| 单词 | poking |
| 例句 | She began poking at the tiles aimlessly, producing strange musical sounds. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Their cat, Rocket—whom they’d totally ignored, ever since arriving at the house—was just poking his head curiously into the doorway. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Like someone is poking it with a stick. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He wheeled out the stool and settled down, poking and prodding Fig’s trembling girth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My brother and some of his boy cousins had found a long bamboo stick and were poking the water as if they could make the boat go faster. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They took turns poking each other on the chest, giggling, pelting each other with bread crumbs, whispering things the others couldn’t hear. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was his first day on the job, his telephone piece poking uncomfortably in his ear while he half hoped that the people he was calling would not be home to pick up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “There’s a whole city down there. All kinds of buildings and iron poking up. The depth isn’t anything like that.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You got the right color skin,” I said, poking her fat tan face. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Within an hour, the doctor arrived and he went through the same prodding and poking and I did my yelping at what I thought were the proper times. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Clinging to its rusted hull, just our heads poking out of the water, we stared at the lighthouse and the barren little island that anchored it, but saw no sign of my wayward therapist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Dennis kept poking around till he found an empty building that was cheap near Red Hook. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept up my shiftless poking about the place, wandering up and down from time to time by the longbeds. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After lunch the next day, the boys wandered through town, joshing one another, poking into shops, taking pictures with their new cameras, buying a few souvenirs, exploring corners of Kopenick they hadn’t yet seen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He leaned over me with a light, poking my shoulder with his pistol. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s home for now,” she said, poking her head into each of the doorways. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Most were sheep bones, but there were horses too, and cattle, and now and again a human skull, or a headless skeleton with weeds poking up through its rib cage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Heavily weighed down by the wood on my back, branches poking maddeningly, I had burned almost all of the fuel not to waste strength lugging it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig’s tail poking through a hole in his trousers. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He and I could have a really beautiful relationship, so why are the old folks poking their noses into our business again? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z While he smirked, Auntie Lindo demonstrated the proper technique, poking her chopstick into the orange spongy part: “You have to dig in here, get this out. The brain is most tastiest, you try.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow pear cup with its rim of alligator-green cradling the whole mess. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I jabbed an arm into my coat, poking around behind me with the other arm, but I couldn’t find my sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z These days Leo spent most of his time poking around until he found trouble. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He is poking me hard in the shoulder. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After ’bout five or six big gulps of air I pulled my shirt up to see if any bones were poking through. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I nearly cry at the thought of someone poking at her body, but I push the tears down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the memory, his old man stood before the hall mirror, the stubble on his cheeks poking through his white face makeup like beach scrub. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Thomas could see several clumsily prepared wooden crosses poking through this growth, their horizontal pieces lashed to the upright ones with a splintery twine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z What I see as I look down aren’t angels but butterflies, the arm swings connecting to the leg swings like a pair of wings, our heads poking out in between! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Doors were opening up and down the hallway: an insurance agent, the tax assessor, a dentist in a white coat, all poking their heads out to see what the fuss was about. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A contributor to Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser who went by the initials “A. B.” could be seen poking around rainwater barrels in his neighborhood. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He was in his raggedy gray sweatpants, his belly poking out as usual. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was like his nerves were poking out three inches from his skin. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a picture of a white woman that looked like she had some child’s arms and legs poking out of the side of her neck! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “That sounds familiar,” Ynez said, poking her husband in the side. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I swiveled round and the Pastor started poking through my hair, which was as warm and sticky as my neck. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You have no right to go poking around my drawers, stealing my stuff.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The other tributes are poking around in the mess, looking for anything to salvage, but there's nothing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I notice a blue tattoo poking out of his collar. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We searched all over him, poking our fingers into his socks, looking up the inside back of his coat. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, the lids were off, and several children were poking through the stench and maggots. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Since when did you start reading Shakespeare?” she asks, after poking through the books on my desk. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She wore a big maroon Harvard sweatshirt and jeans that were covered with marker stains and little holes, like she spent her free time poking them with a fork. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I sit at the island, poking at my cereal and promising myself that when she comes downstairs, I’ll say it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well then, you’re not like them,” I say, poking him hard in the center of his chest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was like, since she couldn’t talk about Mom Problems, she had to go poking around to find another problem, but everything was totally fine. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Increasingly wide bands of yellow light were poking through the blue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z If not for the tightness of Booth’s boot, which forms an immediate splint, the bone would be poking through the skin. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Reynie looked at Constance, who by way of answering Sticky was poking her tongue out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, before you go poking around these parts any more, I think we need a little more information.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z With a stick broken from a nearby willow she searched through the reedy water, poking around and around the spot where the bag had gone down, working in bigger and bigger circles. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Fishing boats were moving across the bay, their sails rippling in the wind, and he could see the masts of larger ships poking up along the shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In a trice they were back, moist snouts poking from the excavation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Tell me where it is and I’ll get it,” I growl, poking my finger into Earl’s chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It is nothing but an awful spasm of fear, a simple animal fear of poking out my head and crawling on farther. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z While Zero was getting himself situated up there, Stanley attached the sack to the shovel by poking a hole through the burlap. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “It could be anywhere. We can’t just appear at the Erudite compound and start poking around.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Belts were slung around both their hips, guns poking out of the holsters. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The bartender has immaculate pink lipstick and stubble poking through thick foundation, and they rapidly line up five shots and a soda with lime. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Just like before, I crawl through Voxy’s sleep cell, poking the rolled baseball card into the hole so the door slides shut behind me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She would have just finished pulling together the proposal, poking the holes on the left-hand side of the pages, and binding the paper with a black plastic spiral. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He adjusted a spruce bough poking him in his back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “A dog?” said Sam, popping it into his mouth, then poking a stick into the trout to test its doneness. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I remembered the huge white monuments poking up above the heads around me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He frowned and kicked at a stone poking up from the half- frozen mud. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time at home he spends poking through a huge stack of books and scientific journals. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got my tool kit and started poking around. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment I could have slapped them both for poking fun at me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Yesterday, they had suddenly stumbled upon an Indian village, passing palm-leaf shelters along the shore and some sticks poking out of the water, which was all that was left of the Indians’ fishing trap. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling cheered by it like she usually did, Hyacinth felt as if sewing needles were poking around in her stomach. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z After many whackings and mumblings, he circles round me, clicking the still-hungry scissors in the air, pulling, poking, checking his work. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z We spend a few minutes poking around inside. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z "Maybe you could go online this afternoon, Bobby. You could go to the website of the journal Science and do some poking around, search their database for articles on light, do some reading— okay?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey sat down beside the fire, her knees drawn up under her chin, poking at the blaze with a long stick and thinking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey was sitting cross-legged on a blanket, poking at the fire with a stick. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The roof of the car was getting hot, and Trip stretched his legs down the windshield, poking the wipers with the toe of his flip-flop. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He needs rest, though, not a human poking him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Charles had the oven open and was poking at some lamb chops with a fork. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She crouched down, trying to cover herself with her hands, as her door began to swing open, creaking, the point of the greatsword poking through . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By the time the Sunday puzzle arrived, she was grumbling at the puzzle and poking harder with the holotack. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Arul and Muthu returned as we were trying to tie our raincoat to a steel rod that was poking out of the wall of the bridge to make a roof. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Maman asks without turning around but instead ventures deeper into the forest, dodging massive roots poking out of the dark soil. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I wake to his poking me in the stomach with the foot of his boot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t want no one poking up their nose at my family.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “That you’re actually starting to like having a rodent poking around in your ear.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z While I was poking at Barrone’s drive, her firewall was re-upping with new patches, and I had to get out of there. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She strokes the curls poking out of her long dark braid, and tucks a book into her dress sash. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then he looks at me in a funny direct way, poking me awake with his eyes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m scared to try it,” Oliver replied, poking at a piece of blackened vegetable. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z People—grown-ups—hovered over me constantly, touching me, feeling me, dressing and undressing me, eyeing me, poking me, bathing me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead I felt sorry for him with Crazy Kelvin poking at him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After feeling the air coming in and out of his father’s nostrils, Wes started poking his father in the side with his middle finger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Would Trudy rather have them poking about her property than us?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She surveys the mess of toys littered all over the patio, poking some game pieces with her painted toes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Jolted from their sugar-cane sacking, barrels poking out, the ingredients of the picnic have spilled out across the floor of the trunk. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “We came into this jungle looking for a monster,” she said, poking holes into the dirt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was the process, indivisible from this small, burgeoning life that was now throwing elbows and poking my bladder with her heel. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At the end of the path, we take turns poking our heads out past the edge of the hedge’s leaves. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ma’s eyes wandered between the bare knees poking beneath the dress and the device attached to Caroline’s forearm. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Man pushes his arrogant self out, poking holes through the sky; God will sling His arrows back down on man through those holes in a mighty rain.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Confused and worried, he sat reading the subject lists with his tongue poking out, asking people whether they thought Arithmancy sounded more difficult than Study of Ancient Runes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She went downstairs, poking her head into the kitchen. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She could stay in the general store all day, just poking around. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Marly stood by the telephone, poking Mother with her elbow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I feel the memory of shooting him poking at the back of my mind, and try to stifle it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “He got wasted,” Mom interjected, poking her head out the stage door. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tamika’s hand touched my shoulder, her voice no longer poking at my wounds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I eyed the man, his gun, the dog now poking his nose where dogs always poke their noses on a person. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I slid from the saddle and lay in the wheat, the itchy stalks poking through my shirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Soon, Nokomis came out and took over, poking the coals this way and that to evenly set them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The sheriff turns and opens his mouth, but before he has time to utter a word Marlena explodes again, shrieking like a banshee, poking a finger in his face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Anya sat at the table, poking at her stew with a spoon but not eating any. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Stop it! Stop it!” cried the manager, poking the walking stick through the bars and knocking the books apart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He harangued the others in a braying voice and punctuated his statements by poking them in the chest with a finger. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All three of us did a lot of egg poking, and more food got scooted around than ate. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boys poking each other and grabbing for the last biscuit. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was hidden under her quilt, with only her head poking out, staring at Buddy’s and Lucy’s suitcases sitting on the two empty beds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the way I do business. When those tax fellows come poking around, canceled checks are your best friend.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a rat poking through a pile of trash. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z And there would wend Mitt, the child of ceaseless movement, leafy stick in hand, poking beneath the shady skirts of the trees for the smallest signs of life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The little boy was poking at the tomato again and glancing at Danny from the tops of his dark eyes. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He wore a baseball cap all day and half the night, his scraggly brown hair poking out from under it every which way. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I look into Tam’s Noise but he’s as expert as anyone I’ve met at hiding stuff away when someone starts poking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He still wore his new coveralls, his pajamas poking out underneath. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She said Noodles looked so scared, and that his lips were poking out and puckered so tight that it looked like he was slurping spaghetti. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z An ornate opal necklace was visible, poking out of the paper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You people sure do a lot of sneaking around in the woods these days. You know,” he said, poking me in the ribs, “I’ve been trying to get ahold of you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I know I’m poking a wound, not healing it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Rubbing my eyes so the whites look a little red, slumping my shoulders, hanging my head, and poking my bottom lip out just the slightest bit so I look sad... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Bruno said, poking his head up out of the handbag. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z George was already sitting down, poking at mushy strands of vegetable with her spork. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I am sick of people poking their noses in my business. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I was glad, for her thin legs seemed indecent somehow poking out from her faded housedress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman had a big orange leaf stuck to the bottom of his shoe which was poking out from one side. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The old wooden houses looked lopsided on their foundations after decades of long winters; poking out of the snow. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I could still see the edge of her striped dress poking out from under the pile of her skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Cordelia stands uncertainly, squinting a little, head poking forward and swinging imperceptibly from side to side, the way an elephant’s does, or some slow, bewildered animal. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Annabelle spots the arrowheads of bulbs poking up in the landscaping. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Did I swallow them, so now plastic nails were poking the inside of my neck? Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Then I saw the Jackboots poking them with rifles and the dogs lunging and snapping. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “I think it will be okay,” Josiah said, poking at the dead flies with the toe of his boot. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “It says I’m caring and, yes, even a little cold sometimes. See these laugh lines,” she says, almost poking herself in the eyes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I. Don’t. Care,” he said, poking her in the upper chest, punctuating each word. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I told him how the tree nymph had seen Quintus poking around the rocks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There's a glob of paste poking out from Max's cap. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z ‘What are you doing, anyway? You’ve been poking around inside the hull for days.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z First, classes were cancelled, and the whole school was overrun by guards poking through all our bedrooms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What catches Yoyo's eye are their holster belts and the shiny black bulge of their guns poking through. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I searched the entire western half of the Col for more than an hour, peering behind boulders and poking under shredded, long- abandoned tents, but found no trace of Harris. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Still, I felt like somebody was poking my heart with a cold metal rod. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He had bandages poking out from under his shirt collar. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z My marker squeaks as I write each huge red letter: D tipping forward, A leaning back, N shivery, C stretched tall, and the lines of E poking out at funny angles, the word itself dancing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “And by the way, Padre,” he warned coldly, poking his finger once into the chaplain’s chest. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But then that podcast came around, re-examining all that happened, poking holes in a burnt cake to make sure it’s done. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I say, poking the lump of red Jell-O. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Rain drizzled around me, poking at the puddles in the gravel. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When I awake the next morning, I see a little trunk poking out between the bars of Stella’s domain. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Dad makes a note on the sheet, then starts poking around again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was poking around brush clumps and foundation chunks looking for something else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Blocks poking out of alignment here and there. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He’d slept most of the journey to Boston, the conductor poking him awake once they’d reached South Station, and he was the only person left in the compartment, the last to get off. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Black spot—about the size of a dime,” Mom said, poking her index finger at his chest. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Most of all,” Uri said, poking me in the chest, “don’t look guilty.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Shut up,” he answered, poking his elbow into my gut. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A little skin remained, stretched across his face, tight and hard as white leather, but even that was fraying, and here and there the brown and yellow bone beneath was poking through. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A long shadow crossed the hold to the galley store, where the ship’s boy unlocked the door and began poking among the barrels, a silhouette of long limbs and curls on the curving timbers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was wearing a white coat, and I could see a stethoscope poking out of his pocket. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Ivy gave June a small smile back, but something nudged at her, like a finger poking her in the shoulder over and over again. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Is your map glowing brighter? Maybe it works like a homing device...” said Mini, poking at the “sprig of youth” design on her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s empty now, a drop cloth on the floor, a tangle of wires poking out of the center of the ceiling. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Prodding him more would be like poking an oyster. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Gosh, look how white they are,” said Pink, poking one with a corn cob. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter how thorough I had been about poking for clues—and make no mistake, I was thorough. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The trio scoured the lower slopes, poking and probing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I followed the tube poking through bandages on my chest to a container halffilled with columns of water. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her red sari shows beneath her brown Canadian winter coat, her overshoes poking out beneath it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It feels like he's poking at a bruise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her hands are wrapped in white bandages with only her fingers poking through. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By the time I turned my attention back to him, Chubs had collected himself enough to start poking and prodding me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Stop poking me!” they would roar, except for the girl with the cold hands and feet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It had to be someone important to have the police poking their noses around here so much.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I walk away but he keeps following me and poking me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He was looking at her closely through his half-moon spectacles, his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He described the time he had watched a young girl poking through the wreckage of her home, lifting the charred remains of her doll. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But striding into fencing practice would be like poking a bear. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He went over to the kitchen area and began poking around on the shelves. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z After an agonizing hour of doctors poking and prodding, eight men carried Garfield on the mattress through the train station to the exit. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Can I come in?” she asked, poking her head in the entrance to our tent. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I could just see the dark barrel poking out from the white silk of the flag. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We should be dead,” he marveled, poking his finger into one of the holes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape’s Potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I see her trunk, poking out from the blackness. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z With their love of novelty, the bonobos swarmed me, poking at the pills. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But now as I look out across the open deck, there it is, poking rudely off the side of the ship like a middle finger. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He looked so pathetic, crammed in behind the counter with the board of keys poking into his back, that for a second I actually felt for him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They also kept away from the bars, from all the fingers poking through, the faces the men made at them, and the burning cigarettes flicked at them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I could tell this guy was poking fun at me but I answered anyway. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “This isn’t about Negra, it’s about you,” Blanca said, raising her voice and poking a finger at my chest after every syllable. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Rows and rows of white barbs poking out of the shredded gums, pink like strawberry taffy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I look at my brother and sister sleeping, their toes poking out from the blanket that barely covers them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But nothing he drew seemed good enough, and he would end up scrawling across the half-finished page and poking it into the stove to burn up. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z There were tables set up there, and they were covered with various clumps of that rust-colored mud so greasy it’s mostly just clay, and poking from some of those clumps were the fossils. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Dirty clothes littered the floor, and I could see the butt of a handgun poking out from under a pile of stained T-shirts. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Useless burned-out fireworks bobbed in it, but I spotted a precious bottle poking out of the trash mound. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z About an inch of Quinby’s tail was poking out from the tarp. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Get out of here!” he said, poking me slightly with his long, slender fingers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Aunt Elizabeth couldn’t see what was poking into her back, Aunt Lydia said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, sullenly, Carla wrapped herself around the kitchen door, only her head poking out and into the hallway. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Ten minutes,” said the guard, poking his head around the jamb before he shut and locked the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z From our hiding spot, we could only see his knees poking up as his long legs butted against another grave marker in front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But there were also days when her poking and prod-ding led to a small foothold inside him, a tiny ray of light inside an intricate cavern with more depth than anyone could possibly have realized. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He needs glasses to read his text; I can see them poking out of his breast pocket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Would you please tell me what you were doing in our village last night? Why were you poking that long trumpet thing into the Goochey children’s bedroom and then blowing through it?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it’s the weekend and he hasn’t shaved, he has a line of fine bristles poking out of the skin around his mouth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They brought Hodor to carry for them, but he had wandered away, and when they found him some boys had him backed into an alley, poking him with sticks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The marker is straight ahead—a wooden stake poking up out of the ground in the middle of a pile of stones, no wider or higher than a pitcher’s mound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Same to you," Riccio muttered, poking out his tongue at Barbarossa’s back before making his uneasy way home. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t be poking around in his data. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She moved on to a rhododendron bush, which she was poking and prodding when a car pulled into her driveway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A man had put up the sign as a joke, poking fun at the missing cat and dog posters he often saw. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Thirty dollars each?” remarked Aarfy slowly, poking and patting each of the three strapping girls skeptically with the air of a grudging connoisseur. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a clatter from overhead, and they all looked up to see Percy’s head poking out of a window on the second floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At this point I wasn’t doing anything more than poking around. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I enjoyed walking on the beautiful street, and I loved poking around inside the building, with its fascinating secrets. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven hundred kids took in the sight of a genuine middle school hippie—this tall, skinny, longhaired boy in tie-dye, toes poking out of those homemade sandals. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Max chases the ball while Helena waits, her nose poking through, and when he rolls the ball beneath the wire, I see the crumpled paper slip from her hand to his. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She was poking tissues into her bosom for safekeeping. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, poking him in the chest with the sharp tip of my stake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Stella asked, poking at the gathered bits in the basket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hopped up on his chair and began poking at Thome's chest with the tiny fork. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The weirdest thing happened,” Tab said, poking the crusts of her sandwich into her thermos. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Five minutes, everyone,” Ms. Albright calls, poking her head around the curtain. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Bessie was swimming happily around, swishing his serpent tail and poking his head out the sides and bottom of the sphere. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When Mariam picked her up, she could feel her hip bone poking through the taut skin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I blow out an angry breath and go to stand next to Ida, who is poking at her burned porridge piece in dismay. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what tickled worse: inhaling dust mites, or Viper’s sharp whiskers poking into my bare leg. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Danny asked, still unsure about poking his nose in but made reckless by curiosity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she says, poking me in the side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I whisper, "My dad's poking around with these wires that are hooked to the machine I found in the basement. He's testing the electrical parts of my electric blanket control." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the ground and saw solitary blades of grass poking upward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He said that poking his thumb at me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Mademoiselle was poking at a rusty stove that smoked a little and wanned the room indifferently. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I roll my tomato between my hands, the prickly stem poking into my palm. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He went on poking, and then with the tip of the broom handle, he shoved the basket away—and out it came. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z William Ernest climbed up behind the huge woman and lay behind her back like a bolster pillow, poking his head around from time to time to sneak another look at Gilly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The visual image congealed; he saw at once a famous landscape, the old, brown, barren ascent, with tufts of dried-out bonelike weeds poking slantedly into a dim and sunless sky. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z This time, she was in a group of people, standing at the water’s edge, looking at a dorsal fin poking out from the flat calm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z That night, sitting at the foot of my bed, poking her face in so that the gauzy net was molded to her features like an awful death mask, was the black mother cat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z For monotonous months I had circled the mail on the hall table like a buzzard, poking through endless boring letters and bills before turning away each day in blank disappointment. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There is just drying grass with a few dandelions poking up on a summer evening. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My head jerks up, poking out from its furry yellow hood, my elbows barely reaching the table. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then Father asked, “What the hell were you doing poking round her garden?