| 单词 | rear |
| 例句 | A bank of clouds had been building, and a massive thunderhead reared thousands of feet up into the still-bright upper sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lined along the rear seat, bunched on the floor, the kids sat quietly; in fact, since it had all begun, not one of them had peeped. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The black businessman and the black maid were undifferentiated by the law that forced them to the rear of the bus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was thrown from dozens of these horses as they bucked, reared, rolled or leapt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Asha held her horsemen back as a rear guard, to keep the stragglers moving and see that no one was left behind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Chester hopped onto the rear platform of the last car and settled himself in a corner that would be out of the wind. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A decal of a hooked, flapping trout was pasted to the rear window. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It pushed on its front legs and reared its head in an attempt to bite the hyena, but the beast was out of reach. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All you could see was his rear end. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z There was no one on the bridge, the incline concealed him from the rear, and in front of him was nothing but water...and across it the mainland shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It is clear by this that sex of rearing, rather than genetic determinants, plays a greater role in the establishment of gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Every time we came to a gate, the two of us jumped down to open and shut it and took flying leaps back onto the rear bumper as the Rosalie set off again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She had a new dent on her rear and a long scrape down her side. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Once it’s offering time, the deacons stand at the front of the church asking the congregation to rise and follow the ushers from the rear. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As she dropped, a tiny silken thread unwound from her rear end. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She’d been galloping through a field of dry grasses when her horse reared suddenly, throwing her to the ground. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At the rear, she climbed the shallow steps leading to the wide brick terrace that ran the length of the house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The senior class sat in the rear across the aisle from her, and it was easy to turn and look at Henry. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z One of the problems of sterilization by radiation is that this requires not only artificial rearing but the release of sterile males in larger number than are present in the wild population. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The congregants rose and came toward the rear of the synagogue. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Old Chao showed them the spare tire, which rode in its own metal case on the rear bumper. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time she noticed that in the center of the courtyard was a fountain from which a horse and rider reared, and water plumed out from the horse’s mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella barely heard him—she’d already moved to the rear of his wagon, standing on tippy-toes to better eye the treasures that he kept back there. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In front of a door at the rear through which men were going and coming, the matron of the rocking chair was sitting and fanning herself in silence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I reared back and hit him in the stomach as hard as I could. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he said, “In this unusual war, women not only supported the army by their work in the rear, but also fought with arms in hand.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The bell rang and the teacher began to talk, and Hazel’s brain identified her voice as background noise and moved it to the rear of her consciousness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z From the rear of Temple Number Two, he came toward the platform. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It reared against the dark sky, its hideous, gaping mouth wide enough to swallow an entire elephant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Minutes later Lupita was sitting once more in the rear seat of the red convertible, wrapped in her aunt’s shawl. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Jam frowned, confused, but Pet reared its head back, light reflecting off the gold. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But behind my eyes my mind reared—spooked and turning—then broke toward a reckless idea: Leave the university. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alfhercht was at the rear, trying to push water out so they could move faster. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln’s body was carried into the dim hallway that led to the rear of the boardinghouse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was putting them onto the rear seat when I noticed something odd. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The diabolical Dr. Ludlow Loofah dashes out of the Four Paws Spa's top-secret rear exit, heading for a hornet-shaped helicopter parked in his private parking space. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The others followed him, with Nala bringing up the rear so she could corral Tater if he started wandering off again. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jerking loose from me, he ran over to the tree, reared up on it, and started bawling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The draccus reared up and brought its front legs down on one of the lower branches, as if it wanted to climb. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Everything was cold and quiet except for a milk truck that idled at the rear entrance as two silent, sleepy-looking men unloaded the wire crates and let them fall with a clatter on the asphalt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They reared up on their back legs and whinnied and flapped their wings at each other until the smaller one galloped away, its rear bird legs putting a little hop in its step. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Roberto opened the rear car door and Papa gently placed it on the floor behind the front seat. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The tiger reared up and snarled and raced away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I considered walking on past the property room and out the rear door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Twisted and leaning pillars reared their splintered stems above the flood, but all the roads were drowned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He came to me and reared up, begging for help. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "You did well," she told her son in the gallery that led from the rear of the hall, "though that business with the wolf was japery more befitting a boy than a king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the windowless rear bedroom he flips back the rug, revealing a small door in the floor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Arable cut the motor, got out, walked around to the rear, and lowered the tailgate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z But then I remembered something else: his son had seen him losing ground, sliding back to the rear of the column. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly there was a loud pop from the direction of the ambulance, and we all turned to see Miss Peregrine standing by as one of its rear tires hissed air. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Getting as close as he could to the side of the cave, he turned his rear to the fire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help noticing the staring young man riding at the rear of the tractor, hanging on to a handrail. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene sat cross-legged, lining up black pieces in the shape of a rear tire. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Horse whinnied and reared up and Bones was on him like a mad dog. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the inside of the rear cockpit, loaded with the ashy remains of “onze radios”—eleven “wireless sets.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the rear of the drawer there was a stack of old papers that he had not examined very thoroughly during his first search through the desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is certainly safer to keep a child in the rear seat than sitting on a lap in the front seat, where in the event of an accident he essentially becomes a projectile. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A nearby carriage slid sideways across the cobblestones, its horses rearing up in panic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A man in the truck’s rear said, “It is not Fidencio’s fault. Hold on to something. The brakes must be gone. He cannot stop the car.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Because I'd never been invited farther into the family's living quarters, I never put together what the view would be from the rear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Maribel stuck one of her legs into the car and backed her rear end in through the door, ducking her head to clear the opening. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z From the rear, where he always sat, having read somewhere that the seat next to the driver was the most dangerous, he watched his mother’s wild and inexpert shifting with disapproval. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was fairly quiet on our sector, so the quartermaster who remained in the rear had requisitioned the usual quantity of rations and provided for the full company of one hundred and fifty men. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed the others falling into columns of four, and I was alone in the rear, like the pivot of a drill team. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to the rear corner at the south end of the church. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He just put up his fists right there and if that didn’t work, then what the hell, he’d just rear back and kick you smack in the face. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear vertical rudders twisted to the left and the wings curled slightly, as if they were alive. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He is the only customer; he can hear the sound of a vacuum cleaner running at the rear of the store. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Horses reared and fell over screaming, ravens flew, crazy as bats in a fire, men staggered, gesturing wildly, making speeches, dying or sometimes pretending to be dying, sneaking off. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was bending over me in the rear seat and saying, ‘Lean back and keep your head still. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The people ahead of us stop suddenly, and there are screams as a horse rears, whinnying in surprise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A tiny wizard in a nightcap at the rear of the bus muttered, “Not now, thanks, I’m pickling some slugs” and rolled over in his sleep. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After laying my suitcase flat in the trunk, Mr. Byrne opens the rear door for me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “So your position is that chromosomal status has been completely overridden by rearing?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The propellers faced to the rear, pushing the aeroplane forward rather than pulling it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He tiptoed to the rear of the furnace and stopped, listening. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As he approached his tent back in Pianosa, a figure reared up in the darkness right beside the path, and he fainted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Rage at the unfairness rears its head again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Miss Samson instructed me, when forming an S, to position the tip of my tongue against the rear of my top teeth, right up against the gum line. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I pocketed my flashlight and unlocked the van’s rear right door. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His more natural domain was a high-backed booth near the rear of Day’s Restaurant on University Way where he sipped coffee and read his history. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She dashed, tripped, landed on her rear or sometimes her snout, then dashed off some more. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Circling to the rear of the car, I lean in and peer over the hood. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With no one around to see him take spills, he could even rear back on one wheel to practice wheelies. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the ominous water were reared vast cliffs, their stern faces pallid in the fading light: final and impassable. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The boys disappeared into the shed, and Mr. Fitzgibbon remounted the tractor; he turned it around and backed it slowly toward the shed, so that the rear end was out of Mrs. Frisby’s sight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A girl in the rear of the crowd let out a shriek, and everybody wheeled at once to look. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From the rear of the trailer came a muffled thump-thump of footsteps, and I tensed up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I was in the rear, and for some reason I turned back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dusk by the time Lupita heard the rear door of the shop open. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Rowan brought up the rear, dragging his hatchet on the marble, until he dropped it with a clatter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When the crowd turned up Elm Street where there were more good houses to visit, the Egyptians began to drop to the rear of the group where it would be easier to get away. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma opened boxes of crispy crackers and we sat around the meat block at the rear of the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It protected me from my waist down over my rear end,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I eventually overcame my paralysis and opened the rear door of the van. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She considered running her hands through the soft black curls by his ears but refrained when a memory of old violence reared up. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Every chance he got he was reared back in Joe’s swivel chair trying to thrust out his lean belly into a paunch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I watched him climb into the rear cockpit and after a moment heard him introducing himself to my Jamaican friend. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The van’s rear doors had no windows, so I was hunched over in total darkness for a second, until my fingers found the old power strip I’d duct-taped to the ceiling. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At the very rear, so far away that they could hardly be seen, were the percussion instruments, and lastly, in a long line up one side of a steep slope, were the solemn bass fiddles. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Myrna asked as she dropped her load of tablets through the rear door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The suit, who brought up the rear, was carrying a digital clipboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The mare wouldn’t even understand the command when he shouted, “Giddy-yap!”; at the jab of his boot in her gut, which she’d never felt before, she would rear, twisting wildly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then it turned and reared upon its hind legs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One by one, we mounted the idling truck’s rear deck, climbed the rear access ladder, and slid down into the tank. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After crossing the river, I hopped aboard a streetcar in passing, clinging onto the rear bars for several blocks, until it slowed at a corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Blackjack reared and brought his hoof down on Percy’s head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Father straightened the front and rear rudders and the wings again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And something else too, something hidden deep that reminds me of the wild cat that reared her ginger kittens in the alley behind our house. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As if he’d been a circus beast trained to behave like a domesticated creature, the mammoth dog left the dead man’s side and slipped out of our car through the opposite rear window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He rears back his shoulders and fists, like he’s an ape about to attack. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “General Pickett, I want you to reform your Division in the rear of this hill.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z First you were to fire into the rear rotor, it directed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look what I found,” says Garrett, looking in the rear window of a hatchback. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I stood behind Emma, taking up the rear of our strange little conga line, and we began to plod forward across the wreck toward the lighthouse. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Then she advanced to the rear pew and slid along to the end where she still had a view of the altar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z What a spectacle she made, her wide rear end sticking out, singing in that tuneless, nasal voice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watched, he reared back, lifted his head, and reached for a leaf just beyond his grasp. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A pale white hand slapped against the darkened glass of the van’s rear window. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The kitchen was a small detached building in the rear, known as the cookhouse. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He would spend the day in the rear of the store writing wild notes, which he would send to Amaranta with flower petals and dried butterflies, and which she would return unopened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He reared back in his chair and looked up at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The other guy swerved around us at the last second, but not before he clipped our rear fender. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z By pulling hard, Jumper could move his drag along enough to graze and get to water; but any time he tried to rear up for a jump, the drag held him down. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally there was a distant, muffled thump—the rear door of the theatre being closed and locked. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He opened a rear door, got into the back seat, and then it was my turn to watch them, inside the car, exchanging words, then polite little kisses on the cheeks. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey said he’d let the ladies walk together, and the men would bring up the rear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no doubt in his mind that the most efficient way to rear a large family would be to have one huge litter and get the whole business over with at one time. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “You will attack up at Emmitsburg Road, up Cemetary Ridge, passing in front of the Rocky Hill. Your objective will be to get in the rear of the Union Army.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z No hand had checked their progress, and they had gone native now, rearing to monster height without a bloom, black and ugly as the nameless parasites that grew beside them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The moment their heads are freed, the horses rear up, then gallop for the riverbank, where the boats wait. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This was a military model, loud, with a great fan anchored perpendicularly to the rear. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “That’s good,” said someone, standing in the shadows, by the rear door. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Through the upside down V between his legs, I saw the truck idling on the side of the road, the other refugees climbing down the rear ladder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “If you make it,” Ben said, leaning with all his weight against his father’s rear, trying to slow the inevitable move toward the basket for the easy hook shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She thrusts the fashion catalog at me so that I can see the bustle, which juts out of the rear of the woman’s hips and makes her look like a demented wasp. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The prince arrived to join them four days later, riding at the head of a column of a hundred horse, with three elephants lumbering in his rear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pickett’s horse, catching the General’s excitement, reared and wheeled; Pickett soothed him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d reached the rear tire when a panicked scream tore through the crowd. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Reporters holding their notebooks sat in the jury box and in a small section at the rear of the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia opens the rear door of her vintage American car and slides across the backseat, gently tugging Ernesto with her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Last the rear guard—more knights in plate and mail, with a screening of outriders following half-hidden to make certain no foe could steal up on them unawares. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A shimmering curtain of light separated the rear half of the car from the front. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Read will stay behind with the infantry to cover the cavalry’s rear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Brian turned the head backward so he would strike with the flat rear of the hatchet and hit the black rock gently. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z On November 7, 1925, Bolton—whom a local reporter described as “one of the most beautiful girls ever reared in the city”—was found with a fatal bullet in her chest. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He roared, rearing high, slashing with huge paws at the rider. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Upon the sidewalks, to the front and rear of him, were long lines of policemen with drawn guns. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The sedan spun around, its rear end swinging toward me at incredible speed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A week later I found I could easily balance on my hands and toes, push my rear end up into the air and fall over into a sit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Head of the Army took several paces to the rear. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked late at night in a small room we’d converted to a study at the rear of our apartment—a crowded, book-strewn bunker I referred to lovingly as the Hole. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bringing up the rear was an efficient-looking woman in a limp felt hat—presumably their governess. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Only the rear third of the van was visible. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One sat down on his little rear and started crying. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A tree that, as he watched, reared up a giant face to look at him in the sunlight, its arms reaching out, its voice saying, Conor— A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The huts were really just tiny log cabins with big stone fireplaces making the whole rear wall. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Without cavalry in the rear no victory would be complete. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z No barracks remain in the rear view now, just a smoking road to nowhere. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The professor opens his mouth, but before he can speak, a low growl comes from the rear of the stage. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ernie, the owner, seemed to be expecting me and gestured to the repair bay in the rear of the store. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was reared all the way up on its huge hind legs, shorter forelimbs pawing idly against the wood planks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then he walked down the alley, which was just wide enough for his bulk, to the rear of the house. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jed suddenly reared up on his knees again, screaming at the top of his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He walked to the alley and began to mount the outside rear stairs, his feet softly crunching in snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the mirror; Mary was lying flat on her back in the rear seat and Jan was bent over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had gone right down feetfirst, and nothing kept the sledge from following him but my weight, which held the rear third of the runners still on solid ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Once she pulls away I sneak in the rear entrance and run straight to the basement and strip off her clothes and change back into a regular shirt and skirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Red rear lights of a car parked all the way at the top turned on, and the car eased away from the curb, driving away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The SUV let out a steady chime as Rob opened one of its rear doors. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Gabilan hunched and reared and threw the saddle off before the cinch could be tightened. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear length of exhaust pipe had been crushed, too. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The terrifying thought of how close she’d come to killing the people she loved reared back up in her mind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The rear garden was a tangled jungle in which every type of plant and flower had proliferated and where Clara’s birds kept up a steady din, along with many generations of cats and dogs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The bigger boat lunged ahead, but then met some obstruction in the water and reared up suddenly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Two hours into Thai Air flight 311 from Bangkok to Kathmandu, I left my seat and walked to the rear of the airplane. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Behind it there hung a vast shadow, ominous as a thunder-cloud, the veils of Barad-dûr that was reared far away upon a long spur of the Ashen Mountains thrust down from the North. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Elfhelm’s éored came next; and now Merry noticed that Dernhelm had left his place and in the darkness was moving steadily forward, until at last he was riding just in rear of the king’s guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes kids could negotiate their punishment: The discipline director would say, “I’ll give you ten whacks,” and the kids would lobby for five whacks on a hand, five on the rear. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When he turned to sit back down, I was far from the scene if the crime, circling around the rear of the room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On the further side it reared up again, many fathoms at a single leap: a great grey cliff loomed before them, cut sheer down as if by a knife stroke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He sat down on his rear and let the world know that he had been hurt. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z With the exception of a few stacked newspapers and tied-off plastic grocery bags tucked under the rear seat, the inside of the minivan was pretty well kept. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z From the rear of the trailer came a muffled thump-thump of footsteps, and I tensed up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Davy shouts, going in a full circle with the horse jumping and rearing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The woman reared back, slammed her wooden leg down near his hand, and then stabbed her blade into the wood. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were still in the rear of the room, their face in an expression of bewilderment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Smith stocked a rear car with all the oats, hay, and straw Seabiscuit would need—he didn’t trust eastern feed—then climbed in with his horse, unfolding a cot at Seabiscuit’s feet. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His pony reared and snorted, and he fell off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z From there, I ducked, clambered, and sidestepped my way farther and farther into the ramshackle mountain of twisted metal, until I reached a small open space at the rear of a buried cargo van. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One of the rear doors swung open, and out stepped Charles Chiltington. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She was in white, the full traditional wear, and, as far as Briony could tell from the rear, was heavily veiled. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Behind him, reflected in the rear mirror, he saw the traffic lights flash from green to red, and back again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “And to think I mistook it for Paris, France,” Mary Anne whispered to Ben in the rear of the station wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, prejudice sometimes reared its ugly head. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Facing the hooves of a rearing stallion is scary enough, but when it’s a centaur, armed with a bow and whooping it up in a soda-drinking hat, even the bravest warrior would retreat. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The animal reared, trumpeting, and plunged ahead, the press shattering before him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She started ducking beneath arms and darting into whatever space she could find, making her way toward the rear of the crowd. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a railing running round the building, and at the rear end there was what appeared to be a statue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z An early spring sun hung in the Mexican sky on March 21,1934, when Ten Ton Irwin shimmied his 425 pounds through the giant rear door of his sedan and pushed off for Cheyenne. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ole reared up and made a last desperate effort to shrug off what was happening, but the sky seemed to crowd around his head, the earth buckled, and he keeled over into a strawberry bin. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He snorted through his nose and pawed more deeply, spattering grass and black earth at his sharp rear hooves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat in the rear seats behind the signs that said “coloreds.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My fatigues were starched; I had a neat haircut and the clean, sterile smell of the rear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a tollbooth, with windows on three sides and a door in the rear. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was rearing back to smack her when I socked him, a kidney shot to the lower back, and he dropped to one knee. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Ophie did as she was told, dropping it in the pocket of the maid’s uniform she still wore, and walked behind Aunt Rose, out the back door that led to the small rear yard. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Every sound to his rear was a warning, every person he passed a potential assassin. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Sierra remembered the impossible nothingness of the throng haint rearing up over her, blotting out the suburban Flatbush streets, all those screaming mouths and the searing iciness creeping along her left arm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I mean, the rear half of the train car was disgusting, but it was all our fault. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The boy was sitting on the steps when he saw something move at the rear of the house across the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Maybe that was why the conductor had said the rear car was closed. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The entrance to the museum was at the rear of the Palace of Fine Arts, on Lyons Street, two blocks up. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z To see the khan’s horse rear up at an encroaching darkness that pounces on him like a pack of wolves. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Sitting on their rears, my dogs waited and watched. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They would for a way, and then, sitting down on their rears, they would cry and whimper. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the net was strong, and although the horse whinnied and reared back in fear, Iorek couldn’t fight free of the coils. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The only way Father could control both the rear rudders and the curving of the wings was with a kind of hip cradle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” she said, twisting to see out of the rear window. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed the line three lengths ahead of Navy, still pulling away at the head of a long, strung-out parade of boats far to their rear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At the rear the trucks draw up, and there they have their services—the huge overland caravans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can sit back here,” Lolo says as he starts to climb inside the rear doors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I pulled myself over the third-row seats and got my head up inside the tiny pocket of air in the rear corner. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Henry and Luxa brought up the rear on foot, swords drawn. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At the rear of the house a brick dependency that may once have been a kitchen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The building was surrounded by people on all sides, but it was not as dense in the back, and the driver managed to make his way through to the rear entrance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had just finished strapping on my blood bag and rapier and dressing myself and was about to step from the tiring-room, when the rear door of the theatre opened and Nick stepped inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The wind grew crazed again as the machine reared up, and she held on to her board tightly, waving until the aircraft disappeared into the dark sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I let Zu have the rear seat, and stayed up front next to Liam. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He led Ned out a rear door and across a narrow yard, back to the cavernous stone bam where the work was done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead, he stood guard in the rear to the unconcealed chagrin of the ushers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You’ll be taking a chunk out of the roof, just in front of the airlock in the rear of the vehicle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was difficult to make out, but when the horse reared and whinnied, the sound carried all the way to the Argo II. Hazel had no doubt—it was Arion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Shannon moved to the sink and I saw the word “Juicy” written across her rear. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before him was an enormous white horse, rearing over him with a frightening scream. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor brought up the rear with Boots and her blinding screams. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He slammed the rear hatch, ran back through the cabin, and pulled the front hatch into place. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The captains of the two parties seemed to be bringing up the rear, debating as they went. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reilly climbed the curb twice trying to force the car out of the parking place and left the impression of a 1946 Plymouth bumper in the hood of the Volkswagen in the rear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins, sitting on either side of me, turned to look out the rear window at the muddy spray. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They were flying, the logs of the raft rearing out of the water on pressure ridges, slamming back down so hard it rattled his teeth. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The traffic jam at the ropes grew with each arriving climber, so those at the rear of the scrum fell farther and farther behind. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z By the time the program was considered complete at the end of 17 months, 3 % billion artificially reared, sterilized flies had been released over Florida and sections of Georgia and Alabama. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As the bus pulled back onto the highway, he turned around and looked through the rear window to see Luma getting into the backseat of the police cruiser. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The serpent reared back and managed to throw off Mrs. O’Leary. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He even kicked his front heels off the ground ’stead of his rear ones, something I didn’t know he could do! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Use all doors except those in the rear car of the train. The rear car is closed. All aboard!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One of the cloaked figures in the rear shifted. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But no matter how mean they were or how much they reared, Charlie refused to hit the horses. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He takes a stall in the rear alcove of the bazaar and sells them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I shot back, then took my place standing at the rear of the plane. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My nose had been cut almost clean off my face as I went through the rear windscreen and now it was hanging on only by a single small thread of skin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He backed the hearse up until it was almost touching the double doors at the rear of the house. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Living in the rear basement apartment, right behind Reginald and me, was one of Harlem’s most successful narcotics dealers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He forgot himself and jumped for the rear hatch so fast he hit his head on the table top. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His mane afire, he had reared up on his hind legs, blind with pain, lashing out with his hooves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The horses galloped into the middle of the dance floor and halted, rearing and plunging. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This room, small and cramped, sat at the rear of a house unfamiliar to Candice, a house in Lambert, South Carolina, a city she had no desire to be living in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I looked around for a seat away from them, but although the bus was almost empty, only the rear was reserved for us and there was nothing to do but move back with them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn said, spinning on his stool, just in time to see the mare rear back, kick her front legs, and charge past the diner. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Under the critical eye of Redtooth a band of rodents was gnawing off a length of planking from a rickety lych-gate fence at the rear of the church. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Just then, the rear door of the playhouse flew open, and Nick burst in, disheveled and panting. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We’re on our hands and knees, scrubbing the marble floor in the rear of the main building. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z An end to making blacks pay their fares at the front of the bus but then get off and reenter through the rear door to find a seat at the back. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Bill crept up behind him, placed a shoulder against his rear and hunched. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear door is a heavy oak, and it's immediately apparent what she meant by it not closing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the morning it was raining and a hard wind was rattling the glass at the rear of the building. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Think of a man whose dear and only son, born to him in exile, reared with labor, has lived ten years abroad and now returns: how would that man embrace his son! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver uses a remote to open the rear hatch and unloads Ainsley’s display. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z A makeshift signal flag—a red knitted leg wanner of the sort worn by dancers— was knotted to the end of an alder branch by the vehicle's rear exit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The way those people were staring at us? The man with a face the color of a pig’s rear end, and the ugly woman with the hooked nose?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z She had been reared to inhabit a house as fine as this and only the accidental liaison with a man in love with the Marine Corps had interfered with this consummation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But I see a boy with one leg very clearly longer than the other, limping past me, with a giant hunchback taking up the rear, and I wonder: What show is this boy right for? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We walked back in a quick single-file, my cousin leading, his mother right behind him so she "could keep a close eye" on him, then Fifi, then me, and finally, Florentino bringing up the rear. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The Fire Crab does, however, have its own defence mechanism: it shoots flames from its rear end when attacked. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They came to it from the rear, from behind a big tent. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too far away to hear the commotion when Julius reached the palace, entered by the servants’ door at the rear, and asked to see the Emperor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Strange things are happening,” Buttercup’s parents said, and off they went too, bringing up the rear of the cow-feeding trip, watching the Count, who was watching their daughter, who was watching the Countess. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We filed out into the high- roofed garage and stood in line, the Negroes to the rear, the whites to the front. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The three rear windows were curtained in black velvet. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Besides neglecting to turn off the intercom, he also neglected to turn off the windshield wipers on the rear window. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z From above, the flap of wings made Aru rear back and shout, “Stay back, Sleeper, I’m armed and dangerous!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Fred was feeling particularly good right then because Abby had just hit the magical spot that made his right rear leg jiggle. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I lean my head against the rear window of his cab and cross my legs at the ankle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They were then looking for nim any moment Edna hastened upstairs by a private stairway that led from the rear of the store to the apartments above. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Terry leads the way to the third floor, bustling up the stairs, with Vivian moving more slowly behind her and Molly taking up the rear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Had they come, with typical Sassenach cunning, so as to take King Lot in the rear? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His men will burn the bridge while the infantry covers the rear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We watched as the guy who had been hit in the rear end came out of the tent. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Viserys came upon her as sudden as a summer storm, his horse rearing beneath him as he reined up too hard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was well past moonrise before the baggage train and rear guard straggled in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hit his horse instead, and the blood bay reared and went galloping off after Mycah. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the office manager went to his desk to get the mail, there was a crash in the rear of the office. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Iorek sat up again, his head rearing high into the shadow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Finnick brings up the rear, so at least someone alert has our backs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The sudden tilt brought the right rear wheel completely off the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Snowmane snorted and reared, eager to follow; but only a swift bird on the wing could have overtaken him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She reared back in surprise—she didn’t know she was expected to speak! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When I went to the rear of the store, the boss and his son were washing their hands at the sink. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Chester flattened his ears, wiggled his rear end and smiled in anticipation. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Blows were random, unexpected, and undeserved: a rubber truncheon across the back, a gun butt to the ribs, a kick in the rear or the stomach. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Smith climbed into the rear car, coming forward at each stop to check on his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Father cut the motor and twisted the rear rudder hard to the left, tilting the front rudders upward so that the wind lifted the right side even more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Ike told me you were coming,” he said, rearing back and putting his boots up on his desk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When he reached Toomer, he reared back on his hind legs and lifted his head to be scratched by the black man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "Something bad happened...I left it in neutral, and somebody crashed into the back of it while it was parked. Some damage to the rear, and the front is wrecked. They didn't leave a note." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As we pulled out, I looked through the rear window for one last glimpse of the depot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Alec rears back and punches the man standing in front of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The two women were fanning themselves and watching Hannah put down some dough, all talking casually about one thing and another, and had gotten around, when Sula passed by, to the problems of child rearing. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There was an EM club with beer and movies, sometimes even live floor shows, the whole blurry slow motion of the rear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Iorek stood beside him, looking in the same direction, and then reared up high, fully twice the height of Will, his gaze intent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, I reared back and whooped as loud as I could. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had stretched out in the back, and the bright lights of the service station shone through the rear window. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z After both Jacob and Jeanne had taken turns receiving lashes to their eyes and cheeks and chins, they made William walk in the rear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Four cars had been abandoned at haphazard angles along Hill Street, and one near the intersection of Hill and Ericksen had slid into a parked pickup truck, crumpling the driver’s-side rear panel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The rear door of the car opened and my father was observed to be standing there, a few steps back from the vehicle, gazing steadily into the interior. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I somehow managed to get myself out through the rear entrance of the railroad tunnel and ran home to my mother as fast as I could,” said Heinz. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I try keeping my back to the wind, but my rear end freezes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When Constitution Hall was opened in 1929, DAR officials had set aside a small section of seats in the rear balcony for black patrons. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He went to the front door and read the little vacancy notice pasted on the glass and saw that the flat was a rear one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The DeSoto, strictly an island car for more than a decade, had been purchased by Ishmael’s father fifteen years before, a four-speed with a semiautomatic transmission, hypoid rear axle, and column shift. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The goddess lashed her whip—a thin streak of stars like diamond barbs—and the horses reared back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Gripping a seat, he rears back his foot and launches it forward, kicking Boss in the shoulder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I eased myself down in the chair, but it didn’t help much; even my rear end was hurting. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Firenze suddenly reared on to his hind legs in anger, so that Harry had to grab his shoulders to stay on. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When his father operated the huge steam shovel, Joe perched happily on the rear end of the machine and took merry-go-round rides as Harry spun the steam-belching behemoth around and around. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lyra rode a strong young bear, and Roger rode another, while Iorek paced tirelessly ahead and a squad armed with a fire hurler followed guarding the rear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They had the same diamond-shaped structure as the grazers, but somehow they had evolved, on their front and rear single legs, a wheel. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In half a dozen strides, he reaches the rear of the car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Outside, kids waiting to board their buses formed an aisle that led to the rear of the EMS unit. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Though nominally segregation is not permitted on interstate buses, no Negro would be fool enough to try to sit anywhere except at the rear on one going into Mississippi. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The convoy of vans and trucks sped away in a huge cloud of dust, with several of the black policemen dangling from the side and rear doors like rags on a line. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Burr, who did not know about the pledge, did know that a projectile from Hamilton’s gun had whizzed past him and crashed into the tree to his rear. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The attachment on the screecher’s rear end strikes the ground. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Back at the rear of the hall, he spied the Domish princeling and his two companions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We make for the rear, pull wire cradles into the trench and leave bombs behind us with the strings pulled, which ensures us a fiery retreat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was tearing the filling of the second sandwich from the bread with his teeth, Miss Trixie came in, her green celluloid visor facing the rear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” Mrs. Reilly said breathlessly when they met by the rear bumper of the Plymouth, which blocked all sidewalk traffic. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Wello was stroking at the pirogue’s rear, the dug- out canoe was long enough that, lying on my back and staring at the stars, I felt like Otto and I were alone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Quite a pep talk you gave back there, Captain,” she says as she opens the rear doors and heaves out the team cooler. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z There were only two passengers seated at the rear of the red and nickel interior, and I suddenly felt that I was dreaming. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was rearing up, taller than we were. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph walked in the rear, thankful to have escaped responsibility for a time. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z One stallion reared, screaming, his rider cursing and hanging on desperately. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some people even stood behind the churchlike benches in the rear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the tag off the rear bumper with my phone camera. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The startled horses reared and pulled at the ropes that tied them to the trees. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If the ten white seats in front were filled, the driver ordered black passengers to surrender their seats in the middle and rear of the bus to newly boarding white passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The Mountain's stallion reared, lashing out with iron-shod hooves as a barbed spearhead raked across his neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In another cage a Gila monster with a skin like a beaded bag reared slowly up and clawed heavily and sluggishly at the wire. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The counterman emerged from the kitchen at the rear and sized them up expertly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a light in the room and as the two reared up above the crib, with weaving heads and flickering tongues, the children woke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The screecher squeaked, circled, reared upon her hind legs, and toppled onto her side. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We found seats in the rear of the trolley and sat down. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He saw red flags streaming back to the rear. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain thanked him with a curt nod and proceeded alone down the aisle between the desks and typewriters to the canvas partition in the rear. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The rear car door swung rustily open and a bursting desert boot stepped down onto the running board. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, after he’d caught Louie wiggling through a window in the middle of the night, he delivered a kick to the rear so forceful that it lifted Louie off the floor. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He was brought back to the rear area to acclimatize and get cleaned up. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The guy had just put the pill into his mouth and was getting water from one of the water cans when he got hit in the rear end. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging from her personality, she appeared to have been reared on a diet of hardware: hasps and clasps and nails and old screws. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lina took hold of the rope at the rear of the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He can lift the sledge at front or rear to ease it over an obstacle. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Werner climbs into the Opel, feeling as if the buildings are rearing around him, growing taller and warping. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two Step stammered, but then they both fell back down as the brachy reared back, letting out a terrified howl. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The sheriff took a handkerchief from the rear pocket of his trousers and held the gaff with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, for no reason that I could see, he reared above me, fist drawn back to hit me again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I slipped across the area behind the stage to the rear door without attracting anyone's attention. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I drank the cold beer, looking back to the rear of the room to the booths. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A man with a horse and cart now appeared on the scene and the man dismounted from his cart and walked across to our car and leaned over the rear door. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The National Association of Colored Women was forced to march separately at the rear of the parade, followed only by a section of men who supported the cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They went out the rear rather than walk the length of the hall, Bran ducking his head as they passed through the lord's door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rear of the trailer has an airlock that we're not going to mess with. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Khoury presses on, and I slip through a gap in the rear dividers. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But in one of the rear rows, big and obvious and making noises as it rolls over the cobblestones: a baby carriage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Papa figured the original owner must have been an important man because behind the rear seat of the car he found a blue necktie. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because I’m a damsel in distress,” she said, “and you are a knight in whatever. A really dirty car. You know someone wrote Wash Me! on your rear windshield?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I was in the rear, doing my best with the picnic hamper. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he mistrusted his already considerable accomplishment in putting more than 70,000 soldiers in Lee’s immediate rear, with practically no losses because he had met practically no resistance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The rear wheel shock absorber was loose too. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z When I pull the car in front of his house, he immediately goes to the rear where the windows are tinted black. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was staring, eyes hard and wide, toward the rear of the cave. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Slicing wind gusted toward the intruders, lifting them up and sending them tumbling backward until they slammed against the rear wall and disintegrated. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I took up the rear, trying to figure out what I would say to Miss Peregrine when I met her. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Now, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, I’d like to direct your attention to the rear of your classic automobile.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been the first one to recognize I was a After the satyrs filed in to dinner, the Hermes cabin brought up the rear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was rearing back to smack her when I socked him, a kidney shot to the lower back, and he dropped to one knee. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He reared back to hit her, but I was closer now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Percy had to roll to avoid getting crushed by his large hairy rear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Males are reared only at the times of year when their presence is required. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, the thresher rears up its tail and lands a tremendous blow on the whale’s snout. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I followed her, settled into the rear seat, and then used the paddle to push us out into the river. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He opened the rear passenger door to the car. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Late in the evening the merchants of the bazaar hear him weeping in the rear alcove, as they shutter their stalls. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They dined with the group, staying always at the rear of the line, always slightly apart. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Jemmy had reared back, but now Betsy gave a whistle and the bear stopped in its tracks. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He gestured toward a print ad for Roach Motel written in Spanish above the rear exit door. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The legionnaire riding him slides to the ground, landing on his feet as the beast rears beside him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I came to within a few yards of the rear door and still saw no sign of either. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The lymers which had reared the boar—the proper word for dislodging—were allowed to pursue him to make them keen on their work. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Peralta made himself a turkey sandwich and took a seat at a rear table. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I craned my neck for a better view of my rear. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the coyote sat down like a dog and its right rear paw came up to scratch the right shoulder. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And here they were, being sent to cover the rear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The cab driver stood leaning against the rear bumper, waiting for Papá to pay him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Doris Lyon sat with a girlfriend in a seat just in front of the rear side door in a nearly empty bus. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The doctor threw him a dirty look from the rear of the room, and Yossarian made himself stop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She reared up, eager to turn and devour the pesky humans that were firing at her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Many notables had given Chiron their sons to rear, but of all his pupils the child of dead Coronis was dearest to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z During these moments as the bus idled, several passengers boarded through the rear door. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She climbed over my tangled legs to get to the rear seat, grabbing my shirt collar and giving it a hard tug. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Camilla’s head was wedged all the way in the cabinet by the water pipes, so that her rear end stuck out. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There Esposito opened the van’s rear, ordered the children out, and led them into the café kitchen through the back door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z All openings, even the small rear cargo hatch, were underwater so he couldn’t get at them without diving and coming up inside the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z For audiences reared on the regular, predictable patterns of Haydn and Mozart, the Eroica’s many noisy surprises would have been both titillating and bewildering. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then he reared, and dropped on the snow. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain said, “Listen, another one a bit closer and it will be a hard day for Mother. You get back to the rear and watch for stragglers. Keep your distance from me.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It depressed the rear end of the Toyota. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I see a shape move closer to the rear window of the police car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But she winces every time Christopher and Zach have to fold themselves into the size of a bag of groceries to fit into the rear storage compartment. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The Governor reared his arm back, as if getting ready to hurl the enormous mass of light forward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sitting down on their rears, they would cry and beg for help. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The drakon hissed and reared back to strike, but I rolled aside. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I slung a now-unconscious Belet over my shoulder—she seemed too light—and with Kasusu in my hand, ran around to the rear, finding Ishtar's gleaming black Jaguar parked in the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sculpted by the intense solar rays, glowing a radioactive shade of turquoise, the towers reared like giant shark’s teeth out of the surrounding rubble as far as the eye could see. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I am not. I am a First Officer with the Air Transport Auxiliary. And I bet no one believes you, either, when you tell them you’re a rear gunner in the Royal Air Force.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Sir Grummore had given in early, having had most of the breath knocked out of him by the boar, and stood far in the rear declaring that his spear could no longer be quite sharp. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear wheels of the cab smoked a little, squealed, and then twenty yards ahead of me the truck was waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Russian soldier thrust his face into the rear of the truck. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bee, striped brown and yellow on its rear end. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The lip of the old quarry reared up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z From the rear—particularly where his vertebrae were visible—he might almost have passed for one of those needy metropolitan children who are sent out every summer to endowed camps to be fattened and sunned. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He spread them once more along the top of the cabin and in the rear of the cockpit, cursing all the while. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The door opened and he was led down the hall to the rear stairs and up to the second floor, to the door of Mary’s room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the rear of the hall, Bronn lounged beneath a pillar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The troll reared back, a penetrating scream exploding from between rows of teeth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Up out of that snarling, growling, slashing mass reared an old redbone hound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the front seat up so she could climb into the rear and then, firmly and decisively, pulled the seat back into place. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Yellow teeth bared, she launched herself at Con’s horse, who reared and struck at her with his iron-shod hooves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But it kept rearing its ugly head, coming out in different ways. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I walked down the bus aisle to the tiny restroom in the rear and washed up in the metal basin. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It gave a loud creak, and the boat fell straight into the river, knocking Gregor on his rear end. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One of his cousins, Samuel Phillips Lee, was a rear admiral in the Union navy. k Lee’s father, General Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee, was a hero of the American Revolution. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I took my seat in the rear of the spotless, polished place of worship. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the rear chamber, Emma held her flame to the wall and showed me something I’d never noticed before: a long list of dates and initials carved into the rocks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I’m plumb certain. Nobody got on that train from outside and nobody came along the train from the rear carriages. I’ll take my oath on that.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The snake reared up and slammed its head repeatedly into the floor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Seeing Mole, the skunk calmly waited, then looked at him, aimed his rear end, and let loose a jet stream of musk. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As I neared the tree, Little Ann came to me, reared up, and whined. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At first she cackled softly and ran at the indistinct shadows of barrels and wheelbarrows, pretending they were monsters rearing out of the mist, but she was too accustomed to caution to dally for long. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After a moment or two I heard shrill screams coming from the rear room of the store; later the woman stumbled out, bleeding, crying, holding her stomach, her clothing torn. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Instantly the stallion burst forth, rearing in triumph. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t rear back in his knees any longer. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There was a wild scramble for the rear door, as the men, Bear among them, raced to get out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I observed from the rear view mirror, madam, that the little boy grew quiet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A second later, my rear end slams the ground. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Eleven hands—everybody contributing one except Mother and the babies—would emerge from both sides of the car; from the front seat, rear seat, and folding swivel chairs amidships. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z With a frightened expression she reared back into her pillows and shouted, “Lefty!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He held the rear door open while she and Sammy put the bags inside, and then he put his own bag in. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Bud reared, thrusting his head so high I thought he might tumble backward. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The camp was going to be emptied and we would be sent to the rear. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Walking around to the rear, he opened the baggage compartment and took out his suitcase. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The horse ran to a corner, whinnied and reared, then galloped past Joe, who furiously threw the can, hitting her in the butt. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every few minutes the insects' piercing whine is supplanted by the boom of distant thunder, rumbling over the taiga from a wall of thunderheads rearing darkly on the horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam could not see him from where she stood with Jalil, by the rear bumper, only the smoke of his cigarette curling up from the open window. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was only one way: she had to rear her own caterpillars and wait patiently to see what they would become. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And a man in the rear murmured, “A rifle. He will have a rifle.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The zebra, by comparison, swiftly reared its head and barked. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even from the island, she could see the land rear toward the sky and the tall buildings collapse and crumble as if made of sand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The unicorn reared up on its hind legs, and a blow from one of its sharp hooves sent the pot-maid flying. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In the dark at the rear, grim and silent, walked Aragorn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the rear was a rather ragtag military band that was led by a man called Sudani. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, the Taliban confiscated stuff, gave a kick to someone’s rear, whacked the back of a head or two. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Milton didn’t take his foot off the pedal until his front bumper was nearly touching the Gremlin’s rear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You just plunk your rear end on a tire and swing. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A tyrannosaurus stomped into the yard, ducking forward so it could fit under the gate and then rearing up to its full height and stomping up mountain clouds of dust on either side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They had not long passed the mounds at the Fords of Isen, when a Rider galloped up from the rear of their line. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A ten- foot blanket of flowers trailed the rear fender like a bridal train. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Her private security guard was checking the rear the following night when an explosion ripped through her front door and window. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Every now and then, Old Dan would rear up on a large hackberry tree that was standing about seven feet from the fence and bawl treed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Arion stood over her, trying to protect her, rearing and swatting at the giant with his front hooves. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jack brought up the rear, displaced and brooding. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His large rear end had been wriggling in his chair as he tried to keep his mouth shut, as if the energy of his lips needed to be transferred somewhere. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She remembered rearing horses, a food cart spilling melons as it overturned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the rear entrance, Mrs. Stockton let go of my ear long enough to pound her fist on the door. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He owned a horse, which he kept in a little corral at the rear of his half-acre Shangri-la. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse himself is frightened by the rats and we have to be careful when he rears up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Filled with fear, with Brand pulling my arm, I rushed out of the room, raced across a rear areawav, into another room, then down a long corridor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “BaiMa reared suddenly. It’s not like him at all. Something unexpected must have surprised him.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But Xan remembered enough from the magicians who raised her long ago that rearing a magic baby is no easy matter. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They put the boxes of candles and matches into the rear of the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The rat scuttled across the floor and stopped again at the box and searched quickly for the hole; then it reared once more and bared long yellow fangs, piping shrilly, belly quivering. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He stood beside her, taking in the empty vault, the smell of spilled wine, the cool evening wind blowing in from the hillside beyond the open rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z As they passed behind the rear of the motel and café, Lupita sighed deeply. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They are deeply attached to their mother, who did most of their rearing, but they are also attracted to the Woolner world and its possibilities. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Too late he saw a familiar hunched figure emerging from the rear door of the shop, directly next the pouring table. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Or when a coworker let themselves in through the rear door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z In the first of what will be many firefights on this day, small bands of Union soldiers begin shooting at the Confederate rear guard. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She rears up and, taking his face in her hands, kisses the lids of each of his two-color eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad would be rapidly moving along up a center aisle from the rear—as once he had entered our humble little mosques—this man whom we regarded as Islam’s gentle, meek, brown-skinned Lamb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As Jordan made his way to the rear of the bus, kids shrank back in their seats, hoping to be passed over this day. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The wind hits him like a solid force, knocking him back against the rear fender. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he flexed his toes, the rear one bent only at one knuckle. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A streak of light from the front flowed past me, illuminating dusty weeds, debris and outbuildings some distance to the rear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We did have fuses, but the fuse box was at the rear of the dark warehouse, which made this a particularly unpleasant job at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I glanced back at the rear windshield, but it was blocked by boxes and bags. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Fie turned out to be Jamaican—a rear gunner in the RAF, shot down last week—perhaps they’d been hoping to get Allied invasion plans out of him? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Not the flower arrangements or how many pleats are around the rear end of Hilly’s dress. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Svadilfari wheeled as he ran across the meadow, then he slowed, and reared, and neighed loudly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He screeched insults at the bear, which hearing, the bear reared up and seemed to me to overtop Rocinante. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse reared again, raising a cloud of dust. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and watched it recede from the rear window; the sun caught its treetops, bathed its low-set buildings and ordered grounds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With unexpected speed, he reared back and threw the knife at Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The creature shrieked and reared up, its bunched skin pulling tight. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z One by one we pulled ourselves up and settled into cramped positions along the wagon’s rear porch, careful to do so quietly lest the driver hear us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She hesitated on the street in front of Lady Isobel’s sister’s house, and decided to slip around the rear to the servants’ entrance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From her window, she watched him in the yard, securing his lunch in the rear carrier pack of his bicycle, then walking his bicycle across the yard and into the street. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He followed the man back and forth across the lawn while he carried the plastic jugs of water to the bathroom at the rear of the house. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He was on the boulder in front of the hemlock, batting the ferns with his front feet and rearing and staring at me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion threw open his wardrobe, shoved the clothing aside, and pushed against the rear panel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was near the zoo and his class had visited the zoo recently, walking in a single file led by Mrs. Oguike, and he had brought up the rear because he was the tallest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They tied the rope to a cleat at the rear of the boat and rowed back across the lake, jerking the stump slowly behind them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Aunt Maggie had now rented an apartment in which I shared a rear room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver went to the rear of the truck, opened it, and pulled out a sixteen-foot Kevlar canoe, with paddles taped to the thwarts. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z My mount reared, nearly spilling me from the saddle. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A pitted alley beside it led to a sheet-metal gate into a rear yard, where a lean-to shed stood crazily over a floor of frozen mud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Some of the boys had seen Luma get pulled over through the rear window of the bus. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Telemachus on guard with his long spear kept the crowd back so that they could not rush out through the door either to escape or to attack Odysseus from the rear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Arranged all in a row were several of these animal bushes—fantastic creatures as tall as the house, standing guard against the woods—including a winged griffin, a rearing centaur, and a mermaid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As we neared the first of the footbridges, a man appeared from the rear of the playhouse and stepped onto the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He reared and slammed his hooves against the bars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The rear and sides of the church were dark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had the same philosophy about educating children that she had about rearing them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They reared and snorted and knocked their dark heads together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Bigger lifted his head and saw the six men rise and file out through a rear door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a rider going to the rear, a blue courier. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaped out and ran to the rear. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They entered a narrow hallway that led to the rear of the house, passed a room with thin curtains, passed a narrow dark staircase going up and went into a kitchen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been reared in a family proud of its academic accomplishments and its mixed blood—in fact, they believed the former was based on the latter. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Tris had gained the saddle, and his mount was rearing and wheeling as he laid about with his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Takes a little dab of turpentine and rubs it on the tick’s rear end, and the tick backs out of Shiloh’s skin mighty quick. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then he watched Jan kiss Mary in the reflection of the rear mirror above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The kindly man took the iron lantern off its hook and led her past the still black pool and the rows of dark and silent gods, to the steps at the rear of the temple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As she peered inside, with her legs apart and her hands on her knees, she whistled, unmelodically, through her teeth, keeping time with a little uninhibited, pendulum action of her rear end. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z While the traffic patrolwoman, pretending to be Lana Lee, climbed into the rear of the squad car grimacing and shaking a vengeful fist, Patrolman Mancuso faced the camera with his newspaper and frowned sternly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She let out a high-pitched, screeching cry, then reared up as blood spurted from the wound. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z It had wooden wings nailed to its sides and a tail feather on its rear. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The largest of the policemen opened the rear door of the car. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z One of the horses reared and had to be restrained to keep from bolting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, dented, scratched, and steaming, the car rumbled off into the darkness, its rear lights blazing angrily. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He then led me into the rear room of the office, which turned out to be a tiny factory filled with many strange machines smeared with red dust. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Red rear lights of a car parked all the way at the top turned on, and the car eased away from the curb, driving away. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I was at the rear, him behind me, and I could hear his ammunition belt clinking as we walked. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The rear of the trailer had swung out and buckled the rail on the other side of the bridge and it hung several feet out over the river gorge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Dim yellow light through The rear window of the bar showed a vast pale form crouching upright and gnawing at a haunch of meat which it held in both hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Jormungundr, the serpent, reared up, high above the boat, then tumbled back into the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She glanced back as she mounted the stairs to the rear porch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He went flying on his rear about ten feet across the floor. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Camera swings to the rear of the COURTROOM. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear halted, then reared up to full height for attack, red eyes glinting savagely, neck up-stretched and head weaving from side to side in a menacing, snakelike way. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “When Ambrose broke your lute, it roused your sleeping mind. Like a great hibernating bear jabbed with a burning stick, it reared up and roared the name of the wind.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Finally they came up to a low rise at the rear of the gym. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They put a scope up his rear end and looked inside his intestines. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A voice boomed from the rear of the classroom. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mario, who brought up the rear of this sad parade, thought first for the safety of his cricket. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At the rear of the bus, the driver wrenched a big chunk of smoking metal out of the engine compartment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My Jamaican rear gunner and I took a tortuous route over a series of garden walls to avoid the checkpoint on the road. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I'm now near the rear of the building, and several alleys branch off behind me into the darkness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As they were led to a truck, Laila looked over her shoulder and spotted Wakil’s boy at the rear of the bus. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Sentries were drafted into rotating shifts to watch the front and rear of the house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the rear exit on the very last car swung open. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Milkman could hear them singing and wandered off toward them and the huge cedar that reared up over their heads. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But when they touched him, he reared back like a wounded beast, and with a spurt of energy struck away their hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We spent all of our time as Fivers together, and we fall instinctively back into the pattern of those days, with me taking point and Helene the rear guard. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then Rob, who was bringing up the rear, caught up to Doug, and a brief conversation ensued. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They were close to the gate of the great house now, but it was locked fast, the iron doors reared full to their height and the stone lions grey and windbitten on either side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Ghost emerged from the undergrowth so suddenly that the garion shied and reared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And back by the forest edge behind us, across the clearing and near where Ayanna had been bringing up the rear, more fetterlings swarmed out of the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The driver pulled the lever that closed the rear door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z With a scream of pain, he reared up on his hind legs and started pawing the air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that everyone in that line would be shepherded in and out, in front of and past the statue in a matter of minutes, they decided to enter through the rear entrance instead. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But just as he reared up and launched himself into the air, Fair Knightess thrust her forelegs out in front of her and lifted herself up directly into Manding- ham’s path. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t say anything as I crawled to the rear seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You’ll be up over the ridge and take them in the rear. When you are heavily engaged, Ewell will take them in front.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came through the rear door, Mr. Pope was just making an exit from the stage, his face set in the jolly grin required by his role. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Once he gained control there, he could continue on, advancing on the Parthians from the rear and outflanking them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Nor do I know whether accepting the lesson has placed me in the rear or in the avant-garde. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes, sat up on the bench and rolled to his feet, his head out the top of the rear hatch. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A long, flat, bristly part is attached to her rear. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But he would yank her head down, and as soon as her hooves touched the dirt, kick her a second time, harder, knowing she would rear again. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I should record them for posterity—a word I only recently learned means the people who come after you in history, not your rear end, which is your posterior. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She reared up and started licking my hands. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He twists around in his seat until he can see, through the rear window, the motorcade’s second car, see inside it: “The tough boy!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay down in the rear of the old truck for a while but couldn’t sleep, so I got up and walked to a bar called Kito’s Kave. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Freak is on the floor, digging through the packing boxes for pots and pans and stuff, he's almost inside this box, all you can see is his funny little rear end sticking out. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z When I left him I caught the bus into town, choosing a seat halfway to the rear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As a courtesy, the sitter did not face us, but some argued the rear view was worse. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As the children stood in the entrance a bat flew from the rear of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko noticed that he was walking a bicycle, and that the rear tire appeared to be flat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius got up on the seat and looked out of the rear window. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Our horse reared in fright, and I struggled to keep my seat, till the giant reached down and touched the beast gently on his muzzle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But I saw the heads of the driver, the man on the seat with him, and the two men on the rear seat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Bessie supplied the hiatus by a homily of an hour’s length, in which she proved beyond a doubt that I was the most wicked and abandoned child ever reared under a roof. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A redheaded white man in a sports shirt stood up, faced the rear and called out to the Negro, “Didn’t you hear the driver? Move out, man.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A few thin reindeer brought up the rear, with the great dogs snapping at the heels of stragglers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He saved and reared two little snakes when his servants killed the parent snakes, and as pets they repaid him well. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a pad out of his rear pants pocket and prepared to write with a ball-point pen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He straps the helmet on, hangs the bookstore bag from the handlebar, climbs on the rear pegs, and grips my shoulders. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Instead she reared up, carrying him clinging on her back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was hot now, but the sun was high and to his rear and he sat in the shade of the tree in relative comfort. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Fflewddur’s horse reared as the Huntsmen turned their attack against him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Anya advanced to the rear of the barn, ready to stab the dragon in the face if it came for her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I awoke from a heavy, dreamless sleep to find myself lying on Francis’s couch in an uncomfortable position, and the morning sun streaming through the bank of windows at the rear. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One morning my brother and I, while playing in the rear of our flat, found a stray kitten that set up a loud, persistent meowing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy cans full of fuel for the planes were attached to her wings and stacked up in the rear cockpit, weighing down the little Po-2 so that skimming the treetops was even more hazardous. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The mountains before us didn’t so much rise from the lake as rear from it, like startled beasts. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In the clothing section of the store—it is on the rear right as you come in—I picked out a pair of sneakers my size and two shirts, one cotton, one flannel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When he heard Thornton’s command repeated, he partly reared out of the water, throwing his head high, as though for a last look, then turned obediently toward the bank. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Thalia brought up the rear, brandishing her shield like she was driving back whatever pursued them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He exchanges a few words with Mr. Gideon, who gives me a nod as he rides back to the rear of the group. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The corpse was shoved up tight against the steel doors that formed the rear wall of our box, where he would keep cold. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry roared; the night was full of hideous yells and blows as the giants wrestled, and he seized Hermione’s hand and tore down the steps into the grounds, Ron bringing up the rear. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When I finally came to in the gray light, I knew by the curve of the rear seat and the smell of fake lemon detergent that I was back in Betty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Prentiss Jr. flinches, actually flinches a little and pulls his reins involuntarily, making his horse rear up for a second. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Then she remembered his saying: “We’ll give them another rear exit to block.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The driver shouted at Brooks to come back, get off, and reboard through the rear door. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I pulled my skateboard from my backpack straps and explained that my rear wheel truck was loose, a lie. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I pushed it to the rear of the cabinet, behind a jug of maple syrup. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When the tractor started forward again, I could see in the rear view mirror that he was looking after me, curiously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He reared back for another knee, the finisher, but suddenly I saw someone whack my attacker with what I later learned was the leg of a chair. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The other two slammed the rear doors and climbed into the cab up front. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ayanna put Gum Baby down, and, with a promise to talk later, dashed to the rear and jammed her staff into a knothole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As they neared the beach, the surf burst apart and the heads of three white stallions reared out of the waves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Corin and Shasta rode right at the rear with the Giants immediately in front of them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The horses would think they were bleeding, and they would never rear back again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Selvam, who for all that he had been reared on the land and had the earth in his blood, yet did not take to farming. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius rolled down one of the rear windows and studied the fender that was pressed against the wall. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sure thing,” said Bunny, reared back in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Many arms, pieces of tongues, and parts of legs had been left by various Milagro residents in the rear seats of their head-on collisions with cows and horses on the north-south highway. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear guard was gone, bound for Thorn Valley. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z One chair gave way and the sound of splintering wood split the air in the rear of the church. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie’s piano sat in a small square room at the rear of the house, close to a window that overlooked the backyard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She had not been reared to do the work of slaves. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My sister stepped out onto the stage and I dropped into a seat near the rear of the auditorium. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He had closed the door and started to the rear of the furnace, going to his room, when he heard Peggy’s voice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I shifted in my seat, the wooden board hard and cold against my rear. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z These cells, with bars front and rear, had dense screens installed from ceiling to knee level to keep the occupants from throwing things out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the rear of the crowd an altercation was going on. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But, unless the entire white section was empty, blacks alone had to get back off the bus and reenter through the rear door. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Werner props open the back door and dangles his feet off the rear bumper, his heels just above the flowing road. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She moved to the rear of the ledge, standing beside the low mouth of a dark cave from which wafted a cool draft. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A dog was standing next to the truck now, propped on its rear legs, paws on the truck’s door, tail wagging. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Al Gore was parked in the rear of the lot, Lydia’s preferred spot for quick after-school escapes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The Renault was dragging very low in the rear and accelerated slowly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She tosses two empty trays into the rear of the car. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Hattie and Olive were with her in the rear parlor that faced the garden. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the horses neighed and reared up, and for some crazy reason they took it for a sign. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear half of the drawer was still inside the cash register. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We got out in a side street and went down a narrow alley in the dark to the rear of the huge, barn-like building. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As we approached the rear of the vehicle, I saw people sitting inside on their luggage. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I see Mom rear back, like a baseball player in slow motion. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z No sooner have the outside doors been reinforced than van Maaren rears his head again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The banister of the rear staircase was hung with drying leaves and stalks sent from the frontier. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Two days after McCandless set up camp beside Lake Mead, an unusually robust wall of thunderheads reared up in the afternoon sky, and it began to rain, very hard, over much of the Detrital Valley. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a rear door at ground level with a window on each side of it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z However, as they had left their cars blocking the road a harsh discordant din from those in the rear had been audible for some time and added to the already violent confusion of the scene. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “By the time their rear man gets lined up with that tree you could have a hundred of them out there. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed past them, sat on his rear, and slid down the short, steep bank to the brook. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The brother gave a wave through the rear window, but the other two didn't even look back. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z To the rear they were lined up two deep before the store windows. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Mustard went rigid, rearing and barking at the cornfields. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sleek, mahogany motorboats roared by, on their way from Lake Washington into the Cut, coeds in bathing suits perched on the rear decks waving at them as they passed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Richard Parker turned and started clawing the shark’s head with his free front paw and biting it with his jaws, while his rear legs began tearing at its stomach and back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With every step he took, the wagon handle poked him in the rear end. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Yes, indeed,” the Mathemagician replied, leading them to the rear of the cave; “right this way.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Chuck barely flinched, but he immediately reared back to clobber Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Jesse and Leslie sat cross-legged on the porch at the Burkes’, watching the wheels of a passing truck shoot huge sprays of muddy water to its rear. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I dived behind the car in the driveway and crouched by the rear fender. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Salvador threaded his way among the trucks with Lupita following him until they found Bartolo smoking at the rear of a large green truck with board sides. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t you worry about that,” Yossarian comforted him with a toneless snicker as the engines of the jeeps and ambulance fractured the drowsy silence and the vehicles in the rear began driving away backward. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then Beatrice had performed an astounding feat— she’d lifted his bicycle by the sprockets and chomped a hole in the rear tire, like she was biting into a pizza. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck stopped near where they were digging, and the boys lined up behind it, X-Ray in front, Zero at the rear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I let my satchel strap slip down my shoulder, hiding my rear end, but Starry's Twiggy-slim hips can't help swinging gracefully. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He walked over to the post, reared up on it, and sniffed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He lashed out with his hind feet and tried to rear, but Jody held his head down while Billy mopped the new wound with carbolic salve. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z This in turn put more weight on the left rear wheel, which slipped from its precarious purchase into the powder as well. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifty press reporters, photographers and television cameramen clustered beneath religious murals to the rear of the altar, and some stood on chairs to see better. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too heavy to carry, so we took turns dragging her by her rear legs back toward the cars. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I tilted back on the folding chair’s rear legs and rubbed my face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ash clambered down off the high driver’s seat and started to untie the trunks from the rear of the carriage as Lady Isobel greeted her sister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The only cause of delay was Blackavar, who seemed uneasy and kept hanging about in the rear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In a flash of lightning, through the mud- spattered rear windshield, I saw a figure lumbering toward us on the shoulder of the road. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The females are reared to become the next generation of dairy cows, whereas the males are handed over to the care of the meat industry. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The bright blue of the lake that was painted on the rear panel matched the blue leather seat. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The second one caught up with it, picked its momentum from the crest of the wave, and both came down together like a rearing horse that falls. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The flat-faced man went ahead of them and the man with the goatee brought up the rear, shotgun at the ready. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If there were no seats left in the rear, black passengers were simply out of luck. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I biked down to the big machine shop, finding the three-footer laid out on a black cloth on a table in the rear of the facility. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Look here, Mr. Lorne, the printer—he’s not what you’d call a coachman, but he was reared on a farm and he’s in trouble.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Brought the roses back to his cheeks, suggesting he give away his dragon hoard. I’ve been too soft on him. What he really needed was a boot up the rear end.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked toward the rear, giving the whites a fawning, almost tender look. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Collapsible chairs were poked into the still-soft ground and a large wooden cross was hung from the center beam at the rear of the tent. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After hearing the news and rushing back to Fairfax, lawmen set up floodlights at the front and rear exits of the hospital, in case the killers planned to finish off Bill there. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The witch glanced toward the shining mahogany door facing the space full of pamphlet-makers; Harry looked too, and rage reared in him like a snake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now and then they glanced back up to the projector’s room high in the rear of the theatre. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "My name day will be here soon," Joffrey said as they slipped out the rear of the throne room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At the ram his big red reared but the black stallion leapt the obstacle smoothly and Ser Mandon flashed past him, death in snow-white silk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She reads it and ushers us straight out the back door and into the rear seat of a car. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They both stood up and headed for the rear doors. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We plunged through a small door in the rear of the shed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The bow of the tanker reared above him but did not collide. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Until a few days ago he had never lived near me, had never had any say in my rearing or lack of rearing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A cluster of men and women hovered near the juke box at the rear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But a few minutes later the air screams, the earth heaves, cries ring out; a shell has landed among our rear squad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Bringing up the rear was the remainder of the crew pulling the boats on sledge runners. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z An army officer hurried to get at the rear of the white line. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had used a block and tackle and two hooks to raise the pig by its rear ankles. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Of course they do. They have plenty of girls. It is just bad ad-ministration. They are keeping them for the pleasure of dugout hiders in the rear.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At Club Boulevard and Fourth Street, Council stopped the bus and Spicely got off, using the rear door. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Melyngar reared to her full height; her forelegs churned the air, and her sharp hoofs slashed at the rider, who fell heavily to earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But remembering the one-eyed man, I entered through the rear. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A man, draped in long black robes and with a dead-white face, came through a rear door and sat behind a high pulpit-like railing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When the animal caught the scent of death, he screamed and reared, rolling his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The balconies and the rear half of the main floor were filled with black people of the general public. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I answered by nodding my head like one of those nodding animals that Americans put on the rear ledge of their automobiles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He walked halfway to the rear and, struggling to keep his voice under control, said: “They don’t want to sit with you people, don’t you know that? They don’t want to—is that plain enough?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a dusty minicab, whose rear seat was covered in nylon fur with a zebra pattern. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It took time to find it all as a few of the boxes had fallen out of the damaged fuselage and the rear cockpit, which Julie had left open, of course. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z At the rear of the building, a door led into the cellar below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He reared back and bayed, heedless of whether the war-sick heard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The student body watched with glee as Leon’s stooges tried to scotch-tape the posters to the wall at the rear of the stage. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And in Oregon on a rainy Sunday, moving through an endless muddy puddle, a right rear tire blew out with a damp explosion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He had one hand over his head and his helmet over his rear end. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackjack cantered away as Tempest reared in confusion. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As we jump back in the car and peel off down the street, I glance through the rear window at the house. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Another medic opens the ambulance’s rear doors, but he doesn’t put Mateo in the back. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It plunged straight into battle, and the spider reared back with its fangs exposed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear Alec’s feet pounding as he brought up the rear. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Roza cracked the rear door and crawled inside, burying herself in tarps and cleats and empty shopping bags. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I can see Blade rearing back to throw, and the first one misses us. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The dogs that the Aztecs and Polynesians reared for food were efficiently fattened on vegetables and garbage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her horse reared, but it only loosened her from her saddle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Back soon,” she said, and went out of the room and down the hall to the rear door of the school. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At home, our frustrations began to rear up often and intensely. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To avoid the enormous crowd of our supporters, who had grouped in front of the building, we were driven into the rear of the building and taken in through great iron gates. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The spokes of her rear wheel spun behind the curtain of her long skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z His favorite pair has frayed cuffs and a small tear in the rear. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We slogged through mud to a rear entrance, showed our I.D.’s, passed through another metal detector, and then marched down a long gray corridor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He scratched his beard, peered long at the bubbles on the left rear, and poked them with a forefinger like a file. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Iofur was hampered now by that chainmail, because from a protection it had changed all at once into a hindrance: it was still fastened at the bottom, and trailed around his rear legs. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Bunny, his mouth full, reared back in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When her activities were limited Jean Louise confined herself to gambling for small sums behind a coal pile in the rear of the school building. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We followed the rear of the train with our eyes until it got smaller and smaller and disappeared. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the second frame, everyone from the tram stands near the rear entrance of the theater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "The whole town is desolate. All the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath and there's a persistent wail all night along the North Shore." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He could hang on to horses' tails and make them rear, tumbling their riders to the ground, where it was easy enough for Sigemund to finish them off. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Polyphemus just laughed and swatted the sheep’s rear end, propelling us forward. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Zu climbed in first, and, without looking at either boy, I followed, heading to the rear seat, where I could stretch out and hide from any more unwanted questions. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even with both taxi-drivers helping them through the gate and over the brass rails onto the rear observation platform, they barely made it. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, she turns slowly and lowers her enormous gray rear onto the larger ball. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I scooted to the rear edge on the seat of my pants, ignoring Ayanna’s mocking look as I eased up next to her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He wagged his tail, and just to show off, he sat down on his rear and started digging at a flea with his hind leg. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped away, a little flame shooting from his rear. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Through the rear mirror above him he saw her hesitate before answering. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Janny Scott, a reporter with an unusual gift for rendering complicated subjects accessible, dug into new thinking about the impact of class on health, immigration, residential segregation, and child rearing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He reared, flung the starter aside, and broke through the front of the gate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “About time you showed up, nimrod,” someone said from the rear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Within moments they were at the rear exit of the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You gotta hold his rear with your left arm and swing with your right, you know.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But the boys hung a rag permanently and accidentally on the rear plate to conceal its vintage and they dabbed the front plate with good thick mud. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Head down, he walked to the rear of the furnace and upstairs into his room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He went down the alley to the rear steps and mounted to the second floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So Sunflower bounced up, down, sideways, and backward, rearing and kicking and chopping, snorting furiously, only Herbie still wouldn’t come unglued. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Others told me to come to the rear of the house, but pride would never let me do that. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved us through to the rear office, beside the safe. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Taking in a deep drag of the musty, cool air-conditioning, I used the rear seat to prop myself up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Bits and pieces of equipment lay strewn all over the floor, and at the rear was a heavy wooden table covered with books, bottles, and bric-a-brac. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Help!” he shrieked shrilly in a voice strangling in its own emotion, as the policemen carried him to the open doors in the rear of the ambulance and threw him inside. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Our car has cup holders, front seat and rear, and, except for the salad, all the food could be eaten with one hand. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ignatius slammed the rear door right in his mother’s maroon hair and barked an address at the driver. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger reared up and aimed a heavy cuff at Campion, who leaped back just in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It grew in volume, the sound of splitting wood came from the rear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She, the lone survivor, will start a small paper nest in the spring, lay a few eggs in its cells, and carefully rear a small force of workers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The elevator opened with a second load of passengers— paramedics this time, with Amadeus glowering at the rear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I dug my fingers and toes and rear end into the pebbly shingles. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z On a post at the rear of the hootch was the decayed head of a large black leopard; strips of yellow- brown skin dangled from the overhead rafters. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As always, we Negroes sat at the rear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mulch gave his rear end a shake to dislodge any clumps of earth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z José Arcadio Buendía spent the long months of the rainy season shut up in a small room that he had built in the rear of the house so that no one would disturb his experiments. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “And you have reared the boy, with the intention of taking him for your apprentice; is that so, Mr. Gargery?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z So she saw it clearly when the horse screamed with a panicked shriek and reared, and the blue smear of the thrown rider collapsed to the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It reared up on its hind legs, whinnying and snorting, and one sharp, unshod hoof connected with the lion's shoulder, causing the lion to howl like a huge, scalded cat, and to spring backwards. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We hoisted Gau into the rear of the helicopter, and the machine labored tentatively into the air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The archers, with Queen Lucy, fell to the rear and you could first see them bending their bows and then hear the twang-twang as they tested the strings. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Toward the rear I could see two men unloading heavy buckets from a truck, stacking them neatly on a low loading platform. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The left corner of the Nova’s rear bumper clipped the chain-link post, taking the gate with it and knocking down a good part of the fence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you could drive me about in the car and I could toss the papers from the rear window.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The other horses reared back against their halter chains and squealed and kicked. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We reentered the deli from the rear, through the cramped kitchen and into the dining area. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He laughs as if he actually finds this funny and goes off down the hall, shaking his rear at us. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The Abbot came bustling up with Basil limping in the rear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s a great shock to souls gently reared in places of moderate clime, hope, and dread. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I wet the floor, piled the kindling on it, and backed into the small foyer that led to the rear door. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Grendel was dead, and it was his lifeless corpse, one arm tom out, that reared up quick in answer to the song of the sword, and sprang at Beowulf now! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Once or twice it reared its head straight up, as if appealing to heaven—the abomination of the moment was perfectly expressed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Though older than I, he had neither known nor felt anything of life for himself; he had been carefully reared by his mother and father and he had always been told what to feel. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Aleksandr let himself out of the hatch in the gunner’s rear cabin, but when Nina tried to open the canopy over the pilot and navigator’s cockpit, the release catch broke off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A bony boy in a ripped and bloody shirt had hold of the halter of his horse and was insisting that the General move to the rear. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man opened still another lid cut in the rear of the hot dog. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nettle reared up and wrestled the robot, twisting and shaking him with all of her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sheep—there were four hundred and fifty or so—were kept outside in a small forest-sheltered pasture to the rear of a large metal barn. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She stood up without saying another word and went to her seat at the rear of the courthouse where, adjusting her hat, she sat down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He walked the length of the picket fence in front of the house, seeking for a walk leading to the rear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They were indeed coming, with Hymir at their rear, urging them on: all the giants of that part of the world, a many-headed monstrous bunch, the giants of the waste, misshapen and deadly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Little Ann, not to be outdone, reared up and placed her small front paws on the smooth white bark. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His rear foot was at the cliff edge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As a recording of “Here Comes the Bride” played over the loudspeaker in the Northeast Baltimore church, the rear doors opened and the veiled bride began her slow procession toward the altar. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I clambered up the mountainside to the rear of the house—the stairs had completely rotted through—and climbed through the back window we now used as a door. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The woman calmed down somewhat and was led back to the dormitory at the very rear of the line. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And then down the road came more riders, rushing to the rear on lathered horses. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked to the barn and sat a few minutes, leaning my back against the rear wall, looking out into the pasture and thinking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But the sight of the German SS officers bringing up the rear stopped me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Her voice tugged at my will and someone pushed from the rear, so I was freed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The line came out of the water and closed in on their rear and gathered them like potatoes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, rather elated, I stepped to the rear of the vehicle. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He hissed and reared up on his hind legs, towering over me, his great paws ready to swat me down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Seated in the rear of the church was Sheriff Clark with a bunch of his armed deputies, recording the names of people who attended the meeting and taking notes on everything the speakers said. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerris entered first, for caution’s sake, with Quentyn close behind him and the big man bringing up the rear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Moniek married, and he and his wife, Erica, reared two sons before retiring to Florida. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I chew it and feel that it tastes good and rear my tongue back and send it down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Big rear windows look out into the hearts of four leafless lindens. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He understood that Farquar somehow knew his body better than he himself did, that there was no need to rear back like a baseball pitcher and bring the whole fist. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The horse rears up on its back legs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer, rearing up on his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The mounted knights returned, and at their rear the banner of Dol Amroth, and the Prince. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I got out of the car and opened the rear door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was the motor that drove the magic universe that was the rear section of the big house on the corner, where Alba spent her first seven years in complete freedom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Under one of the adult caiman’s rear legs, a baby caiman hatches from its egg, and to the left is a coral snake egg. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The creatures hooked a claw through the center of the pods with their front and rear legs, and used their two lateral legs to push against the ground and move along. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then—unbelievably—its boxy rear end tips to the side, and in apparent slow motion, it falls over with an even louder smash. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It happened so suddenly that at first the agent cringed and doubled over thinking the hailstones were bullets from somebody behind or off at a slant below his exposed rear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Two pink deer reared up on their hind legs, facing each other, and an eagle perched at eye level between them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The face-off lasted for seconds that stretched into eternity, and then, with the scrabbling of claws, the dragon fled to the darkness at the rear of the barn. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He was crouched, his back was rounded and his rear legs were spread. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the rear of the field, the American boat began to claw its way more slowly back into position. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Brinker said from behind me, pointing across my shoulder at some open trucks bringing up the rear. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The animal gave a hideous scream and reared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ridgeway led her to a wobbly table against the rear wall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He could see lights on the bridge from the rear, was certain now that he could see people, small people moving in the lights, but there was no indication anybody saw anything. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I approached warily, certain that as I moved closer the horse would buck, or rear, or charge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Major Major strode with dignity to the rear of the orderly room without glancing at any of the clerks and typists working at the desks and filing cabinets. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes the horses would try to rear back their heads and smash their riders with the tops of their massive skulls. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Z was going to help from the rear. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Despite their heroism, the 586th was never on the front lines, as were the two other regiments associated with Marina Raskova—the 586th’s job was always to protect the Soviet forces at the rear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This time, however, I didn’t pause at the rear door, but yanked it open. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In some way he had turned around and reared up, placing his front feet against the trunk. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Father twist his hips to the right, and the wings began to curl and the rear rudder curved to the right. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Its fleshy color, not to mention the crease down the middle, gave it the unmistakable appearance of a rear end. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Kretzsky exit the rear door of the kolkhoz office. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There were horses rearing up and angels in flight in a summer-blue sky. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I was still in the rear, and when I opened my eyes again I saw one of the mice sliding past me, clawing uselessly with his small nails at the smooth metal beneath him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I went on to the corner and got on a bus and went automatically to the rear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He slows at the edge of the water and I get close and land a good swing on his rear, thwak! The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I considered taking out the rear of his shiny Volvo, but there were too many witnesses. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He scans the block up and down, then taps on the rear window of the car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It struck him that it had been a long time since he had reared back like this, so he just let the laughter carry on as long as it wanted. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bedroom to the rear there is a sumptuous feather bed for Katherine and a relatively clean cot has been brought in for me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You're always defending that thing,” Carol Huger called from the rear of the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, the bar’s customers, in search of a bathroom, found their way to the rear of the building, where they peed against our walls or retched under the tree. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When the ground rose several hours later, we came up on the rear of another, smaller party. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was just about to rear back with his weapon when he realized it was Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In December, 1959, the Somerset’s “beach facilities” consisted of two beach umbrellas stuck in a strip of sand at the rear of the hotel. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He found Madame Hoo in their rear fourth-floor apartment kneeling before her bamboo trunk, fingering mementoes from her childhood in China. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya brought up the rear, stopping at every door she came across and slipping her key into the keyholes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As a humped convolvulus rearing its dragon’s head from an icy lake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Once more Jonathan allowed himself to drop to the rear, deciding it was better to stay last. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain, meanwhile, zipped around to the rear of the Whisperer, reversing himself so that his back was to Reynie’s as he fitted the red helmet over his own head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z So focused was the crowd on Goddard and his colorful entourage, no one much noticed Rowan bringing up the rear as they climbed the steps to the entrance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Using a “spinneret” gland just below its mouth, it spins a patch of silk on a branch and grips it with strong rear feet, hanging upside down. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When it was over, Strunk had to be choppered back to the rear, where he had his nose looked after, and two days later he rejoined us wearing a metal splint and lots of gauze. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan found the boy’s parents out beyond a small field, not far from the rear loop of the fence. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Sister Dolores led us to the rear of the house, where she segregated us by age into small groups led by bespectacled young men and well-scrubbed young women. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Pease and Reynolds were at their machines in the rear. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove through the entire length of the prison, and then along a winding dirt road through a rather wild, wooded area at the rear of the property. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dunwing and her daughter led the dancing mouse off to their nest at the rear of the court under the farthest eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Above these was a small balcony backed by a curtain and, above that, a thatched roof which covered the rear half of the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She recognized its rear entrance by the name painted above the door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When we came to the middle of the plateau, Addison reared up on his hind legs and called out, “Don’t be afraid, fellows! Come and meet the children who dispatched our unwelcome visitor!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He walked around to the rear of Hickock’s chair, and placing his hands on the back of the chair, leaned down as though to whisper in the prisoner’s ear. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He ordered that the child be reared as a son of the Inner Hearth, and that he be called Therem, though that was not a name ever used by the clan of Estre. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They left the car, little boy and big sister, and disappeared into the trees that reared up off the shoulder of the road. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get in,” he told her, taking her by the hips and pushing her upward over the left rear fender. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She stands there watching until the rear car disappears into the tunnel, until she and Gogol are the only people remaining on the platform. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Its front legs rear up, then its back legs as it leaps, its tail a flash of white. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to see the two coyotes following, about thirty feet to the rear, slightly to either side. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After buying a few items at the five-and-dime store—a comb, toothpaste, notepaper—the four young black men would head for the lunch counter at the rear of the store, sit down, and order coffee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The systematic enslavement of Africans, and the rearing of their children under bondage, emerged with all deliberate speed—quickened by events such as Bacon’s Rebellion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They drew up her bosom to giddy heights, pinched in her waist, flared out her rear, and managed to suggest that Alexandra’s had once been an hourglass figure. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The rear wheels spun sand and pebbles against the fenders, and the truck skidded and swerved back on the pavement. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z With the advent of the first primitive, unpadded starting gates in the early thirties, some riders actually died in the saddle, speared into the exposed steel overhead bars by rearing horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She reared back and threw one,smat! right into the windshield. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I tried petting him, but he reared up on his hind legs and said, “Do you mind? Keep your hands at bay, sir!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Jacob eagerly grabbed a rind of bread and went to dip it in the cheese—and then he reared back like he’d been slapped. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He went back, reared up on it, and bawled a few times. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly Alfred, who had heard the trouble from across the street, attacked from the rear with his favorite weapon, an indoor ball bat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was concentrating fiercely on the ground, and was quite unaware of Marcus watching him from a rear window. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Professors White and Clinger walked a little to the right and a step or two behind Nemur and Strauss, while Burt and I brought up the rear. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He flung open the door to a one-bedroom apartment in the rear. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a stirring in the rear of the chamber. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A double column of guardsmen brought up the rear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tomás put them in his pocket and, glaring at the young man, jabbed his thumb toward the rear door of the shop. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I was raised by the man who murdered my parents, reared in a land of monsters. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Papa then threw the mattress on top of the car roof and tied it with ropes to the front and rear bumpers. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z That night, while playing in his stall, he reared up and smacked his head against the stall door. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see a patrol, you let them into the zone until their rear man gets on a line with that tree over there. You understand that?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had gone three, four paces, he turned and reared up again, growling this time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It reared, flipped backward, and fluttered into her arms, nestling its head deeply into the crook of her elbow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Seated in a pew in the rear of the spacious temple, Celaena kept her mouth closed so tightly that it hurt. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Huge engines were driving a ship, still louder now and closer, and he rolled off the bunk and jumped to the rear hatch to yell, to wave. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I actually took a step toward them—worse, toward their rear ends, which is never the way you walk up on a strange horse—before stopping. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You never heard such roaring and teeth-popping, as they kept circling the tree and rearing up on its trunk, trying to get to me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across, I saw someone, a man it looked like, step out from the shadows behind a Ford sedan parked close to the courthouse’s rear entrance. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When somebody comes up from the rear to pass us, he growls. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Westward the view was blocked by the base of the great turret that stood at the back of this upper court and reared its horn high above the crest of the encircling hills. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then I looked at the left rear tire, and to my horror saw a great rubber bubble on its side and, farther along, another. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’d have himself a big scare and rear up, fighting the rope and falling down and pitching and bawling. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He removed the small black Bible from his coat pocket and kissed it unself-consciously before placing it at the rear of the table. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed from the car and opened the rear door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He reared back suddenly and pounced in mock attack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were clearly in a state of terror, rearing up, their heads thrown back, uttering gurgling cries of fear. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Ropes went up inside the streetcars, designating seating for gentiles—non-Jewish Poles—in the front of the cars and for Jews in the rear. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes sizzled the rear of my neck. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z My mother dragged me outside toward the rear of the building, out of sight of the white man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ainu people of Japan made the experiment by routinely rearing grizzly cubs as part of a ritual. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Riflemen, to the rear! Everyone else, close up those holes.'' The drovers fall back, and the rest of us cover down to take up their slack. “Shoot until you're out of ammo, then fall back.'' Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Another shot came from inside the house, and then a full-throated rear made the servant scream. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Being technically a truck, Rocinante took her place in the rear, and I soon made acquaintance with the truckers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs across the sand at full tilt, then stops and stares up at the ramparts rearing above him as though imagining pennants and cannons and medieval archers ranged along the parapets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With a final smack, the arm reared back. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Old Dan reared up, placed his front paws on the trunk, and started bawling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They struggled to their feet, and keeping bent, limping like footsore soldiers, they shuffled back towards the rear of the line. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Three Turks get out of the cab to open the rear doors; the driver stays behind the wheel. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z On the far side of the brook they came upon a broad road and the rear of the army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Basta reared up like a snake when someone has trodden on its tail. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To grab their share, the pigeons at the rear constantly fluttered over the heads of their compatriots and landed at the leading edge of the front. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Operates through the explosion of gases in a enclosed space. Power of explosion is exerted on piston and through connecting rod and crankshaft through transmission thence to rear wheels. Got that?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The brachy reared to a halt and hooted his terror into the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I opened the rear door a crack, but I couldn't see anything in the dark. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She was braced to dart in either direction, but the car’s rear window rolled down, and there looking out was a face she recognized. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the son of Hephaestus, reared by Athena, half man, half serpent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a word everyone tried to run from, but it could rear up on a community quick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And these were monsters, rearing to the sky, massed like a battalion, too beautiful I thought, too powerful, they were not plants at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Well," I said, "from what I've been told, a lot of men prefer rear ends like that." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In the front and rear were paved areas in which my brother and I could play, but for days I was afraid to go into the strange city streets alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He shielded the glare of it with his hand and when he did he could see almost to the rear of the box. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z On the rear shelf a hole had been cut and was covered with that same stuff that’s on a screen door. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of the gym teacher showed both compassion and alarm as she quietly pointed to a group of women some distance away, jumping over the rear fence as they shouted obscenities at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It checked at the water and reared up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Maddened by the smell of dragon, horses below reared in terror, lashing out with iron-shod hooves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He pulled himself to a crouched-over, standing position, moaning quietly, and shuffled in the water to the rear hatch, scootching around the mainsail which, hanging down, still filled the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "If my son's men will not obey his commands, perhaps the vanguard is not the place for him. No doubt he would be more comfortable in the rear, guarding our baggage train." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Everything from the rear echelon to the forward echelon and back was sent through us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He called from the rear of the house, “I heard that, you vulgar girl. I’m in the kitchen.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My uncle s driver, Nuredin, opens the rear door of the car, and Mama comes out wearing large-framed sunglasses and a thin scarf tied at her chin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Just as she reached it, Woundwort himself appeared in her way, reared up and dealt her a great, raking blow across the face. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Stewart glanced quickly in the rear view mirror. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She draped herself over the top of the rear seat, her feet kicking at the air as she dug around for something in the back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He reached up and found the power switch at the rear of the game cabinet, then flipped it off and back on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I parted the flaps at the rear of the tent. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They aim for a door at the rear of the spa. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Everything was loaded except Queenie—the sergeant offered her a hand up the ladder to the rear cockpit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Through the bars at the rear of the van, we see people going about the business of their lives in downtown New York. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what I’m worried about. Keep sharp eyes out behind, everyone. You guys are the rear guard. See anything, and I do mean anything, you let me know. Got it?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She stood outside the flat, waving, until I could no longer see her through the rear windscreen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z From off in the rear, the Terrible Trivium and the wobbly Gelatinous Giant urged them on with glee. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In addition to chromosomal and hormonal factors, Luce had to consider my sex of rearing, which had been female. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The cannoneer came thundering down the steps, but I scrambled faster than he and ran for the rear door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the rear seat he saw the silhouette of the big kook. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But Maya always noticed that the books they read about child rearing were about adopted kids, not biological ones. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Me sitting on the go-kart, my feet on the bars, Hirohito behind me pushing, and Vonetta and Fern at the rear, parading up Magnolia Street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately Pantalaimon became a bear and reared up on his hind legs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Consuelo held the flashlight so they could see to crawl into the rear of the truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It opened its mouth wide and reared up on its back paws, trying to get away from me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And then she appeared, standing at the rear of them all: Esperanza. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Even Napoleon, who was directing operations from the rear, had the tip of his tail chipped by a pellet. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Above the arch there was a lamp, and beneath it swung a large signboard: a fat white pony reared up on its hind legs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The junior inspector was walking round to the rear door on the far side and his chief was about to guide Robbie into the backseat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He got out and held the rear door open for her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Carolina, who was seated in her chair by the op>en rear window, said vaguely, “Cheer up, querido, things could be worse.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Without hesitating she reared back and snapped her hands forward, shooting the knife blades directly for the madwoman’s heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I wanted to hang on to the sides, but pictured a cotton month rearing up and sinking fangs in my hand. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His family lived in their own two-room cottage at the rear of the property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z With his savings he acquired a printing press, a box camera, and a damp, low-ceilinged office in the rear of a fish-precessing warehouse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He was standing alongside the stretcher table with his back to the rear of the elevator. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In the absence of any other guides, I volunteered to fill that role and bring up the rear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As I approach the rear of the warehouse, I can see that it’s the most crowded spot, and as I reach the last aisle to see the water pallets, I realize I’m too late. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For a number of blocks the driver had repeatedly given those of us bunched up near the front door a curt order to “step to the rear of the vehicle.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I turn and run in the opposite direction until I’m back at the center of the rear of the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She carried her to the rear of the van and put her in a carrying case. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Doli, still muttering angrily about his buzzing ears, rode last, as rear guard, although he flatly refused to make himself invisible no matter what the circumstances. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That was the last sight he had seen the day the castle fell: Smiler burning, the flames leaping from his mane as he reared up, kicking, screaming, his eyes white with terror. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Over in the sheltered water of lane two, Italy suddenly came up from the rear and worked its way into a narrow lead over Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The rear guard are afraid of everything. The Germans know what they’re after.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Neither of them has noticed that I'm standing at the back of the truck or that the rear door is open. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His front hooves raised a few inches off the dirt, as if he’d pondered rearing but thought better of it, then he dropped his head and his paws stilled. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A tractor came across the meadow in my direction, and in addition to the man at the wheel there were two others hanging on the rear. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I turn my laptop to shield my face that’s exploding in unnamed emotions, each one rearing itself and layering on top of the others before I can express it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z On one side, the village square is visible; on the other, the rear garden, from which this establishment presumably takes its name. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Men were shouting and horses rearing in the stream below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A minute later it grew louder, and the rear wheels of the tractor appeared, moving cautiously as he backed it out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The roar of the guns makes our lorry stagger, the reverberation rolls raging away to the rear, everything quakes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The wishes of both men are to be granted on the dark rear slope of a small rocky hill called Little Round Top. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It is set up in a crater alongside us; Berger has fetched it, and now the counter-attack comes over from behind; we are set free and make contact with the rear. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All four blacks were expected to stand up and make their way to the rear. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The stranger seized my arm and all but dragged me to the rear of the house. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak was made of two gigantic bronze stallions, rearing, their hooves meeting a hundred feet above the roadway to form a pointed arch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The rescue team worked their way to the rear of the blocky building. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ignatius pushed past her and lumbered down to the car, opening the rear door of the little Renault and climbing in among the placards and piles of pamphlets that covered the seat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids arrive at seven-thirty a.m. and sit in the rear of the truck as they wolf down a breakfast of bagels, pastries, and fruit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z One girl sat on Louie while the rest gave him sixteen whacks on the rear, plus one to grow on. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z They were all there, all of them: the twins, poised and alert in the windowsill; Francis, with his back to me; Henry beside him; and Bunny across the table, reared back in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Woolf replied that his seat to the rear of Seabiscuit in several of his winning races had given him a good spot from which to study the horse and he had simply taken the opportunity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Pol, who was bringing up the rear, sped up briefly to ride alongside her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As I opened the door to the rear entrance, a draft of warm air hit my face. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z An enclosed wagon groaned along behind him, drawn by six heavy draft horses and defended by cross-bowmen, front and rear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pilot watched it rear up in the window, but nothing could interest him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The decoction cooled rapidly in the thin air, and as soon as it was at blood heat, she poured it carefully into a metal beaker and carried it to the rear of the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We raised our children and reared our crops; we let infants grow, and property develop. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She opens the rear door and calls into the alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She went back to the rear, looked at the doors of the two toilets and came back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As we pulled away from my apartment complex, I craned my neck to look through the transport’s tinted rear windows, up at the building where I’d lived for the past year. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Something seems to be banking up in the silence, a tide, a breaker rearing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Come four o'clock in the afternoon, Grandma would let me go with her to the garden in the rear of the backyard to water what she called her four-o'clock plants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Facing the rear of the building, I now discovered a back door had been left partially open. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “You rush in, while I defend the rear.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a minivan in front of us, with a little stick figure family in the corner of the rear windshield. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I crane my neck, trying to get the rear view. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But watching and making notes on the whole of the rearing will give you a real feeling of accomplishment. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Percy sat in back, hanging on tight, desperately trying not to slip off the horse’s rear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I thought—But now the song was ending and the building rang with applause, yells, until the chant burst from the rear and spread: No more dispossessing of the dispossessed! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Pressure ridges reared up like wrinkles in a huge white blanket. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If Cora had taken the rear and been the one grabbed by the two men. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Dispirited and battleworn, carrying their fallen leader, the maimed and wounded hobbled painfully along at the rear, the bitter ashes of vanquishment and defeat mingling with the dust from their stumbling vanguard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Once she tripped and fell, and a sharp stick reared up like a claw at her cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Through that door. Conceal yourself behind the curtains at the rear of the small balcony." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They walked single file, Grandpa in the lead, followed by Dale pushing the wheelbarrow, and then Kendra in the rear. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “We’d just stepped outside for a breath of air—don’t betray us, friend, I beg you, it’s as much as our lives are worth—” Julius brushed the man aside and ran to the rear door. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The rest of the dogs were close behind, the hounds sniffing and barking, a pair of monstrous mastiffs bringing up the rear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An electric cat: it lay in the plastic dust-proof carrying cage in the rear of the truck and panted erratically. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It came again a few seconds later, from the rear corner of the tomb. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We reached the cairn and ducked inside, shuffling in single file to the rear chamber and then out again to a world shrouded in mist. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Even from the rear Nel could tell that it was Sula and that she was smiling; that something deep down in that litheness was amused. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge tried to dodge, but one smacked him in the rear and launched him into the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Summer brought up the rear of their little band. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She ran out to the gate, came back, and reared up on me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ms. McMillan disappeared through a door at the rear of the room, Candice wondered what had happened to her throwback Hank Aaron jersey she always wore to baseball games. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The girl stood up, again fitted her chest back into her blouse, gestured obscenely at the car, and angrily retrieved her pack and guitar from the rear seat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I spun around and stared out the rear window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In the rear of the skiff sat Edwin, a quiet, potbellied Tlingit elder who had helped arrange Cole’s banishment. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The other horse traders nearby jeered, and a flighty colt reared up in alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I can make this happen by tying off the cable to the rear of the trailer and towing with the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It galloped madly up to the front door, missing the lamp-post by an inch, and then reared up on its hind legs. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I reared back and blurted, “It’s all right with me, Grandpa. Just tell me what to do.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Flying near the rear, Kendra marveled at the squadron of fairies ahead of her effortlessly weaving through obstacles at such reckless speed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z After he finished cuffing me, the cop opened the rear door of his cruiser and pushed my head down while shoving me into the backseat. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Bright orange light rimmed the windows of the rear cockpit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As they rear and hiss and jump at each other you are distracted by the fact that they are both no longer stark white but a perfect ebony black. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z By the mile-and-a-half mark, the freshmen had opened a sliver of water between the rear of their boat and the varsity’s bow, and they were beginning to close on the junior varsity out front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He hesitated a moment longer at the door, then went in, walking with firm steps to the rear table. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled back and planted his rear in the dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He leans back on his chair, balancing on the rear legs, says, “I hear they’re giving lessons down at the senior center.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The car, like a stoned human, stopped moving, and a piece of wrought-iron decoration shattered a rear window. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Apa is washing the rear bumper and does not see him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In a final burst of speed, the horse of the Horned King plunged ahead; the animal’s flanks bore against Melyngar, who reared furiously and struck out with her hoofs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Pinmei, at the rear, saw only a forest of legs and backs of coats and robes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Learning the basics of child rearing is difficult at any time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He stood in the rear of the hall, watching as Brian Cochran posted the latest returns. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Had the horse statue reared up completely off its base and given her a kick? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Scoob might’ve made it back to center—more concerned with G’ma’s sadness than his own unease—if he hadn’t caught sight of the Tennessee license plate on the rear bumper of the RV again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The Willys station wagon’s rear right tire had been perforated by a fallen branch still wedged up under both axles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Ha, ha! Never say die, take a pinch of snuff, goodbye, goodbye!” squalled Polly, dancing on her perch, and clawing at the old lady’s cap as Laurie tweaked him in the rear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Aaron rears up in them, huge and terrifying. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We were raked by fire from our flanks, from the front, and even from the rear. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Laertes’ housekeeper, who reared the boys and tended Dolios in his bent age, had gone to fetch them in. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben heard a boy toward the rear of the class laugh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the rear of the frame was another set of wings, also about four feet long and a foot apart; but these rose vertically rather than horizontally. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon another white man, thin and gray, entered and went into the rear room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It reared all the way up to the fifth floor of the Tower, and:even though most of its body was just an outline, Sierra could tell it was gonna be fierce. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Rosaleen and I brought up the rear, toting candles, too, trying to hum along, since we didn’t know the words. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An immense chimney, relic of a disused mill, reared up, shadowy and ominous. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z All that showed was the rear end of the raft—and the bottoms of Derek’s shoes. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He sits up—and finds his face very close to his donkey’s rear end. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Later, one day while walking, she continued past the House of the Old, turned down a path, and discovered a very small structure attached at the rear of the building. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a large bird with a pure snowy white body and wings that were jet-black at their tips and rear edges. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I keep it and rear it rather on the Roman Catholic principle of expiating numerous sins, great or small, by one good work. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He reared up and, as he did so, realized that the enemy beneath him was crouching in a scooped-out trench the size of his own body. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z From his hiding place in the transverse bulkheads at the rear of the cabin, Lord Roke watched. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z My dad took one more lap around the car, the sunlight bouncing off its rear windshield. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, from the rear of the car there erupted a magnificent, weary, soul-emptying sigh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And on a dais at the far end of the room, a mighty throne reared up high. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z No law compelled them to take only these rear seats. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The knuckleskull reared back, almost throwing the lot of them, squawked once, and then wobbled off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He would rear up on it and bawl treed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed the path, the two others watching Julio and the little girl and the boys somewhere in the rear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ma Charles seemed to enjoy Vonetta’s imitation and reared her head back and cackled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I spot Ms. Holly in a rear pew, and she gives me a big “okay” sign. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Its bustle overhung the rear of the hayframe, and the front of it scooped breathtakingly low on her bosom. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Through the rear mirror he saw her tilt the bottle and drink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Every so often, someone in the rear of the group would shout toward the front, but it was a futile act. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I did as he said, but when he gestured for me to move to the rear of the room, I shook my head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Because Irwin didn’t come within 200 pounds of fitting through a standard car door, he drove a customized sedan outfitted with a wide-load rear hatch through which he wiggled in and out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Great Britain had faded to the rear of the field, essentially tied with the United States for last place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If those were destroyed, their only other option would be the ones at the rear of the school—which meant going back toward the fire. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The man signaled to his cohorts, and in unison, all three horses reared. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Even while he saw the black horde racing southward he saw another force, mysteriously assembled, suddenly planted in their rear, cutting their communications by land and sea. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “We’ll give them another rear exit to block,” Arthur had said cryptically. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Dalton were standing upon the steps: Mrs. Dalton in white and Mr. Dalton with the letter in his hand and his eyes looking straight back to the rear wall of the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I stood like shadows in the rear of the Store near the coal-oil tank, waiting for the juicy parts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I twist in my seat to get a better look at the truck bed through the rear window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The river falls farther and farther away beneath us and the larger mountain rears up on the other side of the river. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Johnny could make Goblin rear like that any time he pleased. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got out of the creek we were stuck in, I found enough fallen tree bark and rocks to begin making sufficient braces all around the rear wheels. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As it tipped forward the rear of the raft cut down into the water and came against tire submerged ledge. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind it, the director and myself and, bringing up the rear, the nurse and Monsieur Perez. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Then the unicorns reared and leaped and she and her entourage disappeared back into the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Boys pulled down some trolley wires, stole spare tires from the rear of parked automobiles, and threw stones at the empty police stations. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Instead of running to the door, she went around to the back alley, which connected to the rear yard, her hands fumbling as they unlatched the back gate. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The terrified animal cried in pain and reared up, its sharp hooves pawing the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma reared back to throw a jab right at my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Finn could only lie in the road, pinned by Petey’s bike, as his horse, his beautiful, magnificent, impossible horse, thundered toward him, The mare reared up, shrieking, hooves hammering the air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z That ornery part of me, the one always urging Go the other way, Willodeen, reared up, ready for a fight. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Marshall ran after Toby and gave him a shove on the rear, of his biggest box. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later Lord Baelish entered through the tall doors in the rear, smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Arion wasn’t usually scared of anything, but he reared, huffing nervously. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Before them, darkling against a pallid sky, the great mountains reared their threatening heads. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He had a lot of enthusiasm for big windy sighs and jittering around on the rear seat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z At the rear of the room, Ryan hung his backpack on a hook. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The boy Mr. Pope had called Sander caught up with us just outside the rear door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The train passed over the fair’s fence, then descended to the terminal at the rear of the Transportation Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The old bear roared in frustration and waved at the empty air with his huge paws, then reared up on his hind legs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In a minute, they saw Valentin come out the rear door, handcuffed to a gringo. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Back issues of the Voice in cardboard boxes lined the hallway leading to a bathroom in the rear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From the rear of the court a stair sloped above them to a single high room overlooking the street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He turned and nodded in the direction of two white-coated attendants who stood at the rear door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At the rear of the old house, I hesitated. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Bigwig he asked to bring up the rear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As he rounded the corner, he noticed a familiar-looking gray Oldsmobile, a jagged crack in the rear window, parked in front of the house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I tiptoed to the draperies that hung at the rear of the balcony. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Very strong steel hawsers with hooks on the ends of them were lowered from the front and rear of each helicopter. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles jumped out of the chair and reared back to kick it. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He wheeled the cart through and into a room at the rear and shut the door and pushed the cart against it sideways. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Some migrants found this unsettling and preferred the comfort of the familiar seats in the rear. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Besides, I can do a lot more damage with a sheath of arrows than she can with two axes, so I'm the best one to bring up the rear. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But he did have access to the storeroom, he did work all day washing the raw gold, fresh from the mines, in the big vats at the rear of the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Tearing open a rear window made of vinyl, he climbed inside. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Slowly she walked straight to the large gatepost, reared up on it with her front feet, and bawled the most beautiful tree bark I ever heard in my life. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy had purposely dropped to the rear of the line, and when the others weren’t looking, he peeled away from the group. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Across rain-sodden fields and stony ridges, she could see the great castle of Storm's End rearing up against the sky, its back to the unseen sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Trying to see my face in the car’s rear window. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mark abandoned the idea of guarding their rear and looked up to see five or six faces packed together at the door, waiting for them, wild-eyed and seemingly hungry for violence. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I thought the Horse was going to rear up and paw and stomp me into the ground, and I guess the other kids did too because they were very quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been shot through the cheek yesterday but had not gone to the rear, had charged, had come all this way to the top of the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She rears back, knocks her head on the wall and screams, Where is she? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A log fell in the fire: Flames reared, their light darting across a terrified, pointed white face—with a sense of emerging from deep water, Harry drew heaving breaths and opened his eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This time the big man led the way and Gerris was the rear guard, with the prince between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hit the back of the flock, tearing ears and udders, indiscriminate and savage, throats, stomachs, rear ends, disabling six or seven sheep in less than two or three minutes—a horrible attack. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Somewhat relieved—for the memory of the Ento creature had reared up fresh in her mind—she went back out into the corridor, and the shadow fluttered in the distance again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She walked with him to the male servants' quarters at the rear of the house, where Colin’s small, square room was found. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But then he pulled his goggles over his eyes and sprang up to the rear seat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Sheridan will attack from Lee’s front, and Meade from Lee’s rear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He kicked me in the rear end and sent me sprawling to the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He watched her through the rear mirror as he drove; she was kind of pretty, but very little. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A touch of a spurred heel made his horse first start and rear, and then bound away; the dog rushed in his traces; all three vanished, Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then they were back again in a somber single file, my father, a grumbling Chucha, and my mother bringing up the rear. 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