| 单词 | painful |
| 例句 | The men were so tired, and their legs so swollen and painful, that it took hours of staggering up and down the rough beach, into the water and out again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes Hodor forgot that he had Bran on his back, and that could be painful when he went through a door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She rustled through the tissue pages of the Bible until she reached a certain passage and began reading, pronouncing the words aloud with painful concentration. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She wants to sit up for Ma, but her body is so weak that the slightest movement is painful. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment Maddie realized she was being cautious, not slow—moving carefully, as though it were painful to stretch her shoulders. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My boots are laced tight, and each step is painful, blisters already forming. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then at last Finny straightened from this prayerful position slowly, as though it was painful for him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire ship creaks in painful complaint, and the perspiring boards of the hull stretch and contract, straining against the miserable black tar that holds them together. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And yet, when finally she stopped, she merely stopped, without the painful, knifelike intakes of breath that usually follow a violent outburst-inburst. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z All he could do was try to make the best of a bad situation and help make desegregation less painful for white children. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the initially painful and ultimately comforting process of finding it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was in eighth grade when I got a painful and prominent red zit on my forehead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She made her way down the corridor one painful step at a time. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to think about the painful memories of close friends whose lives were blown away like dust in the wind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Judging by his grimace, blocking the punch is as painful as a blow would have been. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Abigail described this decision as “a very painful thing” because “the President could not play his strongest card.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He’d scraped Mark’s neck and arms and cheeks, leaving painful gashes everywhere. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was painful to hear childish voices using such names and labels. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He looked terribly weak, and he spoke every word as if it were painful. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was painful, but time pushed us all forward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You’re not going anywhere,” a voice said from behind him, and Moss whirled around in time to catch a baton on his shoulder, instead of somewhere much more painful. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Instead, he grappled with an intensely painful realization—one that would have unsettling relevance to his bitter experience in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was painful for him to try to talk with his mouth, but his hands were always ready to shape the words he wished to say. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a smell, a fire very different from ours, pungent, painful as thistles to the nose. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss’s eyes darted open, the light too bright and painful, and his mother was there, her face not as swollen as before. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the days and weeks that followed Willie’s shooting, Whitiker made perhaps the most painful decision a mother could make in order to keep her family on the straight and narrow. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z None of the people in this room will make life less painful. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Even if times got bad, he would never again deny himself thé possibility that the future might be happy even if the present was painful. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He did not know which was more painful, the waking or the sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was the pride in yourself, in knowing you passed a test more dreaded and painful than any ten teachers together could give. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Harry clutched at his excruciatingly painful face, which felt unrecognizable beneath his fingers, tight, swollen, and puffy as though he had suffered some violent allergic reaction. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I shut my eyes so tight it was painful. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I say “too many” because having a lot of friends during war can be a painful thing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Only the subject we were speaking of,” said I, “was rather painful to me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Freezing air flooded my lungs in a single, painful gasp as I was lifted up and out of the snow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He took it out in boxing, and he came out of Princeton with painful self-consciousness and the flattened nose, and was married by the first girl who was nice to him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But sometimes we first have to be willing to go back and face some of those painful places again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He continued to have recurring attacks of malaria and painful abscesses in his leg. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Exquisitely painful, isn’t it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It’s so cute I’m going to cry. “ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “It will be the second most painful thing you’ll ever do,” admitted Scythe Curie. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The painful fact that the pictures belonged to Maurice could not be avoided. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And he laughed again at what he had thought of to say, and O-lan, seeing how merry he was, smiled her slow, painful smile. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was painful for him to go to work in an office when we moved. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Not only will I face death, it's sure to be a long and painful one at Cato's hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I see my mother delivering her painful words, almost gouging my face with them, until slowly I walk away, nearly right into the camera. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Buckthorn had been bitten in the foreleg, and the wound, in the manner of a rat bite, was irritant and painful. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they looked away, like it was too embarrassing or painful to actually look at him directly. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She veered aside without witnessing the results, but, judging from the giant’s painful howl, she’d aimed well. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z While she pressed her hand against a painful stitch in her side, she heard a booming sound in the distance. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe so,” she finally says, “but I thought it might be less painful this way. I hate saying good-byes, you know.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In his mind he saw Crane-man making his slow, painful way back from the beach, with only a broken crutch to help him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I thought he was going to do something to my teeth, and everything anyone had ever done to my teeth had been painful. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was especially painful to me that in the Transkei, the wrath of the people was directed against my nephew and onetime mentor K. D. Matanzima. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that the procedure would be painful, they didn't want to disturb Garfield while he was in such a fragile state. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The first time we played, it was painful. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It happened with the arrival of a letter from Shadrach Yale, and it was very painful. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited, expecting to hear the painful roar of the chainsaw engine. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He raised himself to his knees and then, with a really painful effort, tried to get back on the bed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They leave a stub so the bite is more painful. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There followed a most painful silence that hovered like hot, moist air before a big rain. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Most of all, people know they might need the Doctorita to fill a painful cavity or pull a tooth someday. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt my cracked lips stretch into a painful grin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We slid to a painful stop at the checkout lanes, the impact with the metal jarring every sense out of my body. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After a while the painful gulps wore themselves out and the tears running down April’s cheeks began to feel almost good, soothing like warm rain. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z To lose something you never had can be just as painful—because it is the hope of having it that you lose. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Frodo felt every step more painful and he gasped for breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Laughing in fear and embarrassment, some were holding back and scooping up the coins knocked off by the painful contortions of the others. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “So once I tried not boarding the train as it departed and that was just as painful. We are well and truly bound.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What happened on Monday was too painful to recall. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to hear about it. Was it very painful, darling?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I wish I were home already or at the bookstore rearranging the shelves, anywhere but here, next to Phil and this painful reminder of everything that I can’t have. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Probably something painful, but at the very least humiliating. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She remembers the painful transitions to spring, the sea grapes and the rains, her skin a cicatrix. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how much you tell yourself you’re just happy to make the team, losing is incredibly painful. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I discover, my favorite subject, which is the abysmal rate of pay, seems to be a painful one. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so painful to hear him—Henry!—stumble over his words that I am afraid I blocked out much of what he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z About ten quiet, painful minutes later, we pulled into my driveway—in her car, of course, because I was still too lazy and disorganized and pathetic to get my license. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There can be no greater agony, nothing can be more painful than the not knowing, which will never end. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My fists are squeezed so tight it's painful. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I took off after him, my helmet whapping against the roof in a painful staccato. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It required a heroic effort—including a lot of painful pinches on the leg—to keep his eyes open and pay attention to Jackson’s long, droning lecture. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In the summer, it feels like the entire laundromat is the inside of a dryer, and it's painful. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Would the image stir too many painful memories? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z You will die a slow and painful death. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I had never realized Tourette’s could be painful, even damaging to the person who had it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It involved throwing the ball as hard as you could at one of the other players, hopefully leaving a lush red mark on some painful but visible part of their body. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The reality, though, is more painful and tiring than I had imagined. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibilities of chess somehow made his essential loneliness and insecurity less painful. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes learning can be just as painful as not knowing.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Quickly, as the whoosh of flames engulfed him, she shut the door and made her slow and painful journey back to the top of the house. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It is a difficult road you’ve taken, one riddled with hardships and painful ordeals, but then again, you are difficult children.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I was promising myself that I wouldn’t make it painful, whatever she told me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chou,” I whisper to my sister, “I am going to kill Pol Pot. I hate him and I want to make sure he dies a slow and painful death.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When that time was over and the good-bys said, I had to go through the same lost loneliness all over again, and it was no less painful than at first. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The attack was swift, painful, and without warning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z These painful testimonials explained more—a lot more— about Littleton than all the vapid media stories about video violence, Goths, game-crazed geeks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The veins in his sweaty palms were hard and swollen and painful. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you know, it was all so painful for your mother. For your father, too. I think that the only way your mother could deal with the grief was not to have any reminders around.