal: to obtain vital information about the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He let me touch the drawing pad paper once. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The stripling had been stronger than he looked; his blade bit through die lobstered steel of the captain’s gauntlet and the padded glove beneath into the meat of his palm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cop kept writing in his thick pad. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “We trained with padded sticks so no one got hurt—purely ceremonial. It was all about pressure points and energy flow. I’ll show you, one of these days.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He opened his binder; it contained multiple documents and a legal pad. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They had taken away her physics books and the piles of dusty spiral pads full of lecture notes that had ringed her room, and she was confined to grounds again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Miss Rachel flailed relentlessly at a heaving tangle of lily pads, bed sheet, legs and arms, and twining ivy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The teacher killed some time accusing the Yugoslavian girl of masterminding a program of genocide, and I jotted frantic notes in the margins of my pad. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There was a leather pad called “the beat” that you’d strap to your palm, like a percussion instrument. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He brought me some books, a pad of paper, envelopes, and a pencil. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And in the night, when my coughing was dry and tough, feet padded into the room, hands repinned the flannel, readjusted the quilt, and rested a moment on my forehead. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls, ceiling, and floor were all padded with thick white cloth, muffling even the faint noises from the hallway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I closed the note pad and held it in the palm of my hand. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At Devon crutches had almost as many athletic associations as shoulder pads. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z So after dinner the dads are in the front parlor with the French doors closed, leaning over a big round table, each scribbling away on pads of yellow paper, spinning out theories like madmen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He scribbles on the pad, then peels off the prescription and hands it to me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I took out my note pad and wrote the word down, breaking it into two syllables. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Scribbling on the yellow pad, the woman nods. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Pawlak would hurry out to the cement landing pad by the hospital to pull loaded stretchers off the choppers and rush the injured into the ER. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In the afternoon she harvested wild cotton plants to use in her pads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I grab a pad of manuscript paper and head back out. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hugh plucked a set of large pads off a wall hook and placed them on my shoulders. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The evidence for it lies tucked away in her files, on a yellow scrap from a legal pad. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After a few facts about her had been established, the mean-faced cop with the big voice and the pad asked her if she would answer a few questions. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Before Otto could consult his pad for a possible solution, a mighty racket sounded outside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z So I just said “Thank you” and finished eating my pad thai. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, Alec started running to the right, back in the direction of the huge, pivoting landing pad of the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A pad is left from several summers ago when Gat and I got obsessed with graph paper. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Two soft pads, which felt slightly moist, clamped themselves against Winston’s temples. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The only used drawer in the bureau contained a jar of Vick’s Vaporub, Kleenex, an electric heating pad, a number of white nightgowns, and white cotton socks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sportswriters argued that the rich event was a farce arranged to pad Seabiscuit’s bankroll. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wide open, free of pebbles or fallen branches or even the thick padding of last year’s leaves. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, Annabelle’s wet clothes hang off the back of the padded benches. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Writing Cop told him, “These are kids. You’re”—he glanced at his writing pad—“an adult by law.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He heard voices—shouts— over the cranking of the landing pad, and his mind slammed back to cold reality. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “So,” he said, smiling at her, tucking his sketch pad into his messenger bag and snapping it shut, “what do you want to do next?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I spent an entire week cleaning every inch with a scouring pad.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she’s expecting the English guy to speak to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I set my backpack down in the wings, kicked off my shoes, padded over and sat on the floor next to her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After we got dressed, I placed the note pad in the pocket of my clean shirt. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She padded across the road and toward the bushes just beyond the hornbeam trees, and there she stopped. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was wiping his stamp pad, he wondered how many of the other workers would appear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their animated quills scratch against parchment pads at lightning speed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It turned out that the Soviet one-time pad system had a weakness. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The soft sounds of licking and padding paws didn’t stop. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Take this,” he says, handing me the paper he tore from the pad. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I hold the pad out to the girl so she can see it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z In flip- flops, he pads to the door every fifteen minutes or so and summons someone for a return call. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Sputnik 2 weighed 1,100 pounds; the heaviest American satellite, Vanguard, weighed 3.5 pounds and had yet to make it off the launch pad. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her smile fading a little, Dimple looked down at his sketch pad, still in her lap. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then Singer took his hands from his pockets and wrote carefully on a pad of paper with a silver pencil. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I settled into the chair’s vinyl padded seat and faced the computer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was just my luck that my mother was walking into the room as Dante’s sketch pad hit the wall. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z If I ever woke up from it, would I be inside a padded room somewhere, drooling all over myself? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A sort of pad gripped his head from behind, forcing him to look straight in front of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I fill up the whole rest of the pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z How hard can it be to make something that looks like a pad? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Anh rolled her eyes and wrote “scary movies” on her pad of paper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I look around for something to write on and he hands me the score pad, a desktop notepad with a little smile-button face printed at the top of the page. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When I open my eyes, Tom’s nodding along, tapping the pads of his fingers together like guitar frets, the way Nick does. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He’s wearing his red-and-white jersey over his shoulder pads, along with his cleats and helmet—his whole football uniform. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “It’s not so bad,” Catherine said, making quick pencil strokes on the sketch pad in her hand to delineate Princesse’s naked breasts. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As soon as I’ve dressed, I make my way warily down the hall, a white bundle under my arm, trying hard to ignore the sanitary pad I’m wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I grabbed my sticks and pad and set out in search of a private place to practice. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There are several computer monitors at a table, with drum pads, keyboards, and speakers nearby. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His father, Isadore, was a union organizer in the garment industry who later went to work sewing shoulder pads for ladies’ dresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I signed my name and gave the pad back to Hermes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Supportive family environment,” Dr. Booth scratched on his pad. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I unzipped the bag and pulled out a pencil and the sketch pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Just the rhythmic padding of our feet against pavement. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z And Kino could hear the pad of Juana’s feet behind him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z In case you didn’t know this, a practice pad is a thick, dense, flat piece of rubber. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Rohin leaned over the sketch pad, so that his tiny chest and shoulders almost touched it, his head tilted to one side. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z That first day, I stood in my best padded dress at the low wooden table and began to chop vegetables. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I slip past the riots, back to the safety of my own pad. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was something happening between Dante and his drawing pad that made me feel invisible. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It contained a thin strong rope, a padded grappling hook, a vial of oil, some lockpicks and a dagger: Shadow’s usual burgling kit. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I sat on top of the washer, put the pad on top of the dryer, hooked the door shut with an outstretched foot, and started running through my rudiments. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When Central Park looks like nothing but a landing pad and there’s so much blue between my body and the ground. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At dinner that night, his mother pushed her pad thai around the Styrofoam container. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He moves one pen on his small pad, and three others sketch alongside it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z One has a padded dark green cover and pages edged in gilt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When the beast padded forward and sniffed at the captive knight, every man in that hall could smell the scent of fear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She wandered away from the stage, gave Jones some additional directions about cleaning under the stools, and went to look out of the porthole of glass in the padded door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever, I chant in my head, drilling the pencil into the pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He made his way lazily among the green expanse of lily pads and beaver lodges on the south side of Union Bay until he found a spot he liked. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A padding of soft feet made them turn round. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the superb polish, the fresh padding, and the new mantling set behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk over and pick the pad up off the floor. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A hockey chest pad, lying in the dirt, cracked through the center, peppered with holes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We plowed into each other, colliding shoulder pads. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z They ate steak and eggs, fried potatoes and coffee, and then Testa- verde put down his mess tray and took a pad of paper and a pen from his pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I get out of bed, pad to the window, and peer out into the darkness. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The other two men were padding silently after them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z After I looked up the meaning of the words, I wrote the entire text in my note pad in tiny letters: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal...” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a sleeping bag—which he hung to dry over his shelter roof on the outside—and foam sleeping pad. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to play basketball as if there were still grass beneath his cleats and pads on his shoulders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Catherine flipped the cover of her pad when she was done. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Marshall stood erect, the lines of his padded morning-suit shoulders etched sharply against the vicar’s surplice. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If the nilas is disturbed by wind, the ice forms rounded discs called pancakes, which look something like white lily pads with their edges turned up. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Through the steel and padding of his helm, he heard anguished screams, the hungry crackle of flame, the shuddering of warhoms, and the brazen blast of trumpets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To save my sanity, I learned to pad around hardship in soft slippers and try to remark on its good points. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I fiddle with my headphones, trying to reattach the ear pad, but it’s hopeless. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet stopped at the bulldozer and had a word with the operator, who immediately started to scrape off our pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She liked the combined smell of worn leather bindings, library paste and freshly inked stamping pads better than she liked the smell of burning incense at high mass. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked up to the casket and knelt on the padded kneelers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds sit quietly in the trees, and all the other creatures seem to move more gently, as if their feet are padded with cotton. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She would speak sharply to the man at the grocery store for padding the bill, telling him that she wasn’t ignorant, and he didn’t like that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She padded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Letters, postcards, yellow padded packages that rattled in her hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes Annie stood at the back screen door listening to the night howl, her hands pressed against the metal webbing that left indentations in the pads of her fingers. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Lawson sits on the edge of his desk, crosses his legs, turns a few pages in a yellow legal pad covered with notes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a jacket and pantaloons made of heavy cotton, quilted and padded—the warmest of garments. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “That’s just what we’re going to find out,” answered the colonel, and he shoved a pad and pencil across the table to the chaplain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Even though I’m sure my sweet grandfather wouldn’t mind helping me, I doubt very seriously that he knows how to use a pad. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It is a small room lined with padded benches. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor wrote on his pad: Fell down and bit the right side inside mouth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He took an electronic signature pad horn his mailbag arid handed it to me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Fred crouched in front of me and I leaned into the sketch pad on his back. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Fabulous,” said Charles, padding into the kitchen, his moist feet tracking prints that evaporated instantly on the shiny, tomato-red linoleum. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mother pads around the kitchen, closes a window, runs some water. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She ran her thumb across the pads of her fingers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I tied my wrapper around my chest, over my pink-and-white flowered nightgown, and padded out of the room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Clustered around this lady were six men, wearing tunics with padded chests, their puffed sleeves lengthened to cover half their hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Cantonese, village people,” she whispered as we passed women in knitted caps, bent over in layers of padded tops and men’s vests. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wore so much padding he looked like a stuffed goose. Bran knocked him to the ground.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The BFG pointed through a gap in the bushes, and there, not more than fifty yards away, she saw a man padding softly across the lawn. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just a normal thin piece of pad paper, all yellow and old. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Swinging his feet to the floor, he sat groggy and unmoving for a moment, lit a cigarette, then pushed his feet into some slippers and padded painfully into the bathroom. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ain't no thing," one of the girls whispered, crumpling a pad into a ball. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Some were in suspenders, neckties, and...football pads? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Inside the desk there were lots of pencils, a ruler, and several yellow pads of paper. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them were sealed up inside their Apollo command module on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy when a fire broke out inside the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to new Lady ’Stache Off with triple beauty action™, there’s also Lady 'Stache Off Organic with bonus buffing pad. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Vanguard managed three tentative feet off the pad, lost thrust, and then blew up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have my pads on at first, only the skates, helmet, and gloves, and Freddie came up behind me and leveled me against the boards. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He moved up the steps, Ghost padding silently before him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z What I didn’t know was that O’Dell and Sherman, who had taken on the job of setting our rockets up on the pad, had also noted the wind’s effect on flight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Better than any pressure pads for giving away intruders. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Grunting loudly, he squeezed out of the booth and slapped the shorthand pad on the counter. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom takes her pad out and walks over to them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z From the landing pad, Gale and I walk down a series of stairways to Compartment 307. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It flipped its tail and disappeared under the lily pads. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a couple of iron cots with bare springs, one against either wall, the mattress pads rolled up at the foot of them in army fashion. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The blockhouse was thirty yards away from the pad, on the creek bank, its dimensions determined by the lumber at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I padded barefoot in the grass along the river, watching the flowers and candles turning slowly in the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It zipped off the pad and flew nicely downrange as if buoyed by the cheers and applause. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He took a pad out of his rear pants pocket and prepared to write with a ball-point pen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at the pad, the black and gray smudges probably seeming like a crazy mess to her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Madame coquetted with him in the most captivating and naive manner, with eyes, gestures, and a profusion of compliments, till the Colonel’s old head felt thirty years younger on his padded shoulders. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z When he first came home, he was always having chills, she remembered, and had to stay in bed mornings with the hot pad at his feet. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She punched a string of numbers on the key pad, and the building’s central computer noticed that Jaax Nancy was attempting entry. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion clambered off the prone body of the unicorn and began to pad, silently, about the clearing, its head raised high. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The agent took out his pad and started to write on it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I settle onto the padded seat of the booth with Hector on my lap. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Mom kept all her notes from every bank teller and embassy representative and African expert she talked to on a yellow legal pad. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I draw in my sketch pad for the whole drive, and get carsick. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The chamber in front of him, where the landing pad rotated before lowering down into the ground, was empty and vast. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He used to work in the garden every weekend, kneeling on a green rubber pad, obsessively inspecting every leaf as if he were manicuring fingernails. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed the shell and felt it dig into the pad of skin on my palm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A male attendant was changing one on a padded table. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A little girl with braids and pink pajamas with padded feet. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The landing pad in the central chamber was rotating open once again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “See their big foot pads? They don’t sink into the sand and can go for many leagues without drinking. They store water in those humps. And they can be ridden.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the Jump & Grind,” I say, tapping the guest check pad with the cap end of the blue ballpoint. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Each pad is connected to a wire, and to the machine. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Father Cham scratched his nose with the pad of his finger. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss, her wiry hair looking like a Brillo pad, peered out the door of the trailer. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I heard Nathan scoot to the end of the padded bench in the breakfast nook and pull himself up. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He tied a sloppy double bow in his opened shoelace and then transferred a lined yellow pad from his desk to his lap. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I found the first blank page on the pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “It’s like the pad’s mine, he spends so much time with his woman,” Shorty said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought my sketch pad and backpack upstairs to Mom’s office and plopped everything on the floor beside her desk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Ibises, with wings clipped to keep them from flying away, stalked through papyrus grass and hunted frogs under the lily pads. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The two dæmons moved through the silent village, in and out of the shadows, padding cat-formed across the moonlit gathering-floor, pausing outside the open door of Mary’s house. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She put the pad of paper on my lap. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowds have pushed themselves back to create a landing pad. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “What can I do you for, gentlemen?” he asked, holding up a pad of paper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was his custom, after each reading, to ask X to plot out or pad out the letter of reply, or to insert a few impressive words in French or German. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There was a padded bench on each side of the stretcher. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a box of watercolors with twenty-four tubes of color and three brushes and a pad of heavy art paper. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I try not to wince as he presses the last pad just below my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He padded around the chilly room, sniffing at things and smelling the odd smells, trying to understand where he was. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She padded up the ramp to Duke’s doggy door and stuck in her head. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ghost would have followed as well, but as the wolf came padding after them, Jon grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and wrestled him back inside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He chose a book, wrote the name of it on the pad of paper, thanked Dr. Prince again, and went back to his room. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes remembered leaning back in the black, padded parlor chair and taking a puff on his blunt as the tattoo artist sealed the ink into his skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to like it or anything,” I say finally, trying to get the pad back. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Setting aside an ambition to be a Canadian Mountie, Woolf began race riding while in his mid-teens, apparently padding his age by a year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, hidden in the back of the cabinet, was the box of Kotex pads, which my mother had given me one day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Miss Brown, the homeroom teacher, who also taught English composition, was a young black woman who wore sweat pads under her arms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He made a note on his pad, nodding once. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The woman puts away her pad and pen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the pads of his paws, along his spine, in the sensitive whiskers at his wrists. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Around nine, M. Yoshoto took off his glasses, got up and padded over to my desk with a sheaf of papers in his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Prosper just scowled and scribbled a name on to the pad. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sitti placed a thick cloth pad on her head and heaved the full jug back up there, to carry back to the house. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Chucha and I will pass by the carport and overhear them discussing the carburetor and brake pads, points and plugs. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I notice Nico surveying the padded bench by the shoe rack and the tiny framed mirrors in the entryway. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He had a thick white gauze pad taped to the side of his head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I hand her the pad of paper and she starts reading it, then hands it back and says, “Here, you read it to me.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He considers this very seriously, then he grabs his little pad and scribbles out a new prescription for me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z While I talked, he didn’t say a thing, or ask any questions, just took notes on a yellow legal pad he had propped up on his leg. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I quickly sharpened my pencil and got a clean pad of paper on my desk. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As we approach, a wilted little girl with blond hair and cuts on her face looks up from a pad of something and scurries into a nearby room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He bent to jot the price on the receipt pad. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He darted behind the three-sided wooden structure that sheltered waiting passengers from the wind until he heard her wide rubber heels padding down the steps. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed, and Prince Tominen, who was plump to begin with, seemed positively round. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Feeling confident, I placed the note pad inside the desk and waited for the class to start. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He put his legal pad up on the desk, and we looked at one another. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She waited for darkness, and then she padded to the center of a clearing, nestled herself between some rocks, and became part of the landscape. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He got up and walked to her, and, bending, pressed the adhesive pad of sensitive grids against her deeply tinted cheek. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Sliding his sketch pad out, Rishi held it out to her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z An ornate shield had been embroidered on the prince's padded surcoat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But Britten was jotting something on a pad, his face pale and hard in the yellow glare of the suspended electric bulb. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He opened his drawer, whipped out a prescription pad and an eyeglasses case. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A couple minutes later, I was clipped into a full suit of goalie pads and hunched down in the net. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Chester heard the soft padding of feet beneath him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not gone more than a few yards when from behind them came a sound, startling and horrible in the heavy padded silence: a gurgling, bubbling noise, and a long venomous hiss. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The figure climbed off the doghouse, padded across the yard, hopped the fence, and ran around to the back of the van. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The wolf padded closer, sniffed at her fingers, then licked at the blood with a wet rough tongue. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The heroines in books seemed to faint a lot, swaying genteelly onto a handy padded couch or into the convenient arms of some concerned suitor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I grip the white padded steering wheel, telling myself for the tenth time that it’s ridiculous to wish for something I’ll never have. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The second Navajo in the field team would be holding a pad and a pencil. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Painfully childish, with its bright colors and padded stairs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The impost consisted of thejockey, his roughly four and a half pounds of saddle, boots, pants, and silks, and, if necessary, lead pads inserted into the saddle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They had stepped directly into a tiny sitting room, which had the feeling of a dark, padded cell. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Jennifer had an order form pad from when her school had sold wrapping paper and her mother was the head of the PTA. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The other children of the Gentry are standing around in their padded tunics with their practice swords, watching, hoping my downfall will be amusing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Naked, he padded across the room, shrugged into a loose rough- spun tunic, and climbed down from the loft after her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The water ripples quietly around him as he slides his hands up to hold Henry’s face in both palms, tracing his cheekbones with the wet pads of his thumbs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I also had a drawing pad and colored pencils, a manila envelope with important prison and parole papers, and my copy of The Brothers Karamazov. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Tía Carmen came padding out to the pool to tell us our mother was on her way from New York and that she intended to have a long talk with us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I remembered that first night back at the pad after the judge said my sentence. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was as if, after that, her mother had passed on to Yoyo her pencil and pad and said, "Okay, Cuquita, here's the buck. You give it a shot." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Attorney Fitzgerald shakes his head and jots something down on his legal pad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think he believed me because he stared at the note pad I was holding in my hand, mumbled, and changed seats. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Rowsby Woof was padding up and down outside the back door, his breath steaming in the frosty air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the guys from Buffalo crashed into me, then got locked up in my pads. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure he can see right through my pants to the belt and pad I am wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z So I put the box away and took my drawing pad out to the backyard, where Mom was gardening. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Tell her you need sanitary pads,” I said, and burst out laughing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z After we had been traveling for a few miles, I put my note pad back in my shirt pocket, took the top off my coin box, and starting looking at my pennies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I slipped my shoes on and padded outside in my pajamas, following the sweet, soulful sound. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Four were made of plain wood, the kind of chairs in my classroom, and the other two were black and padded. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And once you’ve started, resist the temptation to pad your sentences with meaningless stuffing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The room outside was much lighter than before, meaning the landing pad was probably about vertical in its rotation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Robin and Ray pulled back more of the carpet pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He threw himself down on a thick padding of dead leaves and motioned Jethro to do the same. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind me, one of them, Cora or Rita, leaves her space in the tableau and pads off towards the kitchen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt quiet and at peace with himself when he was padding around a hot zone in a space suit, carrying a rack of test tubes that held an unknown deadly agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cursing whatever friend, relative or stranger had sniffed out my homecoming, I padded barefoot downstairs. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Rachel pressed a code into the number pad and it swung open. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Amari opened his drawing pad and flipped through the pages until he came to a brightly colored picture. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Miss Crofts pushed a pen and a pad of paper in front of me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were several pads of lined paper and a bundle of sharpened pencils held together with a rubber band. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He grabbed my shoulder pad and was about to say something else, but I swung around, ripped out of his grip, and pushed him against the locker. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We studied and we learned and no one ever saw us without a book or a pad and pencil. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As soon as Lucky Girl was in, Tool waded after her, his huge form pressing a ripple in the lily pads and petroleum murk. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They padded silent through the dens the men had built of wood and grass and mud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She would prove to these Americans what a smart woman could do with a pencil and pad. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The kind when the streets seem to be melting—the blacktop actually sticks to my shoes as I’m walking back to my pad from dropping the bets off to Archie. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones sat with one hand resting on his knee, the other on his writing pad. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Wish padded forward, took the token between its teeth, and bit down on it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally I said, “Splash pad,” with serious dramatic flair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He watched a woman roll someone’s fingers in a pad of ink, then turn them from side to side on a form of sorts. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Alaric looked madder than a toad on a hot lily pad. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Basil was whooping and laughing and dancing around, stopping to scribble on a notebook pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But I always stole the booze without Willy knowing either, and I got the flask in my jacket pocket while he searched for his shin pads in our room. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It had a broad blue strap with a pad for putting around your neck, the flat top facing up, for it was a drumroller's drum. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then, because the stretch limo was already humming on the anti- grav pad, she patted them fondly and ran out the door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Olive was tugging at the thick padded flight glove on her left hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I picked up my pad and wrote Z. Hurston at the top. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We pad up a wide stone staircase without rails. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I crawled between the mattress and the padded bedstead and let the mattress fall across me like a tombstone. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Gonzalez took the opportunity of her disappearance to retrieve his stamp pad from the bag and discovered that it was covered with what felt and smelled like bacon grease. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we climbed aboard a small van and headed for the launch pad. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel possessed as I lunge for the pad and flip the pages until I find him, that final version. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Sputnik chases its rocket trail back to the launching pad and polio stalks the land. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She grabbed her pad thai and flipped open the container. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Thank you," I said, and like some cub reporter I began to scribble a few words down on a small pad of paper. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The commander handed the pad back to me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was at this point that he ripped the sheet from his writing pad, crumpled it, and threw it into the sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A silver gray dot in the sky settled down toward the landing pad. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The shuttle is above me, flying to the landing pad. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She studied his old coat with the padding hanging out of the torn sleeve seam. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They used a mop handle with a soft U-shaped pad on the end. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The music of the pearl was triumphant in Kino’s head, and the quiet melody of the family underlay it, and they wove themselves into the soft padding of sandaled feet in the dust. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She flipped to a new page on her legal pad and began scribbling half-sentences. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So now, knowing the sort of world he lived in, he went into a stationery shop and bought a ballpoint, a pad of paper, and a clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you sit down already?” he grumbled, scooching his butt farther against the padded seat. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There isn’t an aquarium, and it isn’t decorated with Kermit pictures or lily pads. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z What the doctor smelled was my mother’s pad that she hadn’t had time to change. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I followed Sorrento off the shuttle and into an elevator adjacent to the landing pad. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She reached for her bathrobe, tied it tightly about her waist, and padded down the winding staircase, leaving sloppy wet footprints along the parquet floor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I tucked my sketch pad into the waistband of my shorts, stuck the pencil through my ponytail, and ferried Dad and Mr. P to the carcass. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When it took off, it jumped from the pad on a silvery column of smoke, stuttered strangely in little puffs, and then seemed to find its way, another spout of fire sending it hurtling skyward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Unbelievably, Fry listens to Zephyr and drops the pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She pulls out one of Alexander’s pads of Post-it notes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Part of it was to be made of iron, then it was to be finished with padding and leather at the saddler’s. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He scribbled something on the pad, then handed the glasses and the scrip to Jason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She pointed to a bunch of people who were clustered around a redheaded boy and a girl in braids who sat on the couch across from each other, sketch pads poised on their laps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A one-time pad contained randomly generated sets of numbers, organized in groups of five, that were added mathematically to the encoded, numbered messages. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I could land with no danger of injuring myself on the padded mats or in the squishy foam pits. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z An ornate shield had been embroidered on the prince's padded surcoat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They passed over cool green pools full of algae and lily pads, the white flash of egrets and the whir of flies and mosquitoes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I slid my sketch pad off the dresser and handed it to her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After we got Jake, Mr. Dubonnet, and the machinists safe in the blockhouse or hiding behind their cars, Auk XIV erupted from the pad, spinning once around the rod before hurtling into the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound produced by this method was faint but unmistakable: each time the pad of her middle finger slipped across the nail of her index, there was a fleshy click. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They use the back of the score pad to sketch a whole forest of family trees. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I have some notes on a pad of paper. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The following morning, before going to work, Mama and I covered my note pad with waxed paper to keep it clean. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I went back to bed and stuffed the pen, the map, and the scratch pad into my canvas bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He nodded yes again and wrote on his pad with his silver pencil. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I opened a desk drawer and pulled out a pad of notebook paper. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All the padding made him look like a turtle on its back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a pad of paper and a stub of a pencil. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I’m probably bleeding from where first Aaron hit me and then the girl, so I take the pad and rub it over my eye and eyebrow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He touches my shoulder, the pad of his thumb grazing where the fabric meets the skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I made a little bitter grin as another soak of blood let itself through the drenched padding and started the tedious journey into my shoes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She did take up her pencil and pad one last time. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “This is what a completed piece looks like,” I said, holding the pad up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Charles dashed over to the nearest library table and swiped his fingers across the glass face of its built-in computer pad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They were chemical hand-and footwarmers: thin pads—you broke the seal and they heated up to a little above body temperature and stayed that way for hours. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She reached out and ran her fingers across a lily pad that lay on the water beside the boat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished she could look at people and see what was hurting them, then whip out her prescription pad and make everything better. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Osha placed soft pads over the bites on the maester's forearm and bound them tight with long strips of linen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dimple turned away, back to his sketch pad, although she wasn’t seeing a single sketch anymore. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He had at least two hours before the Master Librarian woke from his fitful sleep and came padding among the bookshelves to check a cross-reference, a footnote, a scribble in the margins. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I was alive when women wore those ridiculous clothes with the big shoulder pads and the nipped-in waists, with peplums over their bums like backward aprons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Third, 100 percent oxygen would not be used on the launch pad, at full atmospheric pressure, but would be used only in orbit, at one- third atmospheric pressure. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On impulse, I take a pad of sketch paper and a ballpoint from Taft’s room and begin to draw. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Germany and Russia were already making use of one-time pad systems, and at one point William and the Army took an interest in them, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was wearing a padded crimson doublet patterned with lions and a cloth-of-gold cape with a high collar that framed his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He nods, smiling, and records my answer in his little pad. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon held her against a padded board that stretched from one side of the mews to the other. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You’re not just going to lock him up in some padded room and leave him to suffer?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He hardly looks at the scrap pad on which he’s doodling, but once in a while he tears off a sheet and crumples it up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “The next time we call for artillery, we’ll aim right at your pad at home,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I love the way I look in shoulder pads. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z On his lap he held a lined yellow pad that was covered with scribbles. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And the keeper lowered him onto his big, padded feet on the marble floor, where he stood, his tail twitching from side to side. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The chamber itself was round, about the size of a helicopter pad. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He watched her bare feet pad up the icy metal steps, and followed her up to the roof. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The school office reminds me of a dentist’s office, with padded pastel furniture and one of those gurgling indoor fountains. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes he seemed to be standing there and sometimes he was only a shadow padding silently along the fence. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There I was, padding about in a dressing-gown, making a slough of sentiment out of a commonplace hotel bedroom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Summer padded across the tower floor to Shaggydog, and began to lick at a mat of bloody fur on the back of his brother's neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She pulled out thick bed padding and blankets and spread it all out on the floor for their bed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Once I’m squared away, I clutch the gray rubber pads on the arms and shove it forward until my elbows are extended, which turns out to be exactly one floor tile. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The wastebasket is crammed with sopping sanitary pads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He cried when they read the sentence from the pad of paper, and they were questioning another when they shot him. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Joe picked up his sketch pad and headed back behind the counter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Gonzalez was about to search Miss Trixie’s area for his missing stamp pad when the door of the office opened and she shuffled in, scuffing her sneakers across the wooden floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d brought home Thai food takeout, and we both had plates with pad thai and spring rolls in front of us. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I have to hold the pad up in the air with one arm and try to carefully write the words down so they don’t come out too sloppy. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He pulled out a small pad of paper from his pocket. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He must have caught a thorn in his pads, for he kept biting and sucking at the skin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he went to the row of padded lounging chairs where others of the Old were waiting. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I found a furniture pad and rolled it up in such a way as to make a place for myself. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Coetsee noted this on a small pad he had kept beside him, and said he would send my request through the proper channels. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman has taken out a little pad and is making invisible zeroes trying to get her reluctant pen to write. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the pencil and pad down and decided to follow Clarissa’s instructions and get up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I jotted some of the things Morrie was saying on a yellow pad. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s going on here?” a woman asked from the padded chartreuse leatherette door of the bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d be lying on my bed, doodling in my sketch pad, doing everything physically possible to not just stop drawing and jam the pencils into my ears. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The whole car smelled from her pad, but I didn’t open the window because she might be insulted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, baby, don’t do this to me!” she shouts as another voice yells, “Place defibrillator pads!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I arrived on the South Col, our launching pad for the summit assault, at 1:00 p.m. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I take the drawing pad to a bench. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As the crowd passed, I spotted a tall figure whose cheek bulged with a thick pad of bandages. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The other dogs raced out to join Tater on the concrete pad outside the door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The dwarf knew from conviction number eight how easy it was to conceal a pressure pad beneath the deep shag of some antique weave. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I reach the top, pad to the edge of the board, and peek. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain pulled out a pad and pen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So I got the idea of writing the words down in my note pad, along with their definitions, and memorizing them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I had always counted on these friends to loan me the adhesive of my choice, but then, seemingly overnight, their Scotch tape and rubber cement were gone, replaced with odorless computers and spongy mouse pads. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I rearranged a few things to make room for Dad’s favorite picture, the one of me crouching next to the shark with my sketch pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She wore the pads at her knees for crawling and climbing, but there was another reason, too—namely, the tiny steel blades hidden in each of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He and Tucker padded along beside Chester up to the sidewalk. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly she came around the desk to Elizabeth’s chair and nudged the mouse across its pad, and the black screen of Elizabeth’s monitor flickered to life: a spreadsheet showing the year-to-date expenses. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Dalton paused, wet his lips with his tongue, and looked down over the small knot of men whose hands were busy jotting his words down upon their white pads of paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Otto flipped his pad open, striking out prior summations and jotting new ones. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was not the dangerous one, the girl knew, but his mate who padded noiselessly through the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The seat was steel, without a pad, and the driver’s feet went over the top of the motor to rest on two foot pedals. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I unfurled the self-inflating sleeping pad and pushed it inside and followed that with my fluffy new sleeping bag. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But when the gargoyles pulled themselves loose from the stone and padded down the side of the tower to where Bran clung, he knew he was not safe after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Wanda, the Good Switch was newer and had a little padding to it, if you were lucky to get its softer side. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I find a doodle of the seedling on a pad of paper near the TV. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I could see in my mind every word, every number, every rule, I had written in my note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He scribbled an address on a paper in his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A dragonfly, a brilliant blue jewel, darted up and paused over the lily pads, then swung up and away. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s earlier than it seems, I thought I slid out of bed and padded down the back stairs to the kitchen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Lord, what he wouldn’t give for a new pad of real art paper and a set of those marking pens—color pouring out onto the page as fast as you could think it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She showed me a pad of paper that was next to the display. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I turned to pick up my drawing pad. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t much like touching snakes, but I picked up the pad and the stylus again. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well have to move even quicker,” Ben motions with his head to a padded chair bolted to the wall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I got a taste at the pad,” Guitar offered. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The toaster is on a silver heat pad. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The locker room was empty and polished, the black carpet free of the tape and the tobacco spit and the shoes and the shoulder pads. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had entered the room behind her, moving on soft padded slippers quiet as a mouse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My parents attended the premiere, sitting cross-legged on one of the padded mats spread like islands across the filthy concrete floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The cat padded over to the closet and sat, peering at Petey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I ripped the last sheet from the pad and ran to find the manager again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Judy looked up from her note pad and asked, “Any idea how it all got started?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she walked past the girls, with her chin as high as she could manage, and methodically peeled the pads off her locker. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I grabbed a yellow legal pad where Fred had recorded pages of notes on great white shark behavior, reproduction, and something called osmoregulation. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He scraped open the door and padded through the interior darkness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I got up, went to Kevin’s office and took a small scratch pad and a new pen from his desk and the large atlas from his bookcase. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Observant. Yes, it is. I always have to have a sketch pad with me. I left the big one at the dorm, but I had to bring this one.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It is too much effort to press the girls up against the padded walls of the Ball Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I’m sorry, Heather, I say in my head as I pad silently over to the window, sorry, so sorry, as I lift it as quietly as possible. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The upper cabins are occupied by the privileged and the refugees have gladly taken to the mattress pads. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I carried the note pad in my shirt pocket and, while I worked in the fields, memorized the information I had written in it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They also grieved together when all their best-laid plans were destroyed in the February 1967 electrical fire on board the Apollo 1 command module, which was on the launch- pad in Cape Canaveral for testing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Crow examined the two pads of spongy folded paper. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I scribble another ratio on the pad of paper. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Dinner’s ready,” he called, then smiled as Radar came padding in. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Reeds and pads and sheet music cost money, plus he’s been saving forever for a new, better saxophone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He points to the parchment pad on which I often draw to pass the time. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was thin, with padding on the bottom so it didn’t damage the grass on the green, and almost three feet high. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I wished later I had asked to read the information they’d jotted on their pads of paper. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The guests turned toward the landing pad and craned their necks to see the bride. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When it stopped moving, the giant landing pad began to move upward again, slowly but surely. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He padded up the rocks in the water, leaving no tracks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We padded it with hay and put it in an empty stall in our barn, hidden under some dirty old croker sacks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He slips and falls—away from the tracks, luckily—and lands on a backpack padded with a shirt and an extra pair of pants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She found the wall again and followed, blind and lost, pretending that Nymeria was padding along beside her in the darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he looks over at my sketch pad, noticing that I have copied his symbols and am adding on to them, turning them into figures that battle one another. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He helps me over to one of the rockers and I lower myself onto the padded cushion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He was lying in a box that was padded with a pillow. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “All right. I had some of the padding taken out.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “The day Ashish came. You stepped out of your room to talk to him, and I took pictures of your sketch pad. And then I e-mailed him.