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Hullo!’ said Pippin, poking his head round the curtain. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Usually we start with five hundred years ago, when the Portuguese came poking the nose of their little wooden ship into the mouth of the Congo River. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As Carlisle spoke, I could feel more pressure on my head, something poking and pulling at my scalp. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She hesitated for a moment on the front walk, poking at the peach tree, where the blossoms were shriveling and turning brown. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Albert,” I say, poking the side of Keisha’s leg, and she—by some miracle—stops laughing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z One of them was knitting, but the other two were standing near the bars shouting at the animals and poking at them with their umbrellas. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It got sunny and warm and there were wildflowers poking up through every crack in the cement. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance up from poking at my sausage. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z People will be asking things, well meaning but nevertheless poking their fingers where it still hurts. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can see of the ship is the mainmast and the crow’s nest poking through the fog, but the sky above it is clear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He kept poking that fish until it flinched and snapped its stingers into R.C.’s hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Through the doorway, I could see him facing Ma, poking at his eye. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Grinning, I tried to picture her with an aviator hat and imagined her still wearing her ginormous flower poking out the side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Finally she turned around and picked up a long wooden spoon and went to poking at the stew kettle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want Tom poking around while he was talking to Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembers poking his head into Sonia’s room years ago, telling her about his decision to change his name to Nikhil. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a trunk—or the edge of one, at least—poking out from under the second bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The Station Inspector walked around the room, dragging Hugo after him, poking his head into doors and cabinets. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z As they walked, Valley inspected tree after tree, looking for Nightbeast or cuco hairs and poking at animal droppings and shaking her head at Seven and Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Some of them were even poking each other with their elbows to indicate their pleasure. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The picture shows a woman knitting on a streetcar, with the ends of her knitting needles poking into the people beside her and her ball of wool unrolling down the aisle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He smiles again, his teeth poking out the side of his face, and in a wash of shimmer he’s right in front of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Jackboots and Flops came through the lines, screaming into the people’s faces, poking them with clubs and rifles, spitting in their faces. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard,” said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There was indeed a small patch of earth poking through the cement. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The men were silent, bent over, poking into the pile of grey ashes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When I came up to the sunlight, which I did by simply poking my head into the soft snow and standing up, I laughed at my dark fears. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Some writers can’t make a point without poking you in the ribs with it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she was poking her head out the door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Maybe on board the Hispaniola, flying before the wind, mooring by a tropical island with green palms crowding the mountains and bright tropical flowers—real ones—poking out between them. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The morning after I left the elves, an ogre woke me by poking me with a stick. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked us over, prodding my shirt with the tip of his sword, poking Grover’s jeans. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting on Dimple’s right, dressed in a suit with a red handkerchief poking out from his pocket. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Who starts walking around in a circle, poking her head in and out, flapping her elbows behind her, and bawk-bawk-bawk-BAKAWKing. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Baseball cap already on backwards, shaggy blond hair already poking from under the rim, the kid who danced in the living room with his mom grinned up at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hooper was poking the end of a twig about, in the leaves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z You could see others poking their heads out of the windows, trying to understand why the track looked like an apocalypse movie. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I could tell by the way the drawstring was pulled that the Amoses had been poking through this too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She did not, and suffered their pinching and poking and spitting in silence, lest her resistance inspire them to greater torments. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone bother looking after them?” said Ron, after yet another hour of poking shredded lettuce down the flobberworms’ slimy throats. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Over dinner she kept her eyes down, poking at her food, subdued to the point of silence. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On it, the tip of a red bridge poking through thick fog. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They grinned and nodded and said how much they’d like to go to Raleigh, and I felt jealousy poking at me so hard it made me squirm as I sat there on the porch steps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Police might start poking around, looking for someone black to take the fall. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He could see the splintered bone poking through his calf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He slowed his digging rate, poking the soft clay gently until his fingers breached the tunnel wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He looked up past his house to the hill beyond, the church steeple poking up into the cloudy sky. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Next to it stood a bed table with a pitcher and a water glass and the silver twig of a thermometer poking up from a jar of pink disinfectant. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And poking out of each square was the black muzzle of a cannon. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Gene Johnson, poking his head around the comer of the building, reported that the coast was clear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the fog is so thick in the morning, all you see is the tip of the two towers poking through.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Theo, upset over his Skid Row snooping, took out his anger on the up button, poking it, jabbing it, until the elevator finally made its way down to the lobby. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z On the screen, her hair is up, and she’s poking at one of her dozens of window plants. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “But, Mama,” Oliver protested, pointing the tip of his sword at the blue T-shirt poking out the top of the bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I wiggle around, trying to find a place that doesn't have twigs poking into my back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I looked at the cross and then bowed my head, suddenly afraid that God might punish me for poking around in His business. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “By Jove, she’s forgotten her dinner!” cried the unconscious youth, poking the scarlet monster into its place with his cane, and preparing to hand out the basket after the old lady. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark as night, soft and crumbly, with tender green shoots poking through. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “He saved me! Cristo salva!” some brother cried, poking at his eyes as if he was in torment; as if he was Oedipus about to rip his eyes out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z This was a very fine dark blue suit, probably Italian, with a satin red handkerchief poking out of the breast pocket. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Jake was poking Tyler behind my back. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z His wife sat beside him on the driver’s box, pink face and neck poking out of a plaid blanket. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But every once in a while, if you looked very closely, you could see a bushy head of hair poking through the ground. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I could hear her poking around, but I just kept staring at the wall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Behind them, just poking into the picture, was the front wing of a car—certainly not theirs, and further off, an oasthouse looming over a brick wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Ben looks at me, his finger poking his glasses higher on his nose. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He continued poking around for information about where all the money was going. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were submerged, their upper branches barely poking above the floodwaters, their lower branches swarming with fish instead of birds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He’d been told to look for a woman with a magazine poking out of her purse. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I came poking around on this side of town the night before I took that whipping. I recognized a couple of the families that just arrived. They were at Mayor Carr’s dinner.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He was poking at the scrambled eggs on his plate and listening to the radio buzzing with old-school music. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She had brilliant gold hair braided into a circle at her crown, with wisps catching on the cowl and poking wildly out of the plait. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She was poking about the house, holding cans up to her ear, trailing after the children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the activity gathered momentum, and before I was aware of the change, there were the skunk cabbages poking their funny blooms above the snow in the marsh. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dyer’s greenweed,” the woman announced, poking with her cane at a shrub with small flowers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He yawned and went back to poking at the inside of a toaster with a fork with a very sheepish expression on his face. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She winced as his claws dug deeper, stabbing through her dress and poking holes in her skin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A girl about nine years old was tending the flames, poking the coals with a stick. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Eyes on your own paper, Mr. Ogle,” Mrs. Winstead says, poking her finger on my desk. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Dig in,” said the king, poking Milo with his elbow and looking disapprovingly at his plate. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Then slyly, the fife music slid into a playful tune, poking, plucking at their brittle senses. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Best was poking at him with one of her canes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were creeping up on him, hiding in the shadows of his mind, poking and prodding him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Reparo,” he said hastily, poking the pieces with his wand, and the bowl sprang back together again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mother added wood to the fire, poking the logs until the flames jumped. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But gradually we warmed to one another again and spent several hours poking about a stagnant pond and playing a game of nineholes with stones, and in other pursuits too trivial to recount. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She was poking the idea for weaknesses, and so frightened of finding them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Evan was pretty happy, his full tummy poking out like a bullfrog, so Ivy set him in the bouncy seat and scooped up Aaron. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were accustomed to poking and fixing, unlike the priests and scribes of other nations, who, raised in luxury, were reluctant to dirty their hands. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no music yet, only the sound of the man’s footsteps, going very steadily, and the tap-tap of his stick as well, poking forward along the pavement. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Through the porch window where I was working, I could see Grandma, poking anxiously about the living room. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I knew, that little kitchen was filled with boys pushing and poking and grabbing at that cake. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Other than poking three holes in me, it seemed like the bear-fighting dog hadn’t done nothing worst than knock the air out of my chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z On Amherst Street, Gogol sits at his grandfather’s drawing table, poking through a tin full of dried-out nibs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, one of the flaps had had enough and caved in after all of that poking and stabbing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She drew a breath, as if to refuse me out of hand, then shrugged and looked into the bag, poking around. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The leg of his khakis is poking out the top. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We tied one edge of the new tarp to the rods poking out of the wall of the bridge, right alongside their tarp. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He saw an image of El Viejo with his beaklike nose poking out of the casket. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The absence of trees was noticeable, and poking around out there I came upon a historical marker, nearly overgrown. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yes,” she says, poking me in the side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I started poking my knuckles into my eyes, so he pulled my hands down off my face gently. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z They could make little fondant pencils, and maybe even some fondant apples, with little worms poking out. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He spends an hour with Ruby, poking and prodding. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I kept feeling something sticking me in my chest, so I reached my hand into the jacket to see what kept poking me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She danced around him in the snow, poking his chest, his stomach, his side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She looks like a turtle, her head poking out of her purple shell. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Back in school with people watching or poking at her, Biddy would have thrown some kind of fit, or get her feelings hurt and run off crying. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The stick was in my side again, poking for my attention, but still I looked up, ignoring the ugly shouts. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Fielding was several yards ahead of him, poking in the reeds with a stick. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Someone was poking my head with a broom handle. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With everybody smooshed together, poking into your business all the time? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferry sauropod navigated between huge armored warships and around a steamboat before docking alongside an ancient wooden frigate with cannons poking out of either side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z With a heavy sigh she settled herself down on the porch steps, her sturdy calves poking out the tops of the oversized boots. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And two: the person poking the dead ain't always the one paying for it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But not before I had seen orange steel poking through thick ground clouds below. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t I say don’t go poking in the sky?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z With his forefinger, he began poking Ben’s chin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Z was ambling along, poking a stick at various stones. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Even so, they squawked the whole way, poking their heads out of the cracks to complain. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been poking you for twenty minutes. You sleep like the dead.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He landed on his bottom with his legs poking up in the air. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We moved along the corridor, opening doors and poking our heads in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z From the doorway of a second-hand store he could see feet, toes poking through holes in the socks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, thanks to you, we now have federal investigators poking their noses in our business,” Khan Sahib said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Kidwell got suspicious the moment he heard that someone was poking around Hopkins using the title “Dr. Sir Lord,” so he did some quick background research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Just as Maurice was poking his head back inside to check out the noise, the zebra leaped over him and into the street. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She said, “This will be a time of asking questions and not rushing to answer them. A time of poking holes in your own theories. A time of thinking and not knowing.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z A dozen different Noises come poking at me like sticks. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I can annoy you in the hills and also the dales,” I say, poking her in the arm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Like, Mrs. Williams is way too perky—humming to herself and talking with silent nods to Ms. Newberry, who’s been poking her head into our room one too many times today. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Stop it!” she said now, when Burton started poking at Lord Shiva’s trident. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t care whose son he is. I won’t go belly-up like some timid pup. If he’s fool enough to take a poke at me, I’ll snap the finger clean off that does the poking.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He dragged out the suspense, poking around at the bottom of his bag until we yelled, “Uncle D!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Luke could feel the corner of The Population Disaster poking his back throughout the entire game. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I noticed a bunch of loose wires poking out from the edges of the button plate. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I hate you,” Jupe says, poking her head out the door while she finishes dressing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z By poking the bull hook in and around her underarms and legs, he persuades her to make a tour of sorts around the hippodrome. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I thought I had seen tall buildings in Freetown, but these were beyond tall, it seemed they were poking the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Always poking their noses where they shouldn’t be. Grabbing things with those little paws of theirs.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The Revere twins stood alone together, poking each other as usual. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The sickly gray skin resembles an elephant's trunk with thick hair poking out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Why don’t we poke around and figure some things out for ourselves right now?” said Kate, who had a passion for poking around. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They’d probably go poking around, and it’d only be a matter of time before they found the hidden door to the Hideout. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Her hand, her fingers poking through the blossoms, touching his; maybe letting him touch hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask how she’s so sure, but I have a feeling that telling Tressa she may be wrong about something is like poking a bear with a fork. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Well, you could just find another job. One where you don’t have to deal with that Connor always poking his nose into our business.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “You were mad,” Elizabeth points out, poking my arm. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z In front of her, the corner of a warped floorboard is poking up. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Like someone is poking me in the throat. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Now the child is saying, ‘Stop poking me.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bulldozed right over, as if we had been nothing more than two daisies poking up through the cracks in the tile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I jump, I can’t help it, and I don’t like the way Kalinda laughs at me, her head poking through the window. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My poking nose had more sense than that. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He turned and almost screamed out loud—a beetle blade was only a few inches from him, its spindly legs poking through the ivy and somehow sticking to the stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He keeps poking his colleague in the side and saying, “You’re not gonna believe this but that number sixty-two has made another tackle.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas quickly scrambled to the edge of the abyss, poking his head over to see the falling Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While Henry looked about, poking obediently into the closet, Palmer studied Henry. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A man whose handkerchiefs were not lightweight cotton poking from his jacket pocket, but red and large and spotted with white dots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie didn’t seem to care; he was poking around by the stove, seeing what was for dinner. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She showed them how the hot syrup went suddenly sticky in the snow, and how they could take a stick and make an all-day-sucker by poking it in and twisting it around. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z If my teammates start poking around too much, they’ll find it’s more than just our exercises causing my sleepless nights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He could not resist poking me with the toe of his sandal and ordering me to get about the duties of a woman. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Joe a look that said he didn’t appreciate him poking fun at the kid Maríachi band. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z From her seat on the bed, Dorothy stared at the poking finger. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Liyana, passing his room with -another cardboard box in her arms, found him poking race cars into his socks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z David holds his present on his palms, weighing and poking it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Five minutes later the two of us were on our way, only this time my hands weren’t tied and she wasn’t poking a knife in my spine. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Still, with many meals missed, my bones—like those of a starving animal—are nearly poking through my skin. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She tosses me an exasperated look and points at the twins, who are poking a fire-ant mound with a stick, practically begging to get swarmed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I found him poking through one of his lizard drawers, muttering something about a missing specimen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the distance, Barry saw the rooftop of a house poking through the water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z She looked at them all and they were just sleeping humans, so vulnerable with their slack mouths and their long pale toes poking out from under the covers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The old man rode a skinny pinto mare with hip bones and ribs poking against the hide like springs of an old car seat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Five boys with slicked-down hair, poking each other and clomping too loud in their Sunday shoes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She gets up and shambles away on swollen feet, old socks poking through the holes in her rubber boots, glancing back over her shoulder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Far ahead there were tanks crossing the tracks, guns poking out of their turrets, jeeps with swastikas driving along by their side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the grassless section in front of the house, a baby is crawling on top of a dog with black matted fur, and a boy of about six is poking a stick in the dirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “If you must know,” he says, poking me in the arm, “Alicia is so very yesterday! I’m working up the courage to ask Monique to the dance next week.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Okay, this one is the one,” said August, pointing to a picture on the screen of a bunch of potatoes with wires poking out of them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Saleem rode by, ringing his bell loudly, the white handkerchief poking out of his pocket. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Christina has no reservations about poking around—she already discovered two textbooks wedged between the dresser and the wall, evidence of Caleb’s Erudite leanings. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He holding it up and poking his finger at the word Anonymous. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “It’s damp fur down and warm on top,” he remarked, poking a brown hand deep into the soil. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were poking and prying around, just as you were. Now you understand why I said we couldn’t make exceptions.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He’d ducked his head so that was all that was poking out of the hole. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Nelson teased, poking his sister where she’d already told him a thousand times it hurt to be poked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally he’d point to a small plain rock poking through the earth and say it was a cousin or an aunt. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Stretched out on his stomach, holding the lighter in one hand, he swept the bottom with the other, clawing, pulling, fingering, poking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When she climbed all the way up to the highest branch, Arya could see chimneys poking through the trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If Jackson is still poking around for whatever he needs from the sheriff’s office, he’s on his own. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They are so slow, and so deaf and so heavy; they trample over the house, poking and peering and rough. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As I lift Alan to the ground, a mild vibration shudders the twists of rusting steel poking from the massive slabs. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, crumpling the paper in his fist, he wadded it around the lead ball, poking both into the barrel mouth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He had found Kingshaw in the conservatory, poking into the geranium pots with a cane. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He’s also learned that Henry’s placid demeanor is shattered with the right poking. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “And eight will be left when we count up the dead. Well, one down and three to go,” said Ripred, poking the spider with the end of his tail. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes had turned yellow and there were long, pointed ears poking through her hair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “No, you are wrong,” she said, shooting forward and poking me hard in the chest. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His mother was in the kitchen poking out the clogged holes of a colander with a hairpin, and biting her lower lip with concentration. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The question, however, would have caused at least ten of them to stop poking at each other; six to forget about eating and three others to find the need for drink suddenly less urgent. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you know her? Were you poking through my things? Did Richard tell you about her?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z So he sits next to the dying man’s head, poking his finger into the blood clot every few minutes, making sure there’s not too much pressure on Lincoln’s brain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I kept poking him backward till he was against the wall. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Hestia stood by the hearth, poking the flames with a stick. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “If we just do a bit of poking around —” “No,” said Harry flatly, “we’ve done enough poking around.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Except instead of demolished buildings and disintegrated bricks, there are books open face-first on the floor, their damaged spines poking up, while others are piled on one another. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Many riders were “heavers,” poking their fingers down their throats to vomit up their meals. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me if it happens again, the sticks and twigs poking at you.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Everyone flocked around us, patting and poking me and reaching for Stick’s bandage as if they could heal him with a touch. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Instead, I told him how I got sent home from kindergarten the very first day for poking some boy with a pencil. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The littles were getting noisy with their lobsters, poking each other with claws and slurping meat out of the legs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She envisioned her former master tangled in linens, purple tongue poking from his lips. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Something was wrong with Luke,” Annabeth muttered, poking at the fire with her knife. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Unicorn hair’s nearly poking out. Anyway —” He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Listen,” says my mom, poking my foot again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As I walked down the corridor with Orieus’s javelin poking me in the back, I thought about what Luke had said—that the bear twins together were a match for Tysons strength. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Phones were raised up high, too, poking up above the crowd, their owners desperate to get a good shot. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He figured it was some smart aleck poking fun at the man running along the road with a bike over his shoulders. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Danny’s brother, Levi, was forever poking at his food when he sat at the kitchen table, or walking ghostlike around the house, picking his nose. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I looked past Cotton, and there was a head full of tight curls poking out the passenger side window, a sly grin on her face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Ma had the cover o’er most her head, only a knob of gray-and-brown hair was poking out at the top. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z They tasted of dirt and where he had been poking at his boil. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like she could go poking about the castle whenever and wherever she pleased, either! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She frowns, a slight twist of her mouth, and raises a hand to her neck, her fingers following the whorls of a strange blue tattoo poking out of her collar. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z One morning in 1934, he was perched atop a ladder, testing the electrical tuning coil of Sloan’s X-ray machine by poking at it with a wooden yardstick fitted with a nail at the end. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z An older man with dark skin, he wears a traditional long robe, skinny legs poking from it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Uneven bony growths made the dino’s head look like a clenched fist with a snout poking out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He climbed straight to his former hollow and settled there, his tiny head poking out. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He was hardly ever in the cave without James—Alfred squeezed against the back, James up front, poking out his head to see if the coast was clear. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, Rock, and Mrs. Rock all turn around and see a lady in the back poking her head out from underneath a hair dryer. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She pressed it against her head while he filled out papers at a desk, followed by a period of poking around for keys in a file drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t go poking about where y’all don’t belong. I’ll expect you off this island in short order. And with nothing but what you had when you come.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z His eyebrows shot up with each cough like someone was poking him in the ribs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He saw a curve of blond hair poking out from behind a tree just ahead and smiled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The prosecutor had a blank expression on his face, and with a pencil he was poking holes in the tide page of his case file. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z But Pascal is always more interested in poking through the flour sacks, and he sometimes takes small handfuls of Carnation milk powder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, poking the next spoonful in his mouth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was only a short time later that Edward saw a couple of rocks poking out of the water and yelled for us to come. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a sweet prospect!” muttered Jo, slamming the stove door open, and poking vigorously among the cinders. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida Spavento replaced the cover and got up with the wing in her arms, its tip still poking out of the wrapping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When I’d first gotten to Colby, most of that garden had been just rows of tiny green plants poking out of the ground. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Ron’s still-pale face was poking out from the lower bunk; Harry climbed into the one above him, lay down, and looked up at the dark canvas ceiling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She becomes involved with a scary little girl whose eye keeps poking out from beneath a mane of matted black hair, never a good sign. Joe Queenan's guide to horror film cliches 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Some do succeed at poking fun of how different things were back then. Review | ‘Girlboss’ is so two-thousand and late 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Now country is generating new, knowing ways of poking fun at itself in song. Corn Pone, Rebooted: Country’s New Humor 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z This is Ibsen poking fun at bourgeois attitudes and conventions, the real subject of this dark late 19th century drama. To be or not to be: Playwrights on the complex issue of suicide 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z But every so often, like a turtle’s head poking out of its shell, a scared and vulnerable soul protrudes from the brittle carapace. Lily Rabe in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Central Park 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z That is, until last week, when I was poking around the Web. Frugal Traveler: Q&A: Shirley Tafoya, President of Travelzoo North America 2010-03-10T15:36:00Z |
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