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As they walk around the courtyard, Poppet insists he try a spiced cocoa that is both wonderfully warming and slightly painful. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It felt like everything was rising up in me, like I was drowning in this weirdly painful joy, but I couldn’t say it back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “If you could stand to splash water upon your face, it would he a more painful but faster process,” said Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled off to join to fight Silena took a heavy, painful breath. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Even now, red puffy scars still crisscrossed Cole’s body and served as painful reminders of the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z His wound was painful and the shoulder muscle would not stand hard use. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My action . . . my—the painful word formed as disconnectedly as her wobbly smile—my responsibility? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Loudly she asked the gods to defend her in her innocence; silently she prayed for her accusers to suffer sudden, painful deaths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The feeling of looking at things with a painful and unwarrantable nakedness was an experience, I learned, that transcended national and racial boundaries. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He mentioned everything, he could tell him everything, even the most painful things; he could disclose everything. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aristotle says in the Poetics,” said Henry, “that objects such as corpses, painful to view in themselves, can become delightful to contemplate in a work of art.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a painful loss, but the season was still only beginning and there were eight games left to determine the team’s fate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had the impression that he was undergoing some painful internal struggle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I feel a joy so strong it’s almost painful—a knife’s edge of joy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She would only have painful memories of that place. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I thought about how it would be painful for the man’s children if they were to find out. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had stolen away from the school, not wanting anyone to witness his painful passage down the street to the bus stop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At night she dreamed of the dry smoothness of the sheaf, the painful bite of the edge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “It’s happening. Were finally witnessing something more painful than Nick’s bar mitzvah.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z A sliver of hope pierces me, strangely painful, when combined with the guilt I feel for how I deceived him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Put another way, beautiful and effective rowing often means painful rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I never let the memory of something painful prevent me. from trying something new. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It just became too painful to do once she stopped talking back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z All of this she had through the painful years divined. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was painful enough to pass by the Greyhound station. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But at least two families will pull their shutters, lock their doors, and try to figure out how they will survive the painful weeks to come. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “For me, it was merely very, very painful.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It would be painful now, but nothing compared to what it could be like. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Since it was too painful bouncing around in a horse saddle, Cherrie walked much of the way. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The exam was painful and made her ashamed, the doctor’s cold attitude doing nothing to ease her discomfort. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I only dump sharp, slicing, painful wails out into the car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dear Jshmael, These things are very difficult to say—I can’t think of anything more painful to me than writing this letter to you. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Had he remembered that, maybe this moment, this inevitable moment, wouldn’t have been quite so shocking and painful. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Some feeling was slowly returning to them, mostly a stinging, prickly heat that was like a painful mockery of the soothing warmth I had felt a minute ago when I was drifting off to sleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knows I'm right, but the gnawing in our stomachs is becoming painful. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Many survivors will not speak out because it is too painful for them to remember. It is painful for me, as well,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z They are loud, screeching, so painful to listen to that I can barely think, let alone move. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was painful, but it didn’t stop me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Steeling himself against the painful vibrating shock that he knew would go through his entire body, Matty placed his left hand on the mother dog, his right on the puppy, and willed them to live. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It wasn’t painful like the White Noise, but it wasn’t pleasant, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Just stared, her eyes as wide as her mouth had been, and so bright against her skin that it was painful to look at her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Mr. de Winter, painful as it may be, it is my duty to ask you a very personal question.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My doctor walks back in, saving me from a parental conversation that might be even more painful than my elbow. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After all, it was “painful” to imagine that one might be “not just right”— particularly if whatever was wrong was not your own fault but “maybe a thing you were born with.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Liddy refused to put the lead hunk into his shoe—the limp-inducing device was part of his cover, designed to distract passersby from his face, but it was just too painful. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The second is the feeling that something heavy and painful in the pit of my stomach is making me want to vomit. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Neither of us says a word until I see him approaching the stairs that lead to the second floor, aka a place he never really goes because climbing is so painful for him. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I studied the painful look on his face. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The recollections he did have were very painful. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar was exquisitely painful, but he struggled with all his strength against the pull of Voldemort’s thoughts: It had never been so important to remain in his own right mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Phil’s making me spell it out one painful, humiliating syllable at a time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The thought of Cat was as painful as a bed of nettles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When they had brought me to Thurmond, the familiarity of the scenery had been more a comfort than a painful reminder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Michael draws in a wheeze of ice-cold air that must be painful. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I did not discuss my reading with Mr. Falk, who had lent me his library card; it would have meant talking about myself and that would have been too painful. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Talking our way out of a painful death," I said from the side of my mouth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Things had gotten so intense, so painful, that my body just checked out. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Over the years I had developed a certain comfort level with the painful events in the past. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z However painful it must have been to predicate the harsh word dead of a beloved sister, no euphemism—has passed away, is no longer with us—could have ended that sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I went on, plunged in a sense of painful isolation as I reached 125th Street and started east. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma always directed her statements to the adults, but sometimes, Oh painful sometimes, the grimy, snotty-nosed girls would answer her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They said the brain protects us from memories that are too painful to remember. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even with mosquito nets and bug repellent, everyone on the expedition was covered with painful bites. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z As Smith passed his days in the Unaweep, the West that had formed him was making a long, painful retreat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The sweet, painful memory of my sister had paled over the years, but I would never forget. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It had been painful to step away from my work, but there was no choice: My family needed me, and that mattered more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Although the one ritual they do have to celebrate womanhood is so bloody and painful, I forbid Olivia to even think about it. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I had been walking on my toes because walking on my heels was impossibly painful due to my jump off the church roof. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Because of the utter darkness and the painful throbbing in my head, I knew not where I was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In conclusion, the officer assured us that the chemical agent, “once you’re out of it, will be nothing more than a painful memory.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still painful to realize his baba had died for him, but it made him feel better to know that it had been his father’s choice; that made all the difference. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Still, most of those kids didn’t care about school—for me, it was painful to leave. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Sirius’s grip on Harry’s shoulder was now so tight it was painful. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I knew it wasn't going to be a soft landing but I hadn't guessed how painful a slam it'd be. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I had several painful ribs, although I couldn’t tell if they were broken or if the cartilage was torn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I swallow the painful lump in my throat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Something very painful was going on in Harry’s mind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Henry’s blue serge Sunday pants were creased to painful sharpness, his tan jacket smelled of cleaning fluid; Jean Louise recognized Jem’s light-blue necktie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He continued to practice his breathing technique, and his heart rate finally started to subside from the painful thumping of the last few minutes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was the thought of these intimacies in particular, which she imagined as painful acts of perversity, that filled her with dread and made her break out in a sweat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Bitter was clutching a brush between her fingers, her joints locked in angles that looked painful, her eyes partially closed and her mouth slightly open. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Not the part about Sammy—that was still too painful to say out loud—but she told them about Gaea’s offer of a fake life, and the goddess’ claim that she’d captured her brother Nico. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “But if this builder succeeds in finishing his wall by the end of tomorrow, then your death will be painful, and long, and a bad and shameful death at that.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And before he could bite it back, he heard himself say, “I can tell stories. I know a lot of stories,” before faltering into a painful silence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Did she mind this painful memory being plastered across the front page of the newspaper? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama grabbed her by the shoulders, her grip almost painful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “But so much of my experience was painful, and I didn’t want to burden him. Sometimes it’s easier to try to forget.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He finds it painful to move his hands, painful to move. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always thought of it as something painful. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thought of being there without her, surrounded by her things, her scent, her life, was simply too painful... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Nothing was absent, not even the painful retching of Ivory Christian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At other moments Francis would endeavor to fill my brain with crystallographic facts, ordinarily available only through the painful reading of professional journals. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Each of the last three lice seemed more and more painful to the lion, and he howled more loudly each time the hare drove another nail into the floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I could picture Diego sitting where Jesse once had, and that stirred up emotions—both pleasant and painful—I wasn’t equipped to deal with in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He had refused to admit the painful truth that was now confronting him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet were numb from being tied, and were just coming back to painful life. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was too painful, going back to that house, but Otis said she must, to collect her due. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel the same twinge of painful embarrassment I sometimes felt when I saw my people in service positions in public places. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It can eventually be organically determined whether you’re android or not; it’s slow and painful, admittedly, but—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The worst for me was the painful aikido grip where you placed your thumb between victim’s pointer finger and middle finger, grabbed his thumb, and twisted his hand up under his armpit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But every day, what I tried to do was to roll the namesDarren called me around in my head, over over over, until the edges were smooth and the words weren’t so painful. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But for some of us, reality was too painful. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Once the painful transformation was complete he was more than six feet tall and, from what he could tell from his well-muscled arms, powerfully built. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ghosts, it seemed, were like painful truths—you could ignore them, try to keep them secret, but sooner or later, they were going to come out, for better or worse. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I avoided going into my mother’s room now; merely to look at her was painful. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After four weeks of slow, painful drills in the practice room, Erastis had still only allowed him to manipulate one object at a time. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He will die a painful, agonizing death, and I pray that I will play a part in it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Push myself with slow, painful movements, grabbing the seat in front of me for stability. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A painful wrench ing in my heart made me cry aloud, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the soldiers went to Mexico and it was a kind of painful picnic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe it would be too painful for her to explain. Maybe it would seem too perma-nent.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It strikes me that the silent generation is my grandparents, and the idea of losing them causes a painful twisting in my heart. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I wondered if “awkward” was a synonym for “the most painful thing ever” in the fencing world, but I didn’t say anything about my throbbing legs out loud. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She shakes her head once, a small, painful movement. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This painful trade-off is why ecologists argue that any attempt by tropical forest societies to grow beyond small villages has always been doomed to fail. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They would have been too painful reminders of how much had changed in my life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was to me a painful meeting, for it brought back all poor dear Lucy’s hopes of only a few months ago. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Maybe moms and dads forgot about this one small fact: being on the verge of seventeen could be harsh and painful and confusing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Their faces seemed to be far off somewhere in my mind, and to get to them I had to bring up painful memories. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He said she became obsessed with finding another husband, and that it was awful and painful to watch. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He is able to take a few painful steps with a cane now, but it is still hard for him to get around. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The raid forced both Elizebeth and William to ask painful questions about the tensions between security and freedom, and to reconsider the path their country was now on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The days drained into one another, crisp air turning to freezing air, painful to inhale. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then there was the painful subject of the purse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, the messages were raw and painful. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was painful to know that our paternal grandmother lived less than a day’s drive away and we had not seen her more than twice in our lifetimes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Calling a six-year-old kid with glasses “four eyes” might be very hurtful and painful, but at least in some way it makes them a part of a group. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It was painful to walk, but not impossible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A small gray album holds treasures and painful memories: pictures of Belky, her daughter back home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A bloody bandage was tied above his right knee, and it looked painful to step with his right foot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Others splintered like buckshot and left the giants with some painful new tattoos. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Agents tackled Stombaugh, pinning his arms behind his back in a painful "chicken wing" position often used by the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Inside my head, thousands of monsters played a painful game of catch, but instead of a ball, it was a brown leatherbound missal that they threw to each other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I frequently had difficult conversations with clients who were struggling and despairing over their situations—over the things they'd done, or had been done to them, that had led them to painful moments. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The treasure was now nothing but a painful memory, and he tried to avoid thinking about it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They had left dinner defrosting on the counter for her, and seeing the Tupperware sweating on the countertop made something tug at Graces heart in the most painful of ways. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As if they’d given up or decided that a small freedom was the worst punishment of all, presenting the bounty of true freedom into painful relief. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Most of the juice splashed on Pecola’s legs, and the burn must have been painful, for she cried out and began hopping about just as Mrs. Breedlove entered with a tightly packed laundry bag. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectacle of Lawrence’s lending his highly developed talent for persuasion to a project of such dubious morality was more painful still. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The deep ache spreads through my neck, painful but brief. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There was practically no risk involved, unlike here, where all the answers seem to be painful ones. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It's difficult and painful work, and most whites don’t want to expose the laver of racism, even to themselves, let alone to others. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Deep down in Joe’s gut, something surged—anger, disappointment, resentment, he wasn’t sure what, but it was old and familiar and painful. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The strife had lasted too long and had been too painful for me to call him back to continue it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will try to do this gently, but I must warn you. It will still probably be painful.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When your death comes, I promise it will be much more painful than gorgon’s blood. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They argue about how to make the execution as drawn out and painful as possible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Master called me?” croaked Kreacher, sinking into a bow even as he gave Harry a look that plainly wished him a painful death. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nothing could rouse her, and every breath was such a painful struggle that the slow rasp of it filled the whole house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It had seemed so simple then, but now every option was fraught with painful uncertainty. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't tell if he's meant that to be as painful as it is. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Greta lay on the ground, clutching her chest and gulping fast, painful breaths. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The cold and wet had made his wound more painful than ever, and the ache and sense of deadly chill took away all sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “We just don’t remember a lot of them. We repress them. We sort of push them away and forget them, because sometimes they’re too painful.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a painful pause when the constable told them she had gone away of her own free will, but it only lasted for a moment. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A painful cry, like the one I had. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Be quiet. There’s something at play with you. Be brave. This may be painful.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As the two of them walked up and down the beach in painful silence, Ess periodically stopped to root in the sand with a dirty foot, but it did no good. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The images are so painful they can cause a downright visceral reaction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The last few months of her life, according to her parents’ most recent letter, have been painful, for her grandmother, for those who know her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She circles Barrius as his skinny limbs begin to seize, pausing between each lash, no doubt pondering how she can make the next one more painful than the last. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He crammed all the licorice into his mouth at once, swallowing it in painful gulps, and promptly vomited it up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their first stop along that hard and painful way was Fort Wingate. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Beefy pulled on his father’s ear, and Talis cringed; the baby’s grip could be painful. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z This makes it painful to hold a camera for a long period. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I would soon have a rude and painful awakening. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The precedent he was setting may have seemed uplifting in retrospect, but at the time the glaring and painful reality was that the United States without Washington was itself unprecedented. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Making a direct plea was as painful as having his fingernails pulled out. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It came now as a startling and painful realization that he’d had something and lost it without fully understanding that he’d had it in the first place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I push the thought away because it’s too impossibly painful to dwell on without losing my fragile hold on the situation entirely. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Both inside and outside have a sour painful feeling. Too tender to even touch!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk like an old lady, every step painful. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The longing in his heart was almost painful. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “How are we going to get through these brambles? They look painful,” Thorn asked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The treatment could take up to two years—much longer than the treatment for regular TB—and the side effects were often painful for patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The lightning once again filled the room, painful and surprising, like the flash of a camera in my face. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we waited, spirits lifting, eyes sparkling, bellies painful with anticipation. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z No whip could have inflicted a more painful lash. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There are at least a hundred people in line at the old ticket windows, struggling to find a place to look that isn’t a painful reminder of what our collective reality is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When the heavy wooden door creaked open, the sudden light was painful to his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I can see his face turning blue, every breath painful. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He would later joke that he had been around white people so much that he had forgotten how to dance, but at the time the situation was excruciatingly painful. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When I managed to restore her she was as weak as water, and cried silently between long, painful struggles for breath. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She could walk for short distances, but it was sometimes very painful. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was dragged there twice a year to undergo painful and humiliating tests. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Inflamed and painful, with an itch that is driving me mad." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z E. says she can perceive sigh, commences as soon as painful thought crosses mind, before it can have affected respiration. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If gleaning Rowan would be the second most painful thing she’d ever do, Citra wondered what the most painful thing would be. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then, taking a deep breath, she exhaled slowly through her palms and an incredible, soothing heat bloomed along my forearm, just on the edge of painful. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The first day in isolation was always the most painful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But since Peeta’s greatest confusion centers around me — and not everything can be explained simply—our exchanges are painful and loaded, even though we touch on only the most superficial of details. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He probed in farther, though he avoided the painful area. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint: the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was painful at first, and then it wasn’t. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When I tried to sit down, I instead found myself on the floor in a very painful position. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “It’s so painful to watch. I just don’t want to be like that, you know?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We hadn’t heard from him since, except for his snoring, which must have been painful for him. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did everything around here have to sound so painful? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Not turning around he spoke in a shrill painful voice: “Say what you’ve got to say, Mr. Ai.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He took a few deep breaths and then forced his face into a smile, which looked quite painful. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It is said to be extraordinarily painful to lose the surface of one’s tongue. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The arcanist bent at the waist and gasped a short, painful breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She’s so tired of me; it feels physically painful to be caught in her line of sight. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You know, G’ma, if this is too painful for you, we can just go,” he says with maybe too much hope in his voice. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Heroes stored all kinds of stuff in the attic: quest trophies they no longer wanted to keep in their cabins, or stuff that held painful memories. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I twisted one of his hands into an ordinarily painful aikido grip, but Massey was oblivious. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This would have been one of the most painful moments in Clara’s life if Barrabas had not arrived among her uncle’s things. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had begun coughing, a dry, painful cough through the night that kept both Betsy and Amelia awake, though not Lyddie. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I got fired, didn’t you hear? That’s a painful subject, you shouldn’t have brought it up, good night, next time learn a little manners,” and he closed the hut door. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s like giving her the exact recipe to poison me in the most painful way possible. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The image of Nico in the graveyard started to glow until it was painful to watch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z To me, it seemed that an officer held hostage might not tell his fellows everything that had happened to him, because it was either too painful or too humiliating. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as he had throughout the trial, Nels Gudmundsson rose with a geriatric awkwardness that was painful for the citizens in the gallery to observe. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I was afraid to fall asleep, but staying awake also brought back painful memories. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I think because where they were the same, they were painful and obvious. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But the high heels alone are so uncomfortable I can only imagine how painful the rest of the act would be. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Ama, stiff and painful, crept up from her hiding place and tiptoed out past the sleepers, and didn’t make a sound till she was halfway down the path. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Would it be so painful that there would be a need for mercy killing? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Each movement was too painful to even think about. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were engraved on our brains from constant repetition and the painful results of not following them to the letter. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But I know now it was nothing but painful for Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was hard, painful work, but finally it was done. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then suddenly she heard a shout from outside the cabin, followed by a long, painful wailing sound—little Mike’s voice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Moss was thankful for his nickname, because it now allowed him to push away the painful memories of his father. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s painful just to write these things and I’m sure it’s painful to read them. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And it was painful enough to make him send me away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z You ran a finger around the edges of what felt like a painful bruise blooming on my cheek. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The little man wrote with painful deliberation, finally finished with both Milo and Tock, and looked up happily. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But this revelation only made the whole thing more painful. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We always chose whistling pine because the branches were malleable, not as painful as the stiffer branches from the gmelina or the avocado. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The cut wasn’t particularly deep— painful and messy, but less serious than when I’d been whipped. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just me and my spirometer, which, by the way, was also pretty painful to use. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “On my side. I think it's going to be really painful. Will you be my emotional support?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar was becoming more and more painful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To be cheated, and to have no recourse, was painful. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “That sounds very painful. But why didn’t you explain to her that the underwear wasn’t yours, that it was your sister’s?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I slid then, slow and painful, ripping out my hair so that a clump of me stayed pinned to the tree—nesting material for low-flying buzzards. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He began to see that he’d allowed himself to do exactly that, with the usual painful results. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We have hard and painful work to do, you and I. “Please sit down,” he said, and gestured toward the nearby chair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z There was no one to visit, no one to play a prank on, and the idea of crossing the river was too painful to consider. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z How were you supposed to ask a little kid if someone had played slice and dice with her brain without trampling over an already painful memory? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After meeting many survivors of the Holocaust who felt ashamed of what had happened to them and even felt guilty, I can now relate to how painful it must have been to tell their stories. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was tender inside, almost painful if I inserted my finger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He made a painful sizzling noise with his mouth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There’s a lump, painful and tender, on the right side of my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she left, I got myself up, which was way more painful than I thought it would be. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She really did love her family, so much, but being at home was starting to feel like wearing an iron corset, painful and breathless and pinchy in all the wrong places. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Richard’s gaze stayed on her face as she described Sasha’s ordeal—the charred skin, the painful skin grafts, the hours of daily bandaging. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But he had not gone six steps down the passage when something hit the back of his neck an agonizingly painful blow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I wince and recoil—my lashes are still painful. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some carried cattle prods that could deliver a painful electric shock without leaving a telltale mark. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a bookshelf will topple over and that’s how I go out—painful, but there are worse ways to die. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Or is the interview a painful and discouraging waste of time for the black applicant—that is, an economic penalty for having a white- sounding name? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z With little available to me in terms of post-trauma counseling and therapy, I had traveled this painful journey hand in hand with God alone. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Celia pieces together his story from the torments he relives in delirium, between fevers and chills and a painful catarrh. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was painful to watch the transformation on my cousin's face—from his usual cocky leer to a scared, crumpled, helpless look. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Murderer! You deserve to die a slow, painful death!” someone yells. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sound so painful, Conor could barely keep himself from putting his hands over his ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Once she cried and he gripped her shoulder so tightly that she stopped, more absorbed in the painful pressure of steel-like fingers than in her fate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he felt his stomach give a painful rumble and remembered he hadn’t eaten any dinner. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A “messy extraction” sounds like something painful that happens at the dentist’s office. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Hearing him say it out loud makes it more painful. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Making decisions was the painful part for me, the part I agonized over. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “You sweet, stubborn satyrs refused to accept my passing. And I love you for that, but you only delayed the inevitable. You only prolonged my long, painful passing, my dark twilight sleep. It must end.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “The Chief Elder told me, at the beginning, that the receiving of memory causes terrible pain. And you described for me that the failure of the last new Receiver released painful memories to the community. “ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A shock of soreness shot down to my knee, a painful reminder that I was definitely an athlete. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I fought against the painful laughter, and as I calmed I saw them looking at me with a sort of embarrassed gratitude. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She came back for a while, but at sixty she found it was just too painful to be at Down without her Annie. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid my arm out from under Rose, an almost painful separation, and climbed over Slopper, almost stepping on Chi-Boy, who was stretched out beside the bed, a discarded pillow under his head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Admittedly this is painful and one is well advised to avoid being stung, just as one ordinarily avoids the sting of wasp or bee. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There was a broken spear in his belly, and his furry goat legs were twisted at a painful angle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The fear in David’s voice was painful enough. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Once she got her fingers moving she peeled off the wax, then grabbed the cauterizing instrument and held the sharp tip of it under the flame until it turned a painful shade of bright red. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Repeatedly facing racial discrimination after serving his country made it all the more painful. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Papá’s slow, painful abandonment had wounded us deeply at first, but we had managed to get beyond it by telling ourselves we were free spirits and nothing could ever destroy us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That has always been my greatest regret, and the most painful aspect of the choice I made. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t do that,” Gabriel said with a painful look in his face. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Discussing our family visits would be too painful, so our final rankings for stage one are all anyone can talk about that night. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He finally pulled it all back into his heart, sucking in the painful tide of his misery. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z For a long time it had echoed in his mind like musical memory, and suddenly the song was loud and bright and painful once more. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He found veering tiring, painful, and a little frightening. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I try to figure out what I can do that will be painful enough for him to release me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Through all my time in Tarbean, I continued to learn, though most of the lessons were painful and unpleasant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The knowledge is more painful than my wounds, for if I die, Darin dies. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Roy couldn’t imagine the strength it must have taken, considering his painful injury. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned through fear to keep his mind every instant upon his work, not only because of Pai’s wrath, but because of the painful scrapes and gouges inflicted on his hands by the slightest inattention. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z My heart was beating fast as the tears ran down my face because all of those painful memories that came back. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought about how painful it must have been, to want to help and not be able to. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This painful ritual went on week after week, until “at last the frosts and storms of November came and threw a chilling barrier between the living and the dead, and we went there no more.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Usually it was painful and obvious when a hollow was nearby, but in a giant space like this—among hundreds of people—my warning might only be a whisper, the faintest twinge, easy to miss. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z These memories can be painful, but perhaps some things should never go away— they should be kept in the forefront of our minds to provide continuing lessons for daily life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The latter is more likely, and more painful. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The Goblet of Fire now shone more brightly than anything in the whole Hall, the sparkling bright, bluey-whiteness of the flames almost painful on the eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Certainly the wound was now very ugly, and very red, and must, John felt, with a quickened sympathy towards Roy, who had not cried out, have been very painful. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The cheerful tinkle of steel drums now mixed with Luno’s odd piggish grunts, the wiry stranger swinging a deck mop with painful accuracy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He forced his face into a painful smile. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The blisters had grown and pulsed in red painful flashes whenever the handle rubbed against them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I’m afraid I will have to rely on that painful teacher, Experience, until I get my homestead legs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z After an hour or so, the muscles in my legs relaxed to the point where walking was no longer painful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom’s solution to my predicament was to make me drink gallons of water—one painful glass at a time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z We begin the slow, painful walk to the ships, him with his cane and me carrying a sack of his belongings. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “You’ve never heard anything so painful as this almost continual plaintive crying lasting several days and several nights and with us not knowing what to do.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Or was it so painful she just didn’t want to think about it? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If only there were an easy way, like wearing special glasses; a lightning strike is too painful, and results aren’t guaranteed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When S.Q. had finally left off slapping the boys on the backs in painful congratulation and lumbered away down the corridor, Reynie and Sticky exchanged relieved glances and closed their bedroom door behind them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Really? Are you finding it as painful as I am, Henna?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He looked at me with consternation as my coughing subsided to spluttering and then, finally, to painful wrenching hiccups. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Besides this, O-lan was again with child and the pressure of the larger child upon her from without was too painful to bear. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I mean, it was horrible, of course, painful and frightening, but . . . then there she was. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had ever spoken of how she seemed to him and she answered with a slow painful gaze. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I want you to have what’s best. ‘Hearts have windows, but mine has doors a painful past has closed.’ Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Or maybe they don’t want to remember our history because some of it’s painful.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The deballing occurred quite early one morning, shortly after Herbie had at last achieved a sort of painful, but at least semicomatose, state. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her expression reflected the painful realization that maybe what Grandma said was true. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her leg was going to be painful; already it was red and swollen where the car had struck it, and a dark, massive bruise was forming. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he felt the painful sting of possibly billions of little mouths in his palm. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But their victory, painful as it was to witness, had also exposed their vulnerability. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A pregnant young woman sat up and held her chest and began to cough, unending chesty coughing that was painful to hear. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Getting through it was painful, like dragging myself over page after page of broken glass. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Shawn’s undergoing this painful and expensive procedure is the reason my parents would take me to an orthodontist to correct the same defect, which was genetic. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With each step she feels the painful press of the coins against her foot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After two painful paragraphs, he stopped and shut the book in disgust. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z At times I find carrying on my blossoming business career rather painful, suffering as I do from these distractions at home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The music died out with a painful moan. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He could never see the face of Goldstein without a painful mixture of emotions. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Bliss gave the president the news, warning him that it would be a painful procedure. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It would be very painful to know that your patients had no faith in you. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at my mom’s face; her fatigue is painful to witness. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly— our painful souvenir from holding Adas’s burden. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My flash burns were minor but incessantly painful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z No black family lived above the tracks until 1968, and it took two painful years of searching to find someone willing to sell the first black family a home. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, the pirates learned to respect us. Eventually we made our way to California where we—” She hesitated as if the memory was painful. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Shedding its shell is a long and painful business for a big Jimmy, but for a she-crab, turning into a sook, it seemed somehow worse. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We were used to imperfections we could fix with plastic surgery or painful hair removal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I know you developed a friendship with Harold. It must be particularly painful.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was now painful to meet a Communist, for I did not know what his attitude would be. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The rigid stems and heart-shaped leaves were covered with stiff hairs that were painful to touch, but she was wearing the special protective gloves Alys had made. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She left me a letter which explained that if she said good-bye, it would be too terribly painful and it would sound too permanent. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He knew he would have to put down the mechanical man to open the door, and he was tiying to figure out the least painful way to do that when there was a knock. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I made it nearly a quarter mile before the darkness and my dazzled vision betrayed me and I ran headlong into a horse tether, crumpling to the ground in a painful heap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His hands would be swollen and painful from sifting the heavy, wet soil through his sieve. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Wednesday had drawn all over the maps in bright marking pens, fluorescent greens and painful pinks and vivid oranges. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I can’t imagine that whole circumcision thing without any drugs, man. Way too painful if you ask me!” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Each time, Salva would think of his family and his village, and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward, one painful step at a time. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I know, if we touch, a new tug-of-war—one that will be even more painful than the quiet one Adam and I have been waging these past few months— will begin. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was drawn to painful thoughts, fear, darkness. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And a very painful sensation, what was more. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun filtered through my eyelids a bright, painful red, and my damp legs prickled with the heat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a hard delivery, long and painful; Helen felt as if she were giving slow birth to a rock. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk light and bouncy, mostly so dust doesn’t settle on my shoes, but also because it’s the least painful way to walk. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Hazel heard a ragged, painful noise and realized it was her own breathing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The realization was too painful to mention out loud, and almost unbearable to think about. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the memory of my mother was a painful stone inside my father's heart. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z They landed with a painful bump, and the man led her into one of the buildings, and down into a murk of yellow-brown hallways. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Except the desire shredding me up inside was so painful, it could only be a part of my heart and soul. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She got an angry glint in her eyes when he told her about the giants planning some sort of Rome-destroying extravaganza that would include their painful deaths as the opening event. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I still hear from anguished kids, but far less often; coming in a smaller stream, their stories are both more manageable and less painful. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And, if Maxim was not with me, the hearing of them would be a furtive, rather painful pleasure, guilty knowledge learnt in the dark. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s too painful watching them act like robots. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “Glad to part again, Estella? To me, parting is a painful thing. To me, the remembrance of our last parting has been ever mournful and painful.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Just lifting his head must have been excruciatingly painful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was painful to ride, and her nose also suffered a blow as the continual stench of horse sweat and excrement floated to the back of the entourage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The idea of her dying alone in the hospital, suffering painful burns, is too much to bear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Beck tried not to think about the painful reason he was doing zero-g plant growth experiments. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But even with the sling, and all their strength, their progress was slow and painful. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled through the air and crashed into the arms of a stone grizzly bear with a painful “Ummphh!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Hot tears had drowned April’s eyes and painful gulps climbed up her throat. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What if they were transferring me to some even more painful machine? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Something hard and painful in her chest loosened. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Kaz heaved a sigh as he braced himself for three painful flights of stairs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Yet if it was distressing to him—he thought—how much more painful it would be to you! Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The angel wasn’t quite close enough to reach in one movement, though, and in truth the pull on his dæmon had been painful and weakening. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I . . . will,” he said, as though it was a painful thing to say. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It all sounds too complicated and painful to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea was so painful, Matt thrust it from his mind. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm pulled his painful body upright and bent to grasp the man’s feet. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then in Italian: “Lift him very carefully about the legs. His legs are very painful. He is the legitimate son of President Wilson.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was obviously painful, but Jasper Jr. forced himself to say it again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Slowly the red drained from Jack's cheeks, then came back with a painful rush. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He looked like he was trying to decide something, and the process was a bit painful. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It was less painful to discuss what had happened now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z While I didn’t fault anyone for the confusion, as someone who had failed to qualify, it was a painful reminder every time I had to correct someone to say, “Sorry, I’m not an Olympian.