| 单词 | pavement |
| 例句 | We carry it furtively back up the hill and shove it through a grating in the pavement; it floats down there on the surface of the dark water, pallid and drowned-looking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Splashing through the water that already lay an inch or two deep on the pavement, she called out when she was close enough: “Can I help? What do you want?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When Maribel reached for them, Garrett tossed the sunglasses up in a high arc over her head and let them land on the wet pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The street below isn’t lit very well, but I can see Marlene’s faint outline on the pavement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She stepped down onto the pavement and the bus belched black smoke and roared away. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The ramp door thumped to its open position on the cracked pavement of the cul-de-sac in which they were parked. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As the car slid into the next stall, the bass from the subwoofers vibrated so much, it shook the pavement. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The lights from the hotel shone on the wet pavement. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z His heavy paws stood on Alex’s shoulders, pinning him to the pavement. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Remember how I got you to give up shoes last summer? You bounced around the hot pavement like a ball in a pinball machine.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It didn’t fit on the pavement, so it walked on the road instead, passing through parked cars as if it was spun out of nothing but nightmare and imagination. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Fifty yards along the crowded pavement there were spiked black railings flanking two flights of steps, one labeled GENTLEMEN, the other LADIES. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The goblin clung even tighter as they moved into the compressing darkness, and seconds later Harry’s feet found pavement and he opened his eyes on Charing Cross Road. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t get hurt, because he was wearing a down jacket and I landed on top of him, but he scraped up his face pretty good when he hit the pavement. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His overalls fretted his shoulders, the pavement tickled his feet, even the opening and closing of a hand was an effort that made his joints creak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She landed on the pavement in the shadow of, almost striking her head against, the flaming rent-a-car. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Leave me alone. This cold, wet pavement is sooo cozy. I am just going to lie here for a while longer." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Again Zeitoun refused to sleep on the pavement, and caught only occasional rest by draping himself over the steel rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The first bomb hits the middle of the street, upturning the pavement and leaving a gaping hole. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, because I wanted something other than the murmured greetings in Yiddish to listen to, I began to hear, distinctly, the tapping sounds of Danny’s metal-capped shoes against the cement pavement. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Under my feet, I can see flashes of pavement whiz by. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She stood on the pavement in front of Veech’s, shimmering in her loveliness. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When his legs snapped together under the rope, he fell over, his sunglasses smashing on the pavement, hat rolling off his head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sidewalk’s pavement is aglow with a kaleidoscope of bright, swirling colors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Having reached their side of the street, he strode off along the pavement, drawing many curious glances due to the flamboyantly cut suit of plum velvet that he was wearing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They shuffled around with their heads down, bumping into mortals and sniffing the pavement. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The ones whose contents were always emptied onto the pavement in the dead of night, as if the wine itself were of no value? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Yolanda can see where he has scraped his hand on the pavement and blood has dried dark streaks on his palm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The only other object in the cage was a steel bar in the shape of an upside-down U, cemented into the pavement like a bike rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then he revved the engine, and the tires squealed against the wet pavement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The cables thrumming beneath the pavement struck a minor chord of suspense, and held it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They were passing more bodies in the road, in the gutters and on the pavement, dozens of them, soldiers and civilians. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He turned his knobby walnut head and hawked on the pavement. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We all nodded and looked at the pavement. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He heard their sneakers slapping the pavement behind him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But when he was alone he would burn up the pavement; he would make those tires smoke! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, my arm cushions her fall, and her head doesn't hit the pavement. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was almost home when I heard the bark of German officers around the corner and the shuffling of shoes on pavement. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They were just about to spin the glass door and go out, when they saw coming towards it from the pavement the running, flickering figure of a child. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Except it wasn’t uneven, but smooth as pavement. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z People move out of his way on the crowded pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At Chanting Falls, we stood on the pavement as the bus roared off. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Their blades blurred—strike and parry—and the pavement trembled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Its pavements are busy with mothers just like me, with dogs on leads and toddlers on scooters. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her phone’s not as lucky, and crashes against the pavement. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Dad,” I call, but as I walk toward him, the pavement grows slick and there are gray chunks of what looks like cauliflower. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground grows and bulges beneath me, and I can see the tiny people standing on the pavement below. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z "Haw, but look me up sometimes, I'm a piano player and a rounder, a whiskey drinker and a pavement pounder. I'll teach you some good bad habits. You'll need 'em. Good luck," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma grunts and taps her cane anxiously on the pavement. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He turned around to find a filthy gray bird flapping around on the pavement at his feet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z "I forgot, I would of . . ." Alfred tasted his own blood, warm and salty, and he felt the pavement scrape the skin off his shoulder blades. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of shoes slapping against the pavement, and two men were on the other side of the gates, rattling them, pulling at them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He came to Wentworth Street, which ran north and south and clearly served as Englewood’s main commercial street, its pavement clotted with horses, drays, and phaetons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Edward saw his tears land on the pavement. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Good-bye,” she said, and lingered on the pavement till the car had turned the corner and gone out of sight before she set off toward the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The next afternoon I looped the basket over my arm and went down the pavement toward the store. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We were down on the pavement going into the hotel. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ahead of us is the Hancock building, and beyond it, Lake Shore Drive, the lazy strip of pavement that I once flew over like a bird. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I staggered along the pavements, drunk, repeating obscenities to the horror of the women I passed and to the amusement of the men en route to their homes from work. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught snippets of their back-and-forth, heard their feet slap against the pavement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He stumbled violently over a tiny crack in the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I went back to the postoffice, treading my shadow into pavement, go down the hill then they rise toward town like lanterns hung one above another on a wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mind whirled and her feet slapped and slapped the pavement and now she is standing in a parking lot, trying to tell her mother what she is suddenly determined to do. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My arms suddenly felt apishly long, knuckles threatening to scrape the pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I hear footsteps on the pavement outside and I know it’s him, I know his gait. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A scream stops in my throat, and I fall, my cheek scraping the pavement. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z What had he called it—a death on the city pavements? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They were on the pavement outside the Ketterleys’ front door, and except that the Witch, the Horse, and the Cabby were gone, everything was exactly as they had left it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He was walking up a cobbled street of little two-story houses with battered doorways which gave straight on the pavement and which were somehow curiously suggestive of rat holes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Real spit that landed on the pavement if they were outside, pretend spit on the linoleum floors if they were inside the school. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When water started pouring from the front of the car onto the pavement, creating a buzzing puddle inches away from our feet, I knew we were doomed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get past them on the pavement, so I went into the street and was almost hit by a car coming in the opposite direction, which I hadn’t even seen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The side of my face was scratched from the pavement and my hair puffed unevenly. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He dragged his heels, and pebbles rocketed across the pavement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The icy swirl poured through her; Sierra slapped her right hand against the eyes, and they sprang to life, each set swerving across the pavement into the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The blue cobblestone pavement was free of traffic and pedestrians. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were eating dinner from the nearby pavement cafe. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But now the trenches were widening, and water drained steadily into grates in the pavement. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They walked silently past the Baby School, and there the pavement ended. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Opening one of the windows after that, he looked out into the moonlight, and told me that the pavement was as solemnly empty as the pavement of any cathedral at that same hour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z There is a body on the pavement below us; a girl, her arms and legs bent at awkward angles, her hair spread in a fan around her head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She fell to her knees in the road, not minding the scrape of the pavement on her bare skin, and threw her arms around his shaggy neck. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley marched Harry across the short stretch of pavement toward the first of two old-fashioned dark green cars, each of which was driven by a furtive-looking wizard wearing a suit of emerald velvet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She opens her own umbrella with some difficulty, and as she swings the canopy of black silk over her head, she and her umbrella vanish, leaving only drops of water falling onto the empty pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In this baked, desolate, treeless landscape, scattered with small tin-roofed huts and dusty walking paths, we drove through a gate and onto smooth pavement. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I was lying on the pavement behind the tan car I’d parked next to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she turned as though to go back into the house, and seeing us there on the pavement, stopped abruptly, almost shrinking back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The building is as grey as the pavement below and the sky above, appearing as impermanent as the clouds, as though it could vanish into the air without notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “And was it usual—I’m only quoting what I’ve read in history books—was it usual for these people and their servants to push you off the pavement into the gutter?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After these three, I can see that there's an empty stretch of pavement before the next wave of runners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I rode off, feeling that they might shoot at me, feeling that the pavement might disappear. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week in Charlotte Street they were eating dinner at pavement tables.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’ll be back next week and if you don’t have the money, one pound eight shillings and sixpence total, ’tis out on the pavement you’ll be with the skies dripping on your furniture. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I watch Michael go up the lane with the sole of his shoe broken and clacking along the pavement. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Murdo, walking even more briskly than usual to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front of her with a terrific thump. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Their scratching on the pavement was a song to him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In the labyrinthine Ministry the windowless, air-conditioned rooms kept their normal temperature, but outside the pavements scorched one’s feet and the stench of the Tubes at the rush hours was a horror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That night I found my way to Harlem and walked pavements filled with black life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectacles fall, hit the edge of the ladder, and topple to the pavement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But she refuses to indulge him, moving her chair out of view with a scrape on the pavement; she doesn’t want to be mistaken for a tourist in this city, she says. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Roads literally stopped at the border of many black neighborhoods, shifting from pavement to dirt. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The compound was like a prison, all pavement and block, enclosed by razor wire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We keep our heads low and fall into a steady pace, our tired feet hitting the pavement in synchrony. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I wonder if Tris is watching it sweep across the pavement and gather in piles by the airplanes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I keep my head lowered, my noisy heels clicking on the pavement. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The stars had come out over the silent courtyard, revealing the rubbish-strewn pavement and peeling walls in all their ugly reality. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His feet were frozen to the pavement as he watched. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Trees, overgrown and huge, grow beyond the cement fixtures intended to keep them enclosed, their roots sprawling over the pavement. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But they saw only cracked pavement and dust. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The taxi was driving through the streets of Bournemouth and this was the time of day when the pavements were crowded with holiday-makers all wandering about aimlessly with nothing to do. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The grass below my feet becomes black pavement and little stands line the winding road ahead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was the middle of the afternoon, but the village seemed to be asleep, the boats bobbing in the harbor, the streets and pavements empty. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z So he let Merry sink gently down on to the pavement in a patch of sunlight, and then he sat down beside him, laying Merry’s head in his lap. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But thoughts of him always ended on the pavement, with a thwack, a cry, and the churning of my stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He had walked several kilometers over pavements, and his varicose ulcer was throbbing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Both veterans were now standing in the middle of the pavement, letting people with pushchairs move round them, waiting for us to put up a challenge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the broad boulevard with the palm trees, he told her to look for a little café on a corner, with green-painted metal tables on the pavement outside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished I could melt into the pavement rather than have to get into the Courters’ van and pretend that this was a happily-ever-after occasion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But he went on dawdling and dragging the sides of his shoes along the pavement in order to scratch the leather. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Against the wan walls and the luminous pavement of the road Frodo could see them, small black figures in rank upon rank, marching swiftly and silently, passing outwards in an endless stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She twisted the toe of her sneaker into the blacktop pavement. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The backyard was more pavement than grass, though tufts of green sprouted eagerly through cracks in the concrete. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z My dad was flying—long grooves of slush that ribbed the pavement sprayed up onto the car—and the whole time I was shaking in the backseat like there was an earthquake under my skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Most holes came to nothing—to pavement, or to boulders so huge they would not move. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking one last lunge for the flag, Louie snagged the edge and fell to the pavement, tearing the banner down with him, then scrambled to his feet and ran like mad. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z His face was all gloomy and his hands dug deep into his pockets as he walked alongside the others, appearing far more interested in-the pavement than this business with the Conte. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes we need to fight for peace,” she says, more to the pavement than to Marcus. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s so quiet when she slips away, I can hear her footsteps, soft shuffles on the pavement. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He was dead before he hit the pavement. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He dropped the empty bottle into the first rubbish bin he found and walked barefoot along the pavement toward the harbor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside on the pavement she paused, looking at her list and ticking off what she had bought. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z More shouts and more curses cut out the windows and traveled across the parade ground, dying out somewhere across the dark pavement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, you should see the other guy, as they say. Or in this case the pavement along Highway 5.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When she slammed the door, a wedge of white cotton dangled from the door onto the wet pavement and an engine roared to life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Armpit only had one foot on the pavement when the driver hit the gas. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z And the women tip-tapping their heels on the pavement tripped sometimes on the sidewalk cracks because they were glancing at the trees to see where that pure, soft but steady light was coming from. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a mirage, Khalid told me once—like the mirages you see way out in the middle of a desert, but instead, they shimmer over the cracked pavement and potholes of our little town. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It is faint here, but once this is done, all the Dauntless will storm down the stairs and leave the Merciless Mart behind, and wet pavement will be the only thing I smell. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When the dust clears, Marco’s briefcase sits abandoned on the pavement by her feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was almost full dark, but the moon-god Thoth’s heavenly barque, which revealed its high-prowed boat shape clearly these nights of its waning, was beginning to shed a gentle radiance over the littered pavement. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Ten minutes go by before I hear a tap-tap-tap sound on the pavement. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He couldn’t have said why; it was very similar to a dozen others, with its first-floor balcony laden with flowerpots and its tables and chairs on the pavement outside, but it welcomed him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the pavement, which had been laid down years before, was a crop of manioc. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Shuddering, I fumbled at the rope and the kitten dropped to the pavement with a thud that echoed in my mind for many days and nights. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was frost on the ground and the pavement was slick in all the shadowy places. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Rows of tables lined the pavement and dozens of children had gathered to eat breakfast. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I tumbled down the steps and landed on the concrete pavement. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z How I wrestled with death on the edge of the slick winter pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He knew it was pointless, but he just couldn’t leave the family behind on the pavement. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z But I wait, kept awake by the thought of bodies hitting pavement, until his grip loosens and his breathing steadies. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Gran’s nemesis was running up to us, her shiny black heels clicking against the pavement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was lost in the staccato thud of his shoes hitting the pavement, the huff of his breath, the metronome of his heart. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The candle didn’t cast its light very far, but it was enough to see at least the pavement in front of him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bar creaks beneath me and comes loose, clattering against half a dozen bars on the way down and bouncing on the pavement. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He turned her loose, but had to catch her again to keep her off the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I caught her hand as the pavement fell, crumbling into dust For a second I thought she was going to pull us both over. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Newark was gritty, with a lot of pavement and dilapidated buildings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nothing seemed amiss; the pavement was clean, the front doors were in place, the shrubbery had not been disturbed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was not like the pavement used in any human city; this was white stone, perfectly cut in long rectangles. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z People walked along the streets as if the pavements hadn’t all crumbled beneath their feet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Car wheels running from pavement to dirt roused her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The metal stairs leading down to the pavement screech with each of my footsteps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Frank watched as one of the creatures lumbered across the promenade, snuffling and licking the pavement with its long tongue. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The hum of the deck as the wheels moved along the pitted pavement felt good under my feet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Plastic tables and chairs are set on the pavement outside the Sinbad Restaurant. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then all morning it was Stan slicing through town on his board, so smooth and easy you’d think the pavement had turned to water. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The girl jumps in surprise and nearly drops the notebook but manages to catch it, though in the process her glove flutters to the pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Look, look,” he implored her, crouched, slapping the pavement with both hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I veer in his direction at such a sharp angle that the edge of my board protests against the pavement, leaving a long, black line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He crossed the pavement and got in the car again and sat there. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumbled through the thick grass with Lyra running ahead to see, and then back to help, and then ahead again, until they reached the stone pavement around the temple. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m on the steps, I’m on the pavement, it’s so confusing, my heart is racing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the land of pavement and glass and metal turn into an empty field. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His face injured, he lay on the pavement, stunned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell forward onto the street, scraping my hands on the pavement. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dad knows I am counting pavement lines, and he is looking through the leaves on the trees for birds. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He could feel the heat from the ground through his boots, and shimmering waves of heat dance around him from the pavement, making him shaky, as though he were walking in a strong wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The pavement outside is stained with wet spots that look like inkblots. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then we pulled out of our dive, sailed fifty feet, and tumbled onto the pavement—pegasus over demigod. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Kelly grabbed two of her jackets, handed one to Melissa, and skipped down the cracked pavement to Uncle Bill’s car. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Dogs sniffed them, cats crept past them stalking the fat pigeons; women, laden with heavy shopping bags, shuffled across the wet pavement; But still Scipio didn't appear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Please, let your feet come just a few extra paces along the pavement, just a few more, come on, just a few more…. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z My feet, numb and heavy, shuffled across the pavement. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z His steps rang out loudly on the pavement, adding to his fears. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun heated the pavements until they felt like the top of an oven. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the hum of the bus’s wheels on the pavement, silence surrounded us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us spill out on the pavement behind him, and we are shoulder to shoulder, standing so close I can hear how fast everyone is breathing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Standing on the pavement she gazed at him for a long minute, and then her glance explored the wood behind him for the Waiter. