| 单词 | rack |
| 例句 | A soldier wearing civilian clothes, with a whistle around his neck, stepped up to a rack of AK-47S and handed one to each of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A few dusty suits hanging on a rack. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I notice Nico surveying the padded bench by the shoe rack and the tiny framed mirrors in the entryway. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The fridge and the extra freezer, the warming drawer and spice racks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He pointed to the top rack of the dishwasher. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the cage, the men had few options: they could stand in the center, they could sit on the cement, or they could lean against the steel rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z After taking them off, he slipped them into the shoe rack and walked inside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He sits, too exhausted to put his duffel bag away in the luggage rack overhead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He wet one finger and lifted an iron from the rack on the stove, where it had been heating. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were stacked up on their rack, they made our room shine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss pulled his bike up to a rack on the sidewalk and locked it up with his U-lock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was a large room, with an oval table of polished rosewood on which stood various decanters and glasses, and a silver smoking stand with a rack of pipes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They were state-of-the- art, so elegant and streamlined that people liked to say they seemed to be in motion while still on the racks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She sets her half-eaten slice down on a paper towel and selects a cue stick from the rack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She continued down the hall and out through the front entrance of the education building, and took her bicycle from the rack by the steps. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Also, the second label should easily call to mind the first one, so that readers don’t have to rack their brains figuring out who or what the writer is talking about. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We lay the battered raw chicken on the rack. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At a dollar a glass, I racked up over twenty bucks in the first hour. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Something sat on one of the racks in a coat of gray fur. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There were many fishing boats along the quay and nets were spread on racks. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I crawled out from behind the trunk and felt my way across the black room, banging painfully against racks of weapons and corners of trunks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She looped it around the bike and the rack and clicked it all together and spun the combination lock before I had crossed the curb. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to work hard, or watch what I said, or rack my brain trying to figure out what she was thinking. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I should rack my bones to see a pack of drunk fools.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The investigator cited with displeasure “Exhibit Q”: a bill for $319.05 that Mollie’s mother, Lizzie, had racked up at a butcher shop before her death. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My suspicions are confirmed when the guy walks away to greet the new customers, leaving the rack of jewelry in front of us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The man made a scoffing sound, then had a short bout of racking coughs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus, who sat apart, as a thousand times before, and racked his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His spice rack looks like an apothecary’s shop. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Within the tent, they found camp stools and a trestle table, a rack of spears and halberds, a floor covered with threadbare carpets in half a dozen clashing colors, and three officers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in front of my wardrobe, staring for the hundredth time at a rack of pretty clothes, the perfect wardrobe for the manager of a small but cutting-edge art gallery. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A secret terror began to rack his mind: What if Howard let him ride and his leg snapped in midrace? Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jody went to the rack and found a lantern and a tin box of matches. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Billy stepped to the rack under the manure window and picked up a horseshoe hammer with his wet right hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As boys suited up and hoisted oars in and out of the racks, there was little of the usual banter and joshing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Just the slow periodic rack and shuffle of the oarlocks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “It’s very well, he’s in the rack. I’ll get him, and tell it you are here.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just pulling a cake off the rack. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Anything too restrictive, I put back on the rack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Thomas meant it, but only because of the guilt that racked him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z All that was left was Cool Papa’s hat rack, the bare bed, and an oak dresser. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z While he went behind the counter to unlock the cash register, I walked over to the rack where the tablets and pencils were. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I am starting in on the shower rack when my phone buzzes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In this situation, all I can do is everything at once—stoop, reach, bend, lift, run from rack to rack with my cart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mother finished her shopping, she quietly plucked a small bag of plums from the rack and put it on the counter with the rest of the items. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Past the metal upright shoe racks I saw her walk gracefully toward us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few sessions on the rack might speed along the process,” suggested the big man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He kept a rack of weights by the wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they could catch me watching them clowning around, I found the magazine rack. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Since it was breakfast and he was home and it was a warm day, he left his cap on a hat rack. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My hand stops at the shoe rack, where I pick up an exquisite pair of white, red, and green kicks that smell like new leather, the heels decorated with gold studs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was looking toward my open closet, bulging with racks of shoes, ties, my dresses, and Rich’s suits. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He put a suitcase up on the rack above us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “To drop by the Uglyville art school. They have bungee jackets in the basement. A whole rack of spares.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z McCandless wasn’t some feckless slacker, adrift and confused, racked by existential despair. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would be racked with guilt,” he admitted, “were I not devoted to the belief that the results you will produce will more than outweigh their claim.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The moose, when shot, unfortunately lacked the imposing horns that Jefferson had specified, but Sullivan thoughtfully included a rack of antlers from an elk or stag with the suggestion that these be attached instead. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The little boy was huddled against the wood drying rack where hung row upon row of gutted fish, all as stiff as boards. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I kept spinning the rack faster and faster until it was a postcard tornado and the cards were sailing out of their holders and skidding across the floor. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in front of the candy rack and watched his sister drop to her knees and gather him into her arms. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid not,” the lady replied with a really fake smile on her face and then she began to tidy up the postcard rack. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bullies couldn’t pelt me with spitballs, give me atomic wedgies, or pummel me by the bike rack after school. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Time doesn't fly—it flaps, the numbers turning on a wheel that operates much like the gears on a stretching rack. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Lyra racked her brains to try and remember exactly what it was the Master had said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Officers on transportation detail get to leave the facility, and because many trips spill over from one shift to another, they rack up lots of overtime pay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I never liked eating the traditional American things: pork chops, steak, rack of lamb...I still don’t. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But when I got to the bike rack, my bicycle was gone. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Inside are hundreds of buckets, lined up two deep in front of trunks and clothes racks, with names or initials painted on the sides. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He shoved the papers into a rack and hurried out. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s on his case,” she replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the man’s head, where there was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted string. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As the announcement day neared, I began making harried after-work trips to the department stores at Water Tower Place, rifling through the dwindling midseason supply of winter wear, hunting the clearance racks in vain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The train came to a stop with a jolt, and distant thuds and bangs told them that luggage had fallen out of the racks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Hmmm…” Wash closed his eyes tight as if racking his brain. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When the service was over and we had finished “Joy to the World,” Joseph handed me the hymnal and I put it in the rack and followed my mother and father out into the aisle. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Nick was standing one aisle away at the candy racks, and he was grinning. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the honey house was one big room filled with strange honey-making machines—big tanks, gas burners, troughs, levers, white boxes, and racks piled with waxy honeycombs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But inside the stores, the racks were nearly bare. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Then I went back to the rover and tied off the cord to the roof- rack bar on the high side. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I forgot,” Dad said, putting a spice jar back on the rack. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “When in Rome!” said Horace, bounding toward a rack of clothes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I complimented them both generously and helped by returning the rejects to their racks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A rack of antlers adorned the apex of the roof, and smoke rose from the chimney like a signal tower. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Man, what a rack. What I wouldn’t give to play with those for a while.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She took a saucer for an ashtray from the plate rack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Maybe we should choose something,” Dylan says, picking up a dagger from the weapons rack. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A slice of cold air cut through the office, ferreting me out from behind the rack. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She was looking up at my suitcases, up on the rack. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You know, there’s a storm coming,” says Mama Ya-Ya as I slip the last clean dish on the rack, my hands dripping with water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly her emaciated body was racked with a cough. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suitcases stood open in the seats where they’d been lifted down from the overhead racks and rifled long ago. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z From a postcard rack near the cash register, he picked out two cards of a polar bear, on which he sent his final messages to Wayne Westerberg and Jan Burres from the university post office. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z JoJo pointed to an empty rack on the other side of the garage. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Reek had been whipped and racked and cut, but there was no pain half so excruciating as the pain that followed flaying. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pulled the lever and pressed the button and dried the first rack, then the next and the next. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It had been upstairs at the store ever since, alongside the stock of corn planters, fertilizer spreaders, mule collars, iron washpots, hat trees, and extra brass racks for readymade dresses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My rucksack and musettes were above his head on the luggage rack. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I snooped around until I found a rack of poker chips that the crew had forgotten to lock away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It made him think of torture racks and red-hot pokers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The outdoor jobs, the men hustling through the streets with huge racks of dresses, or pushing hand trucks taller than they were, were largely black. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Have I taught you nothing in all these years? You have to be careful when you buy off a clearance rack.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At the sides the feeding racks were visible, and between the slats the heads of horses could be seen. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She always had a string of hot skater boyfriends, an adorable nose piercing, and a shoe rack full of Doc Marten boots. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She imagines him extending his thick neck to look into the house, the coat on the rack, the crumbs of bread on the kitchen table. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I shift away, placing the last pot into the drying rack. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Was it only because Hannah used to buy candy from the same rack? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z There were racks loaded with mysteries, Newbery winners, historical fiction, biographies, and short stories. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He sat at a rack of buttons, punching up the shots I ordered. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Setting his rifle in a rack on the wall, Meir nodded toward the table. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I clung stiffly to my axes, unmoving, racked by terror and indecision. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside the entrance, the king's armor stood sentry; a suit of forest-green plate, its fittings chased with gold, the helm crowned by a great rack of golden antlers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She wheeled her bicycle into the rack where several slots had been left open for visitors. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Choosing a magazine from a rack beneath her chair, she began to thumb through an old edition of The Saturday Evening Post. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey held a bag open, whistled, and his drone tools hovered from their racked positions into the sack. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z An ear-shattering siren split the air, and the bungee jacket seemed to jump from the rack into her hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The cashier watches me as I look at the candy racks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Leapfrogging past others, moreover, was not only nerve- racking but exhausting. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if they ever sync up as we pass by two giant metal racks on wheels—inside are pale yellow trays wrapped in plastic. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Chiron and Quintus stood at the front by the weapon racks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In one corner is a long clothes rack covered with a plastic zippered case. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I thought Catherine would come by but she did not come, so I hung the papers back on the rack, paid for my beer and went up the street to look for her. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I end up circling the racks in the lingerie area, probably looking like a little lost turtle. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He found his coat on the rack and opened the door. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z She rinses dishes, puts them in the rack to dry. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I racked my brain trying to think if we knew him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I tied Oscar's leash to the bicycle rack and went in through the glass doors. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Pirzada handed me his coat, for it was my job to hang it on the rack at the bottom of the stairs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Not long after Naomi began looking through the enormous racks of children’s coats, checking the prices, Cari and Beto tugged at her sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I racked my brain, trying to imagine who I might have called into this world. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She stepped out of the black crepe dress where it fell to the floor, and stood in her heels and underwear, surveying the possibilities on the wardrobe racks, mindful of the passing minutes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Håkon had at some point grabbed a sword off the rack in the middle and held it, ready to stab anything that needed stabbing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It made for heavy going and they had to shovel their way in places with a plank they carried in the lower rack of the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He felt weak and dizzy; chills racked his gaunt frame. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At a nearby bakery, hungry men gathered in front of the plate-glass window separating them from racks of freshly baked bread, hoping the window would implode. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I pull out the top rack of the dishwasher. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z A shudder racked my body, and I tried to think about my new life in New York City, where I had been for over a month. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Guilt racked him because he knew for a certainty he would trade any one of the Gladers in that room for Chuck. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He placed their cues on the rack, arranged the balls, and returned to the slumbering assassin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He put an ace up on his scoring rack and piled a two, three and four of diamonds on it. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He wheeled a cunning rolling rack of stacked lanterns up next to the Plant and lit them, nine lanterns in all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The girl paused to look at newspapers in a metal rack outside the store. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We went around to the back, and I carried the keg into the kitchen and set it up on the rack. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The shop was crowded with racks of T-shirts, but there were also tiny satin pouches and silk pajamas with high collars. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She takes the hat off my head like I’m a hat rack and hands it back to Brian. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And, mercy of all mercies, there was a range, slumbering but alight, and above it a rack of warming towels, hanging there to dry after having been washed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He straightened, limped over to Meryra and, taking the hammer from his hand, dropped it into its slot in the tool rack. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Moody drummed a finger on the roof rack. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To chill out after such a lousy day, Marjory headed into the motel lobby and started reorganizing the rack of tourist brochures. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A block up from Oranjee, we stopped at a park bench surrounded by old rusty bicycles locked to bike racks and to each other. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Grabbing a couple of plates and spoons from the drying rack beside the sink, he set the table and dished them both up some food. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Father sighed and set the iron he had been using back onto the stove rack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you'll get married someday. And have me over for dinner once in a while. Check in on me. Make sure I'm not living backstage under a costume rack somewhere." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I racked my brain, trying to mentally replay the rest of the scene. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The restaurant hadn’t even opened yet, and I needed to wash more than twenty racks! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Are you on the brink of rack and ruin, or wrack and ruin? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex determinedly picked up the best from both of them, and now he’s the only one here who can handle racks of ribs while Oscar does the rest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s exactly seven forty-five when I reach the door nearest the bike racks. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Odysseus who had endured the long war and the sea answered: “I’ll tell you now. Suppose Athena’s arm is over us, and Zeus her father’s, must I rack my brains for more?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my paper bag off the rack and reattached it with the tiniest sliver of tape. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At that, I place the knife on the rack, on top of the mountain of clean dishes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She headed for the rack of sunglasses and came back with a pair that almost matched the ones in the postcard photo. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A bulky computer—one that looked like it was born in the late 1990s—randomly blinked on a rack. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Through the window Chacko could see the tops of buses, luggage in their luggage racks, as they thundered by. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The long, the jagged, the hooked surfaces picked up the light from a rack of black candles against the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “The plate itself is bad, yes, but not the plate rack, the kind the dealer gives you to advertise the dealership.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z On one wall, like coats on a coat rack, hung the desiccated, skeletal remains of two people - an adult and a small child. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Also there were racks full of cheeses and pails brimming with milk, delightful to the sea-worn travelers who ate and drank as they waited for the master. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood my ground and, so he could see how scared I wasn’t, I stepped away from the rack of shirts and yanked my hood down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They hung their own clothes on the towel racks to dry. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z That was hers alone, so she hid behind the rack at one of Duggie's little illegal tables and played with the straw in a chocolate malt. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z While we waited, Fiona spun a rack of sunglasses, and the next thing I knew, we were trying on pairs together. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Terrell averaged twenty-three points a game last year, and I racked up many assists by feeding him. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On his head was a mock helm fashioned from an old tin bucket, with a rack of deer antlers strapped to the crown and hung with cowbells. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Knitting supplies were mixed with quilting supplies, a scissors display was smack in the middle of a rack of corduroy, and the aisles turned and twisted rather than running in straight lines. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Reynie stopped and stared at the metal chair and the blue helmet, racked with indecision. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead of hanging their orders on a rack, the waiters shouted them out, in Greek, Spanish, and a kind of fractured English. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His raincoat is draped on a coat rack, his folding umbrella dropped into a stand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I focused on the incoming racks and moved them through the newly filled blue water and into the machine. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Several cardboard boxes of busted laptops and computer parts sat in the corner, next to a rack of old car batteries and a modified exercise bike I’d rigged up as a recharger. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A tray filled with magnetic poetry sat beside a rack of bookmarks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When we picture the place, we tend to think of it in modern terms: a dedicated building full of racks of books, in this case papyrus rolls. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I'm about to move to another rack when I feel Darius tug at my dress. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wipe down the stove top and replace the covers on the rings and then rinse my dishcloth and drape it over the drying rack. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I had an important keynote scheduled at an Islamic conference in Chicago, so I was happy to find some modest options tucked in the racks of elegant dresses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit shipped all over the Northeast, never stayed more than two or three weeks in one place, averaged one race every five days, and racked up losses to inferior horses practically every time out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The customer jerked his head on his spindly neck, indicating the various sections of the store—the racks of clothing, the shelves of books, the electronics, the appliances, and, of course, the suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Cradled under one arm was an antlered helm, its magnificent rack shimmering in gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I went to the magazine rack and picked up a couple different sports ones and read the headlines. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, gar-nished with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed yellow turnips swimming in butter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Near the food, I saw a rack of dog sweaters. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was different from the larger feelings that still racked his body: the searing agony in his arms and hands, the almost unendurable ulceration of his parched mouth, the feverish pounding of his head. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Left alone with the visitors, Dimple pushed her glasses up and attempted to rack her brain for something to say. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then they went to the library book-sale racks and bought about twenty old picture books, such as The Story of Babar and Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel and The Little Engine That Could. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin found a green dress on the sale rack. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Bigger’s eyes followed Gus as Gus put his cue stick in the rack and brushed chalk dust from his trousers and walked a little distance away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Hand me that map from that rack over there.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z My mother got up, fetched a plate from the rack, and filled it with stew from the iron pot on the fire. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She goes rack to rack, deciphering jeans, shirts, and skirts. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’d now racked up so many unexcused absences that I was in danger of being expelled. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All around us, people perceptibly in need of new clothes are sifting through the racks and piles of hanging and folded goods. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I hung my coat on the rack and stowed my bicycle in a back room, amid ink pots and reams of blank paper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I sat at the little wooden table in my mama’s kitchen eyeing that caramel cake on the cooling rack, waiting to be iced. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Simone walks over to the rack of weights and points at two of them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There was also a rack of eight-track tapes mounted over my right shoulder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A rack of rickety weapons stood in the center of the room. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He turned the rack this way and that until he was satisfied with the angle of the bright light it cast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This was a nerve- racking assignment, as I’d had no experience with any of the patients. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A violent shudder racked her body then, despite the muggy heat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This is very unusual for me and they were sure to notice, so in order to avoid any questions, I quickly racked my brains for a neutral topic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And we were racked on the hand truck and wheeled into the building. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “If you mean racking up balls,” said Shorty, “I don’t know of no pool joints around here needing anybody. You mean you just want any slave you can find?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe she was racked with guilt,” he said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Tayo untied the horses and opened the gate on the stock rack. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid that cottage place is going to rack and ruin,” I said lightly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I am lucky to achieve a steady state between replacing the returns and picking up items strewn on the racks and the floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the paper back on the rack and left the club. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The titans of Wall Street, the world now realized, had spent years racking up profits on the backs of junk home loans. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a long time I lay on the ground, gasping for breath and praying that I would not die from the pain that racked my body before I could warn Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z No, this tool sprouted propellers the moment it left Petey’s hand and hovered to a designated spot on a nearby rack. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Inside were several guns on racks and he looked at them thoughtfully, running his fingers lovingly down the smooth grain of the hand-rubbed stocks, and finally lifted down a beautifully chased and engraved double-barreled gun. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady grabbed her jacket and purse from the coat rack, then pushed everyone out of the office and into the hallway. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I say, “I’ll tie you to the towel rack for the next two weeks if I have to. We’ll bring you oatmeal and homework.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside the foyer, there was only a slim iron coat rack and a short table where house keys sat. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Jake said a quick “Hi!” to Oliver, the store’s cat, who was lying on his fuzzy blanket underneath the produce rack while scratching at his neck and jingling his collar. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The trick is to always have a new rack ready to go into the machine the minute the last load is done. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hallo! You look like a size four,” a big man wearing forehead jewelry says, peering around the rack. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Vic smiled at me the whole time I was taking the peanuts from the rack. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about the Assumption, though,” August said, shoveling the cakes onto the wire racks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A hairdresser waited to style me; my gown hung on a rack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She lifted her chin and surveyed a rack of weapons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Hurriedly I put out the fire, covered it with dirt, hid my smoking rack in the spring, grabbed Frightful and got in my tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished drying the dishes on the rack as they poured their first drinks and started to play. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Isobel racks her brain for the last time she felt under the weather and she can only come up with a head cold she had a decade ago, the winter before she met Marco. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Who asked you? Get upstairs and into the rack on the double. I didn’t ask you for a speech.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He let out an involuntary gasp of pain, and Malfoy looked up at the luggage rack, frowning. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He reaches behind him, grabs a rack the size of a shoe box stood up on end. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There were racks of rockets standing to be touched off to call for help from the artillery or to signal with if the telephone wires were cut. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I told them whatever I could, racking my brain for nuggets of twentieth-century history from Mrs. Johnston’s class—the moon landing! the Berlin Wall! Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He lay silent, racked beyond endurance, salt drying on his face, with nothing in him any more, no lust, no fear, no shame, no hope. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps because they had fallen into that angry silence, they walked quietly enough to come upon One Horn, the magnificent buck deer who had lost half of his antler rack defending his island territory. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z On the floor: oranges, an overturned magazine rack, a broken jar of beef jerky, and shards of glass at Baba’s feet. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She took a mug off the rack hanging by the fridge. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to call him, but the Fifth Symphony rhythm racked me, and he seemed too serene and too far away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she lined them up on a rack inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A small bird must have had a nest behind one of the racks, as it sometimes zipped in or out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Drawings of gowns were tacked to a corkboard, and racks held examples of work in various stages of completion. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He nodded in the direction of the peanut rack. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She heads straight for the sale rack at the back and finds a mustard- colored wool coat, several sizes too big for me, with shiny black buttons. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She was racking up points on a war simulation. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It felt as if his body had been put into one of those medieval torture racks, stretching his bones and sinews. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I grab a Butterfinger from the rack and place it next to my drink. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The waves of hurt started by the doctor’s words were racking her body and drove out all other feeling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The marked papers were collected and brought to the printer who had a hand press containing an adjustable date apparatus, and racks of slugs before her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in conversation, Mr. Muhammad would suddenly begin coughing, and the coughing tempo would increase until it racked his slight body. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone lifts a rack of glasses that tinkle together like rain. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She racked her brain, recalling her school lessons. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The only rowboats the children saw were locked onto storage racks or tied on top of the cabins of the boats they belonged with. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched Valerie’s face as he spoke, realizing that he was quickly racking up points with her, that he had an answer for every “but what about?” question we could throw his way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Nancy turned to the right, into an antechamber, and found her space suit hanging on a rack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I racked my brain and tried to think of what else I would need to know. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A maid in a high-waisted dress takes their coats, expertly flips off the water, and hangs them on a brass-footed rack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This is turning into an extraordinarily expensive joke, but I'm not very well going to return to the creepy magazine rack and look for a bargain. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Halfway along the hall was a semicircular table against the wall, and on it was a polished wooden stand, like a toast rack, for holding letters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She looked about for a second to see whether any of the men would help her put the suitcases in the overhead rack. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Joe stood up, his fingers clutching the baggage rack above his head. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I racked my brain for the next question—the one that would prove to Call beyond doubt that the Captain was no more Hiram Wallace than I was. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus attendant ties our luggage on the roof rack and we cram inside, finding corners and seat edges to perch on. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z By the light of a flash I could see a row of fuel drums mounted on racks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin stretches across the bones of his face like a tortured body on the rack. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she selected a ball from the rack and dribbled to the center circle. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z On the Plymouth roof rack there was a four-sided, tin-lined, plywood billboard that said, on all four sides, in elaborate writing, Paradise Pickles & Preserves. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The plates kept piling up, and within minutes the glass racks were out of control. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Subjunctives also turn up with certain prepositions and subordinators that specify hypothetical situations: Bridget was racked with anxiety lest her plagiarism become known. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Beatrice was pedaling the bicycle she’d taken from the rack at Trace Middle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the middle wall were a few tall cooling racks, and in the center of the room were two long stainless-steel tables. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When a man’s iron cooled, he took another from the rack and put the cold one back on the rack to reheat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I placed Otto in one chair and me in another and gave each of us a letter rack. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But all he saw were giant tin tubs, long tables for folding, and clothes left to dry overnight on racks taller than he was. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He spends the rest of the time looking out the window, and I rack my brain trying to figure out what I can do. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I was racking my head, to spear that fool; finally I held up my hand, and he stopped. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s any need for language like that!” said Madam Malkin, scurrying out from behind the clothes rack holding a tape measure and a wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The table has been scrubbed off, cleared of flour; today’s bread, freshly baked, is cooling on its rack. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Picking his way among stacks of magazines and a couple of book racks, he stood next to a bulletin board. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Pycelle’s chambers were beneath the rookery, a spacious suite of rooms cluttered with racks of herbs and salves and potions and shelves jammed full of books and scrolls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Merchandise still lined the shelves: snow globes, pencils, postcards, and racks of— “Clothes,” Annabeth said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He pointed with his sword to the weapons rack. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Lodges, lodgepoles, and meat racks—everything seemed to be on fire. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z His mouth filled with the taste of lemonade, and his face became grotesque, as though he really were being stretched on the torture engine called the rack. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet I had to rack my brains to remember these people. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I hung it on its rack and carried buckets of water to it from the reclaimer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m all right,” he said, getting back to his feet, then made his way to the CD rack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Strickland studied the faded tapestries on the walls, the arched windows with their myriad diamond-shaped panes of red and white glass, the racks of spears and swords and war- hammers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He rolled his sleeves before picking up a cue from the rack on the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A racking cough burst from his lungs, throwing a spray of blood. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “What’s this?” said Father as the butler robot placed a rack of dry toast by his plate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Shadow’s coat was hanging from the coat rack. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I racked my mind for what to say. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z From that same tool rack, a pair of yellow-handled wire cutters hovered on their own propellers, floated just above Petey’s waiting palm, and dropped into his hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Haley sounded like she was on the far side of the room, behind the walls of metal storage racks crowded with boxes, books, and bins. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Walking past this shop, Teddy and I realized that if we put our arms through the trellis we could reach this rack of chocolates just inside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z This time, I studied carefully everything in my size on the racks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Boxes of medicines are stacked on racks, more on the floor. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Other times he thrashed all night, thinking nothing, his body cramping, dry, racked, beside itself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything from the racks and spools and the tiny drawers at Bishell’s. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z A single volume wedged in the rack against the forward bulkhead. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She washed her face with cold water, dried it with a towel from an overhead rack, applied fresh lipstick, combed her hair, and left the room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I was racking my brain, while Mother and the Mrs. began an oh-so-polite argument about whether the family would stay for dinner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The couches up front by the magazines and newspaper racks are usually occupied during study periods but were empty this late. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z After he left, Kainene said, “He roasted a fantastic bush rat for us last week. But you would have thought it was a rack of lamb the way he went on about it.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the field, slaves, mostly men, worked steadily swinging scythes with attached wooden racks that caught the cut wheat in neat piles. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z For ten minutes or more, he had deliberately been standing just out of conversation range of the other boys, his back against the free Christian Science literature rack, his ungloved hands in his coat pockets. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Who hated him so much that he’d racked him up so viciously? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Balls were returned to the racks, and the hopeful players sprinted to line up in front of Coach Murphy and Coach Orrick. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z If she was blessed with flawless skin and a great rack, then I was blessed with unwanted hair that was less visible in the sun. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Pickle Baron dreams and the People’s War joined the racks of broken airplanes in his glass-paned cupboard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t see her washing out her underpants, for instance, and wringing them in a towel, hanging them on the bathroom towel rack, as I do. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I spent most of my time studying a rack of cassettes under a kiosk. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ancient stone arches rose above them supported by pillars as thick as ten trees, irregular flagstones lay underfoot, and on all sides were ranged rack upon rack, tier upon tier, of bottles and barrels. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Soon after, another boat appeared, this time a massive dugout canoe, a pirogue heading downstream filled with racks of drying fish, one of the rows still wet and glistening and breathing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Definitely an occasion wine on the bottom rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He had somehow managed to doze off in the early hours, while draped over the steel rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “You gotta bring ’em with, mija!” he says as he moves the webcam to show me a med cart that he’s converted into a perfectly organized spice rack. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Dallas and Florida had racked up hundreds of hours in the Thinking Corner, the damp, dark, cobwebbed corner of the basement. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z As Bob tended the stew, Damasen perused his drying racks, plucking various leaves and roots. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He went through the racks until he found one in the back he liked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “That’s my best guess,” said Mr. Taphouse, putting a chisel back into its rack on the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z With a sharp knife, she cut the roll into paper-thin strips, unwound the strips and hung them on a rack made of slender dowel sticks, which stood before the kitchen stove. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the day in bed, racked by chills and cramping muscles, and choked down the leftover potato kugel and beef kishka that Mrs. Brenner kindly brought over for dinner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When I close the closet door behind me, I bury my face into the clothes on the left side of the rack, clothes that haven’t fit for years. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Deciding that he didn’t feel like having the daylights walloped out of him, he walked to the rack of weapons and selected two wooden swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Arriving at my destination, I saw two wagons were tied up at the hitching rack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I dove into a gift shop, plowing through a rack of T-shirts. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z No bike rack, seventy-dollar uniforms, oblivious principal—this place was just rainbows and unicorns. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Lucy reached into a rack and pulled out a mod jumper and said, “Get this,” and shoved it at Big Ma until she had no choice but to take it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I grab my tray, cross to the deposit area, and slam the dishes onto the rack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The other two bedrooms were Lydia’s wardrobe room—filled with wheeled clothing racks—and her sewing/project room. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A tray filled with magnetic poetry sat beside a rack of bookmarks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The quilt was rolled out on a display rack used for hanging clothes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He was standing next to a rack of jump ropes, tossing a basketball back and forth from hand to hand, and occasionally spinning it on one finger, but only for like half a second. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Look at you. Must have racked up a hell of a hit count. We scratch ours in rows on our lockers.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He went over to his racks of materials, selected a steel tube, and cut off fourteen inches of it with a hacksaw. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She folded up their clothes hanging on the rack, except for her own, and put them in a pile on the sofa. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Still giggling, I join Elizabeth and we catwalk up and down the aisle between metal racks, almost knocking down a mannequin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z This was the figure Prince Odysseus found— wasted by years, racked, bowed under grief. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s true form, perfect brother. The Great Peacemaker. You rack up brownie points with Mom and maintain the image of the perfect son.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The glasses waited in the drying rack on the counter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The boy reached up and thrust her spear high in a polished rack against a pillar where tough spear on spear of the old soldier, his father, stood in order. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I explored my sitting room which had a writing desk and a good lamp, and was impressed by the vastness of the bathroom with its potpourri and stacks of towels on a heated rack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Soon we’re in a lit foyer with hooks along the walls and a metal rack filled with shoes that I notice are Darius’s. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She slinks down off her stool and disappears behind a rack of fur-lined leggings. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hanging over the front of the counter, a wire rack holds all the best candies. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, familiarly, and, as usual, with no warning, he thought he felt his mind dislodge itself and teeter, like insecure luggage on an overhead rack. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The bell hung in its own rack, set up to sound alarms. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Bolts of fabric lined aisles in no apparent order, and some weren’t even on a rack but propped up against the wall. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The King's mail gleamed dully on a rack at the back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Rishi spotted her again in the main lobby, looking at the rack of dusty campus maps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All three of us got our dresses from the same rack at Kohl’s, so were dressed pretty much the same. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The scythe grabbed a roll of breath mints from the rack. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There is baseball paraphernalia all over the place: framed posters—all signed—tacked up on the slanted walls, a case full of plaques and trophies, and a rack of variously sized old-school Louisville Slugger bats. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The vials clink as his hand pushes the rack. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She picked out four apples, then searched for the kind of rack they have in every supermarket, a place where they offered items that were damaged or old. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There the candlemaker’s rack, the pan where Pilate’s homemade soap hardened into a yellowish-brown slab. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She tugged an oven mitt onto each hand and opened the oven door, then set the cake pans on the center rack. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There are also the many items that have been scattered by customers, dropped on the floor, removed from their hangers and strewn over the racks, or secreted in locations far from their natural homes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out the test tubes and test tube rack we’d need for our lab. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I say, putting the sweatshirt back on the rack. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He dragged some towels off the rack and laid them inside it, ready for her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Each scurrying rat and windblown soda can racked up Sierra’s growing nervousness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He had an image of her in his mind, the same image that appeared to him whenever he was racked by feelings of love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A leaky pipe destroys an entire rack of pressed botanical samples: it’s the diamond. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z More specifically, to the lone hot pink dress dangling from an otherwise empty rack. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On the back of the door, a shoe rack with a couple dozen pairs of shoes, from Mary Janes to prom heels. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a spare from the basement, and they hadn’t even had to trick the rack to get it free. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Next to the rack of maps and brochures, there was a collection of postcards that were so ugly the visitor center should have been giving them away. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He showed me a rack that had a ton of keys on it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I am only imagining the corner bike racks and the double locks, because I never went home with him, never saw his life, never knew that person Gat was when not on Beechwood Island. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z With a faint hum and rattle the moving racks crawled imperceptibly through the weeks and the recapitulated aeons to where, in the Decanting Room, the newly-unbottled babes uttered their first yell of horror and amazement. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Zeitoun refused to sleep on the pavement, and caught only occasional rest by draping himself over the steel rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The short wall, the one opposite the door, holds an empty shoe rack, which he used to hang his guitar from. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In the front half, the half where I was now, there was a circular stove, with a broad rack on top, that stood in the middle of the floor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He wobbled away on his bicycle, the cigarette dangling from his mouth, the cough racking his body. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When I arrived in my cubicle, I grabbed my company-issued visor and gloves from the rack on the bare cube wall and put them on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One wall was lined with bookshelves and bins stacked with old scrolls and parchments; another held racks of ointments, herbs, and potions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And he lugs them out, yards of them, with mustard greens, and racks of pigs' ears, and pork chops and black-eyed peas with dull accusing eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “MoMo’s already racked up a pretty impressive list of atrocities. What could you possibly nail him for that would be so effective?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One rack with sixteen copper pots and pans hanging over a woodblock table. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I rode down four levels to my armory, a massive vault filled with storage shelves, display cases, and weapon racks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The rack gives off heat and smells of fresh cooked salty food and is being wheeled along by an attendant in a skullcap. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I go out into the hall and almost bash headlong into one of the giant metal racks of trays. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Carey twisted the tooth a bit and racked it back and forth. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Will held up the knife, and had to stop as a racking bout of nausea shook him from head to toe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Bree stokes the small fire and places more pots of tea on the iron rack. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I take off and fly toward the parking lot and the bike rack. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The animal seems quite relaxed about being stretched on the rack in this manner. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He guided Joe to a lumber rack and pulled out samples of the different woods he used—soft, malleable sugar pine, hard yellow spruce, fragrant cedar, and clear white ash. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The woman two racks from her has a purse hanging on her left shoulder. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the stairs, he started to cough, a racking, deep, wet hack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, he walked from Charlie Valentine’s house to the main road, racking his brains for some way into another world. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The trunk is in a tent, surrounded by rack after rack of vibrant costumes, props, and vanities with mirrors. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Freestanding racks of books were scattered all around room 145. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Groaning from the pain that racked his body, he somehow got his feet under him and stood up just as Trina reached them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A beauty supply store with racks of wigs in the window, a carpet store, a Laundromat, an electronics store, a currency exchange. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It was hard work—you had to climb on top of the bus using the open windows as footholds, and then pull the bag up with you to place on the roof rack. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z That might have worked fine except I racked my balls against the windowsill, which hurt so bad that I groaned, which was a pretty sizable mistake. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Lelia gets a miniature wooden rack for earrings and rings; a striped silk tie for me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I has told you before,’ he said, ‘giants is never eating giants, so I is going down and I shall untie them myself before you can say rack jobinson.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All the hours I rack up under it don’t count into my leveling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He walks over to the coat rack and pulls something out of his coat pocket—a handful of pamphlets—and brings them over to the table. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He strides over to stand on the other side of the clothing rack, hidden from the big vendor. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She stumbles backward and her foot catches on a bicycle rack. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sara motions for me to put my shoes on a rack in the corner. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He’s standing in front of the big open windows now, three racks of ribs spread out on pans on the counter in front of him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He lay awake at night, reading scriptures over and over, racking his brain for some meaning to words he’d been fed and had preached time and time again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He used to keep them under the bed, instead of on the rack, so that nobody'd see them standing next to mine. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I fumble around the henna table and make it three tables over to a clothes rack, with as much nonchalance as one can muster when one’s breathing is wheezy for no physical reason. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The knives are put away into their wooden rack. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I rack my brain for something to say. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Our classroom was at the bottom of the stairs, and had long wooden racks outside where we left our schoolbags. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z 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 He went over to some rack, and he took these big searchlights off the rack. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantically, he racked his mind, thinking of what he knew about black mambas. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Conscience been hurting you? Thought you’d better rack up a couple good deeds?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He took a crock from a rack on the side of the wagon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a few shirts on a rack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A scarred payphone is mounted above a rack with a few faded tourist brochures for Canobie Lake Park, Robert Frost Farm, and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I stumbled back against the wall and crashed painfully into a rack of weapons. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Milton’s camera came equipped with a rack of merciless floodlights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were pieces of chalk and an eraser in a rack at the bottom of it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But we had found the dress racks, and now we had work to do. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “We do,” Marion said, setting a glass in the drying rack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Rekh motioned for him to kneel on the mat and, extracting a mallet from the tool rack attached to the table, handed it to him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I crawl through that Troll Hole into a room lined with clothing racks, the stainless-steel poles still bolted into walls wine- stained with water damage. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z An involuntary shiver racked me, and I dropped the stack of swatches back in the box. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The cow had knocked over meat racks and bumped into an old woman. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I asked her when we were walking through the racks of kids’ shirts at the Housing Works thrift shop. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A red sneaker next to its mate on the shoe rack in my closet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The PA announced Hiroshima Station, so Papa pulled down their bags from the rack. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A wire rack loaded with candy bars hangs from the front counter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He selected three pies from the cooling racks lined with newspaper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The pavement would be their bed, the open-door toilet would be their bathroom, and the steel rack would be the seat they could share. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They tortured her, stretched her on the rack, tore her sides with iron hooks, burned her with blazing torches, and she said, Nay, I will not deny Our Lord. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tyrion took one look and sighed, remembering the gleaming racks of swords and spears and halberds in the armory of the Lannisters below easterly Rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tally found the rack of bungee jackets and pulled at one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t give up so quickly,” Habiba said, pulling me back to the rack of dresses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z While Charlie talks up one of the salesgirls, Bren follows me from rack to rack yawning. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The racks are all there in the shadows, but everything is covered with graffiti. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Big Ma must have prayed harder to find wool pleated skirts, because among all those mod new jumpers and skirts, she managed to find a rack of babyish pleated skirts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A new wave of anxiety racked his body as he thundered back down the stairs and ran down a new hallway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She passes me the bowl of milks and a whisk, then goes to grab the cooled cake from the wire rack next to the stove. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid had made two of her own children come too because they could drive, but they had been lured away by the magazine racks and the gift shops and coffee shops. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “This isn’t about karma. I’m not trying to rack up I’m-a-Good-Person points.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She gave the tub a rinse, dried her hands, spread the towel on the rack, and left the bathroom. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It looks like a regular store— shelves of DVDs and old VHS tapes and a rack of magazines, all under this harsh fluorescent glow. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Madame Manec takes a pot from the hanging rack and fills it with water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The formation of runners collapsed, and horses began to rack up behind him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Crouched in the luggage rack under his Cloak, Harry’s heart began to race. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Frank racked his brain, but it was hard with the voices screaming in his head and the katobleps poison making him dizzy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her answer was this disgusted gaze, like I'd turned into a pair of flares on a reject rack in Tewkesbury Market. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It isn’t the right season for swimming, but we find a pretty 1-piece that is a size too big on a clearance rack. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Inside the dim, narrow shop lined with racks of merchandise, the smell of pelts fills my nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I go inside and Ma’s putting the dishes away in the kitchen, lifting them out of the drain rack and stacking the plates on the shelf. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself,” sighed Foaly, selecting what looked like a finger from the rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As I trailed my fingers along the racks I forgot about the diagnosis for minutes on end. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We stumbled into a wine cellar—a bunch of dusty bottles in wooden racks—like we were walking through somebody’s basement, only there was no exit above us, just more tunnels leading on. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She grabbed my arm with one hand and the wire rack with the other and it nearly toppled over but didn’t. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was strange to see the hat rack in the corner with no hat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He felt quiet and at peace with himself when he was padding around a hot zone in a space suit, carrying a rack of test tubes that held an unknown deadly agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaol chuckled at her agitation and pointed his sword at the rack, allowing her to get to her feet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Hanging from a department store rack was a sleek, sparkly dress in a doll’s size. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Get up, get up, get out of your racks, plebes!” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was also a long rack of thirty Supply Droids, which had been installed along the bunker’s eastern wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I hear the underwear rack being adjusted on squeaky wheels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The ride started off as a high ole time, us laughing loud and cutting up behind Mr. Lias as the buggy racked out of Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Molly glances over at the tea service drying in the rack. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I snorted as he picked out a small tube of sunblock from a rack. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He ate until his palate was dulled by the taste and then rewrapped the crate and placed it on the rack above him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My eyes followed the line of her outstretched arm to the upended clothing and shoe racks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But most of the people gathered in the meadow wore everyday clothes: faded work shirts or T-shirts and chinos, floral-print dresses that could be found on the discount racks of any department store. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When she hung up, she reached over to a rack and pulled a white chef coat off a hanger. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Big Ma kept pulling hangers of pleated wool skirts off the rack and putting them back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He wanted to train me to an elevation I could never reach; it racked me hourly to aspire to the standard he uplifted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After the machine has run its course, you let the dishes cool enough to handle, unload the rack, and reload the dishwasher—all the while continuing to clear tables and fetch meals for stragglers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The early-morning station at 125th Street had the first of the army of black workers headed downtown to sort mail, to carry bags, to push racks through the busy New York streets. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There were racks of almanacs, nature books, world records books, old encyclopedias, and dictionaries. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He walked to a coat rack in the corner, took a black robe from it, and put it on. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z For a moment there was no sound except the scratching of Henry’s pen and the distant crash of dish racks in the kitchen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was loaded with a bottle of some clear liquid, a long rack of sharp needles, and a plunger. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps they were racking their brains for anything to say other than “good luck.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The three men followed us in a green pickup with a gun rack inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z How many extracurricular activities did this guy rack up? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The only other object in the cage was a steel bar in the shape of an upside-down U, cemented into the pavement like a bike rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The bus attendant drags our luggage from the rack. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I rack the shotgun and turn it on the sheriff, who now points his revolver at Katherine’s temple. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z What did the hat say to the hat rack? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I moaned as the bar rolled off my shoulders and back into the rack. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She struts around the rack like a fashion model. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Inside, I was racking my brain for something to do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom sat silently on my bike luggage rack, weak and pale. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a rack of greetings cards showing men dressed like Prince Philip fishing in rivers saying “On Father’s Day” or foxgloves in a cottage garden saying “For My Dearest Grandmother.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I watch as she grabs a knife from the dish rack and a loaf of bread from on top of the fridge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It helped that I was starting to rack up some wins in gymnastics meets, where most of my teammates had muscles too. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The woman standing at the rack next to me has her clutch in her right hand. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Soon as it hit the rack,” I declare, feeling proud. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped back, bumping into the rack of bread and cakes, and grabbed my hand to pull me to her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Cheetah grabbed a plate from the drying rack and broke it across the side of her face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I looked down at the index and racked my brains for the case they were looking for. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I pulled a saber out of the rack of weapons and found a spare mask and glove. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A carved wooden mermaid holding a pipe rack. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He pointed with a laugh to his avowed library—to the shelves of books, the rack full of reading-machine bobbins and sound-track rolls. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Why pick it when there were Japanese katanas racked up nearby? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He picks up a clipboard and drops it into a rack above his father’s bed. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The horses stamped on the other side of the feeding racks and the halterchains clinked. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs after supper, we continue to rack our brains for a plan. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She still wore her costume and makeup, except for the wimple; that she had set down on its rack. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I get off, and find myself wading through rack after rack of children’s party dresses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They hung on a big round rack from the ceiling. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She jumped out of the helicopter and yanked her hoverboard from the magnetic rack next to the door. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The day after I put mine under my bed, he took them out and put them back on the rack. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She placed her bag on the overhead rack and settled onto the seat, stiffly, holding her magazine, her body aligned towards the aisle and away from him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I carried the rack up toward the front of the boat and opened one of the side windows. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He dove behind a rack of wedding dresses. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Boys will say amongst themselves that so-and-so has a nice rack, while girls will more likely say that a boy is cute, a term that describes both physical and emotional characteristics. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then they jumped in and dislodged the oars from the rack, using them to guide the boat into water deep enough that it began to float and they could start the motor. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He has me up against Bennie’s potato-chip rack faster than you can say sour cream and onion. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Three tiers of racks: ground floor level, first gallery, second gallery. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Magazines, brought from Earth on the silver rocket a month before, fluttered, untouched, burning brown, on wire racks fronting the silent drugstores. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew it wasn't any use trying to talk my way out of it, so I pulled my heavy green woolen coat with the hood that Grandma had made for me off the rack. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On the towel rack hung an ugly beige bra. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They’re staring at you because you were at the Ministry too,” said Harry, as he hoisted his trunk into the luggage rack. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My parents put their bags on the luggage rack, and mine fits under the seat in front of me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Some boats were up on racks, and men and women worked over the hulls, sanding, scraping, painting. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat silent awhile, both racking their brains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then he moved from rack to rack, grabbing any extra-small items for Felix and larges for himself: hoodies, sweatpants, tanks, T-shirts in every style and every color. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z While I waited for Mrs. Lynch to come back, I spun the postcard rack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I thought of myself as a fairly flexible person, but not knowing what each day would bring was nerve- racking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the swallow racked its brain, it heard a voice coming down the trail. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They began selling the game on the software rack at their local computer store. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As I lay them out on the racks, I peel the top one off each stack. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He found himself a seat in the day coach and hoisted his luggage on the rack above his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Copper pots hang from a wooden rack on the far side of the kitchen; big spoons and ladles are shoved into ceramic holders near the stove top. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z On each table there was a different classic home computer or videogame system, accompanied by tiered racks that appeared to hold a complete collection of its peripherals, controllers, software, and games. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Through the windows, I see the dark outline of grape clusters of basketballs, stacks of pointed traffic cones, and a rack of hockey sticks. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually she had a whole rack of flasks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I rack my brain for something that made me happy here. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She could have been eighteen herself, just like the girl at the magazine rack, reading Collier’s and playing for time in the drugstore. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We went straight to the juniors' department on the second floor of Broadway Department Store, where she scanned the racks to see what was there before sliding clothes along them one after another. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He joins us at the kitchen table, but not before grabbing a spoon from the dish rack and helping himself to my bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At the other end, freestanding racks were hung with drying plants, cured leather, and what looked like strips of drakon jerky. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ragen’s Colts emptied their clubhouse gun racks and went looking for targets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He hugged my father, and I ran to where Aunt Fela was pulling racks of bread from the oven. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Our evening clothes hang on racks against the wall. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When I caught more than I could eat, I would bone them, put them on a rack of sticks, and slowly smoke them until they dried out. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex pulled a cue out of the rack and glanced at the table. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Each time they followed his example, he retreated with concern and racked his brain for some new stratagem that would enable him to turn upon them scornfully again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, it’s worth having a sense of the basic off-the- rack structure of a speech before you dive into bespoke couture. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Before we left home, I took the liberty of having a makeover at every counter in every mall in town. I racked up quite a few free gifts with purchase.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z On the wall above the magazine rack is a row of light switches with different names under them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Now you rabbits do whatever rabbits do. And, White Rabbit, you get ready to rack up the assists this winter, you hear?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He blew out the lantern and set it in the rack. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They were racked with guilt for being alive, racked with pain in their heads and fear of ghosts, racked with nightmares and strange compulsions, punishments for being alive when the others were dead. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her little guy peeked out from between two dresses in a circular rack. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I push the top rack back in and pull out the bottom. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Fair enough,” he said, picking through the racks before drawing out a bottle and holding it up to a lamp, peering through it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine was perched on a luggage rack, fast asleep. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He follows me over to the magazine racks, and I don’t even hesitate. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But as she racked her brain for something sultry and witty, she noticed that Trip had disappeared from the patio. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I grabbed a towel from the rack at the end of the tub and tossed it at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There was even a rack of well-worn picture books for those days when fifth-graders felt like looking back at the books they grew up on. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He opens the wooden box, which is filled with racks of small bottles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the dress off the silver rack with one hand and took Zu’s arm in the other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A moment later he had scrambled underneath and into the room, which was, as he’d guessed, a scullery, with sinks for washing and racks for drying crockery. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then I reach for my backpack hanging on the rack near the front door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He pulled a long cedar plank from a rack and pointed out the annual growth rings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Can buy a darn formal straight off the rack and it fits like a dream.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Jon nodded to the guards before making his way past the silent racks of spears to his rooms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few minutes later I see why she doesn’t do returns—she can’t reach the racks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Going through a rack of clothes, he came across a sweatshirt that was identical to the one he was wearing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Shudders racked him, and for the first time he realized how cold he was. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dad's tools live in neat racks above his workbench. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Foaly clopped over to an equipment rack clamped to the wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Along each side of the cavernous room, long, sleek racing shells were stacked four high on wooden racks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We were concentrating on our dinner, and everybody jumped when the door slammed open and banged against the wall, making the plates rattle in their racks. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing the glasses, I wandered into the comic-book section of the store and randomly pulled a comic off a rack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Now the light was lifting as the sun went down, and the sun streaks climbed up the wall and fell over the feeding racks and over the heads of the horses. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of row upon row of beauty products there was only a single rack of hygienic essentials. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Most of all, he thought about a hut in the swamp with a warm fire and racks of drying herbs and drakon jerky. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I rack my brain to try to think what could be in these poems that would get us in trouble. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Dill put the dish in the cracked white plastic drying rack and went to his room. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My lungs as usual were fed up with all this work, and from now on would only go rackingly through the motions. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was sobbing bitterly; her whole body was heaving with the gulps that racked her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The only thing she recognized was a rack lined with bags and bags of the Hot Mix that Laxmi was always eating. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Atticus walked from his office to the foyer and took down his hat and stick from the hat rack. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I took her coat and hung it on our rack. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z And there was not the devotional clutter of so many pictures and statues and candle racks. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z English put the bar back up on the rack and sat up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A skier who was looking at headlines on the newspapers on the rack near the door overheard the conversation between Matt and Mr. Minch. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Squeezing between the racks, I think about how miserable this place must be on a Saturday. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z You push your cart a few feet, pause significantly with item in hand, frown at the ambient racks, then push on and repeat the process. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The rack in front of it held five large octahedron-shaped devices, each roughly the size of a soccer ball. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The man was rounding the drying racks on the opposite side of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My breath catches as we all stare at a rack of toppled test tubes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then Marge shows up in the kitchen and points out the row of copper pots and pans hanging from a rack near the ceiling. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed dishes over and over, and Martín yelled at me a couple of times because I was taking too long to move the dish racks through El Monstruo. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z At the register, I looked at the rack of postcards. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She searched through piles and wandered through racks, pressing back hanger after hanger, until she found a cocktail dress made of a slinky silvery material that matched her eyes, with little chains for straps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Foaly unhooked what appeared to be a false bottom from the equipment rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The moment we entered, a spotlight took turns highlighting each piece of equipment on the racks of the curved walls, while a narrator’s voice gave a detailed description. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z An involuntary shiver racked my body as I recalled the burning shul, the smoke scorching my lungs. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He grunted and got the last one up and onto the rack. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then we opened our bags and hung them to the rack with a couple of pieces of tape. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The conductor emerged from the compartment, having swung the suitcases up on to the racks. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z On a hunch, I maneuver my way to the side aisle, and to the racks of canned soda, which are also beginning to disappear. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We were now forced to shop among the junior miss racks. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You did really good, Dad,” I told him as a spasm of deep, oily coughs racked his body. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All that was left in Dyer’s Appliance, as far as Milton could tell, was a rack of vacuum bags. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Almost immediately, they racked up an impressive record. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she returned the tray to its rack and reached for the next one. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And then she pointed to the bra rack, and a part of me wanted to crawl under the discarded piles of kids’ pajamas and die. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Good Night, Sleep Tight was very clean, and there were even two luggage racks—one for Granny’s suitcase and one for mine. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was Chacko’s idea to have a billboard painted and installed on the Plymouth’s roof rack. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was passing the bicycle racks, I heard my name being called. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I picked out a candy bar from the rack on the counter, but I can’t tell you which one because I don’t remember. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Switch on the light. The balls are racked,” Doc said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the old men, wearing a tom and dirty sheepskin jacket, had on a gun belt; in all the truck cabs, gun racks held rifles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the banner of Let’s Move! we continued to rack up results. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Up? Peris, how am I going to—” “Straight out the door, in a big rack—bungee jackets. There’s a whole bunch in case of a fire.