He raised a hand to shield his eyes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was kneeling, her hands raised as if to fend off an attacker, and it looked like she was in pain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand in a sad farewell and trudged away across the dark field. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands, and the tension on the bridge ratcheted even higher. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He raised his voice, which is typical when he needs to delay a second because he’s at a loss for his next distortion. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

After breaking off a long Jimpson weed to use as a prod, I got up on Rubin’s shoulder, and he raised me up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to tell Coach about their plan, unless they raised enough cash. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And then one of them raised his hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I raised an eyebrow and her cheeks stained a light pink. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mama Oji held the soap with both hands and raised it to her nose and sniffed it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to answer questions and volunteered to go to the chalkboard to solve math problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We raised rabbits, but sold them to whites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lovelace raised an eyebrow, then cleared her throat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“My mother believes. She was raised Buddhist but goes to Methodist church now. She’s not very happy with me.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

We raised our children and reared our crops; we let infants grow, and property develop. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might not think it, but I try to be honorable. That’s how my parents raised me. Is it good enough for the rice?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Should any hair be so insolent as to appear, my barber stands with razor ready,” he had assured her when she raised him up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“What? But back in the old days—” “Oh, we’ve raised our standards! To pass, you must show proficiency in all twenty. Isn’t that great?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She thought, looking at her feet, and then raised her head. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s cramping, I think —” I started to say, before Patrice raised his hand to shush me as he listened for the heartbeat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Augustus took his flute of champagne and raised it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had already stepped past the threshold and climbed onto the raised veranda, a few feet from the kitchen. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand for a high five. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Before he moved out of her sight, the woman raised an arthritic hand with the middle fingers crossed and the others bent awkwardly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his index finger in the air. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the heir to the throne raised himself to his full height. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at them and then raised her hands at the crowd. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyes with difficulty to the dark slopes of Mount Doom towering above him, and then pitifully he began to crawl forward on his hands. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She pointed again, and Kira saw a sprawling, weedy plant in a raised bed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam made one desperate jump backward and raised his hands to guard his face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Susie looked at me with her eyebrows raised but didn’t say anything. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you’d come into the kitchen and he would be sitting by the kitchen table where the sunlight was coming in, and he’d have his face raised to it like he could see its warmth. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His head had been raised too high by someone trying to help. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I was trying—” Mr. McGowan raised his hand, cutting Dill off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“What beautiful daughters you have raised,” Ultima nodded to my mother. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A seventh castle he raised, most massive of all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know how it got like that, because I wasn’t raised like that—I come from a good family. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela says she was saved because her parents sent her to live with her great-aunt in Havana, who raised her with progressive ideas. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

William did what was asked of him, but he knew the work raised ethical issues. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The man held Gabes neck with one gloved hand, raised his weapon with the other, and touched the tender skin there with the blade. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He could hear Master’s raised voice from the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and said, “I’m fine with flexibility.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ron gave a weak, hopeful smile and half raised his arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Many genetic males raised as girls don’t blend in so easily. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The crowd screamed insults at me, but Antaeus raised his hand for silence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes. And now that you’ve been angry and raised your voice again, you’ll feel a lot better—just wait and see.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This they raised, placing the open part directly over the opening in the earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cyrus walked to the kitchen stoop before he stopped and raised his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wives were sympathizing with each other in slightly raised voices. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The leader then raised his long, curved knife above his head. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched the raised pattern with a knobby finger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand and gripped the wall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Harker raised her head, looking from one to the other of us she said solemnly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Olive raised her hand, but Bronwyn told her to forget it—she was too young. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He raised his free hand and placed it gently on the side of my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word, he walked over and raised a fist at me threateningly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to tell you this, children, but I cannot allow you to be raised by someone who is not a relative.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Percy thought he might start a fight, but instead he raised the point of his spear. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Finance-based protestations were crushed before they could be raised, by the clear statement that his tuition would be taken care of. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He opened the gate and walked swiftly and silently up the garden path, Harry at his heels, then pushed the front door very slowly, his wand raised and at the ready. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

People sat on the ground or stood near the walls and talked to one another in raised voices, wondering what the chief would say. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Coraline raised the stone to her eye and she scanned the room through it, looking for something that glowed or glinted, a telltale sign that somewhere in this room was another hidden soul. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Chas loosened his grip, and I was standing again, but he held on to my necktie with his left hand as he raised a fist with his right. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘But’—the dinner had raised Johnny’s hopes—‘I feel sure I’ll get something.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all that woman could say was, “I’ve raised nine children and didn’t none of them choke when I put them down with a little bread to chew.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I assured her, and raised my scalpel, waiting for Mr. Mams to give us the go-ahead. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The horse raised his head and rolled his weight onto his chest, preparing to stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pried the blade under the door and got his fingers under it and then stood and raised it up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Along the wall Freddie leads me to, there’s a raised wooden chair with footrests where the guy will sit while you shine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mustering all his strength, he raised his head, and with a weak and pinched voice he called into the darkened branches, “Are you okay?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“How about that, Emi?” she says to me with an eyebrow raised. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

With his head raised, Bud could no longer buck and he entered a smooth, rhythmic gallop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She strummed a couple of chords, then raised her face. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo raised his eyebrows at the young monk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As my feet came down on the cobblestones I watched the small puffs of dust they raised. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So tomorrow, with only twenty- seven dollars left of the money raised in Kansas City, they were heading west again, to Texas, to Nevada—“nowhere definite.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised his hand to my lips, closing my mouth around his thumb, waiting to see if he would protest. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The blue knight climbed unsteady to his feet, and raised his dirk in the direction of Renly Baratheon, the salute of a champion to his king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He pocketed the capsule and raised an eyebrow at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She blinked at the blade, and slowly raised her face to look at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I see his hands raised in takbeer to begin prayers, with everyone standing behind him in neat rows. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Grinning, she raised up on her elbow to look at him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ema raised her hands in mock surrender and quickly moved out of sight. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo raised himself up on his little stool. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

So the command was given, and the brothers of the Night's Watch raised their camp behind the stone ring the First Men had made. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Despite his spinning head, he raised himself from the log. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was followed by two speakers, both community residents, who raised the pitch of the meeting with their complaints about the city’s treatment of poor blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Your Honor, I regret that the defense has raised the viperous issue of race and class hate in this trial. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the melody, Chacko raised his voice over the chocolate sound. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that Jefferson had raised the issue of political betrayal, he would have to “excuse the freedom of this discussion...which has taken off the Shackles I should otherwise found myself embarrassed with.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The girl raised her head and waved at the driver, who tooted the horn, then bumped through the grass around to the back of the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One raised a hand and gave us an uncertain wave. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They raised their voices, promising that it would not pass through. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

To see her with another boy, acting like she didn’t know me, after I raised her, after all the nights we spent together. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Peeta looks down at me, gone, mad, flashing back into the land of the hijacked, his gun raised over me, descending to crush my skull. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Albert opened his eyes, looked at Joseph kneeling on the floor, and raised an eyebrow. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In front of the wide, raised speaker’s platform were two nearly life-sized photographic blowups of Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spoke with a deep bass rumble as he stalked forward, his right hand raised and thrusting an imaginary sword. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A little way on, Gwydion stopped, raised his shaggy head, and narrowed his eyes toward a distant ridge. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The entire black community where he was born had raised the money for his tuition. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They did what they heard and raised their fists and shouted “Power to the people!” and “Seize the time!” and “Right on!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

His father raised the knocken Jesse could hear P. T. barking from the back of the house and rushing to the door. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You deserved to be punished. Someone had to teach you a lesson. Your parents never raised a hand to you. They let you run wild. So the duty fell to me.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Ugly, though,” he added hastily, as Ginny raised her eyebrows, and she let out a reluctant giggle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There he stood somewhat bewilderedly beside his suitcase as Bill Thorpe raised the side hatches and Nick flung a package into the luggage space. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then his father raised his belt, and it fell with a whistling sound on Roy, who shivered, and fell back, his face to the wall. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I raised the window a little more, like Gran asked, for Dinah to get in. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the first day, Bridge raised her hand and said, “Excuse me, but we don’t understand anything you’re saying. We don’t speak French yet.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled it down and she raised her legs to aid him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They learn the names of the different architectural styles: cape, saltbox, raised ranch, garrison. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she gazed from all the corpses to the bloody man she raised her head to cry over his triumph, but felt his grip upon her, checking her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed raised his head and sniffed the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They babbled and gestured toward her basket, their movements disjointed, their tones raised, and Olanna made out some of the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Cecile raised her hand, I pushed Fern back, not knowing if she raised her hand only to point down at Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows, impressed, and they raced away once the light changed to green. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Tears began to roll down my cheeks, and she raised her hand and slapped me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The stage was a triangular space in the comer, raised about a foot off the floor. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time Colonel Cathcart had raised the number of missions to fifty-five, Sergeant Towser had begun to suspect that perhaps every man who wore a uniform was crazy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Diana raised an eyebrow, but Rachel and Brigid were at the door with the tea, so she said nothing more. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

And sometime in the future, when the brothers and sisters had been raised up, escaped with him into the woods and left 12 behind forever. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

While Nok took the seat, he raised the teacup to his lips and took a small sip. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When she reached the boys she raised her arms and they looped a rope around her waist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“And you raised your hand to answer it?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There Glenn was raised in permanently straitened means, for his father never again found steady work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The last speaker walked slowly to the microphone, his bright green robes shimmering, his hands raised for quiet. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The red priest stood on the forecastle facing the storm, his staff raised above his head as he boomed a prayer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the Harlem home in which I was raised, the binding forces were love and survival, not race. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I raised my head and opened my eyes, the cold kiss still on my lips, Rosa the Beautiful was gone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother raised me until this past summer. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill raised his wand, and the pile of earth beside the grave rose up into the air and fell neatly upon it, a small, reddish mound. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I raised my arm too late and the frame crashed into me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel any different, but when I raised my arms I couldn’t see them. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He will not cry,” she said, and she raised the baby’s face to her own and looked into his eyes and he stared solemnly back at her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her tensed body before he raised his dark, well-groomed brows. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Black and Lupin stood shoulder to shoulder, wands raised. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Most depended on raised-field agriculture, in which farmers grow crops on flat, artificially constructed surfaces created for the same reason that home gardeners grow vegetables on raised beds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Again the Keeper held up her hand for order, but Cole’s father raised his voice even louder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At the one extreme was Henderson Island, an old coral reef raised above sea level and devoid of stone Other than limestone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We used to share one big bed, but two years ago I raised a fuss, asking for my own bed. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The enormous serpent, bright, poisonous green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the air and its great blunt head was weaving drunkenly between the pillars. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He raised himself and his movement set the harp to jangling. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then, with a swift movement he raised the wig. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Kainene raised her eyebrows; they were penciled in, thin fluid arcs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Got it so much I even raised my hand. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

George raised the gun and listened to the voices. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama simply raised an eyebrow and continued to fasten her light blue pillbox hat into place. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Through all the months of winter she had, each day, lain on the hut floor, put her hands behind her head, and raised herself. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I raised my shield instinctively; I had the feeling something was stalking me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Their guns were raised, but their voices were more bemused and curious than aggressive. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In panic he raised himself to his knees and tried to fling off and away his terrible fingers, but succeeded only in knocking the nurse into the next bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Blackberry buried his nose in the gravel under the landward edge of the board and raised it, pushing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t raised his hand and he made everyone laugh so he had to go up to Father Byrnes and hold out his hands, palms up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, Dad swayed up to Anglesey, raised his left hand 'cause his right was so busted, and did this...” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Miss Love had raised the parlor windows by time I got back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sinjin raised three fingers on his right hand like a scout’s pledge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I raised my cup of coffee toward her in a toast. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When the girls finally left for school, Aunt Pearl turned back to Alfred, her eyebrows raised. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards offshore I let the hook go and it plunged down and grabbed bottom, and the Fayre Eleyne straightened and raised her bow and seemed to sigh with relief. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a very young captain who had always been outstanding for his timidity raised a cautious index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Indigo Man raised something over his head. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Beyond the city walls, a hundred pavilions had been raised beside the river, and the common folk came out in the thousands to watch the games. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why...how could you do that?” he said softly, afraid that if he raised his voice, he’d never stop shouting. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Warders with automatic weapons stood on raised platforms watching us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop her talking and held it there until he had chewed and swallowed the bite. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

More donors were listed, with a total of $1,050 raised. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Tyson raised his hand like he was still in class. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they don’t remember what they learn, but I’m telling you, I done raised enough kids to know, they matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not even taking time to shake the water from his body, again he raised his head and bawled, and tore out down the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thandiwe took a step forward and her arm trembled as she raised it to point at the iron monster. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her right arm was raised, as if she was pointing the way, except her fingers were closed in a fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised dyed green hands in front of his face and squealed at her to get away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His forearms rest on his raised knees, his face turned to mine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He raised his head, turned over, and smiled. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the mark, rubbing my thumb over its raised surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He raised the jar to his mouth and carefully took a sip. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A man was sitting on the floor writing on a small raised wooden board resting on bricks before him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one hideously swollen arm and looked listlessly at the pus that seeped through the fabric of his sleeve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He saw phones, video cameras, and the like raised up, all of them pointed at him and Johanna. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knelt beside me and raised his arm to punch me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ended by asking if anyone had any questions, and Julian raised his hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I have guts, just not when it counts. Will you—um,” and she sat up straight and then moved toward me, and I raised my arm as she collapsed into my skinny chest and cried. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

At fins the knights lowered their raised legs and gave them a solemn shake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some, when their hatch was raised, simply walked out, head bobbing, as if this were nothing more than a stroll on a city sidewalk. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

But instead of creating trust, Kappe's statement simply raised more questions. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

When it didn’t explode, my mother raised her eyes to my father. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He made no effort to get up, but raised his hand to his lips and blew me a kiss. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Harry raised himself slightly in his seat and saw what looked like plain water boiling away inside it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Jenny raised her treat hand even higher, Chico did a backflip for his big finish. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Henry, sitting across from her at the table, raised his eyebrows at her over the top of his coffee cup and smiled. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised it wickedly, his silk sleeve falling to reveal his hairy, wiry arm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As they pushed their way across the dance floor, Harry saw cloaked and masked figures appearing in the crowd; then he saw Lupin and Tonks, their wands raised, and heard both of them shout, “Protego!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Winky trembled and shook her head frantically, her ears flapping, as Mr. Diggory raised his own wand again and placed it tip to tip with Harry’s. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cherry Lane raised her arms in the air as she wiggled to the music. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he raised both, shield and baby, above his head. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them broke step: In silence both raised their left arms in a kind of salute and passed straight through, as though the dark metal were smoke. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She raised her foot and the swing began to move again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The only sign of civilization is the track, which rests on a raised bed of gravel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At another school, a student who stepped outside the usual gender categories might have been the topic of gossip or debate or at least a few raised eyebrows. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I raised the gun and walked out of the busted door. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He considered me a moment, his eyebrows raised, whistling softly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Young Assad got up and raised his head to search the sky for his aimless balloon, trying to guess where it would land. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A woman in the sixth row immediately stood up and raised her hand. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the chorus raised her hand, and we all got quiet. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I mentioned the names of Lansing people and places, he remembered many, and pretty soon we sounded as if we had been raised in the same block. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With an inhuman roar he picked her up in one scraggly hand and raised her so she was staring at him in the eye. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lili walked over, took her son’s hand, and raised him from his knees. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because it contains some of Japan’s best agricultural land, where super-expensive Kobe beef is raised today, and where Japan’s ancient capital was located at Kyoto until the capital’s shift to Tokyo in 1868. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised one hand in the briefest possible greeting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Miles raised his other hand, but it fell back down as if it were too heavy to hold up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The guards moved in a slow circle, rifles raised. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For months, she had raised gold and gems from the earth to create this monster. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She turned to Artemis and started to say something, but Artemis raised her hand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Emma raised a finger to her lips and motioned for us to follow. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