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I shivered as I walked on the cold, wet pavement. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard hooves clattering against the pavement. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I hear a crack as my left elbow slams into the pavement. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Alice had picked up a leaflet that had floated to the pavement, read the words, and shifted her weight at the curb. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I hustled my stride behind her heels clacking against the pavement toward the house. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z From the corner of my left eye, I see a gray blur collapse to the pavement. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The rain pelted down even harder on to the pavement, and when they finally reached Barbarossa’s shop, the alley was practically deserted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z By that time the chatter of wheels on rutted pavement had moved past my feet, crawled up my legs, to settle in my belly. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He ends up smashing his phone on the pavement outside the Capitol. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But the dog just sat down on the pavement and scratched his right ear with his left leg and yawned. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Outside, a fine rain has started to fall, misting the glassy cars and slicking the black pavement. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But when I turned back around, the pavement was alive, blanketed green by bouncing frogs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The rear wheels spun sand and pebbles against the fenders, and the truck skidded and swerved back on the pavement. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She saw the Giant step back a pace and put the suitcase down on the pavement. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell wet pavement, and pretend that this is all there is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the Willises’ dogs lay sleeping in the middle of the pavement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The pavement is smooth and pale, nothing like the patch-riddled street I grew up on. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s a bitter winter, ice everywhere, and I never know when the bike will go out from under me and send me flying into the street or onto the pavement, magazines and papers scattered. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When you put it in words it sounded reasonable; it was when you looked at the human beings passing you on the pavement that it became an act of faith. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then, from below, I heard the rickety sound of wheels against the pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I don’t know how I hopped on my board, how my foot found the pavement again and again, how I wheeled right up to the death scene with Fang, pretending I didn’t have a clue. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The gray-clothed man’s legs had speeded for a second, but he reined them down with his will and walked up the school pavement. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai’s head bobbed up and down as the heavy feet of the She Elephant struck the pavement. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The cinema man's lips twitch numbers as he paces down the pavement, slow as a coffin bearer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was only the sheer brick wall stretching down to the pavement, the cars and buses moving like toys so far below, and the blast of the wind against his face that made it terrifying. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A few feet away, they dropped him on the pavement, and with the help of two more guards, they tied his hands and feet with plastic handcuffs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The house was quiet until Scott arrived home with the clatter of his bike hitting the pavement. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The headlights threw their long-legged shadows across the pavement. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Their prayers rose from the pavement like the din of inseas on summer evenings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m holding my breath as I hurry along the pavement, head down, too afraid to look up, but when I do there’s nothing to see. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, darling?” the drunkest of the men on the other pavement was yelling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I heard the hard soles of his boots on the pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Invariably he waited until Ranofer was asleep, then in the night secretly poured it out on the pavement of the courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The only noise to be heard: bare feet slapping pavement and my name being hollered into the night. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I strain to listen for boots on the pavement. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then I looked down and saw fissures in the pavement. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Just as I was about to hit the pavement, a colored man started to head for the steps. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes wander to where the woman’s body lies on the pavement. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When I blink, I see Rita’s sister on the pavement below the train tracks, limbs bent at strange angles; I see Rita screaming and sobbing; I see myself turning away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They moved back up the side street and onto the main road again, where a group of men on the opposite side was singing and weaving across the pavement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He swung open his door with a creak and jumped to the pavement, joining the rest of their family on the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Heat made the steam rise from the wet pavement. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z From beyond the house’s walls, I could hear the tap of horses’ hooves on pavement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pavement between them is broken in pieces like a cracked eggshell. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On Highway 61, the pavement grew warm to the touch, then began to crack and settle, rendering the road unusable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The tires drove onto the smooth pavement, and their speed increased as his father drove them into traffic. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If Rowan had told those other kids to get down on all fours and lick the pavement, they would have. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z If he were in California, he’d sneak the jeep out and drive way too fast down the 101, doors off, blasting N.W.A., inches from being painted on the pavement. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The courtyard lay in deep shadow, but he could see that the pavement was strewn with bodies. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Leaning into it, faster, harder, my feet slap the pavement, until it comes — that weightless, near-to- flying fastness. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls the brim of his bowler hat down to better shield his eyes as he searches the dampening pavement for any sign of his notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She eases out onto the pavement and makes her way slowly down the road. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The other men tried to rest their heads on the pavement, in the crooks of their arms. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Outside his window he heard the sounds of hoofs drumming against the pavement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait on the pavement outside for a few moments to make sure he isn’t following me, then I walk, quickly at first, then slower, and slower, along Blenheim Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I open my eyes, I watch him crumple to the pavement again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When I look back across the pavement, I catch sight of a familiar face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The vigil keepers had gone home, the only evidence of their presence was a few wax-stained signs strewn across the pavement. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Large silver drops of rain hissed on the pavement. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They rise up through the pavement; we absorb them through our soles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Sunday nights I sit outside on the pavement under Mrs. Purcell’s window listening to plays on the BBC and Radio Eireann, the Irish station. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Flowering vines sent up creepers from every crack in the wall or pavement, and young trees had taken root in the Walls of abandoned shops and roofless temples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a moment it's caught in her hair, and then it falls onto the pavement, but she doesn't notice. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Anyway, we had gone barefoot, because it was a cool morning. But when lunchtime came around, we tried to leave the grass, and the pavement was too hot.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The Knight Bus kept mounting the pavement, but it didn’t hit anything; lines of lampposts, mailboxes, and trash cans jumped out of its way as it approached and back into position once it had passed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The sidewalks are cracked, tufts of weeds forcing their way through, and sometimes there aren’t any sidewalks at all but dirt paths along the black pavement of the street. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We were halfway across when we heard the clobbering of hooves on the pavement and turned to catch a glimpse of the Vitamin Kid bearing down on us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Directly in front of them, bordering the pavement, there was a brick wall with fearsome-looking spikes all along the top of it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The pavement would be their bed, the open-door toilet would be their bathroom, and the steel rack would be the seat they could share. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z On winter evenings it roared in sheets against the pavements and made Amity Harbor invisible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a brass plaque with the name next to the main door and a security camera swiveling slowly over the pavement. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The blood and broken bones on the pavement will settle their wager. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My feet slam into the ground and continue forward, hut Susan just falls to the pavement and rolls onto her side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The scene would unlock with the quick, heavy thud of a body on a hood, then warp-speed into a scrambled collage of bent limbs and black pavement and broken glass. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The sound of feet on stone pavement, all moving at the same time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But everybody got out of the way seconds before all those heavy bags crashed to the pavement. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The window behind the curtain was wide open, but nobody was walking on the pavement outside. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel icy pavement on my back; pebbles are grinding into my skin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A man approaches me—he’s right up in my face the moment I’m on the pavement. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They pounced on him, knocking him to the pavement. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like a diamond,” Rose blurted out, then gazed at the stone pavement. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I look down at the pavement below, and the world tilts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even though it was eight in the morning, the sun was already melting the pavement. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins looked down at her feet and rubbed the toe of one shoe along the pavement two or three times. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She was on the far pavement walking an ailing swag-bellied dachshund on a lead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then she kicked a Coke can on the pavement into the gutter. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard them cross the pavement, heard the faint rattle as the gate was opened, a tiny click as it closed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Even our footsteps, evenly matched, sounded loud on the pavement as we walked. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She falls, first to her knees, her hands limp at her sides, and then to the pavement, slumped to the side like a rag doll. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Just the rhythmic sound of our feet against pavement. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z As I approached the RV, a door near the center of the right side slid open and a short stepladder extended to the pavement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I tap the tires of the bike nearest me and check out the tread, thinking back to the Sunday morning when Lolo fell to the pavement. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A figure in blue overalls was coming down the pavement, not ten meters away. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A bomb crater yawned across the whole width of the street like a monstrous mouth with broken pavement for teeth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lord,” groaned the lesser half, “those frying pavements!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It is only in this last version that my lovers end well, standing side by side on a South London pavement as I walk away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His body goes rigid, and he collapses on the pavement, trembling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Except for the sound of Fred’s paws slapping against the wet pavement. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The drawing twirled a circle in the pavement, bowed to Sierra and placed one gloved hand at her feet, then danced off. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything to me, just looked down at the pavement, nodded, and walked back to the gallery, back to Vera. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z At that height, the cars were like little beetles crawling along the streets, and people walking on the pavements looked no larger than tiny grains of soot. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought how bad it would be if I ended up as a grease spot on the pavement. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was collecting his props: the two bottles he had used in Elinor's garden, the burnt-out torches, the bowl into which he spat and whose contents he now tipped carelessly out on the pavement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The pavement turned to dirt, then roads turned into paths, and dwellings grew increasingly forlorn and miserable. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z We stood together on the pavement, both of us sheepish and stalling. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I look down and the ground smears beneath me, all gray and white and black, glass and pavement and steel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Men were larking about on the bikes along a pavement stained with vomit. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My ears for taking in the soul of Paradise Valley, the high heels clicking against pavement, pianos being tuned, kind, courteous voices mingling, “Hello, little lady.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mare was moving so fast her shoes sent up blue sparks when they struck the pavement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She turned the truck off the pavement, and they were back on the bumpy dirt road. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I’m just leaning over the sofa to pull the curtains shut when I see a woman, her head bent to her chest, scuttling along the pavement on the opposite side of the street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge throng of people covered the pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The truck crushes dying grass and snow beneath its tires, and soon the ground turns to the pavement in the Abnegation sector, and I barely feel the passage of time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I’m almost at the station, just passing the Crown, when I feel a hand on my arm and I wheel around, slipping off the pavement and into the road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It took a minute to get the image of the Quit Man lying bloody on the pavement out of my head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The procession left the brush huts and entered the stone and plaster city where the streets were a little wider and there were narrow pavements beside the buildings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the tracks and the pavement and the way they go together, and it sinks in deeper than it ever has before. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And sure enough there she was, moving along the opposite pavement, dressed in her neat grey suit, just like the ones she’d always worn. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first day of the new school year, Harry had tripped Conor coming into the school grounds, sending him tumbling to the pavement. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z At a nearby pavement cafe, half a dozen people sipped coffee in the shade of patio umbrellas. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He knew he should run home, and he listened to his footsteps hitting the sidewalk pavement, loud thumping, one after the other, in rhythm with his breathing, like he was inside of a wind tunnel. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I closed the gate behind me and walked out onto the pavement and down the road. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The marquee lights melted on the wet pavement in long white gleams. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A figure moved from within, from left to right, and then stepped down onto the pavement. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z This time, he dropped the moped into a slide, leaving yards of his own skin on the pavement as the bike sparked and squealed and finally stopped. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z At twilight the earth was darker than the sky, and it was difficult to see if any of Romero’s sheep or goats were grazing along the edge of the pavement. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I could hear Garrett trailing me, the shuffle of his sneakers on the pavement, the drag of his jeans. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Some of them were too weak to walk and collapsed on the pavement. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There was the broken place in the pavement where Antonapoulos had stumbled once and hurt his elbow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a little pile of plaster lying on the pavement ahead of him, and in the middle of it he could see a bright red streak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On the first corner he reached there stood a café, with little green tables on the pavement and a zinc-topped bar and an espresso machine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pet stepped in front of her, dropping a knee to the pavement. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When I crossed the highway at the edge of town, the pavement turned to gravel, and I crunched along about a mile past the cotton gin until I came to the Rydells’ beat-up shack. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I picture the girl’s body on the pavement, and a shudder goes through me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A Victorian terrace of bright red brick faced right onto the pavement. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Each step made a sharp clacking sound that echoed on the pavement. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By reason of the walls and pavements of white marble the people used to wear black garments; it was the glare of the marble that made the monks wear black. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Fallen leaves, battered and bleached, scuttle in swirls on the pavement. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned away, looking at the splotches of old oil tattooed on the pavement, and waited for the car door to slam shut again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He sat down where he was, on the rough stones of the pavement, and did not think at all for a while. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A car pulled up next to her on the pavement—a red car. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But then my scratching hands find it, the memory of my mother’s face, and the strange angles of her limbs on the pavement, and the blood seeping from my father’s body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It's much nicer than sitting on a roadside pavement. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The stone buildings and the concrete pavements looked bleak and hostile to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down on the pavement and wrap my arms around my knees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The street lamps were making the pavement glisten, and the light from the streetcars would glint off someone’s shiny hair, or off a smile or a silver bracelet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I let her have the couch, while I laid out my shirt as a pillow and tried to get comfortable on the pavement. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Its streets are empty, its pavements static; to her fingers, it serves as little more than a tiny and insufficient facsimile. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Children knelt on the pavement and prayed while water from fire hoses swept them down the street. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A dog barks somewhere, and a bicyclist goes by, small tires crunching on pavement. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z My nose is near the pavement when the bone begins to bow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She heard heavy footsteps clomping the pavement on a nearby street. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But every time I turn around, Nat’s stopped to rub her toe on the pavement. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And one daughter keeps her hand on the mother’s arm, guiding her away from dusty craters in the pavement. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When that failed Ged stood a long while there on the pavement. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Ranofer sat hunched on the rough pavement of the courtyard, trying to stop the bleeding of his nose. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I shrieked once, desperate to run across a field, to feel grass under my feet instead of pavement. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He not only sold matches like any ordinary match-man, but he drew pavement pictures as well. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z My head strikes the pavement, and I see a few stars that are not necessarily in the sky. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It’s not as big as the royal wedding crowd, but it’s huge, filling up the pavement and pressed up to the gates. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I pulled her up and we lay trembling on the pavement I didn't realize we had our arms around each other until she suddenly tensed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Finally, with a great snapping of twigs and thrashing of branches across the windshield, as if the countryside is loath to release them, the car bursts forth onto smooth pavement and the light of day. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I had to really hold myself back from giggling stupidly, or jumping up and down on the pavement like a little kid. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It is late and the pavement is dark despite the streetlamps dotting the line of grey stone buildings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But I can see him studying his newspaper, breaking off regularly to look up at the passers-by on the pavement outside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I’d have enough cash by the time my small intestine shriveled like an earthworm on hot pavement. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A narrow aisle was cleared for him across the width of the pavement to a waiting car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There were streetlights, pavement, the rumble of distant cars. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The boy hung on to his coat and he kept to the edge of the road and tried to feel out the pavement under his feet in the dark. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I walk faster, stumbling over trash and broken pieces of pavement. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There were simply cages and the pavement beneath them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Nothing’s changed, little girl,” he said, his voice sounding like the noise dry leaves make as they rustle across a pavement. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She did not want them to be wholly “children of the pavement,” she always said when begging to have them for a space. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside on the pavement I said: "Do you want to go to the fight?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Palm trees and pillared arcades cast shadows over the burning pavements. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The hooves of their skeletal horses thundered against the pavement. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She darted around obstacles—broken furniture left for the trash heaps or for scavengers, stoves and refrigerators that were past repair, peddlers sitting on the pavement with their wares spread out around them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Every time it hits a patch of uneven pavement, it jostles me from side to side, even though I’m gripping the seat to keep myself still. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She splayed herself, prostrate on the ground, her right cheek pressed against the pavement, which was searingly hot from the midday sun. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Sunbird skidded along the slick pavement as she wrestled the wheel, trying to keep us on the road and in our lane and away from the car in front. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We’ve left the gravel and are cruising along on pavement again when she looks up from the notebook she’s now writing in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He would never watch another fist fight without fearing he was going to faint and crack his skull open on the pavement or suffer a fatal heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On either side of the highway were about four inches of pavement, then a sharp drop into the gully. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She left the little park behind, and passed a small factory whose thrumming machinery made the pavement vibrate. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lor long stretches no one spoke, leaving only the tap of our shoes on pavement and the sounds of the city: airplanes, the ever-present hum of traffic, sirens that warbled and pitch-shifted around us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Not wanting to feel left out, Kelly fell to the black pavement as well. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Breathing hard, I lifted the gun from the pavement, stood up, and pointed it at the man choking Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped back on to the pavement, the smile still on his lips. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Archie searched every inch of pavement from Thirty-third to Thirty-seventh Street before realizing that she had been in a cab at the time. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not enough room on the pavement to go three abreast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z No need to listen for doors opening—to fancy steps on the pavement or the gravel-walk! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They overtook me and flung me to the pavement. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked in silence, Rodney leading the way, through little backstreets hardly penetrated by the sun, the pavements so narrow we often had to shuffle along in single file. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully, he dried his face on his coat sleeve, then stood for two whole minutes staring at the shadow of a telephone pole on the alley pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Softly, I say, "I'll get that," and she waits while I push it open, and then she's off again, out and down the steps to the pavement. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy crumpled to the pavement next to Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He frowned and looked down at the pavement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The pavement in front of Finn ended in a wall of sky, as if it had been sliced off by the swing of a scythe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She placed the green chalk against the pavement, took a deep breath, and drew three sets of eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Harry, who did not feel as sanguine as he had pretended when reassuring Hermione, was glad to reach the gate and the slippery pavement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She ran outside barefoot, her feet freezing on the ice-cold pavement. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The white pavement of Route 1 shimmered in the heat and in the fumes from gas and oil. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s super-bright out, and the trees make cool shadows on the pavement. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, footsteps rang on the pavement behind them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the caps of his shoes clearly against the stone of the stairway, and then against the cement pavement of the sidewalk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He had not found any socks to wear that morning, and the hot pavement burned through the thin soles of his shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We park at the far end of the lot and hurry across the pavement, because we’re late. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They banged against the pavement, sending up the dust, and a man with a tonsure, whose legs were still below street level, paused and turned to watch her go by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’m just turning to walk to the station when a man comes running along the pavement, earphones on, head down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel glanced back and saw a line of smoking pavement where Arion’s hooves had touched the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I kept my head down, my eyes focused on the pavement. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She stomped her foot on the pavement, raising her leg twice and pounding her foot down as hard as she could. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In a fit of defeat, I threw both my phone and the dictionary to the ground, watching them skid and spin across the wet pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I cross the room and stand in front of the windows, staring at what we can see of the compound, which is just more of the same glass and steel, pavement and grass and fences. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It got a bullet right through it, started leaking like a drain and puddling up on the pavement. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Instead I turn my gaze to the cracked pavements. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The cop grabbed the back of my head and shoved my face into the pavement. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He had missed the flagpole by an inch and would have plunged down to the pavement if his hands hadn’t caught hold of the Union Jack itself. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The soles of my feet ached from pounding miles of hard pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I take in a big breath and leave the shade of that magnolia tree and walk across the street, stepping over the cracks in the pavement. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z A dog barks and my keys jangle to the pavement. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Not even the inevitable end to my ride—when I crashed to the pavement, gashing my forehead—dampened my spirits or my enthusiasm. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes on the pavement, glancing up often enough to be sure no one's looking at me strangely, and that I don't walk into a street sign. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Max kicks her toe at the pavement playfully. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There are women like Mam with children in their arms, babies like Alphie, and children playing on the pavement. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then it turns and glides over the pavement, which is painted with dozens of lines and symbols. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The car pulled out from the pavement and moved away with no noise at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a roar that seemed to make the pavement heave; a shower of light objects pattered onto his back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Adam stamped the mud off his shoes when he reached the pavement. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He hit me and I sat down on the pavement. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She kept turning and waving as she walked away across the pavement. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra’s eyes flew open as the chalk man shuddered against the pavement and then scattered into nothing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I hear shouting up ahead, and glass shattering on the pavement. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A cluster of children sat on the pavement, playing some sort of game. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, the path had been only dirt covered in fallen pine needles, but by midmorning, the pine needles were swept away, and by noon the horses stepped onto pavement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He scraped a match against the pavement, and it flared up instantly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The gray of the roof, the gray of cigarette ashes, matches the pavement of the sidewalk and the street. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Very kindly, the girl in the cloakroom called a taxi, and one of the younger members of the door staff carried my bag all the way out to the pavement. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a long, long time when the blind man walked right away and the camera didn’t follow him, it stayed still, on the empty stretch of pavement, waiting. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z An officer took a photo of a bloodstain on the pavement. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Ranofer pushed open the third door on the left and slipped into the courtyard, his bare feet silent on the rough pavement. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn’t be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Hastily straightening his glasses and unsticking his cheek from the glass, he pressed his nose against the window instead and squinted down at the pavement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z However they came, when or why, the minute the leather of their soles hit the pavement—there was no turning around. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung open his door with a creak and jumped to the pavement, joining the rest of their family on the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z You found another dead worm on the pavement and put it on the earth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There were four gray coils on the pavement where flares had burned out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He swears aloud, attracting a glare from a passing woman who steps aside as he stops short on the crowded pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He flung his lit cigarette on the pavement with so much force, it made a stream of sparks. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Colin drove cautiously, but still, the worn shocks of the Hearse creaked and groaned at the endless potholes and waving undulations of pavement. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The man looked both ways as if to make sure the coast was clear, then stepped outside into the freezing cold and started shovelling his way down the pavement. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He ran blindly, only focused on each step that hit the pavement. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The air tastes piney and sweet out here, so different from the city, which usually smells more like wet pavement and car exhaust. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z On the pavement I see a hopscotch board drawn in red chalk. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It must have been around two o’clock by then, and the pavement was busy with shoppers. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The tunnel let us out somewhere in the wasteland we drove through to get to the compound, among the crumbling buildings and overgrown trees breaking through the pavement. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She turned and raced back to her rucksack, abandoned on the pavement, and rummaged through it feverishly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I recognized you on the pavement,” he said immediately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the pavement, taking swigs from the brandy bottle, getting buzzed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We all stared at the frogs, the hundreds of frogs climbing out of the pond on our left, fighting their way up the bank, leaping for the hot pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The road bent its way along the coast, dead sheaves of saltgrass overhanging the pavement. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Coasting through the school door, weaving and winding across the pavement, riding the asphalt wave, avoiding the bus waiters and the pickup parents. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He burst into an all-out sprint, booking into the street, his feet pounding the pavement as he headed for Lana and the strangers now dragging her across the rock-filled yard of the house. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As a child, Turner had once tried to persuade himself that preventing his mother’s sudden death by avoiding the pavement cracks outside his school playground was a nonsense. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She stood, ready to run, and saw a large, dark blue car gliding silently to the pavement beside her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand on the pavement outside his house for a long time after he shuts the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the humming motors of cars driving on the pavement outside his bedroom window, he heard the sigh of the midnight breeze and the chorus of chirping crickets. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Running, my chest on fire, hearing the sound of voices shouting after me, boots pounding on the pavement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But moving wasn’t a good idea because every time I flipped and flapped on the pavement, with every natural jerk, the cuffs seemed to tighten, and worse, I caught another blow. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I open my eyes, and stare at the pieces of chair I can faintly see on the pavement below. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z My feet hit the pavement so hard the soles of my feet sting. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He was standing on the pavement outside Nick Farthing’s house, his face damp from the thick night mist. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They had come to the end of the pavement, to the end of the streetlights. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It had rained during the night, a gentle and safe sprinkle that Ivy let lull her to sleep after she’d stayed awake for hours drawing, and now the pavement shined like polished silver. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Yet the pavement was wet and slippery, and what few people there were were in a hurry. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Presently they were in the Lane, their slippers making a soft hissing noise on the pavement as they scurried along. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z There was no music yet, only the sound of the man’s footsteps, going very steadily, and the tap-tap of his stick as well, poking forward along the pavement. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When I was outside the shop I saw that Mrs. Alexander’s dachshund was sitting on the pavement. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I breathe in the smell of wet pavement and marsh air. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Just the rhythmic padding of our feet against pavement. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She landed on the pavement of a quiet side street, the vibrations of her fall shooting up her legs and back. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z With the feeling that he would be less conspicuous inside than hanging about on the pavement, he stepped through the doorway. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that he had passed through the doorway: yet he stood outside on the pavement where he had stood before. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z At Nico’s feet, two puddles of darkness stained the pavement—no doubt the remains of the cow monsters that had chased them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She’d been strutting along being beautiful, not paying attention to her feet, and the edge of her shoe caught on an uneven place in the pavement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My booted foot hits his gut as he falls, rolling him over the pavement. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I hear it hit pavement somewhere not far up on Jonagold Path. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He’s heading straight for me, and as I step back, trying to get out of the way, I slip off the edge of the pavement and fall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember sitting on the damp pavement next to the pool and seeing my mother, in the spectators’ bleachers, holding my younger sister on her lap. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow swirls over the pavement outside, floating on the wind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He told them that he didn’t care where they slept, as long as it was on the pavement, where he could see them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But she could not hold it low enough to avoid seeing the snowflakes falling and dying on the pavement. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as he turned down Burman Street, Bryson could hear their feet quicken, hear the footfalls on the pavement speed up like rain going from drizzle to downpour. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z But there wasn’t much pavement and not many cars. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We are quiet for a few minutes then, except for the sound of our feet hitting the pavement. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z There the pavement ended, and rutted dirt roads began. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There were dark patches in the red gravel where the pavement ended, and she drove the car over Mr. Healy’s blood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z For perhaps five seconds exaltation made him careless, and he stepped out onto the pavement without so much as a preliminary glance through the window. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A flight of hopeful pigeons settled on the pavement around our feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tara is running along the pavement toward her sister and mother, weaving through swimmers, waiters, and British women. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He would walk fast on the pavement, turned tightly into himself, hands deep in the coat his cousin had lent him, a gray wool coat whose sleeves nearly swallowed his fingers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They just showed you his feet, and the slabs of pale pavement, under the street lights. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I watched the way his sandals pounded the pavement, slapped his black, calloused heels. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z This road of endless ruts and missing stretches of pavement had been built during the first American occupation of Haiti, in the early twentieth century. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He fell backwards and slammed his head on the pavement. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We drove for the next hour and a half and the snow kept falling, even though it wasn’t sticking to the pavement, only the grass. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She drove off the uneven dirt road that led to the mobile home and onto the smooth pavement. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He anchored his canoe to the overpass and climbed up onto the pavement. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I lay my head back down on the pavement. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We fell like a rock—straight toward the pavement three hundred feet below. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Not so good for the guy who stabbed him, though, because Joey broke that boy’s arm and jaw when he slammed him into the pavement. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She would not allow him to walk beside her as she strolled the pavements soliciting other servicemen, and she was infuriated when she spied him trailing her from a distance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She found it easier this time, and there was the chough, with her in her own world, perching on a branch that hung low over the pavement. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They clicked on the pavement with the sound of a younger woman’s stride. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We settle into a rhythm, our shoes slapping on the pavement, our breaths pulsing almost in unison. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Now here they were again, nearly grown girls, sitting in a heap on the pavement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now that we’re here, and safe, I realize that there are cuts all over the bottoms of my feet from running over rough pavement and bits of glass from broken windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I walk out into the empty space of pavement. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Ranofer rose from his mat and ran across the pavement and into the storeroom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I argued, “I suppose you’d get on that roller coaster even if the car in front of you skipped the tracks and splattered everyone riding in it all over the pavement.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Occasionally, Granny and I had to jump off the pavement to make way for madams and their poodles and English toy spaniels. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the houses on the opposite pavement ran out, areas of flat lawn appeared in their place, and you could see, beyond the lawns, the tops of the beach huts lining the seafront. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Annie Lee Cooper is subdued and handcuffed after slugging Sheriff Clark and knocking down the pavement. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine my body plummeting, smacking into the bars as it falls down, and my limbs at broken angles on the pavement, just like Rita’s sister when she didn’t make it onto the roof. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She laughed and gently kicked the pavement with her sneaker. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z |
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