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If I recall, the next couple Eves were slow, painful affairs, with the two of us just biding time below, waiting for the moment we could sneak upstairs and get stoned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Far from collateral, these sanctions can be the most damaging and painful aspect of a criminal conviction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For he must have known how painful it was to me, to be reminded of the former time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh no,” Dr. Maris said, hissing as if she knew how painful it was. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Somehow I survived, but each breath was painful. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He limped as he walked toward her, not the crooked limp of Doctor Sikes, just a small limp, a painful limp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z These two clashes are enough on their own, as in the Herrmann shower scene, to be unpleasant, scary and painful to listen to. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Once the door began to open, letting in a crack of moonlight so bright it was painful, the boy scuttled to the corner of the crate and huddled there, shielding himself from the light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Somehow, I managed to kick away from the van and raised my face up into rainfall again, blurry eyed, knotted in painful cramps, and coughing so hard, I thought I’d puke. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a tiny gesture, comical in retrospect, but painful at the time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I figure it’s less painful to go back to school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Jam imagined Redemption being furious at having a secret discovered, and even just imagining it was painful, because then it would mean that he had a secret that he hadn’t shared with her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Everybody around you starts dying! Heart attacks! Strokes! Cancer! People you’ve known your whole life are just gone! People you love! Can you imagine how painful that is?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z A painful concern passed over her face, making her smile look forced. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I knew he needed to be with his brothers, and that we would always be in touch. But parting was painful after what we had been through together.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Leaving this island will be the second most painful day of my entire life, the first most painful day being when I woke up to find that my mother had gone. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was very painful to listen to her play. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It looked like her leg was painful to move at this point. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I had gained a new painful experience; the Count could, it was evident, handle the earth-boxes himself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I heard sounds of scuffling up ahead, then a painful grunt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Rufus said the bandage made breathing a little less painful, though, and I was glad of that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z With Aron gone, the silences were the result of his going, and every little painful event was somehow tied to his absence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The word too painful a memory for my mother of not-so-long-ago southern subservient days . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Excitement rushed through her, followed by a painful pinch of guilt. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He wrote a friend: “I’m doing the dearest little serial for Pearson’s new magazine, in which I completely wreck and destroy Woking—killing my neighbours in painful and eccentric ways.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The final swathe of my leg hair is uprooted in a painful jerk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His heart was weak and his gout made it painful sometimes for him to move around. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With Julia he felt no difficulty in talking about such things; Katharine, in any case, had long ceased to be a painful memory and become merely a distasteful one. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And that was a theory too painful to prove. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The silence this stigma engenders among family members, neighbors, friends, relatives, co-workers, and strangers is perhaps the most painful—yet least acknowledged—aspect of the new system of control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I was thankful for the peace Islam brought to my life when things proved too painful or chaotic. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then it was rent by a sound so raw, so painful, that my nerves began screaming in response. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he emptied himself out in an unleashed flow, feeling that something swollen and painful had burst inside of him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The pellets had been only momentarily painful, but the incident increased the young dog’s wary nervousness. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the memories were so raw and so painful that my friends’ inability to find words to say after I’d finished only pushed me deeper into the sadness of what had happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Was he in the fox’s lair, conscious for one last moment before a painful, bloody death? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Maybe it would be too painful to live otherwise. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z For William, and for the nation, Pearl Harbor was a painful lesson in human error—and the limits of even the most brilliant cryptanalytic machinery. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There is no soap or shampoo, and as a result my hair becomes very sticky and knotted, and it is painful to comb. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was painful just to think of it, much less say the words aloud. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was nothing to keep him in the village with its new inhabitants, and it held too many painful memories for him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The tugging sensation became more intense, painful even, but there was something exhilarating about seeing all that salt water. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His joints are swollen and twisted in painful angles, and he's got a hacking cough that proves he spent years in the mines. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Ella made a horrible, painful wail like she was being burned. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One arm was bent under her, caught under her, in a way that must have been acutely uncomfortable, if not rather painful. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The betrayal of going back to the place that hurt Mom—the place that had thrown her away like she didn’t matter—was almost too painful to consider. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Diana wheezed in a painful breath, trying not to panic at how hard it was to fill her lungs. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her look was one of painful denial, reminding me of a time long ago when she took my brothers and me down to a clinic to get our polio booster shots. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But she found it too difficult and painful to talk about her lost daughter. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bird makes a painful, strangled sound much different than its normal coo. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We return to something unnatural and painful and familiar. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “It was so painful, dude. Luckily we had these weird pillow things on our laps so no one knew. Sucked.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As master of Bag End Frodo felt it his painful duty to say good-bye to the guests. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But when her chills and high fever became severe and she suffered painful headaches, he feared for her life. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was painful to behold in every way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I could see my mom reliving those painful memories as she spoke. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The rest of it was a bizarre slow-motion thrill, which didn’t make it any less painful or confusing. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The painful and tiring treatments took their toll on her physically and emotionally. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But when the memory glimpses subsided, he was left with the gnawing, painful emptiness. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Its painful to think about that, but what we have, I suspect, is more than most people find in a lifetime. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z So too it was painful to go out by night... a tailor could see to thread his needle without a lamp. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He sat upright in his chair, not looking at Mrs. Olinski or the blackboard but staring into the middle distance, as if looking at the word paraplegic or the paraplegic herself was too painful. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He tries to cross his legs but a slight swelling troubles his groin today: odd, though not painful. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Next they read out loud again, which was painful, and afterward they studied science, which was fun as far as she could understand it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In spite of the painful sound, it was clear he was laughing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The man who had a matter of two minutes lead in the race had an attack of boils, which were very painful. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Blissful unconsciousness became foggy awareness which transitioned into painful reality. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing I’m being taught here will make life less painful. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z To further escape from painful reality, I created an imaginary world for myself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And shooting around is just a painful reminder that Erin’s no longer here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said we’d all die painful, agonizing deaths and that then they’d come back and take over this town and rename it Hells Angels Town.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After several moments of apparently painful internal struggle he said, “But where’s he going to go?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I flinch biting into the banana, the scab on my upper lip painful even against the soft fruit. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Criminals beheaded in Palermo, heretics burned alive in Toledo, assassins drawn and quartered in Paris—Europeans flocked to every form of painful death imaginable, free entertainment that drew huge crowds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Pieces of my mind were still asleep, and my painful memories had been gathering dust behind the door of forgetfulness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All was blistering chaos for a second; Sierra felt a painful blow smack across her face and almost blacked out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The president stayed good-natured despite enduring the painful changes of his wound dressing, the constant monitoring of his vital signs, and the boredom of lying helpless in bed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The subject was becoming painful, and Mr. Theodorakis faltered several times in the telling. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom had suffered a stroke, and after enduring a long convalescence, then had to confront a painful divorce from Ophelia’s father. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Every peculiar had struggled through a period of painful uncertainty. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “If it isn’t too personal or too painful—what did you do in the theater?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But, after all, this was his job and it was just as painful to sit here and let them stare at him as it was to go in. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, for no reason, she presses both her hands over her ears as if to block out a painful sound. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the Store the men’s faces were the most painful to watch, but I seemed to have no choice. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He continues to shake his head, and then he reaches across to her side of the bed and presses her hand so tightly that it is slightly painful. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “We are still one. But it was so painful, and we were so frightened...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I fought against the painful tightening in my throat. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was chilled to the bone and hungry; and his head was dizzy as he thought of the long and painful march downhill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A loose black scarf obscures my face, and my dress, high-necked and long-sleeved, conceals both my slaves’ cuffs and the Commandant’s mark, still scabbed and painful. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z An anonymous gift had made it possible for “everyone with an interest in Vermeer and in this painful situation” to buy the book. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was as if these memories were contained in a painful wound that had been nursed and ignored in equal measure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They had given up and figured it would be fast and maybe not as painful to get eaten by a wild boar. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And if you're going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But the details of her experience were so painful that we could no longer look past the violence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Each time she awoke feeling torn up with loss, the sight of Kaede departing as painful as a fresh wound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then she looked up at me and I could see how painful it was for her to share the news. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z As best as he could, he recounted every painful memory of the next two days. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Perhaps it was caused by the painful tooth. To some extent the marring effects of Watergate may have played a part.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was painful danger and I had to avoid it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And sure enough, I feel the sting, potent and painful. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Jason tried to laugh, but it turned into a painful wince. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Stranger—for it was he who picked the child up—was reduced to painful gasps ... Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to a car door slamming on your hand, probably the most painful thing in the world. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a challenge would have been painful enough coming from a geologist, but Wegener had no background in geology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A miscarriage is lonely, painful, and demoralizing almost on a cellular level. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The consequences were too painful to think about. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The second, as you may suspect from its root word, torture, means “painful.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The splendor she had taken from Adiah was no longer a mere tingle beneath her skin; it was growing hotter, painful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mig spent them scrubbing the kettle and tending the sheep and cleaning the hut and collecting innumerable, uncountable, extremely painful clouts to the ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It became such an ordeal—so painful—that I forced myself to take my mind off her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I give my head a slight, painful shake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And so they toiled on, with painful effort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was ghastly, chalkily pale; the red seemed to have gone even from her lips and gums, and the bones of her face stood out prominently; her breathing was painful to see or hear. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z My heart’s thudding so quickly, it’s almost painful. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Then she inhaled sharply and squeezed her arms around her body, the painful reality hitting her that her father would never again discover a new word or idea to share with her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I blinked them away and was relieved when I saw the street without the painful blurriness of a moment ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Where they burst, my skin was exceptionally sensitive; accidentally rubbing an open sore was so painful I would gasp and cry out. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was painful to talk with her, and I even cried in front of her, but afterward I understood why my father liked to be with her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I saw in those early months how, just as I’d predicted, politics would be a fight, and the fight would be wearying, involving standoffs and betrayals, dirty-deal makers and compromises that sometimes felt painful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A memory tugged at Chess’s brain, one that was so painful and from so long ago that he could only reassemble bits and pieces of it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The area felt tainted...like at any second a hundred haints just as evil as Cotton would arise out of the wood and yank our souls to somewhere painful. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Memory lane is too painful when she knows he’s still out there, alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The discovery of carbon-14 was the high water mark of Kamen s career in the Rad Lab; its publication was the beginning of his painful journey out of Lawrence’s good graces. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He could move them, but doing so was painful, and heat radiated from the joints between his hand and fingers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He took apart light bulbs; he took apart the electric outlets on the wall to see how the wires inside wound together and, in the process, got a painful, vibrating jolt all through his body. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a cry of thankfulness, Harry sank to his knees; he was shaking in every limb, his body ached all over, and his breath came in painful stabs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I’d had enough surgery as an older child to know that it was a lengthy, painful, distressing process, and that things could go wrong. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z When Justin and I finally broke that awful, painful stare, I wandered down the hall and back into the party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The unanswered questions, the blank stares, the silence, it was all too painful. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After this, there was another time which was more painful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I think it’s less painful for her than looking out the window. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I fought against the painful laughter, and as I calmed I saw them looking at me with a sort of embarrassed gratitude. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole affair was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The noise was strange, somehow more painful than receiving the blow, but Celaena thought little of it when he charged again and she met his weapon, parrying with ease. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This was not painful to the man, but it made him feel awkward when there were other people about. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “It must be painful for the American people now to read these Papers,” Ellsberg said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We argued that without anesthesia, the procedure would be needlessly painful and cruel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Do not stint on the truth now, Horatio. Though it be painful, I will not hold it against you,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And after that he gave a terrible groan, so painful I thought he must be hurt. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But he felt a sudden jolt of painful energy enter his arm, concentrated in his fingertips. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It was painful to see my parents come home looking so worn out. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He shoves the keys back into his pocket, and the painful smile returns. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z And I remember that during the services it was just row after row of old people repeating some verses, painful organ music, a lengthy sermon that was hard for me to follow. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The cool cloth felt good against my face, and even though my nose was thick and painful and my right eye was all swollen, I could tell that up front I’d sustained no serious injuries. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I occupy my mind thinking of all the painful moves I can inflict on Henry once we reach the bug-out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The second time must be so painful that she backs away, wailing, in pain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But it was too late—over the long years since the bombing, the painful images have continued to recall themselves to me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So Diepe went to bed without any food and his stomach was empty and painful within him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Worst of all, the air was full of fumes; breathing was painful and difficult, and a dizziness came on them, so that they staggered and often fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It's painful when I think about his death. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The whole thing was fairly painful, and I was thinking about going over and smashing his noisy fingers into the countertop when he suddenly sparked up a conversation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Because between my father and Prim and the ashes, the place is too painful to bear. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The wound had healed but it was still painful. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother had to manipulate them out when they became painful in Cathy’s tenth year. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "Very painful stitches," said Spoon, his dark face expressionless. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She does not want to be one of those middle-aged women who thinks of nothing but her own painful history. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Multicolored patches are sewn over spots where he ripped open, his stuffing pouring out when I squeezed too hard during the most painful of my treatments. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He did not think he could stand to discuss Sirius; it had been painful enough to hear Uncle Vernon say “His godfather’s dead?” and even worse to hear Sirius’s name thrown out casually by Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I felt like a knife had cut deep into the old painful wound, sliced open the healed scar, and caused it to bleed freely once again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Each revolution of the bike pedals was more painful than the last, and all Wes wanted to do was lie down and forget the morning. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But it was not so painful as it had been on the mountainside, for here he could apply handfuls of cooling, soothing mud to the wound. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her feet went out from under her, and she came to a painful stop in front of one of the benches. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Even so, the climb was slow and painful. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Touching upon our movements, I should relate other news, as painful as it is interesting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My eyes drifted back over to the machine, wondering how painful it would be for me to have the inside of my head inspected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Miss Emily had told us it could be painful and a big failure if you didn’t get wet enough and this was my one real worry. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The charge of extortion and gouging the sick for more money was particularly painful to the two leaders. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And the painful thing is that I’m beginning to see it this way myself. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The city held painful memories for me, but there were also many good ones. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The process is incredibly painful and it takes many years to achieve a permanent curve. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The way she looked at the king—looked down at him, she was a good hand higher, though Renly was near as tall as his brother had been—was painful to see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would just be too painful, that maybe it’d be easier for you to erase us. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept frowning in Piper and Leo’s direction, like she recognized one of them and the memory was painful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Charles had moved into a shed where his nostrils would not be assailed by the immaculate but painful smells of lye and soda and ammonia and yellow soap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There were things too hurtful to remember, thoughts almost as painful as Ramsay’s flaying knife ... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chariot was inlaid with obsidian and gold, decorated with scenes of painful death. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The distress I sensed in her voice was as sharp and painful as the lash of a whip on my flesh. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Raw, red marks and painful bruises are everywhere on his rib cage and back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was more painful, for the very things that made him stronger and more attractive were taking him deep into the world of men—a place I could never hope to enter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is painful to face reality, she wrote. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Close your eyes. Relax. This will not be painful.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z They hurt, but my left knee is worse—I feel it crash against the handlebars when I fly over them, and then land on something sharp and painful. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s as if the thousands of times the Doctorita called me a dirty bnga are being stirred up into a whirlwind of old, painful insults. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was a pleasure in my services, most full, most exquisite, even though sad—because he claimed these services without painful shame or damping humiliation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then, the most painful part past, she pressed two whole dollars into Mrs. Bedlow’s hand before going out on the town to buy Rachel shoes and shawl and to order a dress made for her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth made a painful sound in the back of her throat, like someone had just sucker punched her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They collide in an embrace that looks almost painful to me, slapping each other’s backs and laughing with their fists clasped between them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Hot tears threatened, but my grumbling stomach was more painful. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And the idea of losing him forever, my best friend, the only person I’d ever trusted with my secrets, was so painful I couldn’t stand it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was too painful, remembering the way Festus used to be. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the neighbouring room on the left a painful stillness descended. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “They had to extract Dimple with the forceps, you know. Very painful. I couldn’t go to bathroom without screaming after that.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He concluded by saying that his duty was a painful one but that he would carry it out resolutely. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The words are too painful to say aloud. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then she goes on to add: 'If this is a painful memory, forgive me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The sound of anger in their voices is painful to him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The Bees—useful to agriculture, painful to cross b. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z To Farmer, the conclusion was as painful as it was obvious. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A painful throbbing had started behind her eyes and a mosquito was buzzing nearby and she felt suddenly, guiltily grateful that she had a blue American passport in her bag. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Two hundred and fifty feet below him now, the man in black continued his painful climb. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The doctor did not regard it as particularly dangerous or painful, reassuring Booth that he could treat the injury. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey stops to join the spectators, even though it is almost painful to watch. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We have become, in a painful, unwished-for way, nature itself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The deaths of his fellow saboteurs were "very painful" to him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I dress quickly, the movement tugging the scabs in an uncomfortable, but not painful, way. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Not only because it was painful and insultingly lame, but because Annabeth needed him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He turned and caught me by the shoulders in a grip that he probably meant to be painful. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a painful ringing in his ears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With a painful wail, she vaporized into nothing, and the cheering of the crowd died. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had come back safely, but he had had a small Warning on his return: a sudden painful puncture from what had seemed a tiny twig. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “My heart has a store of painful marks,” she said, “and that is one of them.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As each architect unrolled his drawings, “the tension of feeling was almost painful,” Burnham said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "And it looks painful. But the other one..." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She had no experience with men save only her husband, and that she looked upon as a tiresome and sometimes painful duty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no subject too dark or too painful for her to tackle with humor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There is a point in the transcript where the cultural miscommunication between the controllers and Klotz becomes so evident that it is almost painful to read. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Doubly painful was the fact that this bidding war included a part of me and my family with neither our permission nor participation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, it was more painful for me to push myself than it was for me to let Fowler hit me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was less painful than if it had been held out flat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It did, for a while,” muttered Harry; his scar was still painful, which made it hard to concentrate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Telling the truth,” he said, “the very painful truth.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I expected to sit down with her and conduct long, rambling interviews, listening intently as the painful, fascinating details of her life came tumbling out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Hermione with a hollow smile, “but it would be excruciatingly painful.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His body, she later discovered, bore almost no bruises, but was full of strange, painful swellings, and there was a welt above one eye. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In the 1600s, choosing religious seclusion was a way to flee an intolerable living situation—such as a painful marriage. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She also had to make what she called “a difficult, even painful decision” before returning home. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I was a teenager once. And an only child. I was very lonely. I found being a teenager to be very painful.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was painful to know that even if they survived the Nightbeast, even if they solved the task and avoided being toadified, their lives would still be worse than rats on a boat. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A painful kind of power surged from his hand, flowing into the frog, and held them bound together. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had a painful look on her face, and I wondered if she was thinking about her daughter. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was a long-drawn, arduous and painful event that left me bathing in sweat and helpless with exhaustion, a trial worse than a high fever. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z On Thursday he appeared in the workshop again with the painful look of plowed ground. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I told myself that the shunning was more painful for me than for Stargirl. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Not because it is embarrassing, but because it is the most painful one . The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “This is boring. And painful. What are we looking for?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Jonas,” he said, “it will be painful. But it need not be painful yet.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Every mile was more painful for Booth than the last. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z If fear had a sound, it would be the painful, heavy silence in the Mess tonight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I smiled at her, and the painful look on her face seemed to dissolve. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It stayed alive in our separate memories, but it was too painful to call out into the open. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was drawing breath in sharp, painful gasps, running at a crouch.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Anything you tell me. There be some sports are painful—you know. But their labour delight in them sets off. That’s what I feel. I mean I’d sweep the floor if you wanted.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z While my mind slept, many of the painful parts of the previous day were ushered through the second door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s nothing so painful, so corrosive, as suspicion. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the counselor stated that Mr. Paine Underwood had made “significant though sometimes painful progress” in managing his temper, and that he presented “no immediate threat to himself, his family, or the innocent public.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Many states were using drugs that had been banned for animal euthanasia because they caused a painful and torturous death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His first words, painful and dragged out, were, “Phill-eep . . . you ... all right ... be true?” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sickness began with chills, headache, and a painful aching in the back, arms, and legs. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I felt something sharp and painful between my shoulder blades and turned around. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher’s legs. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The realization that she wasn’t just mine comes as a painful relief. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I thought, A drink could blot out all the ugly and painful things around me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had suddenly realized that flying from the Shire would mean more painful partings than merely saying farewell to the familiar comforts of Bag End. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We sat together and looked painful thing she’d been carrying a long time, and it was a relief to finally be rid of them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z This memento is doubly painful, because I don't have Elsbeth anymore, either, because she is gone in a different way. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z After a week of painful lunches where all they would do was talk about people that didn’t interest me, I decided to make a clean break for it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Celaena tried to sit up a little higher, but found it too painful to even move an inch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I open up my Plutos group chat and send them that painful text: Mateo is dead. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Mama rolled her head from side to side, pulling at the tendons in her neck, groaning loudly now, hissing with the painful pleasure of his cure. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, thanks to Rae, cold-shouldering queen of thieves, I’m staring at a painful reminder of everything I wanted to forget. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then there was a thin, painful tug on his neck—he realized with horror that it was the strap of his weapon. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I was around ten years old, those scruffy children caused me the most painful and confusing experience I had ever had with my grandmother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Malfoy flushed with anger, but apparently the memory of Moody’s punishment was still sufficiently painful to stop him from retorting. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “In your case, perhaps another sacrifice would do. But something just as painful. Here.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That could mean twenty cows an hour suffer a painful death. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was painful for him to walk, and Jonathan was needed at home. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Ron looked as though he was suffering some sort of painful internal struggle. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The throbbing ache near her clavicle when she shifted was a painful reminder of the rock that had hit her, but she bit into her lip until the threatening tears waned. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Yet I heard him making small noises, as if it were painful to move, as we stood back from the palm trunk. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The illusion was painful, but it was so much better than anything in Matt’s current life. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was their first time, and it was painful to watch them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The story moves forward in a series of painful unravelings—the school is scandalized; a family fractures; a gay relationship is revealed; a deep friendship between two boys rips apart. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Inmates at some facilities would be chained to "hitching posts," their arms fastened above their heads in a painful position where they'd be forced to stand for hours. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If you can remember how that first terrific stretch feels, pleasant and painful, then you may understand how my mind felt after all these years, stretching awake on the rooftops of Tarbean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The topic had been the prophet Job and how his patience and devotion to Allah had persevered, no matter what calamity had befallen him—even when his body had been covered with painful sores. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Goodbye, dear,” and with these words, uttered in the tone she liked, Laurie left her, after a handshake almost painful in its heartiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He began the slow, painful journey back down the hill, his stomach still empty after he’d tried unsuccessfully to eat at the restaurant, his head aching from the THC now swimming through his body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She pushes him down, sideways, then kicks his head viciously, one, two, three times, sharp painful jabs with the foot, well aimed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew his past was a painful subject. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was painful, but I didn’t really mind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps Katherine, with some intuition of her fathers vision, drew strength from the knowledge that her husband’s premature death was part of a way of things, however painful. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Stumbling on painful feet, they explored the cliff faces nearby. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Good. They might be painful tomorrow, and for a few days after. But at least they aren’t hurting you yet.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A painful screech of metal on cement raked our ears as the chassis bottomed out. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z In those days, adults in the black community didn’t talk to their children about painful happenings. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My shield deflected the point, but I felt a painful tingling all over my body. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere came a sweetish smell which reminded him of something painful. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She spent weeks in a hospital enduring painful skin grafts that left her terribly scarred. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: Okay, two points, one, is it painful? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z All I can do is shake my head and assure him I’m okay with a small, painful smile. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Brian shrugged, but it was still new enough, just over a year and a half, to feel painful. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z It was both painful and personal, and it had to do with William. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z |
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