More and more ’spicions was getting raised ’bout him every day. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and raised my head. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: They were raised like that, I guess. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moine’s argument is that what separates a great salesman from an average one is the number and quality of answers they have to the objections commonly raised by potential clients. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

However' - he raised a finger - 'this is not the time to enter into such debates. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They raised us, built a life, and prospered—not extravagantly, but enough to definitively move up in class. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Beautiful raised his head and stared at us, and Miss Love squeezed my arm. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As I neared the tall doorway, the shoe poet raised his hand to stop me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He successfully raised a few baby gray squirrels, feeding them milk through a glass syringe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

When the referee raised his arm and blew his whistle for the second half to begin, a sense of disappointment fell over the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Anthony wrote hundreds of letters of invitation to prospective members, and almost single-handedly raised the money, hired the hall, and organized the speakers for the group’s first meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The King quickly raised him and bade him sit at table and take his fill of food and drink without fear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he’d really keep me from ballet until I raised my GPA. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the net under Nike’s chin and raised her face to his. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He sighs and I realize he’ll never feel the thrill of breaking the surface, fist raised, mud dripping down his wrist. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nan raised her eyebrows at me as Wynn left, announcing it was a nice night for a solo walk. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Besides the garrison and the household there were the yeomen from the town and those who had sought refuge when the portcullis was raised. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He wheeled his warhorse about and raised a hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t answer, I raised my voice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My parents had raised us to be churchgoing Presbyterians who believed God was the best protection. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

When Francie was raised to twenty dollars a week, Mama gave her five dollars a week for herself to pay for her carfare, lunches, and clothes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a split-second decision, whether for fight or flight, it sprang; and in the same instant the boy raised his rifle, sighted and fired, all in one quick motion. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Partridge handed me the book, and I slid my fingers over the raised bumps. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She raised one eyebrow but went into the nursery and, moments later, returned with an older woman in tow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Beside her Charles, who was still standing, smiled too and raised a polite eyebrow—a gesture which might have been nervous, might have meant anything, really, but which I took to mean Is that all? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She raised one arm and then retraced her steps, tapping each chalk mark as she passed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows so high, he looked startled. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Calvin asks me, “But have you seen if any of these new houses have raised decks or screen porches?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We three have been raised in good families, we have the opportunity to get an education and make something of ourselves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I did say so When first I raised the tempest. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Carl Sagan in Cosmos raised the possibility that if you traveled downward into an electron, you might find that it contained a universe of its own, recalling all those science fiction stories of the fifties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"See how it flames across the sky today on His Grace's name day, as if the gods themselves had raised a banner in his honor. The smallfolk have named it King Joffrey's Comet." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The two savages looked at each other, raised their spears together and spoke in time. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione raised their wands high enough to spread the narrow beams of light farther on the ground; Harry looked all around him, but his wand was nowhere to be seen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them, and raised itself, ready to strike. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Kaisa raised an eyebrow, and Ash was nervous that she would ask her where she had acquired the horse — and her clothes — but she did not. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat stayed staring at him from behind some bulrushes for a while, then raised his tail so that it alone was in sight and twitched the end, enjoying the dog’s silent frustration. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m trying to find out!” my father said with a raised voice. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

To have my hopes raised and dashed again, it’s like cold steel twisting in my gut. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of them decided to stay. Later, more came to stay. They farmed and raised cattle and sheep. They forced our people off their own lands.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He raised the camera so that those in the very front of the audience could see the viewfinder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Country Joe raised the guitar high in the air, gave a triumphant wave to the audience, and walked offstage. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows at me, silently asking for an invitation to go all the way. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Several boys raised their hands, but the Keeper ignored them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother worked the garden and fed her family from nothing but the food she raised. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Fm so sorry,” said Dumbledore politely, and he raised his wand again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie raised her eyebrows, considering the response, and said, “Acceptable. And thinking of the family is a nice touch—even in a hypothetical.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Just then one of the dogs had raised his head and growled, and he had to move away quickly, before he was seen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The drowsing creature in Harry’s chest suddenly raised its head, sniffing the air hopefully. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Aureliano spoke to him about the misfortune of his heart, withered and somewhat crumpled for having been raised against his sister. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But Hermione raised her wand, moved it in a circle through the air, and a wreath of Christmas roses blossomed before them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Twig raised her hand in that silly salute. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She raised an eyebrow without turning to look at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

By the time she reached the shadow of the royal sept on the far side of the yard, Arya was cold with sweat, but no one had raised the hue and cry. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The man raised his hands; he was holding a small phone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The world’s wind was cold and gusty from the northeast, but Ged had raised the magewind: the first act of magery he had done since he left the Isle of the Hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Stella nodded, and her mother raised the bottle until the last drop was gone. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I put my earbuds back in and raised the volume a little more, letting Stevie Wonder’s singing voice fill my ears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As he came they raised their heads and gazed at him, all together, for a moment, before returning to their feeding. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and dropped her chin to look at me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Soon the children had raised enough money for the old man’s medicine, which Isabelle bought at the local pharmacy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him, and Frodo felt his heart pierced by the sudden keenness of the glance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But I was sure that Rontu knew I was somewhere near, for he raised his head and smelled the air. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my head back a little with my eyebrows raised. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The officer raised his sword and charged toward the house, and troops ran after him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice raised her hand as though she would hold him back with a rope of air. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was fifty-two years old, a different generation, the last child of eight, who spent his first twelve years on an orchard farm where his family raised sheep and chickens. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He raised a light magewind into his sail, to drive him towards that land. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They turned a corner in the tunnel, and in front of him, as the man raised the lantern, Julius saw the brother of Boots. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes grew even brighter, and his one eyebrow raised in anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The drawbridge was lowered and the portcullis raised, and just inside the whole company of the household stood to receive them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Connor raised his hand, then called out even before Mr. Dimming noticed him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Is this how we raised you, cabrona? To disrespect your elders? Who do you think you are?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to comfort her and made some sort of horrid, gurgling speech noise to get her attention. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for this blessing of food and company,” she said, then raised her head and smiled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He raised his arms above his head and howled. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He raised it slowly—toward the watch on his right wrist. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He nearly killed a group of sophomores who, as he sped by, cussed and raised their fingers into the air. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He raised himself up on one hand and looked at them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She raised Robert after her own daughter died. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the two big knights raised their heads from their fetid, stinking task. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, her hand on the table, her glass raised. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They stood over the guards’ bodies, panting, weapons raised, waiting for more Fjerdan soldiers to flood out of the gatehouse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In that bedroom at night, that man, who had never raised his voice to me, unleashed the fury of three ancestors at me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, though it was not there before, is another raised platform, much like the one the contortionist stood on. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They had not raised their stroke rate a bit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Egyptian farmers raised a wide variety of fruits and vegetables—harvesting rich vineyards, tending extensive orchards, and producing record amounts of grain for domestic use and for export. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He raised the sword and brought it down upon the dead man, grunting as the blade sheared through wet wool and rusted mail and rotted leather, biting deep into the bones and flesh beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron walked back to Gryffindor Tower, and Harry, who had been thinking of nothing else all through dinner, now raised the subject of the Unforgivable Curses himself. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Scared as I was, I raised my hand to wave and forced myself to smile. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore had not raised his voice, he did not even sound angry, but Harry would have preferred him to yell; this cold disappointment was worse than anything. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Juliet raised a hand, even though she herself was four years Artemis’s senior. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

For me, it was a throwback to the way I’d been raised—the jazz at Southside’s house, the piano recitals and Operetta Workshops put on by my great-aunt Robbie, my family’s trips to downtown museums. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The commander paused and raised his eyebrow at her, twirling the ever-present toothpick on his tongue. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As sunrise reddened the Mountain of Gont behind them they raised the high sail and ran southwestward over the Gontish Sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then my mom came straight across the room, raised her hand, and gave me a backhand slap across my face. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Audrey shook her head, raised her napkin to her face like she was going to cry. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mama raised her hand to end the discussion. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I raised an eyebrow, but I said okay. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the food alone that so raised Johnny’s hopes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four girls giggled through stuffed mouths, and Pearl raised her napkin to cover a smile. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the aquarium a toy wizard stands on the gravel, his wand raised, mid-spell. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cabot Searcy, having been raised in a Southern Baptist church in Georgia, had little knowledge of this text before this first encounter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his wand arm, which felt like lead, and murmured “Aguamenti” too: Together, he and Hagrid poured water on the house until the last flame was extinguished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dari raised his pointer finger to his lips and held it there as we tiptoed through the lobby, moving so slowly we hardly moved at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes Jojo raised his head, and some water came from his mouth. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She studied my expression, then raised an eyebrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Liza enjoyed universal respect because she was a good woman and raised good children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are those who attribute my father's hoarding to being raised during the Depression, but my mother was not one of them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I turn my head slowly, chin raised like an Egyptian pharaoh, training my gaze on the magenta and white striped big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

With great care, I raised my eyes to the level of the windowsill. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He raised his voice and knocked his empty mug hollowly on the top of the mahogany bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dari raised an eyebrow at her, and she shrugged, and some kind of communication passed between them that I couldn’t catch. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Kendra raised the weed digger, holding the pie tin in her other hand. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And at the front, on a raised stage, were the first two baby grand pianos I’d ever laid eyes on, their giant hardwood tops propped open like black bird wings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Just then he raised his head, so massive I wondered at the blood it must take to animate, and he saw me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Matthew shook a fist with his thumb and pinkie raised. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He said it as though it were a great revelation, but Lazlo just raised his eyebrows. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The injured were being treated upon the raised platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All hands were raised to elect him a Red Successor. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wesley raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I know it’s an honor to be raised alongside the Gentry’s own children. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

However, Capricorn raised his hand to quell the murmur that had arisen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Cautiously and doubtfully she raised her treble voice, “Please, Mr. Robot, sir, are you the Talking Robot, sir?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as Koffi moved forward, he rounded his side of the trunk, dagger raised—but someone screamed, stopping him short. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his wand and saw the outline of a cluttered dressing table beneath the curtained window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I raised the whistle to my avatar’s lips and blew into it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand, closed his eyes, and spoke to the night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Though he had a suitable chair, and was raised upon several cushions, he felt very small, and rather out of place; but that feeling quickly passed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her arms were raised like she was waiting for someone inside the house to throw her a ball. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Their elbows were raised, and they were blowing on flutes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snape raised his eyebrows and his tone was sardonic as he asked, “Are you intending to let him kill you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I pick it up and start to run toward the police car, the dolly raised high over my determined head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She had been born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where her father had been a “checker for Ford automobiles.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She turned her head away sharply, and when he seemed likely to persist, raised her bound hands to foil his assist. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mayor Smiley raised a pistol to the sky and fired. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya raised an eyebrow at Grace as if to say, See? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As I approached, their heads snapped around like I was a magnet, and the god in the middle raised his head and glared at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

With the money Fannie raised, the St. Louis strikers held out for two years until Marx & Haas gave in to the union. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Slowly, very slowly, bracing my hand against the side of the house for support, I raised my head to the level of the window—straight into a great staring glass eye. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her knife and slashed off the god’s horn. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was raised without running water, nearly killed at twenty-two. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long horn, but Thor was Thor, and he raised the brimming horn to his lips and began to drink. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A man in furs, his face hardly visible in the deep hood of his garment, stood in the foreground, with his hand raised as if in greeting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then the zoo raised lots of money to build a huge enclosure. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

As he passed behind me, he slipped his hand under my raised arms and pinched my left nipple. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And when he reached her, he raised the front half of his long golden body, and, thrusting upwards his scaly golden hood, daintily kissed her, first on one cheek and then on the other. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He said calmly, “Well, at least—” Rit went on, her voice raised. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lords were anxious to question her further, but Catelyn raised a hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was scratching at the raised edge of the diamond with his thumb, his head studiously down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Charlie will be here in a few minutes. So, unless you want to tell him that you’ll be with me Saturday ...” He raised one eyebrow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes to the empty blue sky, squinting at the sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the doorway with her fist raised like she was about to knock. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He raised his ears at the sound, and I put him down, thinking that he wished to bark at them as he always did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Three Fates gathered around the god, circling him, their withered hands raised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he raised up the stone, and saw that it had crushed Herbor’s skull. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Until this was clear, the objection could be raised that, although our idea was aesthetically elegant, the shape of the sugar-phosphate backbone might not permit its existence. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Piper raised her hands in a placating gesture. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and held his hands slightly raised, then dropped them and opened his eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She raised it up as soon as Aunty Uju walked indoors. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sucked in a breath and raised his hand at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Only what, Chaplain ?” “Sir,” said the chaplain, “some of the men are very upset since you raised the number of missions to sixty. They’ve asked me to speak to you about it.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Instead of trying to fire again, Powell raised the pistol high in the air and brought down a crushing blow to Frederick’s head. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she replied, she raised her finger and pointed to her forehead:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was worse because Mr. Varner called on me in Trig when my hand wasn’t raised and I had the wrong answer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t yelling but her voice was clear enough that when she raised it in the crisp autumn air I thought all of downtown could hear our trouble. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad raised his beer bottle and angled it toward the light. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When he raised her it was like picking up a handful of sticks concealed in a rag bundle, so light she was. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motion had to do with what was going on inside Reggie’s mind, and it raised fascinating questions about the collision of technology, science, and law. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She raised both eyebrows and went into a bit of an extended nodding session. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Deedee raised her scarred arm and squeezed his middle finger, held on to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Lexie, that would never happen. We raised you to have more sense than that.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She raised her dagger and inspected the room again in its bronze light. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, various contemporaries of Newton had raised the problem, and the Olbers article was not even the first to contain plausible arguments against it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid at the altar raised his hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a long moment they looked at each other in silence, the boy with his arm still raised to his mouth. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In preparation, Mrs. Palmer had ordered a throne built on a raised platform. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This gradually raised the height and raised it evenly.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the story of the cat that raised mice. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His leg was in a cast, raised and held by tongs strapped to several weights. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast to the way they were raised, my parents mutually agreed to raise their children following Muslim traditions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Stand up, stand up, Jai. You raised this fine boy; all the credit goes to you.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I said how Mrs. Moss threw a doll at me ’cause I couldn’t keep my arms raised up during a time-out.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Once when Mr. Hathaway said people were and animals weren’t, Liyana raised her hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes raised upwards as if we were floating above him in the air. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly the soldiers raised their guns and Hannah bit her lip to keep from crying aloud. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he raised himself as he had done before and lightly saluted Mary Poppins on both cheeks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Unconsciously, she raised a hand to the side of her neck where I had touched her, held it there a moment, then let it fall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Spirit Bear raised its head slightly and sniffed the air with a long curious breath, then it started forward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There’s a prickle at the back of my scalp, the hairs on my forearms raised. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised up her hand, and we knocked knuckles together. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even today, he sees Byrd at her raised beds. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She smiled as sweetly as she could and raised her arms. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I raised my blade, the avatar spoke. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As I did, she raised her head and looked at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he raised his right hand and used it as if to check whether his collar was still open. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She yelled and raised her dagger, charging the goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He suddenly saw the Polish girl at my side and raised an eyebrow. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Troops went by the house and down the road and the dust they raised powdered the leaves of the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

One by one, they held up their hands—arms raised, palms outward—and edged away from Reed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Born in Bulgaria and raised in Switzerland, Zwicky came to the California Institute of Technology in the 1920s and there at once distinguished himself by his abrasive personality and erratic talents. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

