| 单词 | peak |
| 例句 | Other magical creatures inhabit places inaccessible to Muggles—one thinks of the Acromantula, deep in the uncharted jungle of Borneo, and the phoenix, nesting high on mountain peaks unreachable without the use of magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The peak of the strawberry season was over and the last few days the workers, most of them braceros, were not picking as many boxes as they had during the months of June and July. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The peaks looked like giant fried fish heads trying to jump out of a vat of oil. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But then she remembered the hot sparks she had felt while sliding down the mountain peak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Except for her receding chin Turtle Wexler looked every inch the witch, her dark unbraided hair streaming wild in the wind from under her peaked hat, a putty wart pasted on her small beaked nose. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And they went up by steep ways, until they came to a high field below the snows that clad the lofty peaks, and it looked down over the precipice that stood behind the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Roads wound crazily up to the peak, where the largest palace gleamed against the snow. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Snow brushed over the tips of every peak up in the San Gabriels, but down on the track there was only rain and slippery mud. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers danced over valleys, rivers, the peaks of mountains, the contours of a new nation hidden beneath the old. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To their left, a hill rose to its peak, the forest broken up only by a few rocky outcroppings. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The mountain peaks majestically jut into the sky as large clouds cast dark shadows on them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The law and order perspective, first introduced during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement by rabid segregationists, had become nearly hegemonic two decades later. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I put it on, and turned the old peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then I went over and took a look at my stupid face in the mirror. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When I pressed my face against the window, I could see the mountain peaks disappearing into the clouds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z By day the mountains were blue-grey, brushed with frost, but once the sun vanished behind the jagged peaks they turned black. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The peaks of home flattened out as they approached the coast, and then, like the first time she had come to Hampton, it came into view: the James River. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He made his way just abaft of the cabin, then stood squinting up at the Susan Marie’s guys and stays and at the peaks of her stabilizer bars. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Auk XXV peaked out at the predicted fifteen thousand feet, neatly falling downrange, landing with a solid thunk near the end of the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As the war approached its peak, every single American military airplane in production was based fundamentally—and in many cases in specific detail—upon the research results and recommendations of the NACA. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Stump, an alpinist of world renown who died on Denali in 1992, had just completed a difficult new route on a nearby peak, the Mooses Tooth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered small moments, and these moments came to her now: A birthday cake cradled in her mother’s hands, with white peaks of frosting and animal crackers around the edges. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He left the trail and walked high on one of the peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There are more than 350 peaks over 5,000 feet along the AT, and perhaps a thousand more in the vicinity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I want to make sure that Lily sees peak Luke.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z One of the peaks of the migration came when they passed a rock-cliff of the ocean. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There were just as many psychologically damaged people, criminally inclined people, living in the city at the peak of the crime wave as in the trough. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At their peak, his team brought in over four thousand dollars a day. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Even though they were willing to try anything, I'd personally reached peak frustration levels at our country's complex and seemingly arbitrary immigration laws. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I made my way to the top of the wheel, and from there pulled myself onto the flat peak of the highest roof in town. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On that day, crime was just about at its peak in the United States. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes; and another darkened and sometimes disclosed the Môle, a peaked mountain to the east of the lake. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was still a deep blue, but the sun hadn’t quite risen over the trees’ peaks. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Dominican gulls sailed up the black peaks, disappearing into the fog. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Before them the mountains frowned, but their path lay in a deep trough of land and they could see only the higher shoulders and the far eastward peaks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Its perfect triangle peak sparkled in the sun. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z It showed a glacier with a curious serpentine shape, flowing down between three almost identical mountain peaks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Can just manage to sit up if I wedge myself right below the peak. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Among mountaineers and other connoisseurs of geologic form, Everest is not regarded as a particularly comely peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Farther off there were others: peaks, pinnacles, black cindercones on the glacier. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This one had jags and peaks, a mountain range of black water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His house was high in the peaks of the Zuni mountains and he waited for people to wander up to his place. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Henri had suddenly decided that the old-fashioned pincushion was an art form which had flowered and reached its peak in the Nineties and had since been neglected. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below, on the murky peak, the demons were busily cutting the stairway loose with axes and hammers and saws. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And then, out of nowhere, the pain in his scar peaked. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Balanced on a high peak of need, agonized by indecision, Ralph cried out: "Oh God, oh God!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Gora had a weakness for the peak of the food pyramid. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Now he came in a white shirt, a blue collar, and a brown peaked cap. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't matter how often my mom told me I was beautiful, because I knew the truth: I had peaked in sixth grade. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When I finally made it upstairs, it was past eight, and Ocean had hit peak panic. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “We all know you’re smart and brave and a good shot. But we need soldiers in the field. You don’t know the first thing about executing orders, and you’re not exactly at your physical peak.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z By the time an extreme amplification peaks out. an eyedropper of the victim’s blood may contain a hundred million particles of virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late at night when the city of Rio de Janeiro first came into view, and the ship finally passed the famed Sugar Loaf peak, which marked the entrance into Rio’s calm natural harbor. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the summer, when the peak of the strawberry season was over and when work was slow, Ito gave us Saturday afternoons off. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z My strength peaks, and I shove at his chest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ever since then he had been peaked, red-eyed, and miserable; a littlun who played little and cried often. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z With the Olympics months away, Louie was peaking at the ideal moment. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The shadows covered the floor of the pass by then, and the sun was sinking fast toward the jagged twin peaks of the huge mountain the rangers named Forktop. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had never known until she told him that he had a widow’s peak, which she assured him was a great mark of beauty. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z What I’d thought was the ceiling was really the bottom of a giant room carved into the mountain peak. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Only towering Parnassus was not quite covered, and the bit of dry land on its very topmost peak was the means by which mankind escaped destruction. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I no longer climbed the peaks to say, How lovely are these hills! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was right around lunch when things hit peak weird. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He was dressed in olive-drab trousers and a leather jacket, and he wore a cowboy hat but with a flat crown and the brim curled and held to a peak by the chin strap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The thin winter snow was already gone from the high peaks, and the sacred mountain was a dusty, dry blue color. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z What’s more, the workshop’s stone floor rose and fell in a gentle pattern of peaks and troughs to guide the spills toward those drains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She pointed at the volcano’s smoking peak with her chin, and her heart constricted a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Because it was the high school, it sat at the highest point in town, on top of the hill that rose up like a tent’s peak. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He particularly noticed one blue height that divided into two peaks at the top and decided that it must be Mount Pire. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The park gets some three million visitors a year, mostly in the three peak months of summer. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I stare out the window at the lake, the waterfalls, and the mountain peaks, until once again I’m looking at the abalone-shell sky out the cockpit window. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Proof that my ancestors walked that peak, watching and waiting, angels at their command. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z South from Kostor one peak after another stood out white against a colorless sky; I counted thirteen, the last an undefined glimmer in the mist of distance in the south. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A hut dominated the exhibit, its walls wooden poles lashed together under a peaked thatch roof. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There was nothing in its appearance to suggest that it could move, much less take flight across the snowy peaks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have peaked somewhere in the stratosphere, because this time it came down screaming. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When they fly over the Alps, his father gets out of his seat to take pictures of the snowcapped peaks through the window. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, frame by frame, the mound turned green with weeds, covered in brushy grass and scrub and, eventually, a small shrub clinging to its peak. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I arrived at the peak, Mother was making the Thanksgiving meal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Arthur has hit peak awkward, and even he’s cringing at himself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Cabin fever reached its peak on Midwinter’s Day, June 22, when the crew celebrated with a raucous party. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The Brown Bear took off his peaked cap. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He staggered to his feet, tensed for more terrors, and looked up at a huge peaked cap. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z If they suddenly rose up into a terrain full of valleys and peaks, she would be able to travel them blindfolded. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The top and bottom peaks of the diamond were elongated into a straight line, and it seemed to be symmetrically perfect. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z From the top of the clouds rose the decapitated peak of a mountain, its summit covered with snow. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the two nations that control access to the peak—Nepal and China—are staggeringly poor. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z During the peak of the Vietnam War, he volunteered for the Army in logistics as an alternative to being drafted and sent to the front lines like many of his friends. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Downward from this yard he wove on the wind's loom a sail of spells, a square sail white as the snows on Gont peak above. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Talent? Ibti, I don’t think you’ve even hit your peak yet. I think if you want to go all the way with fencing you can.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He fiddled with the peak of his baseball cap. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Navigating a busy athletic facility during peak workout hours posed a challenge for the agents on my security detail, but they managed it well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Though past his peak, he still played a mean game of singles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To climb the rocky hills at the peak of which our neighbors’ porches rose even higher, their balustrades festooned with potted plants, the zinc overhangs sparkling in the midday sun. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z If you were hell-bent on climbing the peak and could somehow come up with the dough, Adventure Consultants was the obvious choice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Ottoman Empire was at its peak under Sulaiman and a serious threat to the eastern parts of Christian Europe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Another crash of thunder echoed down from the mountain peaks, louder than before. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Looming over them all was the jagged peak called the Giant's Lance, a mountain that even mountains looked up to, its head lost in icy mists three and a half miles above the valley floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Grim black cliffs reached up 800 feet into the fog at their backs, and the 2,500-foot peaks behind those were covered with glaciers and snow. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The Stormhold had been carved out of the peak of Mount Huon by the first lord of Stormhold, who reigned at the end of the First Age and into the beginning of the Second. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z All were wealthy and at the peaks of their careers, but all also bore the scars of nineteenth-century life, their pasts full of wrecked rail cars, fevers, and the premature deaths of loved ones. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Not afraid of anything?” he said, acting all surprised, shooting his eyebrows up under the peak of his ball cap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In a massive valley between two of the largest peaks, a ragged wall of ice rose out of the sea, filling the entire gorge. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I stopped to look at them, jagged and red peaked, looming there like a distant mountain range. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The peaks lined up all in a row and made for a beautiful landscape. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s a thing that happens when you achieve peak mortification. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The house was surrounded by a dense forest, and beyond it I saw a range of jagged mountain peaks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Not unusually severe for an ice age, it had twin peaks, the first about 70,000 years ago and the second at about 20,000 years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the very peak of the last ice age 20,000 years ago, 30 percent of the earth was under ice. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff shrugged, smiled vaguely, gestured at the nearest mountain peak with his burrito. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds seemed to be swirling around its peak, as though the mountain was drawing them in, spinning them like a top. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It had been expanded, improved upon, excavated and tunneled into by successive Masters of Stormhold, until the original mountain peak now raked the sky like the ornately carved tusk of some great, grey, granite beast. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a white-topped cap, and above the green shade or the peak was a crown, an anchor, gold foliage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Nat saw the man with her then—a tall, handsome chap, with dark hair sweeping back in a widow’s peak and smiling dark eyes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But you see further ahead in the clear light. Beyond those peaks the range bends round south-west. There are many maps in Elrond’s house, but I suppose you never thought to look at them?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were blue-bellied clouds hanging low over the mountain peaks, and he could hear thunder faintly in the distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “High peaks, impassable cliffs, steep snow-slopes, and sharply descending glaciers could be seen in all directions, with stretches of snow-plain overlaying the ice sheet of the interior.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They followed the ridge to the mountain and climbed all the way up to the craggy peak just in time to see the sunrise. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He grew thin and gaunt, and the angles and bones of his face and hands jutted like sharp peaks from beneath his skin. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Others argued back that they’d use for models people at the peak of their health, and that’s why they were likely to be “normal parent” age. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ona lay on one of the planks, peaked, the baby crying on her chest. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Up into the peaked space they carted my grandparents’ disassembled bed, the leather ottoman, the brass coffee table, and Lefty’s rebetika records. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mallory, whose name is inextricably linked to Everest, was the driving force behind the first three expeditions to the peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z This aspect of a sound — how often a peak of a wave goes by, is called frequency by scientists and engineers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Above their bleached faces their foreheads had been shaved halfway over their scalp’s curve to make a sharp widow’s peak where starched black hair began to arch upward, reminding me of a cobra’s hood. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the Library, dark clouds crouched on the glacial peaks, and the wind blew fitfully past the windows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the model, its black stone faces and great white peak, and I felt tiny and terrified and alone, alone, alone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For any ten miles of trail, the maps will name and identify perhaps only three of the dozen or more peaks you cross. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They measure it in hertz, which is how many peaks go by per second. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I, when there, have precipitated him to their base. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Dense forest and rocky outcrops forced the robot to zig and zag and backtrack, but after an hour of steady hiking, she arrived at the craggy mountain peak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Low clouds wreathed the peaks of the Miiggelberg above the racecourse, and fog filtered through the woods down closer to the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’ve climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and felt how quickly the dense Kenyan heat at the base of the mountain transforms into the chill of its snowcapped peak, where deep breaths are hard to find. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Smoke curled from the highest peak on the mountain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z According to this authority, “The peak between three and four years of age can hardly have any other interpretation than exposure of the young organism to a mutagenic stimulus around the time of birth.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The stars were circling the peaks of the mountains, dipping into the cane fields belonging to the sugar mill. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The map is poorly made; there is a great peak visible to the west not shown on it at all, and it is all out of proportion. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z No client on Hall’s team, by comparison, had ever reached the summit of any 8,000-meter peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Carl stood hunched in the doorway downstairs, limp, with his peaked cap pulled down over his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then with his sharp jack-knife he worked at them, cutting the edges of the large one into little peaks and towers, with a large star carved on the very tallest point. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Isihlangu’s misty peaks occasionally popped into view, like EKGs by a hospital bedside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Coming around the peak, the city revealed itself with a burst of radiant light. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As the night shadows drifted from the peaks, Eilonwy lit her golden sphere and set it in the crevice of a faulted rock. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Winging to its weathered and rotting peak, she landed gracefully. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He has reached new and astonishing peaks of scientific success. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I lift the dagger high, my rage peaking, holding like the highest note of a mountain storm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On they went, higher and higher up the dizzying trail, on one side the sheer stone walls and brutal peaks towering above them, and on the other an endless, limitless, bottomless nothing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And then, like a gust of wind, the music picks us up and we are flying in hang gliders like birds over the mountains, swooping in valleys and rising over peaks. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a peaked cap with jingling bells and a suit of motley. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The thin air had a shimmering, crystalline quality that made even distant peaks seem close enough to touch. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But worst of all for Helene, the vultures build their nests above the clouds, atop the most unassailable peaks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A red sash covered the waist, forming an inverted peak that separated the bodice from the explosion of skirts beneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At the peak of his intelligence, Algernons performance had become variable. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I watched the peaks and valleys of the big waves, waiting for something large to be revealed in the ups and downs, like a whale or a shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Over two hundred feet from one bank to another, and arching more than sixty feet at its peak, Stonebridge had more stories and legends surrounding it than any other University landmark. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I know this way so well from many crossings—Kingman, Ash Fork, Flagstaff with its mountain peak behind it, then Winslow, Holbrook, Sanders, down hill and up again, and then Arizona passed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mount St. Helens lost thirteen hundred feet of peak, and 230 square miles of forest were devastated. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z To the left, pine-clad slopes, frowning cliffs, narrow gorges, and blue peaks stretched away as far as the eye could reach. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As we near our trailers, I turn to look back toward the mountains, the stunning granite peaks off in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was this red hunting hat, with one of those very, very long peaks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It was a miserable reproduction in which the jagged peaks rose white against a grotesquely blackened and scratched sky. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they weren’t as tall as the skyscrapers Gregor knew by name, but they towered high above his head, some at least thirty stories and finished in artful peaks and turrets. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Palbongsan meant “eight peaks mountain,” with its highest peak standing over three hundred sixty meters high. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Descending from Camp Four after the storm, at 25,000 feet, Krakauer turned to look back at the upper reaches of the peak, where his friends Hall, Harris, Hansen, and Fischer had lost their lives. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Where the mountain’s crater should have been was instead a peak. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In another moment he’d set them down on the next jagged peak and, with panic in his eyes, lumbered off to warn the others of this terrible new threat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Its center was an octagon topped by a dome that rose 275 feet from floor to peak, higher than the dome of the U.S. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I climbed the main road, toward the big palace at the peak. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Behind it and on either side rose up steep hills, and beyond the hills could be seen the peaks of still more hills, and beyond those still more. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In spots the rocky sides of surrounding peaks still displayed some snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In it she sits ramrod straight, wearing a beaded, peaked headdress and two large silver brooches around her neck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Roz stood on the peak and watched the sun sink behind the ocean. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was settling down in the southwest sky above the twin peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The roof, gray slate, slanted down in four directions from a central peak. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Long tree-clad slopes rose from the lip of the dingle, and away beyond them, above the fir-trees of the furthest ridge there rose, sharp and white, the peak of a high mountain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But I’m not sure I could vouch for my desires if I were imprisoned for a long time in a densely packed world without women and at the peak of my sexual vigor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was dressed in a shaggy tweed jacket and knickers with long woolen stockings and a cap that had a peak both front and back, and he seemed as confused as he could be. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They had not, as far as Taran could tell, stopped hastening westward, and Dark Gate lay some distance behind them, though its peaks no longer could be seen. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z St. Helens rose up over them, its perfect triangle peak sparkling with snow. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Far scarier than any of my ideas is the fact that, at the age of seventeen, I was probably operating at my intellectual peak. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m ready for a peak. And soon.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The peak of the ceiling is just taller than she is. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There were only a few more yards of stony ground and then the two sides of the island came almost together so that one expected a peak of headland. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He had grown taller and was pale and peaked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Though trees ringed the hill on all sides, its peak was bald as a priest’s head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A liquid blue sky stands out against the snow-tipped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Captain Black laughed, his bleary eyes narrow with fatigue and his peaked, sharp face sprouting as usual with a sparse reddish-blond stubble. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She burst into prayer every time the truck jerked or stumbled into a pothole, her “Bismillah!” peaking with each of the truck’s shudders and jolts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Morning and dusk and morning again I watched them trailing up to a hole in the peak of the roof, carrying their tiny burdens out into the light. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She flashes me a smile, and the world spins—chairs stretch into colorful putty, laughter crescendos in peaks, and the floor beneath my feet wobbles like the land is melting out from under me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z One morning as I was baby-sitting, and watching my mother go about cleaning the house, my suspicions about something that was happening to her reached a peak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Asha saw only trees and shadows, the moonlit hills and the snowy peaks beyond. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although the suicide rate in most other wealthy countries peaked in the early 1980s, it continues to climb in South Korea, doubling since 2000. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A jovial fellow with gold-filled teeth and a silvery widow’s peak, he jovially repeated, “Sometimes I despair. Sometimes I think old Doc Savage had the right idea.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When they arrived back at their home nestled beneath the peaks and craters of the sleeping volcano and wrapped in the lush smell of the swamp, Glerk stood at his full height, waiting for them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The man was in peak condition, and in the arrogance of his new rejuvenation, he rejected his gleaning and fought the scythe, breaking his jaw with a vicious punch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The way I wore it, I swung the old peak way around to the back--very corny, I'll admit, but I liked it that way. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Built entirely of stone, it seemed a fortress, a castle at the crossroads, with sparkling glass windows and a high, peaked roof. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The three peaks loomed before them, darkling in the twilight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I glanced up at the mountain’s peak, where a black marble fortress loomed, just like I’d seen in my dreams. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Since the whites had refrigerators, their butchers bought the meat from commercial slaughterhouses in Texarkana and sold it to the wealthy even in the peak of summer. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Away from the cameras, the work doesn't require me to be at peak form. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They sit on the roof peaks shoulder to shoulder. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Pratt’s analysis, quarter mile world record setter Truckle Feature had a peak speed of just under 80 feet per second, or 54 mph. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The emperors used to eat the peaked hump of purple dromedaries,” she would say. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ngoni were led by Chief Nawambe, whose plan was to capture the Rock of the Edible Flies and all the land visible from its peak. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He could see the peaks of Mount Taylor high above everything, high above the valley. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The first house I see is Windemere with its multitude of peaked roofs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I wanted to scream but instead I ran, out the back door and up through the hills toward the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I hollered up to the mountain, hoping the wind would carry my words to the hiding peak. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He could see mountains now, their peaks white with snow, and the silver thread of rivers in dark woods. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We reached the tiger place in no time—a mountain peak three feet three from the sky. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The dingo reached Australia at the peak of the Austronesian expansion from South China through Indonesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even when I got used to that gray, I would only see peaks as if shaded in pencil, rocks like charcoal rubbings, everything so murky. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a genetic trait, like his widow’s peak and his slow brown eyes and the job he inherited at the post office. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “That things have a way of working themselves out. That there’s reasons for our valleys and for our peaks.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When the wind blew from the north, long plumes of ice crystals flew from the high peaks like banners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I hoisted it up by its peaked roof and took it into the house, up the stairs to my room, and shut the door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z From small clearings, now, they could see in the distance the rocky peaks rising above the Little Baldy Bear Lakes; some saddles between peaks still carried slim patches of snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The hills drew near, but the tall peaks of Thrihyrne were already dim against the darkening sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was no sign of the sledge itself—or was there a feather touch of movement on the flank of the highest peak? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Superimposed against the images of these peaks, the poster showed a grinning, bearded man in full alpine regalia. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But their knowledge peaked at seventeen, when they ventured out of their parents’ homes and discovered that America had guns and cousins, too. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The peaks to the west were lit up and spilling some of the light down their sides and onto our fields, all harvested and turned and ready for the long winter. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I wince as the cries peak and fall, and the onlookers cheer at their crescendos. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The second picture contained for foreground only the dim peak of a hill, with grass and some leaves slanting as if by a breeze. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take long for the chaos in the room to reach a peak. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I saw the vague image of a mountain, and a girl standing at the barren peak. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But the peak refused to give me up. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I pulled the peak around to the back again, and relaxed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The waves were just as big as the breakers closer to shore, but their peaks weren’t sharp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He did this sort of thing with virtually every peak in New England. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A tall man, elderly, with a brown peaked cap and an old-fashioned collar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was almost full, the night so clear that she could see the mountains, their peaks crowned with snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although everyone appeared to be in superb physical shape, circumstances had forced them to do the bulk of their training on StairMasters and treadmills rather than on actual peaks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The dirty snow was pockmarked from the warm rain, and melting in patches to expose the slimy, yellowed grass beneath it; icicles cracked and plunged like daggers from the sharp peaks of the roofs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Turner figured she had reached her peak of height sometime around the Civil War and from that time on had been folding and shrinking until someday she would probably just disappear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They were scaling a low ridge between two snow-capped peaks when a shadowcat came snarling from its lair, not ten yards away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It seemed miraculous, as if some block of stone had fallen from the peaks above and landed upright in the brush, chiseled, solitary, twelve feet high. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The island of Gont, a single mountain that lifts its peak a mile above the storm-racked Northeast Sea, is a land famous for wizards. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Like Madison in 1790, Hamilton was at the peak of his powers. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Papa read the papers and studied the changeless peaks, while all around us other families were moving out, forcing our name ever higher on the list. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After crossing the valley, Tree-ear stopped on a peak at the far side and looked back. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At dinner my first night on the peak, Dad described the explosion as a tender mercy from the Lord. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She gave the peak of my baseball cap a gentle tap and told me not to go anywhere, she’d be right back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Those who would climb Everest therefore shifted their attention to the south side of the peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps eighty years earlier, dust storms had engulfed the high plains, blackening the glaciers in the peaks above. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What I did was, I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around to the front, then pulled it way down over my eyes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Like a climber about to slip off an icy peak, I drove my ax into the ground. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There are no Alpine peaks or grinding glaciers, no great deposits of oil or precious metals, not a hint of a pyroclastic flow. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I went around to the side of the cabin and peaked through the window. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Their skill level tended to peak at around age twenty-two, when they were older and stronger, which meant they were able to enjoy competing over a much longer period. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The rain begins again, tapping against the window like an intruder or a warning, and finally, at the very peak of the room’s growing hum, a child begins hiccupping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The sun began to rise, then, over the easternmost peak of Mount Belly, framing him in light. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z All around us, green mountain peaks jut into the gray sky. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I open my eyes in the morning, the rain has stopped and the sun is peaking out behind the clouds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountain had been named for the swirling veils of clouds, the membranes of foggy mist clinging to the peaks, then leaving them covered with snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had a good life in California, pretty Victorian home with a peaked roof, a good marriage, a promising writing career, in-laws who loved me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But the unification of Europe has resisted the efforts of such determined conquerors as Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler; even the Roman Empire at its peak never controlled more than half of Europe’s area. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Norton had reached a new peak of ugliness that day with the afternoon sun shining down on him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It was the peak of the planting season, and the nights spent on the hard ground took their toll of men whose endurance was needed for the hard daily work in the fields. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no face under the peaked hood. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Media coverage of the movement peaked in 1988, when a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 in Kentucky caused a head-on collision with a school bus. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For dinner that night Trotter fried chicken so crisp it would crackle when you bit it, and she beat the potatoes into creamy peaks with the electric mixer. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When he saw the narrow stony road, the foothills rising high and wild all around them, and the jagged snowcapped peaks on the distant horizon, all the hope went out of him in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gilded harpies stood atop the center poles of each of its nine peaked roofs, shining in the sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lelia liked houses that you could go all the way up and hide yourself in, high stretching houses with garrets, widow’s peaks, secret attics. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is like the world’s slowest roller coaster, but somehow it works, and minutes later we’re at the peak. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ahead mountains loomed: a tall peak was catching the first rays of the sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The last thing that he remembered before he fell into deep dream was a glimpse of high white peaks, glimmering like floating isles above the clouds as they caught the light of the westering moon. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps the peaks store rain and distribute it more evenly, and per- haps, being more wooded, they draw more rainfall. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t haul a thousand heavy Mason jars up the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They all think I’m killing myself at this pace, but what they don’t understand is that I’m living at a peak of clarity and beauty I never knew existed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Yet it is my firm conviction that at the peak of his career at Loughborough House, my father was indeed the embodiment of 'dignity'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A chill wind was blowing and the sun lit the mountain peaks with golden reflections. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the sloping walls of the peaked roof, the attic was crammed with years of castoffs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The machine gun opened fire once more from a black rise above the motor pool, and orange tracer bullets skimmed like low-gliding dashes over the tops of the shadowy tents, almost clipping the peaks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At first she wouldn’t take it, then she cried and kissed him on the little peak of hair that turned down upon his forehead, and did take it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Far inward they glimpsed a tumbled mountain-mass with one tall peak, at the mouth of the vale there stood like a sentinel a lonely height. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When Fruitless Mountain, with its familiar black peak cutting into the pink and orange sunset sky, came into view, the dragon almost stopped flying. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The peak of the bald eagle migration comes in late August and early September. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They came out in the silence of the waters of the bay, and over them rose the white peak of the Mountain, seeming to hang above the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She climbed majestically up to the peak of the bed, stretching her limbs out like a spider’s, while Kelly jumped onto the floor and snorted. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In those days when Prometheus had just given fire to men and when he was first bound to the rocky peak on Caucasus, he had a strange visitor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My eye passed all other objects to rest on those most remote, the blue peaks; it was those I longed to surmount; all within their boundary of rock and heath seemed prison-ground, exile limits. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Its entire terrain was one series of hills after another, some of them gentle rises, some looming peaks. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Only far to the north small white peaks stood sharp against the blue, and southward one could guess the shining of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z In the distance off the starboard bow, a jumble of low, craggy peaks appeared, and my pulse quickened at the sight. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ball drew his last, labored breaths in Hall’s arms, lying comatose in a small tent high on the peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z An 1870s account, quoted in Into the Mountains, observes: “Mt. Lafayette is...a true alp, with peaks and crags on which lightnings play, its sides brown with scars and deep with gorges.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The mountains loom behind her, peaks lost in heavy clouds. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he took off his strange peaked hat, he revealed himself as a large, powerful man. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They rejoined the small footpath when the sun was near its peak in the sky and the woods was in full-on spring. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z At its peak, the Tarheel Klan boasted 25,000 members and many more sympathizers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To the east and west were more mountains, great jagged peaks thrusting sharply upward, their scarps piled high with snow and raked by the wind into bladelike edges as sharp as scimitars. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sudsy foam no longer flies from the tops of waves, which are now only sharp little peaks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The gales are strong this close to the mountain, as if the peak itself is exhaling. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Like musicians, like mathematicians—like elite athletes—scientists peak early and dwindle fast. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Around the little peak of the tent lay the snow, mounds, hillocks, swells, slopes, all white, untrodden. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She went to Johnny, stretched out a hand, and touched the widow’s peak—all that he had ever got from the beautiful Vinny Lyte. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the peak of my hunting hat around to the front all of a sudden, for a change. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z At the peak of her arc, the silence seemed to overwhelm everything—her stomach-churning weightlessness, the mix of excitement and fear rushing through her, the wind against her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He’d stand in front of the mirror in his trousers, his suspenders loose over his undershirt, and he’d lather up his face until the lather stood in peaks like whipped cream. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the peak, I crept up the driveway, wincing each time a bit of gravel snapped beneath my tires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Laying their outline map of the island on the snow with the compass, he would sight ahead to a distant pass or peak and take a bearing by that. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When I slept, I gave myself wholly to the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Outside the window, I can see the peak of Mount Hood looming. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never hunted tigers in India, or climbed the peaks of the Himalayas, or dived for pearls in the South Seas. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The last ray of sun vanished behind the peaks of Forktop. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I crawl through bloodstained leaves to the eaves of the forest, and there peak out. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because the snow on the peaks shines in the sunlight,” explained his grandfather. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z As soon as the angel spoke, she fixed her attention on three jagged peaks below her and memorized their configuration exactly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad sits with his back to the wall, his eyes open under the peak of his cap, and he smokes when the guards give him cigarettes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Four Brown Bears, each wearing a peaked cap, were trundling trolleys of food along the little corridor that separated the animals from the cages. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z For an hour now, the plane had been flying at just three hundred feet, following the Welsh valleys, dipping and swerving to avoid the mountain peaks. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He had a peaked cap with a gold badge on the front of it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z One of these southward extensions is in the region of the Fire-Hills, the last peaks of the Sembensyens, and that region was our first goal. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was confined to his bed, unable even to raise his head, for six straight days, during the absolute peak of the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They walked out to it and quickly climbed to its peak. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Hutchison then told me that Beck and Yasuko were dead and that Scott Fischer was missing somewhere on the peak above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In one passage of the Iliad Zeus talks to the gods from “the topmost peak of many-ridged Olympus,” clearly a mountain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This ruler began his trip after the start of the winter, a winter that came early and harshly with winds that whipped and screamed at the mountain peak. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “It lighted every peak, crevasse, and ridge of the nearby mountain range with a clarity and beauty that cannot be described.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a story my father used to tell about the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Some chose to brave nature’s fury: three men from the University of Berlin strung a pair of seven-hundred-yard steel cables between two Alpine peaks and waited for a thunderstorm. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His ascent of the peak's "savage and awful, though beautiful" ramparts shocked and frightened him, but it also induced a giddy sort of awe. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At each corner of the pool lolled a pink plaster-of- paris gnome with rosy cheeks and a peaked red cap. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But dead ahead, not more than thirty miles away, rose the snow-covered basalt peaks of Elephant Island. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z At its peak, some 20,000 to 30,000 people lived in Palmares, following laws and customs in which beliefs brought over directly from Africa mixed with Native American and European practices. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I stared at the peak for perhaps thirty minutes, trying to apprehend what it would be like to be standing on that gale- swept vertex. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Summertime, when children were sent to the fields to help plant and weed, was peak season for rats and field mice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I seemed to hang suspended in air at the peak of my climb. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, the terrain had changed from one of sun-beaten peaks and barren cliffs to a greener, more rural landscape. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Up front, peaked into the bow, was a double bunk filled with bags of sails— six of them. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The final thing I remember seeing of Iwo Jima was the American flag still waving from the peak of Mount Suribachi as we sailed away. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the force peaked at 6.5 G, I felt that a gigantic hand was pushing against my chest. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the bone structure in a baby’s head is as chaotic as a busy road during peak hour. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But near the top, where the rocket climbs higher than the swings and the trees, moonlight hits the metal bars all the way up to the peak. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The sun was at its peak in the sky now. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He lined up the top tree on a mountain with the weather-vane rooster on the peak of a distant barn and scrambled down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One great coil of vapour went whirling up, twisting round and round Orthanc, until it looked like a tall peak of cloud, fiery underneath and moonlit above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He imagined himself strolling on a smooth, rounded mountain summit, suspended between two higher peaks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The four years recorded in the gang’s notebooks coincided with the peak years of the crack boom, and business was excellent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Neither of the boys screamed but the grip of their arms tightened and their mouths grew peaked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She didn’t say anything, but I saw the peak of her tent collapse from the cluster where it had stood like a circus pulling up for the next town. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sky pales, casting the jagged peaks of the mountains around me in shadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had her hands on her knees and I touched my fingers to her knuckles, tracing the peaks and valleys, staring at her skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I can see it all now. At the summit of his success—that’s the same as the peak of his career, isn’t it?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Indigo mountains line the horizon in jagged peaks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was now November, and although the sixth of the month brought a blizzard, the Antarctic summer was reaching its peak. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was pouring earlier, great sheets of rain, and now the clouds outside the window are crystal tipped, like mountain peaks in the sky, rays emanating downward like an illustration in a children’s bible. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But it was getting late, and the wind was bitter with the snowstorm that had masked the peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Except—there was light at either end of the ceiling, leaking in under the peak of the roof. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After the high-powered battle of wills reached an unbearable peak of tension, I asked for a candy heart. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hereby grant you power over this side of the mountain and all that’s visible from its peak. Go get your people and make this your home. This is now your rule.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Oswald Avery’s paper on DNA was published in 1944—the very year that the Nazi exterminations ascended to their horrific peak in Germany. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Once they formed into stiff, snowy peaks, they were ready. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z ‘Why, I’d give anything for a widow’s peak,’ she would say, ‘I’d give a plate of cookies,’ and off she would waddle—for she was tiny-footed and too plump—and come back with the cookies. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit turned a defiant back on them, but first she sent a friendly wave to Prudence, whose peaked little face turned pink with delight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Beyond there glimmered far away, as if floating on a grey cloud, the white head of tall Methedras, the last peak of the Misty Mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A moment earlier Fd noticed that wispy clouds now filled the valleys to the south, obscuring all but the highest peaks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He shook his fist at the furthest of the snow-capped peaks and turned away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The eighty-first Lord of Stormhold lay dying in his chamber, which was carved from the highest peak like a hole in a rotten tooth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z On the further side was a steep brown bank, threaded by a winding path; and behind that the tall mountains climbed, shoulder above shoulder, and peak beyond peak, into the fading sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Here’s your ticket,” the gruff voice said, and looking up, they found that it came from a huge Brown Bear who was wearing a coat with brass buttons and a peaked cap on his head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It isn’t just the adrenaline anticipation at the peak of a roller coaster’s first drop. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He was scarcely two feet tall and almost twice as wide, and he wore a blue uniform with white belt and gloves, a peaked cap, and a very fierce expression. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, Mount Elgon appeared as a slumped pile of gray ridges receding into haze, culminating in a summit with two peaks, which are opposed lips of the eroded cone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in a single season, with orchards sprayed four or more times, DDT residues may build up to peaks of 30 to 50 pounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A widow’s peak, close-set dark eyes, pinched cheeks, a mustache wriggling like a worm above a mouthful of broken brown teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To the east, the ancient church spires and peaked rooflines of central Berlin rose above a sea of trees turned red and gold in the crisp autumn air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The thing is, Mom hasn’t even reached peak melodrama yet. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Anyone could see it was three thirty—the peak of the witching hour—but Gen stared at the clock blankly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We saw Kostor, which is four miles high, from foot to crest; the huge slant of its western slope hid the peaks north of it, some of which go up to thirty thousand feet. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Their hair has been moussed to peaks with some of Tía Inés’s hair foam. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He thought, however, about how lonely people in mountains yodel to the empty peaks and take the echo for a friendly reply. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Jammed up in the forward peak, where the water and wave action had taken it, was a plastic bucket. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In that split second Stanley thought he saw an unusual rock formation on top of one of the mountain peaks. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Is he someone likely to be better over time or has he already peaked? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I stretched out my foot and kicked snow off one of the peaks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1993, on the fortieth anniversary of the first ascent, a record fifteen expeditions, comprising 294 climbers, attempted to scale the peak from the Nepalese side. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z From here, the giant peak looks terribly far away, something small and feeble and half hidden by clouds. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You do look a little peaked, Jay,” Mrs. Castro said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “An elevated spot between two mountain peaks that looks like a saddle,” Jake says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He carved the stone of Behistun into a staircase—one step at a time—all the while dreaming that he’d reach the peak of the mountain and by then he’d have changed the world. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I still had my red hunting hat on, with the peak around to the back and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The triumphs along the Mississippi had made good news, and hopes throughout the North were at a high peak when chilling word came up from Tennessee. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z At peak times, given the right wind conditions, Cahokia must have been audible for miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They went up the slopes of the cone-shaped peaks in the summer, when the deer were reddish brown, the hair short and shining while they browsed in meadows above the treeline to avoid the heat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The wooden floor, the light blue walls, the peaked ceiling, the yellowed lace curtains around the window — these were all a part of my childhood. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It would seem almost as though there were a cordon drawn round the upper part of these great peaks beyond which no man may go. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At the far southern end rose three peaks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z With an Australian accent Finch tells them, “We’re here from Perth. We’ve come all this way to see the highest peak in Indiana. Is it all right if we scale the summit?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It had many red columns and a peaked tile roof, and behind that what looked like a garden house with round windows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “We’ve got a short hike, and I wanna get to the peak of this mountain before the sun disappears. You carry this.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Even after a trumpeter appeared on a tiny balcony at the peak of the playhouse and blew a fanfare, the babble scarcely diminished. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You do look a little peaked, Tea Cake. You got a temperature and yo’ pulse is kinda off. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z When the troops came and times were so hard, Cilia had always given a large share of her food to Isannah and had grown to look more peaked and worried every week. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his voice came again on a peak of feeling. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On the horizon stood the mountains like a great shadow, range on range of them receding into the blue-grey distance, their jagged peaks sheathed eternally in snow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The agricultural economy was based on a seasonal cycle of production, comprising long months of cultivation followed by short peak periods of harvest. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The question was: With the Summer Games right around the corner, would our Team USA hopefuls be able to peak at the exact right time? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe we peaked as a group before we started dating one another. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A mountain peak with smoke pouring from the top, like a kettle set too long to boil. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now Mother’s shack is the mere peak of a roof surrounded by a blaze of pinks, blues, oranges. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed ecstatic mountains and floundered in the rocky darkness between the peaks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In 1994 he climbed it a third time, with Rob Hall; on that ascent he used botded oxygen because he was guiding the peak and thought it would be irresponsible to do so without it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew that many gymnasts got injured, had already peaked, or simply lost the motivation to compete by age nineteen, which was how old I’d be when the next Olympics rolled around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The nearest peaks rose ten thousand feet higher than the valley floor, with Whitney, the highest, just off to the south. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z With a full moon, the shadows of all those mountain peaks was something to see. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To begin with, the house was covered in peaks of hard green frosting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a low-cut orange satin evening dress, and at the peak of her upswept hair there was a large artificial orchid. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherpas who learn technical climbing skills and work high on the peaks—especially those who have summitted Everest—enjoy great esteem in their communities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And then the news of the war in Europe suddenly reached a peak of feverish excitement. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They were tense, their faces peaked, their eyes narrowed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Root drew a house of three stories with gables and a peaked roof, in red brick, buff sandstone, blue granite, and black slate; Burnham refined the drawings and guided construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But a number of idealistic mountaineers continued to insist that a gifted athlete blessed with rare physiological attributes could, after a lengthy period of acclimatization, climb the peak without bottled oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Once we reached the peak of the greystone hill, I put Denna’s surplus of energy to use and sent her to gather firewood while I made an even larger fire pit than our previous one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was over a kilometer to the peak of the rim. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And the conditions only worsened as I moved down the peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Butler pulled up the peaked hood on his field jacket, stepping into the porch. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When the song reached its peak in sound and passion, a tall, thin man who had been kneeling behind the altar all the while stood up and sang with the audience for a few bars. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Away to their left, southward, against a sky that was turning grey, the peaks and high ridges of the great range began to appear dark and black, visible shapes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On the third morning Caradhras rose before them, a mighty peak, tipped with snow like silver, but with sheer naked sides, dull red as if stained with blood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Gale winds blew snow from the peaks of Elephant Island and drifted it high against the sides of the hut. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z This morning the mountain was dusted with snow, and the blue-gray clouds were unwinding from the peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I reached peak frustration levels, my parents liked to remind me that my grandmother had had a difficult life and that I needed to practice compassion. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The unnamed peaks towering over the glacier were bigger and comelier and infinitely more menacing than they would have been were I in the company of another person. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re more like cottages sharing walls than apartments, two stories with steep, peaked roofs made of tin. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Outside were snowy mountains dotted with pine trees, the sun rising red between two peaks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Some artists reach a creative peak quite early in their careers and then “go dry,” while others, after a slow and unpromising start, may achieve astonishingly original work in middle age or even later. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she opened the door, it was to a small, plump woman whose gray hair peaked out from under a close- fitting black felt hat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The fog was thinning now under the heat of the sun that shone bare above on the peak in a bright sky. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a seasoned man’s game; most top milers of the era peaked in their mid-twenties or later. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He walked to Cubero in the twilight, looking up occasionally at the mountain, where the peaks were caught in the sunset. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned west, away from the fields, and faced the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They tried to reach Kinshasa by radio, to tell Karl Johnson and the others that the epidemic had already peaked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is white and peaked, as if the juice is being sucked out of her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It also survived the first peak of the last ice age, around 70,000 years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He stands over you like this little mountain, and he’s got this dark beardy shrubbery all around the peak, and arms like pines, and legs like oaks, and feet the size of small lakes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z During the peak of ancient astronomy, Greek astronomical tables regularly employed zero; its symbol was the lowercase omicron, o, which looks very much like our modern-day zero, though it’s probably a coincidence. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z One is a sharp mountain piercing the sky, with stormcloud round the peak dissolving never, not in the brightest summer, to show heaven’s azure there, nor in the fall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Soils from apple orchards seem to reach the peak of contamination, with DDT accumulating at a rate that almost keeps pace with its rate of annual application. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The horrendous situation in the jails reached a peak in November 1917, in what became known as the “Night of Terror.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z From the outside it looked like an oversized cottage, all wood and peaks and log pillars holding up odd angles and juts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At its peak, there were around 150 active members of the Youth Corps in Durham, with a core group of perhaps thirty highly committed individuals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Right smack in the middle of flat plains were jagged peaks and steep gorges. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z This was the period when Blanca’s beauty was at its peak. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, I could see a single rocky trail leading up to the black peak of the mountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the attempt and retreated to Talkeetna. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The amplitude of the wave is a measure of the displacement: how big is the change from no displacement to the peak of a wave? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It was a larger landscape in dull fall colors — an empty, shadowed meadow in a forest, with a craggy peak in the distance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I was peering up to spy the peak when the blowing snow parted for a moment and I saw a line of people. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The double peak of Mount Pire, far ahead, flashed in the sunlight and Shasta saw they were a little out of the course. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As the applause peaked, the principal actor stepped in front of the curtain. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z His skin is peaked pale, and his fair hair is plastered against his head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Something about that phrase—“peak of their careers”—struck his imagination. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It is life at a peak of some kind of civilization. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s three stories of towering stone, peaked roofs, and ginormous windows. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Specialization increased on larger, more densely populated islands, reaching a peak on Samoa, the Societies, and especially Tonga and Hawaii. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My ears, accustomed to the silence of the peak, felt battered by them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sleep had evaded me; my aching eyes strained open even though the night finally ended and dawn broke over a low peak somewhere in California. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The sun hangs low in the distance, casting their snowcapped peaks in light shades of pink, and their wide, bare slopes in deep blue. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He looked like the real Vincent Price, too, with the same widow’s peak and goatee. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a tacky, enormous thing, but rather a slender peak with a blue gem embedded in the center—the only jewel in the statue. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The sun wouldn’t light on nothing till it was high enough to clear the first peak. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Towering at the peak of the mountain was the greatest palace of all, the glowing white hall of the gods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He remembered vividly seeing me, a peaked, shivering child walking past his house one freezing morning, my inadequate overcoat fastened across my little chest with horse-blanket pins. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Such critics also pointed out that, thanks to the commercialization of Everest, the once hallowed peak has now even been dragged into the swamp of American jurisprudence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The surge moved like a wallowing mountain range, roiling to a whiteness at its peaks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The Skirling Pass was really a series of passes, a long twisting course that went up around a succession of icy wind-carved peaks and down through hidden valleys that seldom saw the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It consisted of no more than a few hundred people who lived in huts, which were beehive-shaped structures of mud walls, with a wooden pole in the center holding up a peaked, grass roof. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My bedroom was the converted attic of our house on Wibaux Street, with peaking rafters and weird angles, and it just baked during the summer. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z These efforts reach their peak in the Human Genome Project, an international project to map and sequence the entire human genome. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thus at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, activists and others began to turn their attention to economic problems, arguing that socioeconomic inequality interacted with racism to produce crippling poverty and related social problems. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly, at a peak, Margie jolted the car to a stop. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then he put a peaked blue cap on, and Velcroed a patch to the breast pocket of his jacket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Sailing past three of the tallest peaks, and just over the outstretched arms of the grasping demons, they reached the ground and landed with a sudden jolt. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of their friends and families watched as that bus headed southeast in the direction of Tsoodzit, Mount Taylor, the sacred peak that marks the southern boundary of Dinetah. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a peaked roof, hardwood floors, and a tiny backyard which ended in a sun deck and a fire pit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The interior of Svalbard was mountainous, with jumbled peaks and sharp ridges deeply cut by ravines and steep-sided valleys, and the cold was intense. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The talks continued for more than two years, in peaks and valleys of hope and gloom, while the test ranges remained silent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The mountain’s peak sparkled as usual, and its reflection rippled on the surface of Loomis Lake. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z With the sun resting above the peaks, the wooden skeleton of the great ship stood out sharply against the mound which nearly enveloped it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Over the jagged peaks, the sky turned green. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The sundry men and women who make careers out of scaling the world’s highest peaks constitute a small, ingrown club. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He passed a quaint old synagogue on Freiheit street, a bright Star of David rising above its peaked roof. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The icy peaks rose up higher and higher above. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s early—before roll call—but the sun is bright and cresting over the lower peaks of the mountains, casting its rose-tipped glow across the sleeping camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Her face is heart-shaped, with her dark hair forming a widow's peak at her forehead, and her chin comes to a little point, with a small birthmark to the left of center. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the clearing he expected to see them: some standing, others lying down, the color of their hides reflecting the moon like snow on the mountain peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She felt the soles of her tennis shoes slipping, and eased herself down so that she straddled the peak of the roof. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The day seemed to have peaked and was going downhill now. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet I was required to function at peak every day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nat stared across the water until the rugged peaks of Bourbon loomed on the horizon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a hidden space just below the peak of the roof. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The child had gasped, tilting back her head, her peaked little face aglow with wonder and delight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Long after crime had peaked, in fact, some of them continued to predict ever darker scenarios. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There was a widow’s peak way up high and for a moment I imagined the Bat Lady sitting up there in a rocking chair, still dressed in white, looking down at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The foothills and the smaller peaks were lost in shadow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a vertical line with an inverted peak stretching upward from its middle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had bided his time all summer, waiting for the horses to reach their peaks and the demand for the race to build again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They could look at a peak or a bird or a cloud, at a stone right in front of them, or even down into a canyon behind them. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom reached over and gave the peak of my baseball cap a tap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The frosting peaked and dipped like waves on a tiny pond. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z But as soon as the road reached a peak, it began to drop again, down and down, there was no break in the roof of trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed across the dark blue clouds, but for Tayo, the bolt zigzagged slowly up the dark mountain peaks of cloud, taking longer than Robert’s words had taken to reach him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed his winter coat and soft, peaked brown trench cap before rushing out of the service quarters on the factory grounds where he lived with his father and younger brother. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A simple measure of this is to count books in which Newton’s name appears in the title: the peak period clearly runs from 1715 to 1745. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As she walked across the campus, the world moved from shadow to sun, the purple-blue peaks that stood watch over the town shrugging off the mist that lent the Great Smoky Mountains their name. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There was a rope that swung out from the peak of the roof. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting for my teammates to arrive, I sat with my feet hanging over the abyss, staring across the clouds, looking down on the tops of 22,000-foot peaks that a month earlier had towered overhead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not just the peak. The vents are open, and the air will be bad for Luna. Everyone else, too, probably.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z So for a while he forgot, and sought out the southern peaks that were thin blue and skeletal in the great distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was something I needed to explain to Anatole, but I couldn’t be bothered with it at the peak of a contraction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The peak looked to him exactly like a giant fist, with the thumb sticking straight up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Wind blows in unexpected downdrafts and updrafts as it moves over mountain peaks, and this can slam a small plane into the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Anxious about being caught by a storm high on the peak and without shelter, I opted for the direct route. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Shop-a-Rama had ninety stores at its peak, many of them locally owned, and was Levittown’s best approximation of a downtown. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I looked to the north and saw the peak of the greystone hill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It hardly ever rained all day and all night, even at the peak of the rainy season. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z High in the gray stone mountains, under a frowning peak, a little spring bubbled out of a rupture in the stone. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A few were large, but all had the same rectangular design with peaked roof. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just naked treetops and peaked roofs and a band of darkening sky wrapping around the car, pressing against the window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The mountains, towering above her after three nights’ travel inland, seemed suddenly crystal clear, their snowy peaks catching the last rays of the setting sun. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But the moment the sun dipped behind the conical summit of Pumori—a 23,507-foot peak immediately west of Base Camp—the temperature plummeted into the teens. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At every dawn and every dusk they saw the eagle soaring between the peaks, no more than a speck in the vastness of the sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z From the cockpit, dark mountain peaks come into view. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There had been a grass fire not long before, so all the vegetation of the more open ridges and peaks had burned away. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The pain in his scar was reaching a peak, burning as it had done in the garden of the Burrow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Deeper still, we came to Throughbottom, a room like a cathedral, so big that neither Auri’s blue light nor my red one reached the highest peaks of the ceiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sharp peaks of her stiff knees and elbows made the sheet take on the shape of a small iceberg. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So she spent the next few days and nights perched on the peak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Thus, the experienced caner will always pause between strokes to allow the agony to reach its peak. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The arid, imposing mountains sat along deep gorges and soared to jagged peaks. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The empire encompassed every imaginable type of terrain, from the rainforest of upper Amazonia to the deserts of the Peruvian coast and the twenty- thousand-foot peaks of the Andes between. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Majestic mountains loom to the north, but they are a tease; the Idaho of snowy peaks and ski resorts, plus a handful of militias and survivalists, is a long way off. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Social complexity again reached its peak in the Hawaiian Archipelago, where people of chiefly descent were divided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, Makalu, the world’s fifth- highest peak, came into view—and then, finally, the unmistakable profile of Everest itself. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He stood there like an exhausted climber who had just made it to the peak of a mountain. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The triangle at right, whose peak is the standing man waving a shirt, is composed of dynamic figures, with arms outstretched to indicate their surging hopes. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Soft peaks and vaporous chasms rose or opened here and there, but mostly it looked like a solid mass of ice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Together they watched as the green sea lolled about, the waves hardly peaked enough to break against the rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The car stops for a split second at the peak of the first, the steepest crest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning and looking down from this camp one sees the glacier-flow split, divided, torn and churned by the black steaming peaks that thwart it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This time the two of them reached their peak together. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had been built into the side of a mountain, overlooking granite peaks and a valley carved by ancient glaciers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She waited until it seemed the noise had reached its peak and was on the way down. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Three of the world’s five highest peaks stood out in craggy relief against the pastel dawn. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Dark mountains rose out of the horizon—angry, sharp peaks that chewed at the sky, a mouth threatening to devour the glistening jewel in front of it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The elegant soldier leapt from his peak into the sky and found himself a pretty angel to swing with. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z At the speed they were climbing down, they could not get off the peak that night. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In their gray-and-black dress uniforms, their peaked hats adorned with silver skulls and crossbones sitting on their tables, they stood out from the rest of the crowd—neat, severe, and ominous. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And in my view, at the peak of his career, my father achieved his ambition. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But is she approaching the summit, or is she actually on a slope that leads to a lower peak, from which she will eventually have to retreat and retrace her steps? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Still, within five months, he had assembled a staff of twenty-five; within a year of his arrival, it would be fifty, and at its peak, one hundred. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z |
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