| 单词 | scrape |
| 例句 | He started scraping burgers up off the grill and dropping them on the platter. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He and his brother had nearly finished their cheese and were now scraping their wooden container with the stale rinds of bread. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He laughed, a raspy chuckle that irritated my ears like forks scraping against plates. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You just scraped your head a little. They’s nothing wrong with you. They took X rays.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finished scraping that foot, he picked up the other front foot. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She looked like an old magpie, with her gray hair scraped back and a pointed nose that didn't seem to fit her small, wrinkled face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I scrape the yuck off the top of the bun, and smear it on top of Char’s hamburger. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When we were finally going to Aunt Cydney’s house I decided to pay Byron back for punching me in the forehead and getting out of doing his part of die window scraping. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maryam died clawing at her own throat, trying to scrape or squeeze the shirin poison back out as it ripped her apart. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Wind whirled through the house, scraping Nailer’s face with cold fingers, then leaping to the wall and tearing away Nailer’s picture of the clipper ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I touched some iodine to my scraped leg. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But she refuses to indulge him, moving her chair out of view with a scrape on the pavement; she doesn’t want to be mistaken for a tourist in this city, she says. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Norton, his face pale again, his white suit rumpled, topple and fall, his head scraping against the screen of the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mirror I could see Mr. Norton staring out vacantly upon the empty fields, his mouth stern, his white forehead livid where it had scraped the screen. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The roof of the tunnel was scraping his shoulders and he was afraid that it would tear through the dry suit and gouge into his skin as well. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It scrapes his neck so hard that I see blood spray from the impact. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My arms suddenly felt apishly long, knuckles threatening to scrape the pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z What about sending it to an engraver to scrape the inside, get rid of the dedication? Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His brown hair hung down over his ears and neck, scraping the tops of his shoulders. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The overgrown grass scraped at my shins, and my sneakers sunk into the mud with each step. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Bigger turned aside; then, hearing a sharp scrape on the floor, stiffened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I was already busy scraping at my legs with a sea-grape leaf. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He pulled a switchblade out of his back pocket, and for a second I thought he was going to gut me, but he just scraped the mud off the sole of his sandal. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z At this point, Miss Maggie fetched some bandages and told Mr. Sloan to roll up his pant legs so she could have a look at his scrapes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Didn’t the girls laugh at the picture?” asked Jo, who relished the scrape. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I covered my nose and noticed fresh scrapes on Robin’s arm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Its plastic wheels scrape the concrete, and the sound makes me giddy. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I got my bayonet out and cut it in half, then scraped it off my wrist. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantically he scraped the branch around the bottom. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I had started the term penniless, and been scraping by ever since. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I have to scrape out the last bit of bravery hiding in my bones. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Then, the day after that, Jinny got so sick of the shouting and moaning and the tiny fingernails scraping her skin, she marched out of the water almost immediately, with Ess clinging to her neck. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The flesh around his ankles had been scraped away. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He reached out to squeeze my shoulder but I shrugged him off, then scraped back my chair and stood up. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Kids were dropping books onto the floor, scraping desk chairs back, but I couldn’t figure where this feeling was coming from. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I winced as one front wheel scraped the wall, tearing out some bricks before I was able to steer in the other direction. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Frightful was making a scrape, a peregrine falcon’s nest, which is nothing but bare earth or, in Frightful’s case, an iron plate where she wanted to sit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z All she thought about was going to Hollywood when she could scrape up the bus fare and getting a job as a secretary and being buddies with Jeanette MacDonald and getting in the movies herself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One of the thing’s hands—her mother’s hands—jerked, and the scrape of its claws dragged Jam’s attention back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Its fingernails scraped her skin, but it was too slippery to grip, and Coraline pulled away successfully. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Soon he gave up trying to locate an entry point and elbowed his way into the pepper trees, which scraped his arms and poked his cheeks. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls were taking turns with the pumice stone, scraping it along the ends of sticks to make spears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was pulling on his orange vest when 426 dropped out of the sky and lit on the aerie near the scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Behind you, your mother and your grandmother scrape an animal hide clean, then hang it to dry in the sun. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z From a different wagon came the steady rhythmic scrape of steel on stone as Yoren sat, chewing sourleaf and sharpening the edge of his dirk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Over the next two months, the match’s momentum ebbed and flowed, but from the ninth game on, Bobby, scraping his way back, took the lead and held on to it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her nose is bleeding, and I see lines of fingernail scrapes in her cheeks, on the side of her throat, turning red with blossoming blood. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She pretended his eyes weren’t scouring her. up and down, steel wool scraping her skin raw. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I say, “Calvin, you are scraping a trail.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z There was an uneasy scraping and shifting of chairs on the dusty wooden floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Ripped shirts, scrapes, bruises, and bloody noses abounded. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I drained the mug reluctantly and scraped my finger along the bottom to get the last of the undissolved sugar. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It catches for an instant against the edge of the zipper, making the faintest scraping sound. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A shiver ran up Thomas’s spine at the metallic scrape of the pole on the stone ground as Newt walked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Pong's neck scraped against the wooden bars as he jammed his shoulder between them, groping for the staff. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And all at once his own stick was between her legs, tangling them as she tried to turn again, scraping down her shin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were in the tipped-over pots on their hands and knees, scraping off bits of burned potato that still clung stubbornly to the vast pot bottom. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark he'd heard the scrape of stone on stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And if I take a nail file or even Eva’s old paring knife— that will do—and scrape away at the gold, it will fall away and there will be alabaster. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Nat heard the scrape of a chair and the thud of a log being pitched on the fire. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And even Lucky Strike smiled and scraped when the big bosses from Lawson &c Carlson rolled in on their special train to inspect the breaking, before it rolled out again to wherever swanks lived. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “No. My hands will freeze,” I said, the cold already scraping against my face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Plus two huge arms that scraped the stone floor as it moved into the hall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She heard the loud, ringing scrape as Con drew his sword, and she reached for her own iron dagger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "You have a plan," he said flatly, with a scrape of steel on stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he ran, the grass fell off his back and was quickly scraped up into a bundle by the woman. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z At first, I think the breeze is making the crisp, yellowed paper blind scrape against the window frame. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Then he got back up and jumped on it, the wooden legs moaning as they scraped a few inches across the floor, leaving four identical scratches on the hardwood. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She was busy at the stove, presiding over a skillet of fried spinach with radishes, and could not hear me because of the drone of the exhaust fan and the fierce scrapes of her spatula. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I found myself crying too, and felt a gnawing emptiness, as though I had been scraped clean inside and there was nothing in me now but a terrible darkness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z All I could hear of him was the foot scraping in the dark. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Dragging her fatherless child from place to place, scraping by on menial jobs, justifying it by insisting to herself—by insisting to everyone—she was making Art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They're cutting open my knee again, pulling back my flesh to reveal the bones underneath, scraping at it with their scalpels. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z At one end a trapper skinned his raccoons and at the other Florence scraped dirt from a mound of sweet potatoes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z With a vicious scrape of the back of one hand she scrubbed the beige lipstick from her mouth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “New scrapes get noticed; and digging can be heard a surprisingly long way, ye know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Remnants of the window scraped my sides, ripping my clothes and digging into my skin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The shoe poet sat by the glowing fireplace, polishing his boots with lampblack he had scraped from the hearth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They put their snouts on the horn, sniffing and tasting the metal, scraping paws over the surface and then making highpitched yipping sounds to one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We sleep on the damp dirt floor, wrapped in mildewed blankets so rough they could be used to scrape bark off logs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Evan had his hand on the railing when the scraping noise stopped. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z My feet hit the bottom, bumping boulders and scraping rocks, and I realized the river wasn’t deep but it was fast and my feet couldn’t stop me from being swept away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her hand stung where the skin had been scraped, and there was blood trickling down her ripped pajama leg from her knee. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I push back my chair, ignore the rusty-red scraping sound that reminds me of dried blood, and march into the living room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Blackcliff’s students are on leave, and the scrape of my sandals is the only sound to break the sinister quiet of the place. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He was tall enough to scrape the door’s lintel, his slate-blue eyes set in a long, lean face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As she applied the compress to her swollen, split lip, she scolded me for not scraping candle wax that had dripped on the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The scraping and sniffing and growling sounds were right at the entrance now. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from a scraped knee, though, she seems to be all right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She cut off a piece of the new caribou hide and was scraping it clean of fur when a snowstorm of cotton-grass seeds blew past her face. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood, her chair scraping like Moss’s had, and she moved into the wings, collapsing into a man’s arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was very upset when she saw your fingers scraped up like that. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the kitchen stood a black-haired boy about Salvador’s age, scraping uneaten food off plates into big garbage pails. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Lourdes relishes winter most of all—the cold scraping sounds on sidewalks and windshields, the ritual of scarves and gloves, hats and zip-in coat linings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if she tells on us?” he asked as we looked at her as she now sat cross-legged on the ground, scraping the dirt with a rock. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Kathy heard some thumps and scraping, and then it was quiet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He scraped up the last serving and lifted foil off a second pan. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I’m so dirty, you could take a spatula and scrape the filth off my skin.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z After nearly two hours of pampering—trimming her hair, shaping her nails, and scraping away the callouses on her feet and hands—Celaena grinned at the mirror in the dressing room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Can you read it to me, Isaiah?” she asks, scraping up her last bite. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Kingshaw dropped his own stone, in silence, bent down, and began to scrape out a hollow in the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Celaena froze, her breath catching as Nox scraped his hands and feet against the stone to catch hold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I push my chair back, the legs scraping on the tiles, and he looks up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We clambered into an old truck with scraped side panels. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And I could already hear the sneers at my poor scrapings, the scorn at my childish vanity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He stacked another cinder block and scraped the ooze that came out the sides and bottom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When Septa Unella pulled her up, her knee was scraped and bloody. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So I worked up my mouth full of saliva and swallowed hard and the key scraped down my throat a little sideways. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some people might scrape a little chocolate off each type of block and blend them together. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have someone’s hand to hold as I tiptoe to the window, only to realize the scary noise is just a branch scraping the glass, just the wind. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But every district has managed to scrape up at least one female and one male victor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Something scrapes on the floor, and I think their conversation is over. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Lee Lee scrapes the bowl and eats the last morsels of melted ice cream. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The process of looking up a letter and scraping it in the dirt takes a couple of seconds. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was well exercised, she returned to the scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When her locks and curls were piled up around her feet, one of the novices soaped her head and the silent sister scraped away the stubble with a razor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Struggling with her steak, Mary Anne looked hunched and bruised beneath the pale blue dress that covered her delicately, as though the dust had been scraped from a butterfly wing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat there together, listening to his mother scraping the plates, the water running in the sink. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ma scraped and cleaned the head carefully, and then she boiled it till all the meat fell off the bones. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Only three days later they met their first ice, large chunks called growlers that scraped and rumbled past the sides of the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They scraped away more stones until the entire top was uncovered. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Neumann One coaxes the battered Opel down streets so narrow that the sides of the truck shell scrape against walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His face scraped and he held his breath as he sank and then bobbed up against the boards again, trying not to make any sound. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I had scraped it, but the skin had not been broken. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The screen scraped the back of his hand and his arm, but he didn’t stop. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But he just winked and went back to scraping with his little scraping tool. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Still, we’d better make one or two scrapes, don’t you think?” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The boarding master received me without a blowing of trumpets and my fellow students did not bow and scrape before me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was just as I have said. As I testified. As I wrote in my investigative report. Blood and wood scrapings only.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She added little round seeds and the scrapings of a gnarled, flesh-colored root; furry, blue-gray leaves and pale orange blossoms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The lesions aren’t an accident, Tally. They’re part of the operation, just like all the bone sculpting and skin scraping. It’s part of the way being pretty changes you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Once it cooled I managed to scrape out a few tablespoons. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Kim had a swollen eye and a bad scrape on her thigh as a result of her tripping over her backpack as she attempted to kick me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My heels scraped across the floor in short stints, hobbled by links of chain, as it is said that the young gentle-ladies of Japan walk, hobbled by subservience and feminine humility. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the other side of the curtain, hangers scrape against metal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They were trapped in the citadel to scrape up a life for themselves however they could and for as long as they could, and there were gifts that might make that easier. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Had she scraped herself, wriggling under the couch? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My fingers waggled, barely scraping the muddy fabric of the strange doll’s belly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Lew saw' the old Plymouth trying to dock at the curb, scraping its hubcaps against its moorings before finally coming to rest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chairs scraped in the upstairs kitchen, voices were raised, and footfalls ran my way. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You reckon?” said Ron, now trying to scrape some dirt off his broom handle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The serpent shot past, its rough metal skin leaving Leo’s hands scraped and bleeding. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His face was pink, as if the skin had been scraped off and was still growing back. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Tidbit piped up as he tried to scrape the mud off of his arms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He removed the spark plugs and scraped the points and bored the carbon out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was up on a ladder outside, scraping away. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z His mother always cried poor, but she put a lot of thought and as much money as she could scrape together into making sure she wouldn’t be embarrassed by how her family looked. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He scraped at the dirt wall, until he exposed one entire side of the box-like object. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The boats which had been tethered one to the other had fouled up by now, the tow line under propeller and rudder and the two hulls bashing and scraping together. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped my shoe against the kneeling bench on the floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Her hands were covered with half-healed scratches, and both knees were scabbed over where she had scraped them raw in tumbles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My mom stands up, scraping her chair back, and walks out of the room to the hallway, where I can still see her standing. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z With the stick she crushed the glass to bits and scraped dirt over them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like metal edges being scraped together, worse than fingernails on a blackboard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I step to the right to get a better angle on the door, and my double hops to the side, her shoes scraping the dirt, to block my way again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her boots scraped against the cliff wall until suddenly— finally—her toe found a tiny outcropping in the glacier wall, no wider than a hand span. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It growled again, a strange rasping combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal, a turning of cogs that seemed rusty and ancient with suspicion. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at 426, leaned down, and scraped the iron plate. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He scraped a patch of ground clear of wet leaves and twigs and put the little pile of papers on to the soil. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I sit on the edge of the concrete dock, rough beneath my thighs, my toes scraping the edge of the water. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The nicotine scrapes at my throat, which is already raw, and I feel like throwing up, so I pull over onto the shoulder and walk around. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At that moment I heard a slight scraping of gravel to my right. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Oma ladles thick, milky potato soup, carefully scraping the bottom to find enough for all of them. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out the wooden bench, wincing at the loud scraping sound it made. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I had scraped the palm of my right hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He would go into the pub, he would scrape acquaintance with that old man and question him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He coasted away from his home, passing over bicycles and cars, their antennae scraping the bottom of his canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “They should all be seized on the spot! When did you last come up here? I could scrape the dust off their pages with a trowel.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought I would be able to, I thought I would be desperate to scrape her out, but when I think about her, all I can see is Libby’s face, her dark eyes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Again I looked down at the long drop to the glacier, then up, then scraped away the patina of ice above my head. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How many would've had to do without to scrape up a coin to put in the collection for this one loaf? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I made a scrape—an open box with a narrow strip of wood to keep the eggs from rolling out. I’ll put sand on the bottom.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At night, a giant beam of light like an endless sword scraped from one end of the sky to the other. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z His face scraped along jagged edges of ice and when he came, at last, to a stop, he lay shocked and still, feeling nothing at first but fear. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I heard the scrape of his chair as he stood up. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I start to ask her why that number, but Uhmma has already gone back to scraping up the change in her purse. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I inhale sharply, the cold scraping at the inside of my lungs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Eventually he picked up his fork and, using one side of it, thoughtfully scraped the pepper off one of the potatoes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The branches scraped and poked my feet through my socks, but I made myself keep on. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At first the water stung my scrapes, especially behind my knee, but then it felt good. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He heard the scrape of a heel on stone, turned his head toward the sound, but saw nothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was also listening for rioters, for the scrape of shoes on the dirt, the first sounds of yelling growing closer, or the crackle of a torch. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I hear the scraping of metal as the guards load the cannons. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When I open the door to Tatarska Street, I can hear the scrape of the shovel from the bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A light wind was blowing straight into the north bank of the copse, where the scrapes had been dug, and Bluebell, when he came up, swore he could smell rabbits on it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was taking tight close-ups of a scab on her leg, and I had her flat up against the very brick wall that had scraped her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At the sound of shushing, and the scrape of a chair, there stood before us a boy with a black cloak over his shoulders. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When I came to the further side of the cove I saw Ben crouching by a little pool between two rocks scraping winkles into his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Grow where you're planted,” they say, while telling us what great futures we'll have bowing and scraping for our white betters. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z From time to time it scraped against the Wall, starting small crystalline showers of ice that sparkled in the sunlight as they fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His scruff scraped my lips, he ran his hands up my back and across my cheeks and down the front of my pants so quickly, I could hardly react. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I scraped up most of it with my fingers into a little scoop Doc had given me and poured about a teaspoonful into each jar of oil in front of me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The man took no notice, he was bending down, and scraping in the shingle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One of the stray bullets scrapes me and searing pain shoots up my arm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As he gets closer, I can see scrapes and welts on his face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She fell on the sand, scraping both knees, and scrambled to put distance between herself and the treacherous lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And the plastic chairs were scraping against his outside leg. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Like scratches and scrapes, they happened and healed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As the prow scraped the landing piles, Nat leaped ashore and caught the hawser. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I finish just as a key scrapes in the lock. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rough shirt scraped my chin, and I was aware of the pressure of his knees against my stomach. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was really going to attend the university, he was going to need to scrape together enough money for rent and books and tuition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the time I broke free of the mangroves, my shoes were soaking wet and my shins were scraped from the barnacle- covered roots. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He stuck my head in further, so my nose scraped the stained porcelain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He had some stitches above his left eye and the left side of his face was all scraped up. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Aside from scrapes and cuts, so were the rest of us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You have never experienced that. Yes, you have scraped your knees in falls from your bicycle. Yes, you crushed your finger in a door last year.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A few feet scraped uneasily on the red, rough surface of the old football field—then, suddenly, Meggie heard something behind her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She used her own nail to scrape out the dirt beneath his nails, and smeared it across her palm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I worked all morning to dig it free and then, having scraped it clean, could not decide what to do. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, it wasn’t her fault that Imogen had scraped her foot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He inspected it from stem to stern, scraping off the green slime that had accumulated during the winter, examining every inch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mami prepared dinner the first night and each night afterward left something for him, but the next morning she’d scrape it all out into the compost, a scowl on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The blood seemed to have come from a long, shallow scrape on her chin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I drop my debate packet into my backpack and get the rest of the Cheerio dust scraped into my hand as fast as I can. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Their soft laughs, that boy’s bawling, and those chains rattling and scraping are sounds I’m gonna be hearing for the rest of my life. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But it was a love that like a pan of syrup kept too long on the stove, had cooked out leaving only its odor and a hard, sweet sludge, impossible to scrape off. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z My already blistered hands and scraped knees rebelled as the dust took over me like a swarm of bees. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a scuffling, scraping noise that seemed to be coming from somewhere nearby. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius cried, scraping the cutlass across the young man’s chest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My oldest brother, Tony, drove rigs, hauling gravel or scrap, trying to scrape together enough money to marry the girl down the road. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They hurtled past huge trucks full of NVA soldiers, coming so close that one scraped Yen’s arm where it stuck out beneath the canvas siding. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was a physically demanding job, reaching under the seats in the theater to scrape up goo, scrubbing toilets in the bathroom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He tries to scrape a mushy orange mound onto my food, and Russ screams, “WE ARE NOT RABBITS!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I clank my spoon against the bowl, scraping the sticky rice from the sides. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Cassandra,” he called over something scraping, “it’s nice to meet you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Toby scraped the edge of his fork along the plate, collecting some stray frosting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Did you maybe lose it up at the cliffs yesterday?” asked Eevie, who was standing at the table scraping the honey from the candy platter with a finger. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She told her parents she had no intention of being a chemist and, deaf to their protests, she’d scraped together all the money she had and moved to Paris, with no specific plans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She felt a warm, brutal sensation as his rough, badly shaven skin scraped her face. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrape the plates and wash up for bed. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I was in the bathroom scraping a quick razor over my face when Judy Poovey came in and rushed over so fast I cut my cheek. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was rust-red, and crudely riveted together: great sheets and plates of dented discolored metal that scraped and screeched as they rode over one another. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She heard the scrape of iron against leather as he drew another arrow from his quiver. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The path steepened partway up and she slipped, scraping her knee on a rock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The only thing he’d scraped off was die outside mirror and he was bending down to look at himself in it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His desk scrapes the floor as it scoots closer to mine until they touch. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z With that, he bowed and scraped himself out of the room as a vast herd of ladies from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children came streaming in. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They hooked their legs over other jockeys’ knees, ensuring that if their rivals moved forward, they’d be scraped off their saddles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His slap was swift, powerful, furious, but High-Tech avoided the full impact because he moved back at the last second and Ugwu’s hand only scraped his cheek. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lauren was there, angrily twisting Oreos open and scraping out the cream filling into a bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As I scrape my bowl clean, I have an inspiration. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the carriage house there was what is called “signs of a struggle”—in this case a broken box, a shattered carriage lamp, scraped marks in the dust, and straw on the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In those days, a black man with a B.A. was expected to scrape before a white man with a grade-school education. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He examined his knees and elbows for scrapes and blood. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The upper lip he had so manfully ordered to be scraped that morning was now beaded with the sweat of nausea. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The bird’s clawed feet contracted then released, the softest scratching noise ever, a stick-drawing scraping across cold concrete. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Calvin and I soap up our scrapes and scratches at the spigot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It was never too early to start looking around, to scrape together that night’s meal. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And then she heard the scraping noise as his hand came into view, sliding across the flagstones. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She says, “Judd, Marty’s got awful attached to that dog, and we’d like to know how much you want for it. Maybe we can scrape up the money to buy him.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z An elbow hits me in the side and I fall down, my face scraping something hard and metal—the side of a table. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There were perhaps a hundred in all, in ragged rows of pale gold down which Betty’s metal spatula dug and scraped and turned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As Harry shivered and drew his robes tightly around him, he heard what sounded like a thousand fingernails scraping an enormous blackboard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z My fingers bled from scraping out the rocks and it seemed that a square yard of ground produced a wheelbarrow full of rocks which I had to push down to the retaining wall. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a pause, while knives scraped plates and tin mugs were picked up and replaced on the ground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Why are you so quiet?” he asked, scraping the plate with his fork. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon she flew to the Delhi Bridge and walked to her old scrape on the girder. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He started to say more, but the words were drowned out by a noise like huge fingernails scraping metal. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z All I can hear is the scrape of Hannah’s broom and the taps of Lena’s rubber hammer as she fastens the lids in place. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “What would your mother say. A young man naturally gets into scrapes, but to be arrested on foot by a country policeman. What did they think he’d done, Gerald?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped my fingers against the piqué of my dress. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Jinny stepped over and bent down to scrape the girl’s tiny toes clean with her fingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a scraping noise somewhere beneath her feet—close, as if someone were running a fingernail along the ceiling below. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In her palm is my pendant necklace, the smooth bumps on its surface scraped and dirty but still more or less whole, the necklace part lying in a pile in her palm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bill’s long fingernails scraped on the table as he took up the matches. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z While scraping the hide, she let her thoughts roam. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Several were sitting back on their haunches, their claws scraping at the chalky stonewall that flanked the waterfall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The cement scrapes my face, and I turn just in time to see a car bearing down on me, like a giant shoe about to crush me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z This time the clink and scrape were followed by a slithering and the soft swift patter of skinfeet on stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The door slammed, the bolt scraped, and the hard overlight went off. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But you can never scrape it all out, know what I mean? Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “This is good,” I tell Shorty one night, scraping my plate clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Branches scrape the sides and pebbles pelt the underside of the car. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z With the usual deafening scraping noise, the benches were moved back and the hundreds of students began to file out of the Great Hall toward their dormitories. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Things get quiet in the kitchen, and then I hear the chairs scrape against the floor, and the clanking of pots and pans. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I saw plates with food being taken from our dinner table and the pieces scraped into the trash. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It had ledges for a scrape, and food abounded here. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Each post scraped off yet one more scale of self until she felt naked and false. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With his fingernail, he scraped a path of dirt off the kid’s forearm. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That way she could claim it was a scrape from falling off her bike. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z For every big earner, there were hundreds more just scraping along. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z You scraped your nose and your right shoulder and both of your knees. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There was a bumping and scraping sound against the hull of the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’m only in elementary school, I can barely scrape together money to pay for notebooks and pens and pencils. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear Madame Antoine’s heavy, scraping tread as she walked back and forth on the sanded floor. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? I didn’t see you,” she said, her two long black braids scraping her chest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s all the rage,” Mami says as she scrapes my plate clean and stacks it on hers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The crowd came in quickly, and the synagogue was soon filled with the sounds of shuffling shoes, scraping chairs, and loud voices talking Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Ralph heard the metallic scrape of a car starting up outside — the waitress, leaving. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z This was followed by a hollow sound of scraping. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary didn’t realize until months later that he’d been studying her hands, checking their dexterity and strength to see how they’d stand up to hours of delicate cutting, scraping, tweezing, and pipetting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Sparks flew as the electronic wings scraped a protruding pipe. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Soon they were lost in the shadows of the trees, but Mark could hear the scraping of the Toad’s body along the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Rabscuttle dug a scrape and there they stayed for several days. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrung out her wet jacket, which produced a few good squooshes, then scraped off handfuls of the water oozing from the board until the purifier was half-full. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The scrape and scratch of sandals hitting dirt moved closer, grew louder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They are the kind of friends who make even the ordinary day fun, who scrape every dollar they can to chip in on a birthday gift. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z One foot dragged, so that as he walked, he made a little scraping sound upon the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He nodded at a few passing nobles, who scraped and bowed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A few scrabbling sounds drifted down from above, scraping and tearing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z This is what Nelson tried to explain to me once, while we scraped manure from the chicken coop. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They at length said, that they had learned I had been in a “scrape,” and that I was to be examined before my master; and if their information proved false, I should not be hurt. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z A plump person is envied because they aren't scraping by like the majority of us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She was about sixteen, tall and skinny, with lank dark hair that she scraped back into an unflattering ponytail. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She heard footsteps on the stairs, the sound of the hatch scraping, and she closed her eyes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She approached the god, followed by Octavian, who was bowing and scraping like a champion groveler. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Yanking his knife from its sheath, he scraped snow and ice from the bottom of the hoof. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z But these boys’ families were scraping together extra food or cash for their sons to go to school, and no one ever forgot it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I got some shallow scrapes on my palms, and the knees of my jeans were stained green, but it could have been worse. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With an abrupt scrape of wood Matthew pushed back his chair. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And I can feel it scraping along the bottom. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She did not hear her feet scraping down the broad stairs, or the courthouse clock laboriously strike two-thirty; she did not feel the dank air of the first floor. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Velutha knocked on the wood and then scraped a little patch clean with his nail. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And she keeps jolting each time she scrapes the edge of the lesion. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On winter days it swims with the odor of roasting chestnuts; on summer evenings it becomes slow and drowsy, full of sleepy conversations and the scraping of heavy iron chairs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Its capture boom, a long metal triangle, entered the port's funnel, scraping slightly along the edge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of answering “Coming!” and running to her, he dodged under a hedge, scraping his knees. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was scraping the dried blood off my legs when I looked up and saw the Green Caboose come back around the bend. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I scraped off the rust with our dish scrubber and shined up that locket as bright as I could get it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rocks on and around the shore were jagged, and we often cut and scraped our legs as we worked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise in the synagogue had become very loud, almost a din, and the room seemed to throb and swell with the scraping chairs and the talking men. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Then I heard a scraping at the window and ran over and unfastened the catches. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A distant scraping of metal against wood echoed through the house; it sounded to Thomas like a Griever was climbing on the back side of the Homestead, opposite where they were. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I hear a series of knocks and the scrape of a door opening. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But once she understood there was no turning back, our mother went to laying out in the spare bedroom all the worldly things she thought we’d need in the Congo just to scrape by. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time it happened, I got really mad because people kept walking by and scraping what they didn’t want onto my tray, which wasn’t very sanitary, especially since I hadn’t finished eating my lunch. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she scraped some money together and bought us chicken. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sierra thought she heard something scraping along the ceiling and stopped walking. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I scraped it against the matchbox and it sputtered into flame. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Jay scraped my dish clean and put it in the sink along with his. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to scrape it away, so bear with me.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I don't want to forget any letters, so I scrape them into the dirt with a rod. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Often they would ride for hours without a word spoken, the only sounds the soft scrape of horse-shoes on stone and the keening of the wind, which blew endlessly,through the heights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It took several minutes for their eyes to become accustomed to the dim light, and during that time strange scratching, scraping, tapping, scuffling noises could be heard all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She takes a hammer and rusty chisel and shatters each coconut, scraping the blinding white, perfumed flesh from the shells. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a blunt sterling blade, I scraped away the soot engrained under his cuticles, relics of his job tending to train boilers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And then I hear the sound of glass shattering, upstairs, and a chair scrapes across a wood floor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I've landed on my hip but barely scraped my palms on the concrete. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After she had put the cream in the tall crockery churn and set it near the stove to warm, she washed and scraped a long orange-colored carrot. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The padded door banged open and a young boy clicked into the bar, scraping the metal taps on his flamenco boots across the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard them move away; a chair scraped. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sound was a slight scraping noise from the rooftop, where the weather-vane swung back and forth. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Her forearms thudded against the branch, the bark scraping her skin as she scrambled to get a firm grip. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The monkey shrieks and birdcalls, the insect scrapings and frog croakings, and the incessant drip-drip of condensing moisture sounded very loud to Will, outside it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "Exactly," Mr. Winston said over the clatter of chairs scraping the floor and backpacks zipping. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She scraped her way through the first year with some money saved even after her rent was paid. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They used a homemade gadget for scraping corn off the cob and added globs of butter, cream, and salt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Peeta eats without complaint, even scraping out the pot to show his enthusiasm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She scraped the last of the milk into the bag. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He scraped open the door and padded through the interior darkness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And if there was a red splotch on an egg, he’d scrape it off. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The words scraped down my spine like a knife blade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The manager wouldn't give me a new name tag unless I paid for it, so I had to peel off the last four stickers and scrape off all the gum. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A cutting sound—a can opener—the scrape of a spoon, and the bowl was back on the floor. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes studies the checkered linoleum, longs to dig for her bones like a dog, claim them from the black-hooded earth, the scraping blade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth opened and he dropped the branch he was scraping. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A scrape and cry from nearby made her stomach clench. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “No, Master Michael,” she said, “you can't scrape out the basin. It’s not empty yet.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z They were herdsmen, scraping out a living on rocky and infertile land. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I can still see little scrapes from where I nibbled at it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I scraped whatever people didn’t eat into cardboard take-out containers and saved it for later. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I saw the cook scrape the meat off the plate and slap another bit on. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Then, with a scraping noise, the wall gave way. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The scuffling weakened, the scraping stopped, a last pathetic squeak—like a miniature champagne cork—was ejected into the darkness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All the timbers of La Belle Sauvage were sound, though the paint was beginning to peel, and Malcolm thought he might scrape off the old name and go over it again, better. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I heard the chair he was sitting in scrape on the floor as he jumped out of it. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I thought I might scrape off some of his delicacy. He can starve on delicacy.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby heard the chug of the tractor and the soft scrape of the steel against the earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But the smaller forms of damage—bruises, cuts, scrapes—did not seem worth mentioning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought I heard a chair scrape the floor. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If you listen closely you can hear a window scraping open, a fresh reed being inserted into a woodwind’s mouthpiece. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes as dust from above showered down on top of him, and he winced as something scraped his skin. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If Seabiscuit moved up, Woolf would be scraped off his saddle and slammed into the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Underneath his voice was another, more horrible sound—an ancient, cold sound like metal scraping against rock. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His nails scraped against my rib cage; he seized my spine as though it were a pillar, void of pain but with unbearable pressure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Das tapped on his lens cap, and his tour book, dragging his thumbnail occasionally across the pages so that they made a scraping sound. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He turned his eyes on Roza, the scraping, knowing, awful eyes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shingle scraped beneath the bow as the boat ground up onto the shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z ‘Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can’t be right. I need a change, or something.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He hadn’t even realized he had drifted off until he was awakened by the sound of tree limbs scraping the sides of the car. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I jumped up and took her plate to the kitchen, scraped off the offending oysters, and brought it back, smiling as broadly as I could manage. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lifting her tail and leveling her body, she walked to the abandoned scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Mama holds out a plate with a ravioli-like dish with meat inside and, when everyone refuses, scrapes the last of it onto her own plate. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He picks out the ones with Hitler's name and uses those to scrape himself. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only frost-free if you leave it closed. If you leave it ajar, water will eventually condense and freeze against the walls. Then you can scrape it off and melt it.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I scraped and scraped to make sure it would last. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I hear chairs scraping on wood in the dining room, Elizabeth’s voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She walked to the wet scrape, turning under her talons so as not to injure the young. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Luke yelled at them to scrape the noodles off, but they were already wrestling on the floor of the living room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "Where is it, boy? Where is it?" roared the giant "boss" creature, his hulking, fly-infested body bent over so his head wouldn't scrape the ceiling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I scraped at it with my hands; old, rotten insect- ridden dust came tumbling out. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear it scrape against the bottom of the car. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Scipio scraped patterns into the snow with his heels. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt a scratchy scraping of thick crab legs all over his back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I press my forehead to the nearest tree trunk, though it scrapes my skin, and fight off tears, Later that morning I walk through light rain to the main greenhouse. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dill gripped the ladder, raised a foot, and scraped his boot on the column before stepping on the bottom rung. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jason had a talent for staying levelheaded in a crisis, and he’d gotten Leo out of plenty of bad scrapes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He put on some antibacterial ointment and then a big Band-Aid over the scrape. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Minli started awake as she heard the scraping of the door against the dirt. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He stood up from the table, chair scraping the yellow tile, while I bit my lip. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The room was full of the low murmur of conversation, punctuated by laughter and the metallic sound of spoons and forks scraping against the tin trays. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When Doc scraped his chair back from the table, I gulped the rest of my tea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The Jewish community would scrape together enough money to pay the fine, so that people could keep their homes and continue to live under the lord’s protection. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z From beyond the door I could hear a distant scrape of chairs, a murmur of voices. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi sprawled on the ground, scraping his hands and knees as he went down. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes firmly on the Coke bottle label, his thumbnail scraping the wet paper away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I think now it was sorrow for the sound of his fork scraping the plate, the way it swelled in the distance between us, how I was not even in the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were shiners, split lips, swollen cheekbones, bruised arms, scraped knuckles, and bitten earlobes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When, after moving in, he tried to scrape it off, he scratched the glass. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I scraped off the lint and the dirt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The cats encircled me, hissing, growling, and scraping their claws on the floor, leaving deep, clean grooves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z You scrape out the bread, then you fill it with fried potatoes, a slice of baloney, and some pickled mango relish called achar. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And wasn't that old slave a scientist—or at least called one, recognized as one—even when he stood with hat in hand, bowing and scraping in senile and obscene servility? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit in the bathtub, scraping away at my calves, which I wish were thicker, bulgier, like the calves of cheerleaders, while my brother mutters outside. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As Uriah scrapes his tongue with his fingertips, I realize that all I have to do is get through initiation, and that life will be mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One was a deep brown, with scrapes and scratches visible beneath the glossy veneer she kept up with biannual waxing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They could hear scraping, thumps, and hurried footsteps. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Loomis pushed me through the crowd, bowing and scraping to the white folks, but pushing all the same. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The old carpet was threadbare against her back, my knees were scraping the rope webbing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The overseer now came forward, bowing and scraping, and the red-faced one spoke to him rapidly but so low that we could not hear what he was saying. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Mariam, who’d been busy scraping out the last of the honey from a metal tin, paused to stare at her father. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Chairs scraped as the other kids gathered up their backpacks and shuffled towards the door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Harlan carefully scraped together all the cash, patting it and tunking it softly until it was in a single neat stack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Around me a woman rinses cups in the sink, and Matt scrapes crumbs from his plate into the trash. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All around the Keys you can see their propeller trenches—long ugly gouges, like giant fingernail scrapes, across the tidal banks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He took over for Mother, changing the bandages on Dad’s fingers every morning, scraping away the layers of skin and muscle that had necrotized during the night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His feet were scraped and battered, his knee was oozing blood, his hands were raw, but he was safe and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Owls hooted to one another in a disgruntled sort of way over the babble and the scraping of heavy trunks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Our bodies turned with the current and Peach’s back scraped along the oak. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She dreamt of footsteps on the tower stair, an ominous scraping of leather on stone as a man climbed slowly toward her bedchamber, step by step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She scraped the chopped onion bits into a bowl, which she covered with plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Or maybe the rock he used didn’t scrape that deep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Pittsburgh was a city that had once sparked a rebellion, a place where one had to scrabble and scrape and fight for a chance at prosperity. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We all hear a creak and scrape across the floorboards above our heads. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It had gotten awfully still and you could hear his boots scrape across the hard dirt as he pulled himself up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the course of this showing off, one of his buddies fell to the ground and ended up scraped and scratched. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The three descend into silence as silverware clinks and scrapes against bone china and beverages slowly disappear from glasses. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I took out my jackknife and tried scraping the newspaper with it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Before you get in the car, I want you to scrape your shoes. If I find dirt in my car, you’re going to be the ones vacuuming it.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then she remembered the scraping of metal and falling bricks, and her heart slammed hard in her chest. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Florida tumbled along underwater, knees and elbows scraping rocks. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z There was the speechless astonishment of seeing a hog stabbed through the heart, dipped into boiling water, scraped, split open, gutted, and strung up gaping and bloody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Makes the bowing and the scraping easier to tolerate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks into practice, I had bruised shins, a scabby knee, and a scraped elbow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Still the shovel scrapes on and on and on. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I looked down at my palms, at the almost-healed scrapes across the heels of my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His feet no longer scraped the rocks on the bottom, and the current lifted him, carried him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Me and Daddy’s plates barely need washing, we scrape them so clean. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z It was as big as ever, with hardly a dent to show for all her scraping. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had been waiting for some time now, and her eyes flew open as soon as his boots scraped against the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "It was Robb Stark put me in the kitchens. For the best part of a year, I've been left to scour kettles, scrape grease, and warm the straw for this one." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the darkness a fist thudded; a body hit the deck; a slurring scrape said someone was dragging the sleeping Corey forward. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no sound now in the early-night hush, except for their feet scraping laxly through the dust, their clothes rustling as they grunted softly and sent the ball toward the basket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagar scraped up as much of it as she could and pressed the wilted cellophane disk back into the box. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “All the same, you will come back, won’t you? Hang it all, you can’t leave me alone in a scrape like this.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly there is a scraping, a pain in my hand, and my sword is wrenched from my grasp. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Fifty hours later she retired to the scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z From their many fallings and scrapings, already they know the chant of sana, sana. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d scrape up whatever reading matter there was on board ship about the place we were going. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, it began to scrape the surface, eagerly picking up bits of food, which slid down its throat in fast little bumps. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The axe scratched at the apple of Pycelle's throat and stroked the soft wobbly skin under his jaw, scraping away the last hairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’m fully dressed in my red habit again, having shed the spangles, scraped off the lipstick with toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She used her spoon to scrape up the last of her lunch, which her dad packed for her every day in a cleaned-out yogurt container. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Occasionally they were able to scrape out an extra bit of food for themselves and the little ones while cleaning the pots, burned pieces of potatoes that had stuck to the bottom. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Loud bangings and scrapings were coming from behind the Dursleys’ boarded-up fireplace, which had a fake coal fire plugged in front of it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The manure was scraped out, the old floors torn up, neck-rubbed window casings ripped away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The door behind her opened with a scrape. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When the boat’s hull scraped sand, two men rushed forward to haul them farther onto land. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I help her scrape the plates, wash and dry the dishes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Finally, the rake scrapes its metal fingernails along damp brown dirt. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Peach’s back was a mess where the tree had scraped it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I scraped the skin off my palms trying to catch myself, but that was nothing compared to the screaming pain in my shoulder. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked down to see the scrape on my shin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I kicked out and my foot scraped his cheek. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Enough scrapes were finished by soon after sunset and next day, sure enough, all the rabbits felt a great deal better for a night underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I slice the rest of the bread with a scraping of butter for the children and call the women to the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They dug scrapes among the scrub along the edge of Caesar’s Belt and waited. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My brain was toast—burnt toast that your mom scrapes so you can still try to eat it for breakfast, but there is no saving it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The next night Rabscuttle, who had been told by El-ahrairah what he had to do, went to the garden and dug a scrape. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Templeton’s teeth scraped loudly against the wood and made quite a racket. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The girl with curly blond hair hovered over me, smirking as she scraped drips off my chin with the spoon. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I had to do something about that chain, the weight of it scraping her neck fur short. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt a pinch, the scrape of a tiny nail. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I see her crouching before me on the sidewalk in front of our house, brushing tears from my face after I scraped my knee. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We moaned and groaned and put some more coats on and went outside to scrape the car’s windows. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a foolish child,” Tatterfell says, scraping my hair into tight warrior braids. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione, flat on its back, scraped against the ceiling as it dived toward the passage opening, while the pursuing goblins hurled daggers that glanced off its flanks. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "I forgot, I would of . . ." Alfred tasted his own blood, warm and salty, and he felt the pavement scrape the skin off his shoulder blades. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrape the cheese off a sliver of potato—which will not kill me, potatoes rarely cause death—and shove it in my mouth and chew, chew, chew, smiling across the acres of tablecloth. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The wildling began to scrape the dirt out from beneath his nails with the point of his dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She scraped a ragged peel off a turnip. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry scooped up a tenth gobletful of potion and felt the crystal scrape the bottom of the basin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I nod, though she can’t see me, and we keep moving, the flashlight beam bouncing, our shoes scraping, the moldy air rushing toward us from whatever is on the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was the sound of a chair scraping on the floor overhead. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all Scholars, I learned to lower my eyes before the Martials, but at least I never had to bow and scrape before them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They took off their jackets and tried to scrape off the mud. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She threw her hands out blindly, reaching for something, anything that might stop her fall, fingers scraping over ice and rock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My headache, always there, scraped its dull teeth against the inside of my skull. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He carefully scraped a spot of blood from one of the egg yolks. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Silence threads through the house like a lace pulling tight, and then I finally hear the scraping of another chair and the sound of Lily sighing herself into place. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As the icebergs calve from the glaciers on the continent, they bring with them mineral deposits scraped up from the ground, and release these nutrients into the water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z First he gouged two circles near each other in the center of the gourd, then scraped at the rind between and below the eyes, to create the impression of a nose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The scrape of metal against stone set off tiny sparks that flickered briefly before they disappeared. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The dead man was dragged out by the feet, leaving a long scrape in the sand. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Shin peeled away their skin, scraped away their innards, salted what was left, and chewed the rest—flesh, bones, and tiny feet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After the pigs were scalded in the big iron tripod kettle and their skins were scraped and white, Jody had to go to the water-tub to sit in the grass until his heart grew quiet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now just reach up inside and give a good hard scrape with your fingers, so you get all the insides out at once. Yeah, like that. Nice job!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tears still stained my cheeks from when I’d run home from school, sobbing, because someone had pushed me down at recess and I’d scraped holes in my favorite jeans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ceiling crept down so low that even I felt like I was in danger of scraping the top of my head on the doorframes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I scrape my knuckles on a rock pretty badly as I’m taking him down, but the pain is a good kind of pain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The crash of scraping metal was followed immediately by a volley of Spanish hurled at me from all directions. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing much there but bugs and gators and a few folks scraping the dirt to make do. My mother is dead. My father as well.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped a big slice of brisket into the flames. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She thought of Mia now and her eyes began to burn and she scraped the first match against the side of the box. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She turned around and ran back in the other direction, head down, tripping once and scraping her knee badly, then up again and running, bolting past the women. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He felt alone and unprotected, and scraping crickets and shrilling tree frogs and croaking toads seemed to be carrying the melody of evil. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard my stolen shirt tear, felt the splintered wood scrape my side... Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They were crawling with fleas and covered in scars and cuts and scrapes from being kept in a tiny gerbil cage. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She tripped and fell, face first, scraping her knee open on a stone and smashing her fingers when her hands hit the hard-packed earth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Two fiddlers in the corner scraped a lively tune, and some of the more daring young people began to dance. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She scraped my dish into the trash and dropped it into the soapy water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Rapidly Ranofer explained the hearthstone mold, a stone ground flat, with a bar-shaped depression in the center and little grooves scraped from it to let the air out. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “You must get yourself out of the scrape as you can. I’m too used up to ‘exert’ myself for anyone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a doctor who talked to her and bandaged her hands where she had scraped them on the rough board. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear Hibiscus screaming, his voice warped and bending as it went on and on, scraping his throat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Helena locked the front door behind me, and the chair scraped into place. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But the silence was profound, with the insect scrapings only scratching at the surface of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When she was comfortably full, she carried the remains back to the scrape and tore off an eyas bite. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was not pain he felt below his ribs, but something scraping against the bone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We lie on the damp dirt floor, wrapped in mildewed blankets so rough they could be used to scrape bark off logs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Paul arrived a few hours late with scraped palms and a black eye. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z From time to time one or another would begin to scrape in the gravelly bank, or venture a little way in among the trees and nut bushes to scuffle in the leaf mold. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever money Mom had inherited from Grandma Smith had disappeared, and once again we started scraping by. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard a scraping sound, wood against wood, like he had taken something out of the nightstand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And now a few scrapes from the digger. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I could’ve broken her back, but scraped my knee to save her, and this is my thanks? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I bent my head under the gende press of his hand and felt the blade scrape carefully across my neck. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I break off a twig and scrape at the dust in the outlines. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z While Xenophilius’s banging and scraping drew nearer and nearer, Hermione managed to free Ron with the use of a Hover Charm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Broom! I found us a broom!” the little girl announced happily, and scraped the sand with it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mulch went low to the limestone, his belly almost scraping the rock. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He used the mask’s clean interior to scrape at his eyes, clearing oil away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Blood started coming from my scraped elbows, but I sprang back up and threw a punch right back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His knees scraped against the concrete, and the brief flare of pain felt liberating. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They walked together into the house, where Mary wet a rag and started to clean up the scrapes and bruises Tony had left on his brother’s face and body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She scraped every exposed inch of her skin, and her dress tore as she rolled. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As he got closer, all the small scrapes became apparent too—he looked like someone with chicken pox, almost. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I scraped off the black stuff and sliced the bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The boat scraped alarmingly, broke free, and scraped again farther on. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Kermit scraped back some bark and dug out a wad of the sticky sap. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The raft began scraping against the sand, straining to reach the waves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He scraped together some money to rent a studio. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He scraped a match against the pavement, and it flared up instantly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sneezed and scraped the blade and wire against the inside of my nose as I yanked it out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “So I took him to the vet. That’s where he got the bandage. But he kinda scraped it off when he scrunched under the fence in front of the druggie house that burned down.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It's hard to get past that, but then he scrapes the mud from his Baltimore soles before he enters a cabin with a dirt floor and I don’t hate him much anymore. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful jumped down to the large horizontal web and walked to her scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z On the narrow peninsula they met hundreds of other raptors going north to their aeries, their nests and scrapes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The slate gray sea roiled, scraping the narrow strip of sand rhythmically, tugging at beach grass, digging and sucking loose the rocks at the shore's edge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Its beak wedges past my lips and scrapes my teeth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He scraped his hand along the wall and his palm came away white. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The New Meadows was quiet, with the tide slow and careful not to scrape itself against the shore rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Mom got up from the table, the wooden legs of her chair scraping across the floor, and dug inside the middle drawer of the cherrywood buffet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Early on Monday morning I heard loud scraping coming from the front of the house. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I scrub my hands and feet clean, wincing as the tanroot sinks into the scrapes I picked up in the catacombs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And he heard it again, clink and scrape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was so hot and humid inside I had to scrape the mold off the spines of the books in order to read the titles. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She fished another ball of gum from her jeans pocket and scraped the lint off with her thumbnail before elaborately popping it into her mouth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The Otter sloop-of-war is hove to and careened in the channel while it undergoes repair; men crawl upon its belly, scraping at barnacles and repairing the work of the worm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The silence in the room is total, except for the sound of the queen’s teaspoon scraping circular motions in the bottom of her teacup. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They began to scrape footholds in the surface. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The wood was so rough it scraped my knuckles like sandpaper. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z My neck, my ribs, my head all protested as I scraped along the concrete. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He heard Fjerdan being spoken, then scraping noises and a thunk. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bucky scraped up the last of his oatmeal and glanced at the food line. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z There had been a scrape right on the end of Deen’s nose, she remembered, that caused him to go cross-eyed each time he tried to look down at it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Once that thought fitted into the thousand fragments of memory flitting through my mind, the pain of the scratches and the scraped skin left me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My nose was broken, and I had more bruises and scrapes than I could conveniently count. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I scraped off so many layers,” Tyler told me, “I was sure that one morning I’d hit bone.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The rest of the coyote-team is here in a van, bashed around and scraped by many escapes, I believe. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She was scraping at the mud on her bare legs. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z When he pushed open the bedroom door, he could not prevent it from scraping against the uneven floor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a scraping as everyone drew their cauldrons toward them and some loud clunks as people began adding weights to their scales, but nobody spoke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The stuff he scraped off his feet alone would have been enough to get the house condemned by the board of health. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I nervously handled the four dollars we had scraped together. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, as we struggle with the cart, the jammed wheel scraping across the concrete floor, a man in a business suit comes up behind us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z After dinner he will help Sonia and Ben scrape bay leaves and lamb bones and cinnamon sticks from plates, pile them on the counters and two burners of the stove. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother, too, is bruised, her shins are scraped and bleeding. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Prompted by a nod from his mother, Leon muttered a short suspended grace—For what we are about to receive—to which the scrape of chairs was the amen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He bathed in icy water and scrubbed and scratched his body with a block of pumice stone, and the pain of his scraping seemed good to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at him across the table, his nails chipped and black with engine oil, his knuckles scraped, the smells of the gas station—dust, sweat, and gasoline—on his clothes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She jerked it free of the ground, and it fell, scraping down the house. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I fell forward onto the street, scraping my hands on the pavement. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And then, from behind the library door, a scraping noise followed by a thump and a murmur that could have been a man’s or a woman’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Turkeys seem to be manic-depressive types, gobbling with blushing wattles, spread tails, and scraping wings in amorous bravado at one moment and huddled in craven cowardice the next. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas heard the creak of an old wooden door, and then Minho was dragging a cardboard box across the floor; the scrape of it sounded like a knife on bone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Frank’s arm was raw from being scraped against the booth when he was struggling with the guy in the bathroom, and we put some water on it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The legs made a loud, honking noise as they scraped across the linoleum. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Except, even scared to death of being found, he couldn’t scrape up full regret for that. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z So I nudge through the crowd, scrape my shins, feel the crush of bone, moan a little, then cry loud enough for anyone to hear. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to scrape Dad’s plate before I put it in the dishwasher. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping his bleeding hand elevated, Harry scraped the fragments of cup together with the other hand and threw them into the already crammed bin just visible inside his bedroom door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Day after day he went out as before, delving and scraping for food, as thin and dry as a hollow bamboo stick. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked as though his temple had been dragged on the asphalt, scraping away skin, then bone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He scraped ice from the DeSoto’s windows and ran the defroster before inching out into the snow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t get hurt, because he was wearing a down jacket and I landed on top of him, but he scraped up his face pretty good when he hit the pavement. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The star leaned down, then, and kissed the old woman on her wizened cheek, feeling the rough hairs on it scrape her soft lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked up as the cellar door shut, and something scraped the outside, jiggling the handles around. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He was aware of other figures crawling into the room, knees scraping across the floor. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I started tracking her, I was only going to make sure she didn’t get into a scrape. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I scraped myself off the floor that morning, I was right back to wild. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Thomas let go of the rope he’d used around his chest and heaved his body to the left, scraping along the wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z One of our front tires scrapes the curb before Roli manages a full stop. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “How about a pink or ping? A thud or thump? A metallic screech or scrape?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was just scraping his bowl, and Sammy was holding up his face like a robin waiting for a worm, when Lizza came in. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As they walked further, Log-a-Log pointed at strange symbols and weird signs that had been scraped into the surface of the soft stone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bluebirds fluttered high up in the beams where they had nests, and Panky spent a few minutes scraping up their droppings with a trowel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If he scraped his skin with a fingernail, grime flaked off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z One of them fires, and I dive, scraping my palms on the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Jack is outside, scraping the ice crystals off the windows in scratchy strips. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. I scraped it on that stupid tree.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He wanted his childhood again, his scraped knees and ball games. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z My legs were scraped from falling on the roots, and my bottom burned. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I scrape away the maggots When they crawl across the cheese. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “I just have a couple of scrapes and bruises,” he explains. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z One side of their boat banged and scraped sickeningly against the stone arches, but it emerged in one piece on the far side of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “An impossible job, near certain death, terrible odds, but should we scrape it...” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, I take my knife and go to work on a pine tree, cutting away the outer bark and scraping off a large handful of the softer inner bark. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally I heard the sound of a horse and buggy rolling up to the house; I heard the scraping of a trunk being dragged across the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rang, and above the scraping chairs and zipping backpacks, Mr. Quisling shouted, “Bring enough copies for the whole class.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z One day, the reverend looked deep into my father’s eyes, as if scraping the bottom of his soul. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Day and night, ice growled and scraped along the sides of the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The frame is silver and rusted, with the paint scraped away from its edges. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Without flinching, he brushed aside the grasping branches and ignored the thorns that scraped his arms and face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Before dawn, he withdrew the last probe from the vacuum tank, scraped the flecks of Aquadag into a bottle, and deposited it at the Rat House for Ruben. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She bent to scrape the paper into a tighter ball. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I held the skate edge and scraped it against the locker, over the words, and in a few seconds it was a barren waste of squiggles. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The words were in another language—something brutal and dark, like a knuckle scraping against stone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then, a bump, and a soft scraping sound, of paper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Varney entered the ready room a few minutes before 0500 and went immediately into the clipped, faintly Oxonian accent that scraped across Bull’s eardrum like a nail. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His pants were split at the knees, his kneecaps scraped raw and bloody. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared down at me as if I were a piece of gum he might scrape up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The voice was like a knife blade scraping across stone. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I caught myself from falling but scraped both my palms and my knee on the brick wall. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He scratched the side of his face, his fingernails scraping along the patchy stubble of his jaw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My job requires it, he thought, scraping bottom. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The words had barely left his mouth when the noise of cranking gears and scraping metal filled the air, coming through the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Middlings, warm water, apple parings, meat gravy, carrot scrapings, meat scraps, stale hominy, and the wrapper off a package of cheese. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z More hammering and scraping at the door interrupted the discussion. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I sit up so quick, I scrape my knees on the raft. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the summer, the scraping of spoon and fork against the plate had replaced dinner table chatter and Baba had resumed retreating to his study after supper. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I scrape my fork against the scrambled eggs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z If such a minor scrape from Celestial bronze took so long to heal, Piper wondered how he’d ever get over the Imperial gold wound in his gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Not being hungry herself, she left it at the scrape and flew to a rock ledge above the aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The vines caught nicely on all the dings and dents and scrapes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Diego whipped a handful of napkins from his back pocket and set to cleaning his hands methodically, scraping the sauce from under his fingernails. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There were tears and snits and several small bruises and scrapes, all the hallmarks of a grand party. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The water became shallow—the boat scraped on stone—and she despaired of escaping. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of men were crawling with him, scraping their bodies with his on the stones. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled another lever; the wheels, with cleated tires as tall as windows, dug in and the blade scraped forward. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I heard the wheels of the cart churn and scrape beneath me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I brought the rum, and water and some bread, and we scraped out the bottom of the stew pot to feed General Arnold and his aides. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Redemption jumped at the sound, the way the words scraped against reality and echoed inside skin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Pet started purring again, the sound a sharp and scraping vibration. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The elder son dragged a trunk after him, scraping ruts in the grass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I crouched my way through a couple of backyards, getting scratched and scraped by fences and bushes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z With her butter knife, she scraped off some of the peanut butter and licked it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It made a scraping sound as they placed it up against the glass, and Jesper began turning the handle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then there was a great scraping of chairs and the next moment, Harry found himself shaking hands with everyone in the Leaky Cauldron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Jon could hear the creak of chains as the winch cage swung and scraped against the ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My hands scrape along the dirt when I put them down to break my fall. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They have scraped, scraped against her shoes for miles. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her pan wasn’t big enough to hold a whole ear of corn, but you could scrape off the kernels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a mere shell, its hull scraped to the thickness of cardboard in some places. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I just scrape the mold off the cheese and divide up the food among the rest of us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The path was almost entirely overgrown now, and the bushes clawed at him, scraping at the infected burns until he was close to sobbing with the pain. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z From outside came the rattle of armor, the scrape of swords on scabbards, the banging of spears on shields, mingled with curses and the hoofbeats of racing horses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma was scraping a burnt pot in the kitchen, and the kroo-kroo-kroo of the metal spoon on the pot seemed intrusive. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When Kingshaw got him up, he had great, bleeding, gravelly scrapes all down his knees and elbows, and on his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She’d dabbed the prints with a damp cloth and, while the emulsion was wet, used the tip of a needle to scrape away the image, leaving a pin-thin white line. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His lips were cyanotic, one side of his face was bruised and scraped. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Within days of his arrest, Richard’s family scraped the money together to hire a private attorney to handle his defense. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I imagine each book traveling on a white conveyor belt toward rectangular white stations where robotic white arms dust, scrape, spray, and otherwise sterilize it until it’s finally deemed clean enough to come to me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was in bloom and the branches scraped and rasped against the house and the myriad air, driving in the window, brought into the room the forlorn scent of the blossoms. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The creature snarled, and she heard its deep intake of breath and the scrape of nails departing stone as the ridderak leapt for her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The freezer. Have you scraped the ice from the walls?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It didn’t make me as brave as old Daniel, but it always gave me at least a little hope the Lord would let me scrape by. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She heard a noise, something scraping on rock, and turned to see what it was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We barely scraped by, but I knew where I fit in, I knew what my place was in the tightly interwoven fabric that was our life. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We used the spatula to scrape honey off places you wouldn’t believe. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My jacket scrapes at my arms, my hair is frayed, and my eyes feel shot with blood. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z As Juanita used her fingers to scrape back Pita’s hair and resecure its braid, I thought about where our father might be now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Behind Sandi, a chair scraped the floor, another fell over, and two figures hurled by. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Gagging sporadically, the volunteer patiently scraped out the corpses, cooked up another sugar solution, and rehung the feeder, although already he was beginning to despair of ever attracting a hummingbird to his humble, accursed digs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My musician’s calluses had saved my fingertips for the most part, but my knuckles were scraped badly and crusted with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her hands scraped at the polished floor, no blue in sight, so she moved on to the next pile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A Rolling Stones tongue sticker on the window pane'd resisted all attempts to scrape it off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But then, a soft scraping noise confirmed my suspicion, and Digger slowly stood up from where he’d crouched behind a grain barrel in the corner. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As he scraped away, I looked all around Mong’s beach, trying to think if I was taking advantage of my life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was dark when their keel finally scraped over the rocks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He thought he’d lost it for a second, but then he scraped rust and a moment later he was perched again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I scraped part of my meal into the flames, the way we do at camp. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I scraped off every last bit of that frosting. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The threadbare knees of last year’s overalls opened up, and his bare knees scraped the soil. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Jhiqui laid her down to oil her body and scrape the dirt from her pores. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Fatima crashed onto the sidewalk, the skin on her knees scraping off into stinging red strips. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Wasn’t it fun having everyone bow and scrape because they thought you were a Van Rensselaer? On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While I scraped plates and massaged migraines, she practiced dance steps with our classmate Farah. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nathan waddled his way down the hallway to his room, the straps of his heavy duffel bag scraping his neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I close the window, Mama stands, the piano bench scraping across the floor. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t want it scraped off. I want Camp to be reminded how dumb he is every time he comes in this parlor. Will, I cain’t bear to think I’m married to somebody that stupid.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She fell to her knees in the road, not minding the scrape of the pavement on her bare skin, and threw her arms around his shaggy neck. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We bounce over a boulder so big, I hear it scrape on our underbelly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her big Marie Antoinette hair scraped against Flora’s chin. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Everything has gone without a scrape for months, and I’m sure something will happen now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard behind his head a creaking and scraping sound. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The line made a scraping sound somewhere deep in my skull and I felt the skin dragging across the bone to cinch together. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Chairs scrape as too many people find seats, say hello, and take off their coats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They scraped away the covering dirt and found that it, like the first, was covered with intricate images. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The edge was smeared dark, like it had been scraping tar “Eech!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Betty Jean was scraping what appeared to be burnt cookies into the garbage. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The class settled into the rhythm of the morning, and scratches of pencils in notebooks replaced the metallic scrapes of chairs and coat zippers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Asha felt iron scraping against bone as her point slid over a rib. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We sit there panting, scraping the sand out of our mouths. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a small scrape. There will be no scar,” he said, but his voice was detached, and his eyes studied the faraway mountains, as if he were not truly with me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson scraped the remnants of egg noodles from the next plate into the disposal and handed it over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I turned in time to see Sam lift Esme into the ambulance, then bend forward to plant a kiss on each of her scraped knees. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Plus my fingers are all bloody from scraping the bumpy bark and they hurt. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep putting my finger in my mouth and scraping off nail polish. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She bought tiger root from Jamaica to scrape, a cluster of indigo, translucent crimson seeds, and lastly, a tiny burlap pouch of herbs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There were bare limbs that bent against the car, scraping as it passed, brushing off their snow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda can see where he has scraped his hand on the pavement and blood has dried dark streaks on his palm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Marigold turned back to the shoe in her hand, just as the mail truck’s tires began to scrape across the gravel parking lot. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Soon, I think,” Joon said, scraping out the inside of the box with a crumpled piece of paper. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Free time was spent scraping the fur off the deer hide to get it ready for tanning. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucky indeed, thought Mrs. Frisby; if it had not been for your foolishness, I’d never have gotten into such a scrape. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The sound of simmering and the scratch of Mom’s pen and the light scrape of book pages turning took over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z August strides toward me, his shirt crisp, his chin scraped smooth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So as me and By scraped the ice off the Brown Bomber I wasn’t going to get fooled again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As the car moved, the splintering of wood sounded over their heads, a splintering that changed into splitting of boards and scraping of metal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Weighed down with guns and bullets, the women have their hair scraped back under headscarves or baseball caps; the men are mostly clean-shaven. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They dove inside, lit a fire, and started scraping the ice off their faces. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss twisted the chain around, and the scraping on the pole reverberated up his spine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Instead, the diners watched and listened to her as she stooped murmuring at each place, scraping the serving spoon and fork across the silver platter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He squeezes his upper body through the hole, his shoulders scraping on the edges, his jacket tearing, hips twisting, and then he’s through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The hard rice scrapes down in a dry lump, thus I put a marker on the old woman’s grave. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. We just let it cook some more. When it cooked all the way through, we just scraped the ashes off the top.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We scrape tiny dots back into the jar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She was alone in a bone-cold bus station on December 23, listening to a drunk guy and scraping the last of someone’s blood from underneath her nails with the corner of her bus ticket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I tripped several times, once falling, catching myself with my hands, scraping them on the sidewalk, and then lurching up to plunge forward again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Even if we sold everything in our apartment, we’d probably only scrape together five hundred dollars. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nelson spent part of an afternoon demonstrating to me that fine linguistic difference while we scraped chicken manure from the nest boxes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A loud scraping screech came from the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The chair legs scrape as I drop into my seat at the table, and my parents soon follow. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A nasty bruise had blossomed around the scraped area where the ankyrider had tried to board them, but otherwise the fire brachy seemed to be okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Some boats were up on racks, and men and women worked over the hulls, sanding, scraping, painting. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z For fifteen years, she and the others had survived in hiding, trapped in this citadel of murdered gods and scraping a meager existence from it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She gave me the chore of scraping out the soap pot, which looked like a long day’s work. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My father rushed to the van and began scraping at the snow and ice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her scrapes and bruises were all superficial, and she cleaned them off as much as she could. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z You wouldn't catch our neighbors scraping mold off their strawberries, but to our father, there was nothing so rotten that it couldn't be eaten. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m like the post office,” Dad replies, scraping the snow off the car with one of Teddy’s plastic dinosaurs that are scattered on the lawn. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a light in the dining room but Lee found Adam in the kitchen, scraping at a thick black crust in the frying pan with the point of a can opener. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I rowed and listened to the oarlocks and the dip and scrape of the bailing tin under the stern seat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a mere pleasure trip to me, girls,” she said impressively, as she scraped her best palette. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. Have your people in Ohio scrape the windshield and the grill. The front license plate, too, if there is one. We need to analyze any and all squished bugs.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My hands catch the sill and concrete scrapes my fingertips as they bear my body weight. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z You’ve been walking around that way, and it’s left your feet blistered, scraped, and bloody. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then took it out again and started knitting, the needles clicking and scraping against each other. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He stooped and scraped with a shovel, digging irrigation ditches by hand. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You scraped it onto a microscope slide? You placed the slide under a microscope?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There’s a terrible scraping of chairs and shuffling of shoes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There was a bit of coconut husk that I could use to scrape the dishes clean, and a tin of powdered soap. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But watching him as he moved, she heard the sound of the scraping chain against the floor, and she could see behind him a smeared, darkened trail of his blood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And she gasped as the car cracked against a rock and reeled back across the road with an ominous scraping somewhere beneath, but then gathered itself together valiantly and resumed its dogged climb. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The raft hits the bank; its bottom scrapes against sand. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Fiver and Pipkin began at once on some scrapes, while Hazel sat chewing pellets and resting his injured leg. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were several false starts and fresh choices, but by ni-Frith they had three scrapes of a sort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She hurled the scraping stone as hard as she could against a rock. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But today when I see pictures of the region, known as Minembwe, it looks like the most idyllic place on earth, with lush, leafy mountaintops scraping the clouds and miles and miles of green. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Confused and alarmed, he tried to scrape the sticky body of the frog off his hand. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z At night I thought I heard his feet dragging around the house, scraping gravel. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nico tried to catch her, but she took a spill and scraped her hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To Taran’s amazement the brambles began to shudder as though being pushed from inside; then, with much scraping and snapping of twigs, the whole mass opened a crack. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The floor was rough and uneven, and it would be slow going, full of scrapes and bumps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We ride up several floors until I hear the elevator's chains come to a scraping halt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel very thankful, but I took my dinner, as was customary, up to the bronze brazier and scraped part of it into the flames. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z One scraped across hardened paint, but the other became a slice of pain that cut through the dizziness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The more she scraped, the more content she became with her aerie, and the more Duchess, Lady, and Drum returned to her visual mind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He climbed to the box, wrapped up the eggs once more, and returned them to the scrape on the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At first she was wildly industrious, cleaning out closets and scrubbing the insides of kitchen cupboards and scraping the shelves of the refrigerator, rinsing out the vegetable bins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The rough edges scraped against my legs and belly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet stopped at the bulldozer and had a word with the operator, who immediately started to scrape off our pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Samuel scraped the edge of the blade with his pocketknife and inspected the scrapings in the palm of his hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mami would rush him to a clinic, where the wound was once again scraped and dressed in bandages. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The heroism and glamour might be there somewhere, but you had to dig and scrape and scrabble through the dirt, pain, and misery to find it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They were caked with black dirt, his nails cracked and broken from scraping at the frozen earth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He felt his heel bump land, touch pebbles and rocks, scrape sand. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She was glad to find another use for Deydey’s gift besides the usual unpleasant one of scraping hides. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I heard a chair scrape, a thump, and when I looked out he had seated himself at the dining room table. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Finn shifted on the gurney, trying to ignore the sting of his cuts and scrapes, and the dull ache that bloomed in his chest with every beat of his heart. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Tile and debris and shards of metal scraped her arms as she desperately reached for something to grab on to. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Wasn’t silly, wasn’t always twiddling her plaits, didn’t tattle or gossip, didn’t hit boys over the head with books or scrape the back of your neck with a sweetgum burr when you weren’t looking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The rock tore and scraped at my skin as I cradled it to my chest and staggered across the yard to dump it in the new pile. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And in her practical way she scraped together a small square of dust, and with a twig from a pigeon’s nest began drawing a map on the floor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Whenever Stormy wasn’t watching, we would cut off a piece of prickly pear cactus, scrape off the spines, and suck out the juice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the lush growth within the nurseries, the grounds of the park had been scraped free of all vegetation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It scraped the skin from the back of my knee as I hung on to Peach and pulled him up. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He looks hollowed out, like the first time I saw him up close, in the police station—as though someone has scraped away his insides, leaving a shell. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My own voice galls even me; it oppresses me like a silver fork scraped across porcelain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I stare at my worn gray Converse All-Stars and try to scrape off the dirt from one scuffed toe with the other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With my heart pounding, my body shaking, the rough board scraping my bare knees, I begin to cross. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the clank of a flashlight falling, then the tinny scrape of it rolling until it came to rest against the wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As the skiff scraped the rocks, Garvey jumped out and pulled the boat ashore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mom and I had plenty of days when our problem was scraping together enough money to pay the bills. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if I’m late for work, Isidore wondered as he scraped. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He twists his hands so the calluses scrape against my arms. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z So fifty cents more a week was scraped up and folded into Blossom’s reluctant hand and she was sent off to take fiddle lessons, too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped the last few salty black eggs from the dish with my soup spoon and licked it clean. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The air was full of humming and buzzing and scraping. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Some people got really ride, and then their families would have to scrape up extra food to feed them with. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The stiff bristles scrape the shoe along the sides and over the top. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a scrape! Do let me bring that wicked boy over to explain and be lectured. I can’t rest till I get hold of him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She moaned, her fingernails scraping against the ice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He scraped the ground with his boot heel, to mark where each boy was supposed to dig. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Dad would have loved this,” Rooney said, scraping the last of the rich, creamy pudding from the bowl with her finger. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The pain in the woman’s voice scraped at Anya’s heart, and she blurted, “Who are you?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I scraped all the leftovers into the trash and focused on doing the dishes, scrubbing each plate in clockwise circles. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Neves scraped the wall lightly, exposing fresh earth, and pinned the chart to the wall with a big-headed nail. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She wasn’t a nurse, although she’d gotten more than enough experience helping the matrons tape up the other kids’ scrapes and bruises. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There is a beast in my gut, I can hear it scraping away at the inside of my ribs. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In the bottom was an oilcloth sack containing a large gummy mass of black denner resin, at least four times as much as Denna and I had already scraped together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After I swallowed, I heard a noise coming from below the kitchen floor, like metal scraping concrete. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His whiskers were long and scraped my cheek. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down, and the skin on my arms was scraped and torn. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Huge, lopsided remnant bergs bobbed and heaved in the waves, and small chunks of broken floe knocked and scraped along the sides of the Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z All those shoes sliding and scraping up the floor, leaving black shoe polish across the newly varnished floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He scraped from it a sliver as thin as a hair, wrapped it in wax, and added it to the pan in which the lead had melted. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Taft gets hopped up on sugar and scrapes his knee falling off a big rock in the garden. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I took the smaller rock and scraped in a message of my own, right under Mong’s. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I scraped off the green fuzz growing on a roti. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Aru only had a second to glance back and see the dorsal fin that had scraped Mini’s ankle. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, I could take a few seconds during that plan to scrape resin over the airlock fracture. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The birchbark scraped and flapped but was held on with tight stitches. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Even the scraping of my chair sounds eager as I usher him out of his seat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then the clink-clink-clink of forks and spoons scraping against plates would echo over the house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It scrapes the ground with its front hooves and then falls still. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then R.C. scraped the guts out of the fish and shoved them in Emmett’s face. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z His cast scraped along the rough rock face, but his arms were strong from Vola’s training, and he levered himself onto a shallow foothold. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They made it by scraping the seeds which others had collected, chewing up the scrapings till they made a kind of paste or soup, and then swallowing it into their own crops. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Thank you,” I say, and then it’s just the sounds of knives and forks scraping against the plates, chewing, swallowing, glasses of water being sipped and set down on wood. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm at his elbow at the sink, handing him plates to scrape and rinse. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The last scrapings of the brass kettle exactly filled the very last patty-pan. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z My knees and elbows were scraped raw and covered with sand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My class went through the routine of settling down, scraping chairs, dusting desks, copying the new term timetable written on the board. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She put ointment on her cuts and scrapes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I fall, scraping my knees and hands on rocks and sticks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You big crazy fruit,” George snarled more loudly and slouched away, the taps on his heels scraping the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After digging out three smoldering logs, he carried them into a nearby larch forest, scraped away the snow from the ground, found some kindling, and managed to start a campfire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Mitsima squeezed and patted, stroked and scraped; and there at last it stood, in shape the familiar water pot of Malpais, but creamy white instead of black, and still soft to the touch. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Increasing their numbers was labor-intensive: scientists had to repeatedly scrape the cells from one tube and split them into new ones to give them more space. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When we got there, he was at his table, scraping bark into a bowl, humming to himself. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Conor fell to the ground, scraping his knee on the concrete step, tearing a hole in his uniform trousers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “These other scrapes look like they might be from her journey to the beach.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My foot slipped against a rock as I stepped away, my back scraping against the wall, my head sending me spiraling into panic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She fell to her knees and reached under the dresser with her hand, the scrollwork of the front bottom edge scraping against her arm painfully. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The hairy knots on the sticky trunk scraped my thighs, sweat and skin holding me there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The King frowned, but before he could speak, Lord Raiden pushed his chair back from the table, the legs scraping loudly against the stone floor. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dubs jaw was swollen, his nose was clearly broken, and his face was covered with scrapes and cuts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Duncan appeared shortly afterward at the door to his cell, a big scrape on one cheek. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Calder was scraping the T back and forth on the wooden bench. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Game was scarce, forcing Franklin and his men to subsist on lichens scraped from boulders, singed deer hide, scavenged animal bones, their own boot leather, and finally one another's flesh. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The frantic and all too graphic squeaks, scuffling, and scraping followed, and when she felt him go rigid Stephanie again explained: “Don’t worry, it’s only a mouse.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As he passed, his sailors pressed themselves against the rails then closed behind him like waves in a wake, the clicking and scraping of six-shooters and swords rattling at his heels. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My shoulder scrapes on the stone, but I keep walking. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We were cautioned to make no sound, though the scudding of our feet on the road made a continual grinding, histle, and scrape. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I get up and walk into the bathroom and I feel raw, like my skin was scraped clean and every breath of air stings it a little, but stable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her hands were going around and around a frying pan, scraping flecks of black into cold, greasy dishwater. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to work on his beef bone, making an awful scraping sound. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He scraped it to the core, quick and clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If my mother was not lying she should have cut more, scraped away the rest of the frenum skin, because I have a terrible time talking. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s pacing the length of the kitchen, hands scraping against her hairline. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I hear a chair scrape across the floor, then smell smoke. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My left shoulder scraped the “Keep it straight!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We threw on our dress gray uniforms, including the gray wool pants that scraped every blade of hair off our legs and dark blue cotton shirts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then they scrape the mud from their backs on that pine tree there, the one where the lower bark is rubbed smooth and tan. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z All the same, when donors get restless and need to walk it off, that’s where they tend to go, scraping through all the nettles and brambles. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Scott picks at the dried blood on his cheek, I can hear his nails scraping against his skin. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You seem to have been in a scrape.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z "My hands won't be soft if I clean ovens and scrape plates all day. Will you still want them touching you when they're all red and raw and cracked from hot water and lye soap?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She kept scraping, gritting her teeth, and held on to her thoughts, for once again she could feel the presence of the powerful mother bear at her shoulder. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Turner didn’t have to answer, since just then the dory scraped up on the beach a little above the point, and he jumped out the stern and began to push the boat in. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z "You will. You found forty thousand golden dragons for a champion's purse, surely you can scrape together a few coppers to keep the king's peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I heard her chair scrape against the floor, and her footsteps stomping across the room. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The train jolts and scrapes and screeches back into motion, the little pile of clothes disappears from view and we trundle on towards London, moving at a brisk jogger’s pace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman had fixed Naima’s mistakes as well as completely cleaning, scraping, and repainting eight panels. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z From time to time it scraped against the Wall, starting small crystalline showers of ice that sparkled in the sunlight as they fell, like shards of broken glass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It starts quietly enough, a whisper I can pass off as the wind, a scrape that sounds like the echo of my footsteps on the cracked ground. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They stepped off the black road and into the knee-high grass, swishing their legs through the stems, watching the insects hovering, darting, fluttering, skimming, hearing the million-voiced chorus chirrup and scrape. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It looked like glitter scraped from the underside of clouds by the scrubby top branches of the pines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He heard hangers scraping against a metal bar. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Cora left to the sound of the large pews scraping to make room to dance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter came into the bathroom to wash Lyra’s hair, and she didn’t rub and scrape like Mrs. Lonsdale either. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I try to swing my legs inside, but they don’t quite make it; they are dangerously close to the wheels— I shriek, and scrape my knee against the floor as I yank myself inside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Next came the sharp scrape of a chair being dragged across a concrete floor. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It seems to her as if the air were made of crystal filaments, scraping and cleaning her inside. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She walks toward me, one foot dragging as it scrapes against the marble floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It revolved slowly, scraping against the stone wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She scraped open the gate against the cement walk, and I quickly buttoned my blouse. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Bran hunched down as best he could, but even so, the top of his head was soon scraping and bumping against the ceiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Someone’s foot scraped back and forth on the floor. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I watch as he files his nails down by scraping them with the edge of his knife. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Something scraped along the floor, and I swear I heard a voice whisper, “Where is it, where is it, where is it?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I was so hungry that I foigot all about scraping the mustard off the baloney sandwich and even like that it was the best sandwich I’d ever had in my life. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “The sap oozes out and hardens overnight. In the morning the workers scrape it off.They can collect from the same plant four or five times.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ain’t got to tell you the scrapes I been in ’cause I didn’t get myself a guide.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Into that silence, the raw scraping of the doors being pulled open was as loud as thunder. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We scraped along and found enough private support to continue our work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He picked each item up, put it back down, and picked it up again, then pushed it aside, looked at it again—until the boys were scraping their feet impatiently on the floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His shirt tore, and the bare skin on his shoulders and stomach scraped against the stone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He would scrape the earth with his bare hands and bury the remains. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Moss thundered underfoot, and Whisper caught him, scolding him about a fresh scrape on his arm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His legs, arms, and face were scraped up as if he’d been dragged here along with the boxes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z With my fingernail, I scrape at the dried blood and bits of crushed tooth and gum stuck to the metal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Rebel yells resonated through the steel lockers and scraped along the cinderblock walls. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned through fear to keep his mind every instant upon his work, not only because of Pai’s wrath, but because of the painful scrapes and gouges inflicted on his hands by the slightest inattention. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I could see Robert standing by the open door, and there was a scraping of chairs, a babble of conversation, and of laughter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A scraping sound comes from inside the trash can, something scratching against the metal container. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a rustle in the yard, like pieces of tin scraping the moist dirt. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The noise, Rice said, was only the sound of rust being scraped off the band. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I scraped it off and pushed on the door. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But Jonas’s ankle was twisted, and his knees were scraped and raw, blood seeping through his tom trousers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, ahead of her, in the direction of the place where she had entered the bush, she heard a rustle, a faint scraping noise. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Using foot, knee, chin, elbow, and fingernails, I scrape my way inside and collapse on the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I thought he would have come apart like a rag doll with a pulled thread, but he doesn’t look that different, except for some bandages and scrapes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You hurt me,” she complained, rubbing her arm where it had scraped the side of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She smells the brilliantined hair, feels the scraping blade, the web of scars it left on her stomach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion scraped the mud off his helm so he could see again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The doorknob scraped back and forth as a person tried to open it from the other side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He bent over and began scraping together a pile of the white mush. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about me. I’ll be as prim as I can and not get into any scrapes, if I can help it. Now go and answer your note, and let me finish this splendid story.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Three fine needles of whalebone, an awl for making holes, a good stone knife for scraping hides, two cooking pots, and a small box made from a shell with many earrings in it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the adrenaline-happy driver, who thinks he’s at the Indy 500, boomerang a turn at such an extreme angle the side of the bike scrapes the street. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They each scraped up a handful of dirt and, beginning with Con, sprinkled it into the grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sound was the faintest of clinks, a scraping of steel over stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Learn to use the other four, you will have fewer cuts and scrapes and scabs.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the husky voice scraped inexorably on, she ventured to raise her head a little, and was gratified to see that Judith too was peeking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The cake is the best part—it’s yummy, and people quiet down, until the only sounds are forks scraping on plates, and smacking lips. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Fascinating,” he muttered, scraping at some petrified guano with the stubby end of his pen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Blood ran from his scraped knees and numbed hands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mother began scraping mush from the bottom of the kettle, and the scraping sounded loud in the room. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I heard a scuffling noise, a click and scrape of metal, and in a matter of seconds I saw his door swing open. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z His hands were cut and scraped and covered in blood-red rust. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A few scrapes, some mud, and a fleck of Crispy Cheese ’n’ Wiener, but no tattoos. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Ah!” he screamed, feeling more of the rock scrape against his bare skin. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My mother, breathing hard, scraping through her hair with her crooked nails, watched me and sometimes moaned. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point he slipped and scraped his knee, tearing his jeans. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, my mom works to scrape the burned bits of bacon off the baking sheet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z A high-pitched scraping sound, like nails on a chalkboard, ripped through the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I abandon my fork and scrape up the last dabs of gravy with my finger. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Soon blood from his scraped knuckles smeared the concrete. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Wincing at her scrapes and bruises, she struggled out of her wet clothes and climbed under her blanket, pulling herself into a ball with her hands clasped around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Yellowed claws scraped along the marble tiling, throwing up sparks in their wake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A sound startles me—the scraping of the lock on the brig door. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The elephants had left scrapes in the rock all over the place. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The second hour was spent actually working with the farm animals— feeding, cleaning, fixing a fence, scraping up klunk. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There were photographs of people digging, people scraping dirt off of bones. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I finally ask as I scrape the second pot clean. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Hattie laughed, scraping her spoon around her empty bowl for the last remnants of porridge. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There came the clink of a bottle being put down upon some hard surface, and then the dull scraping noise of a heavy chair being dragged across the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I dab a little ketchup at the corners of my mouth, scrape the entire mess into the garbage disposal, turn on the hot water, and flick the switch. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z As if he could read my mind, he twisted my wrist further; my body was coiled tightly, my face scraping the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Marlena ducks flat against her head to avoid being scraped off by the pole that runs across the top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She saw and heard nothing beyond her scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He held out his hand and poured the scrapings into Tom’s hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The scrape of the plank being pulled aboard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The guards rewarded him for his help by letting him scrape up any remaining fruit. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His fingers were scraped raw from holding on to that ledge before they fell. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She scrapes the trays of raisins and honey and pops the sugary morsels into her mouth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He hid in the scrape all night; and the next morning, when the children were brought to play, he slipped out and joined them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wheels churned and churned, echoing with the scrape of metal on metal, the hiss of steam and the whine of brakes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He rubbed his chin with his thumb, looked at it, and then started scraping again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Her bare legs and arms were bruised and scraped; one ankle was badly swollen and she favored it, limping to the table where Alys had set a bowl of porridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I saw her scrape off the fish scales, which flew in the air like shards of glass. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped up a ring of dirt around the first plant, to hold the water and any rain that fell. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the men’s boots scraped and grated over the stones. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Queen scraped the remains of her cat into two heaps, one of them a neat pile of warm bones, the other a miscellaneous lump which softly steamed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Crusty old alpinists who’ve survived a lifetime of close scrapes like to counsel young proteges that staying alive hinges on listening carefully to one’s “inner voice.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z From below came the familiar sound of singing and the scrape of boots on the flagstones. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I scraped my hand trying to keep from falling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They were pretty near absolute bottom most of the time, and when they really scraped, Mary managed to give some kind of a party. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A man in front of us was getting a wrist tattoo, the needle scraping the skin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Chairs shifted and scraped against the dusty floor as people took their seats and eyed each other without speaking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a great scraping and banging as all the students got to their feet and swarmed toward the double doors into the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “He’s got a few scrapes and bruises, but he’s perfectly fine.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z June yanked the spatula from my fingers, scraped up the mess, and dropped it into the trash. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, from the way Chongo acted, it must have scraped all the hide off his tongue. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In the cellar above, the scavengers roused to activity, scraping. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The boats cracked loudly against the ice, grating and scraping on the edge of the floe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He could hear the top edge of a calendar scraping against the wall behind him when the fan was on. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z From the driveway came a series of shrieks and scrapes; a squirrel, Theresa discovered, had gotten into one of the garbage cans, and was frantically trying to find its way out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The boots scraped against my shoulder as they shifted position. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The rough scraping left his scalp tender, littered with nicks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I pulled my sweaty body towards the other side of the pine, scrapes popping up red and puffy on my thighs and torso. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I hear dishes clatter and then a chair scraping across the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Suddenly the men began scraping their feet and cursing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered how it felt to scrape it out from where it was packed painfully under my nails. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For several hours all they heard were the light tap of their footsteps and the scraping sound of Ripred’s teeth on a bone he’d saved from lunch. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Helen, meanwhile, hired a plumber, scraped the loose paint so it wouldn’t hang, walked Ralph’s file cabinet into the back bedroom to hide the crack. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He’d scraped Mark’s neck and arms and cheeks, leaving painful gashes everywhere. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After a few moments he heard a scraping above him and saw the faint reflection of the golden ball. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We are deadened by the strain—a deadly tension that scrapes along one’s spine like a gapped knife. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed his chair backward, scraping the floor, and went sullenly up to the front. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned the carcass upside down and scraped off the jellied fat and meat flecks with my fingernails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There's ice, usually, lots of it, that shellacs the sidewalks and windshields that then need to be scraped. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The scrapes on my leg are healing. Still itch like crazy, though.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z While most of the children in the store, both black and white, scraped for pennies in their pockets, Paulette pulled out two crisp dollar bills and bought three large bags of candy. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For now the thick gray water seared a scrape on Liyana’s knee. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It involved scraping cells from the cervix with a curved glass pipette and examining them under a microscope for precancerous changes that TeLinde and a few others had identified years earlier. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Deftly, with a delicacy surprising in such a big man, he began to scrape away the black leaves and dried blue mud from Drogo's chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I scraped away rubies and emeralds with the side of my foot. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit held one of the rinds, scraping out the last bit of flesh with his fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “This one has been scraped and gnawed at,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As I settled down to scrape the rabbit skins of the day, my neighbor the skunk marched right into the campground and set to work on the smoked rabbit. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lapham was already scraping the trenchers clean, getting on with her work. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Roosevelt’s team slowly scraped away sediment, traveling backward in time with every inch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And Arya ... he missed her even more than Robb, skinny little thing that she was, all scraped knees and tangled hair and tom clothes, so fierce and willful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He scraped out a can of cat food onto a plate and set the plate by the closet door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She scraped all the fat from it and stuffed it in the bladder she had saved. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We heard Mum scrape plates into the kitchen bin. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then I heard it: a scraping noise, like something large dragging its belly through the leaves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She pushes back her cuticles with the rounded edge of the file, then expertly picks and scrapes under her nails until they are spotless. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With the jackknife, she gutted them and scraped off some of their scales. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The hammer’s head—a thick metal block marred with pits and scrapes—began to glow with blazing, red-hot light, and John pressed it against a tangle of roots. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Reverend Richard and his congregation scraped up enough money to buy his church and save it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He began to scrape at his hands, running the rough side of the sponge over his fingers. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a loud scraping and puffing from behind them, and Stan and Ern appeared, carrying Harry’s trunk and Hedwig’s cage and looking around excitedly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Frankly,” Ashe scraped his chair closer and lowered his voice into a confidential whisper, “the house isn’t to be only for myself. I’m getting married!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A few little roots smacked Anya as she went, and she scraped her legs and feet on the bottom of the river a few times, but she mostly continued unobstructed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She finally had to sell our beat-up car to scrape together the money to get those teeth extracted. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Bigger tiptoed up the steps, one at a time, hoping that the roar of the furnace and the men’s voices and the scraping of the shovel would drown out the creaking sounds his feet made. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I had lots of scraping and preparing to do. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I came home that night with scraped knees and elbows and a busted lip. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Carefully, he scraped the pen up and down in between the door frame and the door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Knees against chin, elbows and spine scraping the duct walls as he turned himself around. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well”—Trotter shifted her weight to her left foot, keeping her eyes on the carrots she was scraping—“William Ernest is in the living room watching Sesame Street.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Once, when he was helping the Retrieval boys scrape some pod wreckage off a tunnel wall, they were spotted by a group of potholing humans. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then they laid it on a board and scraped it with their knives, and all the bristles came off. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, Tendai heard the scrape, scrape, scrape of a knife on a whetstone. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I try as carefully and as quietly as possible to scrape the rice kernels that cling like drowning victims to the sides of the bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It glanced off his shoulder, and then she was on the ground, her free hand scrabbling in the slightly damp earth, her cheek scraping against the soil. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Scratches crisscrossed his arms, and his knuckles were scraped raw. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Our uncle returned his attention to his table, brushing aside stubborn gnats as he scraped bark from a twisted, blackened branch and put it in a jar. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a pause, and then—as if on cue—the scrape of weathered wood against stone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But for animals it is a hard task, as they must scrape at the soil with their feet and it is slow, slow work for them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I swung the whole fence out like a door, stepped inside, and put the post back again, scraping my shoe over the fresh dirt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Khrazz cursed and turned a high cut into a low one, slipping past the old knight’s blade for once, only to have his blow scrape uselessly off a white steel greave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s mother scraped the stew leavings into a bowl. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They dug for a while, the only sound the scrape of the shovels against the rock and the dirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The voices stopped, a chair scraped across the floor, and the door opened, spilling warm naphtha light out on the damp step. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Finally, angrily, he plunged it straight downward through the water and felt it scrape the bottom. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Shukumar had disassembled it all before bringing Shoba back from the hospital, scraping off the rabbits and ducks with a spatula. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She would scrape together the money, pay the fine, and go right back about her business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then, finally, there was a scraping sound as the thick beam blocking the opening moved a bit to the side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He tried to hide his feet by scraping one foot behind the other when he stood up, but that only made it worse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z So he scraped out more wood until it was a perfect fit. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was up, and there were no dirty toenails scraping her legs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Other than the menial wages sent home from the cities, families scraped by with little beyond subsistence-level farming. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At this point, I think we could scrape off his epidermis and smoke it for a buzz. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z From below them they heard the rapid scraping of boots on gravel. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The next thing, I knew, my back was scraping along rocks on the roadside. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He shoves me and I fall again, scraping my hands on the ground, blinking, sluggish and slow and hot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Before this, I scraped on the wall with our contraband nail. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She zoomed out of nowhere and landed on the scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The barber scraped off another stripe of soap and whiskers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z If I skip a day playing numbers—or maybe a zoot payment or two—I can scrape up a train fare. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d scraped her forehead, and the blood looked bright against her white, white face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I went outside with a bag and scraped along the surface. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My jeans were in shreds at the knees, and the blood from my scraped knees was showing through. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She had a new dent on her rear and a long scrape down her side. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Queenie’s hair was scraped back severely from her forehead flat against her skull and wound into a tight bun at the nape of her neck. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He helped Bob Timmons scrape paint from his shed and weeded flower beds with Mrs. Herbert Crow, a woman who concerned herself with flower arrangements and treated Ishmael’s mother formally. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘God knows we don’t have anything now—but maybe I can scrape it up. I realize you’re not trying to take advantage of us and I appreciate it. We’ll do what we can.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “You should be more careful,” said Fink as he checked out the robot’s new scrapes and dents. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He decided to turn back again, spend the night and start early in the morning, and he pulled the raft once more onto the sand and wipe- scraped it dry with his hand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d use our shovels to scrape at trees that were getting too heavily coated with ice, trees that were about to crack. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The day was bright and hot, and the first dead leaves of the new autumn scraped on the sidewalks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They switch them from small field to small field, and, no matter what, they will scrape together the dollars to buy hay bales for the winter months to feed their horses. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, she heard the muted chatter of the night-soil men as they collected the sewage; she fell asleep listening to the scraping sounds of their shovels as they worked, shielded by the dark. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As she scraped at the hide, nicking bits of meat and gristle from the surface, she began to get all empty and peculiar and faint inside. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z So Father was extremely well-bred and he had to laugh yesterday because for the first time in his fifty-five years, he scraped out the frying pan at the table. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, when the manager wasn’t looking, she ate the leftover wedges of toast and cold forkfuls of scrambled eggs from the plates instead of scraping them into the garbage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It scrapes at my toes and the edges of my heels. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The toes of my shoes scraped against the floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Dad even convinced me my Talent might be vacuuming,” she told her brother, scraping a bit of orange tissue off the table- top as she spoke. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She had taken the soiled diapers off, scraped them as clean as she could, refastened them around her daughter’s waist. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That was when he heard it; the soft scrape of a boot on stone, the sound of a latch turning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There's the sound of that scraping in the early mornings—the hack hack hack of it—as people clear their cars to go to work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each noise was like a scalpel to the skin, but I forced myself to stay against the brick wall, scraping my fingernails along the mortar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Quickly he scaled the tree to the artificial scrape and, fending off Frightful with one arm, he gently lay the eggs in the box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The man hadn’t come, but he would, and just the thought of that same question—do you love me yet?—that bland smile, those stony eyes scraping up and down her body made her shiver. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The moon, floating above us, scraped against the clouds. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They fieldstripped Spassky’s chair, x-rayed it, took scrapings of all the surroundings, and even examined the air on the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t described the gnarled hands, or the enemas, or the pounds of liquefied tissue we’d scraped off his body. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was always too careless with the blade, and scraped the back of my neck, or nicked my ear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Needlelike claws were scraping at the toughened material of her uniform. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I sat on the sofa, stuck my legs out in front of me, and studied the scabs on my shins, the brown scars of countless wounds and scrapes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I hobbled after him, spikes of pain battering my scraped knees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she scraped the leavings from the plates into the bucket. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That came in Spanish, where he had scraped by with a 70. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I would eat dinner with cabin eleven, scrape part of my meal into the fire, and try to feel some connection to my real dad. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z For her part, Frightful slept on her scrape, her breast against the iron plate. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It licked at the palm of her hand, where the blood from the scrape was welling up. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Always and forever. The island is safe. You can fall and bump and scrape and even bleed a bit, but you’ll be fine.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Scraping the previous owner’s name off was hardly worth the trouble since he couldn’t scrape it from anybody’s mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can scrape the carrots,” her mother said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The cook was behind the counter, scraping his griddle with the edge of a spatula. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His claws scraped slightly and he stopped again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My leg scrapes a rock, my left leg. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z First thing after that was to dip them in hot water so as to be able to scrape the hair off the hide. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He knocked on the kitchen door and went in to find Sister Fenella scraping some potatoes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, this isn’t the first time your dad’s had a scrape with the law, is it?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a mass clattering of chairs and scraping of forms as everyone was seated. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At dawn the next day Leon Longbridge wedged the .wooden scrape into a fork in the sycamore tree and wired it in place. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Jay scraped the bottom of his bowl of fruit and I squinched my face up at the sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hibiscus smiled at her, then leaned over to join Whisper in looking at the scrape Moss had on his arm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Instead of which you scrape up the remains in an envelope and hide ’em at the back of a drawer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At one house, a man with a wooden pallet called a “hawk” is scraping adobe mud off this hawk with a trowel and smoothing it against a wall. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In this moment I know that he’s been in scrapes like this before. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The robot scrubbed and scraped at the resin, and soon her fingers were completely coated in the sticky stuff. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I worked the wedges of ice from between his toes, and scraped the sleet from his body with my hands. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so mad, she scraped the gunk onto a plate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They scraped together what provisions they could, stealing freely from neighbors they now knew to be dead, and made it to the railroad station. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He sobbed in desperation and turned, but the thing pursuing him now stood in his path—a colossal being wrapped in shadows, its shape vaguely humanoid, its head almost scraping the ceiling twenty feet above. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The university had already had to beg and scrape every dime it could from alumni and the citizens of Seattle just to send the boys east to Poughkeepsie and Princeton. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To get to the back teeth, I have to reach into my mouth with my fingernails and scrape away the thick, yellow crust. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, as I scraped the earth, I recalled the legends. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I hear it clatter down on the long fancy dining room table, the chair legs scraping against the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her feet scrambled at the ledge, scraping rock into the water. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I give the special knock when I come back from the market, and when the chair scrapes away and Helena opens the door, she’s bouncing on her toes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was kind of hard coming because my throat was scraped up and when I got it all the way out I saw why. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Darin stands on his toes to unhook the latch when a scrape in the alley beyond stops him short. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Felicia slides to the backseat of her car and opens the door with a scrape. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, Kate was off, faster than she would have thought possible herself, perhaps spurred on by the tremendous bang and clatter and scrape of the ladder dragging behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We go outside and help him scrape the crust of ice off the car windows and then we carry boxes, and finally we squeeze into the car ourselves and drive south. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She popped a piece of the burned potato scraping into her mouth. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He scraped the mud from his boots with his pocketknife. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The cafeteria clamored with the sounds of plastic trays against wooden tables and forks scraping plates, but any conversations were muted. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I went back to scraping the pot, and pretty soon Mary Alice went bad: to practicing her tap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Each minute wears into me like a scrape of sandpaper. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When she heard the doors of the big green yanqui car shut and the tourist start the engine, she slid forward, scraping her back on the rough white stucco. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z While our driver started up the engine, I did the gentlemanly thing and scraped the six inches of fresh snow off the windows. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A scream stops in my throat, and I fall, my cheek scraping the pavement. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Lee is a traditionalist, like many in Levittown, and no fan of charter schools or anything else that scrapes money away from school systems. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Groaning, I make a mental note to scrape it off with a stick right when I get to town. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not mine,” I say I scrape the toe of my shoe against the concrete floor. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She grabbed a handful of them and began scraping them up and down on the same spot until her hand was bloody. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then he scraped his chair around to face her more directly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Just put those ears in hot water and scrape the kernels right off the cob. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rough rooftop scrapes my knees as his weight drags me forward. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the cedar planks that formed the skin of the canoe had split, and the paint around it was scraped. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every scrape of my sandals sounds to me like a detonation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I hurl myself down toward them, falling to the ground and scraping my palms. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The beans were scorched black, and no amount of scraping could get them out of the pan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Other times, they stick their legs out and trip me, causing me to fall and scrape my knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before, scraping elbows together or grabbing her hand had seemed benign, just exciting enough without being serious or scary. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The blade made a hideous scraping sound as he drew it back over the steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I lose my grip, scrape myself against the wall, and crash to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Twice a day, she lathered his face with a stiff bristle brush and with a straight razor expertly scraped the dent in his chin and the narrow space between his nose and his upper lip. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet a few minutes later I find myself scraping my plate with my spoon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dad scraped the carrots and onions into the skillet. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The metal scrapes my foot all day, but least I’m not waiting outside. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I scraped my hair back from my face in the severe headmistressy way they used to fix it, and holding it in place with one hand, I straightened my shoulders and clicked my heels together. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He grunted an assent and scraped some more at the spotless bowl in his hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to shove an ice pick through my eyes and give myself a transorbital lobotomy, scrape Diego from the inside of my skull. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I scraped my nose a bit on the old wooden door, and I hoped I didn’t get any splinters in my face—getting them out wouldn’t be fun. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Gwenforte lies at their feet, gnawing on a mutton bone, her strong yellow teeth scraping away the last scraps of meat and gristle. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She could be lost, scraping her fingers along walls at the edge of town, drifting farther away every second. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Telemakhos and the herdsman scraped the packed earth floor with hoes, but made the women carry out all blood and mire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Took me a while to scrape it together. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Radar trotted beside them carrying Nunu’s backpack, the handle clenched in his teeth, always careful to keep his head up so it wouldn’t scrape the ground. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The old lady lived two blocks north of Trinity Church, the one with spires that scraped the sky. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped the muddy coat off them with the hooked knife I used for cutting grapes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I scrape my spoon against the ice cream, and cookie and fudge goo dribbles down the side because it’s softening quickly in the summer air. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My fingernails scrape at the dried blood the boy from District 9 coughed into my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I heard scraping sounds, slamming, pushing and shouts and then whack! whack! whack! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hot sparks flew from where her body scraped against the leaning slab of stone. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Compared to the cuts and scrapes on the rest of her, it wasn’t a big deal. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Chiron scraped a hoof on the dirt floor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then he began to speak of his many adventures, his riotous life, the marvels he had seen, the scrapes he had escaped, his fortunes good and bad. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z After two hours, three cuts, several scraped knuckles, and endless holes, we had only eight snails to show for our efforts. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z If they weren’t already in the sky, Aru might have guessed that the statues’ heads would have scraped the clouds. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I felt the bottom of a tennis shoe scrape against my ribs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The class went crazy with chairs scraping and kids running, colliding, and laughing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She rubbed her arms hard, scraping the last bits of flaking skin from the burn in the process. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And Mother is scraping and fawning, “If you please, sir . . . begging your lordship’s pardon.” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He expected both of them to go tumbling into the creek, which was all right as long as they didn’t scrape any oyster bars. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His one flank was sore with the scraping. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He scraped a patch of crust off with his fingernail. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s real all right,” he said, holding the scraping up to the light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Someone slipped, and Cole’s leg scraped against the edge of the dock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I had to scrape my teeth with my tongue several times before the flavor dissipated into the familiar bittersweet oregano and garlic. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I can hear the scrape of crates sliding across the ground. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Thirty years earlier, army bulldozers had scraped everything clean to start construction. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She scraped off the butter, cut the bread into thinner slices, and then spread the butter on each smaller piece. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The boat scraped bottom here—the water was shallow. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before I can figure out which question to answer first, another scraping sound comes from the crawl space. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He took out the coil boxes, scraped the points, adjusted the gap, and put them back. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb onto the railing of a connecting platform and somehow scrape my way up to the top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The scrape of boots, the distant sound of voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dad has scraped out the bitter white stuff with his teeth—according to him, it’s full of vitamins. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I did not scrape the deer hair off my blanket. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The warm ash stuck to the raw scrapes on Cole’s chest and legs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She washed off and cleaned her scrapes as best she could. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Ginnie Sue scraped the meat into a bowl, mixed it with mayonnaise and Cheez Whiz, then crushed a handful of potato chips and added them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When I fell off my bike and scraped my arms all up, he slapped Band-Aids on them and said, “Better?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z So instead, my parents tried to scrape together every penny to pay for my sister's college in full. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Tyson and I took our plates to the bronze brazier and scraped a portion of our food into the flames. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Quiet followed as we listened to Grandma’s wooden spoon scraping the sides of the stew pan. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z While the other girls pulled their chairs from the table and scraped them about to form little circles in the parlor area, Lyddie dragged herself from the table and up the stairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Harry heard a key scrape in a lock and felt a cup being pushed into his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She used the long, skinny part of a pen cap to scrape grime from under her nails. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He details my various injuries: hairline fracture in my left elbow, a deep contusion in my thigh, and various other minor bruises and scrapes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It needed scraping, and cleaning, perhaps, but nothing more. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The car veers off to the side of the road, scraping against the curb. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A man leaning over a stone, scraping scales from another fish. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The trap lay on its side at the bottom of a freshly scraped crater at least five feet across. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Doctor Nolan scraped a match on the side of the box. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Had her mother finished scraping and tanning that ugly moose hide or would she have to help her? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The deafening growl of engines and the sound of scraping metal made it a requirement for men to scream at each other to be heard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed him a strip of cloth and a loofah pod to scrape off the dirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It had auto parts and lumber; shovels, picks, rakes, and seeds for the little gardens the miners scraped into the sides of the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 They bowed and scraped and were unfailingly polite. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was as if all the silence had been scraped off and thrown somewhere else. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then she saw that on one branch, close to the ground, the thorns had been scraped off, and about a half-inch of it—just big enough for a handhold—was worn smooth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He began edging backwards out of the cave, scraping his feet as noisily as he could. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rang, and above the scraping chairs and zipping backpacks, Mr. Quisling shouted, “Bring enough copies for the whole class.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His fingers scraped desperately on the warm lead, and for a horrible second he thought he would slide off the roof to the ground. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her left knee was scraped and skinned, and the palm of one hand she had thrown out to stop herself was a mess of scraped skin and grit. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z One year, a girl dropped her token, a small wooden ball, while she was at her plate, and they literally had to scrape bits of her off the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Coach said, but then he turned back and saw me scraping my shoe on the grass. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Tad’s mother asked as a chair scraped against the kitchen tile. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He began to scratch into the soft earth beside the body, until after a time his claws scraped against something smooth and firm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the din of the rapids, the men could hear the wooden canoes scraping and thumping into the rocks. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They were constantly scraping together enough money to pay for gas, to get me lunch money, to buy me a new pair of jeans and a few new shirts. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And I have to keep apologizing to the boat for swearing every time I scrape my knuckles on a barnacle. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His belly was scraping empty, so empty he could howl. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z There’s a scrape behind me, and the letter falls from my hand as I whip around. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Other than when I was tending to her scrapes, she never let me get near her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “As soon as I can scrape the funds together, we’re gone. Just be careful till then.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just scraping something off for you. You must have something crusty in there. Have you washed your ears lately?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z There was something about all that which made me smile as I scraped the Sloppy-Joe sauce off his plate. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Sometimes all we got to eat was one dry tortilla. In our free time, we hunted squirrels and grasshoppers. We even went through the garbage to scrape food from cans and jars.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His legs drag behind him, his heels scraping the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Men and women are standing on narrow platforms, scraping the sides, working without safety straps or helmets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was no older than twelve, and his scraped knees, tattered shoes, and windblown hair spoke of a life spent dodging wagons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z With a metallic scrape the doors were opened, and a puff of dust from the surrounding stone rose into the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Every now and then she scraped up a babysitting job. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I think of the scrape I heard in the hallway after I left her rooms this morning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It always hurt not to breathe like a normal person, incessantly reminding your lungs to be lungs, forcing yourself to accept as unsolvable the clawing scraping inside-out ache of underoxygenation. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She dances for days to her Beny More records, her hands in position for an impossibly lanky partner, to “Rebel Heart,” her slippers scraping the floor, to “Treat Me As I Am,” a buoyant guaracha. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rose scrapes at a spot on her history book. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z All around them the quiet noises of the afternoon hung in the warm air: the endless trickling sucking of the marsh, the scraping of insects, the calling of gulls. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, thank you! I’ll show you where she is. I don’t offer to take it myself, for I should only get into another scrape if I did.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Several kids screamed; desks shifted and scraped against the floor as they jumped up and ran from the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “And you saw what? Blood and wood scrapings?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His silver claws scraped stone as he stretched out to grab me, and drops of black drool sizzled as his mouth opened wide to swallow me whole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I scream so loud it scrapes my throat; I feel like knives are stabbing deeper and deeper into my right side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Like when I was little and scraped my knees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But watching him scrape a rock into a boulder, over and over like that, with total concentration, I don’t know, man, for the first time I saw him in a totally different way. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My feet scrape against the sheer wall for a terrifying moment before I find the foothold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My scraped knee has bled all down my leg. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He crawled toward me, the sword noisily scraping on the cave’s rock floor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “By scraping. It’s the procedure with dried blood. You have to scrape.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I heard the television scraping across the living-room floor. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up to Tats scraping and flicking her dried nail polish, sitting beside me on Mom’s bed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The coach’s voice scraped like sandpaper against his ears. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From down the hall came the sound of tinkling silverware and the scrape of a chair being settled in its place. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We’re only still scraping by with what Mrs. Fowles gave us off their boat, plus some eggs, because thank goodness Mama Mwanza brought us over two laying hens after the ants ate up ours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “My ears are ringy. I scraped my knees. And I got some dirt in my eye . . .” Then Esme began to tremble and cry, the shock of what had happened overcoming her again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She felt him scramble past her to the back of the boat, and she heard a scrape as he pulled a box out from its place under the bench. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He scraped the blue tip across the rough surface. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Using two of the girls’ rescued suitcases, they bailed as much water as they could and then scraped the hull of barnacles. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Z scraped the dirt from the top of a metal box. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Here the gigantic cattle trucks rested and scraped out the residue left by their recent cargoes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Black turned right around to look at him; Snape’s head was scraping the ceiling but Black didn’t seem to care. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Kronos’s voice was raspy and metallic, like a knife scraped across stone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There was a scraping sound inside, like the dragging of a chair across the floor, followed by a scuffling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I scraped a flat spot out on the sand next to a giant black boulder and gathered a pile of twigs and sticks and branches, the smallest I could find. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Its sides were scraped and dented, and a wide gash ran across its top. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The seats nearest the trash can where inmates scraped off their plates were left empty, too, so that no one would get splashed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, despite our lack of facial hair, every Navajo recruit was still expected to put soap on his face each morning and scrape away his imaginary beard. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful struck his head as he reached into the scrape and grabbed the eyases. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Again I hid indoors, painting and scraping until my knuckles bled. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He felt the worn portion that had been scraped by the cutlass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilate scraped the eggshells together into a little heap, her fingers fanning out over and over again in a gentle sweeping. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He scraped at his face, felt the soreness where his cheek had slammed against the asphalt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When the bottom of the boat scraped onto the icy beach, she jumped out, her boots splashing into the shallow water as she dragged the boat onto the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But instead, I nod and scrape my chair back and excuse myself from the table, walking to my room and closing the door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hairy branches scrape the truck on either side as we make our way down the drive. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I listened to the sound it made scraping under our shoes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was packed red clay, scraped clean of trees and grass. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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