| 单词 | pickup |
| 例句 | Farmer drove us south in the pickup truck, down the rutted, dusty Highway 3. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I ran full out, almost tripping over the huddled shape of Minerva where she sat, crouched on the ground, rocking back and forth and muttering words I couldn’t pickup. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The dirt cloud moved closer, and he could see that it trailed behind a red pickup truck. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I got in the back and pulled the wheelchair into the pickup. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A green Ford pickup rolled into view and parked in a space near the gate. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He joined pickup games in the park — baseball, basketball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few minutes the pickup rolled through the wide-open door of a cavernous building made of large, pink concrete blocks. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A four-wheeler, Shawn explained, is what big rigs call cars and pickups. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z V scrambled to the window, where she could just make out the chameleon, tossing his two blue suitcases into the back of his pickup truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We mischievously overturned the buckets of excrement reeking by the entrance gate awaiting pickup by the night soil men, who seldom came. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After the dance, we left in Sam’s pickup. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He always wants to get down the hill to Matt’s yard for a pickup game. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But when he saw the house and Josiah’s pickup parked in the yard, he remembered. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Garland was so simple—seven acres of land containing exactly one house, one barn, a vegetable garden, fruit trees, a pickup truck, and only one other person. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Once when the tuna were running he made enough in a month to buy an almost-brand-new pickup truck. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And I could never ask Sam to drive her pickup truck. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The day we’re ready, Rose and me, they both come by, Captain Keelson and Mr. Woodwell, together in the captain’s red Ford pickup truck. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z These pickup games draw a surprisingly large and diverse crowd. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They had to slow up at the gorge, inching slowly down along the narrow, twisting road, pulling over twice before they hit bottom to allow other, wood-filled pickups on the way home to pass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to bed, but I was still awake hours later when I heard a pickup roar up the hill. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Brenner, seriously wounded, managed to stumble down the mountain to a road and was rescued by some passing teenagers in a pickup truck. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Up on top we could see the whole of the fair: the tractor pull, the dance pavilion, cowboys in Wranglers leaning cowgirls built like sticks of gum up against pickups out in the parking lot. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A second man got out of the pickup and joined him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When somebody had problems with garbage pickup or snow plowing or was irritated by a pothole, my dad was there to listen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Harry was a hillbilly and a smart dude who liked to hunt deer, and he kept a supply of beer and a long shotgun behind the seat of his pickup truck specifically for that purpose. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Notice, however, that “a ra-fiq” begins on a pickup beat, which can be tricky for entrances. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I’m creepily parked across the street behind a shiny white pickup truck, staring at Lauren’s house like I’m about to walk into a job interview. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We stacked the four boxes in the back of the pickup. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday the farmer and his wife went to church and Quentin went upstairs, found a set of car keys, and took off in a pickup truck. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But, then, who was in the pickup truck? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Sold.”They left the cave together very late that night, and drove home separately, Colin in the Hearse and Lindsey in the pink pickup. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The only thing she didn't like to think about, about Park, was what he could possibly see in her. park The pickup kept dying. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I wasn't sure how we were going to get Lucas out of the pickup, especially without hurting him more. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We sat in the pickup and tried to enjoy our last moments with our beloved grandmother. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z For a fistful of pickups tailored extra- specially for this nightmarish scenario, try Cyranofeed, available at rates as low as— She was like, “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you at Marty’s.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The car that’s on fire up ahead has exploded, blowing off the hood and setting fire to a couch in the bed of a nearby pickup truck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z This is why we can play pickup basketball at the town courts without being harassed by the criminals who hang around there. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their work done, they were driving home in Hendrik’s pickup when they saw a dog slinking along the side of the road. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But everyone knows it was Mikey Sanders’s white pickup truck that did the dragging. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Or were they just friends, friends who could get naked together in the back of a pickup? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So they leaned back against car fenders and fence posts, or sat on pickup tailgates, as if they were at a rodeo. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Heading back to the pickup, I asked him what was written on the paper. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I usually drive a pickup truck. That’s why I had a little trouble on the corners.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I turn back up the hill and make my way to the pickup. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The old man gathered his own bones and muscles as best he could and managed to hoist the kid and get him into the pickup. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But as they closed the door another old pickup and then another turned off the highway and parked next to Eloy Quintana’s vehicle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They pedaled along the edge of the lot, past parked cars and then back into the shadows, stopping suddenly next to a battered red pickup. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We left two days later in a black pickup truck, driven by a man Rafael had found who took people to and from the border. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A few other kids came to the court and asked if maybe they wanted to play a pickup game—but the second they saw Rowan’s armband, they had a change of heart. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I run outside as Mr. Keller rolls up to the house in a flashy red pickup. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The door slammed and the pickup whipped around and away. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I was driving down a street in my pickup. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was heavier than I thought it would be, and I had to be careful because my father sure hoped I wasn't dinging up his pickup while I was getting that thing in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I had my steady pickup game in Newark. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He took comfort in the occasional pickup games of soccer that he played on weekends and after school. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Just the sort of pickup you saw in mainland towns like Everett or Bellingham, the kind kids drove around after football games or on Saturday nights, late. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He slowed his pickup to a stop and inched over to what I assumed was the shoulder of the highway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A great big wonderful waxing bomber’s moon was rising as she arrived at the pickup airfield, and Maddie landed just before the local squadron took off. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The cabbie flung his door open, and the pickup guy jumped down out of his seat and flicked a cigarette butt at him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She nodded in the direction of Wynn’s pickup parked next to Nan’s car. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I looked, but all I saw was three people moving through the dark, carrying stuff from a pickup truck to unit 2D. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The three men followed us in a green pickup with a gun rack inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women had to flood the areas around their cars and pickups in order to get them unstuck; they pulled them free with Ray Gusdorf s tractor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He expected Leroy’s pickup truck, but as the vehicle rounded the last curve before the mine, he could see it was a car. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I ask my first pickup the next day, but I can’t hear the answer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He had taught me to drive his old pickup truck when I was eleven. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z We climb into the cab of Uncle Basil’s four-by-four pickup, which is jacked up higher than should be allowed for any man his age. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind her back, the NSA secretly took charge, overseeing the pickup and delivery of the collection on December 17, 1970. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The driveway was filling with Jeeps, a couple of pickups, and some small sedans. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then let’s you and me get in the pickup. We’ll see if we can find him.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z As Wash walked slowly back up the road, his heart pounding, the pickup inched along behind him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He popped one in his mouth, saved the other, then slid behind the wheel of Abel’s pickup. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “My dad’s got a pickup truck,” I told her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He finally settled down when a pickup truck arrived towing a boat trailer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So Gramps took Dad out along the empty country lanes in his pickup truck, just like he’d done with the rest of Dad’s siblings—except they’d all learned to drive when they were sixteen. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d sat in the pickup in the barn—a car wasn’t much different. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I kept on riding, more slowly now, and I kept a sharp ear out for that orange pickup. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It didn’t take him long to realize he had a hunting companion who was quicker on the pickup than he. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One day, me and King took a trip to do a pickup, and we got busted. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The impact of a four-ton pickup truck going sixty miles an hour plowing straight into the passenger side had the force of an atom bomb. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you will please give us the list. Soon, yes? Dennis will probably like to send someone down for pickup.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z An older model white Nissan Maxima slowed and pulled up behind Travis’s pickup. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Our pickup point was a Buddhist church in Los Angeles. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I put everything into those big green bags and then piled them in the garage for the Goodwill pickup. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If they tried to drive the pickup behind the rock, it would get mired in the sand. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z People picking up their burgers never know that their order traverses two states and bounces back before they can even start driving to the pickup window. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I think to the box of ÁguaViva in the bed of the pickup, hidden beneath a blanket. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As the sun came up through a milky, fiery mist, a blue pickup truck came roaring down the highway behind them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was morning in the desert, and Julia had already gotten out of bed and was boiling coffee on a propane stove wed set up on the tailgate of Cade’s pickup. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z My mother had begun working in neighbors' gardens and doing pickup work as a maid in town in exchange for mealie meal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A few minutes later we hear the pickup roar down the driveway, and Fifi comes sobbing into the bedroom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I’d watch the Mendozas, the Mexican family next door, arriving home in their pickup loaded with ladders after a long day of painting houses, greeted at the fence by their yapping dogs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was the time the pickup truck had run over his tail. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z There, attached to the back of Wayne’s pickup truck, was a short trailer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam loves her pickup truck because I think it reminds her of her dad. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z When I cross the street to my block, I notice Coach Wilkins’s old Ford pickup truck parked in front of our house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant, most of the time, that some restaurant was ready for a pickup. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The rotted timbers collapsed and the pickup fell between the girders and then it went through the ice and was gone. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z And then an old man in a pickup truck stopped. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Raising one arm he carefully formed an exaggerated obscene gesture, aiming it emphatically at the pickups. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother looked at me again, and then he reached into the pickup. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She and dad are going to take turns for drop-off and pickup. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He leaned his weight upon the door of the pickup and let his head thud-thud against the window. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Then I hid on the other side of Cade’s pickup so I could pee into that starved lake. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Where I met Louis, a thin man with a small pickup. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Dedd had leapt out of the pickup before it had even come to a full stop. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All he wanted to do was hide for a couple of minutes—maybe crouch between a couple of pickups—and figure out an escape route. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Soon they were rumbling along the road in a beat-up Ford pickup that had been new about the time Hazel was born. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Granddaddy goes to the backyard to work on this old pickup truck he’s been restoring since I was a kid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z While the others waited in the pickup, I went in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Playing pickup soccer all day long seemed to postpone my pangs of hunger somehow. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning he almost didn’t get up at the sound of the pickup. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z We made a clubhouse once on the back of that old blue pickup. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z If the day-care center suffers only $3 worth of pain for each late pickup, why bother to cut short your tennis game? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A box arrived in the office in the afternoon: Team Lawn Boy T-shirts and uniform pants, and truck magnets for the crew to slap on their pickups. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis rummaged in his pickup bed for a nice large bundle. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Just ahead, a small, battered pickup truck lay on its side. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He laughs, waves his hand, starts the engine, and the pickup pulls away. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Grampa’s pickup sat in the driveway, so it was obvious we were home. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A pickup coming around the curve veered and ran into the ditch—plantains, oranges, mangoes, yucca spilling all over the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man in the pickup truck was named George LaTrell. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She reads about how his broken body was thrown on the back of a pickup by the white foreman. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I finished my pickup at the nursery and thought I’d come back to check in.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sam then climbed in the back of the pickup, wearing nothing but her dance dress. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It doesn't take them long until they have all the furniture tied down into the back of the very worn-looking pickup. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “You might be surprised, but I don’t get a lot of requests for sex in the back of pickup trucks. Or anywhere, really.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My father tells stories about hitchhiking in pickups across the countryside to Lake Malawi, where he bought bundles of dried fish, rice, and used clothing, to sell back in the Dowa market. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was Sunday morning, and Jess and the Rowan twins were riding in the back of a red Ford pickup truck. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I jogged down the front yard, perimeter checking as I went, and climbed into Miles’s pickup. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It taught him how to approach strangers when he wanted to snag a spot in a pickup game. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body was singing, but I launched my elbow into the chest of the pickup truck driver. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Today it isn’t as easy to get to the house who made the call, but after an hour or so, Dr. Martin’s red pickup truck pulls its nose to Axel’s fence. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Joe Mondragon, carrying a rifle in his left hand, leaped from the pickup and ran around it screaming obscenities in Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got there, a beat-up orange pickup was parked in the driveway with a dog crate in the back, and I heard some woman’s voice inside with my parents. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “I owe you one,” Dill said, as they got into Travis’s pickup. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Up ahead, there’s a man in the white pickup truck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There would be forty-two morning pickup “stations” and forty-eight evening stations scattered throughout Montgomery. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Until one morning I putted to work and there were five pickups and more people all with mowers and bags and rakes.... Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z That I was just kind of hanging out watching the funeral like it was a pickup game at the park, or some kind of reality TV show. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We walked up to a small blue pickup truck and climbed in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The music seemed louder and more aggressive, even though it was a song about kissing in the back of a pickup truck. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad borrowed Jasper’s pickup truck to take Mom out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So when I turned twelve she came to the house with an old riding mower in the back of her Toyota pickup. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Grandpa Nyles said, making no move to step out of the pickup. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he dropped her down, winked, and trudged off with his entourage toward a red pickup truck. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Mom drove in silence all the way home—angry about the driver of the pickup truck. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael took three shots of the car that had plowed into the pickup truck. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z David calls as a gray pickup drives by on the road. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long there were twenty late pickups per week, more than double the original average. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Beckendorf was manning two catapults the size of pickup trucks, already primed and aimed at Zeus’s Fist. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We looked, and we saw the gang of soccer kids from Tangerine Middle all climbing into the back of a light green, classic Ford pickup truck. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Betty Bright opened up the bus door and called out, “Count ’em up, Victor,” a caravan of at least twenty-five cars and trucks, including the green Ford pickup, fell into place behind us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We went across the floor and out the front door and into his pickup and on into Marysville. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The Warden got a pitchfork out of the back of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Together we squatted down and watched a pickup slowly approach, bumping over the ruts. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z One day, Mr. Odom put a tarp in the bed of his pickup truck and filled it with water. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was odd to be riding in the pickup, the dark road ahead, a slender moon above, holding hands, as if they were young lovers again, discussing wedding plans. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z CAP Rain had the pickup, so that left me on foot. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He even pretended the old pickup was a horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Sam had begged and pleaded with the man not to take her away, but he had pushed Sam aside and carried her down the mountain to a pickup truck. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In addition to the downbeat and meter, you will also need to determine whether the first note of the song begins directly on the downbeat or on a pickup. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I hooked a right on red and gunned the minivan—it had better pickup than Mom’s but only just barely— toward school. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Once the truck reached the pickup window, the driver would be able to see Marcus. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sam drove me home in her pickup truck. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “A car? What are you going to do with a car? Can’t haul stuff in it, can’t take it out to the plantation. Or fishing. There’s not a thing wrong with that old pickup.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Luke and Benjamin helped him prop himself against the pickup, then went back to work. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After a few minutes they walked back to the pickup. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z We finish practice with no incident and are all in high spirits during pickup. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z They open the door of the pickup truck and dive into the backseat. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As the Tillermans, breathing in gasps, were passing the playground, a dusty green pickup swung into the road that circled before the school entrance. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A gray pickup and a green Chrysler 300 are parked behind Daddy’s truck in the driveway. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Then the engine started, and the pickup began to move. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Still, I like sitting on the apartment’s front steps, watching kids play pickup, double Dutch. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z JonPaul plays football, basketball and baseball and is roughly the size of a half-ton Chevy pickup, but he’s a total wuss about his health. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond them was the line of cars waiting for pickups. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, there’s an enormous red pickup truck and a huge smoker, along with some plastic tables and chairs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He looked around quickly for a fence rider on horseback or a patrol in a pickup truck. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Believe me, I wouldn’t use this for a cheap, twisted pickup line.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Brunner called our position in and requested that our present position be our pickup zone. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew and Mark sat in the back of the pickup, making sure the trailer stayed hitched right. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z A dark-green pickup truck pulled up to the roadblock on the town side of the bridge, and a lean man in a green uniform got out. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I think this time I’ll just take my cow without signing the forms or paying the twenty bucks,” Joe observed calmly, casually tying the other end of his rope to the pickup bumper. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They both insisted on riding in the front of the pickup with their parents, which was some kind of a squeeze with Brenda’s shape to consider. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Tonight would be the true test; without the pickup truck parked near the trailer, the place would appear deserted and inviting. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel smells the plant pickup on her blue shirt. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Four cars had been abandoned at haphazard angles along Hill Street, and one near the intersection of Hill and Ericksen had slid into a parked pickup truck, crumpling the driver’s-side rear panel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z An old tar pail rattled in the bed of his ancient pickup as he pointed me west to the Maricopas. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Fred heard what sounded like a pickup truck’s tires sloshing through the water and stopping nearby. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Thirty hours after crossing the border, we arrived, the three of us in the backseat of a red pickup truck that smelled of cigarette smoke and gasoline. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The Warden died in a pickup basketball game, presumably from a heart attack, when he was forty-nine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would come by the Charcoaler on Friday nights when I was closing up and we would sit in my pickup and talk. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z His boxy old Speed Graphic was tried and true the shop,” Darrel said as he helped his date into the pickup truck. liaison. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I listened to the radio and lay down in the back of my pickup and looked out at all the stars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The overlanders were mixed up with pickup trucks and vans jammed with people, and the road reeked of diesel smoke. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later Señor Fidencio came around to the back of the pickup. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We turned to see a cloud of dust heading our way led by an ancient pickup truck moving at great speed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He backed his pickup off the lot and got out to close the gate. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By seven, Jess and the twins were in the back of Mr. Rowan’s pickup, rumbling along Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z A call goes out for carpenters, and planks flow from the lumberyard into the pickups of anyone who can handle a hammer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Miles stopped beside a rusty sky-blue pickup on the far edge of the parking lot. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They nodded and smiled at the passengers in the Quintana vehicle, then the woman and two men got out and walked over to the Quintana pickup and started to talk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Any second, Roy expected to hear honking behind him, curses in the wind; the pickup truck trailing so closely that he would feel the heat off its big V-8 engine. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z You could go by water taxi, but then you had to wait for pickup. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When it was all over, when the bloodied corpses had been unceremoniously tossed into the backs of red pickup trucks—separate ones—a few men with shovels hurriedly filled the holes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They decided to leave Roberta's car in the parking lot down the street and take Jimmy's pickup truck so that they could be together as they drove across town to the next appointment. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I’ve got another quick pickup—but I can come and get you in about half an hour if you like.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Behind him came the baripity of the pickup, but he couldn’t turn around. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She had just tilted the water bottle to her mouth when she saw a truck, a new-looking black pickup, come around the corner. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z During one practice, Mandela simply wandered off and joined in a pickup soccer game at the far end of the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The next time the light was red, a driver in a pickup truck gave my dad coins. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “This will allow me to continue our march to your pickup point,” said Werfel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z A chance to ride to town in the pickup truck. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z At the last minute, Noris stole into the pickup and wouldn’t come out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Curly didn’t like anyone else driving his pickup, so he was sulking when his wife dropped him off at the trailer. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, he was just fifteen miles inside Mexico, in Tapachula, when two municipal police officers grabbed him and put him in the back of their pickup. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Never occurred to me they weren’t legit. But they should be easy to find. They were in an old green Chevy pickup with an official insignia on the door.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They had gone to a town called North Platte, to look at a pickup truck. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He tried to run faster, but his father passed him and stopped the pickup just ahead, then jumped out and ran back. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Five calies in dark glasses swarmed around the pickup and ordered us out of the cab. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had his job, driving a pickup and delivery truck for a false-animal repair firm; the Van Ness Pet Hospital and his gloomy, gothic boss Hannibal Sloat accepted him as human and this he appreciated. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The postal, box near school has a sign on it that says mail pickups are every day at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Pendanski filled all the canteens, then climbed back into the cab of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Some of the other regulars helped the man and me load Dad into the bay of the man’s pickup. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A Dancing Trout pickup and a Forest Service truck were parked under the tank, cigarette smoke drifting out the driver’s window of the dude ranch vehicle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z How did I blurt out the cheesiest pickup line in existence? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The ARVNs were headed for the same pickup zone we were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't take long for the pickup to return. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We all lay down on the back of the pickup, me and Gina and Susie, and just kept looking out at the night sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z When they were satisfied, they went as far down as the black pickup truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We finished eating and went back out to the pickup zone where the chopper was supposed to be. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is Nick at the store. Bernie and Harlan just went over in Bernie’s pickup! 1 heard six, seven shots at least! You better get Mr. D !” Emerson Lapp ran outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They got in Travis’s pickup and rumbled off to the auto parts store. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was a light mist of rain, so we had fewer guys show up for pickup basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Clement eased by a pickup truck, long broken and rusting in the middle of the road, and then we made a sharp turn into the jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We watched the pickup truck depart, then took our bearings. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For two weeks, we loaded my mower on a small trailer he pulled behind the pickup and headed to our latest jobs. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Trailing behind us, back about two car lengths, was an old white pickup truck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tío Chucho picks me up from the airport in the rusted and battered pickup he’s had since I was a kid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The snow came down with hard gusts, socking the sides of the pickup and blotting out the windshield. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I used to love to drive that old green pickup truck. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z 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 Sometimes Mandela simply wandered off in the middle of practice, once for no reason and another time to join a pickup game of older players from the neighborhood at the far end of the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As they toured Cange in the priest’s pickup, the treeless, dusty landscape struck Farmer as “amazingly, biblically dry and barren.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I am the first pickup of the day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They came in a pickup truck with Federal Government plates and parked close to the hibiscus bushes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The next Saturday it snowed, but it didn’t matter; Christopher and I carried Lucas into the pickup, and Lucas, my mother, and my father drove to Kingston early. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Luke watched through the vent at the front of the house as Dad drove by in the battered pickup with each load. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was chilly out, so she wouldn’t have them walking to the library for pickup, as was the custom. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As we waited outside for Rufino to bring the pickup around, I could see him through the door of his office. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That would have likely put an end to the late pickups, though it would have also engendered plenty of ill will. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I actually think his response is probably appropriate,” I said as a burst of gunfire from Isaac killed an enemy who’d peeked his head out from behind the burned-out husk of a pickup truck. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z From there he headed home, where his wife informed him that she would need the pickup truck, since her mother was taking the other car to the bingo hall. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, carefully unwinding, the men got into their pickups, started their engines, and slowly pulled away from the corral. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a tall, broad-shouldered man stepped out of the pickup truck. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I always liked that pickup; there’s no good reason for getting rid of it.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ms. Griegson’s orange pickup was parked on the old dirt road at the base of the fir tree. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Despite that, he wriggled his eyebrows and smiled like he was the demigod of pickup artists. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Otsubos had driven by at eight o’clock and seen at least forty cars and pickup trucks parked along the road near the Masons’. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the afternoons he played pickup basketball at the Y, and then at night he drove around town in his father’s car, mostly alone, or with a six-pack of beer, cruising. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the field, medics had scrawled a rough assessment on the tag, and jotted down the time of the helicopter pickup. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He took the pickup across the dip slowly, almost tenderly, as if the old truck were the blind white mule, too old to be treated roughly any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She knew that Tidings had been sneaking around and driving Daddy’s old pickup through the cow pasture for the past year and a half. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The boulder, roughly the size of a pickup truck, tumbled off into the fog like it had important business elsewhere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Zed’s broken-down pickup truck towed an ancient camper. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They, like herself, were sensing the direction of the moving pickup—east, northeast, east, then straight north. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I’ll be going home in a few days, and all deliveries and pickups have to be made before I leave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Teenagers drove their pickup trucks slowly along the streets of the town, looking for something to happen, wishing that the summer had not ended. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd been playing pickup basketball at the Y; after two hours he went off for a drink of water; he used a jump rope; his friends found him hanging from a water pipe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to be able to play pickup games of soccer with whoever was around, whether they were boys or girls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z This type of pickup work automatically put you in the lowest class. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Joe still traveled north to those auctions, and he usually drove back with his pickup full of junk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As we're backing out of our garage, a pickup passes behind us on the motel drive. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Roy observed that he had exactly four minutes to reach the bus pickup zone. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As they began to move on, the pickup slowed its speed to stay behind them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I hear some boys hollering for pickup basketball; others are rapping on the street corner. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He got in his pickup truck, waved, and said, chuckling: “You have a good arm, Panchito.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then Lord and Lady Elephant walked quietly through the little group of men to a pickup and got in. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The place is empty except for the pickup trucks and trailers at the other end of the parking lot that belong to the horse people who come and ride the trails on the weekends. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z We passed several more red pickup trucks with armed, bearded young men crammed into the cabs. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Carla does the usual chaperone duty in the pickup and then gets dropped off at Capri's. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z For several moments he stood still, letting the abuse wash over him, then he stepped into the pickup and drove off, leaving Dad to shout at the dust. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This shortened first measure is called a pickup measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Danielle’s here,” I announced as soon as I saw the pickup truck pull into our snowy driveway. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It is the difference between the leading spirit on a pickup basketball team and the officially selected captain of a college squad. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Brunner called in the pickup chopper, and we waited and prayed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko was met by a man in a dark blue pickup truck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad drives me in his rusting pickup truck. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z As he said this a mottled-green, 1953 Chevy pickup with a three-legged German shepherd riding atop the cab rattled down the road, coasting to a stop behind the police car. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He knelt and looked between the sparse bottom branches of the tree; it seemed like a long time, and his hands were full of cold sweat when the pickup truck finally appeared. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z For example, “The People on the Bus” starts on a pickup or upbeat note that is a 4th lower from the key of the song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There was another suspicious clump of bushes on the other side of the pickup zone. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It couldn’t be Toby already—the dolt had only just left for the morning’s luggage pickup an hour ago. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Each of these four phrases begins with one or two pickup notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Which is why they were here, on this cold morning, sitting in the back of the red pickup. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Right,” I agree as I hop into the cab of the pickup. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On Monday, yesterday, last night I mean, we got collected by the rose lady’s chauffeur and taken to collect the Rosalie for our trip to the pickup airfield. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then a Dancing Trout pickup chugged erratically past Forest Service headquarters and stopped in the middle of the plaza area. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But isn’t the pickup on the other side of school?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An officer of the judicial police approaches in a white pickup. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He drove a pickup truck and kept a sharp authoritative eye on pretty much everything that went on at his spread. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A driver coming through the intersection swerved his sedan sharply to keep from hitting the pickup. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Later, Jaja said they came to bribe Papa, that he had heard them say that their pickup was full of dollars. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The pickup has a covering on the bed that I guess they use to transport the vegetables and fruits. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z We all reached the green pickup truck, and the boys piled into the back, still laughing about Joey. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis parked his red Ford pickup behind Dill’s mom’s Chevy Cavalier. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In fact he was about to go on a drop-off and pickup mission that night, a “double Lysander operation,” as they called it, two pilots flying two planes to the same field. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z From the bed of the pickup he removed a small sledgehammer, a half dozen metal posts, and a stack of cardboard signs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sergio loads two boxes of plantains into the back of the pickup. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Twice more in the night, once just after midnight, he called me to tell me that he had seen a red pickup truck cruising the streets. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old GMC pickup was crushed around them like the shiny metal coffin the Veterans Office bought for each of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time my father edged the pickup into a spot, my mother was near frantic. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he turned and shuffled up the dock toward his old rusty pickup. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He followed the stream of cars and pickup trucks down a dirt lane that wound through pine woods and emerged into a large open pasture. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Colored blue, Nick proceeded shakily to one end of the porch and sat down, placing his head in his hands, staring dismally at the muddy mess caused by Bernabe’s pickup. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When Lupita got up, she scooted to the side of the pickup to grab hold of the metal edge and look over the side at the road ahead. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Police harassed boycotters as they waited at pickup stations for their MIA cars, ordering them to move on, threatening to charge them with loitering or hitchhiking—both crimes. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Among the upscale houses, you see the occasional bungalow with cardboard stuffed in a broken window and a pickup truck parked in the side yard. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To her horror, the pickup came in pursuit, jolting down the unpaved road behind them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And so Dede and I set out in the pickup on Monday morning to do as we were bid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the awe I felt as I watched that pickup roll down the dirt road. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir filled each of their canteens from a tank of water in the bed of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The kid and the old man climbed into the pickup. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With each pickup I grow more numb, and for the first time ever, I don’t speak to a person all day I don’t discuss the weather. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then a red extended-cab pickup truck pulled into her driveway, and she rushed outside. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Around a bend, we see a large white farmhouse with Greek pillars, a barn, a silo, and a fenced yard where a dozen or so pickup and farm trucks are parked. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When Chris was twelve, he printed up a stack of flyers and started a neighborhood copy business, Chris’s Fast Copies, offering free pickup and delivery. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t played in town yet, choosing instead to find more competitive pickup games in Newark. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The old man was bumping through the zoo in the park pickup when he spotted the body clumped outside the buffalo pen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never allowed myself to imagine what happened after—Dad’s decision to leave him by the pickup, or the worried looks that must have passed between Luke and Benjamin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The parking lot was nearly full of sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks, and even a few motorcycles. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z New Hampshire is guys in hunting caps and pickup trucks with license plates bearing the feisty slogan “Live Free or Die.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Shawn stepped down from his welding and ambled over to the flatbed pickup. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I opened the pickup’s tailgate and tried to drag Dad out, but the man was right. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I borrowed the pickup and drove us to Red Rock and Glendale. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z His own people could not buy from Onofre at those prices: they were used to paying five dollars, at the most a sawbuck, for a pickup load of pinon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We slid it off the pickup down a ramp, but it was too heavy to carry. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was tired or mad; I didn’t feel like talking to him, so I just concentrated on keeping the old pickup headed north. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ishtar's fancy move had forced a cab across the lanes, blocking a pickup truck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A faded yellow pickup sputtered to a stop nearby. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mud was four feet deep in some houses, and folks’ pickups and mobile homes were swept away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After a long, bumpy, windy ride in the bed of a pickup back to Yana Urku, I was still buzzing with excitement, eager to show off the purple potatoes to Mamita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jimmy and Roberta were in their own world in the front seat of the pickup. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But he hung up before I could get another word out, and it seemed that I had just turned around when a large, gaudy pickup hooked to a flashy two-horse trailer pulled into the driveway. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “But what would they do? Hitch us to a pickup and drag us behind? Shoot me in my yard front a my kids? Or just starve us to death?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what America’s thinking was,” said Jerrod as the pickup edged its way to a little butte rising out of the stubble and the rock. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The immigrant tied the rancher to a chair and stole his pickup truck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As Dante and I lay on our backs in the bed of my pickup and gazed out at the summer stars, I was free. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Some of the men started playing pickup basketball, and I watched as Barack moseyed on over to the court in his flip-flops to join. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’d lie in the bed of my pickup and look out at the stars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z And last fall, a pickup truck had run over his tail. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She focused the spotting scope on the door of the green pickup. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z For a minute he could almost picture it—they could hide him under burlap bags in the pickup truck bed until they got into town. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Sam and Patrick drove me to the party that night, and I sat in the middle of Sam’s pickup truck. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They didn't get the pickup out of the river for two days. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Going to. Got a pickup game with some of the black shirts in a few.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A pickup truck full of mattresses and people speeds by. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He had just enough time to walk home, clean all the fast-food wrappers and soda cans out of the Hearse, take a shower, buy some flowers from the White Hen, and pickup Marie. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “What are you doing on the bus this early anyway? You’re usually one of the last pickups.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z After the fine was enacted, the number of late pickups promptly went . . . up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I drove past first, and then parked between two pickup trucks. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z A dusty green pickup drove by them, driven by a squarefaced man. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis’s father perspired in the gravel driveway, changing out the spark plugs on his pickup that had the name of the family business, Bohannon Lumber; stenciled on the side. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A pair of dusty red pickup trucks, like the ones I’d seen around town since I’d arrived, rode into the stadium through the gates. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When her red pickup truck breaks down, she doesn’t have a man to call, so she fixes it herself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We went to a pickup zone that was different from where we had landed and squatted in the knee-high grass. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted it into the back of the pickup along with the top half of the bush. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Judd’s the kind that don’t like that in a dog, same as he don’t want a dent or a scratch of any kind on his pickup truck. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard what I thought might be a pickup truck a few minutes ago. It stopped. Opened its tailgate. There was a splash. Somebody tossed something into the water....” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then the shiny black backs resolve into pickups and cars and ambulances. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The red Toyota pickup truck idled past us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, after Maddy's cheese and squeeze, we head out to meet Momly, who is always there on time to meet us in the car pickup line. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The man hears us, looks up, and jumps in the pickup. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By then the honking had swollen to a steady blare, and the blue pickup truck was screeching to a stop. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, Moniba suggested that we stay behind and wait for the second pickup, which we did often so we could chat before going home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His pickup hadn’t been in the drive, but then he often took off after a workday for a drink with his buddies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered that Shawn had sat by the pickup for a quarter of an hour, his brain bleeding. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Hispanic landscaping crews are out with old Ford pickups tugging eight-foot flatbed trailers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Another Lysander pickup is planned for tomorrow night, Tues. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Park Service rangers don’t hide their pickups,” he said to Mole, and walked noiselessly around the thicket until he found where the bushes had been cut down to let the green pickup enter. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Lynyrd Skynyrd was blasting through the pickup truck’s open windows as it pulled up alongside us, creaking and groaning in the way all old cars seem to do. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He told them to get up into the back of a dusty old pickup truck the color of canned peas. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad found a cheap upright when a saloon in the next town over went out of business, and he borrowed a neighbor’s pickup to bring it home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He issued last-minute instructions to staff, and when ten people had crammed themselves into the cab or the bed of the pickup, needing a ride to various destinations, we departed the complex. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Five pickups have coasted silently up to the cemetery with their lights out, filled with municipal police. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z At the curb are overstuffed cardboard vegetable crates waiting for a trash pickup that may be days away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But the pickup just sort of steered itself back to the band shell, and there he was, lugging the kid into the baseball-equipment room. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was still an official vehicle on the scene, but what was left of the pickup and the box truck had been taken away. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Have you seen that blue Ford pickup before?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z In front of us, there was a pickup truck carrying stacks of folding chairs, the kind you put outside for a backyard barbecue on a sunny day, like this one. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Loaded with workers who did not own cars, the pickup sluggishly pulled out, followed by the caravan of old battered cars and trucks. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They passed no stores, no gas stations, just farms surrounded by outbuildings and old pickup trucks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the kids who are at the rec on Sunday mornings play pickup basketball, so that means the game room is all ours. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z A pickup truck with a tank of water in the back. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One wintry day in April, after making his usual three o’clock pickup at 109th and Amsterdam, the Chief turned the loaded bus east at 110th Street and cruised routinely down Fifth Avenue. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Around noon, when I took my suitcase out to the car, I noticed that his old black pickup truck was no longer parked in front of the main lodge. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, the small size of the fine sent a signal to the parents that late pickups weren’t such a big problem. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Stopped, beside a pickup truck with a broken headlight and a dented fender. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The lime-green pickup that has taken us around the island lets out one last puff before going completely silent. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It took another five minutes to find the pickup zone. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove down together in his pickup truck. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I ducked back behind the bush with my bike, and just in time, because the orange pickup came right back down the road. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Flip climbed out and hurried toward the pickup truck with the pack. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Patrick got in the driver’s side of Sam’s pickup truck, telling everyone he’d see them in a couple of days. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z If Mr. ferry's pickup truck is parked on the street, jump into the back of it and scream for help. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I see myself lying on the bed of the pickup truck, staring up at all the stars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “We owe on the pickup, the washing machine, the TV, and the refrigerator,” Joe announced glumly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the year he got his new Ford pickup, and Mom got her new kitchen. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When the nieces and nephews began clamoring for the little flags on the pickup, he snapped at them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I see an open car, I pickup my pace to keep stride with it and grab the handle on the left, swinging myself inside. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We looked back from the beds of the pickups and watched Miranda sit on the porch swing next to her father. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the predawn summer gray, vehicles, most of them old pickups with their lights on, pulled out of the hard-packed shiny dirt yards and began threading through the town’s narrow back roads. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There sat the green pickup with the U.S. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But the more pickups he did, the tougher the job got. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There were only two other cars in the parking lot today, a beat-up Toyota and a white pickup. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z A cat that had been sitting on the roof of a pickup truck across the street sprang onto the window ledge of our apartment and disappeared into the shadows. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He ducked just in time to avoid a rotten green tomato to the head as the Rudes drove by in their old pickup, their cackles wafting behind. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sally went behind that old blue pickup to kiss the boys and get her keys back, and I ran up three flights of stairs to where Tito lived. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to walk off the court right then and there, but you just didn’t do that in pickup games. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Sam was at his lean-to, his elbows propped on his knees, his binocs pinned on the green pickup. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And now Mikey Sanders is here, looking at me like he’s thinking of dragging me from the back of his pickup truck, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He looked athletic, like a tennis player maybe, or a serious pickup b-ball player, although he was too short to play under the basket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally, finally, finally, in the middle of December, we drove down to New York City in my father’s new pickup, my father, my mother, and me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And yet, sitting in the front seat of Mr. Mutandwas pickup truck and watching the dust clouds kick up behind us, I thought I must find a way to go. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Dad borrowed a pickup from the appliance store where Uncle Stanley worked, and brought back a sofa bed that a friend of Grandpa’s was throwing out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Sam climbed into her pickup, and Patrick started it up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Ole remembered him pounding home cedar posts for raspberry canes, standing in the bed of a pickup truck, shirtless, swinging a maul. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z From Mama’s house on the main road, her sisters must have seen Jaimito’s pickup drive away without her and hurried to come over and pay Dede this surprise visit. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only place I’d ever seen one like it was on our old pickup truck. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z At late afternoon, when the sun was beginning to lower and the mosquitos were beginning to rise, the green pickup truck returned. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I was driving the pickup on the dirt lane alongside our orchard when I got arrested again. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I knelt down and crawled under my table, pretending to pickup supplies, just in time to hide the first tears that sneaked down my cheeks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the pickup, on the way home from school, Dad had told me to check the smaller creeks off the river. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Then Bloom saw it, caught the motion, a hand out the Dancing Trout pickup window, Horsethief Shorty’s hand, up in a gesture, not obscene, but friendly—he waved. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z First one and then another and then a pale blue pickup with the front windshield missing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Helpless to act, he watches them go around the church to their pickup. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Canton was driving out of school and he was about to turn right by old First Congregational when he saw the white pickup coming toward him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Then he pointed us to the back of an old run-down pickup and drove us down a bunch of dirt roads toward their work site. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The following morning Grandpa Bobby borrowed Dad’s pickup and drove to Miami Beach to surprise Uncle Del and Aunt Sandy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They watched police officers haul migrants by the hair or twist their wrists behind their backs, the “manita de puerco, ” before throwing them into the back of their pickup trucks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When the marvelous meal is consumed, we step out of the restaurant and into the late afternoon light just as a pickup camper pulls up to the library. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On Tuesday he said, “I even sneaked out in the pickup truck this afternoon, so I could drive to Raleigh and look.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One was a squad car, the other was a blue pickup truck; Roy recognized both of them. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But today she’d decided to drive us to the border herself because there was only room in the pickup for six people. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Figure 1.59: If a piece begins with a pickup measure, the final measure of the piece is shortened by the length of the pickup measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I have a pickup truck. I have a tent and sleeping bags. I am thinking nights like this.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I sat on a Coke crate and watched pickups zoom by till I was nearly poisoned with exhaust fumes and boredom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because your lazy husband forgets to put it out on the right pickup day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “It just slipped my mind—I had a lot of pickups today A lot of work in the city. I’ll get it tomorrow, all right?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Farmer sent a driver in a sturdy four-wheel-drive pickup to retrieve me from the Port-au-Prince airport. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I round the abandoned church and find Bate’s pickup. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the highway patrol, Wick drifted off the road, over-corrected to get back onto the road, and was struck at high speed by a pickup coming from the other direction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Two pickup trucks and JATT's Blazer were already parked by the lodge. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The pickup games in the parking lots around town began to attract more players and to get more intense. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z In the parking lot, I found a farmer’s pickup truck, chock-full of farm-related wares. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamá Jacinta runs to the pickup with her arms outstretched and tears in her eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He gave me his books, looked at the pickup again, and went inside. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z In one case, about six years earlier, Baird had prosecuted a twenty-one-year-old man who had been driving a small Toyota pickup through Logan Canyon, along a narrow, sometimes dangerous road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z All the notes before the first strong downbeat of any phrase are the pickup notes to that phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Tidings and Old Johnny Mercer were on the road with the pickup truck and the boat trailer. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The pickup truck, which at one point had been parked beside Betty, was now several hundred feet away, resting in the empty green field. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The state troopers are looking for them right now,” Leon said, “and the Department of Motor Vehicles is checking the ownership of all the Chevy pickups. So far nothing.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I jumped in the family pickup and raced to the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Finally he wrapped a chain around it arid attached the other end to the back of a pickup truck. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I watched through the window as Joseph and his father got in the pickup. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z When I shouldered my way out of the building, blinking in the autumn sunlight, I looked down the walk and found a sky-blue pickup parked along the curb. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Uncle Basil’s pickup truck is parked illegally—halfway onto an island, having demolished a row of ficus. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Gramps is giving me more driving lessons in the pickup truck. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Raindrops rattled on the hood of the pickup. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a whole universe waiting to be discovered in a pickup truck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He had used a CB radio in his uncle’s pickup once. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good twenty minutes to the pickup zone if we were fast. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But I kept wondering every time we hit a bump and the stupid shocks in the pickup didn't do a thing how much it was hurting Lucas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We loaded the sacks, climbed in, and lined up the car behind the contratistas red pickup truck, waiting for him to lead us to the cotton field that was to be picked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We walk around the church to the pickup, and I show him the green car by the beaver dam. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was glaring at the cars on the expressway as if he were daring them to try, even try dinging up his new pickup. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You live at the Y. You drive the park pickup. You like butterscotch Krimpets.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She had wondered as she was dialing Minerva what Jaimito would do when he came home and found his wife and his pickup missing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ending each day in the bed of the pickup, sleeping under the stars. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It is close to midnight when we hear the pickup laboring up the driveway. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z As I was running home, Mr. Mutandwa pulled up next to me in his rusty pickup truck. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And what would Zed look like stuffed in the passenger side of his pickup upside down and bent double? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A cottonwood landed atop a Forest Service pickup being driven by Carl Abeyta, who received a broken nose and a mild concussion from the incident, but, unfortunately, nothing worse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Maybe yesterday, maybe a couple days ago. 1 don’t remember. You know, 1 might have seen him in Rael’s, or waved when he drove by in his pickup, 1 don’t know.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The fourth one was a red pickup angled into the curb, not parked parallel like the others. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z And it didn’t get warm again, because the heater didn’t work in his new pickup. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But after a while she heard the pickup’s motor start. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Roy carefully guided his bicycle around the pickup truck, then took off at full speed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No one passed the slow-moving pickup, and a long line of cars formed behind the battered truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z My grass be kind a spotty and I still got a big yellow mark where Treelore’s pickup sat for three months after the accident. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The parking lot was crowded with pickup trucks, and inside it was busy with meaty people in baseball caps. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The only repeat pickups I get are old guys who always know a better way or yuppie businessmen who are always checking their watch or talking on the phone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Since homes were too cramped for play space, children not in school found themselves shooed outdoors to join pickup play groups or scavenge the nearby dump. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Stories spread that his men were patrolling the streets in pickup trucks, shouting his orders from megaphones. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he roars into the compound in his pickup, all four of us run down the driveway to greet him with kisses and hugs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The driver pulled over to the side of the road, where the bus station mob, barreling down the highway in some fifty cars and pickup trucks, caught up with it. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the pickup was out of sight, she put the cat back in the house and made a beeline for the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he sailed straight into a pickup truck. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Young men were playing their own pickup games of soccer on the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Before Alex left the pickup, Gallien reached behind the seat, pulled out an old pair of rubber work boots, and persuaded the boy to take them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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