With my last effort, my hand instinctively raised to protect my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, the man raised his sword hand, and the folds of his cloak fell to conceal the blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Some of them raised colored tents, some of them arrived in their own caravans drawn by huge grey horses or by small, shaggy ponies. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he raised his head and saw Tyrion, the spoon slipped from his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He raised a skateboard up and tucked it behind his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ampai tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to go on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand slowly to his throat and felt the power of the brooch working within him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew, so I raised my hand, but the teacher didn’t notice the small movement I’m able to make. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was Mack who pried open that crate, Mack who bought me, and Mack who raised me like a human baby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his eyes to Bod, and thin-lipped, he smiled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Then she looked at me, her eyes bright behind narrowed lids and raised up and struck me where it hurt. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We raised our guns in the air and cheered. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And yet, here was Anatole looking back at Father with his eyebrows raised very high, like “Do you understand plain English?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how the neighborhood was going to handle the death of a kid who was raised in front of everyone’s eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He thought his voice was too low to be overheard, but the Blue Monkey raised its head in midsnap and shrieked, “Matsika! Cops! Run for it!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She needs medical attention,” he said, first to Moss, then with his voice raised. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

These things raised his spirits so much that he could almost ignore the pain in his palms and in his armpits, bleeding and raw. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was an uncongenial existence for someone who had been raised in a stable, close-knit family environment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She stepped on, set Chestnutt down in the middle, then raised an eyebrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And he said, “Go ahead,” and then someone else raised a hand and answered some question about some kind of differential equation. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had been born in the wartime years; they’d been raised by parents who’d come of age in the Depression, who threw nothing out, not even moldy food. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

From there, I raised and lowered myself, up over the top of the highest branches, and down under low-hanging ones. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stood there straight as if at attention and then commanded me with a raised hand to fire away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Cross knew I had been raised and trained in the church and that I was familiar with church business and program planning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He did this now, folding the sides in and in until they stood in a raised rim and then making a lid to fit it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

My dad raised his hand to silence her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Grandma raised her head, but I heard no response. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his head to look at the circle of dementors across the lake. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As we walked away, he erased the map with his foot and waved us off with a raised right hand and a nod. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The beast finally raised his head, and my father gasped. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her father raised his voice and began again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She raised her index finger, like a wise philosopher. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He got up, his face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long, threatening finger. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He raised one huge hand like a vast claw and made a gesture as if pushing a disgusting thing away from him, into the black air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grandma had been, raised on a farm in Virginia and had come to New York when she married his grandfather. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so it was that I entered that enormous L-shaped room, on his arm, in my cashmere finery, to the applause, and then the raised glasses of fifty relatives. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now she's a star in India, I guess, and my cousin is being raised in Mumbai like a Bengali princess by her other set of grandparents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, with a wave of his wand, all the tables zoomed back along the walls leaving the floor clear, and then he conjured a raised platform into existence along the right wall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al is delirious, standing in the center of the hippodrome track with his arms and face raised, basking in the coins that rain down on him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The hair on Ophie’s arms raised in alarm, and she swallowed thickly past her fear. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Carly crossed her arms, tightened her lips, and raised one eyebrow. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

She raised her cup and poured acid over her face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I should have raised her so that she could open up to people, get help if she was in trouble.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I saw monsters patrolling the upper decks of the ship—dracaenas snake-women, hellhounds, giants, and the humanoid seal- demons known as telkhines—but we zipped by so fast, none of them raised the alarm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My dad had raised an eyebrow when I told him that and said, “I’ve got to meet these people.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Doc raised the blanket and took off his hat and said something to the wives. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I raised the blind, and the morning sunlight flooded the room, I heard the Professor’s low hiss of inspiration, and knowing its rarity, a deadly fear shot through my heart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Standards had been raised atop all three towers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Oh, that I could be like it, rooted to the ground but with my every hand raised up to God in praise! Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know this, because I was raised the Chinese way: I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people’s misery, to eat my own bitterness. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his glass and drank his rum, then got up and filled both glasses. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And mostly her grandmother had raised her, she told me, since her own mother had never been around. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She raised her glowing cell phone in front of her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her chin was raised, and her eyes sparkled. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Very kind of you, but I’m fine, thank you,” Mr. Griswold called back, and raised his cane in a salute. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I've never wondered if he knew his father, or if the Commandant raised him and loved him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I took the heavy crystal glass and raised it to my lips, glad for an excuse to turn from her eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his finger to his lips in a last warning. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A collective groan arose, over which Miss Peregrine raised her voice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Even Dorian raised his brows at his father, but the king refused to acknowledge his son’s silent questioning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He frowned at me again when I raised my hand and asked, “Are they bringing us back to America with them?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them had been raised—some even born—in refugee camps along the Pakistani border, and in Pakistani madrasas, where they were schooled in Shari’a by mullahs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The bigger man raised his eyes to gaze at the intruders in distaste and said something in die tongue of Old Volantis, too fast for Tyrion to hope to follow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the center was a raised dais, and on that dais, towering above the dancing politicians, stood Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his eyebrows once and did as he was told, stepping calmly off the porch and walking— slowly—onto the weedy, rocky front yard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She worked odd jobs, took night classes to get her high school diploma, and raised me on her own. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Ashish raised his eyebrows, that perpetual defensive set to his jaw slightly deepening. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he turned his head to adjust the blanket over her, she raised up and sank her teeth in his cheek. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka had neither raised nor lowered her voice, and it drifted clearly in from the kitchen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Both weapons were blunted, yet still they raised an awful clangor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They danced as the flames consumed them,- they staggered and writhed and spun and raised blazing hands on high, their fingers bright as torches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a green meadow, kept short, with a broad grassy bank raised round it on which pavilions could be erected. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Less than three weeks after the shooting, more than $150,000 had been raised. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a purple caftan that, when she raised her arms to greet me, filled up the entire doorframe. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He raised and lowered his crest and then I swear he hissed at me like a feral cat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t reply, only raised his free hand in a gesture half wave, half salute, and reeled out of the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mom, who is of Persian descent, was born and raised in the States. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“You know what they’d say? We raised you to be better than that.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man raised the lantern to look at the others. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised the other one slowly and pointed close to my face, scabs still tattooing his knuckles. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi- desert region of Loun-Ariik. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl at Marly’s school had two beautiful calves she had raised herself, and she polished them up and combed them and washed them as if they were children going to Sunday school. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his bag, then began to unzip it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the oxygen tube from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Halfway to the car, he stopped, raised a finger, and spun and ran back to the house, almost tripping over his feet. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When he raised his whip, he saw that the lash was burning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

People aren’t ordinarily carried in chairs in New Hampshire, and as they raised him up he looked very strange to me, like some tragic and exalted personage, a stricken pontiff. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve known her since you were a kid! She practically raised you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I still hadn’t raised enough money, my discouragement melted away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Gasps and shouts rippled throughout the crowd; hands raised and fingers pointed upward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When Jacqueline and I stepped out into the yard to wait for the burning, I raised my head toward the sun thinking, One day I may just see my mother there. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Sonny’s in the aisle, his eyebrows raised about as high as they can go. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were looking at me in that we-just-heard-you-get-dumped sort of way, so I raised my coffee cup in their direction, as if to say “cheers,” and took another sip. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I said," the nurse raised her voice, as if speaking to a deaf person, "seven years' bad luck." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

All around her, the riders raised their lances, and the dirt and leaves that had buried the cruel bright points fell away to reveal the gleam of sharpened steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I am glorious still! Do you not know who raised humanity out of the quagmire of the Dark Ages?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The creaking and rumbling came from huge gears and pulley systems that raised and lowered sections of the floor for no apparent reason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Akhi raised one of his thick, bushy eyebrows in my direction. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But did you know, did you know that Rasheed ...” Wajma raised a finger, made a show of nodding and chewing and making them wait for her to swallow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The rest of the class raised their hands. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Owner raised a hand—was that an ice cube inside it?—to push Marigold away, but she was too quick for him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra raised her head and wiped the wet hair from her eyes, and saw something quite different from horses. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wrestled it from the shocked officer’s hands and struck him with it in the head, knocking his Nazi hat into the muck, striking his raised arms again and again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She included her in the Friday sessions and raised her in the greatest intimacy with spirits, with the members of secret societies, and with the impoverished artists whose patroness she was. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern wouldn’t have uttered a word if Vonetta hadn’t raised her hand to speak. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Soon?” she asked Einar, after she showed him how she could hold herself raised on the branch with her arms taut and unshaking, even while wearing the sack of rocks at its heaviest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dad pulled back his fist as if to hit the doctor, who raised his hands and backed away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and her shoulders, embarrassed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m standing out by the oak tree with David, taking turns on the bag swing, when I see the car and Shiloh’s head raised up in the backseat. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A kapo grabbed me and raised his club to hit me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I raised my eyes from the hook, the queen had disappeared. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If I don’t kiss each and every relative on the cheek hello and goodbye, even if I don’t know them, Amá calls me a malcriada, a badly raised daughter. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The minute the Count brought the candle close, Westley raised his eyes to the ceiling, dropped his eyelids over them, and in a state of deep and steady concentration, he took his brain away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Sabbar raised the slingshot and fired the next grape so straight that it catched Jimmy, who hadn’t had no chance atall to bend his face down, right twixt his eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The hooded figure raised its head and looked right at Harry — unicorn blood was dribbling down its front. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But then suddenly he rolled round on his side, raised his head and looked hard at Shasta, blowing a little. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He raised the branch, prepared to use it as a weapon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Built themselves a home right here on Birdsong Creek and fought off the Indians and cleared a corn patch and raised me and Little Arliss and lost a little sister who died of a fever. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie shouted, stepping in front of me with his arms raised. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was when the Valencia girl had raised her hand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

After giving Javier his number, Moss raised a hand to wave, then turned and walked north into West Oakland. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hagar raised the knife again, this time with both hands, but found she could not get her arms down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tomas raised his hand and thought Hello! automatically but did not move his lips, for this was a Martian. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had raised two children successfully, fulfilling the job of Adults with Spouses. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Impertinent,” said a soft voice from one of the portraits on the wall, and Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius’s great-great-grandfather, raised his head from his arms where he had appeared to be sleeping. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He raised up on his elbows, and the effort of it made his shoulders shake. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so close to him that I could see his nose quivering, but he did not see me until I raised my bow. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised himself and crawled out of the water, grunting with die pain of movement. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another man, a Recruiter with his whistle, shorts, and baseball hat, opened the back door and stepped out with his hands raised in the air. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then he raised the dripping crutch and pointed it at Tree-ear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Milo stood his ground, taking shelter behind the hard-boiled egg raised protectively before his face like a magic charm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My heart told me that I was a Thembu, that I had been raised and sent to school so that I could play a special role in perpetuating the kingship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Jimmy raised Cholly herself, but took delight sometimes in telling him of how she had saved him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guys...I don’t know what happened. Honestly, I—” Annabeth raised her hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Like the raised beds in temperate-zone gardens, they promote drainage and increase the amount of topsoil available to plants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I raised my head to see Beau, dangling down over darkness and death. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In September 1965, a white landlord named Abe Greenberg bought more than a score of properties in East Durham and promptly raised rents, although he had not made any improvements to the dilapidated houses. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mary raised her right hand as if swearing an oath. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sidman had one eyebrow raised the entire time she was listening, but Mrs. Baker had her arms crossed, and you know how convincing that can be. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

With the help of hired hands, Garfield grew crops and raised animals to supplement the income from his government position and law practice. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had caused the blind to see, the lame to walk, and He had raised dead men from the grave. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His face, normally relaxed and jovial, is held taut by raised eyebrows. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Sailors and soldiers and tinkers had been observed dancing in the streets with nobles and fat merchants, and in every inn and winesink cups were being raised to the new triarchs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If anyone had ever raised a hand to Trapis, a hundred howling children would have tom them to bloody scraps in the middle of the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever Merlyn and his companion swam past them, they raised their spiky dorsal fins in menace, and only lowered them when they saw that Merlyn was a tench. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on the porch, he raised his clasped hands over his head and pranced like a boxer going into the ring. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stalking off, she simply raised her right arm and reproachfully wagged a forefinger in the air. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sniffed knowingly, nose raised into the wind. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and looked down her nose at me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Iron Emmett spied him, he raised a hand and combat ceased. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever the woman wasn’t looking, Bryce raised his hand and waved. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Michael S. raised his hand and was recognized. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

So, on the afternoon that Robert Frost’s horse had clip-clopped through the snow, I’d raised my hand and told the class my mother was a poet. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he made his way down the course, Moch might as well have raised over his stern a flag emblazoned with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” and the figure of a coiled rattlesnake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When he turned around, Doha’s mouth gaped open to see his sister holding another egg in her raised hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Workers had raised a structure that Kira could see was to be a shed; under its roof, long poles from which to hang the wet yarns and threads to dry were already in place. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised the tray a little higher so I could see. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The five men raised them in toasts to the French and British armies, and to the crushing of Germany. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Suckley wheeled his bucket to the edge of the pond, balanced it there, and raised a sort of gate. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So Ged turned his back on the Ninety Isles; but even as the ship turned from Serd Inner Port and raised sail, a wind came up hard from the east against her. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

To minimize the president's pain as the train rocked and bumped along the tracks, this box was raised off the floor by boards supported by more cushions. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Without any other leads, they traveled into London and, hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, searched for the orphanage in which Voldemort had been raised. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The chilly new charge nurse eyes me from the central nurses’ station, wondering if my raised voice is a problem. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The woman raised her right hand, and even from far away, Luna could feel the fingers on her throat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He raised his glance to my face and smiled wisely. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just to see them made me know my worst fears had come true: a hue and cry had been raised against me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking it over, I raised my hand over my head with my middle finger and thumb extended, signaling that I had a slot five days from now that I was willing to sell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Three windows of the church have stained glass—the birth of Christ, Lazarus raised from the dead, and the teaching of those fool Pharisees. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Slowly and carefully, he raised himself a few inches so he could look at the statue on the bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It would play a double role: it would provide extra flotation to compensate for the vertical weight of the mast, and it would make for a slightly raised seat for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Taylor looked surprised when I raised my hand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animals, strangely enough, did not like these evidences of human occupation and skirted them as far as possible, hair raised along their backs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The automatic Doberman fawned at the General’s feet but raised metal hackles at the sight of the detectives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"It's a different kind. But yes, Gerta, I do. I would have married her, if it wouldn't have raised too many questions. And she loves you, too, like her own daughter." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a quarter mile away, across a stretch of yellow, waist- high grass, was a straight line of trees—an ancient raised causeway, Erickson said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Whenever Stanton had a baby, a flag was raised outside her house—a red flag for a boy, white for a girl. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Look at what kind of daughter you have raised, always lying and sneaking around. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