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In Elizebeth’s day, huge numbers of these keys were often printed on pads of paper, but they could also be hidden on film, tapes, or parachute silk. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It leapt with savage energy from the pad, zinged up the guide pole, and split the valley with its thunder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t really thought about it, but our pad really did look like a lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He stood up suddenly and got his padded jacket from the nail on the wall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But dancing was the chief action at those “pad parties,” so I’ve no doubt about how and why my initiation into lindy-hopping came about. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them came padding out from under the trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He slipped off his shoes and padded toward the kitchen in his black socks. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Heart hammering, Dimple slid the sketch pad back into Rishi’s messenger bag, crossed the room, and sat back down at the laptop. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So I took my shoes off, the Angel family rule, and padded quietly down the hall. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Auk XI, which had rocket candy inside that I had not moistened, leapt off the pad with a satisfying hiss, but then exploded, steel fragments whistling overhead while we hit the dirt inside the blockhouse. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He still held me by the shoulder pads, but he stood back up and addressed the whole team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Rain padded softly on the beach and water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent most days padding around the house in our kimonos. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Both hit the shields cleanly and were well past before the padded butts came spinning around. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he dropped the memo pad into his drawer and opened up his newspaper again, Mr. Larson said, “Please be sure you’re both back here five minutes before the last bell.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z At best he had a padded pole, a true hero’s weapon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I keep it and I press the antiseptic pad on her arm, rubbing the cut, which is pretty deep, till it closes a bit and stops bleeding. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Blankenship came padding to the door in slippers, holding his wallet. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A chart pad on an easel announces the Casino Night later tonight and an apple-pie tasting tomorrow. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I reached for the prescription pad on her desk and wrote down Sina’s name with a big question mark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around, and even though the arena was dim and only half-lit, the seats empty, and I was chilled to the bone without the full uniform and pads, I couldn’t help but smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I spent ages in a stationery shop in a trance conjured up by all the perfect pads. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z With strips of burlap and com shucks, I padded the inside. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A hot, conical flame spurted from Auk XXI’s base as it accelerated off the pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Too bad,” Lola said as she gathered her sketch pad and adjusted her skirt. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “My dad’s put on big tires and a padded seat to make the ride comfortable, plus there’s a wide seat belt and a hand brake for safety.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I grab a pad of paper and a pencil from Mrs. Johnson's desk and start sketching the locker room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It makes an exhausted sound, like a padded door shutting, by itself, at a distance: a puff of air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z As if to answer, she heard in the caverns of her own memories the padded footsteps of something quiet, predatory, and terrifying, coming closer and closer and closer. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And perhaps the cat, who lay above, where Alyce had left him, carefully licking the soft pink pads of his feet. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He groped for a pen and pad of paper; Mr. Sloat handed them to him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Had the pad crew been given time to do normal inspections, they would have noticed the minor defect in one of the bolts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The little padding I was able to put on by gorging myself during prep time in the Capitol is gone, plus several more pounds as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was at the end of the aisle, pretending to look at bunion pads to hide myself behind the corner shelf unit, but I saw that the bandage on her cheek was not small. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She picked up a padded stick and struck a nearby bass drum six times. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Still, I hear him pad through the living room hear the squeak of the front screen door and know, he's made it to the porch swing, to smoke a cigarette. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Whispered numerals and words floated upward from her coral lips, and, closing her eyes, she copied some figures onto a pad of paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the balls of her bare feet, listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Father Time glanced to Game Time, who shrugged hard enough to bounce her bulky shoulder pads to her ears. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sure we can control this landing pad from inside.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Leaving Qarl to his dreams, she padded down the keep’s exterior stair, the steps creaking under her bare feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were trotting toward the hall, their mounts’ hooves and feet padding noiselessly on the dry sand at the sea’s edge. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z With each step she paused and gingerly padded her foot in front of her, feeling around for solid ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Her weary legs and arms were limp and all but collapsed onto the padding. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The pads of his fingers brand my skin with their force. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “It’s just the beginning,” I prefaced, handing her the sketch pad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The white wolf padded along the man trail beneath the icy cliff. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The note on his pad notwithstanding, Nixon was rattled. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On a pad of yellow paper, he came up with the design for the stands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That was a good one,” I said quietly with admiration, finally looking up from my pad. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She presses a button on a pad near her fingertips. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He would swim the crawl stroke, up and down and all around the lily pad, while Harriet watched, admiring his ability as a swimmer. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He jotted down his thoughts on yellow pads, envelopes, folders, scrap paper. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Susan had spotted me in practice the day before, standing level with me on padded leather blocks stacked on one side of the foam pit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There, acting on instructions radioed up from Guy Cotter at Base Camp, I scouted for a level area that could serve as a helicopter landing pad. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She was pressing the pad of her thumb against her incisors. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He padded through the doors like a sleepwalker, in his stocking feet, a court officer following close behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was peering at his hands and, with the pads of his fingers, touching each one of his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had papers on her desk, and a pad with notes all over it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull a pad out of my pocketbook where I keep a list of what needs to be tended to, not for Miss Celia, but my own groceries, Christmas presents, things for my kids. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Stuart planned to wear his swimming trunks under his clothes so that he could dive off the lily pad into the cool stream. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Edna was glad to be rid of her father when he finally took himself off with his wedding garments and his bridal gifts, with his padded shoulders, his Bible reading, his “toddies” and ponderous oaths. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d put on a big padded suit that he’d made out of pillows, a tattered movers’ blanket, and a pair of puffy winter parkas. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I added them to the list of English words I kept in my new, black, pocket note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He’d brought a big drawing pad and asked me to describe the creature again, and as I did he sketched it, stopping occasionally to ask for clarifications. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Peeking out was his sketch pad, full of his art, brimming with his talent. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When I finished Mom was looking into her lap, and Mrs. Jarzab was writing furiously on a pad. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the elevator, I punched in the default security code on the code pad and crossed my fingers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Drawn by the bait, he had stepped full on the trip pad, and the jaws had caught his foot before he could react and escape. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But the bear padded silently across the dirt yard without giving him so much as a tumble, and kept right on going until it hit the juniper-pinon cover of the foothills. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked down a long dim hallway, Summer padding easily beside them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He padded out in front of Jon, his teeth bared in a silent snarl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Before us stood a giant cactus patch, each pad covered with budding prickly fruit that sparkled in the light, like tanzanites. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “We need to get inside this beast and get her ready to fly. And get that landing pad open.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She spent a couple of hours on the phone this morning, holding a yellow legal pad in her lap. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just rows of padded fold-ups and a wooden podium in the front. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Malone took six wires, each ending in a flat pad, and attached them to various places on Lyra’s head. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to write and draw everything I could remember in the sketch pad, so I could transfer all that Robin had explained into the field guide. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They threw the pads in the trash and pushed them under some wet paper towels so that nobody would find them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It landed with a thump, padded over to Bob, and started purring again as it rubbed against his boots. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And yet we all gathered in Ma Charles’s living room while I angled for a better picture of the crowds gathered outside the launch pad down in Florida. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She picked at her pad thai with her chopsticks, mixing it up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Slowly, he took his jacket off, green and padded at the elbows, under which he wore a long-sleeved shirt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I put pen and pad, inmate rulebook, and blue union diary in my breast pockets, slide my baton through the ring, lock the padlock, and slam the locker door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some old fat goldfish lived in the pool with several frogs and water lizards, shaded by wide lily pads and ivy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Mom, who had Maureen in one arm and her sketch pad under the other, pointed out that the animals had traded freedom for security. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just looking. Quick, give me the pencil and note pad from that table.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He added his initials below the sentence, tore the memo from the pad, and folded it in half. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He reached for his silver pencil and wrote on his pad of paper that he didn’t know. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes when he was with me, he would telephone home and spend as much as five minutes rapidly jotting on a pad the various messages which had been left for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His fur shone with good health and you could not see the bones under his skin because they were padded with flesh. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I was worried about my sketch pad getting wet through the canvas backpack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I can’t even remember what he looked like now, but I’ll never forget the reaction I had when I first saw him in Noah’s drawing pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Nately beamed in frightened surprise as they padded into the ward in their slippers and robes behind Nurse Cramer and were assigned to their beds. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “The Witch prowls the woods on padded paws. She ate the heart of a sorrowing tiger long ago, and that heart still beats inside her.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They had a water slide and lily pads in a kids’ pool, but I didn’t go there, because it was out of sight of where my dad was sitting and I had a plan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was me, crouched beside the carcass, drawing on my sketch pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z If nothing else, I can use some of it to pad out the footage at the end. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I had my legs crossed and a pad and pen on my lap. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened a can of corned-beef hash and patted it into a disposable dish and set it on an asbestos pad over a low flame, to heat very slowly. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom reached for the bottle of sriracha and squeezed some more on her pad thai. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Fang, who had been skulking in his basket during the burial, now came padding softly across to them and put his heavy head into Harry’s lap as usual. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Frederick says, “Of course,” and together he and Werner pad into a warm, clean-smelling bedroom and Frederick slides open a drawer, and when he turns around, he’s wearing eyeglasses with black frames. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Seth boosted himself out of the pool and padded over to Kendra, arms folded. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If DeNice and Beebi wouldn't have been standing there, Eleanor might have kept some of the pads, the ones that didn't have any writing on them, because, God, what a waste. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z At other times, Daniel Ellsberg hunched over a legal pad, making notes for his lawyers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Rishi nodded, and she took the sketch pad, setting it carefully on her lap. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was still in the strait-waistcoat and in the padded room, but the suffused look had gone from his face, and his eyes had something of their old pleading—I might almost say, “cringing”—softness. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His skin is so cold; the pads of his fingers are almost blue. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But then he came again on the following morning with a yellow legal pad tucked beneath his arm and, a cigar between his teeth, settled down on Kabuo’s bed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We sat on a couch with very little padding. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then he reached over and took his sketch pad from her lap. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The tall one took a long look at Zizmo and made a note on his pad. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “And then I have to fit the sounds and the shapes with the situation, because so many words look the same when you lip-read. Like ‘mat’ and ‘mad’ or ‘pat’ and ‘pad.’ Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I pick up the pad and look at the drawing I did of him, his broad shoulders, his narrow waist, long legs, the trail of hair on his navel going down, down, down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Facing the culprits, Bernabe sighed, “Ai, Chihuahua,” and removed a pad from his back pocket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Major Sanderson proudly lettered “Contradiction” on his pad with his thick black pencil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some of the partners were pretty serious about it all, and they sat there numbering their pads. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There’s a toll to pay, so Velia put the three dollars in the dead man’s right hand and rested it on the right shoulder pad of the driver’s seat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Every business needed a gimmick, I suppose, and hers clearly worked if she could afford a pad like this. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Buddy bent to pull off my boots and the several pairs of white wool socks that padded them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Without a word to anyone he padded to the water and slipped into it without a ripple, and vanished. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The goblin scribbled on his pad while Werfel coaxed Spurge under his breath, “Quick—and a slide left, tap tap with the right, and a kick and two and three and a...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He wrote a note on the pad next to the telephone. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z As we get closer, instead of the cement commercial launch pad I expect, there’s just freshly cut grass. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He padded down the passageway to the last door on the right, then opened it with a sigh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And then I put an “X” right next to it, on a corner where an apartment probably costs $20 million, and write Bobby's pad. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I was ready with my pad for jotting down random thoughts I could use later in my writing, just in case the tar pits turned out to be super boring. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I said, thankful there were only a few sketches I hadn’t yet torn from the pad. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The interviewer is a middle-aged woman with gentle eyes who asks me questions and listens carefully to my responses, taking notes on a pad of paper. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I took two steps back and quietly padded back down to my bedroom in the basement. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Until September he had been diligent if not dedicated, summarizing chapters, outlining arguments on pads of yellow lined paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He had a portable, disposable heating pad wrapped around his midsection because he thought his lower back was going into spasms. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He clicks the pad and a spread of photos appears on the screen. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He took his watch, his silver pencil and pad, his cigarettes and matches from the mantel and distributed them among his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I had him sit down in one of the large padded chairs, and offered him breakfast-ale. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She panted in excitement as she scribbled in her pad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z My drawing pad is open on the coffee table before me, but the page is blank. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d rub handfuls of lotion into the pads of my fingers to soften the calluses, just in case that was the night Charles touched them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nearly all of the garbage was buried beneath old yellow foam pads that used to serve as the innards for the inmates’ mattresses. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “We could get him to walk across a stamp pad so he would leave purple footprints. That way we could see if he went to the cafeteria and the library and all those places.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z A snowflake accepted her invitation, and she felt a momentary pinprick of cold on the pad of her bare finger. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I put the legal pad on the step beside me and slipped my mom’s research proposal out of the backpack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Moistening his lips, the boy drew a long breath and padded across the courtyard toward the storerooms. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On top of this workers would set down a layer of steel rails stretching from one end of the pad to the other, and over this a second layer at right angles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He rubbed her wrist softly now and then with the pad of his thumb. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly the car’s not a limo anymore, it’s a padded elevator, and you’re going down the diagonal slope of the black pyramid, into its hidden depths—deep, deep underground. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Why was she encumbered by mask and pads? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I sat on the mattress and pulled out my note pad from my shirt pocket. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When he finally left, I stared at his sketch pad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The boy paused before padding back into the apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “In the fish house,” the bear told her, and turned to pad down toward the jetty. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All the padding made him look like a turtle on its back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I reach for my drawing pad, and she gives it back. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She flipped through her yellow legal pad and continued. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z All of the visitors were smiling, sometimes adjusting their ties or taking notes on the writing pads they carried. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In the first room, made up to look like a huge dining room, they found the pressure pads under the carpet and the infrared beams across the doors. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When the chaplain had finished, the colonel took the pad back and held it up alongside a sheet of paper he removed from a folder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Auk XXX vaulted off the pad similarly, its parabola drifting up to twenty-three thousand feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned and padded off to HIS. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m pretty sure he’s a well-rounded organizer. Rumor has it he even has those Post-it flag thingies and a personalized memo pad.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The man tapped his pen against the legal pad, waiting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The heavy padding of Watney's suit saved him from many broken bones. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down at the desk and drew out a small memo pad. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Freud," the doctor said, listing names on his pad. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers padded up behind me, rubbing against my legs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She worked with a pad and pen so she could record every step as she took it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then I went back to the pad again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At best, the Ajax, Pine-Sol, and scouring pad left Miss Patty Cake gray, scratched up, and strong smelling. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We loaded the rocket on the pad by holding it upside down, tapping the casement with a hammer to get the gray powder to settle as we poured it in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In front of me is a drawing pad. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the padded pole Soulzeren kept for pushing the sleigh clear of obstacles when maneuvering to a landing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Or the fact that he kept the postcard Leo had sent back, stapled to the last page of his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I know they were in the alcove for hours with that yellow legal pad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see,” the animal salesman said, groping for a pen and pad of paper. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Bran was so heavily padded he looked as though he had belted on a featherbed, and Prince Tominen, who was plump to begin with, seemed positively round. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My mom waves the key card in front of the round electronic lock pad, and we enter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She squished the padded foot beneath her thumb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The floors of the dining halls, the ballroom, and the music room were lined with thin mattress pads for refugees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he put the pad back in his pocket, and tucked Stuart’s card away in his wallet. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Feeling okay about the sketches, I close the pad and sit down at the sewing table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I picked up a pile of art books and a sketch pad and set it on the floor. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z But then he heard the soft pad of paws and the sounds of sucking and—he could hardly believe it—felt a rough little tongue licking the milk off his knuckles. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out the pad I usually carried in my canvas bag. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I could hear him padding across the sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She padded barefoot through the grass to her terrace pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The landing pad clanged behind them, presumably done with its rotation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I swim back into semiconsciousness, I can feel I’m lying on a padded table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Nine televisions mounted to the wall were each tuned to a different network; each network showed the launch pad. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The footsteps pad away, and the door closes silently. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When all the men had gone, her handmaids stripped off the travel-stained silks she wore, and Dany padded out to where the marble pool sat in the shade of a portico. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I remember looking at the adhesive pad on the windshield where the mirror should have been, and shaking my head like my father was clueless. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I padded to the kitchen barefoot and got the stepladder off the back porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The sacks under his eyes turned hollow and black, and he padded through the shadows fruitlessly like a ubiquitous spook. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He spent hours applying pomantum wax, padding, and lengths of brick- colored hair to fashion a high roll on Madam’s head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z More and more secret communications demanded more one-time pads—and at some point in 1942 or 1943, Soviet cryptographers started making multiple copies of the same pads, to save time. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He took his scribbling pad on his knee and pushed back his chair, so as to get as far away from the telescreen as possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Less than a minute later, Constance, accompanied by Winifred the otter, Ambrose Spike and a few others, padded carefully along the top of the wall, taking great pains not to be seen. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ivy heard the door open and the soft pad of feet across the hardwood floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But on the day the labor group picketed the restaurant, Paniagua refused to put down his order pad. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There was a photograph of a woman smirking in front of an old car, wearing a light-colored dress with padded shoulders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He peered up the statuesque figure sitting quietly on the padded board. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Cuba could provide him with a convenient launching pad for his missiles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He studied the pad he held in his hand and continued. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He mumbled something, wobbling on his bar stool, all padded glitter-vinyl and chrome. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When she had registered with the Immigration and Naturalization Service upon filing her green card application, Luma had been fingerprinted; her fingers were placed on an ink pad and carefully rolled over the card beneath. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Cautiously he stepped inside, padded across the empty court and listened again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I’m sitting in the backyard with my drawing pad in my lap while Mom works in the garden, padding its perimeter with bark chips and seaweed. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Leslie pulled out a pad and began writing something on it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, he took the pad to Mr. D’Ulney’s classroom. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The two padded steadily for an hour through light woods, Pax restraining himself to keep pace with the ailing Gray, relieved at least that they kept moving. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We’re told—the TV tells us—to report any landing of a ship outside the approved pads. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Mack swung around and in a moment he was back on the block, heading for his own pad. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I eased the car door open noiselessly, then padded across the grass and slipped through the back door, moving silently through the house, reaching my hand out to feel my way to the filing cabinet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He proved his worth as a spy almost immediately, with detailed descriptions of Russia's latest missile systems, the location of missile batteries in Eastern Europe, and technical details about missile launching pads and fuel supplies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I take my pad and start for the door, hear, “Do not come back to my studio.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I scooped up the proposal and the legal pad, but when I went to stuff them into the backpack, there was a noise like two metal things colliding. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The landing pad must’ve fully rotated and was now sinking into the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then look at the blank page of my sketch pad. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Like the splash pads they used to have that Billy the Kid brought his kids to.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I feel the prickling course of electric currents, the cool pads warming against my skin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I also take the information I need and scribble it on a pad of paper. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally he came up with a bound pad of paper the size of his hand. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She winked at me and pulled an order pad out of her apron pocket. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z There was a lot of standing, then kneeling on the padded rail. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Sports Family was next, the boys carrying football pads and helmets, their mother teetering on high heels. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She writes something down on her legal pad. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I asked Big Ma for two dollars to buy first-class envelopes, a memo pad, and postage stamps so we could write a proper letter to our mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z His brain delighted at the impossibility of this, at the sheer coincidence that that tiny, serious girl in the blue lehenga now sat opposite him, looking at his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One mother was in a gorgeous red- and-green pagne wrap, her sons drowning in suits whose shoulder pads hung around their elbows. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At long, wooden tables folks sit reading or with books spread out, some scribbling down words on pads of paper. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The next room contains a few chairs, spare tattoo needles, ink, pads of paper, and framed artwork. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Amari gave me back the recorder and started putting his drawing pad and pens back into his knapsack. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Mark didn’t have to look to know that the landing pad—presumably with a Berg perched on top—had begun to sink into the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Ivy laid Aaron down on the changing pad on top of the dresser and wiggled one of his arms out of his onesie. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The beach was cut and scarred and padded by the feet of animals that had come to drink and to hunt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z On dragging feet he padded into the storeroom, felt his way to the big water jar and drank thirstily. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The padded door banged open and a young boy clicked into the bar, scraping the metal taps on his flamenco boots across the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is Johnny, padding down the steps with bare feet, dressed in old flannel pajamas with a ticking stripe. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I did have a new pad of Post-it notes and a new calligraphy pen—both of which I had bought with my own money when I got back to Epiphany. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When I finished, he pushed in his pad and sleeping bag and crawled in after. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was green and amber and alive, quivering in splotches on the padded ground, fanning into sturdy stripes between the tree trunks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I already know better than to ask Daddy for money for pads. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He bowed slightly, and padded back to his own desk. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z With all those people, hundreds of heavy padded chairs, and all those bags, how would the plane ever get off the ground? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She padded the grocery bills, added to the prices of clothes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Down she plopped on the bed and held out her pad. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Through the speaker, we could hear the fighters’ footsteps on the pads. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She shuffled away, writing on her order pad. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the streets of the Cow’s Guts began to empty all around the pad. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She gives me enough maxi pads to last me the next two months. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I hold her image in my mind, and on my pad I sketch her face as it looked when she retreated into shadows. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The dogs padded about, silent, panting, almost faint with excitement. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She shifted her body upon the sofa; I felt the padding warp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I feel like a man, out in the world finally, with my own pad. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s got little nails sticking out of a rubberized pad, and the pad is connected to a long, dark piece of curved metal. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He got up and padded cautiously to the entrance of the trailer’s small bathroom. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down and flipped through his sketch pad until he found the page he was looking for. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Dad continued to examine the legal pad in front of him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The waitress comes back with her pad in hand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One wrote something on a pad of paper. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She could hear the cat, too, padding in the dark in front of her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Even his hands were sneaky, padding the air as if he could somehow make himself lighter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In the karate room Samira was talking to Ms. Platt in the far corner, over by the black pads we used for kicking practice. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then she pads over, slips a copy of The Panther & the Lash on my table, and walks away without saying a word. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Then she picks up a pencil and pad and walks over to Aimee and Michael. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He holds the pad over his head, teasing me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z With it, she punctured the pad of her index finger. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Without hesitation, Shin crawled over his friend’s body, using it as a kind of insulating pad. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And don’t want me to show them the naked pictures in my pad! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He pulled a framed photo from the padded envelope and held it in front of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen anything like the way his hand races back and forth across the pad, the way his eyes seem to suck in every morsel of the models posing before him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Like those scrubbing pads Mom used to clean the frying pan when stuff was really stuck on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And then she noticed the padded steps, stalking the hallway of the Tower each night. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was meowing and licking the pads of his feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All crimes had been forgiven in order to pad the audience for the big game against Salem, which had to have already started. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z We are hoisted up into a train car—not one for people, with padded seats and windows and a view of the passing countryside. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You can classify too in the pad,” he says. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The direwolf’s breath frosted the forest air as he padded after them, still limping on the hind leg that had taken the arrow back at Queenscrown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Skeeter jots a few words on her pad, notes for the newsletter article about the Benefit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Michelangelo walked behind him, and after him, the children padded along in single file, their leather soles scuffing against the stones. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Otten wrote it out on his prescription pad and handed it to him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A large padded foot suddenly blocked my path. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And her soft padding of fat made her slow and clumsy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lawson presses four cold, sticky pads to the bare skin around my right knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her fingers tap, thumb to each finger pad—index, middle, ring, pinkie. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The office was small; a little waiting area with padded folding chairs, orange-flecked commercial carpet, notices and awards cluttering the walls, a big clock ticking loudly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Told myself I was fine, this was a malfunction in my brain, that thoughts were just thoughts, but when I glanced at the Band-Aid again I saw the pad was stained. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I stuffed a sketch pad into my backpack and walked across the street. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z For the flyboys of the air corps, airplanes were mechanisms for transporting troops and supplies to combat zones, armed wings for pursuing enemies, sky-high launching pads for ship-sinking bombs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This padding to and fro in my room with bare feet, the little furtive bursts of laughter, the stifled exclamations, reminded me of hanging up my stocking long ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I forgot to tell you about that earlier,” Mom said as she padded back into the kitchen, already changed into a nightgown and slippers. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Ever since I was little, I’ve pressed my right thumbnail into the finger pad of my middle finger, and so now there’s this weird callus over my fingerprint. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “There should be padding and leather on the crosspieces,” said Brother Luke. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Two lean dark shapes emerged from behind the bro-ken tower, padding slowly through the rubble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She finds a spare belt and shows me how to rig it up with a sanitary pad. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to put the pads on. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Above were the research laboratories and the padded rooms in which the Sound-Track Writers and Synthetic Composers did their delicate work. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It involved bribes, copies of keys, and even a false beard that was to be sewn into the shoulder pad of one of my jackets brought to me in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully he inched the door open, closing it again swiftly as the Abbot and Brother Alf padded by. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z So the three friends hopped, scuttled, and padded across to Tucker’s home, where a fine farewell feast was held. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The bushes rustled, and a lean black shape came padding from behind the weirwood, teeth bared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pushed me back onto a bench, held me by my shoulder pads, and growled in my face. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z To find out, we took a chunk of it to the pad and lit it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Early that evening, Nixon, Kissinger, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman sat in armchairs in the Oval Office, yellow legal pads on their knees. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I flipped my sketch pad back to the drawings I’d made the night we saw the shark hanging from the winch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Taylor left the safety of her tent and padded into the kitchen, where her dad sat reading the paper and eating a bowl of cornflakes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Piles of yellow pads and pencils were on the tables, and partners were taking them and writing their names on top. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I’d grabbed a few of each variety and stuffed them into my shorts, saving one pad to wear home. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Does he have pads over his eyes underneath that bandage over his face?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain was snugged into the padded chair with a seat belt across his chest and lap, and the chair rolled so quickly that his thick white hair flew back from his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Nixon sat alone on a couch, sipping coffee, taking notes on a yellow legal pad on his lap. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Audrey dug through her backpack, but if she whipped out a pad or tampon right now I was going to kill her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “You. How long have those pads been by the displays?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z So really, I’d gotten what I wanted, seeing how I’d practically become a lawn ornament over at my Polish neighbor’s pad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then I skipped some pages and turned to the back of the pad. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z God, if I get sent back to General Thomas Junior High, I should just wear this all day long: a padded bruise protector. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I removed a pad of paper and a pencil and stretched my fingers out and cracked my knuckles. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The pad of his finger traces shapes along my wrist and palm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They came padding in with their eyes lit up like cats finding a bunny in the vegetable garden. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The scale and the concrete pad was in its way, so all it could do was push. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Maria had already padded into the doorway again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I tried it on, the coat hanger dug into the back of my skull, so I used a Kotex sanitary napkin for padding. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A dog passed him, trotted through the light of an open tent flap, paused, looked, inspected the ground, padded silently into the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he wrote on a pad of paper, ‘Tonight.