| 单词 | rifle |
| 例句 | He in turn described the parade ground, the rifle range, the drills, the “bull,” the barracks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Tom, chastened, retrieved his rifle, and it was not long before he understood the sergeant’s urgency: they were being tracked by the rustlers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And he was always brandishing an oversize plasma rifle the size of a snowmobile. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I focus my eyes back on the earth, I see two men in black walking toward us with their rifles casually hanging on their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifle grease on his forehead gives him a bewildered look. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The man pulled a large black rifle from behind a chair and tossed it to Leroy. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Each soldier had a rifle and a pistol in a holster. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z At fifty-nine minutes, thirty-two seconds, I stopped, pulled my lighter hunt bag and the rifle off my back, and settled into the nook made by a felled tree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I got up and rifled through my shoebox of CDs until I found a collection of Chopin’s nocturnes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His father’s Roman and Greek personalities screamed back and forth in Frank’s mind with the usual soundtrack of battle noises—explosions, assault rifles, roaring jet engines—all throbbing like a subwoofer behind Frank’s eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And Mr. Gillooly with a rifle is a sight so wrong it almost hurts my eyes just to look at it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He seemed to snap out of it a little, finally lowering the rifle, but his eyes still stared at some nonexistent point in the distance. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes she’d straighten out the two-room house and take the rifle and have fried rabbit for supper when Tea Cake got home. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He flew into the country with five hundred rolls of film, .22- and .30-.30-caliber rifles, a shotgun, and fourteen hundred pounds of provisions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As he ran through the open space, Alec—still clutching those rifles—made a beeline for the middle of the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Even so, most people were afraid of Black Panthers because they carried rifles and shouted “Black Power.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A rifle shot, it had come from the helicopter. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Speaking above the deadly whirr of shrapnel, the snap of Japanese rifles, and the ping of bullets bouncing off our radio equipment. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The pistol and the rifle rang out almost together. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then he collected the rifle and the agent’s hat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They rifled through the drawers and opened the closet. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I’ve been lost in thought, thinking about what these sessions with Kamal are actually supposed to achieve: am I really planning to rifle through his desk drawers if he happens to leave the room? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had only seen him shoot the rifle when we slaughtered pigs in the fall. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Those early morning hours of instruction—"What are the parts of the 98 rifle?”—the midday hours of physical training—"Pianist forward! By the right, quick march. Report to the cook-house for potato-peeling.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A rifle protruded from the young man’s backpack, but he looked friendly enough; a hitchhiker with a Remington semiautomatic isn’t the sort of thing that gives motorists pause in the forty-ninth state. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He said what happened to a stone after I chunked it was like a ball shot out one n’em old muzzle-loader rifles. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Three dead men in uniforms sat slumped over their desks; each had a loaded rifle next to him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He is just a twelve-year-old boy now, looking into the barrel of a rifle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An army private shoulders his recoilless rifle as American troops leave the village of My Tho after setting buildings on fire, 1968. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I want to pick up my rifle, my pistol, and a few hand grenades. You never can tell.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Squatting on the edge of the other flat-headed rock with only the night to cover him, Guitar smiled over the barrel of his rifle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z To either side of the rifle and sword were posters that showed Marines standing tall in their full dress uniform. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He also ran errands for the ward and in his spare time made me a cigarette lighter out of an empty Austrian rifle cartridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Instinctively Janie’s hand flew behind her on the rifle and brought it around. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He stands at the back of the room, a rifle in his hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The soldier stands there, his rifle rigid in his hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They leave Bernd and skinny, leering Neumann Two—one with a rifle and the other wearing headphones. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her legs dangled in the air until she pounded a foot and a stump against the hunter’s broad chest, leaned back, and pulled on the rifle with all her strength. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Plus, we had to do this against an unknown enemy force dug in and waiting for us with rifles, machine guns, mortars, and artillery. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain thought: There are no good- tempered generals Sykes said, observing Chamberlain with the same look one gives a new rifle, “Rice says you’re a schoolteacher.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt slid like a rifle and the old butler opened up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I slung my rifle forward as we made our way down the hall and into the valley. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He stood motionless, holding his rifle, staring at all the photographs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He struck me in the back with the butt of his rifle, and I stumbled forward into the dirt. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z We shoot air rifles at paper stars and barely get two of the legs off. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The man held what looked like two huge rifles with grappling hooks on the ends attached to big coils of rope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The soldiers stand before them, their rifles aiming at the group, their fingers poised on the triggers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The manager of a local hotel came to fetch us armed with rifles and reported that he had been delayed by a herd of rogue elephants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave the girl a look of annoyance, then turned and rifled through the sack of fruit that Nailer had gathered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m a little nervous of the rifle swinging from her shoulder, the row of bullets hanging around her neck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Below, we could not even hear the crack of the enemy’s rifles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It’s isn’t a full corset; it’s a half corset. It’s the newest style. Besides Jane, the day I cannot take down a few shamblers wearing something fashionable is the day I turn in my rifle.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw clearly a tall man aiming a rifle at him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The second was the rifle that hung above the doorway. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The snow swirled open, and there they were, a squad of them, armed with rifles, and the wolf daemons snarled beside them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She rifled through the pages, her heart racing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Pa was out keeping company with a Miss Marva Hendrix from Brownsville, and Uncle Darnell was carrying a rifle in the jungles of Vietnam. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I pulled the trigger of my rifle without lifting it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had neglected to pump my rifle before we set out on the trail. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She puts the rifle in my hand, which is heavy, and I cradle it against my chest because my fingers are not long enough to wrap around its stock. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a Lakota fighting with the Indian policemen, so he thrust his rifle, with a long bayonet on the end of the barrel, at Crazy Horse.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I was sure my father would get up and shoot the owl with the old rifle he kept on the kitchen wall. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, rifling through the basket to find my favorite board, the one with La Luna, the moon, in the right corner block. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z For a moment I think it’s still moving, but then I realize that’s because someone is rifling through its pockets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She wore a bush hat and filthy green fatigues; she carried the standard M-16 automatic assault rifle; her face was black with charcoal. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The tip of her rifle rose a few inches. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I meant to wave, to send them an encouraging sign, but I froze in fear when I saw the German guards marching beside them, prodding them along with their rifles. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z His dad had bought a new hunting rifle at the boat show, and he tried to show her how it worked. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When the hole was wide and deep, he dropped the rifle into it, and I watched him cover it with dirt, his muscles swelling from the exertion, his jaw clenched. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rufus was so big, Mr. Freeman thought he was a possum, went and got his hunting rifle, and blew him clean away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t looked back once since coming over the top of the ridge, but he still kept low, moving down the stream at a crouch, holding the rifle in one hand, balancing with the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You got bit,” he says, moving the rifle from one of us to the next. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Just as a German rifle butt had been about to crush Louie’s head, the German army’s commander in chief had halted the attack, and Louie had talked the general into sparing his life. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people lined the riverbank.The soldiers were forcing some of them into the water, prodding them with their rifle butts, shooting into the air. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This one cop came over to where I was with my computer and pulled this massive assault rifle on me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Wishing to speak for proof of companionship, and knowing his delight in tales of superstition, I asked him, “Is your rifle anointed with luck grease?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Within a minute the crack of rifles, the whine of ricocheting bullets, the smash of pulverizing rock echoed and rang the length of the mountainside and along the hollow gulch behind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it became clear that they had a powerful weapon in the zeppelin too: a machine rifle mounted on the nose of the gondola. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, back to gun safety,” Dad said, and pulled back and down on the bolt and removed the unused shell from the chamber of the rifle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Jumping out of bed, Joe grabbed a rifle from the corner and charged through the front door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If his father had seen him aim the rifle in the direction of the house he would have put the cartridges off another year. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She then takes the rifle and slips the strap on my shoulder. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickup Truck had his rifle in one hand and the collar of Zu’s shirt in the other, and he was tugging both in the direction of the truck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My Austrian sniper’s rifle with its blued octagon barrel and the lovely dark walnut, cheek-fitted, schutzen stock, hung over the two beds. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Bright cracks of fire burst from pistols and rifles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Wild ran for his rifle and brought the seal down with one bullet, and when the eleven-foot-long animal was butchered, the men discovered fifty undigested fish inside its stomach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She crouches over my sports bag, one of her filthy hands on the zip, the other gripping her rifle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I scrambled down, unused rifle on my back, I sought out Rose, spying her and Wab embracing in the dirt expanse between the woods and the road. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He hooked his bad leg in the rigging, ignoring the pain, checked the sight on his rifle, and began picking off anyone in range. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He used the butt of his rifle to knock out the remaining pieces of glass, then pointed the barrel inside. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When Kaz looked up, he saw guards stationed all along the roof of the courtyard, rifles aimed down at the prisoners. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The second coyote stood sidewise to my rifle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifle jerks back, hitting me hard against my ribs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the heavy darkness, no moon yet, I could make out the kid’s silhouette: a helmet, a pair of shoulders, a rifle barrel. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I get first to the one with the rifle,” Kino said, “I must get to him first, then I will be all right. Two are sleeping.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried the carcass of a deer over his shoulders, its legs stretched awkwardly, head lolling, and under his arm was a hunting rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The barrel of another’s rifle dug into her forehead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It took the briefest second, but it was enough time for Jesper to aim his rifle and fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But he felt different, even with the familiar weight of his pearl-handled revolvers at his hips and a rifle on his back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Someone was standing in the doorway: A woman in a thick winter coat, holding a hunting rifle under one arm. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He bought another rifle and a pistol and he and Janie bucked each other as to who was the best shot with Janie ranking him always with the rifle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as the strain on White intensified, as each promising lead dead-ended, he would take his rifle and disappear into the countryside. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He would have preferred to take these gentlemen out from five hundred feet with a dart rifle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “One report said those troops were armed with rifles, nightsticks, and bayonets. Did you see any of that, Melba?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised the rifle so he was in my sight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z White Hat Clark walked forward and slowly took the rifle. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The pistol just enough after the rifle to seem its echo. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Bubber had put his slingshot in his pocket and now he played with the rifle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I take the .22 rifle Dad had given me in March on my eleventh birthday and set out up the road to see what I can shoot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew she didn’t mean my dad’s deer rifle, because that was locked up in a special cabinet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He slings his rifle and carries the big battered transmitter—its leads, its inferior microphone—through the flowers to the Opel, its engine running, Neumann Two and Volkheimer already in the cab. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was in the wayback of the minivan again, rifling through a backpack or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “This is one way to carry it,” she says as she puts the rifle on my shoulder, its butt digging into my chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the street ahead, the raptor raised and lowered its clawed feet uneasily, and Riker lifted his rifle, eyes wide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Joost adjusted the set of his coat and rifle, then patted the weighted baton at his hip. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I can’t forget the rifle grease smeared on the hilt of the knife that killed my brother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When news got out that a federal armory with 100,000 rifles and a great deal of ammunition was in the hands of a small band of lunatics, the president, James Buchanan, dispatched Lt. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the trap, charged down the hall to Zippernose’s room, yanked open her door, and rifled the trap into the dark, right about where she would be lying in bed. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His rifle was ten yards above him, leaning against the rock up there, useless. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them had staked their rifles bayonet first into the ground and rigged tent cloth across to shade them from the sun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the kid moved in a strange sideshuffle a couple of yards to his right, where he stopped and raised his rifle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches down for Werner, his canvas duffel, and the rifle, and pulls them all up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She could be carrying a high-powered rifle in that package and no one would notice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Just south of Hadley, before they could reach Deerfield, they had been ambushed by Indians who attacked savagely with both arrows and French rifles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In early November I was awakened one morning by a shot from a rifle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We each ran back to our houses to rifle through our parents’ toolboxes for hammers and nails. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He seized the closest Fjerdan, snapped his neck, and grabbed his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You had to walk through normally, acting like there wasn’t a madman on the balcony above you with a rifle ready to shoot you, and hope he didn’t notice you. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z A mass of men was coming down the road, unarmed, unspiked, no rifles visible: prisoners. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Josiah and Robert came then and unloaded their rifles and leaned them against a scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Youns are all around, weaving through the labyrinth of homes and patrolling the area with rifles on their shoulders and grenades attached to their belts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers rifled through the loose papers on my desk. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And after it, in the pause that came, Lee found that he was wounded; there was blood on the rock under his cheek, and his right hand and the rifle bolt were red. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He let go of her hand and tapped his rifle on her shoulder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then came a chorus of rifle fire, screams, and broken glass, and a mad scramble overtook the meeting hall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She disappears and comes back carrying the rifle awkwardly and a pair of boots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I leaned forward to unzip my backpack and rifled around inside until I found my CD player. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I went to get my rifle and we left the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were real soldiers with rifles and we saw machine guns. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart said that one time it had hidden the rifle the boy had taken from his father, because of the possibility that the boy might wound himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood paralyzed holding the rifle and tears were running down his cheeks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a misstep and stumbled over a root, my rifle sliding to my side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I pushed open the door, and there was Stick, rifling through my dresser drawers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He moved back, aiming his rifle at her head, squinting as though he was going to shoot. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In his coat pocket is the forty-five he pawned his rifle for. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No officers would be allowed to leave the building; wall-tower officers were to step out onto their catwalks with rifles in hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In his right hand there was a long gray rifle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When the jaguar swam across alligator-infested lagoons, Roosevelt swam after it, holding his rifle over his head. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Neumann One opens and closes the bolt of his rifle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Kate had moved down the table to rifle through a stack of pamphlets, shaking her head in disgust. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The barricades had been broken and the defenders were openly fighting in the streets, first until they used up their ration of rifle bullets, then with pistols against rifles, and finally hand to hand. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He quickly grabbed his rifle and fired, expertly hitting his target. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I dug frantically through the other souvenirs, but there was no rifle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Equipped with pistols and rifles, they strutted around the hall pushing people around, making insulting remarks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid didn’t move, didn’t even lift his rifle, and there was no way to mark his shot, no splash of dirt, no splintering of rock, nothing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifle was wrapped up in the Japanese flag, right on top where Dad always kept it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He switched on a light, aimed the rifle, pulled the trigger, and hit his sister between the eyes, killing her instantly. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he won the big prize at the rifle booth for three bull’s eyes in a row. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They burst into our shack waving rifles, just as they had burst into our home ten months before. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I ask, but Ma is busy rifling through her purse and doesn’t respond. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He waved happily as Chamberlain came up but went on leaning on the rifle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man behind the rifle started shouting, and more windows opened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Just as they were about to emerge from the passage, two guards rounded the corner—both in black-and-silver drüskelle uniforms, both carrying rifles. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It seemed an exaggeration to him that for the elections his father-in-law had them send six soldiers armed with rifles under the command of a sergeant to a town with no political passions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And not enough to make him drop the rifle he’s got under one arm. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “A crack like d rifle,” he said, worry in his voice. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z People flooded the docks, rifles in their hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Each morning, he rose with the sun, picked up his rifle, and jogged into the sagebrush. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “The way I figure it,” Monaco went on, “if you hunt a squirrel with a rifle, what do you hunt a bear with? Artillery?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hushed silence, it had been as loud as a rifle shot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Here's mine,” he said, and he rifled the pages until the book opened to a page near the end, a place that had clearly been opened to frequently. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I could just see his silhouette, helmet pushed back, rifle across his lap. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Learn how to shoot it. A rifle. A pistol to keep in the glove compartment. This autumn I’ll get a hunting license, I’ll go out and kill a deer.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A man peered through the window; he was holding a long piece of wood carefully carved to look like a rifle. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Suitcases stood open in the seats where they’d been lifted down from the overhead racks and rifled long ago. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As ordered, the boys dug shallow trenches on both sides of Heerstrasse, a street on the bridge’s eastern end, and, with their rifles and Panzerfauste, they waited. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Investigators found Ray’s fingerprints on the rifle, scope, and binoculars. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The thick leather rifle strap he was wearing stopped the poisoned arrow from tearing into him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z We all turned at once, just in time to see the PSF with the flaming red hair launch the butt of her rifle into the teenage boy’s mouth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The dad would rifle through the files in his lap, but the panic was already in his hands. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I thought of my “head for the hills” bag, waiting in my bed, and of the rifle hidden near the railcar, and began to worry about the bullet-making machine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bernd climbs in beside him, rifle in his lap, and neither bothers to close the back door when the Opel roars into gear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I know there are any number of good and efficient hunters who know what they are doing; but many more are overweight gentlemen, primed with whisky and armed with high-powered rifles. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Shelves of goods—buttons, handsaws, sugar, rifles, bullets, scissors, pencils, bolts of cotton cloth, medicine, toys, in no particular order—lined the walls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Three of the many kinds of weapons used in the war are particularly important: the minie ball, the breech-loading repeating rifle, and the ironclad ship. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “And it sure is making me quake with fear,” he says, moving the rifle so I’m looking right down the barrel. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The short man made a quick move with his rifle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dr. van Heerden came over the edge of the knoll with a rifle slung over his shoulder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If I work quickly, I could grab Bobs rifle and take him out of the equation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As I took a sip he carefully slipped a brass and copper shell into the chamber of his deer rifle and pushed the bolt forward and over. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I grabbed my helmet and rifle and ran for the bunker. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Hana’s smile gets wide, but then she looks at me like I caught her rifling through Momma’s purse, and she frowns at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Vann held the steering wheel in one hand, and in the other an AR-15 rifle, pointed out the open window. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At the road fork the rifle evaporated and the tigers and bears melted from the hillsides. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Without the rifle he had to fit in, to be part of it all, to understand it and use it—the woods, all of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The third officer had come through from the kitchen and was rifling inside a box of Chaim’s clothes that hadn’t made it to the front bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They were gathered around him with their rifles, looking uncertain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The rifle hangs on my back a foot from the ground, its butt bouncing lightly on my calf. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The way they knew that the Cordero family had a ghost that liked to rifle through the fridge at night. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And then Kino laid the rifle down, and he dug among his clothes, and then he held the great pearl in his hand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z There were at least two officers pointing automatic rifles at them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Blinking away the image, she couldn’t help but notice the rifle leaning against his leg. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z About six weeks after arriving at Da Nang, Lieutenant Philip Caputo and seven of his men sat in a helicopter, holding their rifles between their knees. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Two of them also had rusty automatic rifles dangling by shoulder straps of fraying twine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Now he was in a small white room being asked by two soldiers, each of them in full camouflage and holding automatic rifles, to remove his clothes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They hustle through the gates together, gulp fried eggs in the refectory together, march across the quadrangle, perform roll call, salute the colors, shoot rifles, run, bathe, and suffer together. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The man pointed a rifle at his chest. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Pol Pot has many soldiers with guns and rifles guarding the cornfields every night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As with the rifle, he wasn’t sure he liked the change. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z One got out with the barrel of his rifle angled down. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Since warriors always carried their weapons, Uncle Little Hawk had his black powder percussion rifle with him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “The shock from hearing the rifle go off caused her to drop her hearing aid down the toilet—I guess she had it turned up too high.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He put the rifle muzzle up against the mouth and shot the mouth away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He sinks back down into his recliner and keeps glaring at me like I’m the one showing up to steal his old .22 rifle. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z So I heard the boom of my father’s rifle when he shot my best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The group was armed with a Winchester rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, and six sticks of dynamite, which had been smuggled into the prison. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He raised the rifle and rested the stock on the half- high wall of the tree house. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Behind them, on a horse, was a dark man, his nose covered with a blanket, and across his saddle a rifle gleamed in the sun. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z But here was the snap and recoil of a rifle firing, the hot smell. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Run carrying each other on your backs, run carrying your rifle above your head. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the sudden stillness, Aly climbed down from the foremast, her rifle swinging at her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “It was a test. You chose not to pick up the rifle.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The rifle was jerked from Jesper’s arms and tossed aside with a clatter. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A guard was visible below, leaning against the gatehouse arch, a rifle slung over his shoulder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s an old man, also carrying a rifle but way down at his side, pointing to the ground. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Beneath a display counter, I found the box of maps and brochures I’d rifled through on prom night. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z On the second night, while Karl stood guard duty, he heard rifle fire. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They looked from him to the dead bird, from that to the rifle, from the rifle to his face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He raises one short arm and the boys turn on their heels, raise their rifles above their heads, and run faster in place, their knees flashing in the moonlight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Through his wet eyelashes, he sees two Khmer Rouge soldiers, their rifles slung across their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But now our town was swarming with men in green uniforms and Kalashnikov rifles. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A soldier dropped his rifle and stumbled forward, falling to the ground, kicking and thrashing and groaning with pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I wondered if he had ever aimed his rifle and stared down a flower girl eagle-eyed at a protest rally when he really wanted to dance with her at the senior prom. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z His frantic cries brought Wild out of his tent with a rifle, and Wild immediately dropped to one knee, raised the weapon, and began firing—and cursing furiously at Orde-Lees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I stayed with this memory, taking in the scent of rain and grass, feeling the light breeze, until her partner reached the van, his rifle up and ready to fire. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She looked at me, at the rifle, growled, bared her teeth at me, at the rifle. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My father’s .22 rifle and his shotgun, though, were right out in the open; everyone had them for hunting birds and rabbits and other game. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt slid like a rifle and an old man opened up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was cold and the snap of each twig breaking sounded like tiny hunters firing tiny rifles at tiny imaginary deer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had rifles with telescopic sights that could easily kill him from that distance—and he had nothing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned back now to watch her walking behind me, red printed fabric over her nose and mouth, a rifle slung on her slender back with a sling crafted from repurposed seatbelts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I ran into the kitchen and rifled through the junk drawers, looking for a black marker. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The dull click of a rifle butt hitting a belt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Shut your hole, murderer!” says the beard, gesturing with his rifle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z First he pulled out his rifle, then, after digging around for a second, he hauled something else out and held it up triumphantly—a plastic bag full of aluminum cans and glass beer bottles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then I stood up with the rifle and sword and walked away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Lyra was afraid he’d fire his rifle by mistake, but as soon as he’d spoken he hastened inside his house and shut the door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z ‘I stashed twenty rifles in this convenient shrubbery’? Give us something.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He even took his .22 rifle down from the shelf, cleaned it, and put it back up before he went. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z His helmet was on the back of his head, his rifle under his arm. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, there you are, you gotta weigh two hundred pounds, and you got a rifle, and you’re against a squirrel that weighs maybe two or three pounds, and he ain’t got nothing.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino could see them in his mind, slipping along the track, whining a little with eagerness, and behind them, dark and half disinterested, the horseman with the rifle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She rifled through it, devouring a chicken leg, a piece of cheese, a handful of grapes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z On my way out of the ghetto, I saw a girl beaten to death with the butt of a rifle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She reached her rifle tip up and prodded Otto’s forehead, causing him to shriek and stare imploringly in my direction. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He tried to say something, but then cradled his rifle and went off by himself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing remarkable about him, except that he is able to command the two men who wear rifles slung across their backs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He took Chavez’ rifle and with one hand held it up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, when I left the army they let me keep my rifle,” Uncle said. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed differently than the ones around us: instead of a helmet he wore a black-brimmed officer’s hat, and instead of a rifle he carried a holstered revolver. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z While two soldiers with rifles covered us, a third went from peculiar to peculiar, rooting through our pockets. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Hell! It's a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull's-eye every time.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The young Izzy had stood guard under the funeral home’s clock, which freely gave the time to Madison Avenue, alongside his fellow Lords with their berets and empty rifles. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Alex pulled a camera from his backpack and asked Gallien to snap a picture of him shouldering his rifle at the trailhead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As they began walking, Salva saw that Uncle had a gun—a rifle that he carried on a strap over one shoulder. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The bearded cop eyed the two rifles warily. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z People went through a gate where a policeman with a rifle slung over his shoulder stood. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards whirled, rifles pointed at the walkway that led to the courtyard, seeking the source of the sound. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This close, the buckshot rips through his chest, sending him to the ground, his rifle clattering to the floor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Mapper making another swing through the yard as rifles crackled to life around him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Beginning now,” says Judd, and I can tell he’s gettin’ a bit edgy that someone else might come through the field, wondering about those rifle shots, and see how he got a doe. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We whooped and hollered and made so much noise as we fenced with our rifles that Corporal Radant finally told us to do our bayonet practice outside. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards carried carbines and rifles with which they shoved and jolted the crowd of muttering patients back. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The guards moved in a slow circle, rifles raised. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I would hear them every morning when I passed the railroad car and paused over the chickweed and bull thistle growing where Tyler had buried the rifle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He had lowered the rifle, but only so that its barrel pointed at my legs instead of my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I could see Ned swivel away from the window where he crouched, attempting to swing his rifle around to get in a shot at the officer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I, then, was the first to rifle through Mr. Jonathan Gitney’s possessions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The parents of Colonel Gerineldo Márquez, who had not been condemned to death, had tried to see him and were driven off with rifle butts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He lifted it up—the thing was the size and shape of a rifle—and examined it, turning it in his hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He had yet to give up his rifle, and the silhouette of it across his back made him resemble a gawky, long-limbed bird. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Grandpop, able to see, teaching Dad how to hold a rifle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We go to tie up Mr. Prentiss Jr. with his own rope and find that the electric shock has blown the wooden stock right off of his rifle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z If the trackers found the swept place, he must leap for the horseman, kill him quickly and take the rifle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer I stare at the black smears on the knife hilt, the more convinced I am that they’re remnants of rifle grease. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The soldier slung his rifle on his back and picked up the bags. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z One at a time with the ivory hunter’s rifle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Her hands grip the rifle tightly to her chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He rifled through Shin’s pockets and those of the forty other six-year-olds in his class. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Claudio squashed up the hat and stuffed it into the pack and, with Eliu’s help, lashed the pack and the useless rifle to the back of his saddle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His joints finally loose and he tries to point the rifle at me, barrel shaking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Two Step said over the whistling wind and popping rifles. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Before you ask,” she said as he approached, “I already stowed my rifle under the gunwale.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He propped the rifle on the dead and useless arm that had been so full of life a minute ago, and sighted with stolid concentration: one shot...two...three, and each found its man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them in hot pursuit came a gang armed with dummy rifles taken from an Army & Navy Store. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard got down on one knee and slowly raised his rifle to his shoulder. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And without a rifle the agent was helpless. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He held my father’s rifle casually in his hands, as he surveyed the mob. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They purchased guns, burglar alarms, rifles and guard dogs in unprecedented quantities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He came to battle wielding a samurai’s sword against the rifles of an imperial garrison. Try to imagine that, Hatsue,” said Kabuo. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The only change is Bob and Bill standing near the line of colored shoppers, only too happy to use their rifles if anyone should get out of hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He raised the rifle to his shoulder again and saw them react, shifting backward clumsily, crowding together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They looked at toys for a quarter, shoes for two dollars, rifles for forty-seven dollars, and even plans for a whole house for one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-four dollars. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I lifted the rifle again and swung the tip of the barrel straight up into the air. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He spends the short time rifling through papers, asking simple questions, but not taking any notes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now,” she says, crooking the rifle in her arm and starting to make her way down from the rocks to where we’re standing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Like, rifle rifles? Your job was to shoot rifles?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Surrounding the house, brandishing their shotguns and rifles, they shouted for my father to come out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It continued past long storage racks that held a wide array of weaponry: magic swords, shields, powered armor suits, plasma rifles, railguns, and countless other weapons. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It had been his greatest worry—how Crane-man would eat while he was away Of course, his friend could always go back to rifling rubbish heaps and foraging in the woods. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In the dark and the rain, making our way along the side of the road I could see that many of the troops still had their rifles. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Guardsmen crouched behind trees, holding rifles with bayonets fixed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a bright beam of light shot out from the rifle, and Longneck slumped to the floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It is quiet, the front is still except for the crackle of rifle fire. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate that rifle with a passion, all because it is hands down my worst weapon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He and Grandpop started jawing about how deer season was in a few months, and who knew what else because Genie wasn’t paying much attention—he was too busy staring at the rifle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I never forgot the pitiful sight of those dead soldiers, some without heads or arms, some with legs missing, and rifles bent or snapped in two. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Canvas bag in his left hand, rifle in his right. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Commanding the route south was a pillbox and standing by it, with only one rifle between them, was a handful of bored Home Guards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Five men in frontier leggings and leather shirts sprinted past us, rifles at the ready. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z What if they snuck on the boat when it was tied to a dock somewhere and ducked into the cabin to rifle through drawers looking for money or valuables they could sell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She rifles through her closet: the turquoise silk blouse with red buttons, the pale pink flowered dress with a ruffled hem. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z MoMo B. ChaCha and Ladybird Hope sat in a heart-shaped bubble bath hot tub, rifles in their hands, champagne glasses nearby. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The sounds of assault rifles and atom bombs got louder in Frank’s head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers restraining me strikes me in the back with his rifle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We saw dead horses everywhere, and now and then heard rifle shots. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if a Japanese soldier was captured and his rifle taken from him, he would still try to attack his captors with a hidden knife. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mask goes to the bureau and rifles through it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll ask ye this once,” the woman says, lifting the rifle again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A third throws away his rifle, cowers down with his hands before his eyes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow I was going to have to prove to Mom that I didn’t know there was a bullet in that Japanese sniper rifle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z So your dad, he shook my hand, gave me the rifle, and walked away.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The captain ran in the hot sunlight with a rifle in his hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He was left with time enough to rifle through a rubbish dump on his way home; the cabbage core that he found would add to Crane-man’s culinary efforts for dinner. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We think there must be better ways but we never learn them—always the whip, the rope, and the rifle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Their guns—some were rifles, other pistols—looked . . . archaic, rustic. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This time with a machete or a rifle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Ten PSFs patrolled the walkways above us, each with his or her own black rifle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I watched them tie Travis’s hands to his ankles with a piece of rope before slinging my rifle on my back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I lay hold of my rifle to see that it is in trim. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice him because he carries his rifle like a guitar. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His back was to us, his rifle aimed at the field. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Their officers barked commands with urgency, the men marched grim faced, swords flapping against their legs, rifles bouncing on their shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The muzzle of his rifle searches to and fro. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the popping of balloons and air rifles, and I can hear the clink of glass bottles and plastic rings. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The gun-man slaps me upside the face with the flat end of his rifle. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Each man grabbed a rifle, but only one knew how to use them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Booth hears the crack of a rifle and feels a jolt in his neck, and then nothing. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My uncle Askar turned around and adjusted the rifle so that it rested on the shoulder of his seat, and still pointed out of his front window. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He’s a good ol’ boy, and all good ol’ boys have rifles, and it’s not like he was a gun-toting drug dealer.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Usually it came to no more than this: a deployment of troops, twenty-seven soldiers leaning, twenty-seven tiny olive-green rifles aiming, poised on the brink of battle. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She threw up the barrel of the rifle in frenzied hope and fear. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Montez in a blue army uniform, trudging along toward battle with an old rifled musket, shoulders slumped. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fighting it out seemed likely, especially a few days later when Dad came home with more than a dozen military-surplus rifles, mostly SKSs, their thin silver bayonets folded neatly under their barrels. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I dreamt about being in the hut, and hearing the VC trying to get his rifle to work. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Between them they pulled out pistols, submachine guns, rifles, and hand grenades, which they hid in Jaime’s room until Alba could take them in her cello case to a safer place. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat there numbly watching the naked prisoners with their hands on their heads being lined up in the yard, poked with rifles, and shoved around by troops who behaved like Nazis. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Its defenders, wielding rifles, killed all but twenty-nine with their opening volley; the survivors committed suicide on the battlefield, including Kabuo’s great-grandfather. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Not a minute later a soldier armed with a rifle came to order Mrs. Coulter out of the airship. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “They think if they throw away their rifles they can’t make them fight.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All the stores were rifled years ago, the glass mostly gone from the windows. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z If I go, I will take one of my guns, the light one, the .22 rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The man behind me shoves me with the rifle barrel again, this time causing me to stumble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Our rifles slung over our shoulders, we strolled down a shady trail and chatted as we walked. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Winnie brought me an old air rifle that I had in Orlando and Arthur and I would use it for target practice or hunting doves on the farm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If they think of a kiss, they must then think immediately of the floodlights going on, the rifle shots. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents follow at my heels, and my dad reaches for my arm, but one of the security detail butts him in the chest with the end of his rifle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then there’s Mr. Morgan and Mr. Collins chasing some Farbranch men into the storage barns, firing their rifles after them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When he reached the place where the river turned he adjusted the rifle strapped-to his back and dropped to his haunches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As the next guard turned, Jesper slammed the butt of the rifle into his face with a nasty crunch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bubber hauled the big rifle up to his shoulder again and took aim at a house across the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The door of the German soldiers’ barracks opened and a soldier stepped out with a rifle in one hand, a flashlight in the other. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he could begin to hear rifle fire, the small sounds of infantry. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They carry long rifles or pistols, though they don’t need them. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “I’m going to let you use my rifle.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He hitched up his pants, pulled on his boots, threw his rifle over his shoulder, and grabbed his riding whip from the wall. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He stares at me, and then leans over to pick up the rifle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Is the rifle on the side of the Mayor? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He rifled the house while the family slept on. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His rifle, its butt pressed tirelessly against his face, was buried to the hilt in leaf litter. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With shaking hands, Alexander held up a disturbingly lifelike toy rifle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The man pushed back his hood, still holding his rifle warily, because a witch was an enemy sometimes, and she saw an elderly man, long-jawed and grizzled and steady-eyed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One soldier’s face darkens and he raises his rifle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a month, Father let them fly to the police rifle range to study more modern weapons. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A young man in a beret and military fatigues knelt on one knee in the grass, holding a Russian assault rifle, watching us with mild interest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Crab lifted his rifle in both hands, like he was about to demonstrate how to shoot an arrow from a bow, which would’ve been just as cool, in Genie’s estimation. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I knew Miss Trotter threw in that bit about her father’s rifle to rub salt in Ma Charles’s heart. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z For the first time his left arm came up and I saw the rifle he held. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The man pulled a rifle from behind the door. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Some blue troops had stopped near the trees above and were kneeling and firing; he saw the rifles aimed at him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost by accident he glanced up the ridge, in time to see a third man not one hundred yards away, on foot and also carrying a rifle, rise into view. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The side entrance burst open and three men ran in holding up long rifles. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I finally decided that, since they were not carrying knives or rifles and since my new mother hugged them, they probably were not debils. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been the old army’s leading authority on the rifle; he had written a manual. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From far below and a long way back came another futile volley of rifle fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z While Tea Cake was standing and looking he saw two men coming towards him with rifles on their shoulders. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There were men with blankets over their shoulders and rifles in their arms, men wearing headbands or tall black hats, women in long colorful dresses with shawls. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the smaller rifle with him; also the glass tube. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I pumped my rifle, but it was already too late: The other pigs were gone. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It would be slow and hellish going, and that would give both gunmen plenty of time to empty their rifles at him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A private popped up, saluted, whispered in Chamberlain’s ear: “Colonel, sir, I’m guardin’ these here Rebs with a empty rifle.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His rifle changed into a sword and then a rocket launcher. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She bent down and began rifling through the box. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Nothing stirs: no farmer materializes in a window with a rifle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Horan taught the villagers how to take the rifles apart, clean, load, and fire them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Before long, everyone in the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg— the men out there scouring the continent for hidden libraries, concealed prayer scrolls, closeted impressionist paintings—will be handed rifles and sent into the fire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His khaki uniform and the back of his rifle touch my knee. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He was also in the ROTC, so two days a week he wore a military uniform to campus, drilled, and learned to fire a rifle. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The dactyl lay dead; a rifle shot had taken half its head off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He pulled the blanket over Rocky as if he were already dead, and then he jabbed the rifle butt into the muddy blanket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At the time of his death he had been carrying a pouch of rice, a rifle, and three magazines of ammunition. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were unloading boxes from army trucks while others, with rifles slung over their shoulders, walked around belting out orders. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And when you arrive with your repeating rifles and your tanks, when you set upon children and helpless villages, should we not use the weapons we possess? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Peewee turned and rammed his rifle into the hole. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceremony was a blur: solemn faces, the patter of rain on the graveside awning, the crack of rifles from the honor guard, the casket sinking into the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Fadi blinked in surprise at the next shot: a young man wearing a black turban standing with a rifle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Just as well to take the rifle from back of the head of the bed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then he turns the rifle around and smashes its butt into Kim’s skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, August shows up with a rifle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Each rope was hooked up to a homemade noisemaker out in front of Jorgenson’s bunker—eight ammo cans filled with rifle cartridges. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec shifted his rifles under one arm and pulled a pistol—a dull black one that Mark had never seen before—out of the back of his pants. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z One of the old men, wearing a tom and dirty sheepskin jacket, had on a gun belt; in all the truck cabs, gun racks held rifles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not when he wrapped her in his camouflage T-shirt, tucked her hair into a clay-bowl helmet, and slid the stick into her hand as a rifle. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Grandfather stood in the doorway in his nightshirt, his rifle aimed at the heart of the man who had hit me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A shot from an air rifle, almost silent. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s an awkward homecoming photo, and a cat playing in snow, and his dad and him holding rifles at a shooting range. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The perimeter of the aquatics center is now guarded by soldiers with automatic rifles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He said something to his men and came walking up the mountain after putting aside his rifle. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We took the rifle and went out to check, snowshoes on the deep snow, soft shuffle and silence. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The buck lowered his head, and the raccoons carefully placed the rifle upon his antlers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He had been the executor of her father’s estate, appointed by no will since Mr Coldfield left neither will nor estate except the house and the rifled shell of the store. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Diego started rifling under my bed before I could stop him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We’re a few untried roughnecks with rifles and a bunch of Negroes with reasonably sharp knives. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The songs, the processions, the banners, the hiking, the drilling with dummy rifles, the yelling of slogans, the worship of Big Brother—it was all a sort of glorious game to them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z No time to fetch the dart rifle, he would have to shoot to kill. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Jane, this is sloppy work. Watch your trigger squeeze, girl. An inch isn't such a big deal at close range, but with a rifle that inch becomes several feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Behind their closed doors, employees stood on guard with rifles and pistols. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Crab headed for the door, grabbing his rifle along the way. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z These soldiers all wore the same stern, tense expressions and handled their bayonetted rifles nervously, as if they were in the camp of the enemy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The camouflage helmet feels like a metal ring around her head, and the rifle, slung over her left shoulder, keeps bumping up against it, making the space behind her eyes reverberate with pain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought for a few moments, and settled his rifle across his thighs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She likes you, boy, and if you can’t tell that, you aren’t going to be able to tell a rifle from a cap gun in this war. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The camp’s soldiers appeared in force around the edges of our lines, pointing rifles at us, and the camp commandant hurried out from his cozy office. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The thundering report of the rifle followed the flash of fire. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Department authorized use of the AR-15 rifle only up to a distance of about a hundred yards, be-cause accuracy deteriorated so much with the additional distance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, when I woke up thirsty and went to get water, I found Grandma snoring with the rifle lying across her lap. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The beetle came in a single whistling trajectory, fired from an invisible rifle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I noticed that the white men were holding the long, heavy black sticks—rifles!—on their shoulders. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought perhaps he could not hear me over the sound of the engine, and in desperation I fired my rifle into the air; but if he heard the shot, he ignored it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After each round of rifle fire, people push and shove one another in a panicked frenzy trying to evacuate the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the screen, Ladybird Hope spray-painted an assault rifle with a stencil of her name in bubble letters. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was a strange feeling, holding the rifle. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff swore in extra deputies, passed out rifles, and sent the men to patrol company boundaries. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The butt of a rifle hits me in the ribs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He is thin and tall, maybe two feet above us and dressed in the standard green uniform but without the rifle and grenades on him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they shout loud, angry words at us while cradling rifles in their arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Werner runs with the others, trying to stay in the back of the pack, their rifles beating in syncopation against their backs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “If he is in sight, I’ll point him out to you, as you have the rifle.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He swung again and hit my shoulder, the rifle glancing up from my shoulder into the side of my face. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The crew was armed with rifles and pistols. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He dropped the rifle and ducked down, thrashing his way through the lower branches and summer undergrowth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He also retrieved from the drawer a black plastic case containing the rifle’s scope, a box of high-powered shells, and a .357-magnum pistol in a hip holster. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The townsmen, armed with rifles, baseball bats, and sticks are surging forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She broke the rifle defdy and shoved in the shell as the second click told her that Tea Cake’s suffering brain was urging him on to kill. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Twig rifled through our egg-building materials and stuffed one of the giant marshmallows in her drink, and Dari and I followed suit. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A medical orderly was gathering rifles from the back of a lorry. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then one soldier takes his rifle off his shoulder and points it at him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had, folded in her back pocket, an address she had found in her mother’s files, which she had rifled through late the previous night, after packing her bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jody remembered this and did not point the rifle down the hill again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z One man fired a rifle, and then Tozier talked to him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled it open and rifled through it in the dark until she found her woolen traveling cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They run their fingers under their collars and scan the walls for cameras and rifles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Other soldiers run along rooftops and ledges, hurrying into position with their rifles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I looked at my rifle, wondering why it hadn’t fired. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad had left his new hunting rifle out on the table. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Now it means a man who carries an assault rifle and who walks in your shadow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man with the rifle sat down and rested himself, and the trackers squatted near him, and in the evening the points of their cigarettes glowed and receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Aaron’s legs appear, then his arms, one carrying the rifle, the other holding his balance against the wall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z More goons from the Kidnapping Club sat astride each trike, rifled muskets trained on the front gate. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The man lowered the rifle from his shoulder and waited, looking from Serafina to the other witches, and up to their dæmons too, who circled in the skies above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cameron, you startled me,” she said as if she was on a soap opera and had been caught rifling through someone else’s desk. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I took my binoculars and my own rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I force a smile and turn my back to her, pretending to rifle through a cabinet of Belle-products. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She mimed holding a rifle and shouted, “Bang!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I did exactly what she said and cleaned all my blood off and took my medicine and went to bed, but firing that rifle had me all wound up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Two of them had rifles alongside their saddles. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bushes cracked, leaves scuttled, and a man with a rifle came into the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for Sefia and Archer, fretfully drumming the barrel of his rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One hand lingers on the gun strapped to his belt, while the other rests on a rifle slung around his shoulder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He turned his back to Pong and started rifling through a pile of clothes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They made their arms like rifles and barked, “Bang! Bang!” and a squabbling uproar filled the night. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the soldiers had their rifles up already. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark held it like a rifle and pointed it directly toward the middle of the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I lean my rifle in a corner, I set my pack against the wall, place my helmet on it and fling down my equipment and baggage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He handed me one of the two rifles we possessed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Pointing those rifles up at all the other rifles pointing down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The soldiers clustered in the middle of the floor, backs together, rifles bristling out like porcupine quills. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The boys’ rooms were deserted, drawers opened, rifled through. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead I saw Tenorio’s head jerk in surprise, then he dropped the owl and his rifle and clutched at his stomach. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned, startled, and found myself looking down the barrel of the longest rifle I had ever seen. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And then the hunter suddenly lurched and twisted as he tried to rip the rifle away from his target. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She bends down and rifles through a laptop bag on the ground. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And so with my pack and my rifle I set out again on the way. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If all the Blackwater mercenaries were carrying at least two guns each, that would mean hundreds of 9mm Heckler and Koch sidearms, hundreds of M-16 rifles and M-4 machine guns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He reached the foot of the slope, where the trees began, and laid the rifle down silently. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They didn’t want their children drilled in hand-grenade throwing, rifle shooting, and other warlike activities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z August 14, 1945: Japan surrendered, ending World War II. I didn’t get to the third one because at that moment I heard a rifle shot, followed by my mother hollering, “Jack!Jack!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He plowed his fingers through the heap of plastic soldiers in the battered cookie tin—identical except for their poses: standing, kneeling, and prone, all with rifles pressed hard to their olive-green cheeks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A man rifled through his grandfather’s crate of record albums. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Over the Marines’ crossed rifles, Lefty sees fresh powder on the women’s faces, lit cigars in the men’s mouths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He hears of atrocities: knives, a rifle to the chest, beatings with tree limbs, demands for shoes and money. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z On the second day of slowly rifling through Benton’s things, Cabot Searcy came upon a photo album labeled with a strip of masking tape and a black marker. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there was a burst of rifle fire from somewhere in the forest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly the rattling sounds of the rifles go off and bullets pierce through their bodies, silencing their screams. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He snagged the rifle from his back and shoved it into Wylan’s chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once, while he was in the latrine, I sneaked into his spice-scented hideaway and rifled through a stack of Rosicrucian literature and a book by Nostradamus. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Rasheed stopped to look at an engraved silver dagger in one shop, and, in another, at an old rifle that the shopkeeper assured Rasheed was a relic from the first war against the British. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Conger rifled through Booth’s pockets, then placed the contents in a handkerchief. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the announcement day neared, I began making harried after-work trips to the department stores at Water Tower Place, rifling through the dwindling midseason supply of winter wear, hunting the clearance racks in vain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I wondered if Rob had given the other rifle to Martin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “My only regret,” I replied, “is that he left behind a musket rather than a rifle, which would have been a greater prize.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When the minister gave the nod, the honor guard raised their rifles and fired three rounds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t see her but yelled out anyway, “It wasn’t me! I didn’t fire the rifle!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Going to battle with a sword against rifles. Knowing you are going to die.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The troop struggled to subdue the overflowing crowd with their rifle butts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Slowly, Crazy Horse lifted his rifle, holding it level with the ground. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z After that, no one left the camp without his rifle. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The soldier circled us, tense, his rifle aimed and his finger on its trigger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The only eyes you could see were the round black ends of the rifle barrels and the blazing yellow eyes of the wolf daemons above the slaver dripping from their jaws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A boy, or a young man, I can’t tell from this distance, has dropped to his knees inside the fence, and a policeman is raising his rifle butt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But he kept his rifle in the crook of his arm. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d heard about blood pooled on the floors of classrooms and the bodies of twenty first graders and six educators torn apart by a semiautomatic rifle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At night, after taps, they knocked doors down with their rifle butts, hauled suspects out of their beds, and took them off on trips from which there was no return. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Nothing but a pink boot without a girl to wear it and a rifle that I knew as well as my own hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Our ball could not reach the minute figures who annoyed us; nor could their rifles reach us; and so both their aggression and our defiance were but shows of force. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A group of twenty or more was running at breakneck speed up and down the street in front of Central High School, their rifles with bayonets pointed straight ahead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them came over and prodded her here and there with the end of his rifle, as though he were testing a piece of meat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Geisbert was a skilled fisherman and a crack shot with a rifle, and he spent a lot of time in the woods. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The two sharp groups of noises sounded to my ears like rifles being fired in the distance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In another instant I swung my rifle toward the soldier who had thrown the grenade. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Shorty had the stories, the personality, the deadeye with a rifle in deer season. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “His rifle is in the truck,” Neumann One will say. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But he recognized me and lowered the rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Travis trained his handgun on Miig and moved forward quickly to kick the hunting rifle away from reach and just into the shadows at the edge of the woods. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He was carrying a lever-action rifle without a scope, and he was close enough for the agent to hit with the pistol, though it would take one hell of a lucky shot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the sandbag, Jorgenson stopped and turned and shouted out my name, then he placed his rifle muzzle up against the white sandbag. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and our neighbor, Mr. Highgate, both were carrying rifles and told us to walk in line. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In a room like this, with four steel walls that bullets could bounce off of, the rifles probably use something other than lead ammo. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His lips moved hesitantly over this— “A rifle,” he said. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Erect, rifles at their sides, their faces stern, the soldiers did not make eye contact as they surrounded us in a protective cocoon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They always come in pairs-—though never the same pair twice—with their rifles and casual excuses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw the Jackboots poking them with rifles and the dogs lunging and snapping. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z As his horse picked its way quietly up through the rocks and low brush, the bigger man remained down below, dismounted, kneeling behind a rock with his rifle aimed directly up at Kyril Montana. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In Switzerland, every adult male is issued an assault rifle for militia duty and is allowed to keep the gun at home. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z When Abraham hesitated, the men pummeled him with sticks and the butts of their rifles until he took off the shirt and offered it to the officer in charge. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved his rifle around our faces, yelling in Russian. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Their rifles were off to the side, stacked in piles. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For a split second Frank thought he’d be crushed under the weight of the massive assault rifle, but the gun changed in midair, becoming smaller and thinner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Wait for the rifle barrel to touch his temple. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Jesper picked up his rifle, running a soft cloth over it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then the scene cut to a young Japanese soldier aiming his sniper rifle, which looked just like mine. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They lashed the horses which sprang forward; but the four men raised their Winchester rifles, and in an unmistakable way commanded them to stop. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Jackboots and Flops came through the lines, screaming into the people’s faces, poking them with clubs and rifles, spitting in their faces. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z On the front was a graphic of the Gunners rifle crossed out Ghostbusters-style. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was the rifle that broke down the barriers. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I braced the rifle against my shoulder and lined up my sight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Somewhere between the time I threw my punch and the time it landed my fist came open and when my hand landed it made a pop like a .22 rifle going off. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Not when he had her shoot the rifle, not when he unscrewed her leg, not when he made her climb to the nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The first person I see for sure is Mr. Prentiss Jr., in the lead, firing his rifle into the air when he don’t have nothing else to shoot at. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The men speculated that when Julio ran away, the thick vines had snagged the rifle from his hands. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z But when black people even spoke of having rifles in their homes, that was ‘ ‘ominous. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Deliberately he threw the lever of the rifle, and then he raised the gun and aimed deliberately and fired. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z That wall is covered with the same set of weaponry as my locker: twin sickles, a Remington single-action revolver, a rifle, a pair of spiked batons. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The rifle changed him, the minute he picked it up, and he wasn’t sure he liked the change very much. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I put down the binoculars and removed the ammo clip on the sniper rifle then aimed it toward the screen where I could just make out the small images. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their bayo- netted rifles were slung over their shoulders, and their very red faces made me think they had been drinking stolen liquor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When we caught up to him, we saw he had stopped near a group of soldiers carrying assault rifles. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe polished off his beer, hoisted up the rifle, and said “I’ll see you around” as he kicked open the kitchen door and staggered out, murder humming through his blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned the switch back and forth a few times but nothing happened—he couldn’t even hear stadc—so, as with the rifle, he set it against the wall and went back to the bag. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A single figure swathed in furs fired a rifle into the midst of them with a gaunt dog dæmon snarling and snapping beside him whenever one of the filthy things flew low enough. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I got my rifle and went out to the lot and caught Jumper. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Crab came busting through the door carrying his rifle, a paper bag in one hand, his hunting bag over his shoulder, and a cigar clamped between his teeth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The men were scattered all through the trees, red pennants dipped down, rifles bristling like black sticks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming around bend, they heard voices approaching on the path, and three rangers carrying rifles came into sight. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Two soldiers threw down their rifles and lunged at Bekhir, but not before he punched his fist through the glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Terrified in spite of myself, I dove past the mare’s head, not caring how I fell as long as I put something between myself and the rifle. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z JimmyTrotter said, “Don’t worry about Miss Trotter. Great-granny goes out with her deer rifle. Can still pick off a rabbit every now and then.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Me neither,” he replies, his words obstructed by the end of the flashlight, which he’s holding in his mouth so he can use both hands to rifle through the bag. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The guard butted the man in the shoulder with his rifle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “A week ago they were being hunted with a rifle and were frightened out of their wits,” Penelope replied hotly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a man drop a rifle and run. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached behind me and yanked on the strap, bringing the rifle to my side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I could only make out his silhouette and the shape of the rifle he held. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A peek through a window revealed a Remington rifle, a plastic box of shells, eight or nine paperback books, some tom jeans, cooking utensils, and an expensive backpack. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Angelo wanted to take my picture, so he posed me behind my pig, one hand cradling the rifle across my chest, the other resting on the animal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Pa handed me the rifle and torch and walked up on the horse slow. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The officer grabbed the man from the bank, stuck a rifle in his back and began to march him away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And he sets the rifle down on the pulpit. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He collapsed in a clatter of falling rifle, of mess tins rattling in the dust. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with battle flags and weapon displays: antique rifles, battle axes, and a bunch of other stuff. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Five carried rifles, but the last held a long pair of tongs with tips that formed a large black circle at the end. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I had tried out my rifle only once before taking it to the woods, at a firing range in the Oakland hills. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As was my habit, I slung my rifle onto my back before leaving the tent. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Lily props the rifle on her shoulder and sighs, a sound that is far too grown-up for her small frame. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The rifle fired off and violently kicked out of my grip. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their guns were probably rifles, he surmised, and they were probably held barrel up, between their knees. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized the braid flying out behind the third runner as he rushed by, holding his rifle against his side, bandana up over his nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I saw my father look at his rifle on the shelf, then dismissing it he walked calmly to the door. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After rifling around for a few seconds, she hands me what looks like a greeting card. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He also had over forty pistols and automatic rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He rifled through paper like a madman until he had found the crucial figure. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I caught the glint of a rifle barrel. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Close enough to see the rifle and the robe. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I expressed concern for him, and he told me that he had a loaded rifle in his home, and “I can take care of myself. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see it, just how each man was, two sleeping curled up and the third squatting in the sand with the rifle between his knees. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The heads and the rifles stand out above the white mist, nodding heads, rocking barrels. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two guards fix their rifles on me, but they don't fire. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That memory would unwind into the last day when they had sat together, oiling their rifles in the jungle of some nameless Pacific island. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In India it took riding atop great big elephants and shooting with powerful rifles to kill tigers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a painting on the wall, a guy with a rifle across his chest looking as if he was having a vision or something. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I put the safety on and laid the rifle on the table. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One soldier slings his rifle across his back and walks toward the group. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Butler wrapped the rifle strap twice around his wrist, pulling the stock into his shoulder. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Rising up from hiding, the two scouts each fired two rifle shots. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “And then there are the rifles to think about. Four, I believe. All loaded.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Both men had hung on to their rifles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Annabeth stood in the back of the room, rifling through old scrolls. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had just brought some calico scallops ashore when we heard the rifle shot. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the soldiers wore a greatcoat and a pack on his back, and they carried rifles over their shoulders and bayonets at their sides. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And, almost casually, he tosses the rifle off the ledge into the waterfall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And then Dad pulled down his rifle and bullets from the closet. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your rifles had better be clean,” Ellsberg’s drill sergeant told the men, “because Dien Bien Phu just fell.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When they reached the white tent at the center of Al-Fayoum, they withdrew their scimitars and rifles. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He did this again three times on the way, and after the third time he was barely stumbling along, dragging the rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “There’s a man on the left about to shoot,” said Hester, and as she spoke, a crack came from his rifle, and chips of stone flew off the boulder a foot from where she crouched. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a line of white smoke erupt, the gray troops waver and move back this way, stop, rifles begin to fall, men begin to run to the right, trying to get away. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lost his rifle and simply intended to survive. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I found a telescope sight I had to have, and waited while it was mounted on the rifle, and in the process got to know everyone in the shop and any customers who entered. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the children raised an imaginary rifle and made an attempt to destroy him with a firing noise. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z That would be the low number, counting rifles, handguns, shotguns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He reached down and tossed one of the rifles to Wylan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He tested his radio, unwrapped a candy bar, and sat back with his rifle cradled to his chest like a teddy bear. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he returned with six policemen armed with rifles to whom he entrusted the maintenance of order, and no one remembered the original agreement not to have armed men in the town. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Jack,” she ordered, “get the rifle and bring it to me. Now!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Along the road, kicking stones in front of them, two young boys were hiking with knapsacks and toy rifles and canteens. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was rifle fire somewhere off to my right, and people yelling, except none of it seemed real anymore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Three of the men started laughing, but the smallest one was rattled; he lifted the rifle and aimed it at us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Phil rifles through his backpack, pulls out a napkin, and holds it to my knee. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I froze as Tenorio turned and pointed his rifle at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Virginian rebels knew this: Their rifles’ range and accuracy extended far beyond the feeble throw of our muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Put down the rifle. I know what I have to do.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Nailer kept rifling through the food as Lucky Girl disappeared down the hillside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead of pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and President Johnson, there was a picture of Huey Newton sitting in a big wicker chair with a rifle at his side. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew they’d have to capture the gulch, and they knew that one man with a rifle could hold them off for a long time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The two scouts, loving the walnut stocks of their rifles in the ditch, whispered that it was time to move out again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After several repetitions of this pattern, Jethro tethered his team and, taking up his rifle, walked into the woods. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifle sounds again, and this time the deer goes down. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Still he lies and aims again;—once he shifts and again takes aim; at last the rifle cracks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of an airplane flying overhead came from the cassette player just as Crab forced the door open and walked in, dripping with sweat, rifle in his left hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mama rifles through it and objects to a couple of T-shirts that are too expensive, or too ugly, and we head to the checkout. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A soldier had his rifle aimed directly at them. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I discovered this the first time I went into a forest with a loaded rifle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We easily forget that horses and rifles were originally unknown to Native Americans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The rifle over the Object’s mantel never did either. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He would never have given up, although it was discouraging; the crucifix around his neck and the rifle at his back were twin tokens of his absolute determination to complete the task. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On Christmas morning, Dad gave me a rifle—I didn’t take it out of the box, so I have no idea what kind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They dropped to one knee in groups of four and fired their rifles as if they were on the practice range, not budging an inch as Iorek’s mighty bulk hurtled toward them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his rifle to the ground and eyed my bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a rifle in a saddle scabbard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He will keep his rifle over his shoulder, hands at his sides; he will look small, elfin, no threat at all. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With his rifle loaded, Cherrie made sure Julio wasn’t on top of the cliff, ready to throw boulders down on them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes to see the blurry end of a rifle, two inches from her nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The first rifles we had been issued were old Springfield .03s. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The spiral fins, made of horn, gave the bolt a spin and made the weapon as accurate as a rifle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They rumbled over the road, the smatter and pop of rifle fire fading behind them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was no question of missing with that rifle at that range. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And every fall a great number of men set out to prove that without talent, training, knowledge, or practice they are dead shots with rifle or shotgun. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had always talked about hunting rifles and shotguns, big guns to bring down deer or wolves. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After he spotted Guiteau looking out, Mason aimed his rifle and fired. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Yet still the boy refused to die and lay on his back between two trees while Kabuo stood five feet away, frozen, his rifle shouldered still. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z With his evil eye blazing down the rifle’s barrel he aimed at my forehead and I heard the shot ring out. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll thank ye kindly to call me she,” the woman says, still pointing the rifle at us from chest level. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They just poked them with their rifles and threatened to shoot them if they didn’t get in the truck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z First he hears that a group of boys took Frederick out and set up torches in the snow and told him to shoot the torches with his rifle—to prove he had adequate eyesight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Gunfire erupted from the warriors’ rifles and pistols. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Your extended left hand holds and balances the rifle. Your right hand aims and squeezes the trigger. See, it’s easy!