For the first time since Dad raised the blinds, I allow myself to hope. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, the young lady on the platform raised her hands to her face. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Yet the ever-increasing demands of her work raised her gift to a whole new level. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to knock on her door, but it swung open before I could. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As his crew gathered, whispering and trading glances, he raised a charred and blackened hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise walked to the garage and raised the sliding door. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not look at the faces of the other men as he joined the line and raised his hands to his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stepped in front of me, one eyebrow raised, and read my T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He looks down at me with his eyebrows raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She made a face at the cat hair on the couch and raised her eyebrows at those canning jars in my room. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands high and proclaimed, “Praise Inti! The Sun God has returned to us once more!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Jones saw him coming, raised his gun and fired. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows were raised high in question, and his voice didn’t hide his surprise. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When he raised his foot, the foam ball reclaimed its roundness. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The seats might be raised high in the air, but it was still difficult to see what was going on sometimes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Naturally, a host of issues raised by Yali’s question remain unresolved. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I touched the raised face of Lady Liberty on the silver dollar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Reaching the spiral stair, he raised his eyes absently to the next level and was distracted at once. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now it welcomed her like a familiar friend, the contrasting trim above the top windows like raised eyebrows surprised to see her again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Kathy was one of nine children, and had grown up with very little, and Zeitoun, the eighth of thirteen children, had been raised with almost nothing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Clay raised his arm as if to strike her, then lowered it as the anger on his face eased into a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised Turner’s head and put the canteen to his lips. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ranofer raised his voice above the surrounding noises and touched the old man on the shoulder as he spoke. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was a rush of hoarse laughter, like the fall of sliding stones into a pit; amid the clamour a deep voice was raised in command. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She could feel it in the relaxing grip on her arm and in his silence, and she could see it in his raised face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her shirt over her abdomen and peeked under the bandage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I raised a cheer that turned into a strangled yelp when I realized the rocket was heading for the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always raised me to be thankful. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Future searches will be difficult: thousands of years ago, the melting glaciers raised the seas, inundating coastal settlements, if they existed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The little boy raised both arms above his head to show her his joke. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside Dr. Medina’s Wild Animal Hospital, Mr. Reynolds, the mailman, was frozen in midair, both knees raised like he was leaping a fence and his mouth stretched in a yell. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Back then, he had fought those instincts and calmly raised his arms, as he had read to do, making himself look larger. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When Sula opened die door she raised her eyes and said, “I might have knowed them birds meant something. Where’s your coat?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The implication that Lott was a fan of segregation raised enough of a fury that he was forced to quit his Senate leadership post. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She knew where the cabbages were lined on burlap in front of a radiant old woman who raised one hand to Liyana as if she were blessing her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nixon climbed the steps, turned, smiled, and raised his arms in a final salute. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpa called him “born tired and raised lazy.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes softened then and he raised a gentle hand to Juana’s shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever problems I had with Rain, I had to admit that she’d raised a truly wonderful kid. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The human raised the stick, and in front of our eyes our mother and our father burst into blood and fur and shattered bones spattered over the snow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The signals animals give one another: lowered blue eyelids, ears laid back, raised hackles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diffidently Ranofer raised the latch, opened the gate just wide enough for them both to squeeze through, and closed it carefully behind them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice slightly, like I was a kid in grade two. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

A livid purple welt had raised on the left side of her face where Lockton had struck her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite him in the attitude of a thinker. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

At most, it simply raised the stakes for tonight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I raised my face again, there was such a ghastly look upon Miss Havisham’s, that it impressed me, even in my passionate hurry and grief. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The old man stood his ground and raised one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I never knew a siege to be raised like that before. They raised it overnight They went as if they had been blown away.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will tell her parents what kind of girl they have raised. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The older boy sitting in the corner raised his hands to the sides of his head and began to moan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He unlatched and raised the hatch to the engine compartment. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She raised the fork to her mouth slowly, chewing with her eyes closed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was raised in the belief that these were obscure little engines inside my cells, owned and operated by me or my cellular delegates, private, submicroscopic bits of my intelligent flesh. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her brave winged friend dying from poison, his muzzle in her lap, looking at her trustingly as she raised her dagger to end his misery . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The hoarding disgusts the soldiers raised in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Nergal raised his rusty spear as Ishtar spun to face him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But Goring raised his hand abruptly and Goebbels fell suddenly silent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Balancing awkwardly, he raised the paddle and dipped it into the water. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows wearily and said, “A considerable time. It is an immensely complex question.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About your secret? How you were raised in the wild?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I touched the raised scar and decided that honesty was my only course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand like an orchestra conductor, and when he lowered it, Chester chirped on the downbeat. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate shook her head, and then, with a bright look, raised her hand. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But these weren’t wild bonobos — they’d been raised with people, and had been cast out of their tiny familiar world and into a strange planet, where the hunters with guns, those mother-killers, were back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Coach cleaned his hands on the towel that seemed to live around his neck, then raised his voice. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I have made arrangements,” he said finally, “for you to be raised by a distant relative of yours who lives on the other side of town. His name is Count Olaf.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Shortly after that, he traveled west to the State of North Dakota, and he settled there and raised a family. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Lindsey raised her beer, chugging it, and then crumpled the can and dropped it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She saw me looking at her, and I expected her to smile, but she didn’t, just cowered back in her seat and raised her flyer in front of her face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and looked straight at me with a strange light in her eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cows raised their heads and watched the boys come down to the meadow. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pong blinked again, trying to remember that day: Somkit’s weird coughing and his funny raised eyebrows. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was almost a wolf child, raised on his own for so long that he was ferociously independent, far more so than most twenty year olds. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I must reach the body for the key, so I raised the lid, and laid it back against the wall; and then I saw something which filled my very soul with horror. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

By the end of the day my voice was hoarse: my mouth tasted of the dust that each passing pair of feet raised, my hair was full of it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was squatting against the wall, one thin brown arm raised, the hand over her forehead. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it had been from the days many years ago when the first settlers raised their houses, sank their wells, and built their barns. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At Taran’s, approach, they stopped for a moment, raised their heads to look at him as though sorry he was unable to join them, and returned to their game. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Luke raised his head as much as he could. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stanchion raised an eyebrow and cleared his throat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, the issue was never raised at the convention, and the censure was never reversed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The hot iron hissed and when he raised it, he saw that half of the sock was glued to it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the Laughing Man’s small eyes finally opened, Omba eagerly raised the vial of eagles’ blood up to the mask. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He jumped to his feet, his voice frozen in his throat, and raised Hermione’s wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

On Europe’s many silk farms, silkworms were raised for their cocoons, which were unraveled onto spools. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He took one look at Tanin and the trackers and raised his rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He tilted his head to the side and raised up just enough that his left eye was above the level of the windowsill. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they raised sail she had locked herself in her cabin with her dog and her pig, but at night they could hear her weeping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After he had spooned up the pieces of tripe, he raised the glass bowl to his lips and drank the broth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Catelyn raised her eyes, to where the faint red line of the comet traced a path across the deep blue sky like a long scratch across the face of god. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sat down again, took my hand, and raised it to her smooth cheek. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Exposition Company’s decision raised a groundswell of greed throughout Chicago’s South Side. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Only then did Hecate step forward, her torches raised. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then finally she raised the knife to glean him—but just as she was about to thrust it into his chest, a shout came from the rostrum behind them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He reached out to grasp her and drew her to him by the raised calf of her leg. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A splendid stalk is raised, with a fruiting body on top, and out of this comes the next generation of amebocytes, ready to swim across the same moist ground, solitary and ambitious. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama Evangeline ran after one, a stick raised in her hand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Without being asked, Margaret lifted the bottle, raised it to the rim of Vivian’s glass, and poured in a single motion. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mighty shaman raised his arms to the skies, and the winds quieted, as if he had commanded them to do so in order that he might speak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The boy bowed his head, then raised it slowly, suspicion in his eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She raised Kasusu and shouted, but the wind stole her words. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She raised her father’s wooden latch and pushed it open. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Several app icons flickered into view above his head, and I raised an eyebrow as I recited their names. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She raised her hammer even higher when Ernie jumped a small ditch and walked across the road into her yard, Genie following, slapping grass and dirt off almost every part of his body. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

With a cry of anguish, he raised his sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But Toby only raised an eyebrow and gave April his cool-amusement look. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bowed, and the leopard raised its head, then hopped down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The schoolhouse was next door, a long, single-room barn of a building raised on concrete stilts. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand and made complicated movements over the surface of the potion, murmuring soundlessly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It certainly smelled wonderful when I raised the lid on the barbecue to put the corn on. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Their arms were raised, and they seemed to be chanting. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We share an unspoken understanding, two people from similar backgrounds raised in similar ways in America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They were browsing slowly down the path to the river, but then the mother stopped and raised her head, her large ears perking in two different directions. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mind your manners, young man,” the mom said with her eyebrows raised. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Master Windkey stood in the stern and raised up the magewind into the sail, and quickly the ship departed, and was gone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what his last thought had been as he had raised the blade and brought it down. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows finally, and smiled, and I believed the smile. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They raised it with sun-dried bricks and plastered it with mud and handfuls of straw. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He raised his glasses and looked to the clearing smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene raised her eyebrows and a hand before she drove off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his lantern, the light shining over both of their faces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Though he was raised by an impoverished working-class couple—his foster father was a glazier—it turns out that his birth father was a general and his mother was an aristocrat. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand, her open palm facing him, to make him stop talking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He replaced the map in its folder, closed the drawer, and once again raised his feet to the top of the desk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We see flickers of movement, hear a single raised voice. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn raised his arms to block the punch, but when Dad saw this he lowered his fists, perhaps remembering that Shawn had only recently regained the ability to walk. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The boy in the distance cried out and dropped to one knee, but his arms were still raised, and the ground still rumbled and rocked beneath them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Baba catches my eye in the rearview mirror and his raised eyebrows are a warning not to argue. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I trotted down the basement steps, carefully stepping over Lucifer, who raised a single irritated eye. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a finger to the man in the white coat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She took one look at it and let out a shriek that raised the roof clean off the school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She raised two fingers, blew imaginary gun smoke from the tips. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mama Tataba would haggle with the women at the door, and finally turn to us with her scrawny arms raised up like a boxing champ, holding up our dinner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she raised her arm and slapped me once more across the face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her big hands were resting in her lap, and she raised them and spread her fingers when Jean Louise entered. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Once, an hour before dawn, his breath left him and I was sure it was the end: he was dead and would not be raised. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dunlap saw me looking, and he raised up his hand and waved to me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He awkwardly raised his hand to the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Quinn sat quietly and let him have it out, and after a time Adam’s control came back and he raised his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We raised some money from our performances and sent it back to the kids from our tribe in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When she raised her head to look at me again her face was red and her eyes were wet from the hurt that dries your throat and hurts when you swallow. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, raised my sword, and placed my right foot on the bottom step of the dais. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his finger pretending to scold me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Corpses lined the benches below, grey-brown flesh sloughing off their bones as they raised their cups to toast, worms crawling in and out of the holes that were their eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he told her that Katie was having a baby, she nearly raised the roof with her lamentations. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tent flap was raised by a young demon officer. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked into the water, then he looked back at her, and simply shook his head as he raised a hand to cover his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cattermole stumbled to the single seat in the middle of the floor beneath the raised platform. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The woman looked at the coin with a raised eyebrow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm as if he were about to call the police, but the boss pointed his knife at him. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he only raised four. Seemed like they all died before they grew up. They were all born with consumption, you know, inherited it from their mother who had it from a girl.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look back at his face, he’s staring at me with an eyebrow raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands to the strings and drew their attention back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Redemption continued to stare at Pet and raised an admonishing finger at her without bothering to turn around. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then Lee raised his eyes and regarded the spy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her counterpart on the starboard watch, Theo, she led chanties while the crew raised the sails, while they sweated and heaved at the capstans. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then she locked all the doors and settled back, her hands moving to the bottom of her sweater, her arms crossing, and she raised it over her face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They sat for a time in silence, Until Catelyn raised her head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ayanna raised an eyebrow as I quickened my pace, but she didn’t comment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then Mama raised her hands as it landed on her upper arm, which was covered by the puffy sequined sleeve of her church blouse. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Philby is answering another question: “In the second place, the Burgess-Maclean affair has raised issues of great”—he pauses—“delicacy.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She came at me, her hands raised, ready to strike. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Percy raised his sword, ready to stab the egg. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Within two months, the partners raised enough money to form their own Broadway theatre company. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was old army cavalry, Kentucky-bom, raised in the Indian wars; he was slow, he was careful, but he sensed something happening, a breathless something in his chest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head slowly and stared at the edge of the cliff. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