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ignatius watched as Mr. Clyde jotted some numbers on a pad. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The officer has folded his pad and put it in his pocket. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But the pole was padded with batting and canvas, and it stopped Azareen’s skull from being staved in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He’s sketching something on a pad while the excited crowd swarms around him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z What stopped her was an image — naughty Mona, nosy Callie, padding sleepily to the doorway, only to be jarred wide awake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “With torches and a big purple curtain over the entrance . . . really mysterious. But inside, a totally decked-out pad with a game room and one of those home theater systems.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As Rishi sat there, hunched over his sketch pad, the stub of a pencil in his hand, the other hand curled around the corner of the paper, Dimple knew he wasn’t really there. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She places the box on a rubber pad, then punches a sequence on her keypad. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Marcus was confident enough now to put his arm across the striped back and tickle the thickly padded ribs, which Aurelia allowed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His upturned pads with their wet fur looked like little desert islands surrounded by seaweed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside the envelope were a stack of cards, a bunch of rubber stamps, an ink pad, and a sheet of three-ring-binder paper filled with a fifth grader’s sloppy handwriting. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The shuttle slowed and hovered above the O-shaped tower, then spiraled down to a small landing pad on the roof. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the plane ride home that day, I made a small list on a yellow legal pad, issues and questions that we all grapple with, from happiness to aging to having children to death. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But he thought a sister who gave me a “pad,” not charging me rent, not even running me out to find “some slave,” couldn’t be all bad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I scribbled a note on a pad on Hector’s desk, saying I had to go and leaving my dad’s e-mail address and phone number so he could let him know I was safe. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark followed just as the landing pad above him started to rotate, the bushes and earth and small trees heading back toward the sky. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Kneeling, one of the cops was examining Clifton and making notes on a pad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned my pad to a clean page and sharpened up my pencil. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His writing pad was up and he was waiting. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Conner’s dog padded into the kitchen as the microwave beeped, signaling that our nachos were ready. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He answered the telephone in the office on Andreason Street and took notes on a yellow legal pad. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His face went crimson inside its helm, where nobody could see it, and he felt a warm glow under the straw fillet which padded his skull. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Rishi slipped the sketch pad back into his bag and then slung the bag over his shoulder. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Miles guided the rowboat near a spot where lily pads lay like upturned palms on the surface. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The door creaked open and the cat slipped between the doorpost and the door and padded across the room, then up on the windowsill. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Silver lily pads with ruby-red flowers floated on the surface of the water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then I heard Grandma India padding across the room and felt the weight of her body shift the plane of the mattress as she sat down. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The night air was as cold as the grave on her bare skin as she padded across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He coughed quietly, gingerly, and dabbed the pads slowly at his lips with a distaste that had become automatic. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z So we made a little home of it for ourselves, spread out our sleeping pads and bags, put on all the extra clothes we could find, and fixed dinner from a reclining position. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He turned and lurched away, padding so swiftly across the freezing ground that Lyra couldn’t keep up, even running. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Wednesday chuckled, and began to pore over his maps, unfolding and refolding them, making occasional notes on a yellow legal pad with a large silver ballpoint pen. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When she reached for her skirt, a carelessly raised foot revealed a patch of soil on each pad of her sweetly diminishing toes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She padded toward him with a bucket full of kitchen scraps, her sandals squeaking, moving toward the compost heap, and on her return trip she’d passed between the rows of raspberries. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "Propaganda!" she said, and scribbled the name and address of this doctor on a prescription pad. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The red T-shirt had the band’s name and four coconuts wearing Maríachi hats printed in black just like Joe had drawn in his sketch pad. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She left her earrings on the dresser and padded barefoot to the bed wearing just a pink rayon chemise that came down to her hips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Basil was at the next launch with his notebook pad, writing furiously. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t give you more,” she said, placing her on the padded board. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One of the horses whickered nervously when Ghost padded by. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Deep in her belly she felt a vague cramping and a warm damp trickle into the thick sanitary pad the nurse had given her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He stuck the pad of his thumb accidentally on to a thorn. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “For this,” replied the major, and, with an air of disillusioned disgust, tossed down on the table the pad on which the chaplain had signed his name. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The past ten years had padded the curves of her hips some, and combed into her coal black hair a few streaks of cinder gray. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When other girls came in and threw away their lunch bags in the garbage pads, I’d go retrieve them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The clapping sound of shoulder pads transforming a scrawny kid into a larger-than-life football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She scribbles something on a pad and sends me directly back to the hospital. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I took my seat and got my pad and sharpened my pencil. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z O’BRIEN crosses to the desk and writes on the pad in front of STEVE. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Grooves in the floor showed where the Bergs were pulled off the landing pad once it sank down. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z First Wife looked quite ancient and frail with her rounded body, bound feet, her old-style padded jacket and pants, and plain, lined face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked out a pair of clustered pearl earrings with padded back clasps, clipping first one and then the other to her low-hanging lobes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She even wore little padded gloves to help soften the blows. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The pads were worn down slick as the rind on an apple. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While the heavy-duty cleaners and scouring pad lifted the black from the white bathroom sink, Miss Patty Cake’s body was another story. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It smelled like my mother had used her pad. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I got out on the ice and sped around a few times, even in my bulky goalie pads, and then hunkered down in the net as the guys slapped practice shots at me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the ear pads is dangling from wires, and the casing is cracked. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He rains blows on the man’s arm pads in a blur of motion—the final punch lands so hard that the trainer stumbles backward and falls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had a cup of tea before her and a pad of paper on which she was writing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I see Dad through the glass wall, still talking to the secretary, and I sit down on the padded bench outside the door until he’s finished. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He watched it floating on the water for a few seconds, then threw his pad in after it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z So he scribbled a bunch of stuff on a pad and handed it to Joseph. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 “You want to put in a splash pad at Stagecoach Pass?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Everybody raced around the room and sat down at separate desks to start tapping on the glass computer pads. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He took out a pad of paper and pen to write me a note so I could show up late to next period. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Then this must be President Davis’s chair,” he says with a grin, sinking into its burgundy padding. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “No two faces are ever the same,” Catherine said, her wrist moving quickly back and forth across the pad. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I pull out a pad of paper and scribble a couple of paragraphs about the fast we’re planning for tonight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "She helped me learn to wrap you and feed you. She brought me hot pads for my back." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I take my parchment pad, and draw quick impressions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her breasts were still tiny, but a padding of fat protruded her stomach a little. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For everything we did, I put a check mark on a sheet I kept in my letter-writing pad. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then he got up and made some notes on a pad of paper and, arms hanging down again, walked out of the cemetery. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mom had turned into Zombie-Mom, so Layla got Ivy pads and stood outside the bathroom door, talking her through the whole thing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The woman stares at me for a second over her neon-green reading glasses, and then she slaps a pad of paper on the counter. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt in my wallet for the pad and pencil, then slipped into the stream of people which bore me, like a stick on the flood, through the entrance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Eliot’s mother noted the information on her pad. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I then took off my shirt and carefully hung it on a nail in the wall and made sure my note pad did not fall out the pocket. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The most secure system was based on a one-time pad. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I put my sketch pad on the rug and crawled to the window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They padded toward the little man, one from the right and one from the left. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was nothing she could not describe: the gentle pad of a maniac’s tread moving sinuously along the drive, keeping to the verge to muffle his approach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Serenity is examining my drawing pad, her brows furrowed in concentration. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A snow leopard padded out of the brush, sleek and covered with speckled smoky-gray fur. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My leg’s still shrinking, so I need the extra padding to keep my socket snug. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t do much except sit at my homie’s pad and smoke. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The figure in the padded coal-silk anorak answered in the same language, and Lyra saw his features: he was not a Samoyed or a Tartar. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hideo’s bodyguards wait patiently at the edges of the room, and standing right next to him is someone who must be his trainer, decked out head to toe in padded gear. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Barack, meanwhile, came home from Bali looking tanned and carrying a satchel stuffed with legal pads, having converted his isolation into a literary victory. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and let her ears fill with wings beating air and early acorns falling onto the soft pad of pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s an old song she snitched from her mother—British alternative, rising good energy, from the time of shoulder pads and big hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her babysitter gave her a pad and pencil, and Petra made lists. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Calder reached down and grabbed a danger: slippery when wet sign that had been left by the door and padded it with a stack of university newspapers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z My sneakers padded on the dirt path as I ran up the trail. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The woman, her head forward and bent, suddenly padded out from her back rooms in thickly socked feet and stood waiting for me, silent. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was carrying a book of poems, a sketch pad, and some charcoal pencils. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The tall one took a pad from his briefcase. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was dressed in warm enough garments, a thickly padded and quilted coal-silk anorak and fur boots, but they had a secondhand look and didn’t fit well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He had a legal pad on his lap, and when I finished he told me that he had prepared some questions for our visit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He felt nothing, but a small dome of red blood rose out of his finger pad. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He whips a prescription pad from his white coat pocket. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She flopped down onto the couch with a thick book and a legal pad. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The father stood very rigid and quaint in a double-breasted suit with padded shoulders that were much too tight for him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She held out a little spiral pad of heavy white paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Fig dropped off my bed and padded across the floor. 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