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma, Finn, and Chess all whirled toward the older girl, who was rifling through one shoebox full of money after another. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There were more soldiers there, standing with rifles at the ready, waiting for some outbreak of rebellion. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat mute, trying to gather my thoughts, seeing the rifle again leveled at my head. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He saw a long line of dark wagons, a band of Provost guards, men gathered in groups around stacked rifles, small fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a man in front of her, holding a rifle sideways to keep her from getting away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of weeks earlier, Miss Page had gotten the ax when the principal caught her toting a loaded rifle down the school hall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They’d been on television, a sea of men in orange sitting on a roadway filthy with feces and garbage, surrounded by guards with automatic rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He is carrying a rifle, and Geoff Graham is yelling and sobbing, and when Annabelle gets to the bottom of the stairs, she sees something unreal, so unreal. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As angry Confederates said, with some exaggeration, repeating rifles were “rifles you load on Sunday and fire all week.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They stride through a tangled maze of pathways, fanning out among the graves, carrying AR15 rifles, 12-gauge shotguns, and .38-caliber pistols. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Father Nicanor tried to impress the military authorities with the miracle of levitation and had his head split open by the butt of a soldier’s rifle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the suburbs, the women and children dug rifle pits. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He noticed the rifle still in his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A toy soldier, sighting down the barrel of a rifle pressed tight to its hard green cheek, aiming at whatever happened to be in the way. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With the most casual slowness I reached down my new rifle from its sling over my bed—the .222 with its bitter little high-speed, long-range stings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop to my knees and rifle through Ma’s purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He fired his rifle, and two toppling trees turned to ash. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The hunter’s rifle is angled just so rests on the dead animal’s broad flank. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A regiment of Reb raptor riders assaulted our post and your brother was struck in the head by a rifle butt. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That’s when I see Bill, below me on the inside of the wall, his rifle trained on me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A sergeant stood in the center of the road and raised his rifle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Most rifles and muskets at the start of the war were single-shot muzzle-loaders, that is, a bullet was inserted through the front, or muzzle, of the weapon. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The rifle slipped from his hands and fell into the tall grass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He fitted the revolver into a hip holster, shouldered the rifle, and ambled down a hall to the parlor, which was dark except for the flickering television screen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And rifles and bad test grades and grey fields full of grey cows, and—oh, God. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The edge of the town was deserted, but as he made his way toward the river, the noise of shouting, of screams, and of the crackle of rifle fire got louder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But she could also feel the rifle being pulled apart. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That intriguing man with a rifle who had looked at me with disdain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The half dozen men he had gathered up before had picked themselves and their rifles out of the ditch and were wandering off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One of the private security guys shatters both with the butt of his rifle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She started rifling through her pack, no doubt looking for something that might help. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Your best poem in here”—she rifled through the parish magazines—“is your ‘Hangman.’ Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But in a minute I heard the rifle crack, and a couple of minutes after that he came back carrying a dead chicken. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Bobbing in the water nearby were several fishing boats, manned by Vietnamese militiamen with rifles. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Kyril Montana propped his rifle against a tree, eased off his pack, and sat on a small boulder. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their legs move in long, casual strides and their rifles swing on their back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One part of me wants to go to the deer, the other part knows that somebody’s out here with a rifle shooting deer out of season. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they stepped back into the meadow, each was holding a silver rifle in his hands. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z His eyes flash from the model to the flames across the hall to Volkheimer’s rifle leaning against the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Crab and Grandpop went on talking while Genie snuck peeks at the rifle, how the smooth wood contrasted with the gray steel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then Kabuo went forward with his rifle and squatted beside the German boy, on his right, and the boy put his hand on Kabuo's boot and shut his eyes and gave out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He stepped from behind a white birch tree and he had a dark rifle held up to his shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Sir, please refrain from the liberal use of your rifle. Otherwise, I will show you some creative places to put it.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His body was placed on a bed of beaver pelts, covered by a scarlet cloth, and surrounded by a copper pot, a rifle, and a sword. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The big one, Father’s deer rifle, has too much kick. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I set the candle on the desk and yanked open drawers, rifling through the contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sadly, we had to end our fencing matches when we were issued new M-l rifles. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have any rifles here?” the Corporal asked, looking about. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He came at me and swung the butt of the rifle toward my head. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Genie pretended he was firing a rifle at the ceiling. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They each carried a shovel much like a soldier would carry a rifle, resting on one shoulder and held firmly at the bottom. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I rifled through Commander Lewis's stuff until I found her personal data-stick. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have been ten feet from her, with that long rifle barrel pointing directly at her face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He drank ten beers, stumbled across the world’s most heavily militarized border, and surrendered his M14 rifle to startled North Korean soldiers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Soldiers clamber on and off, lean, pale, each carrying a pack, rifle, and steel helmet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The orange glow from the clearing silhouetted a man at the edge of the yard, searching the trees with a rifle at his shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z An air rifle went off and a pellet hit my neck. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One fell flat on the landing, but the other tumbled down the stairs, his rifle firing, sending bullets pinging against the stone walls, the sound echoing down the stairwell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The first all-Navajo platoon had scored the highest marks ever on the pistol and rifle range. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She crossed the length of the room at a run and, not even bothering to try and keep them clean, started rifling through the stacks and stacks of documents. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z From what I could see, these three didn’t have rifles, and Cecile didn’t seem afraid. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they reached it, they could hold the soldiers off as long as their ammunition held out; but they had only one rifle. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You telling me you’re not seeing a plot here, Jackson?” says the birthmark, not backing down and raising his own rifle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But no one was happy now, and there were a lot of stupid brave Country Folk armed with duck hunting rifles taking potshots at tanks and most of the time getting slaughtered for their trouble. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the muzzle of his rifle around a corner, but before I could move, he shot me between the legs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I lean against the wall and grip my helmet and rifle. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was just me and the boot, and then, suddenly, the warm weight of the rifle on my back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They looked more like an army of Robocops—black paramilitary outfits, helmets, automatic rifles. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He lowered the rifle and said, “Step inside, then. Look: I lay my rifle down.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He ordered right shoulder arms; the rifles went up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But they will not need light to use the rifle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He bounded past Lyra almost in a blur and crashed into the Tartars, scattering soldiers, daemons, rifles to all sides. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Standing a few feet away was his dad, Mars, wearing a red beret and olive fatigues with the insignia of the Italian Special Forces, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A broad rounded tail slapped the surface so hard, it sounded like a rifle. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z That is his coat, and he is fleeing, running from the house and down the sidewalk, and he is carrying a rifle. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The Dime Lion led them around the tunnel to the third archway, where a prison guard dressed in a blue-and-gray uniform was posted, rifle slung across his back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Lockhart collected the papers and rifled through them in front of the class. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs was off to the side, and Officer Hull was rifling through Shawna’s locker. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They came with saws and axes and rifles and carts. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Breech-loading repeating rifles, which became available in the North in the winter of 1862, greatly increased a shooter’s firepower. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There did not seem to be many cannon, but there were many rifles. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our robot had an army of animals at her command, and she asked them to bring every robot part and rifle back to the airship. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Once, while rifling through the toolshed, I came across a poster advertising an IBM computer the size of a refrigerator. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I took the small rifle, the pump-action .22, and put a box of shells in my pocket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I wondered if we should bury it, too, with the rifle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Once you load a rifle,” he explained, “and have a shell in the chamber, you always keep the barrel pointed toward the ground.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The gun he had with him was a rifle. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He smiles gently at Werner and sits in a tall-backed armchair upholstered in golden silk with his rifle across his huge thighs, where it looks like little more than a baton. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At that moment Ida Spavento stepped forward, grabbed the barrel, and yanked the rifle out of Scipio's hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, both are seated in the back of a troop carrier with their rifles between their knees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With the rifle, suddenly, he didn’t have to know; did not have to be afraid or understand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z After the shootings he raised a window in his bedroom and removed the screen, then roamed the house rifling dresser drawers and scattering the contents: it was his intention to blame the crime on thieves. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Atticus took her air rifle from her hand and put a golf club in it, Dr. Finch taught her—Dr. Finch taught her what he was most interested in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Didn’t have an idea in this world you was out with your rifle,” I tell him, and that’s one of the first truths I told in two weeks. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was separated from his unit and, what was worse for an infantryman, from his rifle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I trotted over to the picnic table and used the bench to step up and stand on the tabletop as I had done the night I fired off the sniper rifle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One of them actually had an artificial leg, and carried not only a loaded rifle but a cane. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Each has a close-range rifle and an additional gun in his belt’s holsters. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As for the rifle, it lay in the grass where Father Gomez had laid it down, quietly turning to rust. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A soldier must've hit me with the butt of a rifle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z These soldiers came with tons of warring equipment, including helicopters, tanks, jeeps with machine guns, and long rifles with bayonets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And I see that some of ’em have rifles. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m twenty paces along when I see the shooter in the middle of the road, rifling through our luggage. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z With the arrow still sticking out of his strap, Rondon fired his rifle into the air, scaring the Indians off. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I can picture him spying on it with binoculars, raising up the cross-haired rifle sight, taking it for his own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I rifled through Johanssen's computer today and found an endless supply of digital books. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He goes to his right, rifle up; he expects the flash of gun barrels, the jaws of a demon swinging open. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On each wagon, a massive gun barrel—somewhere between the shape of a rifle and a cannon—jutted out into the space where a team of horses would ordinarily be hitched. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His ugly green army bag lifted on his back along with a rifle. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I said stop!” the voice bellowed again, and looking over my shoulder I saw a uniformed soldier standing on the platform, his knees bent in firing stance, rifle aimed at us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After they’d been cleaned, my brother Tyler chose one and set it on a sheet of black plastic, which he folded over the rifle, sealing it with yards of silvery duct tape. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Which meant they were all looking the other way when one of the second- story windows opened and the muzzle of a rifle poked out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Leave them!” a soldier said, slamming his rifle butt into Shmuel’s shins. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The large vehicles weren’t driving very fast, and the children could see the faces of the American soldiers sitting in the backs of the trucks in their green uniforms and hard helmets, holding their rifles. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She seemed to blame us both and was not about to forgive either one of us—me or the rifle. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z LeAlan: With a high-powered rifle, that bullet could go a thousand yards. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Cate took the rifle from him without so much as even glancing at it, and pulled its strap over her shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The man with the rifle, he stands up quickly, almost loses his balance. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A dead deer hangs behind them, and the three of them wear camouflage and hold rifles. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She calls each child one by one and teaches her how to hold the rifle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few hundred yards out, still in the open field, they would come within range of skirmish, aimed rifles. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Davai!” yelled the guards, jabbing us with the butts of their rifles. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Four robot hands were clamped around the rifle. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a platoon of Welsh Guards in good order, rifles at the slope, led by a second lieutenant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z All the smaller kids loved to handle that rifle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The rifle dropped from the guard’s hands, clattering against the stone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One by one they opened fire with their rifles at the fleeing soldiers. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The woman slings the rifle over her shoulder by its strap. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They walked back to the rocket, clicked the mechanisms of their rifles, put thick grenade packets on their backs, and checked the free plan of pistols in their holsters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom thinks they’re all out to steal from her so she rifles through their coats and shopping bags when they’re working. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They tied up their horses and were heading inside when the sergeant asked Tom where his Winchester rifle was. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He used the gesture universal in the north to signify friendship, and laid his rifle down at his feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone, even the nine-year-olds, will be taught to clean, break down, and fire a Mauser rifle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A generation of young biologists was now rifling through Darwin’s works to find clues to the theory that had gone missing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Wearing his Marine fatigues, Uncle Jet proudly held a black rifle across his broad chest. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The rifle that had been pressed against it was pointed down now, and the soldier who’d been about to kiss her had pulled away and spun around to face the window. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His tan-and-white mare did not flinch at the booming of rifles as her rider scraped the ice from her hooves. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Some had him as a Young Lord, beret, rifle, Palante, and all. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I asked him if they had found a rifle or anything near the body. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever the smoking lamp was lit—which meant any one who wanted to take a break could do so—my friends and I would pick up our rifles and practice bayonet fighting with them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Grote leaves at dawn with his rifle and rod and brings home squirrels and wild turkeys, whiskery fish, now and then a whitetailed deer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Worst-case scenarios included my grandfather running naked in the street, wielding a hunting rifle, foaming at the mouth on the front lawn, or lying in wait with a blunt object in hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I don’t think a high school girl like me is visible enough, exists enough for a soldier with a rifle, a pistol, a club, a helmet, and high boots to notice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He’s still carrying his rifle but as he reaches me, his hand’s out for me to shake. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z After a minute of rifling through my bottom drawer, I find what I’m looking for. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Soldiers stood on both sides, not cops now but National Guardsmen, camouflaged, helmeted, nervously holding rifles with bayonets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The soldier pushed the other man onto the ground and placed a foot on his neck while aiming his rifle at the man’s head. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He must have opened his mouth, for I saw the muzzle of a rifle come forward. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It’s Lily pointing the rifle at my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “We shot air rifles. We had campfires and large bonfires and sang patriotic songs. As we got older, we learned to read maps.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the tall grass near the shores and sprinkled magic water over his body and rifle. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z His heart beat fast as he walked, and his slim, brown hand clutching the rifle was wet with sweat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers jumped down from the wagons and formed a line, pointing their rifles toward the village. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The little bunny continued to rifle through her notes, but she kept shaking her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One February night the unmistakable blows of rifle butts were heard at the door. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He props Volkheimer s rifle against the bed and raises a bucket and drinks once, twice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z After making sure they were securely bound, Leo dragged the Kerkopes into one corner and began rifling through their treasures. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then they would be within range of the rifles on the crest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Chi-Boy used to carry the rifle, but he and Wab had been spending time relearning bow hunting, so it fell to me now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Rumor has it, Mr. Blake's got an air rifle. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Well, yes,” said Fadi, rifling his brain for a good excuse. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I firmly believed that if I had picked up a rifle and gone on a murdering rampage, I would have still had the benefit of her unblinking love. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The nine other warriors were close behind him, all of them with rifles in hand. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “When the bullets come out of the rifle, they travel in a straight line. Many soldiers say they can escape the bullets by running in a zigzag.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I am told by Will that I should not fear Carolinian numbers so much as Virginian sharpshooters, who, armed with rifles, can far outreach the musket in range and fatal accuracy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now I can see that at each ruined desalination machine stands a police officer in riot gear with an automatic rifle, warning people to keep away—as if there’s still something to protect. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I looked at the rifle after he had left. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked to the left but the rifle was too far away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I could have told Atahualpa that I had fired off a rifle too and that it was scary, but not to panic. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cop pointed his rifle toward the back of the van. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Too bad he couldn’t bring it down with a clean shot from a rifle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Down there!” a soldier shouted, gesturing with his rifle. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Some guys from another squad came over to find out what the shooting was about, and Walowick told them a guy was working on his rifle and it went off. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With the butt of his rifle Kat smashes to pulp the face of one of the unwounded machine-gunners. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The forests were bridged by raised berms, as straight as a rifle shot and up to three miles long. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I adjusted the heavy knapsack and looked back at the woman with her rifle and her well full of water. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He slid the strap of his rifle over his shoulder and stalked toward me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A soldier with a rifle slung over his back stood at the entrance. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The frightened men responded by aim ing their rifles over the side of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So I don't see the cane field until next morning, when gun-man nudges me with his rifle and says, “Get down, boy. You have arrived. Welcome to Central Gloria, your new home.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick up my pack and fasten the straps, I take my rifle in my hand and stumble down the steps. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Grab set down his rifle and the bag of cans and bottles on the ground and began pulling on some of the tree branches that surrounded the area. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He held his rifle over his head and we all stopped. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, the trackers hefted their rifles and watched for her signal, but she didn’t move. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He kept his rifle trained on the small space between their heads. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Soldiers in uniforms and helmets, cradling their rifles, towered over her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally seeing that Otto was no threat, the man lowered the rifle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Militants, who from the newspapers were angiy fist wavers with their mouths wide-open and their rifles ready for shooting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the SS man with his rifle butt in the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He saw a rifle by a dead man, the man missing a leg and the leg nearby, bent and chewed at the knee, and the rifle clean and new and cold. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bravo,” Claudio growled, standing there staring at the pack, the radio, the rifle, the hat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Clutching his rifle, Kermit, along with his dog, climbed on top of the overturned canoe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z A .22 rifle leaned against the fence beside him and on the ground lay a little heap of fur and feathers—rabbits and small birds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Crab picked up his rifle and rested it on his shoulder. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Around him sounds the din of boots, clatter of rifles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He raised his arms as a shield, but they did not protect him from the blows of the soldiers’ fists and rifle stocks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then all the Tartars turned their rifles up and blazed into the dark, firing at nothing, at shadows, at clouds, and more and more arrows rained down on them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The rebels turned their rifles to new targets and tore down rank after rank of proud grenadier. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Back home Joe made sure his rifles and his pistols and his shotgun were loaded and within reach. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked most to sit on the second-floor balcony of his house overlooking the camp and shoot Jews with a rifle while he listened to music on his record player. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I leveled my rifle on the branch just in front of my face and put the car in my sight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then a hand grabs the rifle from me while another slaps my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "The rest of you, keep your rifles on him," he says over his shoulder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Joe aimed his rifle and fired—but nothing happened because he had failed to load up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, from dawn until midnight, the boys underwent a rigid routine that consisted of calisthenics, rifle practice, and fire-coordination drills. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Kino had a rifle across his arm and Juana carried her shawl like a sack over her shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z As I crossed the living room I noticed an old hunting rifle over the mantel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But if Julio still had the rifle, no one could stop him from killing again. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He slid his rifle back into its sling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Along their stretch of road there were five injured and, surprisingly, no one dead, though the sergeant with the rifle was hit in the face and was not expected to live. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Policemen with riot gear, rifles, tear gas canisters and sjamboks poured out of the trucks and formed a phalanx across the wide street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z With the box, the rifle, and the counter he was quite heavily loaded. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The trike bore down on them; the cloaked rider raised his rifle, and then a shot rang out from right next to Magdalys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z No different than Fort Devens, except that half of them carried their rifles around with them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers charged for the Betts’ door, bashed it open with the butt ends of their rifles, and slammed into the house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an impossibility, and if he could think of having a rifle whole horizons were burst and he could rush on. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Roosevelt noticed that Paishon had left his rifle leaning up against the pile of boxes, but he didn’t give it another thought. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z No shells fall and no rifles crack and the light is soft and shot through with ash. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But, prodded along by the Jackboots’ rifles, I did wonder about him. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z When I’m gone, you make your own walls with this,’ Jonas told me, and he held out Will’s hunting rifle to me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Aureliano Triste was leaving the house with his mother at seven in the evening when a rifle shot came out of the darkness and perforated his forehead. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The guards would poke in rifles the way Yoyo sometimes pokes Felicidad with sticks when no one in the big house is looking. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I picked up the book and rifled through it the way Kat had done, but in front of the mirror on my wardrobe door. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was old Doctor Merrivale hiding behind the curtains of his office, plugging away with a Daisy air rifle. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned how to shoot an automatic rifle and a pistol and took target practice both in Kolfe with the Emperor’s Guard, and at a shooting range about fifty miles away with the entire battalion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This grown man, carrying a rifle and obviously in charge of the others, was squirming like a Class Two student. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z This was a ground operation, and Scruggs was carrying his Mid rifle through the dense jungle foliage. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He buried his Winchester deer-hunting rifle and a few other possessions that he might one day want to recover. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bernie? Last night some punks broke into the store and cleaned me out of rifles, half my handguns, and all the rest of my ammo!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This included more than one hundred men from Border Patrol Tactical Units—men usually armed with grenade launchers, shotguns, battering rams and assault rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And before I can decide whether to go on or turn back, out of the woods on the other side steps Judd Travers, rifle in hand. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He started rifling through the sacks of food they’d pulled off the ship the night before. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A soldier slammed a rifle butt into Doha’s abdomen. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Recently I rifled through the history of Our Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she knew what was happening, Scipio had grabbed her rifle and was pointing the barrel at her. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I could not imagine him selling deer rifles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oklahoma is the only state in the Union where it is legal to own an anti-tank sniper rifle. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The rifle shots drowned out the splendor of the fireworks and the cries of terror drowned out the music and joy turned into panic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Pent up from trailing the field, Seabiscuit spun through the gap like a bullet rifling down a barrel. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And a man in the rear murmured, “A rifle. He will have a rifle.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z At nine or ten, he stands with a hunting rifle and a duck. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Elle’s practice jersey had a piece of black duct tape over the Gunner’s rifle. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As they approached, Stone Fox fired his rifle into the air. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed myself over on my stomach and looked for my rifle. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed her face down into the road, hard, and scrambled to his feet, but as he lowered his rifle at her, one of the other guards laughed and stopped him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He grasped the rifle even as he wrenched free his knife. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “NKVD officers are walking by the train with rifles,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Prosper perched on Victor’s armchair and rifled through the drawers in his desk. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys hovered nearby, shuffling their feet; the toy rifle was nowhere to be seen. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Sliding my shawl over my head to shield my eyes from the bright sun, I approached the gate and the stocky guard holding a rifle. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In a contest where only one side had rifles and cannons, historians said, the other side’s motives were irrelevant. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Genie guessed Crab was headed out hunting, and wanted to pop up to see if he could catch a glimpse of him with his rifle, but decided that Grandma wouldn’t like that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He put the rifle on the ground and stood up. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing concealed our antagonists; they crouched in rustic garb, armed with rifle and musket, in the ferns across the narrows, firing and reloading without haste or concern. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She rifled through the wagon until she found Pol’s bow, taking it out to the courtyard. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As we ran as quickly as we could toward that corner, one of the guards lowered his rifle and aimed at us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Matthias adjusted the rifle strapped to his back and rolled his enormous shoulders. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Zane tugged open a dresser drawer and rifled through the contents. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I flinched when the screen door banged shut behind them, loud as a rifle shot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers marching with rifles past drugstores and Laundromats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then a rifle was thrown into the hole. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, that I couldn’t say, of course. But I wouldn’t be altogether surprised if—” Parsons made the motion of aiming a rifle, and clicked his tongue for the explosion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My brother Jalal actually went to fetch his hunting rifle before my father stopped him.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tayo nodded; he was looking at the old rifle slung across the hunter’s back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I rifle through the pack and find a toothbrush and a little bouquet of new lip glosses tied together by a silver ribbon. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I did. But when the war was over and I was going home, I took my rifle apart piece by piece and flung it into the sea.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He blustered and complained at first, but decided it was high time he cleaned and oiled his old rifle. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There were no cars—suppose the fairies fly into a windshield? And there were no hunters with rifles shooting at anything that moves, just for the fun of it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In his right, to my amazement and horror, he held his rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z That task completed, he shaved, changed into his best suit, and proceeded to load both a semi-automatic .22-caliber rifle and a Ruger .22-caliber revolver. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Father said, “Oh, we don’t see too much of them. We hear rifle practice on occasion.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had my father’s .22 caliber rifle; my mother had said it was all right for me to take it with me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A detailed index of every kind of insane gun Americans can own and state-by-state regulations, which he has to comb through for research on a new set of federal assault rifle policies. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some stood tall with their rifles at their sides, while others manned the jeeps parked at the curb. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That his controller wasn't a rifle and his raggedy family-reunion T-shirt wasn't a flak jacket. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z In a split-second decision, whether for fight or flight, it sprang; and in the same instant the boy raised his rifle, sighted and fired, all in one quick motion. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His father had been sweating, trembling, barely able to load his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His hat was lying on the ground midway between the rifle and his present position. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Several men stood guard, looking out into the sleet-filled dark with rifles at the ready, while others opened the wooden crate containing the bomb and made it ready for the cable. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Once Snape had turned his back on them to write up the ingredients of today’s potion on the blackboard, Hermione hastily rifled through the magazine under the desk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I handed him my rifle, grabbed hold of the microphone, and started talking code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind I heard her say, “Don’t you dare mow this or I’ll tell your father you fired that sniper rifle.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Japanese flag was balled up and pushed to one side and the rifle was gone. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Met Bong picks a rifle from the pile, the same kind I have seen many times before on the shoulders of the Khmer Rouge soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another soldier came up from behind and struck him with a rifle butt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And without warning, with no perceptible change in mood, Rufus turned slightly and trained his rifle on us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Before he could cry out, Jesper lunged forward and rammed the butt of his rifle into the guard’s gut, then finished him with two strikes to the jaw. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s kind of messed up to have a guy carrying a rifle as a mascot for a school, I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The captain explains that the cylinder is surrounded by soldiers carrying machine guns and rifles. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I heard the machine-guns and rifles firing across the river and all along the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Every rifle on the crest would be aiming for him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The great American writer who shot himself last summer with a loaded rifle!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with racks of rifles—very expensive rifles—and Jesper assumed the boxes on the shelves were filled with ammunition. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When they saw a family of pheasants, my uncle propped a rifle out of the window of the Chevrolet and shot. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When the smoke cleared, shards of the rifle were everywhere. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Return rifle fire splattered bullets in the snow near the warriors. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z On the evening of April 4, 1968, as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, waiting to go to dinner, he was killed by a single bullet from a high-powered hunting rifle. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z With long rifles in their arms or strapped across their backs, they smile, laugh, and wave back to the crowds the way the king does when he passes by. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Neumann Two stands there with his new haircut, his fingers playing senseless trills on the stock of his rifle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then Joost was on his feet with everyone else, reaching for his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Many years later there were those who still insisted that the royal guard of the intruding queen was a squad of regular army soldiers who were concealing government-issue rifles under their rich Moorish robes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But then I saw one man reach down beside a tree and pick something up — a rifle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At the back of the truck sits a light-skinned man with a rifle between his knees. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were in chest-high water now, some of them carrying rifles above their heads, and they were dropping into seas already tinged pink by the blood of other men in front of them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In her hand I see the rifle she used to hit me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They were both furious, and to make them more furious yet I stuck the butt of my rifle out and whacked one of their feet, hard! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Alex checked their closet next, rifling through his father’s pants pockets. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The little rifle has a beautiful telescope sight with a wide field. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My combat pack was on my back, my rifle held at the ready. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They had both rifled the darkest corners of Africa searching for Ebola, and neither of them had found its natural hiding place. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And here I am, shooting off my mouth at five-thirty in the morning to a man holding a rifle. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I pick up the rifle, slide the shell into the chamber, and throw the bolt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For curiosity’s sake, he opened up the mailbox, rifled through the envelopes, and threw them back in. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He fought to come to the surface, and he expected a rifle barrel to be shoved into his face when he opened his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was holding a rifle in his hands — now they knew what had been in the long, thin package he had brought with them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A rifle banged, and then another, as the gyptians realized what was happening. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Gun-man raps on the cab roof with his rifle stock, and I am so surprised, I scream, “You go hurt him, bro’!” And then I know that gun-man aimed to hurt him, kill him maybe. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A low growl comes from her throat, and Bill hastily raises his rifle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Cate was the one in the passenger seat, a rifle steady between her hands. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Late on the second evening an army truck pulled up beside us, and a man threw us suddenly into the back, where we landed across laps helmets rifles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of blood made me queasy, and I couldn’t tolerate authority, and I didn’t know a rifle from a slingshot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they appeared in Macondo, the soldiers put aside their rifles and cut and loaded the bananas and started the trains running. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Two German guards, holding rifles, paced the narrow bridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy took the reins and I began to walk in a crouch, my rifle in my hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz brought his good foot down on the butt of the fallen soldier’s rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Slowly—much too slowly—the woman lowered her rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z So he switched on his headlights, raised his rifle, and marched inside. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Do you know who put the bullet in your rifle?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “What if I told you there are two guards with city-issue rifles pointed at you and your boys right now?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It seems they’ll sell a high-powered rifle to just about anybody in California, but it’s against the law to aim the thing at an animal without a fourteen-hour class and a multiple-choice exam. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He lifted his rifle butt to the sign chained over the barricade. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There’s an explosion of sound and the butt of the rifle bucks into my shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were smoking and had rifles over their shoulders. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Herold received his pharmacy training from Georgetown College, and he is fond of spending his leisure time with a rifle in his hand, hunting animals. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I pictured my brothers crouching in the dark, their sweaty hands slipping down their rifles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Pooky moved in a little closer, holding his little rifle at the ready as if our poor old Auk was going to attack him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I spill other folders to the ground and rifle through them. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z By design McCandless came into the country with insufficient provisions, and he lacked certain pieces of equipment deemed essential by many Alaskans: a large-caliber rifle, map and compass, an ax. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat with my kgs crossed and my rifle cradled on my knees. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He took one look at Tanin and the trackers and raised his rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Grabbing his rifle, Herold warily approaches the sound and returns with Jones. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Hurry! But don’t you dare touch the rifle.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The boy hit with the rifle, the blue-eyed girl shot in the street, and Ernestyna Diamant, whom I never even met. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The boy reloaded his rifle and tied his red neckerchief on a branch, marking the entrance to the clearing for their return. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Apolinar Moscote had trouble identifying that conspirator in high boots and with a rifle slung over his shoulder with the person he had played dominoes with until nine in the evening. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Buford could hear the artillery coming into place on the far side, heard the spattering of rifle fire from probing patrols. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And as he did, the clump of seaweed reached up and grasped his rifle. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Vonetta pulled out all the stops and told Ma Charles almost word for word about how Miss Trotter shot the deer with her father’s rifle and cleaned out the buckshot. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A punishment tour for Clevinger was fifty minutes of a weekend hour spent pacing back and forth before the provost marshal’s building with a ton of an unloaded rifle on his shoulder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hood said, “They don’t even need rifles to defend that. All they need to do is roll rocks down on you.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From that moment he never took his eyes off us or his hands off his rifle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Joe Mondragon, carrying a rifle in his left hand, leaped from the pickup and ran around it screaming obscenities in Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I see a photograph on the mantle of Bruce holding a rifle in front of a giant dead animal. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But his blood was alive, his rifle was at his shoulder, the world made sense again. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That Slim Jim Trotter left his rifle with Miss Trotter’s mother and not hers. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And by the end of the week, my ribs feel almost like new, and Johanna can assemble her rifle without help. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z No knowledge of fear nor rifles nor anything else was there. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z After the third song, a group of men wearing black masks and holding rifles walks toward the entrance of the venue. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then I understood, finally, what the rifle was for. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The robot pointed his rifle at the squirrel and pulled the trigger. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They’re holding their rifles out in front of them, attempting to load and unload as fast as they can while running. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “You’re going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That was the first thing he had said to me when I found him sick in the tent, when he saw my rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Polycarp Okuku yanked a lever on the barrel of his assault rifle, clack, ta chock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina flexed her fingers, and the drüskelle dropped their rifles, hands going to their heads, screaming in pain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Setting his rifle in a rack on the wall, Meir nodded toward the table. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He held on tight to his little rifle. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He was one of the kata-kata, the short bald man who had pointed a rifle at Otto on the front walk so many days ago. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We ate wild verdolagas and rabbit and birds, which Papa hunted with a rifle he borrowed from a neighbor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The walls gleamed with guns, assault rifles, grenades . . . things they’d only seen in blockbuster summer movies. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Raising their machetes and hunting rifles, they ordered us to stop. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The hunter had two rifles with him: one with real bullets, the other with immobilizing darts. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Once, on the way, he suddenly put the box down, raised the rifle and fired into some bushes by the edge of the road. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She held a rifle, her finger resting next to the trigger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I couldn't help but be intrigued by them and by the well-polished rifles they carried. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Billy had heard that one man in each firing squad was customarily given a rifle loaded with blank cartridge. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not until then did I look up and see the shiny blue rifle barrel, very thin, the upstairs window six inches open and his face behind it, partially hidden by the curtain. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z First, she took down a girl holding a massive, unwieldy rifle, then skewered the man who was supposed to be watching her flank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded in pitched battles with machine guns, pistols, and rifles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew I couldn’t grab Dad’s rifle because it would be bad gun safety so I came up with another idea. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He saw a man swinging a black rifle, grunts and yells and weird thick sounds unlike anything he had ever heard before. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It rings metallically, the walls reel, rifles, helmets, earth, mud, and dust fly everywhere. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z While he loaded his rifle in the kitchen Chavez related what he knew. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Here at the brickyard we were sheltered from rifle or machine-gun fire by the river bank. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to let you or anyone rifle through my bag.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Ralph retook the driver’s test by himself in June; and every day after that, as soon he came home from work, he’d rifle through the family mail, hoping. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Viola’s still pulling me back outta the way by my neck when he falls to the ground, face first in the muck, right on top of his rifle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They rest their rifles with telescopic sights on the parapet and watch the enemy front. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting by himself, his rifle cradled in his arms, crying softly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure I did, he hit me with the butt of his rifle. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z So would another agent, Frank Smith, a Texan who listed his interests thus: “Pistol and rifle practice—Big game hunting—Game fishing—Mountain climbing—Adventures—Man hunting.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the crowd were women, children, and a number of men with swords at their belts and rifles slung on their shoulders. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After several people died in skirmishes, nine workers among them, state militia arrived, armed with Winchester rifles and Gatling machine guns. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z He was heavily armed—an air rifle in one hand, a wooden dagger in the other. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “I can shoot you in the leg,” he sneered, lowering his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As black fought against black, Alexandra was sealed off by armoured vehicles and soldiers, to prevent the violence and carnage from spilling into the suburbs, where whites were buying shotguns and rifles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They hit me on the head with the butt of their rifles.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If each one of those soldiers had at least one M-16 assault rifle, there were about twenty thousand automatic rifles in the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Oh, I knew approximately where they were, but the sextant had a narrow field of view, like looking down a rifle barrel, and I needed to know exactly which way to point it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She held her long rifle loosely under one arm, and growled her Ahneen at Omakayas as she tramped into the brush. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He gave his rifle to an officer who had been disarmed in the fight and escaped with Amaranta through a nearby street to take her home. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was like I was shooting Dad’s Japanese rifle at the screen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But the troops stood there, facing the horizon in their tin hats, rifles lifted above the waves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He swung the rifle to where I wanted it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She is a crack shot with a rifle, invaluable in a long-range capacity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z After dropping his box, Julio, who was still muttering under his breath, picked up Paishon’s rifle before heading back down the trail. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z One of them points his rifle at me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Lakota leader was giving up his rifle: a sign of surrender. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He felt prepared for the military: He’d spent a lot of time as a teenager hunting and fishing in the woods, and competing in rifle competitions near his home in rural Maryland. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a loud blast as Trout fired his rifle just above her head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After conferring with General Read, Washburn orders his tiny cavalry to assemble just out of rifle range, in columns of four, then addresses the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sounds of the Long Knife rifles, and the big gun; images of the brief and furious battle, and of soldiers falling. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I lifted my head, flexing my arm to raise the rifle into position. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There was much shelling and many rockets in the rain and machine-gun and rifle fire all along the line. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We saw quick glimpses of the enemy lines: heads and rifles now raised, watching the futile approach, waiting for a moment to fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The soldiers draw their short-barreled carbine rifles from the rifle boots attached to their saddles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z |
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