A wild look raised his brows—crossed his features: he rose; but he forebore yet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At sound of this, the cry of Life plunging down from Life’s apex in the grip of Death, the fall pack at Buck’s heels raised a hell’s chorus of delight. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge raised dais stood at the far end of the room, atop which rested an obsidian throne inlaid with silver and ivory skulls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once they cleared the bar set for them, the bar was always raised and people screamed until you got over that one too. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The printing press raised questions about whether we’d be overwhelmed with information; the telephone raised questions of whether people would lose face-to-face interaction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand, fingers dancing through the air in a complicated array of signals, and at once the dogs stilled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Waiting to greet us, standing just to the left of the door, on a raised portion of the floor by a spectacular grand piano, were Edward’s parents. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The man with the raised hand demanded, in an accent that sounded Latin American, “How do we get to the Combat Zone?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Simmon raised a hand in a hesitant farewell as I opened the door and made my way inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After stacking them in a neat pile, he raised his head and looked straight at me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped in front of me and raised his white eyebrows enthusiastically behind the round rings of his spectacles, “Eh?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My left arm went back and the man raised his hands and said, “No! It’s me!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Uncle’s hard work, Black Dog and his brothers and sisters had been raised in luxury back in the Middle Kingdom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess raised the laurel wreath in one hand and her spear in the other. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Virtually all of the 110,000 spectators again leapt to their feet and raised their right arms in the Nazi salute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time since they were on the floor, she raised her eyes to meet his. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He raised the map, tapped it with the tip of his wand, and muttered, “Mischief managed!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At this she raised her glistening whip, lashing the team into a run; they left the river cantering beautifully, then trotted smartly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fizz has finally raised her eyes to mine. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Miss Love raised her head and stared up at Grandpa, mouth agape. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They were the same ghettos I had seen in Chicago all those years ago, the same ghettos where my mother was raised, where my father was raised. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I had learned on the farm that I could stop loving animals raised for slaughter. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand into the air and pointed it in the direction of Hagrid’s cabin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There is laughter, the sound of car engines, voices raised in excitement. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Bo had Luke by the shirt almost immediately, his hand raised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He raised his shoulders pridefully and walked to the little animal still lying on the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A savage raised his hand and the chief turned a bleak, painted face toward him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Upon the one hill he stood with Gandalf, and there fair and desperate was raised the banner of the Tree and Stars. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, Rathbone raised his arm to protect himself from what was intended to be a deathblow. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he raised his eyes to me, he looked so drained, as if he didn’t even have the energy to be upset with me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jam was born after the monsters, born and raised in Lucille, but like everyone else, she remembered. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Fezzik stood there in the middle of the ring with his hands raised. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He bent over her like a cloud, and his eyes glittered; he raised his mace to kill. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Camel looks back again, this time with a raised eyebrow. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You think you’re smart,” she says, her hand raised again, but I duck. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But his eyes were swollen, and when he raised himself, blood still flowed from his nose. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He smiles at me, shaking his head as he steps towards me, his hands still raised in supplication. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the raised part of the near end Hazel was crouching, his ears drooping on either side of his head and his flattened fur completely black with rain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one eyebrow, looking at her as if he were asking a question. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he switched on his headlights, raised his rifle, and marched inside. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like it a bit when I started out to catch and mark all the pigs that our sows had raised that year. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoover also told Stone that per his wishes he had raised the employment qualifications for new agents, requiring them to have some legal training or knowledge of accounting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The woman raised the sack so her mouth waren’t covered and said, “Alas, I see nothing. The heathen’s magic has left me completely sightless.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyes to look into hers, as if he was pretty sure he could get those shoes from her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she lowered her head, he took her under the chin and raised it up again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hold him just like that,” the noisy Brute said, and he moved in quickly, right arm raised, as he had done to Falkbridge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would tell people some years later that I was raised an only child and so was my brother. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the stronger ones raised up the weaker ones, and both became stronger in the process. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, thank you, Shay. Your parents have raised such a nice young lady.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain raised his saber, bawled at the top of his voice, “Fix bayonets!” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice so it carried down the length of High Hall of the Eyrie, ringing off the milk- white walls and the slender pillars, so every man could hear it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The older boys—Tony, Shawn and Tyler—had been raised in a different decade, and it was almost as if they’d had different parents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She stared at her scarred hands, opened and closed them, then slowly raised her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The AEC, Congress, and the Pentagon all recognized that Livermore, at a stroke, answered every objection raised against the second lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Rawiya raised a hand in greeting, her eyes shut as she winced in pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A lion is raised up to kill ’cause if he don’t kill, he don’t eat. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find the whole thing bizarre because I can’t imagine anyone raised in District 13 being a threat the government would have to guard against. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And I remembered how the splinters in some of the boards were raised from the grain by the wind, the sun and the rain until the clapboards shone with a satiny, silvery, silver-fish sheen. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Lorenz raised geese, they followed him, instead! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Men now raised the king, and laying cloaks upon spear-truncheons they made shift to bear him away towards the City; and others lifted Éowyn gently up and bore her after him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When we piped down he smiled at JimmyTrotter as if he hadn’t raised his voice at all. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Liam waited until Chubs had raised his hand and knocked before unbuckling his seat belt to lean over and give me a light kiss. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My writing has raised me somewhat from “the depths of despair.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The whole crowd of boys rose and thundered off the bleachers, white shoes shining and voices raised in a high-pitched whistle as the layup line formed inexpertly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Plutonists also raised awkward questions about where all the water went when it wasn’t in flood. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I took the heavy crystal glass and raised it to my lips, glad for an excuse to turn from her eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob was running after her, his arms full of books, and William was behind them both, one huge fist raised in warning, while his bloody arm was cradled across his stomach. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It crackled slightly when she moved her hands or raised that arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bathtub was raised off the floor by four stubby legs that ended at four feet with claws on them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry raised a hand unconsciously to his forehead and rubbed the lightning-shaped mark. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother, who had raised her, sat watching quietly, with folded hands. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He drove without speaking through a thundershower that crinkled the windshield and raised the hum of his tires an octave. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will raised his head over the rock and took a long, steady look down toward the entrance, where Mrs. Coulter and her dæmon lay deep in sleep. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She raised her arm and flung the iron bar straight at its he ad. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Daisy took out her phone and raised it to her ear. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So the mouse raised his head and squared his shoulders and pushed the spool of thread forward again, into the kitchen, where he saw, too late, that there was a light burning. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Their parents, in many cases, had been raised in city neighborhoods, but it was as if they had made a clean break, an escape. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I raised my hand right away. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We were raised by the same parents, rejected by the same mother, abandoned by the same father—even if he did have a good reason. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The three shrouds raised their arms at the same time; The creature howled, stumbling back toward Sierra, and then it fled down the street and disappeared into the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Granted, Miss New Hampshire. Please try to keep it clean. Not all of us were raised in a traveling RV of foul-mouthed circus folk.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A group of ClockWatchers—half of them women, and half of them men—all in matching blue suits, raised brown leather briefcases in an affirmative salute. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Unlike George Blake, Penkovsky's grudge against the system that raised him was almost entirely personal. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the fifty-second mark, he looked over his right shoulder at Jenny Flick and raised his eyebrows. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The only sense of speed he had was the cold air against his face and the occasional tremor of the hull as some obstruction far below raised a slight wave in the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyelids slightly so I could watch Father pick up his hat, boots, and sword in one hand before he closed the door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we passed the shipyard where the loftsmen raised the shape of a hull according to the measurements of a model, he taught me the secret of numerical proportions and scale. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before I could stop her, she raised the ball and marched straight up to Cerberus. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her staff, but a sick feeling rushed through her so powerful that her muscles slackened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m sure you, in your life, have occasionally wished to be raised by different people than the ones who are raising you, but knew in your heart that the chances of this were very slim. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

When her feet were on the ground, she raised her face to us. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tornado must have flipped the plane around somehow when it hit the lake, changed the position of the plane and raised the tail. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton raised his hand, but didn’t wait to be called on. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs raised his hand in goodbye, and he was soon gone, along with Hull. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Olanna raised the dividing curtain and sat on the bed and smoothed her wrapper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Grandpa dipped the wand into the bottle and raised it to his lips. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They were four mastiffs that had been raised tied to chains and spent the daytime locked in a cage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of our friends knew what it was like to be raised by Iranian immigrants. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The farm god raised his eyes to the ceiling, like, Why me, Demeter? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her dark fingers ducked in and out of the lemony cloth as she embroidered raised daisies around the hem. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face took on a new intensity as he raised it above Martin’s rude coffin, squeezing it like he meant to drive his fingers through. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He raised the volume and sang along with words he had memorized from a lifetime of listening—“La la la la life goes on!”—smiling wide and clapping. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not shut the kitchen door, so that he could stand by it and listen, but he might as well have closed it because Olanna’s raised voice was audible enough. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the other side was a little icehouse, just a lean-to shed floored Crowding the room were a dozen rectangular troughs raised on sawhorses and filled with ice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

What was less comprehensible, however, was how Robbie imperiously raised his hand now, as though issuing a command which Cecilia dared not disobey. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As for Percy, he rode Mrs. O’Leary into battle with a chariot full of Imperial gold equipment clanking and clinking behind, the golden eagle standard of the Twelfth Legion raised high above him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My mother was simply tired of raising me, so I raised myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A band plays on a raised platform, and the dance floor is jammed with couples. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She marched toward the door, and as she did so she raised her wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He pointed out toward some black shapes rising from the water against the darkening horizon, then raised a spyglass. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

You raised me like this, so I cannot go on with my own life without you. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Clarence raised his wings and lowered them, but he stayed on Burke’s shoulder. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He has been raised up in it, instructed in its nuances, honed through its application. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thalia raised her shield, and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Pet raised a long arm and pointed with Bitter’s corpse finger at Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They repeatedly raised the issue of welfare, subtly framing it as a contest between hardworking, blue-collar whites and poor blacks who refused to work. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Officer Khan is now looking at me with raised eyebrows, and I try not to stare at the window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A bunch of campers started asking questions, looking about as confused as I was, but Chiron raised his hand for silence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Scream!” the redheaded sailor yelled again, and this time he raised his huge, hairy arm as if to hit her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fflewddur!” he called, while the bard, his beautiful harp slung over his shoulder, raised a hand in greeting. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed that way a few moments longer, arm raised, chest heaving, a fine sheen of sweat filming his brow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And is there any escape from hell?” he raised his finger. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger raised his gun and trained it upon the man and waited; if the light reached him, he would shoot. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a sudden scuffling, a man’s voice was raised angrily, “Take your hand out of my pocket!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a quick motion, Dill turned onto his side and raised himself up on his left elbow, his face about a foot from Lydia’s. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I gotta meet the man who raised Mateo into the dude I fell in love with in less than a day. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I remembered the way Sister Redempta had raised an eyebrow that last day of school when referring to Miss Sadie’s den of iniquity. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She raised my right leg over my head in front of me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mercifully, the Gran raised her arms then and the crowd went silent, saving Seven from having to fib and say whatever she got would be a blessing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Someone on the other side of the tall fence raised a bamboo stick with more ribbons attached to it, only these were wet and shimmered brighter than the ones already up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bill raised the wine-skin and let the stream of wine spurt out and into his mouth, his head tipped back. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Booth frames every action through the prism of the dramatic, a trait that comes from being born and raised in an acting household. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't raised around this level of violence. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Atik had been raised in Anchor­ age and knew very little about hunting, for his father had been a mechanic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her glass to the heavens, toasting her dad or maybe God. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Somehow he remembered that the awning had not yet been raised. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My pocket camcorder raised to my eye, I film the Saturday afternoon crowd entering and leaving. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Rocky’s a rooster, not a hen. I raised him from a chick.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Saturday . . . ?” She raised her eyebrows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With their spears raised our men rushed down across the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner’s mother raised an eyebrow and remarked that he had started to become a real Maine boy, thinking of the tide and the weather. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The kid was crying when the ref slapped the mat and Luke came up proud, arms raised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was one of a woman, her arms raised over her head, reaching for the sky. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Taisin strode up to the front door and raised her hand to knock, her knuckles ringing on the wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his leaden body and stumbled out of the room. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

If those tourists had come to Tiwanaku at its height, walking through the miles of raised fields surrounding it to the city’s carefully fitted stone walls, they would have been delighted by its splendor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jen's dad raised his voice, so Luke could hear him clearly. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

As she and Vandara watched, one of the guards, responding to a nod from the chief guardian, lifted the box to the table and raised its lid. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax growled at his side, hackles raised, ready to spring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We assumed fight-or-flight positions, some of us crouching with fists raised like boxers, others like sprinters before the starting gun, though no one knew which way to run. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Gregor, you. . .," cried out his sister with a raised fist and an urgent glare. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before the panic could settle in, Javier squeezed Moss’s hand, then raised it and kissed it much like Moss had done minutes earlier. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Thousands along the shoreline raised binoculars to their eyes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He took her hand and raised it in triumph, shouting, “Hooray for the sister of our future President, Shirley Temple Wong, the American!” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I went up to the door and opened it and raised my foot. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain raised his dagger to strike the girl in the back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Now be gone! The left face muttered, “Party pooper,” then he raised his silver key, inserted it into the air, and disappeared. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She raised her drakon-bone sword over the base of the chains. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Keeper raised her voice slightly and turned to the group. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Thomas raised his hands to his sides in frustration. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She raised her cup and drank from it without any difficulty. “ don’t know what they wanna stay up here all October for,” she said malcontentedly, lowering her cup. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She raised her arm in a Roman salute. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sheep raised for wool, pet dogs and cats, war horses and race horses often enjoyed comfortable conditions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone went wild, pogo-ing up and down, both hands raised in the rocker salute. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They raised their arms in the Roman salute, then ran off to regroup the legion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Will raised his head up, up, up to take in the immensity of the building before him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

With a lifted head he raised their tragedy to nobleness and gravity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was slim and straight, and raised both hands to push her thick golden hair away from her face, as though one hand could not possibly tame all that hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I raised my head out of the seat to look at what Momma was calling home and couldn’t believe it! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran my hands over the raised lettering. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The trees plunged and bent like grasses, and the whipped water raised a cream of foam. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their raised voices draw their mother to the room. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Fighting and maneuvering continued for days, with Admiral Graves giving orders by signal flags that sailors raised aloft on his flagship. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a finger to his lips and pretended to tiptoe the rest of the way into the apartment, dissolving into even louder laughter a few seconds later. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes, examining the black detail on the sleeve that fell just above her hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tyrion raised a hand to his face and made a ripping motion over the hardened mask. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Travis inspected him the following morning and raised a good point I hadn’t considered when he said, “Why did you call him Petey? How do you know he’s a boy?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But since that first day when Tree-ear had damaged the box, Min had never raised a hand against him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dad raised his hands in surrender and shook his head. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember all those mediaeval paintings, the hand raised, open to show there is no weapon: Go in peace. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and followed them with his eyes, but did not make a sound. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin always fidgeted when Cora raised the idea of initiative. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The boomer ethos in which I’d raised my own daughter was obsessively protective, perpetually on guard against everything from lead paint and genetically engineered food to helmetless bike-riding, drinking, smoking, sex, and possible learning disabilities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised one eyebrow and looked at me slyly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortals fear and reverence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to respond, but Char raised his arm each time, bent at the elbow in the customary royal salute. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I went and stood by her side, she lifted her head, looked at me, and raised a hand, once, twice, as if to pump up words. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Although his grandfather had been French, he was raised and considered himself Ojibwa and kept the rules of his mother’s dodem or clan, the catfish clan. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and watched his eyes grow wide. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Down with the Beiderman!” shouted Oliver, fist raised high above his head. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The glasses were raised again and again, and the ‘skaaling’ seemed to go on for ever. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd taken such delight in his tomatoes and peppers, planting a raised vegetable bed after they moved into the house. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She stood and raised her hand to the watching bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a big place and they also raised horses and brought in some wild ones too from off the range. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom meets my eyes in the mirror, brows raised. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He called again, a low guttural command, and the dog raised her head, barked twice, sprang to her feet, and limped away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One year his father had won a pig in a shooting match and raised it to a hog. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone swore, loudly, and she raised a hand up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As Marshall turned to Cecilia, Leon raised a cupped hand to shield his face, but could not disguise from his sister the tremor along his shoulders. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Such being the case, I felt not a little surprised when he raised his head suddenly from the desk over which he was stooping, and said— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sierra raised her middle finger overhead and turned a corner, making sure to go down a one-way street so the car couldn’t follow her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She never raised her voice—she never had to. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I ripped up the front steps, raised a fist and rapped on the door, shining under a fresh coat of ruby red paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

George Morry, Washington’s coxswain, raised his right arm momentarily and then dropped it to signal that his boat was ready. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I raised her up quietly, with hammering heart. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahim Khan raised the teacup to his parched lips and took a sip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He raised one leg and immediately leaned to the left, his arms windmilling. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand once more without a second thought. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A boy raised his hand in the front of the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the cold hand, raised the eyelid. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands and imitated the movement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Juana willed to stop him; she raised her hand to stop him, and her mouth opened with terror. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my sword, but before I could strike, Tyson ripped the monster’s grading machine out of the floor and threw it at the Sphinx’s head, ruining her hair bun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And then, through the tears, he found the sense in the words, and raised his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In this manner she raised the boy and ran a business in the storage room, and we did what we could to help. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’d been born and raised in Honolulu but had spent four years of his childhood flying kites and catching crickets in Indonesia. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“At least I know who my father is. I wasn’t raised by a pack of camel-stroking Tribesmen.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stepped outside onto the top of the staircase and raised a candle. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d better be glad he didn’t waste money. You’re the one who gets upset when some quick money has to be raised.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

So smart that her high school teachers had raised money to provide her with a college scholarship. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the audience raised his or her hand. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He ran all the way to Annie’s door, pausing only right before his hand raised to knock—suddenly optimistic that they could figure it out. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He has one of his tridents raised in a casually defensive position. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Got to do all we can to combat this cat killer until I’ve raised enough money.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her lips are tight and she has one eyebrow raised. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She raised her voice and yelled out to the field. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Swinging back and forth across the great waterway, she searched for a cliff like the one she had been raised on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her lips quivered suspiciously as she raised her own. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When she raised her head again, it was a wolf s head. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The guard grabbed Andrius by the hair and raised his face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The wealthier parents raised their kids one way, and the poorer parents raised their kids another way. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The monkey raised her slowly to his face and ran his cheek softly along her emerald skin. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some, perhaps a dozen, even raised their clenched right fists in what had become the ANC power salute. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she raised her voice as she continued. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Beauty raised her eyes, the only part of her that was truly beautiful. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mother raised the money to fly us over. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chubby one raised his hands as if to say, You’re on your own, my friend. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Chronicler raised a hand to touch the back of his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He counted them—twelve people—and saw phones raised in front of a few of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The three boys echoed, “Play it, play it, play it,” until Train Ear raised it to his mouth and blew. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

In my dreams the old man on the mall bench raised a wobbling head and croaked, “How dare you forgive me.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm over the crowd just as he had before, when he'd snuffed out the lights of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Truth is, even though I was born and raised here, I’ll never be truly American to her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The trike bore down on them; the cloaked rider raised his rifle, and then a shot rang out from right next to Magdalys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise raised her hands and her voice: “What the hell am I to think? It made me sick, Uncle Jack. Plain-out sick—” Her uncle scratched his ear. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Piper raised her knife, but there was nothing to attack. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Luke raised his head and watched as Jen’s dad scribbled something else on the paper. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m onto it,” growled Moody, and he raised his wand and limped off into the forest. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

