| 单词 | seal |
| 例句 | Though my arms are trapped, I rock my body to try to seal the quilt around me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We ended up by the seal tank, but it seemed like there were no seals inside it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z All she needed to do was pick a book and seal it in a waterproof bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I want to talk to her, but she’s as quiet as a sealed jar of air. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Gentoo penguins and elephant seals ogled them as they began clambering over boulders along the shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “I understand the concern. If you see a seal, don’t swim in that area,” she said, emphasizing the word don't with her hands. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Theo asked as the judge resumed her seat and put the sealed envelope in her purse. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very well then,” said Mr. Popper, “if there can be trained dogs and trained seals, why can’t there be trained penguins?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “All you need is zero-evaporation trap seal liquid. Pour about a cup into every drain, and no sewer gas can get through.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Within another few paces, the corridor stopped abruptly, sealed by a wall of boulders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She was a part of the image somehow, and she knew that when it was finished, the bond between her and the colorful, towering figure would literally be sealed by spirit. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The Yunkai’i had sealed the broken gates to keep the dead and dying inside the city, but the sights that he had seen riding down those red brick streets would haunt Quentyn Martell forever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just as modern humans walked up to unafraid dodos and island seals and killed them, prehistoric humans presumably walked up to unafraid moas and giant lemurs and killed them too. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Whatever was chasing us wailed in frustration as we heaved the rock back into place and sealed the corridor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They had fought in animal form, transformed into seals, competing to obtain the necklace of the Brisings: Loki had stolen it from Freya at Odin’s request, and Heimdall had retrieved it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They get an express passport with “Gogol Ganguli” typed across the United States of America seal, Ashoke signing on his son’s behalf. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “But I near forgot ...” He reached into an inside pocket and took out a sealed letter. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “This lot need to leave before you seal the exits,” said Harry with all the authority he could muster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Guards sealed the doors, leaving us in darkness. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When he had sealed the old man’s coffin he set it upon two benches in the middle room and there it stood until the appointed day came. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Hamilton’s fate was effectively sealed once he sent this letter. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I heard lots of talking, chattering voices that didn’t sound human—somewhere between a seal’s bark and a dog’s growl. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Every two hours until morning the cook served another round of seal steaks to keep up the men’s strength. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson leads the soldiers to a flat circular stand in the middle of the roof, a stand with the Republic's seal embedded in it and strings of heavy chains hooked around its rim. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Arthur took the letter to the lantern and broke the seal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby seal scurries toward the sea like a fat black inchworm. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I'd tried visiting it, but it had been sealed off by the park authorities. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Everything was pressure-cooked, sealed, labeled, and stored away in a root cellar Dad had dug out in the field. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z However, when they found six black-mustached seals, sitting barking in the middle of the room, with twelve penguins parading gaily around them in a square, they felt better. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z But when a killer whale catches and eats a baby seal, I immediately change it back to the Korean variety show. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They could not linger in their cave all winter, dining on seal meat and toasting their feet at a driftwood fire. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z That sealed my determination to become a politician—so I could take action and not just ask for help from others. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the bay, a mother seal played with her spotted pups as a golden sun peeked through the gray overcast and glinted off the waves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Up in the sky, I see the seal and know the anthem must have begun. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In the bathroom two water tumblers were sealed in cellophane sacks with the words: “These glasses are sterilized for your protection.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down at the desk, wrote something out on a piece of paper, and sealed it up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Shows me his middle finger before the door seals them in. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “We’ll need every inch of your silk. This entrance doesn’t divide or split. It appears to be a straight path to the seal.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Behind him a wine-colored carpet rolled all the way to the thick glass doors that sealed out Fifth Avenue. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “A gift to seal our peace, an ornament to our court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As for the types of artifacts made, the Chatham Islanders required little more than hand-held clubs and sticks to kill seals, birds, and lobsters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z From time to time, a seal lumbered onto the rocky shore and was quickly killed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They could be sealed off from the outside world while you handled a hot agent inside them with the rubber gloves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "And to seal the bargain, I will give her my niece." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Their likenesses were carved into the stones that sealed the tombs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It would be a cinch to seal it with the suit's patch kit, but now that I think about it, that's a bad idea. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was still an ugly scar across her stomach, but it had sealed into a thin, jagged line. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The seal of the Capitol shines above me and the anthem blares out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He slowly sealed himself up in his capsule like an Edgar Allan Poe caterpillar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Those opposite evolutionary courses sealed the outcome of their eventual collision. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had hardly sealed the letter, when, to my surprise, Van Helsing walked into the room, saying:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I sealed the Ziploc bag around the last quarter of my sandwich, got up, and tossed it into an overfilled trash can. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I was willing to seal it with spit, but that was too much for her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a letter, still sealed in a pink envelope. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The Elders, seeing this, had retreated into the Grand Elder’s great house and sealed the windows and the doors. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The edges were sealed with silver duct tape. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z You are sealed into one of the thirty-two capsules with the strangers who were next to you in the queue, and when they close the doors, the sound of the city is cut off. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Atzerodt, the slow-witted German, did not know it, but he had just sealed his fate. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Into the envelope he slipped his golden ring, and its fine chain, and then sealed it, and addressed it to Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And it doesn't have to be a perfect seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand why the gateway’s sealed itself—” Harry looked up at the giant clock with a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Once we sealed the gates, he devoted the rest of his life to recording them.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In each new country, I would initially seal myself away in our hotel familiarizing myself with information about the country’s policies, history, and leadership. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As Jefferson put it, “May we meet there again...with our antient Colleagues, and receive with them the seal of approbation.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As she carefully searched the ground she began to think about seal camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Molly wades through stacks of boxes sealed with shiny beige tape to get to the window, which she opens a crack. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Christina persuaded me to join her in getting a tattoo of the Dauntless seal. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In a half dozen others were papers, some written on, others sealed, some with line after line of careful script crossed out with thick colored lines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I open the privacy casing, breaking the seal. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The seals and penguins might not last, and even if they made it to summer, whaling ships rarely came anywhere near Elephant Island: no one knew to look for them there. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Your father,” she said, “went seal hunting in that ridiculous kayak. He has been gone a month this day. He will not be back. Bits of his kayak washed up on the shore.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you’re all eating fish right now, but they hunt and eat a wide variety of animals, including the seal, the sea lion, the stingray, the squid, and the octopus.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z "I will use threaded stopper with a small hole for the wires. It will have little effect on the seal." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A side door jutted forward, breaking some kind of seal with a pressurized hiss, then slid aside giving them a view of plush leather seats occupied by two almost familiar people. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Somewhere, somehow, in the thirty minutes of riding the Eye, in his sealed capsule, he had vanished off the face of the earth. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He nudged the roll of parchment, its wax seal still unbroken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a sleeveless tank dress that hugged my hips, but the back of the gown was what sealed the deal for me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if it’s true. Eduardo at the bank swears that his brother saw a document with a government seal on it discussing patria potto tad. But who knows?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Distant cake-crumbled voices and approaching Blue Army footsteps caused the Comrades to seal the secret. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I arrived about three years too late to get a clear interpretation of the research proposal, but he gave some clues—a spotter plane and seals. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Their cloaks were made of skins, the pelts of bear and seal and wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She loves especially to hear about the dark coasts of South America with their impenetrable walls of trees and offshore breezes full of the stink of rotting kelp and the cries of whelping seals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He sealed the letter and we finished off the wine. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was a week later that the letters came: two of them, thick and bound with black ribbon, stamped with an ornate red seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But the envelope also contained a second, sealed, envelope labeled, “Read this in a private place.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She gazed at Mrs. Coulter with awe, and listened rapt and silent to her tales of igloo building, of seal hunting, of negotiating with the Lapland witches. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That night the bent woman seemed all violet-colored as she tied a piece of seal fur and blubber to Miyax s belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Isobel came downstairs and took it from her, handing Ash the candle to hold while she broke the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The scene, or a tiny portion of it, was visible to Robbie Turner through a sealed skylight window if he cared to stand up from his bath, bend his knees and twist his neck. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The kindling of twigs and pine needles was lit with a spark from a flint stone, and when the fire was well on its way, the door of the kiln was sealed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But that would only reveal their relation to me, and their fates would be sealed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She ripped the seal and took out two large prints. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a sealed letter in the safe,” he said, taking the driver’s seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The song that sealed the deal was “Dumb Blonde” from her 1967 debut album, Hello, I’m Dolly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "I had a few minutes, so I ran through the aerobrake lockdown checklist for the reactor room. Everything's ready for acceleration and the compartment's sealed off." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He notices the Lennon obituary pinned to the bulletin board, and then a cassette of classical Indian music he’d bought for Gogol months ago, after a concert at Kresge, still sealed in its wrapper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “The alliance is to be sealed by a marriage, it says. In return for Dome’s help overthrowing die Usurper, my brother Viserys is to take Prince Doran’s daughter Arianne for his queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She pulls out a tiny scroll boasting the queen's wax seal. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Nana smiles like she knows something, but the envelope is still sealed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I heard a seal break, and then the door opened. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The vertical row of connecting rods, so many they seemed to reach the sky far above, slid toward their corresponding holes on the left wall, ready to seal shut until the morning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Watches were kept for seals, and if the ice was favorable, a hunting party would go out to kill them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I was just getting ready to seal the letter and run it over to Pastor George to give to Liz at youth group, just like I’d done before, when I thought of something else. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were open and empty; others were sealed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The old man ignored the passing horses and carriages, the silk brocade and the government seal, and simply continued reading a large book in his lap, placidly fingering a bag of red string beside him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I was abruptly handcuffed, taken from the car, and placed in a sealed police van with small opaque windows reinforced with wire netting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she told him, showing her armband that bore the seal of scythes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Emily lifted the sealed papers from the metal box and stood. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He shipped his items in boxes sealed with apple labels, thanks to the interested cooperation of certain customs inspectors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z An attack by a leopard seal was not a great way to begin life in the new camp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z ‘The fact that he disappeared from a sealed pod,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The freezers were fitted with padlocks and alarms and were plastered with biohazard flowers and sealed with bands of sticky tape. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The silver elevator doors are sealed shut across from them, each taped with “Out of Order” signs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They were chemical hand-and footwarmers: thin pads—you broke the seal and they heated up to a little above body temperature and stayed that way for hours. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z God, I wish I could seal up my tear ducts just so I could stop letting my mother hear me crying. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bent at the waist, I shove my shoulder into the double doors, and they squeak across the floor as their seal breaks. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Only rarely does she loosen the seals enough to allow herself to think of Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Four-legged dragons—not vicious, bipedal wyverns like those on the royal seal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Since the envelope wasn’t sealed, Candice decided there was no harm in seeing what was inside. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He demanded on the spot that Merle dismantle the equipment and pack it all away in its original boxes, which he proceeded to seal with his own hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Nonetheless,” the Augur says as we arrive at my room, “you will have it. Your door will be sealed until dawn. No one will disturb you. Not even the Commandant.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Those Finnish seal puppies, those German flounders—you don’t see them much anymore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That hiss, faint as it was, irritated the irascible gentleman, and sealed the culprit’s fate. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And although there were seals around for them to hunt, the men grew alarmed when the animals became harder and harder to find. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Aided as was customary by Aureliano Segundo, they broke the seals, opened the cover, took out the protective sawdust, and found inside a long lead chest closed by copper bolts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Seeing the firemen so friendly with the penguins, the policemen naturally took sides with the seals and put policemen’s caps on them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the mask away and wiped his face, then pressed it back over his mouth and nose, willing the stickum to seal but not holding out much hope. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “There are rumors it is hidden in an ancient engineering work. We believe it could be sealed within one of the gates of the Panama Canal.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I’m going to seal up this letter now. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Nor did I kill seals for their sinews, using instead kelp to bind the things that needed it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Gods, why had she saved her inarticulate seal act for now, when she was face-to-face with Jenny freaking Lindt? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z With that, she sweeps out the door, leaving me with a thundering heart and the royal seal burning in my pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I decide against the frame because I don’t know if I can put my mom’s picture in a seal frame. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “He shouldn’t have done that,” said the seal hunter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His body was vaguely like a seal’s—sleek black with flipper hands and feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then he finds a little stone room all sealed up toight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One morning when the air was cold and the puddles around the house were solid ice, an old man from seal camp arrived at the door. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora felt cheered up all of a sudden, just thinking about eating seal blubber and doing impossible things, surviving when the odds were against her and her squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Technically, they were still Witchlings until their circle was sealed, cementing them as a true coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She folded the letters, sealed them with Diana’s wax, and addressed them. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s the same one I’ve asked him for years, but all I’m ever met with are deaf ears and sealed lips. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal on a wing glows clearly through the flames. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She handed Kyle a large manila envelope sealed up with tons of tape. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Lee prepared sealed orders to be given to each of Watters’ men; they were to scatter out over the countryside and find Stuart and get him back to Gettysburg with all possible speed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For over sixty years, the official history of Elizebeth’s World War II unit was buried deep in the “sealed tombs” of the government archives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I sealed it, I think it unwise to leave it open now Aberforth has left his pub. Have you seen my grandson?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the top, an elaborate circular seal glistened off the page. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’m sure the naan is going to drop onto the flames, but she explains that the water seals it to the metal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “He writes a letter and puts cash into the envelope. Then he seals it, registers it at the post office, and mails it.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was in those old and bountiful fields that Pedrito and his son and a few of the other men buried the boxes once we got them loaded and sealed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To the north, we could hear the barking of seals from where they basked on Seal Rock. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He got the last of his papers into the envelope and sealed it with the brass clasp. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The challah loaves are still in their box from the bakehouse, the wine bottle sealed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I recovered my senses, the teacher handed me a white, sealed envelope, and told me not to open it, but to give it to my parents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They sealed him in with twenty other people whom we didn’t know. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I just need to cut canvas pieces to the right shapes, seal them together, then seal them to the existing canvas and flooring. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the branches I can see the seal of the Capitol, which appears to be floating in the sky. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He sealed his move and handed the large brown envelope to Schmid. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He stuffs tiny bags with nutmeg, curry powder, and paprika, then seals them with hot wax. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She flicked her tongue over a brass seal to moisten it and pressed the stamp firmly into the wax. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I was to deliver a sealed envelope to the West Side by sundown. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bear looked up and growled briefly, before ripping the seal open with one claw. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They washed windows and swept floors and cleaned lavatories and put jars into boxes and sealed cardboard boxes in a factory that made malt syrup. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get me another seal! No! There! Not there! Here! Here!” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A considerable amount of floor space was devoted to a vast number of unmarked, sealed cardboard boxes, amongst which stood Harry’s school trunk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her lips would be sealed tight, and after each move I made, a soft “Hmmmmph” would escape from her nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only about two or three dozen brightly colored jelly beans sealed inside. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Third, Roberval devised an experiment where a carp’s bladder which had been flattened and sealed tight was placed at the top of the Torricellian tube. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And I can’t shake seeing the seal and wondering how it can be so much luckier than me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z One of them picked it up and turned it over in his hands, picking at the pink wax that sealed it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the surface of the floe was firm enough, the men would exercise by marching back and forth, always on the lookout for predatory leopard seals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He barely had enough moisture in his mouth to seal and stamp the envelope. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The cubicles were small, only five feet in any direction, with doors that sealed like a freezer’s to prevent contaminated air from getting inside. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She smiled, The people at seal camp had not been as outdated and old-fashioned as she had been led to believe. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The walrus had all but vanished from the coast; the gray whales were rare, and the seals were few and far between. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He folded the note, put it into an envelope, sealed it by licking the flap, and shoved it in his pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z All Rab had done was to take Cilia by the arm, unfurl the letter at Mrs. Lapham, point to the seal and say, ‘Governor’s orders.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily undid the latch and opened the lid to reveal a yellowed stack of papers sealed in a clear bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The sugar and crackers were wrapped in cellophane, the jelly in a small plastic coffin sealed with cellophane. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “But of course. She’s seen a drawing, Your Majesty. A picture. Your royal seal, emblazoned with your face.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be as quiet as a seal on Monomoy Island.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z There she evacuated a group of loyal Dauntless—including Tobias— to a fire escape the Dauntless traitors had not sealed off. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The letters were open before her, and when Ash came closer and looked at the seal again, she thought they looked familiar. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I seal my office with a spell none but a wizard could break!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would stand motionless for five hours at a seal breathing hole in the ice waiting for a seal to come up for a breath. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what happens: A hovercraft marked with the Capitol’s seal materializes directly over the barricaded children. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Pieces of paper with all sorts of writing on it, seals and official-looking stamps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was holding a sealed envelope in his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Food stores and water filtration, treated and sealed for arrival on Sagan.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was tightly rolled and sealed with a button of hard pink wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Humpbacks and killer whales spouted in the distance, and the water was dotted with ice floes on which fat, blinking seals basked in the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Beyond them is a small vestibule with a set of sealed, lockless doors at the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The penguins under their firemen’s helmets were parading in front of the policemen, while the seals, in their policemen’s caps, were barking at the firemen, when Mr. Popper and Mr. Swenson finally opened the door. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve heard people make jokes about trying to hold a greased pig, but I’m telling you, holding on to a seal in the water is harder. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Slow and immutable, they appeared at the door carrying an enormous vessel sealed with clay. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They pursued their new prey the way they had once hunted seals and bears in the frozen north, and they hunted with an implacable appetite. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "We'll seal the bridge and reactor room. We can let everywhere else go vacuo, but we don't want explosive decompression in here or near the reactor." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He admired a neutral Switzerland of seals out on the rocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lights and voices spilled from the ballroom window, but a few yards beyond the darkness drew up its barricade and sealed them off. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "If the seal on the bridge doesn't hold, we'll get sucked out at close to the speed of sound. We'll be jelly with or without suits on." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A doctor cut his bones, then sealed each artery and vein. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z That she would do what he wanted was what he had sealed in asking her to work with him in this thing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The deli had been closed down and sealed off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Touch them not,” the voice said, “my seal is on them.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In the distance, a grip of seals were scattered around the wooden crates, barking every once in a while and nosing each other in the stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z You can’t seal up your words in an envelope and press a kiss on the outside. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That night, while he played dominoes with Aureliano, he ordered the sergeant to break the seal in order to count the votes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Nyla and Crick exit the shuttle, and the airlock door vacuum seals behind them. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Through the remainder of the day and night, they slept and ate, keeping the fire going in the stove with the blubber from four more seals they slaughtered on the beach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He entered the airlock and sealed the inner door. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way I overheard all their conversation; they thought they were privately sealed behind the glass screen that divides the front seat from the back. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The seal will lift cleanly enough, but I can’t be jostled. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mom had been watching those seal pods for one very large predator. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The idea spread through her as the wax cooled and hardened beneath the pressure of the seal. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Plastic is the new protector; we wrap the already plastic tumblers of hotels in more plastic, and seal the toilet seats like state secrets after irradiating them with ultraviolet light. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He steadies himself on the bookshelf and then his eyes go cold and hard like something sealed in ice. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Petrified, I lunge for him, but I'm caught and thrust back into another room, and a glass door seals between us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The mine itself was sealed off with several of the tunnels now underwater. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Their prey were seals, shellfish, nesting seabirds, and fish that could be captured by hand or with clubs and required no more elaborate technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On January 13, Shackleton announced that most of the dogs would have to be killed—the dogs required a seal a day, while the whole crew could survive on one seal for several days. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Then she sealed the deal while pointing out a few freshman rules. "... and you have to dorm on campus for the first two years, and during that time you cannot have a car." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Cleopatra and her trusted servants, Iras and Charmion, made their way to her mausoleum and sealed the door behind them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I open my eyes, and the sealed guardhouse is still pitch-black. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He got one of the cans out and set it on the table and unscrewed the cap and punched out the metal seal with a screwdriver. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Holy fish,” I said, eyeing the seals with their sleek heads and black noses. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He and Mom had sealed the envelope together for luck. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She looked desperately at the stairwell, hoping to see her friends charging to the rescue, but a block of ice had sealed the hatch. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Big Ma said, “That’s not how I raised you two—telling your elders what you want and don’t want. Just as unmannerly as a seal on strike at the circus.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They were thin flaps sealed against her head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This walk in the rain seals their friendship, deepens it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She drops her half-eaten carrot into her plastic bag and seals the zipper. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He knew I was looking at him, that my shocked eyes begged him to seal his mouth, but he did not look at me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “They had better be. Or Butler will seal them permanently.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Someone slips a parchment marked with the Augurs’ diamond seal beneath my door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “We sealed the leak with this chest tube.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When the newscaster gravely reminded us that this new tragedy sealed the final ending to “our nation’s Camelot story,” Big Ma said, “Yes, sir. It surely does.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The leopard seal now rushed toward Wild, who shot again and again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z At noon Lupita got the letter she had written, nervously put in the cash she and Salvador had agreed to send, sealed it, and handed it to Concha along with four dollars for the registration. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When she smiled, I saw that her teeth were worn down from chewing seal sinew, but they were very white. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay stretched out like lazy seals on wet towels to sun ourselves on the deck while we drank Mountain Dew. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Stannis promises land, food, and justice to any wildlings who bend the knee. He will never permit us to seal the gates.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the Doors of Death needed to be sealed from both sides, how could they do that unless someone stayed in the Underworld, trapped? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Just take a few steps closer to the seal and smile.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And if he fails, the deal is sealed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what Portuguese did with their dead, but they might seal them in houses, as her people occasionally did. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was acquainted with the profound importance of seal blubber. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Then I took what was left and sealed the arm hole. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If I pulled a hair from a horse’s tail and sealed it in a jar of my own urine, the hair would turn overnight into a snake. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold the sealed letter as I kick off my shoes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But our Savior is much more pleased with a bride whose virgin seal is unbroken by man,” Marguerite persists. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I take a blank sheet of paper and scrawl Madoc on one side, then seal the other with wax. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And not long afterward he paddled his kayak into the Bering Sea to hunt for seal, and he never returned. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pile was growing there: a Polaroid camera, a transistor radio, an elaborate electric train set—and several sealed envelopes containing cash. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As he touched each place, he said, “The seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside her, a gash would have ruptured that would never seal itself back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In a corner, the Puerto Rican seal, flanked by our flag and the Stars and Stripes, looked like a lamb on a platter. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We lived in a kind of bubble now, sealed off at least partially from the everyday world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The remaining papers had to be “grouped, described, labeled, indexed, and reverently dispatched to their sealed tombs in the government vaults.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Later, as the men feasted on the dogs, Worsley commented that the piece he was eating had a better flavor than the leopard seal, and Hurley found it “exquisitely tender and flavorous.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “And what makes these thoughts all the more disturbing is the knowledge that our fate could perhaps be sealed twenty or more years before the development of symptoms.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My mom’s interest in the seals was more of an afterthought. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He had entrusted a sealed envelope to a friend and fellow actor, who was to see that the letter it contained was published tomorrow in the newspaper. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I never got tired, and any nick or scratch sealed up within seconds. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “They look like my father’s seals,” Ash replied. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You might get the idea that they howled truth and beauty the way a seal bites out the National Anthem on a row of circus horns. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I touch the seal again before jerking my hand away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I was trapped in a black hole, stuck in a soundproof bubble sealed away from the rest of the universe. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit,” the bishop said as I stood before him with my hands clasped. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z You have to seal them up tight like pickles and keep out impurities like how hurt you feel when you open them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We were taken in sealed police vans escorted by a half-dozen troop carriers filled with armed soldiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It took hours, but I finally got a good seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If a bomb exploded under me I’d be standing in the hole with my eyes sealed. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some filled tubes, others inserted rubber stoppers, sealed tubes, or stacked them inside a walk-in incubator where they stayed until being packaged for shipping. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The sealed window soothed her with its sturdy termination, its unassailable finality. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The town would be sealed against the vacuum of space, and very little air or water would be allowed to escape. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And to seal our friendship, when school started, we'd have to skip class—at least once. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And the way his eyes look at me then, the way he reaches up and licks my face, it’s like it seals the promise. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z No. You would close our gates forever and seal them up with stone and ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was eventually given the seal’s skull, and he and his cousins displayed it in his bedroom closet, which he called the “Roosevelt Museum of Natural History.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Historically, we’ve seen movement north in the summer and south in the winter. But I think the fact that we are seeing so many lately is largely due to the increasing seal populations.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was like my friends had walked over the backs of baby seals in order to get to the beach where they could protest against the slaughter of baby seals. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie asked as we packed up the treasure in small portions and sealed the boxes tight. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He sealed his piston with a leather washer and a layer of water injected into the cylinder. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He wrote it down in a sealed personal letter he left on your desk.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ten years ago, when Anatole received that first letter stamped with the new, official seal of the Presidency of Independent Angola, it looked like dreams could come true. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His face cracks for a second, then just as quickly seals up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A fly buzzes above the bed, hitting its body over and over against a window sealed forever by too many layers of renter’s paint. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I keep my mouth sealed to prevent myself from gasping for air; I force my breathing into a steady rhythm. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was pitifully easy to kill the seals: they had no fear of anything on land, and the men could ski or walk up to the trusting animals and club them to death. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Most of the guests back up, making way for this rarity, this dazzling creation with blue-green, white-tipped icing waves swimming with fish and sailboats, seals and sea flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The seal on his diploma, which was precisely aligned on the wall with his right ear, made for the perfect place to concentrate my attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The message was a sealed envelope, waxed and marked with a thumbstrip as well, and Nailer had a chit for payment on delivery, if the captain was willing to thumb it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s lips are sealed, but I can almost hear her counting to ten. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He’s stopping to watch the little mechanical toys that the peddler winds up—the tumbling bear, the dog jumping, the seal spinning a ball on its nose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he and his six seals slipped out of the room, with a few parting barks. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Bottled and sealed, standing on a table near the head of her bed, so they’d be the first thing she would touch in the morning when she woke up. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And as uncomfortable as it was, it was way better than being sealed up inside a liquor crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The door is vacuum sealed, and hazard suits hang on the walls. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then she put the letter into the envelope, sealed it tightly, and addressed it to Ensenada. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They’d found three religious scrolls and the letter with the red seal, but that was it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z This had nothing to do with anything I was, or contained, or could become; my fate had been sealed forever, from the beginning of time. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z A steel hatch sealed the corridor, and Captain Short, or her corpse, lay on the other side of it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That circular seal with the tyrannosaurus glared out from almost every sheet of paper. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Papin’s pump consists of a cylinder with a piston; the piston is sealed by a layer of water, and Papin describes with care how to achieve this. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “So we have to unlock, unchain, and incapacitate six prisoners, take their places, and somehow get the wagon sealed tight again without the guards or the other prisoners being the wiser?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I step into my booth and let it seal me in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sheet was sealed with sealing wax, and the Lady Una questioned the boy closely about the travelers—a man and his wife—before she broke the seal and read the letter. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The note was stamped with the school’s official seal, attesting that he was a full-time student and only thirteen years old. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My job is to put calendars into envelopes, seal them up, and stick on mailing labels. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He would sing the old songs of seal camp, and tell Julie about the animals that he and Kapugen had known. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z These steps once rang to the sound of lovers footsteps, and beneath that broken dome marriages beyond count were sealed with a kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once we found the breach, we'd seal it with the spare canvas and resin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After the kiss that seals the union, the cheers, and a toast with apple cider, the fiddler strikes up a tune that turns every head from 12. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Looks like the duct tape made a good seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter went on to discuss a few finalities involving insurance and Mr. Kaiserman and to explain that Reggie’s file could be expunged and the court records sealed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Refrigerator Door Boy, sealed forever to stay fresh. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Smith stuffed the folded page inside an envelope, already addressed and stamped, and sealed it shut. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z All she needed to do was pick a book and seal it in a waterproof bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “That depends. If a shark feeds on a nice seal, it may not eat again for weeks. It takes a long time for a shark to digest a large meal.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Food came in cans sealed with lead solder. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Of course I have heard of trained seals,” answered Mrs. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The prosecution believed it had sealed its case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From the mountainsides echoed the harsh donkey bray of gentoo penguins, the screech of skuas, and the bellowing of elephant seals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And then we’ll seal off all entrances to the cave as if it had never existed.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And when all the coins had been counted and tasted, the old man would scrawl upon a parchment, stamp it with his seal, and give it to the captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We flavored the soup with hickory salt, and cut a lot of Solomon’s seal tubers into it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “The envelope had better be sealed when she receives it. I will make a point of inquiring about it.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In February and early March, there had been plenty of life on the ice: there were seals and penguins in every direction. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Yes, his fate was sealed—nothing could change that. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead, justly served for their treachery. Hamlet learned of their role in Claudius’s plot to kill him, and he sealed their fate first.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They would hold, Dicey knew; they had been nailed into place firmly and the edges were sealed against the weather. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The galley was trashed, all fallen out, but many of the bins of food were still locked in place: rice and flour in sealed containers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s wide like a diploma and has a gold seal with an official-looking signature at the bottom. Maybe I will frame it.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I hinge the helmet forward, and it seals with a ffffft. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Yassen gave an order and, as Alex watched from behind the rocks, a metallic silver box with a vacuum seal appeared, held by unseen hands, at the top of the submarine’s tower. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere Vondie starts dancing the Snake, only he looks like a seal. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z "I shall prepare the message for your seal, my lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the soon-to-be-formed covens were assembling into circles around the square, waiting for the Gran to seal their fates. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was in a musty crate covered with cobwebs and sealed with the Alacran scorpion mark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the holiest date of the Jewish calendar, when our fate for the new year was sealed in the Book of Life. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I use Scotch tape to seal the four corners and place my invention on the lining of a clean pair of underwear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Within moments, the airlock seals and medics in beefed-up envirosuits and masks come in with a gurney. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I briefly exposed the mixture to the air on a win-dowsill, then sealed it in an airtight container. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was supposed to be sealed inside a can, but some might have leaked out and might have been blown into our suits by the oxygen fan. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I got the breach kit over the hole and sealed it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have used seal sinew to bind the ribs together, for this is stronger than kelp, but wild animals like it and soon would have gnawed the fence down. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they cut through the seal from their side to recover their crewmates. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a good idea putting this ice in the tub unless you’ve sealed the drain. Even the tiniest leak and you’ll lose it all in a few hours.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Which means my husband couldn’t possibly have been the arsonist,” Mom said, “unless you’d care to demonstrate how a person with all ten fingers sealed in hard plaster would go about striking a match.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Not wanting to waste the seal meat, he lifted the carcass in his teeth and flipped it onto the back of Lee Scoresby’s larger sledge before donning the armor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As Sophia chauffeurs us away from the scene, we crack open the seal on a pilfered bottle of rich man’s Scotch whiskey. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have offered to train circus seals if it meant Ana would stop crying. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Weese never imagined she could read, though, so he never bothered to seal the messages he gave her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A huge banner with the seal of Panem hangs off the roof of the Justice Building. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After the bombing it was simply sealed up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had prepared a written list of instructions for my friends in case I broke with Marburg, and I had sealed the document in an envelope and hidden it in my backpack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s gotten out and set the Shetani free! Find the Sons! Tell them to seal the city’s front gates and send men to the borderlands, now!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The dad would put on a voice and pretend it was the seals saying stuff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In his hand was a parchment with a broken seal of dark green wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “When I was a kid, if you brought a seal’s nose to the police station, the clerk paid you fifty cents. Fifty cents a seal,” Dad said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Notice that the man on the official seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is shown wearing only a bunch of leaves. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Once again, she put the house key in the envelope and sealed it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Chris was trying to remove a blank, sealed envelope from his bathrobe pocket. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon it sealed shut and all was silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Their coven had been sealed shortly after the battle had ended. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was heavily loaded with crates of cargo, and the two young men sat side by side, leaning against a sealed container. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On January 1, Orde-Lees was skiing near the edge of the floe when a twelve-foot-long, fanged leopard seal lunged up out of the water and began humping toward him at astonishing speed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And with the restroom “death chamber” sealed off and walled up, offering no visible reminder of the bombing, it was almost as if it never happened. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Wes remembered leaning back in the black, padded parlor chair and taking a puff on his blunt as the tattoo artist sealed the ink into his skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The gray seal population off Cape Cod had shrunk because they had been hunted for their meat, oil, and skins. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They started making low, guttural sounds that sounded like dogs barking or the arfing of seals, then started clapping in unison. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are too early! We need more time for the seal to hold.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We apply potent antibiotics to minor scratches and seal them with plastic. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He closes the door behind us, and I think that all the air there is left to breathe in the world is sealed in this room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The support team taped the boots to the legs of the suits to make an airtight seal above the ankle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked sideways to see if Jaja and I were singing and nodded approvingly when he saw our sealed lips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And with those words Mami sealed a pact she had designed, written, and signed for me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There was some grumbling about seal being fit only for dogs, but the men soon got used to it, especially when it was served as a succulent roast with onions and potatoes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “The archway will have sealed again... My knife...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The still operates on the principle of distillation: sea water lying beneath the sealed cone on the black canvas is heated by the sun and evaporates, gathering on the inside surface of the cone. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The only colors come from the Republic flags and circular gold Republic seal hanging behind the room’s front altar, the portrait of our glorious Elector looming above them all. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Elephant Island had been named years earlier for the throngs of elephant seals that crowded its rocky shores. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what she did at night, with the shades down, with the door locked, in the sealed privacy of her room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The box was sealed shut, and I had to unfold the entire thing to read all the detailed instructions printed on the inside. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “I brought you mead to drink because it’s traditional. And right now we need all the tradition we can get. It seals our bargain.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Capitol’s seal on the hovercraft, the lack of any attempt to blow the enemy out of the sky, and their long history of using children as pawns in their battle against the districts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A man was standing on the doorstep, holding out a sealed letter. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw that the coins bore the seal of Denmark’s king,” she says. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The thick seal fat that kept the animals warm would provide valuable calories in the men’s diets and keep them from freezing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “The undertaker’s men arrived a few minutes ago. I’m going to ask them to seal the casket. Before I do, would you like to see your mother one last time?” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They must not touch the seals, she said. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z TimeStar yanked it back and undid the crisscrossed ties that kept it sealed. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Unstowing the emergency seal, she plugged the entrance to the bridge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If one loses pressure, the other will instantly seal off the shared lines. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to preserve the moment and tuck it away, folded and sealed forever in my memory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She heated a stick of peacock blue wax and affixed her seal to the document before her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some lords trusted their maesters to read their letters and convey the contents, but Stannis insisted on breaking the seals himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone,” she heard Kapugen say. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But he sent it to her anyway, a little over a hundred dollars carefully sealed in a card. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Two letters, their seals broken, their faces covered with my handwriting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Again he saw the paper that had sealed his fate for nine years: Nathaniel Bowditch—Indentured. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The cops can say, “It’s you we want,” and they only have to pull the trigger to seal the deal. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea was that people seal themselves in the pop- tent, then the rest of the crew drives to wherever they are in the other rover and rescues them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The airlock attachment point has a flap I can unroll and seal the opening with. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If she concentrated very hard, she could feel the gravitational pull of that dense nugget of power, smooth and hard and sealed off like a nut. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Eventually, it sealed the gaps around the hole and reduced the leak to something the suit could counteract. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank opened the drawer and pulled out a sealed envelope. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I used to have a neighbor, a sleek and thoughtful seal, who could balance a ball on her nose from dawn till dusk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Me out of awe for the mystery playing out and Rosaleen because her lips were sealed with Red Rose snuff. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while the only sounds were the scrabbling of their boots over the rocks, their own harsh breathing, and the occasional belch or bellow from an elephant seal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He wet the edges of the corn husk with his tongue to seal it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The seal, who had to be the god of the East River, said, “Are you trying to get yourself killed, kid? Or are you just extra stupid?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Arion jumped over a breaching humpback whale and kept galloping, startling a pack of seals off an iceberg. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They are levitated to another sealed box in Houston, to wait out their days in quarantine, while inoculated animals and tissues cultures are squinted at for omens. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the filter mask, he started coughing as powder leaked in around the poorly sealed edges. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The last thing I wanted to do that Sunday morning was climb into some crowded minibus, but the second I heard my mom say sun’qhela I knew my fate was sealed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The sea salt caramel pint is no longer sealed or in the freezer—it’s empty at the bottom of the garbage can under the sink. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “The shark probably ate a fur seal recently.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Children grabbed younger siblings and fled to the safety of their homes, where stone doors slammed shut and sealed themselves in bursts of silver light. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Even though I sealed off my ears with my hands, I still hear ringing when I take them away, and I feel unsteady on my feet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When his left wing was sealed to the straps, Daedalus began working on the right. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His voice had the seal of a promise in it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She herself arranged for them to put the letters in a box sealed with pitch and told them to place it in her grave in a way best to protect it from the dampness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t exactly suspect Mr. Pignati of having murdered her and sealed her body behind a wall in the cellar, but I was suspicious. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal is back with a final bit of music and then the sky goes dark except for the moon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened the thick cream paper, saw the seal at the top, and stopped talking. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nearer the shore swam a mother seal with her pups, their heads bobbing in the water as they worked the fish schools near the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Small seal colonies were starting to form on some of the islands around Nantucket and Cape Cod. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The mobile quarantine facility was a modified house trailer with all the doors and windows sealed, to keep any moon germs inside. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z While we stood there, I watched all the different people who came to watch the seals. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z "The blood is die seal of your womanhood. Lady Catelyn might have prepared you. You've had your first flowering, no more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Beneath the tunic, hanging diagonally across my chest, is a soft leather satchel filled with flatbread, nuts, and fruit sealed in oilskin, along with a canteen of water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “No—wait. It’ll slop around and spill. Put in five and give us five in a can—one of them sealed cans.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The deer eyes are closed, and thank God will not open easily, for they are sealed with blood. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The evidence was sealed between two sheets of glass. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We covered the field with huge sheets of white plastic and sealed the edges with dirt. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “That is my promise to you, sealed with my blood: if you ever call me to help you, I will come.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Resin designed to seal a breach against that pressure? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with the windows tightly sealed, it served as a sounding box and you could hear everybody’s business. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The fishermen,” said the seal hunter, “they say you can sail right up into that new world.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I now own an airplane, Miyax. It’s the only way to hunt today. The seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone; but sportsmen can still hunt from planes.