| 单词 | pierce |
| 例句 | They were naked, but she felt naked in front of their glance, it was so piercing and went so deep. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the doors of the castle the piercing blasts tortured the flapping rushes of the floors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of Nok, her piercing blackbird eyes and the vengeful way she'd looked at him before he leaped from the cliff into the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was happy when the glare of the winter light ceased to pierce the broken shade of the kitchen window; it interfered with his thinking. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I am seized again and again with pains that mount like sins and pierce like swords. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The crew scattered for cover, except for Piper, who stood frozen in place, gaping at the arrow that had almost pierced her nose the hard way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The cheers from across the gym were like volleys of arrows piercing our grand delusion. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Now and then the net is too quick, the lance pierces, the gun flicks and that frog is gone, but it is all fair and in the framework. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A twinkle pierces her eyes like stars peeping out of the night sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The third was about people who pierce weird body parts: One girl had a silver nail run through her bellybutton, and another one had a diamond stud put in her tongue. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But one day, just before I turned sixteen, she said, “All right, Simone, if you win Worlds this year, you can get your belly pierced.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She always had a string of hot skater boyfriends, an adorable nose piercing, and a shoe rack full of Doc Marten boots. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Behind us, the stadium lets out another piercing round of shrieks as the giant screens show a montage of Team Phoenix Riders’ best plays from last year. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Or had the point of the sharp wire pierced the windpipe? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was young, and he looked up often as he read the gospel, his brown eyes piercing the congregation. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was midafternoon, and the curtains were drawn, but a lamp in the corner had been left on, a towel draped over the shade to mute it, and the thoughtfulness of this pierced her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All I want to do is get the hell out of here with my copy of Mano a Mano, so I walk up to the pierced guy and say, "Just this, please." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z His toe nudged my broken leg and I heard a piercing scream. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a large heart with lots of hearts growing smaller inside, and piercing from the outside rim to the smallest heart was an arrow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess met his gaze directly, eyes piercing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A piercing blue eye had looked out of the mirror fragment, and then help had come. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Stuff I used to see back at protests before you were born. Tasers. Devices that would send out loud, piercing sounds.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Their father’s face is pierced in several places, nose and ear and lip, but his wide, bright smile and dark complexion are more familiar to me, because he passed them both to his sons. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Jagged rocks pierced the water surface all about her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His side was pierced by the point of a spear, which wounded him gravely. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Even when I was standing at attention with my eyes to the front, their piercing gazes felt like they were burning a hole through me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And it was absolutely impossible not to answer her long, piercing shriek with a piercing shriek of his own. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Now, where were you born, Panchito?” he asked in a firm tone, giving me a piercing look. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As he fell dying, Nisus cut down the man who had killed him; then pierced with many darts he too fell dead beside his friend. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her last words ripped out of her in a wail, plaintive and piercing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As her fingers gripped the rim, she felt a piercing pain beneath her arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It brought with it amorphous longings, shapeless desires, brief imaginary glints of other lives she could be living, that over the months melded into a piercing homesickness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now we were the same height, and those piercing blue eyes started making me tingle all the time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A shrill sound pierced the air, and at first Olanna thought it had come from the radio before she realized it was the air raid alarm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Under Loki’s guidance it sped to Balder and pierced his heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her, and being a man whom pity deeply stirred, it seemed to him that her loveliness amid her grief would pierce his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She flinched, but one pair of eyes fixed a gaze so piercing upon her that she could not look away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A shrill cry rang out in the night; and he felt a pain like a dart of poisoned ice pierce his left shoulder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My altercation with Russ left me shaking—the idea that I could make it this far only to be turned away by a teenager with a pierced lip was horrifying. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The man was wrinkled, and his eyes, though piercing in their unusual lightness, seemed tired. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Aggo's arrow took him under the arm, to pierce his lungs and heart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As she hesitated, the dragon turned his head toward her, his impenetrable black eyes piercing her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z After the anklet was on, another machine clamped a small electronic device onto my left ear, piercing it in two locations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She started to scream, checked herself and, closing her eyes, waited for the teeth to pierce her skin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are like that too, a piercing, slightly fanatical blue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Half their size, it dove through the scribble of their ragged, stinking wings, driving them back with its piercing cry. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As Thor watched, the giant opened his eyes: they were a piercing icy blue. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He also had me remove my brand-new belly ring; I’d had my belly button pierced just two days before. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At last I trod on a sharp stone that pierced the leather sole, and the sole of my foot as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A piercing pain rushed up my spine from my waist to the back of my neck. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Behind the dirty lenses, the eyes were a piercing, brilliant blue. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once I looked over, he plopped back onto the carpet into a regal sitting position, his lime-green eyes piercing into mine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She hit something and let out ear- piercing screams: “Mama! Mama! I’m on fire!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain fell thick and heavy, but the SUV’s headlights pierced the mist as I drove the van straight toward them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The point pierced his doublet and passed along his ribs, making him gasp in pain and stumble back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a false spring day, which, like Maureen, had pierced the shell of a deadening winter. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s a tiny thin lady, but her eyes are forceful, piercing, so I simply nod because I always do what my elders ask of me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were dark, and her direct look pierced any calmness that Kira might have felt. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She closes her eyes and speaks to her granddaughter, imagines her words as slivers of light piercing the murky night. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of them didn't have their ears pierced. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But there is another piercing cry, then another, and soon the forest is ringing with the noise, as if all of the demons in hell have entered our camp. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Her hat was the breast and wing of a red bird tormentingly pierced by two hatpins. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Procris was there and she sank to the ground dead, pierced to the heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Juanita pierced through one of them with her pitchfork, it screamed out, convulsed, and then lay lifeless. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z His onscreen knight pierced the dragon’s hide with his steel blade. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z When the hammering ends, Byrd opens her phone, letting light pierce the dark room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He thrust the light into the opening, but even the golden rays could not pierce the curtain of shadows. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z "It's coming from her scalp. Look where the bald patches are. They're oozing. The comb's been piercing her." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Each of its folded papery petals had been pierced by a small dart of ice, leaving behind tiny perforations that winked like fireflies in the light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When Zora spoke you were aware of the skin stretching over these cheekbones and hollowing out between her jaws, the tight mask it made, banshee-like, with her blue eyes piercing through above. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z First a rumbling roar, followed by a humming, and then a softer sort of whistling noise, piercing enough to make Thor’s head ache and his teeth hurt each time he heard it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps, I think, her own fingernails pierced the skin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As evening became definite the street lamps flashed on and the lights of moving cars squared my world in a piercing probing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As if on cue, Jay lets out a piercing "Right, right, riiight!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Each word struck like an arrow, piercing all the soft parts of his ego. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I’m daydreaming, staring out the open door at the sky when the brakes start their piercing shriek and everything lurches forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t shake the image of the upstairs corner window, pierced with a bullet hole and covered in blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Before I knew it he would seize the back of my neck or my throat and I would be pierced by fang-holes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I crouched underneath the vines for shade but the heat pierced right through. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A hand closes on my wrist, and piercing cold numbs my arm to the shoulder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This time the sharp thing nearly pierced his hide. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z These ballistic missiles followed an arcing trajectory, piercing the earth's atmosphere and falling to earth with the force of gravity; once launched, they could not be stopped. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I clench my jaw, but David’s words also pierce my heart. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Jocko’s head lolled, and I could not but recall that awful vision, the insensate head of the dead sniper upon the stairs, cheek pierced by our musket-fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Again, I know I will pierce the crust into that holy light. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt her gaze pierce through the white clapboard and the pink wallpaper roses and uncover me, crouching there behind the silver pickets of the radiator. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I turn, and a pair of piercing brown eyes stares back at me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Frankie’s voice pierced the noise of all the passengers getting ready to board the plane. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z If that wasn’t enough, I later pierced my tongue and had the very blase “I don’t care about life” attitude. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The outburst of confused, distressed noises that erupted from the lines was shushed with a piercing buzzer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His next words pierced her flesh like darts of scented ice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But when a giant claw pierced the air bubble they were in and snipped at his neck, Nathan doubled his pace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Men were groaning and whimpering all around him, and from time to time a scream would pierce the air, thick with pain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I shouted again, higher this time, then lower, trying to find a pitch that would pierce through the drone of the engine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She plucks her eyebrows into neat little arches, and her ears are pierced at the top, where it looks totally cool. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Once the music starts he goes right into the Jimmy-verse, banging against his washboard and letting it all hang out in a piercing falsetto that’s surprisingly on key. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The sun was up, but it was struggling to pierce a thick gray curtain. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lady Constance’s sarcastic laugh was so piercing, Penelope wanted to cover her ears. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The woman seated next to Aunty Ifeoma had piercing academic eyes and humorless lips and wore no makeup. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I worried these questions the way Mr. Whiskers worried the mice he caught; worried so, in fact, that I barely felt the piercing wind the whole ride home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They were pictures of lovers in lonely parks, with vignettes of hearts pierced with arrows and golden ribbons held by doves. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z An iron finial had pierced through her breastbone, right in the center of her chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I thought you wouldn’t be allowed either. Getting your ears pierced is a lot more permanent than dressing up for Halloween.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A trickle of blood ran from the arrow that pierced his arm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You showed me who I was inside. For that, you have my thanks. I’ve pierced it into my skin so I’ll never forget it.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her long,sharp nails pierced his robes like a tiger’s claws, making him cry out in pain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z White-hot knives were piercing every inch of his skin, his head was surely going to burst with pain, he was screaming more loudly than he’d ever screamed in his life — And then it stopped. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I buy the cheapest sack of porridge meal I can find at the market, and a little hope pierces my soul like sun through clouds. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z An arrow pierces our tent and lodges in the ground next to me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Moon Girl’s pierced features glittered in the firelight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On the third night, as we were sleeping, some of us sitting, huddled against each other, some of us standing, a piercing cry broke the silence: “Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And though Charlie has not understood what passed between them, he is afraid and sinks beneath the covers, eyes open, trying to pierce the darkness that surrounds him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The Old Man of the Moon looked at Haiyi, his black eyes piercing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly a terrified scream—a young girl's scream—pierced the night. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, clear, shrill, exultant the song of brass was piercing the room itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few more thunks, and then a last, long, piercing scream that ended in a wet, gurgly burst. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was piercing and raw, ripping its way along the street like a living thing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z So clear and piercing was the note that the others stood amazed to hear such a sound come from those old bearded lips. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Strange piercing screams came from the area of the kitchen. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z A quiet, tense woman with piercing eyes, she had been a frequent guest in our house. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes so intent on the wayward stranger who trips into their net, they were blind to the cobalt on their own backs, the moonshine fighting to pierce their comers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He screams a loud, shrill cry, that pierces my heart like a stake, and I imagine that this, maybe, is how Pa died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere up there, Tris’s voice pierced the simulation I was under, and I felt her hand on my chest, drawing me back to reality. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I pressed one hand to his chest to restrain him, should he start when I pierced him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The exhaust clouds up around us like steam, the fuel smell piercing the predawn blackness. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When Harry told of Wormtail piercing his arm with the dagger, however, Sirius let out a vehement exclamation and Dumbledore stood up so quickly that Harry started. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He looked down at the golden arrow that had just pierced his chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I wondered if my arrows would go straight and, if they did, would they pierce the animal’s tough hide. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z If you pierce their mysteries, you start to uncover the truth of who she was. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Erumpent’s horn can pierce everything from skin to metal, and contains a deadly fluid which will cause whatever is injected with it to explode. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In my heart I’d hoped for manslaughter, and hearing the word murder sent a frozen rod piercing right through the top of my head down into my toes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There was only himself and the goddess with her piercing gaze and nectar scent and...gravity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The knife flies once again, this time piercing the word “stage.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then, as I know I am about to pierce the crust of existence, like a flying fish leaping out of the sea, I feel the pull from below. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We heard noise approaching rapidly as men descended on the camp by foot, gunshots piercing the night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Anya hesitated, then started again: “‘The dagger, thrown by the blind brother, pierced the heart of the beloved brother, and he died. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Not far now they knew that the gates of Isengard must stand, and their hearts were heavy; but their eyes could not pierce the mists ahead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Until the next train whistle in the distance pierces the stillness. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The piercing look she had given him had made Fadi wince. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Another pierced Gandalf’s hat and stuck there like a black feather. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a blanket draped over the open door, and light from the fireplace was piercing the evening night. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z C.P. felt a chill pierce his heart, but he continued undressing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Happiness would come, Harry thought, but at the moment it was muffled by exhaustion, and the pain of losing Fred and Lupin and Tonks pierced him like a physical wound every few steps. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “They let my sister pierce her ear a million times.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The surprised giantess glanced down as the sword of the Boread pierced her gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A single ray of sunlight pierces the clouds like a spotlight to follow her, and her corroded, oxidized shell peels away, revealing shining copper from head to toe. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Screams pierce the air as a second round mows down another group behind us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Over the past few years, Hideo has transformed from a lanky teenage genius into an elegant young man with piercing eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It could not be cut or pierced; no one had ever succeeded in making so much as a scratch in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We are both lying to each other, she thought, a great needle piercing her heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Afterward, as I wiped my mouth on the hem of my shirt, I heard a sound break through the darkness, a cry so piercing it made the bottom of my heart drop. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z According to her mother, the Witch rode on the back of a dragon and lived in a tower so tall it pierced the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There was a look on her lovely soft face that pierced me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His thin, piercing wails rose and fell, just like the noon whistle that sounded every day at the Snapfinger Volunteer Fire Department. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sound pierces the dull drone of the aircraft engines, and then there's an ominous pause before the thunder of another explosion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a white tank top, and has a little barbell pierced through his eyebrow. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sharp stars pierced singly through the blackness, not sweeps of them or clusters or Milky Ways as there might have been in the South, but single, chilled points of light, as unromantic as knife blades. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It pierced Antain every day, a great needle in his soul. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z By the time I walk in the cottage door, water permeates my bones and a pain pierces my thigh. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like her, and a nail of anxiety pierced his gut. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His hands are gentle, and the metal is cool as it pierces my skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His agony was terrifying, the piercing, unearthly howl with which he split the moonlit dark vibrating in its own impact for seconds afterward like a devastating shock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His slate-blue eyes pierced through the veil of smoke wreathing his features. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I went over to congratulate him, and he shook my hand warmly, his eyes dark and piercing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Flung across the sky, the sound pierced Taran’s breast like a cold blade of terror. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Upon hearing the final verse, the urge to weep pierced me like a knife in the gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Each voice has a unique tone color that is described using adjectives or metaphors such as “nasally,” “resonant,” “vibrant,” “strident,” “high,” “low,” “breathy,” “piercing,” “ringing,” “rounded,” “warm,” “mellow,” “dark,” “bright,” “heavy,” “light,” “vibrato.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The words “Throw it all away” pierced through the enfolding layers of incomprehension to the quick of the Delta’s consciousness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z With a piercing scream, Taylor jumped forward, circling the blow dryer over her head by its cord. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Walking home at night was perilous, for there were no lights, the silence pierced by yells, laughter, and occasional gunfire. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These go round and round a central column, and this column is pierced with holes for shooting arrows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the process, the child pierces the silence in the room with a short-lived cry. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No light from the moon, stars, or cars along the distant road pierced the inky blackness. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A blue light pierced through a wall of brambles ahead and pulled Seven from her thoughts. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And I’m surrounded by squeaks so high, they pierce through my earmuffs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Jones’s eyes pierce me, sharp like a blade. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A few years before, his father had made him kill a goat, to show him the method of the knife, to show how a blade pierced flesh and snagged on tendons. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She kept climbing, but she imagined him watching her with those piercing blue eyes, his jaw set with confidence. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The looks had begun to pierce her skin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The snow goose called again, a piercing whoop that filled the sky, and then wheeled and turned an inch away from the boy in the striped T-shirt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug my nails into my palms till I’d pierced my own flesh. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though her ears were pierced like six times each, not all the holes had earrings. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Van Hopper’s voice pierced my dream like an electric bell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My hands hold tightly to the rope tied to the ring pierced through its nose while my legs hug its body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun came up, as it always does in space, with a fierce burst of piercing white light. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I would always remember that judge and his huge, piercing dark eyes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pagan drums, ethereal choirs, tribal chanting, wailing lamentations, guttural snarls, unnatural howls, and piercing screams united in relentless disharmony. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A scream pierces the air, so loud and fraught with fear that it gives me a chill despite the heat of the day. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Once when they passed in the corridor she had given him a quick sidelong glance which seemed to pierce right into him and for a moment had filled him with black terror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They still look strange to me—a mother with a pierced eyebrow, a father with a tattooed arm, an initiate with purple hair, a wholesome family unit. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Once, aeons ago, the Appalachians were of a scale and majesty to rival the Himalayas—piercing, snow-peaked, pushing breathtakingly through the clouds to heights of four miles or more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Amari carefully pierced the meat with a stick Tidbit had triumphantly brought her, and after the fire had been built up again, each girl took turns slowly turning it until it was cooked to perfection. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A dot of light pierced the gray-green stillness. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This violin had a piercing, insistent sweetness of tone, almost like a baby crying. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It has mouth parts adapted for piercing and sucking, and a prodigious appetite for the chlorophyll that makes the world green. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Black blood was flowing from the wound where the spear had pierced him, smoking where it dripped onto the scorched sands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It felt as if his eyes were piercing me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A shard of ice seemed to pierce Harry’s heart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z James Garfield was dead, eighty days after Charles Guiteau's bullet pierced his back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The horse and the young man swam through the piercing cold water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He pierced the lid and showed her how to open the can. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere you looked there was something startling: a stuffed squirrel, a kite in the shape of a dragon, a wooden cow with a spear piercing its side. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And right across the river are hundreds of tall buildings, some shooting straight, piercing the clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z More wealth than most of the crews collected in years off the ships, and yet it decorated this girl’s fingers as casually as Moon Girl pierced her lip with steel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Inside the bright orange rim of the fire I could see the outline of some dark thing being turned and pierced, with its four stiff legs flung out in a cry for help. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Aragorn saw that he was pierced with many black-feathered arrows; his sword was still in his hand, but it was broken near the hilt; his horn cloven in two was at his side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The sound of giggling, soft and piercing, simmers low from the seats. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Fangs pierced his flesh over and over, relentless bites in his skin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In such a place lived the hermits of the early church piercing to infinity with unlittered minds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that there was no longer the sound of my soggy footsteps, the silence was piercing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him, and Frodo felt his heart pierced by the sudden keenness of the glance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I hope you find success,” he said, and stood on his doorstep in the piercing cold to watch them up the little street. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of pins of a dozen different colors pierced the map. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But then the noise came again—a harsh, piercing cry from behind him out of the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Lamb,” says Mrs. Demir, setting down meat pierced by silver daggers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Their beams pierce the dark, illuminating the interior of our car in shifting strobes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Pet’s wings came off its shoulders and neck, and light poured down its throat, piercing in strength. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The crowd started whistling, piercing whistles that upset his concentration. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Pain flared again, like nails were piercing her foot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He doesn’t even look in the direction he’s thrusting, but his blade pierces Elowyn’s throat. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She has tiny gold balls in her pierced ears and a gold bracelet that says “Rosa” wrapped around her pudgy wrist. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He gave her a piercing look and said, "Don't say that." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And I myself preferred not to see him in strong sunshine, for his pale, membranic skin was no barrier to the light, which pierced deep into the flesh and illumined it to a hideous translucency. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers were still telling everyone to be quiet while the microphone was set up, and a loud screech from the amplifiers pierced the room. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The voice of Kronos didn't so much speak as pierce my mind like a dagger. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I can still pierce,” Bob said, his voice low and even. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there was a dark tower that pierced the sky and turned everything gray. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then she told me she met some boy who played guitar in a band and had his nose pierced. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I pierced my nipple and my mother nearly had a heart attack. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Count Rugen was a bit surprised that his point had been deflected, but there was nothing wrong with piercing a helpless man’s shoulder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I leave my glass of wine near a platter of sparrow hearts, pierced through with long silver pins, and weave through the crowd with him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Screams and cries of pain pierce his eardrums and echo off the walls. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Penelope felt an icy chill pierce her through. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Running from broken house to dumped cooking pot to icebox, she felt needles of fear move up her spine, spread into her arms, and pierce her whole body. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We are a chorus of silent tears, tiny whimpers, deep guttural wails, and sharp piercing shrieks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His face is pierced in so many places I lose count, and his hair is long, dark, and greasy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But then my scim strikes home, the hand is gone, and another eldritch scream pierces the air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had a strong nose and a fierce, piercing look, like a bird of prey. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of men and women who had been pierced by stray bullets came running next. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Just don’t come home with your nose pierced,” Ginny’s mother told her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I don't know that I've ever seen such a clear sky, blue and piercing, sharp in a way I didn't know the sky could be. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I do not believe that it takes a genius to pierce to the heart of a situation to which Southern chivalry once gave, among other things, the mulatto. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On careful observation, I see his tongue has been pierced, too, and he wears a stud with a silver ball the size of a marble. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He ran from the barracks into the hallway, piercing the darkness with his flashlight as he headed straight for the cockpit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Tally met his piercing eyes, struggling to think of what to say. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Some men have their carrots pierced and rings set into them as if they are ears. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Elephant hide is thick as bark on an ancient tree, but a claw-stick can pierce it like a leaf. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z There’s a single piercing shriek—I have no idea from where—then pandemonium. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z An old man with dark brown skin, piercing eyes, and slick gray hair had been watching them from the back of the room. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me, same piercing glance as before. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z To my surprise, as soon as I entered the room, her piercing eyes fixed upon me. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z We walked awhile more, and then he let loose of the arrow, and it screamed forward, piercing its mark cleanly. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Once more she lifted her strange bright eyes to him, and her gaze pierced him so that he trembled as if with cold. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Words for him were like weapons designed to pierce the pages or explode above them in illuminating airbursts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To further proclaim their status, wealthy Olmec carved deep grooves into their teeth and pierced their nasal septums with bone awls, plugging the holes with ornamental jade beads. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a circular slab of stone, held upright in a vise and pierced with a ring of holes of diminishing sizes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Butler felt a cold pain as the serrated ivory pierced his chest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The stake went into his right eye, piercing through his glowering red eyeball. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Tall buildings strung with jewel-toned neon signs pierced the inky sky. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I want to have my ear cartilage pierced like Ms. Sandnes.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The cry that rose up pierced through Moss, forced Johanna to stop for a moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z This final revelation pierced my heart more painfully than the cruelest words Ucho had ever snarled at me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She had large black eyes and shiny gold hoops in her pierced ears. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She would trust her own instincts, which she now knew to be right, and develop a shell so hard that nothing could pierce it, not even being deserted by Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z As Mechtild seemed able to pierce my mind, I wished to change the topic. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Four of his ribs were splintered, one had pierced his left lung, which was what made him bleed from his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A faint smile remained on her lips, but her dark, intense eyes seemed to pierce right through me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It is one of those works from which the cold lance of criticism glances without piercing ... The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They ignore me, or hurry past, because maybe they can see the steel spike of terror piercing my skull, driving all the way down into my soul. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A tall, athletic teenager with piercing eyes and raven-black hair, she was much older—and bolder—than most of the students, and had a reputation as the leader among Messengers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Its wings were spread as if preparing to fly, and its hooked talons pierced the boy’s heart. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Each time, his beauty pierced me through with sadness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With a piercing wail of agony the rat fell from the top of the platform. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Careful not to pierce his claws by accident, he fitted it to his own tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Keenly, I fear, did the eye of the visitress pierce the young pastor’s heart. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Even though I’m inside Mrs. Walton’s car, I can feel people’s eyes piercing me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Black birds pierce the sky like inverse stars. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The engine’s roar pierced my eardrums anyway, making awful pain. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They heard Bull give a piercing wolf whistle from his vantage point on the sofa and they knew that Mary Anne was coming down the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d barely stepped off of it when squeals pierced the air and the slab of metal began to close. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Still we strain our eyes to pierce the reddish dust the wheels throw up. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack held up the head and jammed the soft throat down on the pointed end of the stick which pierced through into the mouth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Newt had barely finished his sentence when a sudden, piercing scream ripped through the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A weird, completely alien feeling suddenly pierces my heart for a brief, fleeting moment. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then it threw back its head, opened its jagged maw, and let out a piercing metallic roar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But thinking of Tariq was treacherous because, before she could stop, she saw him lying on a bed, far from home, tubes piercing his burned body. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Charlie doesn’t want me to pierce the upper curtain of the mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes had lost their vagueness now and looked at Hazel with piercing clarity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Speaking of looks, Raj has a new piercing: a silver ball under his lower lip. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z There was the deep sigh again and an even more piercing chill. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the phono-colour walls, speaking, but the speech not piercing the crystal barrier. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The only human sound Turner heard, piercing the din of engines, was the crying of babies. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their fat bodies shivered with rage and their shrill cries pierced the air. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The towering forms of the young hunters crashed to the ground, each pierced by the spear of the other, each slaying and being slain by the only creature he loved. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A world so different from our square rooms, with iron bars on every window, and lines of barbed wire that pierce our sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A little deeper and the blade would have pierced the apex of the heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But it's one second too late because, by that time, my arrow is piercing his hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Ben screamed then, without pause, a sound so piercing that Thomas covered his ears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her pixie-cut bleached hair showed her tiny ears, one of which was triple pierced. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Horror pierced Mom’s face, the first true emotion to shatter her wall of pleasant, half-true smiles and utter, utter blankness. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And Morgan would look up from the TV or a book or a game to watch him, as though she saw through him, while Don pretended not to squirm under her piercing eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Images flash through my mind: the spear piercing Rue’s body in the arena, Gale hanging senseless from the whipping post, the corpse-littered wasteland of my home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Two swallows were making passes over the fountain, and a chiffchaffs song was piercing the air from within the sinewy gloom of the giant cedar of Lebanon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Over this the Road crossed by a causeway; but where it pierced the hedge it was barred by a great gate. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Hamlet cried, and staggered as if pierced by a sword. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The head of my new block was a German Jew, small with piercing eyes. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch my words as they hit, piercing his eyes and ears and cheeks like porcupine quills. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks up to see, there in the sky and blocking out the sun completely, the long-lost Lazarus woodpecker, with its wings outspread and its beak pointing upward, nearly piercing the blue of the sky. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Ethyne gave the old man a piercing look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I recited the times tables myself, until finally Red looked away from the tree and turned his piercing blue eyes on me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The stares coming from the audience pierce right through me, but the one I can’t deny is Mama. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I never intended to get pierced or tattooed when I came here. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From the table at Winston’s left, a little behind his back, someone was talking rapidly and continuously, a harsh gabble almost like the quacking of a duck, which pierced the general uproar of the room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z His chest felt tightly squeezed, and as if sharp knives pierced him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His paw hung in midair, and his lime-green eyes were wide, piercing into my thoughts. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The naked waste, as far as the eye could pierce, even to the distant menace of the mountains, was dappled with the fitful moonlight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His hair was white as snow in the sunshine; and gleaming white was his robe; the eyes under his deep brows were bright, piercing as the rays of the sun; power was in his hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My dress is too tight and too short and I don’t want Dray’s piercing eyes on me, not even the blue-cap boy’s, Kasim. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Black windows pierced the flat blank cliffs of white, occasionally flashing a reflection of the moon as the canoe floated by. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Their piercing cries were drowned in the roaring of the river as it carried them away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I feel as if my heart has been pierced by a thousand needles. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Everyone shouts, and somehow their screams pierce the haze in my mind. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Beneath it was a space, perhaps a foot high, though it was pierced everywhere by parallel and rising stems. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bats pierce the night with bell voices like knives. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can think of worse things,” she said, with a brief sideways glance that pierced me to the heart. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In fact, he felt only the bite of a nail in his boot, which pierced the ball of his foot whenever he came down on it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And with a piercing cry out of the dim sky fell the winged shadows, the Nazgûl stooping to the kill. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He has MacGyver’s eyes, piercing and intelligent, and the same strong jaw and gentle lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But each word I translate pierces me like a shot in the chest;—like a stab in the chest. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole pinched his eyes closed against the piercing rain. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The ache of his lost dreams would pierce him, and the dazzling gold mocked him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I thought I heard my sister but—” The piercing shriek cuts me off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “So pretty, aren’t they? If the male feels he has to, he’ll charge you and those short little antlers will pierce you like daggers.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the word to pierce my dumb, thick brain and begin to mean something. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He would probably be with his father at the forge, repairing pikes and lances and heating oil for pouring onto the enemy in case they should pierce the outer castle wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z There were tales of flying books and pencils and words that pierce the soul. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I do remember the piercing look she gave me as if she were actually going inside my head. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A third hits Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy in the chest, and a fourth ricochets off the limousine and pierces Reagan’s lung, missing his heart by inches. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Lily wore the tiny gold posts that Lydia had used when she'd pierced Lily's ears in her bathroom in the spring. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But I can feel her eyes staring at me, piercing through walls and doors and bedding. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She had white hair and a sharp nose and piercing gray eyes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z All she saw were the emperor’s piercing black eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z To it was added the high, piercing squeal of a fife. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, for a second, especially in the sunlight, they pierce through, and you almost forget about the lumpy redness on his face. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The other members follow her, a stream of black-clothed, pierced people not much older than I am. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As the car hurtled toward the boardwalk, Harry let out a piercing scream that could be heard over the shrieks of our fellow passengers—and probably across the whole island. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She blows a long strand of black hair away from her face, revealing inscrutable dark eyes that pierce in a very different way than the kid’s blue ones. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly I heard a shrill piercing whistle from above me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sudden screams pierced the quiet and startled me so that I dropped my pen, blotting my words with smeared ink. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was having trouble piercing the blood bag with the dull point and, growing angry, he thrust harder than was necessary and without the necessary control. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I noticed now that she had pierced eyebrows. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then a pain like he’d never felt before pierced his head; it was as though his scar were on fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Watching her from the pew I was pierced with envy for the position she had gained. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I struck the beginning chord of Savien’s verse and I heard a piercing sound that pulled me out of the music like a fish dragged from deep water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the knives pierced their skins, bright blood flowed freely and they fell to the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The goose gave Lyra another of his piercing looks. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I know it, and still—I’m letting the hook pierce me like some dumb fish that’s been hooked a billion times before and still hasn’t figured it out yet that hooks are the enemy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The gaslight shone upon the heavy, leonine lines of his features—a mane of sandy-brown hair, eyes the piercing blue of gas flames, a firm mouth shaped around the stem of a briar pipe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We open a door near the bathroom and pierce a seal into an entirely different biome of the hospital—red brick, indoor trees, posters of notable doctors who practiced there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Just because people have tattoos or pierced tongues doesn’t mean they’re crazy!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Where a bomb had pierced the roof, sunlight fell down in broad beams. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Picking out earrings we would buy if our ears were pierced. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Only the sweet call of a solitary white-throated sparrow pierced the cool of the woods beyond. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As soon as he was made comfortable enough to drift off, Robert would stiffen and jolt awake with a piercing scream. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The santero leads the goat over the offerings and quickly pierces its neck with a butcher knife, directing the stream of blood onto the clay eggs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one night he found that Daisy had pierced holes in little Portia’s ears for earrings. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Rosa bowed her head and a ray of sunlight pierced the Gothic stained-glass windows of the church, outlining her face in a halo of light. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall gave him a piercing look, but he was sure she had almost smiled. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Gaunt, intense, and excitable, with Rasputin’s piercing eyes and a beard that rivaled Darwin's, de Vries already looked like a younger version of his idol. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Reverend Finney was tall and intimidating: His voice boomed, his face grimaced and frowned, and his eyes stared, piercing and cold. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Many of the picnickers had eaten to excess and now sat heavy and dulled in the sun, which poured over the scene a clear, clean radiance, a piercing island summer light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It pierced the ship’s hull and exploded inside, sending spouts of fire through the oar openings. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It pierced the inside of my leg, an inch below my knee, sliding into the tissue like a knife into warm butter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z No official ever decided that respectable men and women were permitted to doff their hats and gloves in the 1960s or to get pierced and tattooed in the 1990s. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Pit scorpions can jump up to fifteen feet. Its stinger can pierce right through your clothes. You’ll be dead in sixty seconds.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her ear gleams when she moves her head—it is pierced from top to bottom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the voices, of their strange contradictions—of the way they made sound float on air, of how that sound was soft like a warm wind, but so sharp it pierced. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His gaze found his uncle’s again, a pin that would not stop piercing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Joaquin pressed the car keys into his palm, pushing so hard that he thought they would pierce his hand, go straight through to the bone. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The buildings that hadn’t entirely collapsed barely stood, with caved in roofs and walls pierced with rocket shells. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She returned her gaze to Luna, who felt the woman’s vision pierce her, right through the middle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The ring of the telephone pierces the air, making me jump. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t know a quiet voice could be that piercing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z How would that yellow number 2 pencil look as an ornament, inserted through a pierced ear-lobe or nasal septum? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The music began: a breath of strings, then a whisper of voices, chanting, soft as silk, but somehow piercing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They were interrupted by Bitter’s voice, carrying down the hall and through the bedroom door, piercing into their small, secret world. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Do you truly believe that you care more for me than I do for you?” he murmured, leaning closer to me as he spoke, his dark golden eyes piercing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z One man, pierced through a dozen tunes, his clothes afire, danced and whirled in the knee-deep water until at last he fell and was swept downstream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sitting on the edge of the carousel is an older Dauntless, scratching her quadruple- pierced eyebrow with her thumb. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sitting at the table one day, I held the fork in my left hand and pierced a piece of fried chicken. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The alcohol smell is on my fingers, cold and remote, piercing, like a steel pin going in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thirty to forty group!” yapped a piercing female voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The unmistakable sound of an engine came piercing through the night from far away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They spoke together, and then suddenly it seemed to Frodo that Arwen turned towards him, and the light of her eyes fell on him from afar and pierced his heart. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were Sudanese players on the team whose villages had been bombed, and Liberians who’d lived through mortar fire that pierced the roofs of their neighbors’ homes, taking out whole families. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z By night—when it was too dark for the piercing gaze of the adversary—we formed and took up our line of march. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This sound seemed to enter him, pierce him down his length so that his whole body opened up and he was able to step out of himself and kiss her freely. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kneeling beside her, I held the hot blade to her wound and pierced it, letting all the pain flow out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The rocks stretched for miles, rising into jagged, fang-like mountains that pierced the cloudy sky. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Out here in the waste its terror was far greater: it pierced them with cold blades of horror and despair, stopping heart and breath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was the same tone, the same piercing depth, that I heard sometimes in Abba when mourners danced past our house, holding the photograph of a dead family member, shouting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “There are some girls at my Hebrew school with pierced ears, so maybe it’s only my family.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They pranced up statically, pierced by their dull gilt bars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Her graying hair is parted in the middle and tied in a ponytail, her nose pierced with a stud shaped like the sun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Each time he woke, he remembered the loss of Hazel and suffered once more the knowledge that had pierced him as the shadowy, limping rabbit disappeared in the first light of morning on the down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman with curly green hair and another with a shaved head and a cheek piercing that hurts to look at are heading to me and Mom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The piercing beam of a flashlight caught him squarely in the eyes, and he turned away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Just a fool’s hope, as I have been told. And when I heard of Cirith Ungol —’ He broke off and strode to the window, as if his eyes could pierce the night in the East. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was impossible to escape the terrible sound, even after Thomas finally talked the Med-jacks into letting him go—weary, sore, bandaged, but tired of the piercing, agonized wails of their leader. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In the room he could hear the woman dragging herself about and the cry of the child was incessant and piercing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was the first thing she had noticed about him: the piercing blue eyes, and the way he had of seeming to see beyond what was obvious. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A scream would pierce the air as a loved one was found. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Alys, toothless and wrinkled though with piercing eyes and a sharp tongue, told the men roughly: “Leave us be!” when they carried the trembling creature in to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “In order! In order!” came the Corporal’s piercing cry. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z That sharp, piercing love pain stabbed her right between the ribs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Please answer the following question in detail: on the day of our meeting at the post office, what type of piercing did the postal employee have? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The glaring sun pierced her eyes with pain, and she put her hands to her face. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But the setting sun emerged from the trees behind them, and her breath caught in her throat as a spire, then three, then six more appeared, piercing the sky. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An orange, completely pierced with small star-shaped objects, sat on a bed of pine needles in a ceramic dish. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The air was filled with the buzz of a hundred students at recess, punctuated by yells, laughter, and, occasionally, Mrs. Fields’s piercing whistle. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Or: “Notice how the skyscraper here looks like it’s about to pierce the moon. That’s a thoughtful choice of perspective.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Hang in there. You are not dying from a stupid body piercing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sky a great black bowl above them, pierced with celestial fires. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her mouth opened wide and she let out a piercing shriek. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “When I was your age, I went with my friend Marjorie to get my ears pierced— without permission.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And I know for the first time that I’ve truly pierced her loneliness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I felt a bullet whiz past my ear; it pierced the wall behind me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then he reached his thumb and finger into his mouth, issued a piercing whistle, and motioned to the bulldozer, which lumbered to life. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z His red lips were moist and his black eyes bold and piercing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I stared at him, piercing holes through the dark. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It rose and fell, and ended on a high piercing note. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z You wouldn’t think a cricket’s tiny chirp could carry so far, but when all is silence, the piercing notes can be heard for miles. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She pierced her mound of hair with the pointier end of the hairpin. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Every note of “Ode to Joy” pierces my ears. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The other hunters swarmed over the lion and pierced its flesh with their spears, killing it quickly. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I will not cut my hair,” I say, “or dye it a strange color. Or pierce my face.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He pierced the feet of the dead man and fastened them with thongs to the back of his chariot, letting the head trail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A piercing cry from somewhere close, in the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Patrice soberly informed us he didn’t think an arrow could pierce an elephant’s hide. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the fingernails had color; they were metal claws the same gold as the feathers, as if some essence of the figure had pierced the mutilated flesh and burst out from the cuticles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Within seconds, Katie’s piercing screams had died away and the only sound was the roar of the wind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But the arrow is not supposed to really pierce the animal: It is just supposed to knock the prey down. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of this pilgrimage he was convinced that God exists, and had learned to pierce his cheeks and chest with hatpins and to live practically without eating. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Joaquín’s voice rose in timbre and pitch, until he seemed to disappear and only his words remained, reverberating against the cement walls, piercing the assembled into delirious convulsions and ecstatic trances. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He matched gazes with the disfigured stranger, staring into those piercing, wounded eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It charged — my uncle lunged and I behind him — thrust! — felt the spear pierce. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He has a pierced ear, eyebrow, and nose; he must set off metal detectors in the airport. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z There was a hideous yell, and the leaping shape thudded to the ground; the elvish arrow had pierced its throat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Their howls pierced a hole through the moonless night. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Something tugs inside my chest, like there’s a hook pierced into my heart and Mom’s words are reeling me back to her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Who dat? Who dat?” said Poppy in her small, piercing voice. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Very gradually, like one instrument after another being tentatively rehearsed, beacons of color began to pierce the sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about how I’m probably the only ex-punk on the island, how no one else has their ears pierced in three places. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep seeing Rue speared, my arrow piercing the boy's neck. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was about to intervene when the brothers came apart and let out a doubled scream so loud and piercing I feared my head would break. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z This time it pierces the now nearly shredded paper in between the words “audiences” and “spectacle,” obscuring the “with” completely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One ear is pierced all the way to the top, and she has a tiny blue nose stud she got last summer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z A diamond, two arrows piercing its side, then a vertical line through its middle... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had a disquieting new habit of boring into my eyes with his look as if actually bent on piercing my head, the better to analyze what went on inside it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The doctor had few treatments for Sopha’s tumors, but he tried piercing her skin to drain off fluid. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z On the fringe of the little group stood a stranger—a man of middle height, black-haired, with a hooked nose, full red lips, eyes very piercing and dark. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He doubted he had the strength left to win, but, before he could attack them, Will let out a piercing taxicab whistle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sky groaned and cracked, and suddenly the shrill, cold needles of rain pierced our hands and the backs of our necks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the crickets shrieked with rhythmic, piercing monotony. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “The point of the sickle can pierce a person’s skull.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Esperanza was locked in the house, both Armijos were gone, and so the trapped dog wailed in pain all day, each of its woeful howls like an arrow piercing Herbie’s sensitive breast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared numbly at my hands, bloody where slivers of wood had pierced the skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even in the darkness of the woods, the intensity of her gaze was piercing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A shrill trumpet call had pierced the air. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Another kick pierced him in the ribs, the pain unbearable. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He gripped the soap bar and his pain reawakened with piercing stings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Just then, a car horn pierced the night. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That serpent’s gaze, cool and piercing, felt unnatural, like everything else in this jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She is a sprightly, spidery woman, with a narrow nose and piercing hazel eyes as bright and sharp as a bird’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “If the alternatives are jail or a pierced Adam’s apple, I shall happily push one of your carts. Though I can’t predict how far I’ll go.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A For Sale sign pierced the ground out front. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Anxious voices pierced the air: should we hide or continue on? Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z That stupid gladius blade had pierced him all the way through. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But Snowmane wild with terror stood up on high, fighting with the air, and then with a great scream he crashed upon his side: a black dart had pierced him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Your eyes sparkled, too, and the light inside them pierced through my fog of worry. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Still, that afternoon, that moment, when that first molecule pierced her skin, was the beginning of our connection, one that led me into a darkness that was as twisted as it was sublime. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Stanley stamped down on the back of the blade of the shovel, piercing the hard, dry earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Before him stood a tall, lean, and muscular boy around his age with neatly combed brown hair, piercing eyes, and a serious look about him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then, from some kind of mouth that Thomas couldn’t see, the Griever let out a long, piercing shriek and pulled back again; the spikes disappeared. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m not allowed to get my ears pierced.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The pain in my side was gone, and I did not feel the thorns of the cactus or the needles of yucca that pierced my legs and feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We thought you knew what you were doing!” shouted Ron, standing up, and his words pierced Harry like scalding knives. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Every few minutes the insects' piercing whine is supplanted by the boom of distant thunder, rumbling over the taiga from a wall of thunderheads rearing darkly on the horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry’s looking at him in the piercing way he has sometimes that makes Alex feel like a bug stuck under a shadowbox with a pushpin. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Cole cowered on the ground, pain piercing his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z My eyes were blue before, but a dull, grayish blue—the eyeliner makes them piercing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She heard the song of the white throated sparrow, and was soothed by the piercing refrain. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Sarai uncovered her eyes and found Great Ellen restored to human form, the excoriating hawk gaze replaced by a piercing but compassionate human one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were dark brown with spotted wings, whitish throats, and piercing amber eyes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bullets often hit civilians, and mortars pierced family homes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer is more unexpected: he’s handsome, with piercing eyes. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The world around her spun, blurred, and she found she couldn’t even speak as Baaz’s words pierced her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She seems nice—light skinned, brown eyes, brown hair, a nose piercing, and a big smile. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It pierced the aluminum floor of the cabin; there was a shrill yell, and the machine went rocketing up into the air with all the acceleration that its super-charger could give it. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft echo of voices, medical voices, filled the ward, and was pierced regularly by groans and shouts of pain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One of the guards grabbed a gaff hook from the wall and pierced the boy in the lower abdomen, holding him over the fire until he lost consciousness. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It’s a tradition for Pakistani girls to have their ears pierced when they’re little. Rabia and I had ours done together, when we were babies. Noses come much later, usually when girls get married.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Ifemelu climbed out of the car and into the loud, discordant drone of generators, too many generators; the sound pierced the soft middle of her ears and throbbed in her head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z An arrow pierced my thigh, but I barely had time to register the pain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I barely feel the needle as it plunges into my neck, barely see Eric’s pierced face as he presses the plunger down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The tree pierced the drakon’s gullet and impaled it to the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The desire to not die had never been so piercing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her shriek pierced the air, and one of the robots about the table faltered and dropped the tool he was holding. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Sitting on her chest, my eyes pierce hers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Zeus the son of Kronos added one more noon—and sudden arrows from Artemis pierced the woman’s heart. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His antlers pierced the ground; he bellowed and fell. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused, his eyes fierce, his voice piercing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I heard a piercing shriek that sounded like rending metal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He smelled of old sweat, and she felt a sudden piercing longing for that Old Spice left behind in Nsukka. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sigurd swiped for it, and Anya felt the subtle crunch of the dagger’s sharp tip piercing Sigurd’s palm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After a time, I glared into the gloom as if I could pierce it with my gaze, and felt it almost part into its constituent blacknesses, so that I could see the beetles there. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I’ve stopped talking because there’s really nothing left to say and there’s this piercing sort of pain where my heart is. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Luna focused, the keenness of her eye boring inward, piercing the shine of the pearl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then Pippin stabbed upwards, and the written blade of Westernesse pierced through the hide and went deep into the vitals of the troll, and his black blood came gushing out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But they were for pierced ears and mine weren't pierced. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly the rattling sounds of the rifles go off and bullets pierce through their bodies, silencing their screams. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Edward Cullen’s back stiffened, and he turned slowly to glare at me — his face was absurdly handsome — with piercing, hate-filled eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her nose piercing and acne scars are hidden under the foundation plastered on her skin. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I had never seen his arm move this way, never seen this piercing light in his eyes that appeared when he was in Aunty Ifeoma’s garden. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even as these thoughts pierced him with dread and held him bound as with a spell, the Rider halted suddenly, right before the entrance of the bridge, and behind him all the host stood still. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Will tried to pierce the darkness and see them more clearly, but the rain filled his eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Their eyes fell on him and pierced him, as they rushed towards him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A shriek tore through the night sky, loud and high and piercing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Trina yelled in a loud, piercing voice, “Stop it! Everyone stop and listen to me!” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 “Come ’ere, boy!” a man called, giving a loud piercing whistle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They were painted on pieces of paper, and the papers were pierced by twigs and the twigs were poked into the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z These earmuffs have saved me from screechy subway brakes, piercing flutes, gross Noah sounds, trick or treat yells, wishy-washy Deb, and mean Kiki. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Fat Tom's blade dropped from nerveless fingers as the wet red point burst out through his ribs, piercing leather and mail. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We were having a whistling contest, and Dedd had just won with a piercing trill. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too perfect, I realized with a piercing stab of despair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Without hesitating, she plunges the blade into the back of her hand, piercing through skin and flesh and cards and into the felt underneath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Frodo thought that he heard a faint hiss as of venomous breath and felt a thin piercing chill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Octavian’s face looked almost ghoulish under his white mantle - his eyes too piercing, his cheeks too gaunt, his lips too thin and colourless. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At the moment he fell still, the vault of heaven, star-studded, profound, was pierced as if by a spear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There is a foot of snow on the ground, and the sky is a piercing blue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That armor was magical and could not be pierced. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the cold pierce my bones, cut off the circulation in my hands, and seep into my soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby starts to cry, a thin, piercing wail, but the sound provides enough cover that I can mutter instructions to Mirjam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Your knowing, you think it gives you clarity, sight that pierces. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly he gasped, as if he were pierced by pain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ignoring me, he addressed his sister in a piercing treble: “Miss Megley said you must come and finish your tea!” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She was funny, sassy, and head-turningly pretty, with creamy brown skin, long straight hair, and a perky, pierced nose. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Large plugs of pure gold shone in his pierced earlobes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Citra chilled when her piercing gray eyes zeroed in on her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Strange, imaginary shapes flitted about in the gloom; eerie cries pierced the still air; trees and bushes reached out their branches to catch and scratch like living things with claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He puts his hands on my shoulders and looks into my soul-ish innards, it seems, with those piercing baby blues. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The anger coursed over her features, twisted her mouth, and her eyes were piercing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But then with a piercing shriek that rent the evening air, the powerful locomotive set its brakes. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The copper sun and the piercing paleness of the sky, which were so welcome in the captives’ homeland, imprisoned them each hour. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The only hurt that it did to his enemy, I fear; for it is unharmed, but all blades perish that pierce that dreadful King. More deadly to him was the name of Elbereth.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But his cries were lost in the piercing screech of the fire alarm, and he knew it was useless. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A sliver of hope pierces me, strangely painful, when combined with the guilt I feel for how I deceived him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She had piercing green eyes and she wore a silky black dress with shapes that seemed to move in the fabric animal shadows, black upon black, like deer running through a forest at night. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone taps me on the shoulder then and I turn around and find myself staring at this unspeakably hot twenty-something girl with a labret piercing, flaming red hair, and boots up her calves. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Dogs barked in the distance, and the rumblings of the street cleaners pierced the quiet of the night. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Consider a small pin driven into your skull, the agony of the piercing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I would have recognized him even if he had shaved his head of thick, wavy black hair—if he had tattooed his cheeks, or pierced his long, straight nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was nearly the beginning of May, but still the icy water pierced Cole’s skin like millions of tiny needles. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Immediately, arrows pierced the lion’s maw—two, four, six. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was not enough; I saw the blank windows; and that was more terrible than the specters of memory with their piercing gaze; that absence; those sheets of glass that held no image but transmission. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Every cadet possessed a burning desire to be recognized, but never noticed, as his piercing blue eyes evaluated his corps. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Maybe I only imagined I heard the bones crack, but her arm from her elbow down was facing the wrong way, and a slick red bone tip pierced her skin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never heard a sound like the one sputtering through the speakers—a low growl of static pierced by what sounded like a tub of broken glass being tossed around. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to let me pierce your ears,” she told her nieces, rubbing their earlobes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He cried for his mother in the most painfully piercing voice that I had ever heard. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then all of a sudden, the manly lover let out a piercing scream and his whole body shot four feet into the air. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z His round, piercing brown eyes remind me of an owl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Anya was ready to back away from the door when Kin’s voice pierced the heat: “Ye don’t have to spy from the door, girl. Come in if yer gonna be nosy.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I scream as the pain pierces to the bone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Calvin held the forefeet open and up while Omar pierced the curling hair at the point where the sternum lay. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z An arrow came whistling out of the gloom: it was aimed with skill, or guided by fate, and it pierced his right hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The screams that erupted from the man were horrific and pierced Mark to the core, jolting him out of the red- hot rage into which he’d sunk. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then he saw the young moon rising; under its thin light there loomed before him a black wall of rock, pierced by a dark arch like a great gate. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The surface stained green and finely pierced with holes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A buzz fills the air, along with a piercing scream. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The colors behind his eyes had been too bright, too sharp, like they could pierce his skin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Small, piercing lights come at me from all angles. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt the sharp sword pierce his chest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He could hear the hollow boom-boom-boom-boom of the flak pounding all around him in overlapping measures of four, the sharp, piercing crack! of a single shell exploding suddenly very close by. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hideo gives me the same piercing stare that I remember from our first meeting. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His glasses were rimless at the bottom; his nose pierced at the septum. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Inigo lay flat, staring down, trying to pierce the moonlight and find the climber’s secret. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Dimple glanced at him sideways, in that sneaky yet piercing way she had. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I hear a piercing voice shout from behind me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloody Miles stood at the end of the bed, blue eyes wide and piercing, blood oozing from his freckles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And as the shock wore off, I did feel a piercing pain in my arm as if someone were driving a chisel through the bone. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Did you expect a present, Miss Eyre? Are you fond of presents?” and he searched my face with eyes that I saw were dark, irate, and piercing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Here Spring was already busy about them: fronds pierced moss and mould, larches were green-fingered, small flowers were opening in the turf, birds were singing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When he told them of the spear piercing Odin’s side, the bard shrieked in pain, as the all-father himself had called out in his agony, and all the men shivered, imagining his pain. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A man dressed in black appeared, a long-haired fellow, whose piercing eyes looked down upon me out of an intense and friendly face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Larisa said, “The entire lower and upper starboard wing portions were pierced by the burst; you could see a straight black line formed by the shot-holes.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It’s okay to wear earmuffs when sirens are piercing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Jed let out a piercing, horrific sound that cut off all the new ones coming from the forest around them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Right at the bottom of the stairs, right before she started to climb, Raymie was struck with a sudden, piercing moment of disbelief. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Tall pines pierced a pale morning sky, and a bunch of crows argued noisily in the top branches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But I’d also seen pictures of handsome men with symmetrical faces and proper noses—the kind of man girls found attractive, with a strong chin, chiseled jaw, and piercing eyes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Neither Dad nor Mom will let me get my ears pierced, but it’s still fun helping Heather. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z My mom spins around to look at me, her blue eyes piercing, voice biting. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Asher throws his head back, lets out a piercing whoop, and raise his fist in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z First, there’s this piercing two-toned shriek that makes me feel like I’m being stabbed in the eyeballs from the inside. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He was bleeding badly, his skin pierced with splinters and broken glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the fangs were about to pierce Luxa’s throat, he flew up and popped the soda can top. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A chill pierces my skin, and I cry out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Even when he hiked near the tree fine, icy winds pierced his jacket and left him chilled. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He has a broad, ruddy face, thin lips, piercing eyes behind eyeglasses, and broad cheekbones. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had stylish new clothes, pink plastic sandals, and almost-emerald earrings in her newly pierced ears. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The children wailed, men screamed at high pitches that pierced through the forest and covered the shrieks of women. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Her words, spoken in Mamá’s voice, pierced through my heart and I screamed in agony. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z After Lily told me how easy it was, I wanted to get mine pierced, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “An iced coffee, please,” she told the cute male barista with the septum piercing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My mama didn’t even have her ears pierced. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Words connected only to themselves pierced an otherwise normal comment. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No sun pierced the low clouded sky, and Gollum seemed anxious to continue the journey at once. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For a moment, perfectly balanced between their piercing points, he writhed, tormented. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Winter blessings were heavy and thick like Mother’s pot of homemade stew, like the knitted hat and scarf she makes me wear when it snows, when the cold pierces my skin, freezes my bones. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Those piercing blue eyes dart around the room like they’re watching everything at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Olanna reached out and grasped Odenigbo’s arm and the screams came out of her, screeching, piercing screams, because something in her head was stretched taut. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I open my eyes to see that the candle has expired, and there is no light left to pierce the dark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He felt the hand on his chest contract; her nails pierced him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She must have been about Percy’s age, with dark, piercing eyes and long black hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At dinner, which begins promptly at midnight, each course is styled in black or white but bursts with color once pierced with forks or spoons, revealing layer upon layer of flavors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An employee had said in a magazine interview that you were qualified to work at Henka Games only if you could withstand the scrutiny of his piercing stare while giving him a presentation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To the colonists’ dismay, an Indian sank an arrow into it a foot deep, “which was strange, being that a Pistoll could not pierce it.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A violent scream filled the air, a piercing, horrible sound, and suddenly every last person there was charging forward, rushing at the two men with their death-dealing weapons. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Do their prayers also vanish on the wind, or do they pierce the dome of heaven and reach God’s ear? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His words pierced me, hardened though I was, realist as I wished to be. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the bullet that had struck down King had also pierced Hayti’s much-bruised heart. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I got ready to defend, but before Kronos could strike, a dog s howl pierced the air somewhere behind the Titan’s army. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Intense, fiery pain pierced the sweaty softness of the skin above her left shoulder. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the baby would wail, suddenly, a thin, high, piercing sound. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Swords would not touch him, spears would not pierce his flesh. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Something pierced the nothingness, and the something was dread. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I pushed the needle and felt a slight tug when it pierced the skin. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu complained that she would make his feet too tender, that even soft stones would pierce his soles now because he never wore sandals in the village, though Aunty Ifeoma made him wear them here. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A sharp egg tooth on the top of its beak pierced the inner membrane, and its nostrils pushed into the pocket of air at the top of the egg. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was followed by something that pierced my cheek. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was so casual, so matter-of-fact, that her words swept past all of Sarai’s defenses and pierced her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Merry’s sword had stabbed him from behind, shearing through the black mantle, and passing up beneath the hauberk had pierced the sinew behind his mighty knee. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A video overtook my screen, piercing strobe lights. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z His tone was light, but his blue eyes pierced Snape as they had frequently pierced Harry, as though the soul they discussed was visible to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It had been the piercing, compelling scents of the countryside outside the villa. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z With each desperate grab, hundreds of tiny thistles pierced his fingers. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He ran his hand over his bald head and, despite the tattoos and the protruding hardware, his facade cracked, leaving him looking all pierced and pathetic. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It bears no sign that it was once pierced with an Ottoman dagger. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The same arm had been pierced by a venomous foot-long fang not long afterward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The bullets continued to fly behind us, but now their redness could be seen as they pierced through the bushes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He felt pierced in a thousand places, and he cried out. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The others crumbled around me, shriveling at the first piercing shriek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Ron had pierced the glass in both windows: Riddle’s eyes were gone, and the stained silk lining of the locket was smoking slightly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Alighting as gently as thisdedown, she curled under her toes to keep her talons from piercing his bare hand. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the morning light I could see her earlobes pierced with gold. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a piece of sinew from the ground skin, she threaded it into her needle and pierced the soft flesh. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The mom’s piercing wails seem to echo through the camp and into the mountains far in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then I heard a clear, piercing sound: the call of a hunting horn blowing in the woods. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She set aside a pair of red ruby earrings for Keav because she was the only one of us girls with pierced ears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the head was a huge crucifix and a picture of Our Lord Jesus with His heart pierced by five swords. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is like tiny knives piercing me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Queen Wealhtheow paced the corridors, wringing her white hands until the knucklebones nearly pierced the delicate flesh. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z My therapist, Dr. Keyes, has done a lot to help me forget that night, but every now and then, a memory will pierce my mind’s eye. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The screams ripped jagged and piercing from the throats of hundreds of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A piercing, bloodcurdling shriek split the silence — the book was screaming! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Two were dark, and had high aquiline noses, like the Count, and great dark, piercing eyes that seemed to be almost red when contrasted with the pale yellow moon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The wrinkles on her forehead are like ocean waves, her eyes are deeper and piercing, and her thin lips stretch into a weak smile when she sees me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He looked up at me, his gaze once again piercing into mine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Balder lay dead, pierced by the mistletoe dart. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She removes a needle from the silver tray and shows it to me before piercing my arm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We continued eating, chatting merrily away, when suddenly we heard a piercing whistle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But when a shrieking wind pierced the sky, bursting it into darkness, she grew frightened. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone want a belly piercing?” he asked, genuinely appalled. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A beep from my pod’s control panel pierces my ears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In response the President looked up to the sky, put his hands to his mouth, and uttered a piercing yell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Whispers ride the air, and I think I hear the piercing staccato of wild laughter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a piercing squeal, an alarm, and from the ceiling the safety sprinklers sprung to life, showering water down the entire length of the floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The bird rose into the air, laughing at the useless weapons of the people below, but the arrow followed him upwards and pierced the center of his heart. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z |
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