John swiftly goes to her, his hands raised. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he talked, he reached behind his back and, using the handle, he raised the soupspoon off his head, much in the manner of a man lifting his hat to a lady. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

War-sick men streamed from the walls, sticks raised, converging on a figure down on the field. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyes, seeing two indefinite young women in white, looking down at me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She half raised her arm as though to smooth her hair. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he raised the hatch door and swung it over and let it down on the floor behind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the stands, the sumo dude raised his hands for silence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A chill raised goose bumps on Sheed’s arms, as the horror of what Mr. Flux described sank in. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He raised a finger, took a long sip of the water that Mariam had placed in front of him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He put his bag down and raised his hands for the ball. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, Mary Lou heard raised voices and crying and door slamming. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyes and looked into a dark face with the eyes of a rodent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, the subject has been raised in the Greek Orthodox tradition, with its strongly sex-defined roles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Nina raised her hand to drop Lars’ pulse, but as she did, she caught movement in the shadows to her right. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Juan Tomas raised his hand in greeting and did not say the greeting and left his hand in the air for a moment uncertainly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged looked glum at that, but the ship and her men were in danger for him, so he raised up the magewind into her sail. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached him, his teeth were bared and his hackles raised. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Wanda raised a hand to brush some of them away, but it only made Moss cry harder. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The two mercenaries turned and raised eyebrows at each other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, my parents had raised me to be polite even when I secretly had an attitude, so even though I wasn’t enjoying the drills, I didn’t dare let anyone else see that. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Ah—” he raised his hands, smiling—‘‘don’t you worry about ministers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Also on February 8, Bunderson filed a motion that highlighted some of the new issues raised by the State of Utah v. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Joe raised the idea in the NEC the next day there were some who firmly objected, claiming that we were giving de Klerk’s supporters a reward but not our own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the mechanics had to jump up on the tails of the aircraft to keep the planes’ noses raised. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But I saw this: Across the room, on the raised step leading toward our kitchen, stood two little girls. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

So the governor, beaming, raised his hands again and stared down at his notes on the podium with a look of practiced, aw-shucks humility on his face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I came as near to the light as I dared, I raised my head and tensed my legs, ready to flee if necessary. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion as I peered past the raised bayonets of the 101st soldiers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were poor, but they worked hard and raised large families and kept to their tribal traditions. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the harpoon raised but I don’t dare move, not until it’s perfect, not until I’m ready to strike. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple looked over her shoulder at him, one eyebrow raised. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Almost there,” Seth raised his voice above the din. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The librarian pursed her lips and raised a single eyebrow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Archer raised the knife and stabbed the man who’d tackled him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’ve also got a woolly caterpillar over here. Have you ever raised one of these?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Next, Leah raised the difficult issue of Nelson: nearly half our eggs went to him for his pay. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her head and looked at me: her gaze hit me hard and sweet as a shot of morphine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then, legs straight, she raised her body on one arm, held herself there, hovering, and then eased herself slowly down. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and saw in her eyes that she heard his thanks even though he could not speak the words. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Trey turns and looks at me, his brows raised. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We formed a little semicircle around the male, with our long spears raised. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped a few feet from us and raised her free hand—about to bring what was left of the roof down on our heads, maybe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Samuel and Liza Hamilton got all of their children raised and well toward adulthood before the turn of the century. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia raised her hand for a high five. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He raised a great splash, and if he didn't know how to swim, he learned—instantly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Our family has been in Yazd for many years. Many generations, born and raised here. And then put here when they died.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I raised the whip and said shut up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In Alabama I was raised on please and thank you. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Wash raised his hands and took a step back, then another. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark raised his hands, and after a minute, the chatter settled down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It sundered, and a pale spindle of light gleamed between his opened arms, a faint oval reaching from the ground up to the height of his raised hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyes to meet hers on the screen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Curly raised the palms of his hands and said, “There you go. Each a them tires is worth a hundred and fifty bucks.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's even a photo of the farm on which the animal was raised. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She leans down long enough to retrieve her diaphanous shawl and disappears, her arm raised so that the shawl trails behind her, a shimmering banner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Raizel bent down, traced a finger through the mess, and raised it to her nose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She takes a breath, her shoulders raised into a shrug. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A horseshoe puckered on Sybil’s neck, ugly and purple—her first owner had raised draft horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They passed white posts carved with grinning dragon faces and followed the mussel toward a long, raised walkway. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Numerous residents raised a storm of criticism that the B.B.C. was a party to a “fanning of racism” in the already tension-filled community. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother raised her kids alone and it looks like her daughters will go that way too. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting out of the tub, putting on his trousers, and combing his hair had apparently raised his spirits. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

One slaver in particular, a young man with sideburns in a dark suit and a bowler hat, seemed to be staring directly at Magdalys as he charged, six-shooter raised. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A lone figure bending over a hoe on the hillside raised up wearily and waved, more a shadow against the skyline than a man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning in Sunday school Richie raised his hand and asked Rev. Owens, “Is Jesus white?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The intern, rather unprofessionally, raised one hand to her throat and then pretended to fix her collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Guessing I did by the way Jupiter rotates in her chair with her eyebrows raised, and Courtney continues to stare at the TV but blinks rapidly for a few seconds before clearing his throat. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He had been raised in captivity and released to the wild by Heinz Meng. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her father, on the path below, took a step forward, and his crow dæmon raised her wings once or twice, but he stayed where he was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We climbed out of the rowboat, and Bronwyn raised her shirt to reveal the bird nuzzled there. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

‘Well, before you start, son,’ I said, ‘I want to tell you just one thing. I think I know boys pretty well. I raised five of ’em myself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And slowly, raised by invisible hands from below, there emerged from the one a painted image of an eagle, from the other that of a man, naked, and nailed to a cross. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back around and raised the neck of his guitar. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Cattle are now raised in densely packed animal cities like Poky’s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The arithmetical problems raised, for instance, by such a statement as “two and two make five” were beyond his intellectual grasp. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When I walked in the courtroom, I raised my right fist and called out “Amandin!” which was met by a mighty “Ngawethu!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What they found is everything you would expect to find if you were comparing children raised in an atmosphere of concerted cultivation with children raised in an atmosphere of natural growth. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

You don’t take kids like that, the way they’ve been raised, and put ’em with Michael, the way he was raised, he’d never been around ’em. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grew up privileged, not deprived, because they had mothers, fathers, grandparents, neighbors, church, family, a system that protected, sheltered, and raised them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is raised now, dark eyes flashing anger. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Davos raised a hand to shield his eyes, and his breath caught in his throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dari laughed and raised his hand to me in salute. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As we drove away, I watched through the back window as he took a drink and raised the bottle in my direction, as if toasting me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Virtually everyone supplying goods and services to the city had raised their rates, explaining that shortages of items and the general danger forced up their costs. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Kids raised in interactive environments—with zappers, Nintendos, computers, sophisticated games—often struggle in environments where adults stand for hours droning at them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without stopping the flow of reassuring words, Taran raised her hoof. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She dissected a frog and raised its eggs, recording each stage. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Every man and woman on the crew watched as the captain raised the weapon. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Immediately he raised taxes on the Chilean-owned guano mines, which the previous Bolivian government had promised not to do. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I raised one arm in front of me to ward them off and put the other in my pocket to make sure the gun was still there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the weekends, after Baba cycles along the river, the two of them tackle the garden side by side, planting mums and seeding new raised beds with beets, radishes, and garlic. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Or any form of raised voice from my dad, for that matter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She stepped in front of the booth and raised one of her hands slighdy. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

We’re standing on the raised platform outside Batalla Hall with his entire patrol facing the crowd in front of us, while another of Commander Jameson’s patrols is pushing people back with shields and batons. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He cried a little but he knew he would be all right because, ever since the split-up of his parents when he was five, he had pretty much raised himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most everyone else in our suburban neighborhood, we were raised to meet a certain standard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s not true. I asked that my membership be dropped. I raised no political issues.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron had just raised the glass to his lips when Hermione spoke sharply. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I slowed down, stopped, and raised my hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He bent over and tied the lace of his left sneaker while his father, still raised up on one elbow, watched him like a monitor. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Rose raised her hand to speak, but the reporter shook her head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrowed a bit and she raised her chin as if she had just figured me out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His left hand was behind her neck, gripping her hair, and with his right he held her forearm which was raised in protest, or self-defense. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A raised circular stage thrust out from the wall opposite the curving mahogany bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The prince threw him a smirking glance as Master Peckwit raised the switch and beat the whipping boy like a carpet. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows at Dimple, and she giggled in response. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Country life was not for them, even if planting was how they had been raised and their family heritage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Lev asked me keenly, and I realized that I had my hand still raised, and that it had been raised like that for the last several seconds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The heavy charms on Sydelle Pulaski's bracelet clinked and clunked as she raised a full fork and flourished it in a practiced ritual before aiming it at her open mouth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, organic beef is often raised in “organic feedlots.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“More than anything, she hates criminals. She was raised in a convent, you see. She told awfully interesting stories about her childhood.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Charles raised his arm; and quick as a flash, Francis, who was standing closest to him, threw a glass of wine in his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Ow!” he howled as I darted away, ducking under the back of the tablecloth, so that when he raised it to look under the table, there was no one there. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She paddled clumsily to Jinny and reached out for her, dipping under the water as she raised her arms to clutch Jinny’s shoulders tightly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It is, isn’t it? He’s been trouble already, hasn’t he? You can’t fool me. I was married for thirty-two years, raised two sons, and expect to soon have a husband again.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Joe raised his arms, urgently wiggling his fingers until every body piped down. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and raised the left-hand side of the hood. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care what Big Ma said about being raised down here. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She raised her drink and gave me a solemn nod. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe I made my pledge too loud, because when I sat down, the boy across the room raised his thumb again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, raised his head and breathed in gently with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jessie raised her hand in something that was halfway between a wave and a salute as she walked in. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Changelings have been brought to the High Court before, but none of them has been raised like Gentry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She stares up at the poster of Tommie Smith and John Carlos with their fists raised at the Olympics—the same one Hana has in her room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“There were a few raised eyebrows, but not many. They’re earthy folk around here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He raised his arm in the air, signaling the others. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and said, “I swear for God. Ask Cody.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inches from her was a face and a raised fist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and looked directly at the two figures standing up, black against the sky. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised a piece of white lace above her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Biff shrugged his shoulders at the mute and raised his eyebrows with a what-to-do? expression. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He’d lowered into his saddle, cringing, and now looked up, realized he hadn’t been hit, and raised the spiked club again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was raised a little—since the ends of the lifeboat were higher than its middle—and so I could keep an eye on Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Almost absentmindedly, Dumbledore raised his wand again, twirled it once in midair, and then caught the crystal goblet that he had conjured out of nowhere. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He watched his daughter’s daemon rise and dominate her: her eyebrows, like his, were lifted, the heavy-lidded eyes beneath them grew round, and one corner of her mouth was raised dangerously. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The old woman raised an eyebrow at Seven but kept her wand up, mid-flick. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had been raised by a German family in Cairo, Illinois, and had come to St. Louis at the turn of the century to study nursing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows and gave her a look full of questions, full of hope. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Valmiki raised an eyebrow, as if to say You’re stretching the definition of rhyme, but then, you are on an urgent deadline…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And in March of 1954, as my father weighed his future, Chapter Eleven, with a littie wave of farewell to me, raised his arms and traveled down the waterslide into the world. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Michael Kittredge, who began his candle-making business at age sixteen in his mother’s kitchen and says he was raised in a “lower-class to lower-middle-class” home, holds attitudes typical of many of the newcomers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle Shepsel stood in the middle of the room and raised his hands and shouted to the ceiling, “This is it! It’s over! This is it!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The bird hopped up onto the fawn’s rump, raised its head, ruffled its crown and neck feathers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He’d raised his lantern and stood there like that, his bearded chin set, expressionless. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Together they raised their wands, concentrating with all their might, and pointed them at their flasks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The tent full of people on raised circular platforms, performing tricks with bright white fire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Biff sensed that someone was standing in the entrance and he raised his eyes quickly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had to greet each of the guests personally—Baba made sure of that; no one was going to gossip the next day about how he’d raised a son with no manners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he raised his voice after us, “how was your day? How did the work go?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you must be”—she raised her eyes from his professional symbols—“the fireman.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without even a glance my way, he hunkered into a lopsided crouch, rear haunches raised, head down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In reply I had raised the pole and beat, beat, beat. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Radar raised his eyes at me and ambled into the shade of a tree. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

So Maria and I walk through the streets, our fists raised in the air Angela Davis style. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

After a moment or two, Snape raised his face, and he looked like a man who had lived a hundred years of misery since leaving the wild hilltop. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mouth is slightly open like hers when I or my brothers “get smart,” as she calls it, I’ve pulled my chin back a little, and my eyebrows are raised. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized I’d raised my voice until a couple of Viviana’s friends glanced in our direction, but I didn’t care. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her appearance always acted as a damper to the curiosity raised by her oral oddities: hard-featured and staid, she had no point to which interest could attach. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Up on the stage, a raised platform slid out, along with two large wooden structures. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Thalia raised her hands in an I give up gesture. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He raised his fists and looked toward Carter, sensing that something was wrong. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the oldest of seven children and, she said, had raised all the other kids because her mother was “worn out.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The old man raised both his hands and then changed his mind, shrugged, and sat down again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran raised her other eyebrow, so both eyebrows were now high on her face, and she looked equal parts amused and surprised. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel crept back to the raised bow and looked ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the mike to the flatbed, raised both arms to the heavens, and howled, “Cap! You were too young to die!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Charlie’s a cop, remember? I was raised to abide by traffic laws. Besides, if you turn us into a Volvo pretzel around a tree trunk, you can probably just walk away.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Such foolish hope, to have thought that despite being raised to violence I might one day be free of it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The coyotes nuzzled along the slopes and, torn with sorrow-joy, raised their heads and shouted their feeling, half keen, half laughter, at their goddess moon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when Govinda, feeling his glance, raised his eyes and looked at him, Siddhartha saw that Govinda did not recognize him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He notices the little gift box on the bedside table then, and looks over his shoulder at you with his eyebrows raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Poor little Minerva, the outside child, raised by her mother alone. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If I’d had the money, I could have raised five hundred dollars or more, and he’d have had to call me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised Laila’s burqa and placed the wide end of the instrument on her belly, the narrow end to her own ear. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