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Shaking off my nerves, I follow the hall to a small waiting room—six chairs with a magazine rack in the corner. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I washed, Fern put the dishes in the rack, and Vonetta dried. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I been racking brains and nothing comes to mind. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "Don't stretch me on a rack of dialectic. I'm a brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It's hard enough to keep from getting trampled when everyone can actually see you, so I scramble to one side and use a bike rack as a safety zone. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So I swipe a Priority Mail envelope from a nearby rack and drift toward his counter. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But during that terrible first week of his life I was racked with the miseries of a weak, sore body and a lost soul. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Skip politics. We’ll play to our strengths: rack up our Excelsior points in academics and, most especially, at the science fair.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z As I try to escape along the far side of the store, Lou Anne Templeton steps from behind the hairbrush rack. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My father began to cough again, the deep, dry, racking cough that shook his frail body and frightened me terribly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Just think of the rack, the medieval instrument of torture. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sure wish she’d taken to getting me clothes off a store rack, instead. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah. I know how to blow a rack,” he says, throwing a little pride. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I shrugged my jacket off and hung it on the coat rack. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Orders whispered sharp and quiet—boats hauled back onto their racks, oars put away, all of it carefully dried off with dust sheets, which we hid beneath the floorboards afterward. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She nodded to the serving platters in the dish rack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “The number is in her datebook,” he said, and grabbed a hand towel from the rack and patted his face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The first rack of greasy pots and pans slid onto the table, and the dishwasher let out hisses of steam as the rack splashed into the pool of blue water. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the train lurched to a start, Will tucked himself neatly into an overhead luggage rack and curled into a tight ball, doing his best to rub some warmth into his muddy toes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m starting in on that theme when she suddenly dives behind the rack that separates the place where we’re standing, in the Jordache/No Boundaries section, from the Faded Glory region. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When you sell them ready rocks to that hype, you ain’t getting the ends—it’s the man with the master plan who be racking up the money! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d call him Rin Tin Tin too, and I’d take him to school with me, where he could stay in the janitor’s room or by the bicycle racks when the weather was good. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I was uneasy, spying from behind a rack of frilly somethings. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It continued past long storage racks that held a wide array of weaponry: magic swords, shields, powered armor suits, plasma rifles, railguns, and countless other weapons. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The first thing I noticed about East Shoal High School was that it didn’t have a bike rack. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The yams, some bubbling with syrup, lay on a wire rack above glowing coals that leaped to low blue flame when struck by the draft of air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have racked up as many detention slips for lateness if it wasn’t. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She made that same cackling sound—somewhere between a laugh and a racking cough. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Behind a rack of framed photos of Snow, we encounter a wounded Peacekeeper propped against a strip of brick wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In fact, a few of them wind up at the far edges of the quincunx’s bottom rack. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I racked my brain for something to talk about. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Holly selected a blackout suit from the rack, pulling it on over her jumpsuit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then he motioned to the attendant to get down the bigger suitcase from the rack. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew the names of all the spices on Mama’s spice rack before I could read: salt, paprika, turmeric, cumin, coriander, mint. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I already got the notification from Stella’s app and moved from the desk over to my bed, where the IV rack is, waiting for her arrival. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Bare fluorescent tubes and a rack of ribs hang from the ceiling, obscuring his profile. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Each bottle could be placed on one of fifteen racks, each rack, though you couldn’t see it, was a conveyor traveling at the rate of thirty-three and a third centimetres an hour. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning I went shopping at a discount store and bought a cheap navy blue suit off the rack. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Harry peered down over the edge of the luggage rack, his heart pumping a little faster. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I get dressed and follow them, hiding behind racks of hats and on-sale sweaters. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z How long he lay there, racked by grief and misery, he had no way of knowing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His pirogue was empty, which made sense if he were returning from the markets in Kinshasa; but there weren’t any containers or racks, either. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The only reading matter was the country magazines in racks by the fireplace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When it was Nok's turn, the woman slid a bird off the roasting rack and started hacking it to pieces with a long butcher knife. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Black crepe hung in swags around the walls, and hundreds of holy candles glittered in a rack at one end of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bacon had himself seen men suspected of treason racked, though torture was not normally used in English legal proceedings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’d forgotten my pocketknife, but out back I found an old-fashioned glass soda bottle in a recycle rack. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When she started to cry, I felt very nervous and was racking my brain for some sort of reaction, some wise word, some supportive, comforting gesture. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Alaskan hunters know that the easiest way to preserve meat in the bush is to slice it into thin strips and then air-dry it on a makeshift rack. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I racked my brain for a suitable reply. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She slipped in, found the rack of spares, grabbed two bungee jackets, and was out in less than a minute. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My mind is like tar, my body racked with dull pain, but I’m aware enough to know that if I don’t rise from this pallet, I really am dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Or sometimes Ellie will give me something special to do, like putting all the Basic Equipment T-shirts on hangers, because things on hangers sell faster, and then arranging them neatly on racks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny the Scourge lay upon his bed, racked with crippling pains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They took off their shoes and shoved them into the already overflowing shoe rack. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I have to say he was the tidiest person in the house, as opposed to Sophie, who used the floor as a display rack for her clothing choices. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z When I huddled down with the others I began to shake with cold, a kind of shaking I had not experienced, jumping, racking spasms like the convulsions of fever. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z On the rack above the charcoal fire, chestnuts roasted in a covered pan. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With awe I beheld the storm of emotion racking her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She sauntered back through the dress department, pausing at the rack where she’d found her dress. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In the hall all three of them took their hats from the coat rack, pulled their canes from the cane holder, bowed silently, and left the apartment. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, racked by exhaustion and guilt, he picked up his .45 and put the barrel in his mouth. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She laughed with no joy, like a cough racked with sickness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “It’s coming from your trunk, Harry,” said Ron, standing up and reaching into the luggage rack. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His blue bike was the only one locked up at the rack. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z One fire penetrates Berberian’s bakery, making quick work of the bread racks and pastry carts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I went back into the room and saw that Granny’s plaid suitcase was not on her luggage rack. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The bed was made, the clothes that hung on a post were ironed, the shoes were properly lined on a rack, and the brown tile floor was shiny. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then I went out into the kitchen, took the steel out of the rack and began to whet the bayonet. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long rod with lenses at one end and a card, with two pictures on it, held in a rack at the other. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The wide aisles were lined with bins of nuts and dried fruit, baskets of apples, and clothing racks with tie-dyed shirts and gauzy Tinker Bell-type dresses. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When I pulled into the parking lot, I once again saw that loathsome truck, with its flags, stickers, and menacing gun rack. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Jenna pointed to the front parking lot where the bike racks were. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The store is not very deep but has a few racks filled with packaged foods and a case holding premade sandwiches that make my mouth water. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The dishes my mom left drying on the rack are an exhibit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I racked my brain, trying to remember the myth of the boar. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I prance from rack to rack, I preen. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just when I think we’re done, Mom finds a rack of jeans that are on sale and forces me to take two pairs to the dressing room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I racked my brain for interesting factoids about myself, but I could only think of embarrassing ones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Biggest size on the rack, and it doesn’t even zip. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Its walls were lined with racks of suits and shirts, and it smelled to me like dry-cleaning fluid. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mama sighs and turns back to the rack, yanking each hanger across the bar with a little more force than before. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was so thin, said one observer, that his hips could have made a passable hat rack, but he refused to eat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Just ahead, the elk wove between the snowdrifts with his head down, his huge rack of antlers crusted with ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with racks of rifles—very expensive rifles—and Jesper assumed the boxes on the shelves were filled with ammunition. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I tossed the hat back on the luggage rack and turned to leave. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We were in the juniors’ section now, scanning the racks for dress-up clothes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Long strips of cotton fabric were hung over wooden racks so that their lower edges dipped into the water. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z |
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