| 单词 | back up |
| 例句 | Either Muhammad is easily swayed by art mumbo jumbo or he wants to get back to schmoozing, because he begins backing up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I looked back up at my father’s tired eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jamie laughs and holds his camera back up to his face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I drank the whisky and then I vomited it straight back up; I haven’t touched a drop since. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple times I had to open them back up quick, though, ’cause I knew if the world turned even one more rotation I’d be sick. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He looked back up at the cabins, squinting in the hazy sunrise. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His father takes his hand and holds him while he immerses him completely in the muddy water and quickly pulls him back up, dripping. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She told him how when they’d tried to pick him up the dog had run away from them, leading them back up the mountain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Sip carefully. One drink an hour. We will find a place to fill it back up.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I looked at Casey and started to climb back up to the top bunk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And then, with nothing left to count, Turner climbed back up the ledges, with a pile of loneliness on his back as heavy as nightfall. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z This was an extraordinary claim that promised to rewrite fundamental laws of physics, backed up by extensive results from the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After what felt like my hundredth failed attempt at a backflip, I finally fell down and didn’t get back up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Because I’m pretty sure she knows what it’s like to have your back up against the wall—and it’s always good to stick together. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell him it just came out of woods. There have always been poachers back up that way. He can dress it out and we can use the meat since he’s leaving for a while.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bod walked back up the stairs carefully yet quickly. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Warmth slimed my palm and a fangy lurcher looked back up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As I did, the Cloverland Dairy milk truck pulled away from where it was backed up to the school for delivery. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I look down, embarrassed, and when I look back up I see that he’s rising to his feet. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I honestly don’t even know how I was able to pick myself back up, and sometimes I'm not sure how long it will last. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The rain was heavy, and traffic into Santurce was backed up for miles because of floods. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I scrambled back up the bank to the bridge’s abutment. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We could climb back up the bank again.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They kick and nudge and beat me, then they stand me back up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And once Ponytail looked over her shoulder, the woooops started back up like a siren. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I dashed back up the stairs before she could stop me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There was never a sudden braking and backing up to shout or laugh with a friend. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "We're trying to stop it, kid. Just back up and let us handle this." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Before I could answer, she waved and ran back up the steps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He found it bundled in the corner of the hold, took a hunk, and stomped back up the stairs, still grumbling under his breath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he tied the radio back up under the overhang with its carrying strap so that anybody coming into the shelter would be certain to see it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Boy21 keeps his eyes on his food until it’s gone, which is when he says, “May I take Finley back up to my room?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized I’d lost track of the time, and so hurriedly, I climbed back up. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Marco stands, stepping back up to the ledge by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I carried it back up the hill to where I parked my bicycle in the shade by the side of the garage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Hyperion’s forces backed up in astonishment as their leader was absorbed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I brought myself back up out of the Heart of Stone and felt a tangle of anticipation and fear at everything that had just happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But they hit it off,” she says as she pushes her glasses back up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I lean in, and she backs up into a locker. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Seth was on his way back up the ladder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But even then, as he swerved back up onto the porch, Mercedes usually managed to uncork a half-dozen infinitely annoying gravel bits that plinked around his feet before he attained her son’s door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she glances at a stack of documents, back up at her screen, and starts typing again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I want to pick back up on your Anchors,” Dr. Minerva says. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Back up! Everybody back up! Get away from it!” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if you can actually back up your swaggering.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He backed up the curving street, his head the only thing I could see for a moment, the rest of him obscured by flowering trees and gold-covered rooftops. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then, old womanish, as if he were, though still spiteful, slightly embarrassed, he got back up onto his treasure pile, stretched out his wings, and settled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he frowned and backed up a few steps, then shook his head and went on. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “So you can get stocked back up on food.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Before Percy could decide, his black mastiff pounced on him, knocking Percy to the ground and barking so loudly that even Arion backed up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They backed toward the door, nodding and beaming at anyone who looked at them, and a minute later were hurrying back up the passageway full of black candles. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Nora turns off all the lights, and we head back up the stairs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Fuchsia snorts as she pushes herself back up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z So I got slowly back up again and threw the last few sunflower seeds into the box. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Then Mr. W. told us to go back up to the band room to get drinks, hit the restrooms, and relax for a little while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something in his tone that made me stop and look back up the hill. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then he orders me back up to the helm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He brought the sword back up between them, pointing at the man’s chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When he looked back up at me I saw pity staring at me with hollow eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Frank looked like the truck had backed up and run over him again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He backed up slowly, pulling the wire with a horrible, grinding, screeching noise until snap!The wire parted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But here’s the thing: I was used to falling on my Tkatchev and having my coach put me back up on the bar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I think he sees about as much as Santa Claus,” I said, opening my journal back up, ripping out my last entry and crumpling it in a ball. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They grit their teeth and wince when the monsters throw them against the mountain, but they always, always get back up, retie their red scarves and laugh. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The arai backed up, letting her stumble blindly through their ranks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She started to pick herself back up when something occurred to her. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I backed up, but the threads consumed me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Now quit being a wimp and get back up here.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just back up and get into the river. They aren’t good swimmers.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jaden opened his file, flipped through it for a few seconds and then closed it back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Did you have a good game?” said Mrs. Stenson when we brought the horseshoes back up. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It's the last day before Janae goes back up to Syracuse. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Down the ladder to one hundred, then back up to four. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I was back up to watch, having eaten some lunch and changed back to my blue jeans. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The terrifying thought of how close she’d come to killing the people she loved reared back up in her mind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The delivery van was speeding back up the road. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At the last second, it pulled up, shooting back up to the sky until it disappeared behind the only cloud in the sky. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He toot his horn, wave his hand out the window, and start backing up real slow. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I may have backed up but I’m not backing down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You put them notices back up, what you just pulled down.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Grace yelled, and was about to turn around and run back up the stairs so she could change her outfit for the eleventh time, when Joaquin’s car swung into the driveway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Zion looked down at his sneakers, then back up at Connor. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She took the glass and, with a wink, filled it back up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Bring me back up, Chancellor. I beg of you.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was afraid that the only way to get to it was to start back up at the surface, and dig down. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stella kicked and kicked, forcing them back up to the surface. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’d have to dive down and risk not making it back up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I back up, aiming over Caleb’s shoulder at one of the security guards. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to have to climb all the way down and come back up. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He keeps his eyes on me, and I keep mine on him as he backs up to his car. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My score increased by 100 points, bringing it back up to zero. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Down I went and back up again, into light and air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Thalia jabbed at the monster and backed up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I take me a piece of wire, too, and go back up the hill. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But Sam turned to Bywater, and so came back up the Hill, as day was ending once more. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He looked down at his feet, and when he looked back up, his ears were pink. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was a loud bang and a squeal, followed by the sound of Wormtail scurrying back up the stairs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mostly he drifted, though once he rowed inshore a ways to a spot where gulls were screeching and diving and trying to lift themselves back up into the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He pulled Breaking the Maya Code off the shelf and handed it to James, then gestured for them to follow him back up to the front of the store. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z James pounded back up the stairs and shook her arm. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As I started back up the road toward the house, I looked at my watch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I race back up the lane, trying to keep the letter from flapping in my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He further informed Lawrence that he intended to back up Briggs “unless there was some decidedly strong case” for accelerating uranium research, which he had yet to see. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I was late and traveling fast and the traffic started backing up,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a gasp, and then Hermione ran back up the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘It’s a long drop, but it’s safe to come down. Maybe ... uh, you have a rope you could fasten so we can get back up?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He shrieked and babbled at them, but he made no sense, so they just followed as he raced frantically back up the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Carvie Oldham, head of the Durham Housing Authority, was also a frequent caller, notifying the Klan leader whenever a particularly contentious meeting was scheduled so that the Klansman could attend and back up Oldham’s position. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A hiker had fainted or fallen or some such thing, which had caused several fender benders, backing up traffic for miles. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Talking back usually led to shoving and shouting and I didn’t know if I could pick myself back up, so I just kept my eyes on the door and made my way inside. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She checked to make sure she was not backing up on any of us and then drove off without waving. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I head back up the escalator, into the perfumed fug of the ground floor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z George shivered and looked at the gun, and then he threw it from him, back up on the bank, near the pile of old ashes. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I got a mouthful of water but my head came right back up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can be as involved as you like—” “Did you hear what I just said?” he snaps, turning his back on me and striding back up the path towards the car. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I mounted up and gaited him back up to a gallop by slow stages. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He backed up against the tree, calling "No! No!" between fits of laughter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They were well-equipped men with an organization to back up their actions, and he himself was a loner with one stupid deputy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And he looked in the rearview mirror, backing up the car, and said, “I love you, too. Did you lock the door?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The list was so steep he had to climb back up, hauling himself along a snapped line inch by bloody inch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It nodded back up when I heard Momma say real soft to Dad, “How you doing? Cincinnati’s just ahead.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Or if, like the ship's log, it would only be used against me, and I'd be marched right back up to my cell and locked in until my sentence expired. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It stops ringing, then starts back up a few seconds later. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “We drove down to chill with Georgia for a few days, and I was thinking of driving back up tonight. When are you heading back to Brooklyn?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I backed up, nearly stumbling in my haste, and shook my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I hugged her back, and then she backed up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The two of them sat there, laughing, trying to stand back up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Because I’ve heard it tastes of fish and if it does I will just vomit it back up. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Fill the wagon, head down to drop my dirt, turn around and head back up to fill the wagon again! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop the note, then scoop it back up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When he came back up, he told me soldiers had arrested Ade Coker as he drove out of the editorial offices of the Standard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We followed Tonantzin as she walked back up to her altar. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And then she took me over to the security desk, where I waited until she went back up the elevator and, after about five minutes, came back down again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Then she nodded good night and headed back up to her cabin, wishing silently that it had been Ben by the fire just now, and not Joon. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They rode down the hill, turned around, and started back up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Alex watches Henry’s face in quarter profile, the slight pain that moves under his skin, but he shakes it off quickly and takes Alex’s hand back up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Jack helps me hobble a few steps back up the trail. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Somkit and Pong would watch the grandson watching the water, waiting for the old man to come back up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He even took his .22 rifle down from the shelf, cleaned it, and put it back up before he went. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Following the map he reverses back up the canal until he comes upon the Canal de Independencia, which he takes east. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I got back up and looked for Mom and Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby shook her head and backed up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had been to the dungeon and back up out of it. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Jule stretched her knees straight, one at a time, then folded herself back up in the space behind the seats. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked down to her T-shirt then back up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Sometime in the late 1920s, after extraordinarily heavy rains, swollen streams running off the nearby mountains backed up into a ravine, then exploded over the banks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat there, silent, until he stood back up, shoved all the folded dresses into Anya’s bag, and then pointed at the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A few years after that, the whole place burned down when he fell asleep under an electric blanket, but he built it back up again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Donelli is backing up to her desk and she says, "Oh, my, that's very interesting, I'm sure, but could you both just sit down?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Near Albuquerque, the Walmart warehouse was backed up and couldn’t unload us for two days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Under the light of the two moons, the whole valley kinda shines, across the Farbranch buildings and back up into the hills where the orchards are. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The moment I showed my teeth, all the bonobos tensed, backing up and pounding the earth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We turn around and head back up the two-lane highway, farther north. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to drive all the way down to get me and then come back up here. I could’ve asked my dad to give me a ride.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I looked at Vera, who had let the gun drop and was backing up against the wall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Folks that’d ducked down or throwed their arms atop their heads came right back up cheering and clapping! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He managed to raise his face back up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He raced back up the slope, scrabbling over low stone walls, and pelted through the sheepfold, past the garden and through the cloister, still gripping his apple branch swords. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It races back up the street and skids to a stop beside us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And then, picking my bookbag back up, I officially decide that when I’m old enough, I’m going to move here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When Khalil and One-Fifteen are mentioned, the volume lowers a whole lot and doesn’t go back up until a political story comes on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My classmates’ chattering returned to me then, and I hurried back up the stairs to the touch tank room where I’d left them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He ran his fingers through his thick hair and started back up, walking and thinking, thinking and walking. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She picked her bag back up and got ready to head to her second job, but before she left, she made me and Jazz stand up to hug her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Hibiscus sagged immediately, unconscious, and Redemption massaged his hand as he looked back up at Jam and Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Evan offered to carry my suitcase and led me out to the street, a noisy place with crowds backed up waiting to cross the intersection, cars jammed together, and papers blowing every which way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She walked quickly back up the path to her door and locked it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The races were segregated by a dense, carefully woven web of laws, signs, partitions, arrows, ordinances, unequal opportunities, rules, insults, threats, and customs—often backed up by violence. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Julia jumped out, opened the boot, ferreted through her box of records, and ran back up the drive. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She shivered and tried to warm back up, ducking deeper into the folds of her coat. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Momma backed up inside herself for a few minutes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky’s overflowing with orange clouds and each time one floats down, Brian bats it back up like a balloon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I rested it on the floor and allowed the pinpricks of blood to tease their way back up my leg. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes, bunched the thin fabric in his hand, and pressed it back up to his nose. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d already found a plastic box of butane lighters and he lit the lamp with one of them and adjusted the flame and hung it back up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z June scowled and grabbed it, her eyes meeting Ivy’s as she stood back up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Without cluing in Byrd or even Ray, Axel starts back up the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He looks at it, his eyebrows scrunch up, and then he looks back up at me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I pulled out the leather petty-cash envelope, unzipped to make sure the money was still there, zipped back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She shaded them with her hand, turned, glanced back up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should run over and pretend to get hit by her car when she backs up.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Instead of backing up, I scurry over to Brandy, reach into my pocket, and pull out the rock that I decorated for her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z When she stood back up, she finally noticed me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The stairs that led back up to his room and his family were steep, but the door to the street was open and inviting.... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When he went back up on deck again to look for the boy the boy was not there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He nods and we pick back up where we left off, walking up and down our portion of the wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He squinted down at her, and she squinted right back up at him, searching his moon-face for a clue to his identity. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” she answered, pushing her glasses back up her nose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I folded the paper back up and put it in my pocket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Henry chased down the ball and kicked it back up the street. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I come back up to the surface under the great wide sky, take a breath, and down I go again, deeper this time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Stick blinked, then looked back up at Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Tyrion snorted wine back up the scarred stump that had been his nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked back up into the rafters to see if the bat had woke up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He backed up into his messenger bag, then quickly knelt down and scooped it up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I lift my head back up so my voice isn’t so muffled. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I guess I never made it back up.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It took several hours to make the climb back up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That night, the tightrope lady fell off the wire in the same way, and the audience gasped in the same way and applauded with the same enthusiasm when she climbed back up the tall ladder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We whizzed by, arcing back up into the air, and the guards followed my attack with their own. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He stared at the note for what seemed like forever, and then he looked back up at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Let’s go back up to the house,” said my father. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z It hit something, and she began to pull the rod back up, hand over hand She was weaving to keep her balance in the tipping boat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In these close quarters, I was unable to back up without the risk of ensnaring myself in the ropes or breaking my ankle in one of the gaps between the floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I walk back up to the morgue and sit down on the cement slab by a little dab of something red. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed his glasses back up on his nose. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Matt wanted to back up Ton-Ton’s story, but one look at those fierce black eyes told him it was better to stay quiet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought his head back up to scrutinize me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s been getting tired of sitting at a desk and going through focus groups again and again and again, but he’s ready to pick the fight back up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nick was as stunned as I. His face went white, and he backed up a few steps, his eyes wide with surprise and alarm. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z British colonists’ ships set out directly from New York and New England carrying the food and timber that the islands needed, trading them for sugar, which the merchants brought back up the coast. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “What you do?” asked W. E. “I fell smack down on Gilly and couldn’t get back up for the life of me.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked down to her T-shirt then back up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But it hung up in the funnel, backing up and almost overflowing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He left the city and climbed back up the mountain to Bithynios. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z An idea was one thing, but backed up with cash it was quite another. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby managed to scramble back up to her perch on my shoulder, where she whispered other gruesome threats in my ear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jeanne looked right back up at him, like David facing Goliath. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “We celebrated a release this morning, and that always throws the schedule off a little, so things get backed up.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I help her stack it back up into a pyramid. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then, just when I thought we were going to go on down and get back to the block party, Peaches started back up the stairs again. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We finally pass a jackknifed truck and get back up to speed, but Radar calculates in his head that we’ll need to average seventy-seven from here to Agloe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The next Cyclops backed up nervously, so Frank cut his legs out from under him and sent him into the pit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then she gathers herself and stands back up, no longer laughing. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They're even clustered outside Jack's house in one image, which backs up what he's been saying. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I do look pretty bad, hooked back up to the ventilator and a dozen other tubes, the dressing from my latest surgery seeping blood. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He pops back up near the pier, hair sticking to his forehead, and Alex turns around and stares at him, breathless at the loss. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They chase each other around the pier, race down to the lake’s shallow bottom and shoot back up in the moonlight, all elbows and knees. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the middle of all this knocking down and getting knocked down and getting back up again, I could see Erik standing at the fifty-yard line, untouched by it all. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I open the door to my room, surprised to see Stella backing up against the wall on the other side of the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He groped back up the front hall and around to the staircase, not swallowing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Bod went back up the hill, to the little chapel near the entrance to the graveyard, and he waited until it got dark. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He was ten feet from the edge of the pit when we caught him and hauled him back up the slope. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She backed up like she wa$ guilty of something, but Pan only smiled. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Lily leaves to go to a study group, and I start back up to my room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A second later the bungee jacket activated, and Shay bobbed back up in midair, laughing maniacally at the top of her lungs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Shaking, numb, Celaena climbed back up the wall, leaving Nox to figure out the way on his own. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Julian didn’t invite us back up to his office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They stood next to Joseph, and he backed up a little so they wouldn’t be standing behind him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I watched for a few seconds while Ariana started piling the fondant back up until it looked like a mound of clay again. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Again it whined and opened right back up. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Horse slid his bandanna back up to his forehead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Hanako looked back up at the sky and was surprised to see that the clouds had already disappeared! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I backed up a couple of steps, went into a crouch, swung my gun arm up, straight out stiff, left hand clamping right wrist, like I saw on TV. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z We wrapped them back up in the hide we’d found them in, and Rose pushed them into her pack, tears streaming down her dusty cheeks. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then it zipped right back up to the shore beside Jinny’s legs and gave a gentle nudge, bumped her shin softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They climbed back up the levels of the Light Market to exit the same way they had come in. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Petra told Mrs. Trek that Calder had needed the bathroom and had gone back up. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly cold, I ran back up to the house and tiptoed upstairs to the bathroom in my room. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I stretch out my hand and pull him back up, and we fall into an instinctive embrace. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Any barrier that had eroded between us these past few months, I’ve just built back up in a matter of seconds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When she was smaller, Pia would sniff the pages, and once—when the salon was really backed up—she sniffed and sniffed until the strange mixture of glue, ink, and flowers made her nauseous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Rishi felt that familiar guard come back up around his heart, like some electric fence. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Jake moved to stand over Miss Riley with a folded newspaper, but the angry bees had too many targets and gave up in confusion, retreating back up the mountain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never in my life even caught the smell of a ghost. Let’s go back up and see if he comes again.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash turned toward her stepmother, backing up against the edge of the countertop. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony nodded and marched back up the aisle, followed by the others, handing out additional copies of the Declaration of Rights to members of the audience. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I give her the pills, and she runs back up again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Awhile through it, it cuts out and I look back up to where the projection window is. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then I can pull her back up again. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Desdemona would have to catch the cloth and roll it back up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fish was pinned neatly and he took two more with the same ease, then carried all three back up to the fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Until finally we came back up to the campsite and Mrs. Baker started to assign our chores. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Then I head back up to the cave. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When the rain started back up that afternoon, it was even harder than the night before. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicked down from my face to my bony knees, then back up again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Got me a stick back up on the hill,” I tell her. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He backed up so he could get a flying start and then we whooped across the bridge, our wheels clattering across the loose boards, space gaping below. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the way her head snapped back against the ground, the way it had snapped back up again and down one more time, her brain had been shaken inside her skull. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mom rolled the window back up and pulled away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The parents escorted their son back up the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I reach out, taking the strap off it, and hold out my hand to help her stand back up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He walked back up to the roof, grabbed two plastic water bottles, and dropped them and the steaks into the canoe below. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I back up far enough to see who the foot belongs to. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Until I get the transplant, that number isn’t going back up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” he said, looking back down at the radio, then back up at me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then they came out and went back up the aisle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She stepped out and began to thank the footman, but he was already jumping back up into his seat with the driver, who told her, “Go quickly; they are almost here.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I got back up on my feet as Tino called us to him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m meeting back up with Violet and Monica and everyone. They should be in the food court any second,” I lie, trying not to let my inner frenzy bleed into my voice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He moved on back up the hill, saw Morrill’s men melt into the trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance to the protesters in the square, then back up to the roofs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was a relief, she admitted to herself, finally giving up and drawing the moth off the wall and out the window, back up into the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The clump was stuck and refused to go down or come back up. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Ghosts laundered them and hung them back up, again and again over years, and she wore them out one by one and eventually grew old in them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He came back up with a jar of peanuts and a double martini in a water glass, which he carried into his room, and shut the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I glanced back up at the castle ahead of me, already aware of what was waiting for me there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He still held me by the shoulder pads, but he stood back up and addressed the whole team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When school started back up in the fall, however, my affection for the foundation grew harder to maintain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was trying to back up and walk away. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed to get back up, and then, with tears blurring his vision and desperately trying to reach the front doors of the station, he stumbled and ran in exactly the wrong direction. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The truck backed up to the steel tower that was built to hold the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The augur spun, then backed up against the huge sphere of ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When I go back up, I hear something coming from Mom and Dad’s room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She bends at the waist, twisting her hair inside the towel, before straightening back up again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I slowly made my way back up the tree, pressing sloshy, squeaky sneakers onto branches until I was up high again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He moved painfully back up the rocks toward the position from which they had charged. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was located on the edge of Paradise, backing up against Joe Louis Lane, a dirt path that snaked through the back alleys of the black community. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt another stab of regret as we backed up past him, so I rolled the window halfway down and threw his polo in his general direction. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Cas jerked her attention back up to the third floor and saw flames. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Croy stuck the boards together and headed back up the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Reaching his door, he took his glave down off its hook, hesitated, then hung it back up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Occasionally an ice house blocks their path and they have to back up, return the way they came. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I went downstairs, Mother said she needed more potatoes, this time for dinner, so I volunteered to go back up. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It fell on the gold ground, only to bound back up as if springing from a cushion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I glanced back up at the open gate, suspended in the air above me, so far out of reach. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And then, in the shop, Milt can charge it back up. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I think about Ida, back up in the bedroom, and I refasten the lid, saving the other half of the jar for her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She had backed up to the point of being next to Ivan as he struggled with the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stay with her too long in case her desperation rubbed off so I made an awkward excuse and climbed back up into the loft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaps into the waves and comes back up again, her locks flying with salt water everywhere. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I press my hair down, and it springs back up immediately. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Otto tried to get back up but didn’t make it to me; again he staggered, heaping on the floor and staring at me in dull confusion, wondering at his body’s betrayal. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I knelt down, looked away, and backed up to show I wasn’t a threat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “You go back up there, pay the man, thank him, and tell him you’re sorry.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I guess a lot of orders from District Three were getting backed up.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He flailed for something to grab on to, knowing that once he went down he was not like to come back up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He turned the radio back up and jerked his head back and forth, singing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Fadi glanced from his picture of Fillmore Street back up to Ms. Bethune’s contemplative face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Then he clears his throat before looking back up. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She spins so out of control, she makes herself fall, and I give her a hand, helping her back up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He swept the photos off the table and slumped into a chair, but his leg felt stiff and awkward, and he popped back up and circled the table like a restless horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I don’t think I can push back up. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “It is? It’s just a scrap of ribbon,” she said, lighting back up. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The Martians stared back up at them for a long, long silent time from the rippling water.... The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The gray troops had turned; they had begun to withdraw back up the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As she puts the car into reverse, I look back up at the house, and standing there on the porch, with her arms folded and that smug smile, is Tressa. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z One more dip down a coulee and back up again and I could see the house. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I headed back up to the planet’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I spun around to run back up the stairs, but they’d already seen me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Fyrian fluttered back up to his perch on the monster’s head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She itched to get back up to the attic. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Maddy let him go, stood back up, breathing heavy and nodding like some kind of warrior. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He pulled Breaking the Maya Code off the shelf and handed it to James, then gestured for them to follow him back up to the front of the store. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I look back up and think about how some stars don’t even really exist anymore, that seeing them is seeing the past. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The rocking of the deck beneath his feet made his stomach heave, and the wretched food tasted even worse when retched back up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their driveway is narrow, and the rest of the time, Paul and Guzzo bumped us until we were backed up against one of the houses on either side. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I look back up, she's standing before me, adjusting my cape, her long fingers brushing my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It's a shot I could make with my eyes closed—except that the legionnaires are hauling the harness back up the cliff face and into the tower. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A moment later I’m climbing back up onto the washing machine, and putting my unblinking octopus eye against the hole. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Mina’s eyes flit down to the carriage and then immediately back up again, like she didn't want me to notice the movement. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We loaded the car back up and no one really relaxed until Dad drove back out on 1-75 and turned the headlights on. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung the flashlight and saw a couple of wooden wagons that must have been used to carry equipment down or tin back up to the surface. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She obediently drew it back up to pier level. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z We stood and watched it launch back up into the clear, starry sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But later this afternoon, I saw the barn door had swung open again, so I went back up and found them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I knew, he was going to get right back up. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The boy backed up, then took a step forward, a slow-motion cha-cha. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The three green suits backed up and dropped to their knees, hunching down to get the metal ramp between them and the shooter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He looks down at the paper, glances back up at me, and blushes slightly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I turn without a word, roll my shirtsleeves back up to my elbows, and flip my collar up. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Every day a parade of body wagons backed up at the Gesia Street gate of the cemetery. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Stumbled over her own feet and then achingly clambered back up. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen them stretch that long before, and they spring back up again into a spiral pattern when Mrs. Walton lets them go. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Me and Rondell loaded all our groceries in our bags and zipped ’em back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I passed it as I saw the sign, but I stopped and backed up and got out and straddled it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped back up, and the tabby prowled around me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z After that Sunrise Prayer, my guide accompanied me back up to the fourth tier. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nah, let’s leave it,” I say, backing up from the plant slowly. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Tangled in each other, they couldn’t escape from the tarp’s canvas hold fast enough, and Sigurd wrapped them back up in it like a picnic lunch, forming a bag around them. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I turned back up the street, to the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One of Craster's women was backed up against the mud- spattered wall of the keep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a general brouhaha as a couple dozen cars tried to back up or U-turn their way in the proper direction. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Sit back up. No need to lie down while we’re talking.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I grab a ropy branch and clutch it while I try to descend, but the mud slips under my feet and I end up hauling myself back up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dustfinger gave the obstinate car a final kick, and they all clambered back up to the road, sweating. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The top of his head had been jammed back up into the corner where the side of the boat met the sink stand and when he moved it everything inside seemed to come loose. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Salmakia flew back up to her companion, and together they sped back to Lyra. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When he stood back up, he lunged for me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I spun on my heel and started a slow trudge back up the hill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I ran back down the 105 stairs, past Stan, who was still saying “You’ve got mail!,” back up the 72 stairs, and into Grandma’s apartment. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time Enzo let go of George’s leg and George ran back up to the suite, Aunt Daisy was practically howling too. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Toby dropped his bag, barely sitting down before she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Within three minutes, the regulator had brought the Hab oxygen back up to par. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled her hood back up and gave the elk a nudge, and their trek resumed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Could she get back up there in time? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Probably, El Jefe’s car is expected down the main avenue, which means cars will be backed up until his motorcade passes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Warren has his back to the house, and while he checks his phone, I look back up at the window. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You’ll get yourself down again. You come on back up stairs. Luster going to take him to the liberry and play with him till I get his supper done.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But a minute later, as he sits to rest, the pebble shoots back up beside him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Dicey and James pulled mussels from the rocks and washed them off in the water, while Maybeth and Sammy climbed back up the hill for twigs and larger pieces of wood. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and started back up the trail toward the cabin. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretty soon our bus came along, and then we hiked back up to the house. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He stumbles back up the steps and into the house. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once he stumbled and went down in the water, but he came right back up, laughing and spluttering and spitting out seawater. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Terryl began to touch on the science to back up the dangers of texting and talking while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Didn’t your mother—’’And immediately she knew she’d gone too far, since Joseph backed up against the wall and looked down. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I dug in, lifted my knees high, and pumped as hard as I could to get back up the hill into campus, trying to put all the people from Fullbrook out of my mind. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They gathered armfuls of the bush and carried them back up toward the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I back up through the door to the Gathering Place. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He hurriedly gathered them back up into his arms. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I back up and fan the air in front of my face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The service ended with the Kaddish, and then Reb Saunders walked slowly back up the aisle, followed by the child, who was still clinging to his father’s caftan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And the soldier turned and went back up the steps and opened the door to the outside world and some small light leaked in before he closed the door behind him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She almost manages to slide off his shoulder, but he just hitches her back up and marches off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She marched back up the marble staircase without a backward glance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The three of them climbed back up on the old horse, then headed due south. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He backed up against the next vertical iron web to keep out of sight of the workers and glanced at the river far below. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Of course not. But I’ve attended these coroner’s inquests before, and it’s so easy to get nervy and irritable. You don’t want to put the fellow’s back up.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z David took the small box and went back up into the cockpit. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus put his hood back up so his face was hidden again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But the guard wouldn’t be unconscious long and Alex knew he had to get out of here, not just back up to ground level but out of Sayle Enterprises altogether. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Mark picked the man back up and once again threw him toward the broken window. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Luis says the new grove is holding steady at twenty-nine degrees, and the high spots in the old grove are showing twenty-eight. He says that the worst is over; the temperatures are goin’ back up.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we should back up to the tunnel entrance,” I said. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He packed up his satchel and leaned the debris back up against the anchor, to screen the rent from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Beto left his younger, happier self by the river and walked back up the path, searching the memory for the tree Naomi had taken him to. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It could even be that the court’s backed up. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Desdemona, weeping, takes off the corset, folds it back up, and returns it to the hope chest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My heart tries to sink, but I yank it back up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I had two more matches left and for a moment I didn’t know whether to use them or run back up the hill to the campfire. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ran back up on our stoop, Ma’s and Pa’s faces were wet with tears. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z So when the bell rang, I took Leaves of Grass from my bag and then zipped it back up slowly while everyone raced off either to home or to extracur- riculars. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z So I picked up my book and hiked back up the stairs with the fourth grader. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z As Wash walked slowly back up the road, his heart pounding, the pickup inched along behind him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I pull a knife from my boot, unfasten the back of her dress, cut the top few lacings, and fasten her back up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then she jumped back up and gave Jessica a hug, then gave a hug to the kids sitting closest to Jessica. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Through the big window, I see the man backing up, like he’s trying to see where to break in next. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The men nudged their rides back up the coulee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The news was terrible: Cars were backed up for hundreds of miles on roads leading out of the city. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z I backed up and when I got to the door, I started down the steps. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a cab back up to my apartment and I smoked it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “My head hit the seat cushion. The sound was from when my hand smacked the bench to break my fall. The cover popped back up a little.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Portuguese dammed up the Zambezi, it pushed water back up the mouth of the Musengezi, widened it, and made it a dangerous place to sail. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And the first time Eric fell he didn’t hurt himself, and then they took him back up there. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruining something because you wanted it too badly and still getting back up and trying again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Those were jobs nobody cared about in Odessa unless a house burned down or a sewer line backed up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As he stood up to return, he looked back up the slope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The flock dutifully began trudging back up the slopes toward the cave. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z David’s hoverboard had spent the night hidden in the cave, and hadn’t had any sunlight for a whole day now, but it had just enough charge to get them back up the mountain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z No way would they have the strength to climb back up that cliff, even if they wanted to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We tried forcing it down her mouth, but it came right back up at us. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think this is gonna work,” she said, sitting back up and wiping her hands across her corduroys. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dad sighed deeply and looked back up at the sky. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But if she wanted to help someone else, she needed to get back up to the third floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I tuck a smaller fragment of the rock into my pocket and start climbing back up the cliff face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I grip my knife and I look over at Viola, her face looking straight back up the tunnel, so much fear on it my chest begins to hurt. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I climbed down the embankment looking for it, but the hill was too steep and Angelo called me back up to the road. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He swallows hard, his Adam’s apple bouncing to the bottom of his neck and back up again. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s back up just a moment. If the law, as you say, prevented the Miyamotos from owning land, what was the point of this sale agreement?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A moment later, the buzzing of the electricity started back up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I walked back up the steps, this time past our floor and to the sixth. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We turn onto a different highway, and the speed limit goes back up incrementally, but Radar is driving slowly anyway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He put on their shoes and then stood and walked back up the road but he couldnt see the thief. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z For the rest of the song he’s back up on his feet, gripping the microphone with both hands and singing with abandon. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There was no possibility of forcing your body all the way back up to the surface. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I went back up to the librarian at the lending desk. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I take a swing at the ornament, fully prepared to see it fly off like a golf ball, but instead it gets knocked over and pops back up into place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I dug the nails out of the bushes and went back up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I went back up the hill and in a few minutes was cooking myself a dinner of canned ham, cornmeal cakes, peas, and scrambled eggs. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I backed up and looked down at the water. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When they got to the bottom of the hill the man stopped and looked at him and looked back up the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sitti placed a thick cloth pad on her head and heaved the full jug back up there, to carry back to the house. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I asked again, because my world was shattering, and I needed the truth to build it back up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They tumble forth, competing for precedence and sometimes coming out so tangled I have to back up and pick up a different thread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The real energy cost comes from heating it back up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the babysitter arrived, an older woman named Mrs. Trapane, who got Jaime and Jason dressed and gave them their breakfasts while Nancy climbed back up to the cupola and returned to her books. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I care about is getting the line off my wrist and kicking back up to where there’s air. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When the truck backed up to the platform I was pressing the cover on the last bucket—and there stood Kimbro above me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the minute he sat down on the low plank seat, the green boat backed up into the cove and then turned and zipped away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Finding no clues, I am on my way back up the falls when I see it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “She came down this big, long staircase, singing. When she finished, the place went wild. She stopped the show. So she just went right back up the staircase and sang the song over again.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The driver of the truck swung around and backed up toward the gym door, following Mr. Bridges’s hand signals. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It took me what seemed like a long time to get Timothy out of the water and back up on the damp sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I have to pick all of these undershirts back up because otherwise he’s just going to take it out on my mom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I ran down the steps, then paused and looked back up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They are withdrawing, backing up trees, fading into the jungle, as if some unheard voice calls them away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t exactly fair that when he and his white shirt climbed back up the ledges—after thirty-seven minutes—Mrs. Cobb had appeared among the frock coats. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Eventually, Mrs. V rolled me back up the ramp and into the house, where she dried me off, changed my clothes, and gave me a cup of chocolate milk. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Then, a mind movie of the butterflies at the museum drops into my head and I look back up at him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z When they reached the river, they shifted a few meters to the north and began wading back up the field. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The broken branch snaps back up without her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Kendra ran back up to the pavilion, searching for something she could use to pry the door open. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Buzz’s arm was jerked downward, and before he could move it back up to his electrical panel, I felt us begin to topple over. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heart slowed with relief, then sped back up with joy. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Mom calls over her shoulder as she walks back up the driveway to her car. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t flying it, he locked it securely in his trunk and frequently dashed back up to Gryffindor Tower at break times to check that it was still there. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The boys drove on for some time before stopping and backing up, by the grace of God and Martin-Lothaire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaped back up the stairs behind it, finding the only hiding spot in the room. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He pulled away before I could hop back up and get my grass mat. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She nods and races back up the stairs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Helena nods, kisses the doll, and wraps her back up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “If we get back up there in the next twenty minutes it should be okay.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They took turns diving under the cool water, popping back up every few seconds, grabbing on to the raft again, whooping it up as they bobbed along. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It would flirt and coo and risk curling back up against it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z On the way back up the hall, I chanced to look in Grandpa’s room and saw that the bed in there wasn’t made up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I drew the lines down from the wingtips, and then sharply back up into the body. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He turns and sprints back up to his apartment, and I follow, thinking about how turning someone else’s doorknob is such a small thing but also such a creepy thing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They went back up the hill and made their camp in the dry dirt under the rocks and the man sat with his arms around the boy trying to warm him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I kick off the sheets, then pull them back up again. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He clambered back up the ledges, retrieved his collar—it took some time to find—and so sprinted home, hardly able to breathe by the time he reached the front porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Even after the two owls alighted, even after he watched them disappear like feathered ghosts into the ground, Officer Delinko continued moving away, backing up step by step until... Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At least Finn only had to bob his head to the side and then back up again as he scrambled after them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I did, and she went rocketing back up to the roof, saying “ Wheeeee!” all the way. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We carry it furtively back up the hill and shove it through a grating in the pavement; it floats down there on the surface of the dark water, pallid and drowned-looking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His younger self gazed back up at him every time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z This testimony was backed up by Lorelle Henry—Lorelle Henry, who had gone to the drugstore to get medicine for her grandchild. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z But then it all fades, because Keenan has taken my hand and is looking from my eyes to my lips and back up in a way that needs no translation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It mumbled to itself and stood back up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the day Mrs. Howard woke me up and said it was time for me to go back up to Mrs. Maxy’s class so I could get my homework assignment. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As we trudged back up Half-Blood Hill to the pine tree where the Golden Fleece glittered, I half expected to see Thalia there, waiting for us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I think we’re done, but Tyler dips his head down a little, clears his throat, and then looks back up, staring me right in the eyes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Three days after that, the Preacher showed back up with the fancy holster and the mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I managed a bit of enthusiasm for that line, backed up as it was by my experience with pretty much the entire Stokum population. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The men climbed back up the river bank. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When he looked back up again, there was a softness in his eyes that made him seem younger, like a curious boy who’d discovered something new and intriguing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Rocky ran over and handed the reins back up to him, and he yelled at the old horse and kicked both heels into its ribs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he rolled up the long sleeves, pulled up the baggy pants, and laboriously climbed back up on the wooden sea horse, “These shoes are going to fly off my feet!” he complained. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he walked solemnly back up to the house and spoke to his wife. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Her guard was back up, the skepticism tightening her face. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z These burros were not wild ones, but had saddles on them, and we rode them back up the Canyon wall after spending the night in an inn at the bottom. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have to push the nose down to keep flying speed and then, just before he hit, he would have to pull the nose back up to slow the plane as much as possible. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas kept up with Minho as best he could, having to sprint every once in a while to catch back up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And with movements as jerky as those of a windup toy, he struggled upright, wheeled around, plunged back into the truck, circled awkwardly around the plaza area, and drove back up to the ranch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He took two steps, fell, and didn’t get back up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It warmed back up a little and Rondell fell back asleep and so did me and Mong for a while, even though we were still wet and uncomfortable. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Dad’s Adam’s apple rolled down his throat, then back up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Only then did Moss look back up at them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Later that day I hesitated as the throng of students made its way back up the front staircase. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I planted my knees in front of the toilet just as my eggs and toast came back up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "No, no, no. They don't want it all coming back up on the stage," says Octavia, but she secretly slips me an extra roll under the table to let me know she's on my side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She'd never expressed any great interest in the outdoors, so I scattered her remains on the carpet and then vacuumed her back up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The monsters backed up, but there were at least twenty of them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I may kill you,” Danuta whispers as footsteps come running back up the stairs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The engines powered back up and the jet rotated, preparing to take off again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Folding it back up would take a solid minute. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The stupid fish would run into the net, get knocked down, then get back up and run into the net all over again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back up at the broad cinnamon roads that met in the shadow of her dress. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded and picked his pizza back up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Soon the chasm dosed, and an hour later she had hiked back up the other side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She watches me pin it back up, then asks, “You okay now?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Joaquin felt something crack open in his chest, and at the same time, another fissure started to seal itself back up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Poseidon won't curse me,” I said, backing up as the Cyclops grabbed air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A light drizzle turns the air to mist, and by the time I get back up to my room, a steady rain is pounding the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He did his best to back up what X-Ray had said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The Vanderbeeker kids gave each other uneasy glances before backing up in the direction of the stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She stepped outside, looked back up at the sign, and said, “Oh? What it say now?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then, after checking that his saddle was still secured snugly, she climbed back up onto him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Even with his stocky waterman’s body to break the wind, our journey back up the path was a treacherous one. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the low gear band is worn too thin to pull up a steep hill, why you can turn around and back up it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the grave was finally filled and covered with grass, I joined the mourners back up the hill. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was time to run back up the "ladder." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We all laughed as the panhandler staggered back up the block to look for sympathy elsewhere. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Pima didn’t sound convinced, but her next words were interrupted by Lucky Girl scrambling back up out of the greenery and vines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Jaden looked at the envelope in his hand and then looked back up at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I folded the brim back up, like it was supposed to be. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I glance at the letter again and back up at Morrie. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Ernie, who had set the suitcase down, picked it back up, and Grandma grabbed Genie’s shoulders, moving him around his father. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z On his way back up the mountain, Stanley had to sit down and rest several times. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z When it gets too cold, I tape it back up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby had nothing to back up his claim and could only refer to various Holocaust denial books. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They expected him to come back up, laughing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He unbuttoned his coat, slid the bundle next to his chest, and buttoned the coat back up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “But first we have to head back up to the farm. There’s something I need to take a second look at.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The train had started and I waited for it to pass before I scrambled back up to get my bedroll, which got stuck in some bushes about halfway down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed the glasses back up on his nose, straightened his hat, tucked in his collar. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We think sewer gas is backing up into our house because of the lack of water,” she tells me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He went back up the stairs, crawled along the second-floor hallway to avoid the windows, then climbed the stairs to the attic. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Nok backed up, but more people gathered behind her, blocking her way. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I start to back up, hoping that the accusation will distract him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I think that sometimes you need to have your back up against the wall to find out what you’re made of. And you just haven’t had that happen to you yet.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Jinny looked back up, and out, into the endless sea, the distance. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He straightened his legs out and then brought them back up again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The officer smiles, motioning for his men to stand down, but then the guns jump back up again because people are pouring down the ladder from the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There were thousands of them, and as they emerged, the Titans monsters got jumpy and started to back up. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The bakery wagons backed up to it and unloaded the bread right on to the counter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rebecca stepped back up to the mic to say something, but he couldn’t stand there. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I nodded, and then pulled the covers back up to my chin. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I never did make it back up to Mrs. Maxy’s class for math drills like I wanted to, and when school was out I walked home. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she stands back up like something pinched her butt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the armrests of his chair as if he was about to stand right back up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I was fine, but I couldn’t get back up in my chair. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Looking back up at Dadi, I smiled, feeling a tad embarrassed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When she gets back up, it reminds me of that bit in Chariots of Fire when Eric Liddell falls over and runs past everyone to win. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Gilly led the way into the living room and backed up to the couch, sticking a hand out toward the brown chair. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I leapt back up, holding the grinder above my head like it was a trophy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Then she picked it back up, nodding her head. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And just when he was sure his lungs would pop, the ocean seemed to spit him back up. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Love cleared her throat and calmly folded the paper back up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I backed up to adjust the painting so it hung nice and straight. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to take the raft back around the lake, and possible—though certainly not easy—to drag Derek back up to the shelter. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to say, “Yes, ma’am,” but all I could do was shake my head up and down and keep sucking the looseness back up into my nose. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And literally, by the time I stood back up, he was already sleep, slumped in the chair, snoring. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They dropped Harry; he hit the ground, slipped on the rock, and fell, grazing his arms, but scrambled back up, raising his wand and staring around. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Once again they drew their cloaks tightly around them, rearranged their scarves, pulled on their gloves, then followed Katie Bell and a friend out of the pub and back up the High Street. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A couple times I ate something and threw it right back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She darts back up the steps, waving her arm, and all the kids onstage scurry into a line. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Stephanie and I had been in touch all weekend, collecting information to back up my hunch that Noah was the cyberbigot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The bonobo started whimpering again, so I took him back up into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She backed up to the wall, then ran as fast as she could. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Be quiet,” Mr. Straight snapped, pushing his glasses back up onto his nose so hard that he knocked them off and had to grab them before they hit the ground. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When they spoke again it was to discuss whether they ought to sleep on the bank or retreat back up the wooded slope. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When she stood back up, her grandfather was watching her with his hands on his hips. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I trotted back up the path and found Spizz sitting awkwardly on the picnic table bench. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I think you should move on now. The line is backing up.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Jesper was turning the tank, backing up as far as possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Tommy happened to say to you: “I’m really upset about it,” he’d have to put on a long, downcast face, then and there, to back up his words. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia does not reply, and to keep himself from reaching for her hand again, he opens the door instead, leading her back up the twisting stairway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She began her questions before Lucas could roll the windows back up and pull out of the parking lot. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t come back up to the house for coffee. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He lies back and keeps himself still, letting me explore, and I kiss my way across the landscape of him down to his toes and back up again. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Abby walks straight back up the stairs to me, shaking her head. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I picked back up with my whistling, closed my eyes, and could see nothing but my brother’s face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Everyone shoves the rest of their porridge into their mouths and forms back up into their lines, bowls clutched in their hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She wrapped her hand ’round my fingers so the nickel was folded back up in my fist. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly she checked her steps and, turning abruptly, ran back up into the box. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Jack carried the sled back up the hill. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Finally, I slipped out into the hallway and made my way back up to the dorm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My fellow sweepers back up to get out of the way, but I stay where I am, heat rushing through me as Zeke and Tori approach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I back up a few steps, hoping that she won’t pursue me, but she does. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I tried in vain to remember something useful from the few shooting lessons Grandpa had been allowed to give me, but finally I just ran back up the steps to Emma. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She looked down at a paper in front of her and then back up at us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Percy had backed up almost as far as he could go. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then Dad and Luke go back up the mountain, Mother drives away and I turn the tap to fill the kitchen sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z By the time I worked my way back up to the road, the others were standing around munching trail mix. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The guy crashed into an abandoned pile of trash bags, and before he could get back up, Sargon was on him, jaws wide.... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t hurt nothing, but soon’s I jumped back up, Flapjack did another trick I hadn’t never seen him do afore. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They gasped when the tightrope walker fell off into a net and cheered when she climbed right back up to try again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke flew down my throat and a bunch of coughing came back up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I put the bar back up on the rests after only two reps and sat up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m off,” she said brightly, and she went back up the spiral stair as the closest Sister rose and unlocked the door marked “5.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I pick it back up but keep it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Grabbing them by their tails, he dropped them almost instantly, blurting falsetto eeks because they had wriggled back up to nip him with their toothless little mouths. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked toward the hill and saw the broken Union corps falling back up the slope. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The children peeked between their elders, making bets they had nothing to back up with. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When I look back up, she is spinning around the beach, kicking up sand, calling my name. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Byron’s hands came back up to cover his face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy backed up and turned around, placing her pillow next to Mom and kneeling to tickle Aarons feet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His attention drifted back up to the face in the picture. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As soon as the last one was down, the firemen wheeled their trucks around and raced back up the hill to resume their fight with the fire at the hospital. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “It ought to be possible,” Kennedy continued, “for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select without having to be backed up by troops.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The boys began to straggle back up the hill toward the main campus in small groups, shaking their heads, talking softly among themselves about their chances of making the team. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The horror of it struck Mark like an anvil to his chest, and the rage he’d grown all too familiar with came boiling back up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Two full bottles were waiting for them at the South Summit; if Hall had known this he could have retrieved the gas fairly quickly and then climbed back up to give Hansen a fresh tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Jean and I, riding back up to Harlem in a cab, decided to have another drink. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I scramble back up and kneel at her side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If wishes were fishes ...Alec said. He took a deep, long breath. “Okay.We better hurry and meet back up with the three ladies.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She was stunning, with the face of an angel and a body that could not only stop traffic but make it back up a little. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes, train drivers back up the locomotive and get a running start. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Even if everything miraculously snapped back to place, there’d be long delays, the same as when it snowed and flights got backed up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The walls reverberate all the way down into the foundation, then back up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I curl back up on the bloodstained mattress, not cold but feeling so naked with just the paper to cover my tender flesh. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Beside them, there was a loud, woeful bleating that made them both jump, and Koffi looked down at the goat staring indignantly back up at them with large brown eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then I clamped down on the spool of the spinning reel and backed up until the line snapped. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Michael and his archers tried to retreat, but Annabeth stayed right beside me, fighting with her knife and mirrored shield as we slowly backed up the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Boo flew through the gap of the portal, pecking at the line of light as if he were zipping it back up. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sprint like hell, back up through the dungeon to the surface, then high-tail it back to the nearest transport terminal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was sitting on the ground, his back up against the tree trunk, and the first thing I felt was, Great, he’s okay. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I said, standing and hurrying back up to the copse to find my baseball bat, trying to figure out what I’d been thinking. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Zero kept backing up, out past the cluster of holes the boys had been digging, then farther and farther out onto the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He turned to Grover, who backed up and almost tripped over his completed bridal train. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When I stalked off, there wasn’t much else I could do other than go back up to his room, and then he came up himself several minutes later. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few seconds, the game’s attract screen came back up, showing the four ghosts, their names, and their nicknames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So I went back up to the third floor and that’s how the thing with Miss Lucy happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I jerk away from her, and the thieves’ bows, which had dropped a notch, come back up. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Stared at the black tar, his chest like someone blowing up a balloon inside him, then letting the air out, then blowing it back up, then letting the air out. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She dare not go back up those steps, but she couldn't stay here, either. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal’s back up, accompanied by a flat audio tone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z No reason to take that back up when weight is the enemy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The trolley started back up again; the next stop was theirs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But it had been replaced by another emotion: anger at being forced to get back up on the bar before I’d felt ready. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I felt such pain, literally a physical pain, as if someone had torn off both my arms without anesthesia, without sewing me back up. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back up the stairs and raised his head, letting the raindrops splash on his pale, wrinkled skin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But Reg stuck to his decision, backing up into his friends and crossing his arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He waved, and when it seemed like they weren’t moving or coming down, he shouted back up: “It’s all good. We’ll just wait for you here.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She took careful stock of herself, then combed her hair and tied it back up again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I dropped the bucket into the well to fill it with water, then turned the handle to bring it back up again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just gonna wash back up again in the next good storm.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d backed up under the bank, with the pigs behind them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My father walks back up the driveway after the last of the police cars have pulled away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He picked up a milk bottle from the bottom of the stairs and started back up to. his attic flat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A crow swooped down over it, but Ms. Griegson waved it away, and it went back up in the fir with the other crows. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Julie looks up at me and I press my back up against the wall, pretending to camouflage myself. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Halfway down, he changed his mind and climbed back up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her purse slides off her shoulder, and she hikes it back up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was like one of those remote control cars that zip around a room, and if she hit a wall, she simply backed up, like nothing had happened, and screeched off in another direction. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Howard got quiet after that, so I finally tied Wishbone to the bike and headed back up to Gus and Bertha’s. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Roamer mumbles, “Maybe you should go back up there and try again.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Martin was out of it by the time he got back up to Yasuko and me,” Groom recalls. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll step forward and leave it on the ground, then back up. All right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You haven’t eaten in more than a week. If you keep gobbling it down like that, it’ll come right back up.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I knew I could not go back up to that room with its mottled mirror, its dead lightbulb and its blank negatives. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But I pulled it back up and ignored my suspicions once again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She backed up against the far wall and threw her arms up in disgust. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I turned without another word and raced back up the stairs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I slip my backpack off my shoulder and place it squarely between us so he has to back up a little. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They were looking back up, searching for smoke or flames. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She clicked her tongue and checked their boarding cards, then she led him back up to the front of the plane, and pointed him to the empty seat in first class. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I’m stuffed,” he says, picking his camera back up from the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As soon as she sat down, she got back up and took a bowl of grapes from her refrigerator. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Just let them land. Hear them out. Jason will back up everything I’m telling you. I swear it on my life.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z After while, she stopped weeding mid-swing and looked back up at me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z As the young woman got up, shrieking in terror, Lupita saw Tomás come back up the hill, pumping his arms to run faster. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Then they realized what was going on and came back up to huddle around him in an official-looking cluster. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Let’s back up so our new brothers can learn with the rest of us,” said Jorge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he sat back up in his chair and looked at us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “That Quidditch Cup’ll have our name on it this year,” said Wood happily as they trudged back up to the castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “You know, that part with a driveway so trucks and things can back up to his store for deliveries. You can see into that part from the alley.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned, without a word, and together they walked back up the slope of the meadow. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Immie ducked her head under the water of the hot tub and came back up again. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She can get to them, maybe even carry one back up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Would they come back up in greater numbers? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They moved back up the side street and onto the main road again, where a group of men on the opposite side was singing and weaving across the pavement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Still, I wanted to go to her, move the chair, take her tray, tell her to back up and go another way, do something, anything. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Eddie driving, they backed up over the rise, over the top and turned and headed forward and down past Hatton Fields. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the entire eastern wall shuddered as the explosion backed up through the pipelines. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you square away the launch and meet me back up at the office? I’m going to walk up with Chambers here. Me and him’ve got things to discuss.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She fluffs my hair back up after the wig cap had its way with me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So when I dip too low, I stop dicking with hydrazine until I get the 02 back up to well above 25 liters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These young women, who would have to back up their science with magical spells should their patients be disappointed and not get well, now hurried to get to classes on time. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I look back up at Ronan, he has stuffed his hands in his pockets and he’s looking up at the trees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was scary, my secrets spilled out across the room, like a garbage truck had backed up and dumped its sorry contents across the floor for her to sort through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he looked back up, Javier was staring, his phone in his hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “But first, change out of your good clothes. Don’t forget to hang the suit back up.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z For the entire fifty-minute class, Molly was a cat with its back up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He looked back up, wishing he were a thousand miles away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I replaced the bars on the window, redid the two bolts and closed the window back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Nailer jerked his head back up the hole and ran. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth pushes her glasses back up her nose and says, “Only problem is, they don’t sell Earl Grey ice cream in any store I’ve seen. We need to make it ourselves.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We pick our books back up and return to Ma-Jell-O, to de Soda, to Captain James Cook and his restaurant for kangaroos. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It hadn’t even struck the floor before Inej was backing up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The truck got stuck and wouldn’t back up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He bowed, and turned away, and hastened back up the green-sward to the road again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Tock then backed up three steps and, with a running start, bounded through the window with all hi is passengers and began the long glide down. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Once he turned the corner, I backed up the driveway, my eyes locked on the place I’d last seen him before he disappeared. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He sprints back up to the landing, drawing his revolver. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He starts to roll his window back up but pauses when he looks at me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The cops order the crowd to back up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She dropped to her hands and knees to locate the spool of thread; when she found it, she stood back up and offered it to Pea. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z When I looked back up, Liam was studying me, his light eyebrows pulled tight together by some unspoken thought. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A circle formed around Needles as he dropped to the floor and brought it back up again. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He picked the parcel back up and handed it to Mrs. Grayson. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As the train began to back up, Tom Bolles, wearing his battered lucky fedora, had much to ponder. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Halfway down the stairs, Oliver turned around, climbed back up to the third floor, and placed his own bag of cookies down next to the one he had just left there. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Now that Susie was gone, my anger had popped back up, like weeds after a hard rain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Alec was cursing and grunting, and at one point Mark started to slip off the edge and the old man pulled him back up, only to resume his cursing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The two pupils they passed in the corridor backed up against the wall to let him go by. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I take the phone and speed walk back up the sidewalk. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Scientists believed the rock was a remnant of the Ice Age, left behind by glaciers as they pulled back up into Canada, where they belonged. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The straw popped back up when he was done, just like a dog's would. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z We say goodbye on the front porch, and he walks back up the street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I went back up the hall to the eye ward. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I looked down at the remote control, then back up at the television. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He began hauling himself back up out of the muck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I said, “They hooked the train back up!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z This made him uncomfortable enough that finally, before he came to the many-eyed cluster of shops closest to his house, he stopped by the reservoir to put the top back up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The Long Branch trail, when we reached it, descended steeply through bowed pines—too steeply, it seemed to me, to come back up if the trail proved impassable, and it looked as if it might. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She would have to climb back up alone, but she did not know this then. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I sat on a skin on the ground with my legs spread out, and one man held my back up strong. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Hank said wearily, “The thing I hate most about this place is you always have to climb back up.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “So I could row you back up the New Meadows.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Her eyes snapped back up to his eyes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Most of us came struggling back up to the surface, coughing and choking and clawing at the water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They come back up after a few minutes and only say that we have to leave or Mai will be late for the first bell. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “And you can just call me, even, to come and pick it back up when you’re finished. You keep it for as long as you want.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z My mother was back up on the porch, gathering another armload. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But Timothy had been right It was tucked back up in the Devil's Mouth. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Elodin stood back up and set his shoes on the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My head went under for the third time and I knew I’d never come back up again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he shrugged and put the sunflower seeds back up on the hook. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He paused in the well of darkness at the foot of the stairs and turned to look back up at her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells us good night, and we start back up the stairs. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I back up into Tobias, who backs up with me, until we reach the end of the alley, and then turn and run. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He glances back at the desk with a frown, and the spilled tea begins seeping back up from the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Shielding him with one arm, I backed up a few feet. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The postman wiggled his fingers in front of the fire once more, then picked his coat back up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I grab the printout, say "Good night," and I'm back up to my room, two steps at a time. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick my phone up from the floor and climb back up to the top bunk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I pulled the blue flyer out of my pocket and opened my suitcase back up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Every few minutes, a nurse would go behind the curtain, stay there for a while, then come out and walk back up the aisle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He stared back up at the figure, trying to find a face beneath the hood’s shadow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When the driver started the engine and it began rumbling under our seats I put my hood back up, and Mong leaned his head against his sweatshirt and closed his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His gaze flicked down over me, from head to toe and back up again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He backed up and held me at arm’s length. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I stood there for a few seconds, thinking, and then I opened the drawer back up, riffled through the files again and pulled Mong’s and Rondell’s, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I came back up here to call you, while I wait for the server to reset at midnight. The tomb is empty right now, because your friend, Art3mis, already blew through here earlier today.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She’s moving her shoulders up and down crazy fast, her legs are kicking up and down, taking her down to the floor and back up with the beat. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I pushed the pie tin way back up into the corner of the trap and said, “Okay, now all we have to do is wait.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I jammed my handkerchief back up my nose and went outside. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Most of the guests back up, making way for this rarity, this dazzling creation with blue-green, white-tipped icing waves swimming with fish and sailboats, seals and sea flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z So Dad decided to take a break and walk back up to the house with me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Looking back up, he saw Chronicler hadn’t moved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He slipped out of his flying harness, and his wings shot back up toward the ceiling. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I popped back up into the thundering darkness and finally managed a heaving breath and one wild scream. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had begun to walk slowly back up the slope. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Nearby midnight the winds finally died away, and the sea grew calm enough for Tyrion to make his way back up onto deck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not knowing what else to do, he returns the phone to the dash, then climbs back up into bed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “You believe me, right, Finley? You believe I’m going back up into the cosmos with my parents. You of all people,” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You kept pulling at your tie and then tightening it back up. I saw a little kid in a hot church.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A subway car full of blacks and Latinos would continue the bumpy ride back up to Harlem and the Bronx. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But he didn't think he had the strength to go down, let alone make it back up again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z For the second time she sounded like she’d been underwater and had come back up just afore her lungs were ’bout to bust. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There’s been a “problem”—the sewage has backed up and is all over the floor, though fortunately my suitcase is OK. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a spot half a block down and walk back up the street to an old, two-story house with a big porch. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Faber backed up, as if he feared the book might vanish if he took his eyes from it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes travel down to my lips and back up to my eyes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We’ve been making our way back up the coast this whole time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My feet back up automatically and I blend into the trees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody cringed and backed up because of Aegis. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The others would echo his words or make their voices sound like drums or musical instruments backing up his sermon—although the Vapostori used no actual instruments in their ceremonies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached over and pulled her pants back up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She climbed back up into the driver's seat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure. Whatever you want . . .” Bernabe backed up, hesitating momentarily at the door of his truck, disturbed by the old man who was grinning absurdly in his direction. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It bounced around the rim and he got it and put it back up again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He backs up against the wall of the elevator car and gestures for her to enter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The line at Dairy Queen is backed up all the way to the door, and it’s hard to tell who has ordered already and who hasn’t. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As I walked, I built it back up with prayer, hung the door on its creaky hinges, nailed the floorboards down, fitted the transoms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget to grab the ones you left in my folks’ house back up in the woods.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She picks the folder back up and hands it to me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z English put the bar back up on the rack and sat up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She curled herself into a ball, but as she closed her eyes, memories assaulted her, so she sat back up, leaning against the rough wooden wall. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran back up the steps on my tiptoes and down the hall to the little dead girl’s room. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z You know how hard it is to get back up on the other side before a light turns red again? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Frank felt like the poison was bubbling back up his throat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Heavens, I’m too weak to get back up the stairs,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “And bring it back up here when you done.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Breathless, Turner ran back up into the light of the cupola. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He was smiling and looked confident, but he had a line of hired goons standing behind him to back up his authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally I began to get cold myself and walked off the wharf and back up to the pens. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back up the path to the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z After a moment he began winding the bucket back up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "Just go play for a bit and come back up when you feel tired." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When I came back up the road, Mr. Dubonnet and Tom were inspecting the rocket with the other boys clustered around him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If he could catch it good and early, there might be a chance he could get back up to the castle, seize the Marauder’s Map, and find out what Malfoy was doing... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When I stood back up, she leaned into me, one hand resting on my hip. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I could not find my way back up again, and so, tired, I curled up in the cold weeds and I went to sleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He was playing stronger, putting some muscle on me and talking stuff Fletcher missed a short jumper but their center put it back up and in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When he brings his face back up, he looks at me the way I feel—like something inside of him aches. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I went back up to the cave, got my alarm clock and calendar, a lamp, this notebook, and some other things, and came back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Meera led the way back up the hill, jabbing at the wights when they came near. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So I back up and teach her the simplest things because I want her to learn and learn it fast. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “You really are stupid,” Guzzo said, picking his fork back up and pointing it at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The sheriff backed up a step and leveled the shotgun from his shoulder. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The truck shook and rattled, and then we backed up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Grandma got right back up, grabbed a candle, lit it, and put it in the middle of the table, no big deal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Where did they say we could pick the eighty-one back up again?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He ran back up to the shelter and found the radio in its plastic case and folded the note and put it in the case so that it stuck out slightly. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Just like that, it is too much for me to bear, and I have to back up and sit on one of the benches. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She backed up and re-seated herself, a lighted cigarette in her hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I would need to be there when he showed back up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He was trying to keep it light, trying to bring them back up after almost drowning in the tide, but it felt forced. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The first few times I handed it to her, she would put it down and I’d have to pick it back up again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He looked back up at the building, then behind him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The sea breeze had scooted the heat of the day out in front of it, and Turner found himself shivering by the time he came back up to Parker Head. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I do a double take when I look back up at the sky and see something I’ve only seen on weather shows. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z After a few seconds, I let gravity pull me down, slowly, and I jumped back up again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Should the enemy in the meadow decide to make any sudden move, the workmen could be speedily hauled back up to the ramparts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’m back up, hauling him in, peering into the gloom for more. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Holding the container steady, we climbed back up to the top and placed it on the ground. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I turn back up the hill and make my way to the pickup. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Now, they said he wasn’t a particularly cruel man, if you can believe that, but he had just fallen on hard times and he had done what he had done and he wasn’t backing up. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Mr. Huffer pull the sheet back up over her, so I stuck my head around the corner. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He came back up only to chin level. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She disappears into the sea of white spheres below, enveloped completely before popping back up, her hair a shock of red against the white as she waves at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Gum Baby led me back up the winding tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You want go north? Go alone,” Amari said with a fierceness she hoped she had the courage to back up. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked down for a second, then back up at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “The ghost. A big black ghost floating and rattling right towards that man. The fella’s backing up, backing up. Then Uncle Louver hears one of his traps snap.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z While Groom was waiting for Adams to climb back up to the ridge, he sent Namba down ahead and busied himself trying to find a camera case he’d left on the way up. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I spot one of Pop’s former patients and make a sharp turn away from her, pulling my scarf back up to shadow my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They said bye to Tess and as the rain began to sprinkle down, Ernie and Genie scrambled back up the hill. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I stared down at the guitar, about to activate my jet boots again, to fly back up through the trapdoor and out of the cave. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ivy backed up toward the door, stuffing the clothes into the backpack. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I scrubbed each plate, then handed it over to Momly, who wiped it, then put it back up in the cabinet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Then, without even thinking about it, I got back up and hugged him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He had left the radio behind back up in the campsite, thinking it would be in the way. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He backed up to the next step, leaned back, hefted up, sweated. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Not likely now,” he said as he headed back up the path and disappeared over the rise. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Yassen himself passed it down to the first of the guards, who then passed it back up the line. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He pushed himself back up onto his knees so he was looking down at the older boy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We’re expected to do great things here and then move back up to the big leagues. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Isidore said, “If I took it back up there she’d cut it apart again. Bit by bit, to see what it did.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s so pretty in the spring—they open up in the day, then close back up at night. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z They passed the Thruway entry ramp and a shopping center backed up against the fast-moving highway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But eventually Reynie and Kate had dragged them back up onto solid ground, where all four now lay on their backs, looking up at the sky and panting from the exertion. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly they climbed back up the bank and went to retrieve their bikes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When he looked back up at Lily, he couldn’t keep his face from going goofy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “You need medical attention, Minny,” she says, picking the phone back up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This movement in turn pushed her bow slightly back up the wave that had forced her down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, trying to force my way back up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry pulls out his earbuds, and his posture has ratcheted back up straight, but his face is still bleary and confused. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Goats,” she said to Valley and Thorn as they backed up her parents and, surprisingly, Beefy, who was adding strength to each spell with his little fists. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Milkman backed up against the counter, waiting to see if anybody else was going to jump him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph had no idea what Florent was talking about, but he waved as the Frenchman climbed back up to the driver’s seat and rode off with Rachel into the cold night. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Can you make it back up the stairs?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The truck sped up and the window rolled closed, and I crawled back up into my seat. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Glancing back up at the road to make sure she wasn’t going to drive off, Dimple smoothed out the piece of paper. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mom pushed her glasses back up the bridge of her nose with her forearm. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I pulled myself back up into the seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was the main passage to the upper floors, and I would need to let through all the officers who had to pass, then lock it back up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell he saw right through me because he tensed back up again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Holly had hardly turned away when Daisy started back up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But when I looked back up at the blue house I knew this had to be the spot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Papa did not say yes to back up what Aunty Ifeoma had said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Matt backed up against a row of lockers as he took his wallet out of his back pocket. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He jumped back up the bank among the staring rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Twisting and slashing, he fought his way through the pack and backed up under the low branches of a hedge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He dodged and parried as the dolphin warriors backed up, guarding the other captives while giving their captain room to battle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then Jimmy jumped back up on the dock, too, and I saw Carl place his fingers on Ben’s neck, checking for a pulse. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He could feel the saliva gathering, and realized that if he swallowed it, he would throw it back up. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Not back up the hill, Safaa,” he says in his funny cracked little voice. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The voice on the radio faded, then came back up to full, static-filled volume as Z threw his weight into taking down the light. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He opened the door to let himself out of the crypt, walked back up the gentle slope to the path without looking back. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I backed up slow as I could, cringing with every creak of the wheels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get back up to the parade grounds, Jimmy is at work on his machine and Theresa has my extra glove. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor hoped Dulcet would be joining them, but after tucking Boots in a sort of high chair, she backed up several feet from the table and stood. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z During the drive we had passed a television set on the curb, and when he saw it, the driver braked hard and backed up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The walk back up the Hill couldn’t shake it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast, lunch, and everything else churns in my stomach, ready to come back up my throat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Really! If you can’t maintain control, I’m going to send you right back up and you can just wait there all by yourself.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The teacher backed up an inch or two. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Well, you put his back up, being so high and mighty. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “A north wind will stop a run. And Chris says a south wind blows the sap right back up the spiles.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Now and then they glanced back up to the projector’s room high in the rear of the theatre. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was going to ask for his money back until he discovered that people driving through town on their way back up to the city would pay a fortune for a dozen Easter-colored eggs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When I looked away from the sea and back up the streets of Kuseben I found myself looking for Ashe in hopes he still was following me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then they climbed back up the steep hill, to hurl apple cores into the woods and go to bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny urged her Cares, shoving them back up the path and inside the cabin to dress. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I looked back up to my father and saw him gasping for air, holding his throat. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I let the camera drop back to my chest and pulled my sweater down and zipped my coat back up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Story I got was the fans are back up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In a short while she was back up again to report that although there were many deep dents and at least two long cracks, the old gatehouse door was still holding well. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He dragged the sled back up and was surprised to realize that it had started snowing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But Tommy would have known I had nothing to back up my words. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been so deep asleep I thought never to crawl back up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When I woke back up, Lizabeth was outside in her walker watching Biddy watch the duck. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He refused to return to the hotel, and I carried him on my back up the stairs to the president’s office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I inch forward at my belly, pulling my back up, trying to sit. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Just back up slow and quiet to the ladder and climb up to the loft. Charlie, you get Agnes, and Mama, you take Rachel.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t pick his trail back up, though. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I instinctively back up a few steps, raise my bow over my head to show my intention was harmless. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The big dog was back up on his feet now, wagging his stub tail again and licking the tears off Arliss’s face with his pink tongue. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On their way north, they stop to pick the cars back up. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Tidbit replied, but he ran back up on the grass. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A love song for the wife, a joyful melody for the kids, all of it backed up by the steady beat of a man marching to make a living. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Screw you, Cullen,” Lucas yelled before punching me in the face and walking back up to his car. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The actions set in motion by the little hammers were then translated back up through a series of rods that led into the man’s torso. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Before Nathan could climb back up into his room, he heard a voice yelling from the cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then he yanked her back up, grabbed her chin, and held it tightly while he pulled at her lip again. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Duke back up so they can take a running start. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I get back up on the Hill later that afternoon, Ella’s on the phone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Every tree was blessed with a halo, and the sparkling silver beams slanted down to Turner as he thought about streaking a ball right back up alongside them until it disappeared in the silver-haloed glow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The driver revved the engine, backed up and raced away, escaping down Highway 78. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw us, he stopped and backed up into the far corner of the trap again. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby ordered Noah to take the wagon back up to the main house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And I just got back up and kept going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She looked down at the statement she had, then back up at Moss, then back down to the paper. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Timett had chosen to retreat back up to the cellar after a brief taste of the cold below. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Slowly she eased her legs back up on the log. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ravenclaws were all backing away, and some of the most frightened began scampering back up the staircase to their beds. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When he looked back up at Dimple, it hit her how much this really meant to him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "You're going to your track meet, where you should be. There's no use in you coming back up here worrying about me." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Grown-ups were kneeling down by them and the adults’ hands fluttered down toward the little girls, then, before they touched anything, fluttered back up, over and over. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I still had too much time to go looking for Jess and Angela yet, and I definitely needed to get my mood in hand before I met back up with them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “You go on back up stairs and lay down.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his stuff and headed back up the path to the truck. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I see them a few moments later when I look back up, and I go over to them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Without another word he, too, went back up the bank and vanished into the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not move from his place beside the wall; he watched Peggy walk back up the stairs and close the door behind her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They’ve backed up to form a wall in front of the Great Vault. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They all backed up, widening the space between us and Cecilia, and I advanced on her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well done, Neddie,” he said to me, quickly pushing his glasses back up on his nose and then tapping me on my shoulder with his long bony index finger. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in a dim, narrow chamber filled with water, with no way back up the giant’s long, smooth throat; no rope, no ladder, no footholds. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We sometimes have an empty fridge, yeah, but it used to be guaranteed to fill back up. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He put his hand back up and took out two books and moved his hand down and dropped the two books to the floor. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” I said after I landed on all fours then sprang back up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We had worked through a network of secondary roads and had taken many roads that were blind, but had always, by backing up and finding another road, gotten closer to Udine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “You not going back up there over my head.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Luna,” Dean called as he passed, holding out his free hand; she took it and followed him back up the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The cable was back up and a local station gave the all clear on highway driving. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I waited until Chas backed up a step, and then I stood up, hitting my head squarely on the metal frame beneath my new sleeping spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She looked shyly back up into his eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And Raymie had backed up slowly and gone back to bed without saying anything to him. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “So, what else is on the list?” he asks, looking back down at the drawing and then back up at me before starting to shade something in. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I suppose I should back up here, rewinding us through the heavy heat of that summer, through the disorienting haze of those long months after my father died. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She started to turn back up the path. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I hiked it back up, remembering what I’d brought inside it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When he reached the part about coming that close to the Kingslayer himself, he slid his hand back up to where it had been. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I look back up to his eyes and see my reflection there. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I started to answer, but when I looked back up at Miss Rossit, her smile had faded to a look of alarm. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z So says Matthew, backed up by Mark I ask you, is it the fig tree’s fault that it’s not the season for figs? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We have to go back out the front and get the others. The guards only let us in for gummi bears and tampons. If we don’t go back up, they’ll come looking for us.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z After that he decided that he’d had enough and stumbled back up on deck to clear his head of rum and elephants alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Madge and I glide our slides together, reaching for C, back up for F. Sometimes when I see her pinched face in perfect embouchure, I start to giggle. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They said good-bye to Hagrid and walked back up to the castle, Ron hiccoughing occasionally, but only bringing up two very small slugs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z By the time we were back up on street level the storm had moved away. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood back up; the quotes fluttered with her motion, a flock of starlings. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z If only she had not come back up the stairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She looked back up at me and shook her head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But the headlights don’t gradually fade away, which they should if he kept backing up or turned away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I gathered gear, left the trap triggered and hanging from a branch, and made my way back up the creek. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had the distinct sense that she was going to lie down and simply not get back up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As the night wore on and the moon got higher, we were backed up foot by foot until we were only a block from the Empire State Building in any direction. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Deciding the trees would give better cover, they extinguished their fire, then clambered back up the incline, their voices fading away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He started climbing back up the outer face of the monstrous Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We go back up the hill and down the other side, the last of the swamp really starting to disappear around us and turning into regular woods. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Feeling better now, I walked back up the hill to gather the few palm fronds that were left for a new fire base. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The hoopskirt of my favorite dress kept popping back up like a child who refuses to lie down. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After a few seconds he popped back up empty-handed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But Sam did not answer: he was staring back up the cliff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I look at the address again and then back up at the directory. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The stony sand backed up to low dunes swaying with saw grass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The room was but small, and the clients seemed to have had a habit of backing up against the wall; the wall, especially opposite to Mr. Jaggers’s chair, being greasy with shoulders. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Would they come back up here to the mountains? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And I can’t really even write that much ’cause we gotta be back up and on the truck in like six hours. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She wiped her knives on her leather breeches and returned them to their sheaths, then backed up and took a running start at the nearest cargo container. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His legs sank, and she gasped and pulled him back up. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She scrambled back up, eager to get out of this hole. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She tucks the panda back inside, sitting up to zip the coat back up. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I’m sure they are fine. The lines will come back up soon. It’s just for security.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I wish—” Lyra said when they had nearly left the square, stopping to look back up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sister, chastised, took baby, buggy, and “Trombone Blues” back up the steps. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a few hours, cars had backed up from the track entrance all the way to the border. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From her pocket he tugged a huge bunch of rusted keys on an iron ring like a mediaeval jailer’s and ran back up the hall with the two women behind him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They racked their oars, hung their rowing clothes up to dry in a steam-heated locker in the shell house, dressed, and began the long trudge back up the hill to campus. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I backed up slowly to the metal chair behind me and eased down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, I didn't find it. But you know what she did? She hauled me back up through the grate and said, ‘Oh well, never mind. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z During the day I fill back up and the pages wait. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Grace backs up into the crowd that gathered as we were talking, then lowers her gun and jogs down a nearby hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I had another appointment with Dr. Doris today, and even though school doesn’t start back up until Monday, this felt like the official end of vacation. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead, I put the old lights back up and leave the new ones at the front door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z How did they ever make themselves go relentlessly back up into the air, night after night, day after day, for three years and more? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I turn and walk back up the gangway to the pier. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I make my way back up the stream and follow the same path back to Rue's hiding place near the lake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And then he stops, backs up, and stares into the alley. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Moch told Hume to ease the stroke rate back up to thirty-eight. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Finally, Imam Malik runs back up to the stage, looking flustered and excited at once. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As usual, she had an optimistic outlook, with no concrete evidence to back up her vision. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Can I go back up to my class now?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt as though he were about to bring the wine back up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Like going up and down it and spraying water and squatting to let it cover them for a few seconds and then popping out again and standing back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The window rolls back up, dividing him from me, before I have a chance to add anything else. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It hung crookedly, almost like someone had tried to rip it down, only to have someone else come along and halfheartedly string it back up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They swooped those long necks low, glancing back and forth, and then rose back up to their full, terrifying height. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They wheeled the tottering cart back up the road and stood there in the cold and the gathering dark and called but no one came. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Tio brought the cigarette back up to his lips, this time leaving it dangling from the corner of his mouth. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Hold up, pause, back up, slow down, all of that. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You just tell me the second you don’t want to anymore,” his mother said, then looked back up to Esperanza. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “On the count of three, I’m going to lift you even higher. Stuff those stars back up in that sky.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The few souls they see inside the old city press their backs up against walls to allow the battered Opel to pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Get back up there, you cowards! Jump on to the wall!” he screamed in his madness. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We backed up to keep the water from rolling over our ankles. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Frank backed up and almost fell off the pier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I was so disgusted to find such a man in charge that I turned without a word and started back up the stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you imagine what it’s like to have your back up against the wall all the time, you might be less likely to assume someone’s stupid and evil.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Spinning around, I raced back up the hill to the cottage, to the place where everything I needed and loved could be found. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He thrashes his way back up and gulps for air. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled the underwear back up and let go of her skirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s only a bit of fire! Get back up there, you blundering fools! Kill the mice!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I need to get back up the stairs. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Just picks the scissors back up, holds a section of my hair between two of her fingers and starts cutting. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He backed up to create some space between them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When it did, he walked back up the alley, out of its shade, toward the blazing light of the street. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He would never let him slink back to the showers, but kept sending him back up to the plate. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he went back up on the deck. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I clasp my hands behind my head and stand back up enough to see my teammates running down the third-base line. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I pick the book back up but I don't say anything more about how hopeless it is, me trying to write stuff down, because I don't want to set off the telemetry. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z My ear muffs slipped down a little and Connor pushed them back up on my head. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Savo get to his feet and come back up the aisle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In the evenings he trudged back up the mountain to the schoolhouse to chop more wood, do his schoolwork, and sleep as best he could. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They backed up, dangerously close to the river. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But I wonder how in heck I’m going to circle back up. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The bird cut down toward the lake, then, seeing it couldn't land in the water, turned and flew back up die hill into the trees. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I haven’t been back up there yet. I don’t know if I can face him. I don’t even know what to...say? I will, though. I will.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He couldn’t guarantee all the secrets G’ma dumped into him wouldn’t surge back up and pour out. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “I think this is the best thing that could have happened to those elves, you know,” said Hermione, leading the way back up the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now the archers released another wave, and the driver of the red car didn’t have time to back up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Henry throws the car in reverse and begins to back up, like a bull before charging a matador. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Thorn’s footsteps raced back up the stairs seconds later. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z By the time me and Rondell got back up to the counter Mong had old dude gagged and tied up in telephone cord. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He watched me walk through the gate before he climbed back up onto the seat of the wagon, lifted his reins, clucked to the horses, and drove off without looking back. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have helped me back up, despite his warning not to care. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z When Alex looked back up, he caught eyes with a woman across the aisle. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Johanna gets halfway through her bowl before it comes back up. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Anything to get him to back up off me without me having to tell him to. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Isabella gives me a big smile, and I feel like one of the little fish is struggling to swim its way back up my throat. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The British boat, once it got going, also went out hard, charging furiously back up into contention. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Willis backed up and wiped a hand under his bleeding nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I slowly stood back up and looked around. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I toss the sword onto the top of the wall and locate a couple of possible handholds before backing up a few steps to get a running start. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And one of the bulky, freestanding wardrobes was backed up against it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Some kids backed up when Fake Leo burst onto the scene. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After Aunt Gloria had tossed it on the floor earlier, and the police had said they didn’t want it, I’d taken it back up to my desk. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I bring them back up and cue the sound, and I realize that it’s happening, just like Ms. Smith said it would. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He backed up a little so she could see his steps. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It’s only when I feel her tug at my hand that I let myself be pulled back up to the surface, where we break out of the water and fill our lungs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hands them their telegram, takes the tip and turns his bicycle around to head back up the lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Come on, son. We’re backed up out here,” came a holler from outside. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z John recalled, “I shook away from him to come back up, and you could see the blood coming up.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Zing backed up, and for a moment not a puppy moved. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back up at the second floor. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I had to keep hefting it back up around my shoulders because the straps wouldn’t hold tight, and every time I did that, another fork or knife found a way to poke into my spine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “The library knows its own mind,” old Master Hyrrokkin told him, leading him back up the secret stairs. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She climbed back up to her workstation, the boys cautiously following. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Without warning, he skittered back up the giant web and tugged one of its strings. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, and Nate. Try to keep it down around Anthony, too. He gets very religious-like about his meets, and there’s a big one coming up,” and she was off, back up the hill. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He shuffled off, picking up stones and throwing them out into the water, loitering by the base of the bluff, and finally Dicey saw him climb back up by Sammy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to see Professor Dumbledore!” said Harry, running back up the corridor and skidding to a standstill in front of Snape instead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As the truck picked up speed, rumbling back up toward the road, he left the cover of the rocks, ran forward and pulled himself in. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He and his friends backed up while Hygeia and her snake underwent a violent religious experience. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I back up slowly into the doorway and his face lights up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He and his mother climbed back up the hill and rolled down again, this time on purpose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I backed up farther, then turned and ran through the cornfield to the farmhouse. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She peered intently down at her phone, then back up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He worked his way back up to his feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Popping the top off the middle one, he stuck his fingers in it, then closed it back up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z So Hazel took both slippers and folded them in her arms with the teddy bear and curled back up on the bed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I think the asking is whether we get back up again.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Simone, if you don’t get back up on this beam in ten seconds, I’m going to add another routine!” she yelled while I was still in the bathroom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My father turned and walked back up to the house. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bidzikian seemed to nod, but her head didn’t come back up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He backed up a couple paces, and we took that opportunity to swerve the barrow past the three men. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z One after another backs up to the cookhouse, and unbelievable amounts of food disappear behind it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With that, Sosie dropped quickly to her knees and backed up, moving with tremendous skill. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z After a while, I see the houselights dim and then come back up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He looked down at his feet then back up at me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He set Ma’s rocker back up then collected all her knitting tools and put ’em back in the basket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I am arguing here from dates of publication: Galileo had already developed a sophisticated theory of falling bodies, backed up by exquisite experiments; but he had not published, and would not until 1638. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All at the same time, I started backing up and looking for Charles. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Denna was beginning to nod where she sat, her head slowly sinking to her chest, then bobbing back up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Enrique receives 2‘A pesos for helping a woman in a small station wagon back up. Five minutes later, a woman in a blue dress arrives in a white Pontiac Bonneville. “ Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I turn around and head back up the stairs as he runs off to join them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sure there’s plenty of possibilities,” Izzy said as the doors slammed shut and the train started back up again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He said he was a Korean War veteran, and backed up his claim with lively stories from places in distant parts of the world. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Completely forgetting about dinner, he walked slowly back up to Gryffindor Tower, Cho’s voice echoing in his ears with every step he took. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This must be how they communicate because the pack backs up as if to make room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She backs up, pushes herself out of the tunnel. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She stepped away and back up the beach toward the path. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And the other girls gathered their tampons, gummi bears, and beauty samples — a smokescreen of female products — and headed back up to the surface. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Maxie held my hand as we walked back up to the grass. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Beans backed up and pointed at Henry and yelled, “There’s one!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z With my teeth, I pull the hair tie off my wrist and whip my head back up, hoping that the redness is gone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The two boys again let it subside, then pick back up with their dialogue. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I glanced back up and shrugged, bread between my fingers like a pinch of cotton. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Poor James was backed up against the far wall, shivering with fright and much too terrified to answer. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z We were on our way back up to Mabel's room when I heard Ana and Javier talking in their living room. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The electricity from the defibrillator starts it back up. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The cracks got so large that one of the letters outside fell off and could not be put back up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt dizzy, like he’d just plunged a hundred feet underwater and back up again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And I’m a Hailsham student—which is enough by itself sometimes to get people’s backs up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hours after passing the World's Largest Wooden Crucifix, Hassan brought it back up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z His face is red and he’s puffing himself back up. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z His mother took her hand from his head and backed up a bit into the darkness of the porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He pulled the map back up, took a piece of chalk, and made two horizontal lines on the board. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Jonas, who had already been stretched out on the bed when the question came to his mind, sat back up. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z June makes a strangled noise, and when he looks back up, she’s digging through the top drawer of her dresser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They had backed up another cage into the entrance. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I saw the orderly coming back up the aisle to collect the food trays. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I wanted him to sit next to me, but I knew it was hard for him to sit, and harder still to stand back up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Julie’s question about his ability to walk back up seemed more and more reasonable. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He was cut open to repair the lung and then sewn back up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need you back up at the hospital.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z How they managed to get the crate back up to the castle, they never knew. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I back up slowly toward my room, and right into something. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then I stood over his bleeding body, taunting him like Muhammad Ali over Sonny Liston, daring him to get back up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I got bored sitting on that washbowl after a while, so I backed up a few feet and started doing this tap dance, just for the hell of it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But there came a time when I stumbled and lay in the snow with the wind howling over me, and I didn’t get back up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The great wolf backed up and avoided her eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes and straightened his back up against the counter and waited for the music to begin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z James pounded back up the stairs and shook her arm. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ben-Ben stands back up and kicks the bottom of my cleat. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Constance watched the crestfallen fox, then added as an afterthought: “And if you don’t like it, well, you can sling your brush back up the road.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When we stood in the daylight alone again, Joe backed up against a wall, and said to me, “Astonishing!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry backed up another step until he was against a window. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Tell you to back up off me before I...do something bad. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to risk me clamming back up. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z This time when I try to stand back up to catch my breath, I lose my lunch. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “What? You best tell him he’s got three minutes to hook it back up and get us to Windsor.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I decided to take a different route on my way back up to the surface, through a section of the museum I’d never fully explored on my previous visits. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t even look at me before she marched back up to the front of the room and dropped that paper on her desk like it was a hot potato. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Normally, in important tournaments, a score sheet is backed up with a carbon copy, the original going to the tournament organizers or referee for safekeeping should there be a subsequent dispute of any kind. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Which was also why none of the other kids had backed up his story. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two minutes more and the room whipped out of town to the jet cars wildly circling an arena, bashing and backing up and bashing each other again. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “No problem, Dad,” I said, and gave him a hug as Mom walked back into her study and turned the music back up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I wish E.T. were here now and could make this sad plant sprout back up, pop out its planty chest, and make something of itself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z His father had spoken a few private words with Kevin and was now climbing back up onto the seat of the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Red backed up, tears springing to his eyes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited to see if Dad was going to talk to me like this anymore but he turned the music back up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We watch the rain hit the black tar and bounce back up like a million tiny silver grasshoppers. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Clutching his arm in his hand, he backed into another corner and rose back up, gasping for breath as his head broke through the surface of the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, Cole gazed calmly back up at the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Have you thought how we’re going to get back up this?” he said to Ron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Many people, particularly sticklers, are under the impression that every bubbe meise ever loosed on the world by a self-proclaimed purist will be backed up by the major dictionaries and manuals. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z At that moment, the double doors behind the counter were banged open as a bread truck backed up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant Polybotes backed up uncertainly, but Percy knew the battle wasn’t over. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On our way back up the main road we met Etienne coming the other way, and of course he stopped to bait his sisters and find out who I am. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “If going vroom makes the car go forward, maybe saying vroom backwards would make it back up. Moorv.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z On my way back up the main strip toward my house, I stopped at a red light and heard the familiar buzzing of Charlie’s bike. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Marie shook me and told me that Masson had gone back up to the house, that it was time for lunch. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z When I look back up his eyes are soft and his lips are parted, and then I understand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Five seconds later, a pair of feet dangled next to her, then jerked back up, the beam of David’s flashlight swinging around drunkenly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But no sooner had he touched the ground than he jumped back up onto Seven and into her cloak pocket. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Him carrying me on his back up the stairs. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I consider folding the paper back up and pretending I picked my own name. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z All of them began to slowly back up, and Moss hoped desperately that they could find a way past the cops who still stood motionless in a line by the gate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Next time he was in Hogsmeade, Harry decided as he walked back up the stone steps into the castle, he was going to buy Dobby a pair of socks for every day of the year. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kitten and box in hand, Hyacinth led the way out of the alley and back up the brownstone’s front stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They both backed up a step, then another, as a dark figure moved toward them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When we stood back up, my cheek prickled and itched. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back up, wondered who could possibly be inside the vessel and what their purpose might be.Trina squeezed his hand and he squeezed hers back.They were both sweating. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Housekeeping complete, Tree-ear left his companion and set off back up the road. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Will ghost for a bit, then pop back up out of nowhere, acting as if everything’s all good. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We fly back up, the panda’s face coming onto the screen, Abby’s voice, breathless and giddy as she grips the panda tightly, screaming out, “Happy birthday, Stella!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then getting back up, getting back on, ignoring Marcus's fake chuckles. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z In conspiratorial whispers, with shocking details to back up his claim, he assured us that the French had very low standards of personal hygiene. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We went by O’Dell’s house, picked up two shovels and a pick, and kept going down past Cape Coalwood to where the road turned back up into the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The swing had slowed to a stop, and neither one of us thought to rev it back up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over again, it dove and popped back up again, empty but still hopeful. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He flipped the mirror back up and continued. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When he looked back up, it was just a tree again. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He took several deep breaths as he backed up against the TV cabinet and readied himself for the next attack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After a few quiet minutes she raised her head back up and asked, “So, why did you ring my doorbell?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I began to make my way back up the stairs. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “What I don’t understand,” said Henry, “is how you got it back up again without the glass falling out.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With no shadows to dash to, the Ash Being backed up against a wall and searched the room for an exit. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Miles and I walked back up to the school. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He pushed his glasses back up his nose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Then he got back up and jumped on it, the wooden legs moaning as they scraped a few inches across the floor, leaving four identical scratches on the hardwood. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Of course, getting down was easy, but when the well got deeper, hauling someone back up was hard work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She picks up the torn pieces and tries to pat them back up, but they fall. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Two bodies fell to the bottom, and they did not come back up.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mark held his arms up to protect Trina and Deedee, backed up and pressed them against the wall by the stairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Despite the obvious excuse I could have used to avoid Mr. Sampson—that I was traveling back up to my apartment instead of down to the lobby—I stepped into the elevator and said hello. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I went back up to the apartment and sat on the sofa waiting. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock, Hagrid walked them back up to the castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When I finished reading the flyer, I folded it back up neatly, put it exactly where I found it, and threw up in the sink. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I look down at the rock, aching to pick it back up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She fell down and was too dizzy to get back up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “How about later?” she asks, the view panning back up to her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And every few seconds, his glasses slid down his nose and he pushed them back up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She climbed back up on the couch and concentrated on staying put. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The spirit bounced against the floor, then leaped back up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Rondell pulled his zipper down an inch or two, pulled it back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Hands stinging, knee throbbing, she sprang back up again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z On Thursday I woke to the sound of Art’s panel truck noisily backing up to the salesroom door. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My knees begin to buckle, but one of the men yanks me back up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We crawled our way back up the path, staying low to the ground until we were sure, positive beyond measure, that we were the last ones left. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The three of them walked back up to Coraline’s other house together. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She then peeled it back up, slowly, careful not to lose a single crystal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Snape bowed and set off back up the path, his black cloak billowing behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She squealed with laughter and ran back up the stairs with me right after her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It was heading back up the ladder that was the killer. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Cora stood and shook, incredulous, until she heard the train stop and back up on the tracks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He counted, sometimes repeating a number or even backing up if he thought somebody hadn’t done a good job. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, unfortunately, were going to have to end here for the day so I can deal with this. I know this is unexpected, and I apologize to all of you. We’ll pick back up tomorrow.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And waves of shame and embarrassment would force me back up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z "Stars fall. They don't go back up again." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t until his first day in New Haven, after his father and teary mother and Sonia are heading back up 95 toward Boston, that he begins to introduce himself as Nikhil. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes travel slowly from my face to my toes and even more slowly back up again. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You look dried out,” he said, as he pulled the pail back up by the cord attached to the handle. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Want me to hang the pictures back up, Miss Love?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He slipped away then, back up the creaking steps, but Winnie sat upright, wide awake, her cheeks burning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I mean you harm!” said Sam, backing up. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mac bent down and gave him a big hug, then stood back up as Alex introduced his parents. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Her tenacity and size were backed up by resourcefulness and creativity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was three hours later when the little man finally crept back up on deck to empty his bladder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But I was just about to close it back up when I realized that my journal, which I’d always, always hidden at the bottom of my locker, had suddenly moved to the top. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They flicked down to the true ndoro and back up to send a message of pure hate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Brian came back up the stairs, blood trickling down his cheek and onto his T-shirt and a pump knot already swelling up above his eyebrow. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She climbed back up to the fifth floor and repeated the exercise. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Will pulled himself all the way down to the first floor, then all the way back up to the twelfth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Al falls after a few hard hits to the face and doesn’t get back up, which makes Eric shake his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And eight people have to scramble back up to the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I rolled from underneath the dog’s legs, then rolled twice more and laid in the dirt waiting for my breathing to catch back up to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z A big white truck is backing up to the door, belching smoke. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Stella heard a rustling in the loft and hopped back up to get the coffee. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Another voice shouts Hi Caitlin! and a big hand comes into my Personal Space so I back up. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Travis’s mind left him again and he started winding Cooter’s ear back up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z High John grinned, clapped me on the shoulder, then backed up and turned to face the hullbeast. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the help,” she said once she was stacked back up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She tucked her chin into her neck and pulled the corners of her mouth down, but still the smile twitched back up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Straight back up the hallway, past the kids singing in his old first-grade classroom, past the entrance to the gym, to the stairwell. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Together we all backed up as the huge bosslings stalked forward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Miig jumped at it, smashing a fist into the howling man’s chin on the way back up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He looks down at his hands, then back up at me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And Alex watches helplessly as he turns and starts hauling himself out of the water and onto the dock, pulling his shorts back up shivering legs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He went below in the darkness, drank two glasses of water to celebrate finding land, then went back up to the cockpit to sit and wait for dawn. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I stand back up, lean left, right, backward, and then wobble and stumble across home. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Bobbie and Clay slide me onto the stretcher and just as carefully bring me back up the steps to my building. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And she starts walking back up the hill, in the direction of Paris, sand dripping in a trail behind her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Frederick tilts back up and stares at the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My sister and I battle the breeze to fold sheets, stepping together to make the corners meet, backing up less and less each time to form the shrinking rectangle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He turned quickly and ran back up the stairs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I shiver, pull the comforter back up, and wrap it around my shoulders. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He hung the cup back up by the pump. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He clambered back up the hill and tore open the wound inside his boot, which began again to bleed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards, they tried to square him back up, but he never did look quite the same. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t look back up at us, but I knew he knew I was watching him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Mam comes back up to Italy and sits by the fire wondering where in God’s name she’ll get the money for a week’s rent never mind the arrears. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The woman calls to Wilf to stop and they both lift me back up on it, the woman getting Manchee up top, too. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Martin hit the brakes without another word, put the car in reverse, and backed up to the corner. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The captain went back up to the bridge, the engines changed their pitch, and the ship slid away into the dusk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Aaron’s chased her into a bit of water about ankle-deep and got her back up against a tree. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And run back up for another ride, and a third, and a fourth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The two weeks of work I put in for him was just long enough for rain to wash away the blood, for the field grass to spring back up again where the deer was shot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But the other Arab had gotten back up and gone around behind the one with the knife. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He smiled to back up his words, but it had the stretched shine of a mask, and Jam knew it wasn’t true. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We went back in and piled the bodies back up on the guy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She gets on the bus to go back up O’Connell Street too fat and lazy to walk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But she leaped right back up into my lap the moment I sat down again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He puts his foot back up on the bench and drapes his arm across his knee. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z We walked back up Old Main Street, holding hands for a while, walking in that awkward way you do when you become a sort of three-legged creature, bodies scrunched close, a comfortable, wobbling stumble-forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know where you get your crazy ideas. We’re just friends. That’s all it is. Why does everyone want to make it more than that? Anyway, he’s going back up to Berkeley.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He sent Ruel Thomas back up the hill to find out bow things were going there, to find Vincent to tell him that life was getting difficult and we need a little help. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Part of the way you can. But the road is narrow and messy back up in there,” said Vernell. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom’s heart leaped back up from where it had fallen; he didn’t dare speak, he just waited. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabs the second treat, then backs up, like I’m some kind of enemy. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Axel doesn’t wait another second; he leaves the ottoman for Frank’s warm spot on the couch, lets Ray jump right back up into his lap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Except no backing up anything with facts or science.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I sat back up on my rock and watched them go everywhere, and then I zipped up my bag and went over everything I’d just read about Mong and Rondell in my head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Z again clenched his hands into fists at his side, and Nick backed up a step. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I picked it back up it was filthy all over, including the place where the star had been. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They were walking back up to the castle with the rest of the class. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Cook seemed fully intent on backing up the support he’d shown for Thomas in the Gathering. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He pinches my nose, then heads back up the stairs, and even after I hear Jupiter’s door open and close, I stare after him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z At last Dandelion and Bigwig went cautiously back up the lane. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendrils of black haze traveled back up the lines of fire, snuffing out the light and heat and covering Leo in darkness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I know this isn’t a news flash, but I’m hurt,” Cas had said, backing up against a...She had no idea what it was she was leaning against. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Eventually she knots it back up, looser this time, so that the bun sits on top of my head instead of somewhere near my neck. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “We can’t go back up the river and tell them all to come here.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Biddy got her chair back up and sat. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ignatius backed up the cart and rammed it into George’s crotch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d even fallen down the Grand Canyon with Jason and flown back up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I realized she expected me to get back up there. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “You needn’t go back up there. We needn’t do any of this.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In a little while she would go back up to the tree house and bring him in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When it finally turns green, Manny turns the music back up. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Together, we dragged Grover to his hooves and started back up the tunnel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “How else do you plan to get back up the cliffs?” he asks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If the train speeds up again, everyone climbs back up. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She went back up to the surface and took in another great gasp of air. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The tide slips away, then climbs back up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The bus comes to a halt just as Mrs. Caldwell is hobbling her way back up to the front. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They just freeze until the noise subsides—what else are you going to do when your audience acts boorish?—then pick back up with the dialogue. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Håkon was on his knees, the archers on either side helping him back up. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The four of them didn’t come back up until ten past ten. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She built the cook fire back up with dried dune grass, then added fresh wood in a rough pyramid shape. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Spurge stopped for a moment, looked back up toward Werfel, and called out faintly, “Archivist! It is the elfin army! They’re here!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Blood started coming from my scraped elbows, but I sprang back up and threw a punch right back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z To prove his point—to himself, at least—he climbed back up on his perch by the back vents and looked out on the quiet neighborhood. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Then they soared back up beyond the barracks. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my arm away and backed up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z So to back up a bit, this tape isn’t about why you did what you did, Alex. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Then, his consultation complete, he climbed back up, and took the carriage down the left-hand fork. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And he knew that the tide would have to stop flowing sometime and head back up the New Meadows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Steering clear of Mr. Lott’s room, Frankie hurried around the floor, getting things organized, then went back up the back staircase to the next level. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When it was done, they went down to the black water and rinsed the blood from their hands before hiking back up into the vegetation. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So of course when I backed up a few steps, I managed to walk right into Mike. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then, with a clank and a clang, it began to move backward, and that was how we went down the street, the trolley backing up before us as we marched on. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “It’s no big deal,” Isabella says, straightening back up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He began pulling stingers out of his face, working down, and taking his time looking back up the bluff at Toomer’s bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie makes a big show of looking down at our joined hands and then back up at us. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z But she just hangs it back up again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When Uncle Drum and I come back up the orchard rows we smell apples baking. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z When I moved back up to Alaska, I had in a strange way fallen into the category of the ignorant tourist. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We had an hour and a half for lunch, to give our minds time to firm back up before the second exam period of the day. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z So we turned and tromped back up the hill toward the pair of flowery round hibiscus bushes that flank the steps to our porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns her music back up to cover the uncomfortable silence. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Later, Cora crawled back up the steps, perching just beneath the door, and listened. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Alma kissed me on the mouth, backed up, looked let down, and then crawled out of the backseat. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z When they pulled apart, Rishi grinned and sat back up, picking up his notebook and pencil again. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I get right back up to my feet, knife in hand, a few feet away from him, far from the back door now and with Matthew blocking the front. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z My dad looks down, doing some mental calculations, then looks back up at me again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He takes the control from me and turns the volume back up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The second cop’s baton caught Bucky on the chin and jerked him back up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He just didn't want to get back up, Alfred thought. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So by the time I walked back up Citrus Court to the front door of our house, I was very happy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I headed back up to the porch and waited at the threshold. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But when I looked a few minutes later, it was just an orange pillow underneath my face, the pillow Mama had sewed back up after I had picked a hole in it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z John struggled to pull them both back up to safety, but Eugene was strong in his panic, keeping them both below the surface. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The man turned without saying anything, and started back up the white road into Spain. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They best be gettin’ back up here 'fore dark,” she said, scanning the sky, worry crossing her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Otto would run up to me proudly, coughing his cough and rasping his laugh, all to scamper back up the tree with his friends and start the game all over again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Spoon pushed the glasses back up his nose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She hit the gas pedal going back up to Milagro . . . and immediately Granny Smith pulled her over for speeding. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they’d roll down their window, pull in something colorful, place crisp American bills into brown hands and then roll their window back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The man took him by the arm and they went back up through the yard. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I backed up, let him make his push, then blocked him out with my left elbow and put up a soft hook off the boards. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He straightens back up and stands directly across from me, smiling. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly began backing up his threats by waving a bone-handled switchblade knife in the air. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodega then zipped the bag back up and flung it to Sapo. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He looked down at the piece of wood embedded in his chest, and then back up at Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "If we want food, we better head back up to my old hunting grounds," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Jason backs up and turns for the hallway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to convince her that I could jump down, grab it, and bring it back up without being noticed, but she would have none of it. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They rewound the tape so that he popped back up, flopped again, popped back up, and flopped again. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we climbed back up to the main gate, we were given a closer glimpse of the fence that substituted for a wall along the riverfront and on either side of the sunken railway corridor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to flag a cab but the traffic was backed up so I just kept walking. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I folded the sports section back up and handed it to Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back, looked at the ceiling, and pressed the weight back up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I needed to get back up to the farm and look at things again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The actions set in motion by the little hammers were then translated back up through a series of rods that led into the man’s torso. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z My heart fell down into an icy crevasse and came back up flying. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He offers the trainer his hand and pulls him back up to his feet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We walked together back up the driveway and into the garage. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He backs up and gets up on the picnic table, his feet resting on the bench, elbows propped on his knees. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Amaya looked up and leapt out of the way, landing with an impressive forward roll and springing back up. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Not until we were at the door to the garage and she pushed my back up against it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When we came out to start back up the road our track was filled in by the snow. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “OMG, this is so good, I’m not even going to make myself barf it back up.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She backs up a few feet and lies down, keeping an eye on me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I looked down Main Street and saw a large truck backing up to the steakhouse. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well, at least the skrewts are small,” said Ron as they made their way back up to the castle for lunch an hour later. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I want you to climb up and get it and take it to the lavatory and rinse it under the tap abroad and climb back up with it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Matt, who had joined the boys to watch, asked, “How’s the little fellow going to back up?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he set one foot forward to climb back up the hill, and then the other. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I paused for a sec at the window, and Rondell looked back up at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Coach, I’m just really sick today. I’ll be back up to speed tomorrow.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Beau growled, low and deep in his throat, and backed up, his eyes on the noise. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t until late that night, when I was back up in my room, that I pulled the cellophane off Johnny Cash and let him tear into me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I tromped back up the stairs, feeling as if I were carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As she marched back up the path, dragging the squawking Loo behind her, Jinny found herself filled with a mix of feelings. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That night, after Benton had explained that he would be leaving in one week, Rameel looked down at his hands and back up at Benton. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The haul back up into the island undergrowth was a nightmare of pain and struggle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I look back up at the eye and again it blinks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He zoomed down to the ground and then went shooting back up to the ceiling. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z To the north it includes nearly all of the high school football bleachers that back up onto the middle school. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course we have to pay the bus fare to get Yule May back up here on the weekends. Eight dollars. I ought to take it out of her pay.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z So after taking down some water for Margot, I went back up to get a little fresh air. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The other monsters backed up in stunned silence, making a circle around us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Boss stopped the car and backed up until the Taurus was right in front of 1157 Wheeler. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And when they looked down, they saw hundreds of fish looking back up. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z All three of my cousins back up into the living room as the three men step into the house. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I have to laugh, which helps bring my mood back up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z His throat tried to throw it back up, his whole body seemed to convulse with it, but his stomach took it, held it, and demanded more. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z So I went back up to our compartment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The irritating part is, after Miss Celia makes these stupid calls and hangs up the phone, she picks that receiver right back up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I hike the stairs back up to the fifth floor, and I don't even have to hold on to the railing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama was gasping before we got there, but I wanted to run down the stairs just to climb back up them again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When they climbed back up the winding stair, they found the door guards lying in pools of their own blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hamilton had drifted off about twenty yards so I just backed up a few steps, held the bottle up over my head and screamed as I ran and jumped. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then back up the shore and to the south end of the island, where shingled one-and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters, glad to be there and not needing anyone’s say-so. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When I’m nearly midway back up the street, he calls out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A black bus with open back doors backed up to the loading dock, and one by one our handcuffs were unlocked and we shuffled aboard, filling up the bus benches front to back. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Hands awkwardly raised, he circled warily around the old man, backed up to the ditch bank, and walked sideways along the bank to the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’ll go off on a drinking binge and then pop back up out of nowhere a week later. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She exhaled slowly and buttoned her dress back up with shaky fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When the lights go back up, there's no set, but judging from the elaborately costumed cast, I gather we're at a Gay Pride Parade. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Genie pushed Ernie’s leg off him, but it snapped right back up to its place on Genie’s lap as if it were spring-loaded. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “He cut his hand making room for Kabuo’s battery. Then he got his power back up. Then he climbed up there to take his lantern down because he didn’t need it anymore.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A cocoon of bubbles spun around my body as I plunged down and bobbed back up to the surface, my T-shirt ballooning away from my chest. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I decided to check first before insisting Pedrito dig him back up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I told my father that the meal had been delicious, and that I had enjoyed it when it came back up almost as much as I had enjoyed it going down. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z A shadow went over me, and there was a big rush of wind, and a huge bird flew back up into the sky as I ducked. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He slammed the door shut and ran back up to the privies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Ser Barristan will have summoned a pair of sedan chairs to carry us back up to the banquet, but the climb can still be wearisome.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stood back up, dropped the can, and shouldered my pack. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The feeling snuck up on me slowly, crawling back up through the crowded, tired portions of my brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Noodles backed up as a man stumbled awkwardly into the apartment. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “What the hell? Do you know how scared I was? I searched everywhere. I went as deep as I could before I ran out of air and had to come back up, like, three times.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Let me see the question?” he said, pushing his reading glasses back up on his nose and looking at where I pointed in the textbook. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But the flurries are light, almost dancing in the air, spiraling and gliding before they land on the ground to melt and evaporate their way back up to the sky again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He rubs some warmth back into my feet and wraps them in his jacket before tucking the sleeping bag back up around my chin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I showered, pulled on some shorts, and got my medicine out, but then I decided I should take it when I got back up, so I could have it with breakfast. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z After he flew past the finish, rewriting the course record, he looked back up the long straightaway. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I tried to back up a few times—I didn't want her to feel me or anything, because that would be embarrassing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But nobody paid any attention to him, and finally he poured himself a drink and tottered back up the stairs with it, in his bare feet, to bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He pulled the cover back up over his head, only letting a small corner of his face show. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z When we finally climbed into the car and headed back up the mountain toward home, I scanned the woods and yards along the way, hoping I’d see that stray dog again, but I didn’t. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The farms of the rich little valley back up to the river and take its water for the orchards and the vegetables. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled again, turned the Ultra-Glide back up and ran his hand over my head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At first my brother was fixing to throw him out the window, then my brother helped him back up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When I got on our deck Hamilton gave me a bottle of rum to take back up as a thank-you gift. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Really, I need to go back up right now,” he said to Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When he came back up the bank, he pushed the barrier aside, got in the car, and started it up. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jill curled a soft smile and glanced at the crowd, and then back up at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She stepped forward, getting in my face, and pointed back up the tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When I pop back up, I start shoveling food into my mouth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After a few moments of amicable silence, Bailey works up the nerve to ask a question, one he’s not sure he ’ll be comfortable asking once they meet back up with Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Shady eased in after him and the two hunkered down like soldiers in the trenches, their backs up against the wall. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z |
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