One was my Jonathan’s, raised in a high key of passion; the other Mr. Morris’ strong resolute tone of quiet command. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows raised in surprise and he smiled—for the briefest moment—until I said, “Here.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his foot to stomp and I saw that his sole was treaded like the bottom of a sneaker. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I bet no one noticed, because I raised it really quick, and then I noticed nobody else had their hand up, so I put mine down. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Douglas and Nora raised their eyebrows simultaneously, nodding slowly, as if to let the absurdity of the names settle in. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I love the grandmother who raised me. I love the mother I lost. My love is boundless. My heart is infinite. And my joy expands and expands. You’ll see.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He raised up from time to time to look to the east and after a while it was day. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dad said the government raised a stink but later backed off because the Indians had better lawyers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Yossarian had chosen the site, and he and Orr had raised the tent together. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was laughter from the soldiers on foot and raised voices at the roadside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I raised my voice a little and saw Muthu’s shadow as he crept next to the towel dividing our tents. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not over yet,” said Harry, and he raised his voice and called, “Kreacher!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think, in reality, I raised my finger to my lips and said, “Shhhhh,” so she wouldn’t say anything else as we spiraled into the center of that wish circle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘I doubt that she is as beautiful as you imagine,’ he said, and he raised his sword again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We are proud of the U.K.A. and are ready to die if we must to see that our children and your children are not raised under a Communist, socialist society.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And”—looking very serious, she raised a finger—“one shot of vodka.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Kreacher raised his ugly head and looked at Harry with his great, bloodshot eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Other hand,” the .357 magnum snarled, jabbing again, and this time Bud raised the correct hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sorenson raised the crossbow in one hand while scattering the last of the contents of her pouch with the other. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I raised a hand to block out the glare and saw Miig pushing through the bodies to the front of the group. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Master’s mother raised one edge of her wrapper to wipe the sweat from her brow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When this devil race had spent two thousand years in the caves, Allah raised up Moses to civilize them, and bring them out of the caves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re hunched over with your butt sticking up, your feet pressed hard against the pedals, your itchy palms raised, with just the tips of your fingers on the gritty track, waiting. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In return, she offers me a commiseration of raised eyebrows—which is one step before a friendly smile. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled the knife free of him somehow, raised it, and brought it down again into his back. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And so, as everyone slept peacefully on, Milo stood on tiptoes, raised his arms slowly in front of him, and made the slightest movement possible with the index finger of his right hand. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Verin raised his sword, shaking his blond curls out of his eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In a broad reach of savanna, the Beni’s original inhabitants built raised fields—artificial platforms of soil that lift crops above the floodwaters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We carefully raised it into a vertical position and then lowered it on the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Saunders has got her arms raised, telling people to get to class. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cole raised his head and spit into the dark; then he pretended to lick up the spit. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his head, covering his face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Men,” he said, “it is exactly one hundred and thirty- eight years since the Marines fought in Tripoli and first raised an American flag over foreign soil.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother raised her woebegone eyes to look at Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cora raised her hands, the chains making a noise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And he raised a yellow fingernail and picked at his front teeth, leering at Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She leaned back on her hands and raised her face to the sky, shouting her bidding, and a chorus of halfhearted answers came back from her boys inside the mud-thatch house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anna raised her hand to her mouth and swooped down to grab her child. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers brushed against the jagged, raised surface of my skin, feeling each coarse stitch holding it together. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She had been raised to appreciate anything that was old and to hold in mild contempt anything new or showy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all the boys raised their hands to vote “No.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She looks at me with an eyebrow raised. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The red raised font in the corner says Harper & Row, Publishers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Unicorn hair’s nearly poking out. Anyway —” He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They were swallowed up in silence; he heard no voices raised to cut down Royal as he went his way; soon there was silence everywhere. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Harry raised his head very slightly off his arms to free his other ear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Otto raised the camera, once again considering the impossible way it was put together and the impossible thing it had done. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A window was raised, and a clear voice demanded “What name?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled and, keeping my arms raised, wiggled my left wrist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had been raised in the shadow of his father, a legendary sailor who had faced a series of epic trials, and had always, miraculously, survived. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She watched with raised brows as he lifted her hand to his lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Charles raised his eyebrows at us and mouthed the word “stoned.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She raised her head to look out again over the impassable river. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother, she raised me. You tell me right now what happened!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her mother had raised her to know Tehlu, and she worshiped him as well as her poor circumstances allowed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s dead obvious from the shock trapped in Dr. Chin’s raised eyebrows after meeting Troy and Emilio that he got no forewarning about the nontraditional family next door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

On June 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese troops crashed through the gates of the presidential palace in Saigon and raised their flag above the city, Lyndon Johnson lay in a Texas cemetery. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ana Diaz, a student who, like Miguel, wore the insignia of the raised fist, observed that only rich women suffer from such pains; proletarian women do not complain even when they give birth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lane raised his eyebrows at that, and sat back, the better to make his point. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dimple held out the evidence, one eyebrow raised. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tapped my fingers on the desktop, preferring to fall back into my daydream of an earlier time filled with raised hands, muffled giggles, lessons yet to be learned, and lives yet to be lived. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I apologize if I unintentionally raised your expectations, but I’ve resolved never to marry.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shows him the transmitter in the attic: its double battery, its old-fashioned electrophone, the hand-machined antenna that can be raised and lowered along the chimney by an ingenious system of levers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But now, his face seemed twisted with shock somehow, eyebrows raised, the edges of his mouth turned down beneath that unruly mustache. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dicey raised her hand in greeting and slowed to a walk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed up to a seat on the roof, raised his whip, and they trotted off. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thomas looked at Teresa, raised his eyebrows in question. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Even the Romans had raised him on a shield and made him praetor, and he’d only known them for a couple of weeks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Gran raised one hand and sent Seven’s bubble over to the large white sofas at the center of the room. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Under the furious eyes of Caesar, he draped it around his neck and raised his arm to her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I raised them to my face, inhaling their grassy scent. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t cold exactly, but the early-morning air raised goose bumps on her arms. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reyna walked to the podium and raised her hand for attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The other spirits started to crowd forward, but Bianca raised her arms and they retreated into the woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I raised my nightshirt and showed her my black cotton panties, the same type that we had both been wearing since the day our father died. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

So I raised my arm in a one-fingered salute and descended into the chilly fog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Nobody else in the entire class had a hand raised. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He'd raised the bar on his personal hygiene in a lot of areas. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Candles were lit, wine was poured, the perfume of thyme and morels filled the room, and I raised my glass for a toast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Nearly everyone in town raised a few chickens, but turkeys were less common, being bigger and having a more pronounced tendency toward meanness, except of course for Travis’s birds. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand and she hit it, and then his cheek, and then his knee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Penn’s stroke man, Lloyd Saxton, watching the bow of the Husky Clipper coming up behind him, raised his beat to a killing forty-one. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She tells him she was raised on a commune in Vermont, the child of hippies, educated at home until the seventh grade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the outside, the Merciless Mart is a squat block with a narrow raised portion in its center. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she’d been little, it had been easy—a smile from her father, the tightrope raised another foot, orange cakes wrapped in white paper. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’d been raised, after all, in a family that believed in forethought—that ran fire drills at home and showed up early to everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“So much has happened. My campaign going viral, Tamika showing up in my life way too many times to count, and you’ll never believe it, but I raised enough money to save Fig!” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Or a chickadee who was raised by crows. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The tall man’s face was raised toward the stars and his gray eyes seemed to see far beyond them. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows in a look that said, I made it! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It takes up the entirety of the tent save for a raised path along the perimeter, a winding loop that begins at the tent entrance and circles around. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She raised her quill and dotted an i so ferociously that she punctured a hole in her parchment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A crab scampering over the bottom raised a little cloud of sand, and when it settled the pearl was gone. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston raised his hands above his head, but with an uneasy feeling, so vicious was the boy’s demeanor, that it was not altogether a game. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I’d been raised to handle my own business, but now that seemed almost impossible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He pulls up the leather string with my lucky penny on it, a single eyebrow raised. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He had not raised his eyes to the level of Mr. Dalton’s face once since he had been in the house. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He told how he raised the alarm when I fell from the branch, then ran downstream, plunging into die water to intercept my floating body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Because in the snow scene, one of the dancers raised the wrong arm and stepped on the wrong foot,” I answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seats rose in tiered semicircles around a small raised stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That’s not to mention all the fallen branches and raised tree roots waiting to trip him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The rest of the money raised by the benefit concert made it possible for Marian to begin high school at long last. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Then my father shouted, “Look!” and I raised my head to see a towering mountain of rock emerge from the blank canvas before us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Bigwig had raised his head and was supporting himself on his forepaws alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gingerly touches the raised Rola lettering, as if afraid it will shock him, but then his eyes shine with interest. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Lord,” said Sister Price, “the Lord done raised you up a holy son. He going to comfort your gray hairs.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Farmer raised his glass in support of Alex, adding, “May he stay out of trouble.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A small, flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated in either nostril. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was a woman from the waist up, with her arms raised. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The twitch turned into a wrench when Clarence raised his voice to declare the next one was two-step and Derrick handed his drum to Tree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t matter, because her daddy raised one hand in return, smiled at her, and disappeared into sparkling sunlight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The old woman raised her arms, and then, in a voice that surprised me with its deep strength and volume, shouted to the top of the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the howl of a wolf raised the hairs on the back of her neck. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leonard is innocent, but because of the way he was raised, he is going to stay in prison for the rest of his life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Inch by inch, he raised the window, breathing so loud that he thought surely people must hear him even in the streets. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and looked timidly at the receptionist. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Triangular, with a slightly raised border and a smooth shining center. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I squeeze Rabia’s arm, and she turns to me, eyebrows raised. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The crowd burst into whispered conversation until Queen Melisande, her golden hair swept up beneath a jeweled coronet, raised her hand to quiet them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His raised voice and slurred words tell Ethan what will come next. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The princess looked behind his shoulder with a raised eyebrow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was bad not because it brought growth, that was good, but because it raised from dark interiors the restless, wild urges that lay sleeping all winter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I barely raised my eyes until a car, passing with a thudding of skid chains whirled completely around on the ice, then turned cautiously and thudded off again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised it to her lips, and just as she was about to take a sip, Taisin flooded into her as though a dam had broken. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The little green serpent daemon raised her head from the consul’s collar and whispered tongue-flickeringly in his ear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the latch on the cage and opened the door. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

All of the children were raised to carry on the dynasty. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Little human changelings, raised in Faerie, but not educated with the Gentry as we are. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She raised her arm in a salute, and every teary eye was riveted to the red band she wore. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before long they lost the course of the brook, slipping across the moonlit patches as fugitives and halting in the bushes with raised ears and staring eyes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he didn’t hail Salvador, but only raised his hand in greeting. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And on the far shore a creature that raised its dripping mouth from the rimstone pool and stared into the light with eyes dead white and sightless as the eggs of spiders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

At the sound of his father’s raised voice, Andrecito drops the puzzle pieces and runs over to me, burying his face in my shoulder. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I went up the stairs, I could hear my parents’ voices in the dining room, my mother’s raised in outrage, my father’s rumbling in placation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Treebeard raised himself from his bed with a jerk, stood up, and thumped his hand on the table. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As they passed the sept, he heard voices raised in song. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Moody raised his wand, pointed it at Harry, and said, “Imperio!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Party noises hung in the air: loud music, the raised voices and high laughter of boys and girls, all of them looser and freer than they would be the next day. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The light dances against the raised battle scars on her chest and stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Each time he raised his hands from my wound, I saw my blood all over his fingers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He raised the cane high above his shoulder, and as he brought it down, it made a loud swishing sound, and then there was a crack like a pistol shot as it struck Thwaites’s bottom. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised up on her elbow and looked at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the belt was raised again, and again. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Wash glanced over at his father, who raised his eyebrows at him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He threw a pointed glance in my direction, and raised our hands, still folded together, to brush my cheek with the back of his hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He lunged forward, his sword out and raised. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyebrow and watched the enormous eyebrow shoot up on the screen at the exact same instant. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought we raised you to be smarter,” her mother said, her voice laced with disapproval. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And before Sarai could process what was happening, one of the ghosts lunged toward her and raised a knife, her face savage with hate and intent, and Sarai couldn’t get out of the way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Later, after Aisha changed the IV tubing and raised the head of the bed like I’d asked, I thought about what had happened to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the cat shrugged, in one smooth movement that started at the tip of its tail and ended in a raised movement of its whiskers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his head toward the evening sky and announced furiously: “But before I do anything else, I’m going to get drunk, stinking drunk.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over two centuries of life, and I’d hardly ever raised my voice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The cop raised a hand to his head, running it through his hair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can see my parents’ raised eyebrows from across the room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“She used to give lessons. For forty years. It was how she raised us after my father died.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

This case, said the judge, raised serious issues, issues he would have liked to present to a jury. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Lazlo fell back on his pillows, too, raised fists to his eyes and pressed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr Lewis shrugged, raised his glass to all the company, drank and sat back down. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure did. Your Great-Grampy JonJon and Uncle Jack grew up there as well, believe it or not. When his mother died, JonJon moved back to that house and raised my daddy in it.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

She raised the stone to her eye once more and looked through it at the marble. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I brought water down from the hut, raised his head, and ordered him to drink it With one hand, I found his lips and then guided the cup to his chin. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His beady eyes glittered and the woman raised her head as if smelling a feast. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Get away from him — I said, get away —” Harry raised his head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I raised the sword to its resting place. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She look at me with eyes I ain’t never seen on her afore. She say, ‘What kinda fool I done raised? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

At last slow morning crept up the cliff and raised the Westing house, the house of whispers, the house of death. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Knight of Flowers raised his axe for the final blow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Anthony borrowed money from friends and family, spent all of her savings, and raised subscription rates, but the newspaper still ended up $10,000 in debt, an amount equal to about $175,000 today. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She raised hers without looking up, blindly reaching for mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With mounting excitement I raised myself toward the window and reached for the flap. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Allow me,” said Pet, but Jam raised her hand at him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Malachy s eyes fill with tears and he nods, I will, because Dad never raised his hand like that before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was back at the starting line, saber raised. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Both raised their wands to see what lay beyond. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was a rustle as the masters each took some small action, exchanged glances, raised eyebrows, shook their heads. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He swirled a toothpick on his tongue and raised his brow, violating her with his stare. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be asleep, but when Silver nuzzled him he raised his head and looked about in a dazed manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back and forth from list to list, Sharon raised her hand. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

And the Germans either raised their godlike blond heads through open tank hatches to watch broken cities scroll past, or else were psychopathic, sex-crazed torturers of beautiful Jewesses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ron raised his empty hand and pointed in front of him, his eyes focused on something neither Harry nor Hermione could see. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When Siddhartha greeted her, she raised her head and looked at him with a smile, so that he could see the whites of her eyes shining. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, the question has never been raised; yet surely the differences between the two paintings cannot be accidental. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Hideo glances up at him with a raised eyebrow, the man bows his head quickly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and saw the young male fully on top of me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thandiwe placed her forebear on the ground and stepped on it, then looked at me and raised an eyebrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

No matter what I was doing, I always stopped when she stood in front of the choir and either raised her hands to direct them or stood at the piano and started to sing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He raised the wand to shoulder height, said, “Waddiwasi!” and pointed it at Peeves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jon pulled his scarf up over his mouth and nose and raised the hood on his cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took the half full jug and set it on the table and unscrewed the cap and sniffed the water and then raised the jug in both hands and drank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The bartender, who had a withered and somewhat crumpled arm because he had raised it against his mother, invited Aureliano to have a bottle of cane liquor, and Aureliano then bought him one. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Lily raised an eyebrow, as if seeing him from a new perspective. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Even so, her hand was shaking as she raised it to her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his wings and spread them wide before folding them again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Next duel She went to her room, slid open the window, dropped the paper in the sand pail, and raised the bucket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The god raised a can of Diet Pepsi and the crowd went respectfully quiet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the issue raised its head again and again over the next several decades. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Preacher raised a eyebrow like he hadn’t never seen nothing like this and said, “Set! Go! One...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand for a high five. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Imagine being raised without a sibling and not understanding the importance of yelling “Shotgun!” at every single opportunity. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Deborah grabbed her long black raincoat, opened it wide, and raised it above her like an umbrella, nodding for me to come under with her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And then the Master Archer raised his bow and vowed to fast for one year to show he had the patience to live forever. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he did, the captain raised his gun and shot the man in the back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were well manicured and feminine, pinky slightly raised—hands you’d see in a commercial for nail polish, not wrapped around the throat of a crying child. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bull Sparra raised a kick at Matthias, who dodged nimbly and started to dance and sing with a silly expression on his face. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The man in the yellow suit raised his eyebrows and a nervous petulance came into his voice. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just in case it didn’t, Cole raised the spear over his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then, worried I was in danger of melting down into sentiment, I raised my glass again and urged everyone to start. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"I was born in the country nineteen hundred and twenty. Born here, raised up here, always lived here, and gonna die here, I'm sure," he said, and then winked at Lindsey. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

My father walked up to me and rubbed my head before he held my right hand and raised it up, as he declared me his champion. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The little schoolgirl in my head wriggled in her desk, hand raised high. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Very slowly he raised his hand and let the brown weed float back and cover the face. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute, he opened the door and raised his eyebrows at me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Thorn raised one hand to her mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Worship was a septon with a censer, the smell of incense, a seven-sided crystal alive with light, voices raised in song. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ophie raised her hand to the glass, waving to him or reaching for him, she didn’t know. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

What must they be like to have raised two crush worthy boys? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dad started to say something, but Mom raised her eyebrows at him and he seemed to think better of it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The strange man raised his palms upwards as well as his hands and the bus jerked forward and gathered speed down the high street. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neck Acne had a notebook out, pencil raised. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great effort, he rolled over, raised himself to his knees, and crawled to the water hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She married two extraordinary men and raised twelve very creative and talented children, and I ought to list their names now. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Torrance had her eyebrows raised when he looked her way. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The blind girl put her face to the sky and raised her arm in signal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Alec gave her a long look, then raised his eyes to Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She reached over and touched the raised and blackened letter on Amari’s shoulder. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At age five I raised my good left hand in Sunday school and used a month’s ration of words to point out this problem to Miss Betty Nagy. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was no accident that I was drawn to people who’d been raised on islands. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Trotter had raised her voice as she always did speaking to the old man. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Minho laughed, then raised the palm of his hand and shoved Gaily in the face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He twitched it over his feet to keep them warm, raised himself again, and looked them in the face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d raised him on her own, and he said he’d had enough Korean words and foods and customs while growing up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Troy raised his hand for a high five. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then the dog was rushing upon him and he turned and made for the raised barn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled the Cloak off himself, raised his wand, and said, “You shouldn’t have done that.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sander bit his lip and raised his eyebrows. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again, she raised her arms out beside her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make sure we had buy-in from everyone we’d need to make the initiative a success, to anticipate any objections that might be raised. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He raised his eyebrows as if to say, what can I do about such foolishness? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyes to the judge, who peered down at me through enormous eyeglasses attached to a chain around his neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Professor Albus Dumbledore agreed to provide a foreword that met the case, and we were both delighted that the book raised so much money for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quit concentrating on the perch and raised my head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his hands and the square went silent. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He heard voices raised from down the hall. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The men came a couple of steps closer and raised what was in their hands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He just raised an eyebrow and smirked, letting Genie know it was okay to take a sip. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Reverend Okonjo raised his hands, and the last few people chatting and gossiping quieted down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He observed exactly what I saw four decades later: isolated hillocks of forest; long raised berms; canals; raised agricultural fields; circular, moat-like ditches; and odd, zigzagging ridges. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Winterfell’s great main gates were closedand barred, and so choked with ice and snow that the portcullis would need to be chipped free before it could be raised. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hood raised the other arm, twitched fingers, let the hand fall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No heat of sun ever reddened her cheeks, and no open laughter raised the corners of her mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tom later recalled, “I was raised practically right in the jail. I could look down from my bedroom window and see the jail corridor and the doors to some of the cells.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

You raised a legitimate issue that I think the legislature needs to look at seriously. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It just waren’t sitting right seeing him standing there with his arms raised up on both sides of him and his head ducked down like he was studying something in the dirt. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But when Hall raised Woodall on the radio, the impenitent South African-expedition leader responded with a barrage of obscenities and insults. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kemp raised his head from his arms, wiped his nose on the back of his hand, and sneezed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Granny, an indomitable matriarch, had single-handedly raised all of her children after her husband had deserted her for another woman. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See for yourself!” roared Chroma, and he raised both hands high over his head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my right hand and put my left over my heart. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Running the blade of her finger beneath her eyes to remove the last of her tears, she sniffed a few times and raised her chin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dust was in his nostrils, sharp and terrible, and the feet of the saints, shaking the floor beneath him, raised small clouds of dust that filmed his mouth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

To outsiders, I probably sound like one of those children who was raised by wolves. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Even those few words raised the memories, clamoring for attention. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Doug raised his arms, pointing his index fingers to the flaking gilt ceiling in the I'm- number-one sign, and acknowledged the clapping with a victory lap around the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music, song, poetry, and literature also raised everybody’s spirits—and could be used to express determination and to show patriotism. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Could an outsider—even an Indian one—understand this place half as well as someone born and raised here? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her wand the moment she entered; Harry and Ron both flinched, but she merely pointed it at the empty fireplace, where flames suddenly erupted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The guard raised the newspaper, to which a couple of dusty moth wings were still clinging, and slapped the door frame with it, smiling broadly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Valyrians had raised it, after all, and all their works stank of sorcery. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her father raised his eyes from the book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t scared of the darkness, or the mountains, for I was raised in those mountains. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her hand was a butcher knife, which she raised high over her head and brought down heavily toward the smooth neck flesh that showed above his shirt collar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy who raised his head and looked around at the ugly old mountains surrounding him seemed far different than the boy I’d been merely moments before. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Again, everybody meant well, and I was really hoping that the money this raised would take a load off of my parents’ shoulders, but the intensity of all the attention was pretty high. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and rolled his eyes upward in agony. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mohammed, the gate man, wiry in his dirty white caftan, flung open the gates, and raised a hand in greeting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A swashbuckling adventurer wearing armor and a winged helmet stood with a glowing blue sword raised over his head, preparing to strike a troll cowering before him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Rise, young Robin,” he commanded, and himself raised Robin to his feet. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Anthony turned the fund-raising task over to a group of local women who raised $42,000, but then they stopped collecting money, as if they had reached their goal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It—for the spirit was both male and female—stretched back to the first human who raised his—or her—shaggy head from the immediate business of finding food. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rule 32 petitions are required to include claims that were not raised at trial or on appeal and that could not have been raised at trial or on appeal. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In unison, the witches and wizards along the right-hand side of the dungeon raised their hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dad slowly raised his right hand and put it up against the cage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Welles took a long gulp of pineapple juice, adjusted his headphones, and raised his hand to give the first cue. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Finally it drew in a deep breath, raised its massive head, and stepped casually to the side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The boy bowed his head sadly, but when he raised it, his eyes were angry again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lydia gave him a cautioning glance and raised a finger, mouthing the words you promised. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Sean and Finn were raised in a farm town; they were no strangers to growing food. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A massive dark shape, vaguely humanoid, now loomed over them, its foot raised as if to crush Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Armistead turned, called his aides, took off the old black felt and put it on the tip of his sword and raised it high in the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique was there, his skateboard raised above his head, a large gash running down one side of his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I raised an eyebrow and watched my reflection doing the same. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He asked how many of us would do that and, slowly, about half the class raised their hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire bit her lip, held her breath, and raised herself once again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sidewalls of the cookhouse have been raised to allow for a draft, but it is divided down the center by a curtain. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Henry shoved a fork into the beans, raised it almost to his mouth, then set it down without taking the bite. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would have given also an account of his party and disappearance from the Shire, if he had been allowed; but Elrond raised his hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I heard a man’s voice raised above the others, and the words “your husband.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom stepped in front of him, and when she got a look at his outfit, she raised her eyebrows. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into the avenue where in the light of a flaming liquor store I saw three old women scurrying toward me with raised skirts loaded with canned goods. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of a horse’s charge, its maneuverability, the speed of attack that it permitted, and the raised and protected fighting platform that it provided left foot soldiers nearly helpless in the open. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he came close enough to speak, he raised the lantern and held it to show his face: an old man with a broad, lined face, and eyes nearly lost in a thousand wrinkles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry flinched and whirled around, hammer raised. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He slowly raised his eyes to meet my gaze, to see if I was judging him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The problem, you realize, is that while you have been raised to speak quietly and little, the notions of where you come from and who you are need a maximal approach. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was accompanied by the familiar tilt of the head and a slightly raised eyebrow and I felt the ground rush away from me, so strong was the memory, and the fear. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The legionnaires have left us on a raised dais behind Cain, who stares fixedly at the amphitheater’s entrance as if awaiting something. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Twenty years later, he raised his estimate of Indian deaths—and hence of the initial population—to forty million. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ruth raised one shaking finger to her mouth and said, “Shh.” s s “Precisely.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina quickly raised a hand and squeezed his airway shut. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He raised his left hand and touched the wall with his right. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

None of us were promised to end the fight on our feet, fists raised to the sky. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Milton Stanley Livingston was a burly farm boy who had been raised in the foothills of California’s San Gabriel Mountains, where his father owned an orange grove. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimming raised his hand for the class to be silent. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And to prove her point, she raised her arms above her head, closed her eyes and started swaying from side to side and singing real low, like I wasn’t even there. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Salvador raised round, mournful eyes to meet his sister’s. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Being raised by his aunt wasn’t the same. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

After a few quiet minutes she raised her head back up and asked, “So, why did you ring my doorbell?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Corn feeds the catfish raised in a fish farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Service would be denied, voices would be raised, and she'd wind up drinking her tea at some pancake restaurant in midtown. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When no one did, he timidly raised his own. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But that may only be a way of saying that the day I raised my hand in class and spoke loudly to an entire roomfid of faces, my childhood started to end. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had never met Jim, and even after the normal toasts were made, vodka glasses raised high, Jim felt they didn’t trust him, not without Farmer around. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Nelson raised his long pole and shoved hard, hitting the wall above the nest so dust rained down on the dark, quiet hens. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One for Harry...” said Slughorn, dividing a second bottle between two mugs, “... and one for me. Well” — he raised his mug high — “to Aragog.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Beadle and Tatum shared a Nobel Prize in 1958 for their discovery, but the Beadle/Tatum experiment raised a crucial question that remained unanswered: How did a gene “encode” information to build a protein? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He raised the rifle to his shoulder again and saw them react, shifting backward clumsily, crowding together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wormtail raised his new silver hand, pulled out the wad of material gagging Harry, and then, with one swipe, cut through the bonds tying Harry to the gravestone. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

With each word he raised his upper lip like a ravenous animal. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I took the rumpled hoodie and raised an eyebrow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And three children being raised by one parent, since you’re never here, I don’t say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The white boy is raised in a Chicago suburb by parents who read widely and involve themselves in school reform. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He raised his head slowly and began reading through the names. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her hunting horn to her lips, and its clear sound echoed down the valleys of Marin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Why, it was War and Peace, a very large book. I raised it up slowly and then I aimed it carefully and I threw it right at that bear and screamed, ‘Be gone!’ Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a chunk of cake to his mouth, reconsidered, and set his fork down without taking a bite. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He dropped to the ground and raised his arms to be lifted. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped flat behind the stone wall and then raised my head to stare around. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was dysentery, the specter of which was raised with every loose stool. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t go on, Otto shrugged and raised the camera’s viewfinder to eye level. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her mom raised an eyebrow at Grace as if to say, Do you see what I’m dealing with here? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The old monk raised his hand and cupped it over Pong’s left wrist, on top of the bracelets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

His father had not raised his voice, yet Tyrion could see the anger in the gold of his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Timidly, almost all the kids raised their hands. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, smirking, but when he raised his eyebrows in question, she just looked away, resuming her inspection of his dresser top, his bed, his desk. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Whether raised fists freeze in her company or open for a handshake, she’s nobody’s alibi or hammer or toy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand to his face, his every movement pained and fumbling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She raised her hand to knock at the door and then, feeling that that was ridiculous, took a deep breath to call out, but realized that she didn’t know what to say. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We were head-on now, voices raised, concert over, bodies quaking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So very slowly and very carefully, I raised up the book I was reading.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sentries at the entrance always raised the barriers to let the women in, although they did not have to, since the women could easily walk in by the sides. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moody raised his wand, he opened his mouth; Harry plunged his own hand into his robes — “Stupefy!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She raised her head toward the crowd, and Chess understood: What if this world's Natalie was already standing somewhere out there? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bom and raised in a family that was culturally varied, 1 innately gravitated to the rhythms of the world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised her eyebrows and tapped her chin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the balding wizard lifted his wand, Harry raised an enormous fist and punched him, sending him flying through the air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This was the kind of thing her sister, Thelma, had been raised to do, not her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We work hard and have raised good, decent children.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

While he drew in the four slow puffs his heavy lids raised and he watched Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s decorated our bathroom in red and orange, with purple mermaids swimming on the walls, and hooked up the toilet seat so that it plays “Jingle Bells” when it’s raised. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got up with the flashlight and climbed the stairs and raised the hatch and played the light across the yard. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

As Mrs. Caruthers raised the cup, Ophie sank into a deep curtsy, eyes downcast as her heart pounded while she waited for the inevitable rebuke. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She simply raised a hand to acknowledge her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I almost didn’t say anything. I thought, what’s in the past is past. Maybe she’s made a new life. But I see you’ve raised your daughter to be just as amoral as you.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Zemaye raised her eyebrows and pulled out a thick shawl from her drawer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Eloise raised her head, lifted her drink from her chest, and drank from it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Above him on the bank he saw a small brown and white dog barking at him, its tail jerking with each bark, the hair of its back raised. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he seemed to feel her looking, and always raised his head a little to look back at her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was raised in the theater, sitting in boxes at the ballet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He pockets an application for a student American Express card, grateful that his first credit card will not say Gogol in raised letters at the bottom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She slowly ran the cloth over a figurine, one of its match-stick-size legs raised high in the air, before she spoke. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maya raised an eyebrow but didn’t look up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Balthamos nodded and raised his wings to shake off the moisture. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his wand once more and ropes flew out of it, ropes that twisted themselves around Barty Crouch, binding him tightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I raised an eyebrow at the guy, trying to think what the hell he was talking about now. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands and clapped them above his head. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My parents had birthed and raised and loved me, and for that I owed them a debt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They had not planned to have him and, because of that, they had raised him as an afterthought. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

These men had been born and raised in Chicago, and though they still spoke the old tongue, their accents were Americanized. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They raised silver cans to their lips, slurping loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Like all good Dinka, my family raised cattle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The average world temperature, he says, would in the end be raised some thirty degrees, till it attains 72°. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We saw quick glimpses of the enemy lines: heads and rifles now raised, watching the futile approach, waiting for a moment to fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She raised herself up again and used her back to lift whatever it was with as much force as she could. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When the thirteen colonies rebelled against Britain, no one raised this question.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He sighs kind of heavy and goes, “Nothing to be done, even if we raised it. She’ll just sink again.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hands and I saw that his arms were tied up with heavy chains that were dangling off of his wrists. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I raised my eyes to meet his and felt a jolt of electricity all the way down my spine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the lightning bolt a little higher. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Where is the big scissors?” she asked, and when Ifemelu brought it to her, she raised it to her head and, handful by handful, chopped off all her hair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

With an angry grunt, Taylor raised the gun again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The radiant fairies raised their arms together and started singing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Kit marveled at the ease and gentleness with which Mercy controlled her charges, her warm sweet voice never raised, her lovely composure never ruffled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, one eyebrow raised into a medium-size forehead. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Once the family was seated, Mrs. Hawkins raised her arms for the choir to begin. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He picks a path to take and along it, between the entrances to the surrounding tents, there is a small group gathered around a raised platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z