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z More robot arms and clasping grabbers will shuttle the sealed box down the line into the cargo hold of a truck waiting outside at the loading dock. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Before I sealed up the envelope, I remembered that in all my crazy drama, I forgot Martin's birthday, which was three weeks before mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She grinned, watching the blue sparks of fairy magic seal her wounds. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She does not have to fight for the smallest chunks of seal meat and penguins and worse. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z More than anything else, I think, Maddie went to war on behalf of the Holy Island seals. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z These figures reflected in the mirror are slightly askew, as if a different law of gravity, a different arrangement of space, exists inside, locked in, sealed up in the glass as if in a paperweight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His black leather jacket, that had a round US Marine seal on its right arm, hung over his right shoulder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s ninety percent cheaper to produce than an ordinary chip because the whole thing is sealed in so you don’t need clean rooms for production.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z By six thirty all hands were pitching tents, and Green was firing up the blubber stove to make dinner out of the seal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They hauled on their space suits and sealed the Ziploc zippers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mong stood up, still laughing, and leaned against the fence to watch the seals. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z However, I sealed it in a Ritz envelope. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Then my mother checked to be sure the doors and windows had been sealed against the clouds of mosquitoes outside, and we lay on our beds of cowhide. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As the attendants seal the door, one of them invites me to make myself at home. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I should have played here as my sealed move,” said Spassky, moving a little plastic piece and trying to demonstrate how he might have held on to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His mother takes the last form and seals it up in an envelope with the rest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The smell in Iofur’s palace was repulsive: rancid seal fat, dung, blood, refuse of every sort. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It forms broken trails of words, words sealed and resistant as stones. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Patriot forgers had also closed the letters with perfect copies of the governor’s royal seal. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We all laughed through sealed lips to keep from laughing full out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He was trying to seal off the front of his cell by hanging plastic bags and blankets all over the bars—the smoke was that dense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen into the dark doorway that he kept hidden inside, the terrible place he would seal up now and never return to if he could help it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If anything could have set the seal on Gryffindors victory, it was this. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Just as with Libra, a colony on the moon would have to be sealed to keep its atmosphere from escaping into the vacuum of space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I nodded, she let out a sound like a baby seal. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He handed me a sealed envelope, then held out his clipboard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z That the moment their circle was sealed, it was back to pranks and cruel jokes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But there’s no way to get back into the sealed glovebox right now without exposing myself. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From it he drew a parchment packet affixed with red wax seals. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I have refused Hamlet's letters and avoided his presence, as you, dear Father, have commanded. Here, I yield you this, its seal unbroken.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But at last he met Hector face to face and his doom was sealed as surely as a boar is doomed when he faces a lion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With one man down and one to go, Vanderbilt went to seal the deal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I seal the makeup pencil in the envelope when I’m done. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By the end of summer Cole had carved a seal’s head, a sparrow in a nest, and a raven. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We were protected again, thanks to the Fleece, sealed inside our magical borders. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the seals had started to return, and Mom and her research partners were watching them. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, as you can tell from how not dead I am, the Hab stayed sealed overnight. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that Russell Quitman’s fate had been sealed, I was feeling very guilty for all the zombie fantasies in which I had chopped off his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A number of times he halted to gawk at the transparent and magnified moon balanced atop a nearby mountain like a ball on a seal’s nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Three more red seals and ribbons dangled from the bottom edge. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One turned out to be a sealed vacuum cleaner bag full of dust that Crow had set behind the incinerator door. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometime in 1968, when I was in college, the FBI officially closed and sealed its investigation, charging no one for the murders. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He changed shape until I was holding a sleek black seal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It has a shorter nose than a seal, small webbed feet instead of flippers, and fur that is thicker and much more beautiful. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z That red candle was supposed to seal me forever with my husband and his family, no excuses afterward. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If he breaks the seal or tears it, I’m done for. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He did not like being sealed up inside with nothing real to touch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The seals were so lightly pasted, it was a simple matter to pull them off. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had the Marine seal on the right arm. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Thomas realized that only that wall was moving, heading for its neighbor to the left, ready to seal shut with its protruding rods slipping into the drilled holes across from it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He saw it clearly, how it had happened: she had opened a sealed envelope to read his note and been disgusted, and in her obscure way felt betrayed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She paused, her gaze straying to the four sealed letters she’d already prepared: one for each of the Masters, to inform them of the events of the previous night, and of her failure. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He hated unnecessary risks and disapproved of such shenanigans, knowing that leopard seals and killer whales could easily surface inside a lead and make a quick meal of the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Most of them ignored the sealed fissure in the marble floor at the entrance—a ten-foot-long jagged scar that hadn’t been there last summer—but I was careful to step over it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, Jesper could see the stacks of bills in palest Kerch purple, emblazoned with the three flying fish, row after row of them, bound in paper bands sealed with wax. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then I carefully sealed away my heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When the Poppers rushed onto the stage, both penguins and seals had found the stairway leading to the Swenson dressing room and were on their way upstairs. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She put her house key into the envelope and sealed it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Rillieux figured out that if the sugar syrup was heated in a series of special sealed pans, instead of in open cauldrons, the whole process would be transformed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The fuel tanks had even been sealed shut back in Moscow so that they couldn’t cheat and land somewhere along the way to fill up again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Everyone’s coven had to be sealed by a magical contract, to contain the magic and the witches in their own circles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The sound of the axles fades; silence seals itself back over the forest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He tried to imagine the purpose of such a thing, and he didn’t know which guess was worse—that they were being sealed in or that they were being protected from something out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t care about Chris’s stinky feet anymore, and our friendship was pretty much sealed, forever. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When it met, he tugged the line two times to make a tight seal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z State Department, and the seal on the envelope made it look very important. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The gate was already lowering, as the guards sealed it in accordance with Black Protocol. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Stone-dead she dropped into the sloshing bilge the way a tern plummets; and the sailors heaved her over as tender pickings for the seals and fish. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The seals looked very fierce, with their long black mustaches and black faces underneath. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I yank the zip and seal away the compacted version of my life I’m going to be living with. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Holly sealed the helmet to protect her eyes, riding out the final barrage of rocks. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I laughed so loud, it sounded like a seal barking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It seems to me that all the things we keep in sealed boxes are both alive and dead until we open the box, that the unobserved is both there and not. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Whatever had happened to her had sealed her shut, like an oyster at low tide. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It itched and never sealed quite right because it was the wrong size, but it was all Nailer had. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There is a large wooden plank over the door, but it’s not sealed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The cannibal, though, was too quick and had seized her before she could seal off the cave mouth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z To seal the crime, frame it with the victim’s curse, close his fate with the magic of naming. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z All day Rontu had been barking—at the cormorants, the gulls, the seals—at everything that moved. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They clapped shut behind us and sealed our fate. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny white-gold brooch of the Republic seal is clipped on its bodice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The paper was signed, dated, sealed, and witnessed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On each table was a jade jar sealed airtight with a jade lid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone door closed and its magic sealed us in. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Nay, the guard’s eyelids never close, and the storeroom seals are unbroken. It is someone in this shop who is robbing me.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Others spent their days hunting seals and penguins, which had returned with the warmer weather. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Never no turkey. You got a harbor seal there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My ears missed the snap of apple pancakes in the pan and my eyes missed the rainbow of fruits and vegetables sealed in jars on the shelves. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Emily undid the latch and opened the lid to reveal a yellowed stack of papers sealed in a clear bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She had the whole squad with her doing most of the boasting anyway, and Cymbeline sealed the deal. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Josiah’s factory reproduced many copies of the figure on brooches and seals, too. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “And since you seem unable to stop them, I wish to change some plans. All the gates have been sealed to my castle except the front one, yes?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We'd occasionally pass the time examining charts on tongue position or reading childish 5-laden texts recounting the adventures of seals or settlers named Sassy or Samuel. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Another day of that clatter would have sealed my valve for good. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere there was an actual arsenal, but it was closed off behind successions of sealed mesarthium doors, and anyway, Minya thought knives appropriate tools for butchery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "I will not be part of murder, Robert. Do as you will, but do not ask me to fix my seal to it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Unclasping the sealed envelope, Charles found two silhouette cards. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Through this frame she saw the soft eyes of the seals on the ice. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As I pulled into the minimall parking lot, I noticed that blue painters’ tape had been used to seal our hole in the board. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Hurriedly, they ignited a signal fire with dried grass and seal blubber. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Those records are sealed, but whatever they contained led her to give him a sentence of only fifteen years out of a possible thirty. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z By morning, the small garrison of American and allied forces could only watch as all of West Berlin was sealed off. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said Mr. Popper, “I have a better idea. We will keep the penguins. Mamma, you have heard of trained seals, acting in theaters?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the structure had been thrown together so quickly that they weren’t completely sealed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The lord fingered the ribbon, frowning at the seals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The point is, the borders are sealed to keep mortals and monsters out. From the outside, mortals look into the valley and see nothing unusual, just a strawberry form.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And as if to seal the deal, instead of learning to play electric guitar, I’d gone and chosen the cello. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wondered who was living there now or if perhaps it had been sealed up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything that can be captured and held down is sealed in clear plastic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky brightens when the seal of the Capitol appears as if floating in space. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They even handed over their wedding rings, which were replaced with copper bands that bore the national seal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was relieved that it wasn’t human hair and strangely delighted that it was a seal. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Over and over, in the years after 1647, scientists filled long glass tubes, sealed at one end, with mercury and inverted them in baths of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And here we were now opening the lid of a sealed jar, and all the anticipation of a tomorrow planned a thousand yesterdays ago came skittering to our feet like slick-shelled beetles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Our old enemies vanished with the seals and the walruses. If we meet new ones, we know how to fight.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In New York, I rolled and packed a great quantity of sticks, and sealed them into jars. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a note to you, Meg, all sealed up. How odd! Teddy never seals mine,” said Jo next day, as she distributed the contents of the little post office. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a pair were once sent with bulls to excommunicate Barnabas Visconti, but Barnabas only made them eat their bulls—parchment, ribbons, leaden seals and all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu had not even noticed the seal, he had been too drunk. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “One blow will crush a seal’s skull,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Taking up one strip at a time, she taped the cuffs of her gloves to the sleeves of her scrub shirt, running the tape around the cuff to make a seal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Dad had explained it, big boats like the Coral Queen are supposed to pump their toilet waste from onboard holding tanks into a sealed vat onshore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z No nose-kiss to seal the deal, but I knew it was decided. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever you wanted when you sealed up the bag. Go on and hide them now.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At four in the afternoon a roll of drums in the square announced the closing of the polls and Don Apolinar Moscote sealed the ballot box with a label crossed by his signature. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As he worked he hummed, and she made up words about the seal who wanted to be a coat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Harbor seal!” said John, and threw his arm around his companion in danger, and they laughed so hard that the tears ran down their faces. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I glued it in place like that and sealed the end. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The injury to Booth’s leg had caused the tissue to swell up and create a seal that could not be broken without inflicting agony upon the patient and possibly worsening the injury. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was about five feet tall, with slick black seal fur and stubby little feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The sun still sets quite late in the north of England in August, and Maddie on fabric wings flew low over the long sands of Holy Island and saw seals gathered there. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The officer sticks wooden stakes into the sand and ties neon tape around each to create a giant square of bright tape around the seal. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The tunnel behind her had already narrowed to just a few feet wide; soon it would be closed completely, and we’d be sealed in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There he untied his packet, and leaving the loaves scattered on a shelf, broke the seal on the barrel of dried fish, extracted two and put them on an earthen plate. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They’re rounded, like seals, only hard; they heat up in the sun, and stay warm in the evening when the air cools. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After the lids are sealed tightly, I rinse the outsides, then place them in the freezer. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When I was inhaling, I made a nearly airtight seal with the mask by sucking it to my face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As he turned aside his face a minute, I saw a tear slide from under the sealed eyelid, and trickle down the manly cheek. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z So I took the envelope—sealed—and carried it back to Mrs. Baker—sealed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z That bore Walder Frey's seal beyond a doubt, Catelyn thought bitterly; hold back, wait, watch, take no risk unless forced to it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Worsley manned the crow’s-nest with binoculars, a megaphone, and a flag, searching the ice pack for seals and then shouting and pointing out the seals to the hunters. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Sorry, my lips are sealed,” said the director. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys sealed their agreement with a glance and fell busily to work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Lyons reached into the safe and pulled out a document that was sealed inside a thick plastic sheet. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In quiet sleep she sealed his cherished eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sealed, just like the one in the confessional. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the tanks that stayed put sprung vacuum leaks, microscopic holes that had to be hunted down one by one and sealed by hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Ash watched the huntress, who was gesturing with her left hand as she spoke, and the ring she wore — a gold signet ring stamped with the seal of the Royal Hunt — winked in the light. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All around me there was a great numbness, as if I were sealed in wax ten inches thick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He lies crumpled in the center of the Republic seal. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His body is a patchwork of black skin like a seal’s and green and blue scales like a snake’s. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Looking at me the whole time, he placed the memo in the envelope, licked the flap, and sealed it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She folded the paper, slid it into the envelope, sealed it, then wrote her own address on it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Pursued by killer whales, which prey upon them when seals are not to be found, the bass had tried to escape by swimming toward shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire had left the ugly smell of smoke stamped and sealed on every piece of clothing that had survived the flames. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They have pressure seals, allowing the occupants to drive without space suits during long periods traversing the surface. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In Shadow’s dream, with the power of dream-logic behind it, the obligation seemed unarguable: he drank Wednesday’s mead three times, and sealed the pact—what other choice of action did he have? American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then my sister sealed them up in a piece of paper, and put them under some dried rose-leaves in an ornamental teapot on the top of a press in the state parlour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z If the seals keep multiplying, how many sharks are we going to get? The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But the windows here were shuttered against the storm, sealed up by crusts of blown snow and frost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stared at a row of dark vials, sealed in red wax, the labels bearing the symbol of a death’s head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If the letter tears or the seal is smudged, the Commandant will probably cut off my hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Withstanding forces far greater than it was designed for, it rippled violently against the airlock seal- strip. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ow,” I gasp, breaking the seal of our lips and taking a half step away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Shackleton announced they would make a holiday feast on the seal's liver at lunchtime. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Not enough to cause problems, but it's not a perfect seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And with the fresh patch kit, I can seal the arm with more resin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But he just stands there, motionless, like sealed concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Trained seal me, bounce, bounce, up, swish; again, and again, and again, until the guys stop bouncing and everyone is watching. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Then I should think it would have been perfectly plain—even to you—that my lips are sealed.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Vast sectors of the citadel were, in fact, sealed off, their contents a mystery. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When they brought the loan agreement Mister Hertzoon had signed to the bank, they found that—for all its official-looking seals—it was worthless paper. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once I figured this out and composed myself, I got a Ziploc-sized sample bag and waved it around a bit, then sealed it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around and notice sealed, unused boxes against a wall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I sealed it with tape, so there shouldn’t be any water in it. If you pass it here, I’ll open it. There’s some biscuits in it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Gaskets had to survive extreme temperature changes and maintain their airtight seal over long periods of constant operation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The White House was a silent, sealed fortress, almost all sound blocked by the thickness of its windows and walls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The magnetic seal opens with a click as I pull on its edge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Only after the first Polynesian settlers had exterminated moas and decimated seal populations on New Zealand, and exterminated or decimated seabirds and land birds on other Polynesian islands, did they intensify their food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Barely a hundred feet away, the mother seal and her spotted pups appeared, their doglike heads peeking out of the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When we got down to the Malecon, the whole area was sealed off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But usually you receive a letter made of heavy paper, stamped with the king’s crown seal below a short thank- you for your child’s life. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z The children’s faces were frozen, staring at the sharp object—a tool for removing waxen seals—that was now touching the soft underside of Gwenforte’s throat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The jury’s lightning-quick decision showed that the public sentiment to hang Guiteau had sealed his fate even before the trial began. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then they sealed the box again with a new label and the first thing on the following day it was taken to the capital of the province. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On all his previous visits, seals could be seen basking on the broken rocks below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His lids had sealed themselves nearly together; occasionally a thin tear trailed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The area was supposed to be sealed off, but they had come in by another route that led through a storeroom. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The silver boxes with their vacuum seals looked like something out of Wars. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Her labeled mason jars lined the shelves of the kitchen, in sealed pyramids, enough, they’d agreed, to last for their grandchildren to taste. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Are your last desires written here? This is your seal—yours who will never more smile up at me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He took up a piece of paper, wrote something on it swiftly, folded it and sealed it, and addressed it to General Putnam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up the envelope and rubbed my thumb across the seal, but all of a sudden, my fingers stopped working and I froze in place. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “It is from Lord Rowan,” Ana said, examining the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s popped out of its frame slightly, enough that its bulletproof, soundproof seal isn’t totally intact. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It lacked but one thing to place the seal of total success upon it, and that would take place very soon. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The headman called out in his own tongue, addressing the man by the name the old seal hunter had told him: Jopari. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost four months ago that the door was sealed shut between Hilly and me, a door made of ice so thick it would take a hundred Mississippi summers to melt it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was as dusty as everything else in the room, and its small doors were not sealed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The General sent a message on the limo’s computer to seal the gates of his house. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As always, the air was filled with the smell of rotting whale carcasses and the sound of elephant seals bellowing and belching on the beach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Inside our sealed bubble helmets, we couldn’t hear what they were saying, but we did smile and wave back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are the seals coming back to Cape Cod?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The present—the passing second of time—was all I had in which to control and restrain him: a movement of repulsion, flight, fear would have sealed my doom,—and his. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There were still piles of dogtooth violet bulbs and Solomon’s seal roots and a few dried apples. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His vigilance extended even to the design of the fair’s official seal. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Joaquin felt something crack open in his chest, and at the same time, another fissure started to seal itself back up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The letter was folded up, but had a red wax seal that had been broken. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The paper was tom and stiff with dried blood, but the broken seal was her father's, the direwolf stamped in pale wax. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I take the seal frame out of the drawer and tuck her picture inside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It fell over Elisha like a golden robe, and struck John’s forehead, where Elisha had kissed him, like a seal ineffaceable forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He was sending warriors to the borderlands, the city’s exits were going to be sealed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The madwoman learned to lock it away, seal it off with something else. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Derek came back ashore with the radio—a small unit with a weatherproof seal and fresh nicad batteries. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z "Almost thirteen thousand jars? Do you take me for a fool? I'm not about to pay the king's gold for empty jars and pots of sewage sealed with wax, I warn you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was in his subbasement lab holding up a small plastic bag with one speckled purple jelly bean sealed inside. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My heart built a barrier that sealed off my hope, my happiness, and my very soul, just like the wall the church had built to seal off the restroom where the four girls perished. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z From 1646 Torricelli’s experiment was widely performed, even though mercury was expensive and it continued to be difficult to get sufficiently sturdy long tubes sealed at one end. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A mottled brown linoleum sealed off the floor. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Sir,” he said, “kindly put your seal on the back of the portraits as they are scientific exhibits, and the images themselves must remain plain.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The burst vein sealed itself, but nothing remained of the monsters except a row of scorch marks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the day they found Joey, the police sealed off O-Hall, and we never went back there again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Kingsfield, in other words, falls way short of a place like Ruth’s centre in Dover, with its gleaming tiles and double-glazed windows that seal at the twist of a handle. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time she told no one, hoping that if she sealed the knowledge tight inside her, it would stay and grow. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sweat poured down his face and the thing almost slipped out of his hands a couple of times, but eventually he broke the first seal and moved on to the next one. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She was hoping this testimony was going to seal it, vindicate all the effort, the pretrial preparation, the way she and others had extended themselves to take on Reggie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As black fought against black, Alexandra was sealed off by armoured vehicles and soldiers, to prevent the violence and carnage from spilling into the suburbs, where whites were buying shotguns and rifles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was always dark and protected from the ravages of time, like a sealed pyramid. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ll seal off everything except the upper storage room and the tunnels leading in the front and out the back. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She set up her tent beside the barrel, banked the snow around the bottom to seal out the wind, and spread her ground cloth under it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dog bites and knife nicks on the men’s hands were frequently infected with seal blood, but there were no antibiotics to treat the inflammation. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was tightly rolled and sealed, with a button of hard pink wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He filled with gas, the sealed valve trapping it just as one pinches the mouth of a balloon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the seals that were multiplying off Cape Cod and how if I ever saw them hanging around the beach, I would stay out of the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal appears, underscored by the anthem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z On the third or fourth day, when a potter hoped that the correct temperature had been reached, the openings were sealed with clay plugs. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Satisfied, he takes a sealed envelope from the black gym bag on the floor and lays it across the veneered pressboard desk, making sure it’s straight. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He kissed her chin to seal the valentine. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Once I broke the seal on the patch kit, I had sixty seconds before the resin set. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Plague patrols have completely sealed off the Lake and Alta sectors. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “He was a shaman,” said the old seal hunter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The maester's medicines made an impressive display,- dozens of pots sealed with wax, hundreds of stoppered vials, as many milkglass bottles, countless jars of dried herbs, each container neatly labeled in Pycelle's precise hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I know who could tell you more,” said the seal hunter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But, as it occupied a corner, the windows facing the street outside the ghetto had to be sealed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Batia Reich, a relative who lived with us, entered the room: “Someone is knocking at the sealed window, the one that faces outside!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The air lock is a small sealed room surrounding the front door. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I can't quite make a perfect seal, so there's airflow . . . getting colder now . . . getting pretty uncomfortable . The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was full of golden potion and the cork was still tightly sealed with wax. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Ah! I got his Tartar name!” said the seal hunter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She waved her hand through the air, the gesture almost dismissive, and the cut on the boy’s arm sealed instantly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I know. But Lemoncello said books did no one any good sealed up tight. He said books need to ‘have their spines cracked, their covers opened, and their pages ruffled for them to come alive.’” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Even Frank helped by turning into a seal, which was kind of cool, though Percy claimed his breath smelled like fish. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tanin pressed her lips together, as if to seal in her sadness, her regret. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dog Town, beside the ship, was a noisy center of activity in the middle of a frozen sea, littered with seal bones and dog droppings. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I sealed the tub of Mo's Promise and put it securely between my feet on the chariot platform. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I seal up the huge cardboard box as securely as I can with strapping tape. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Sure. Where there are seals, there are whites.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She left a house that could not be left, where the back exit was sealed and the front door was monitored. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z This was to seal any cracks and holes, so that a hot agent could not escape by drifting through hollow electrical conduits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos showed him the black and gold ribbon that bore the royal seals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Take the one with the red seal to the couriers’ office and the one with the black seal to Spiro Teluman. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The seal showed a stag’s head within a flaming heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No, no, Master Fowl. My lips are sealed.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Olga kept this sealed up and buried like an ancient tomb. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She waited for the blood to coagulate, and then she pressed the Band-Aid over the cut, drawing the sides of the cut together to seal the wound. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a few syringes sealed in sterile plastic on a table near Beetee’s bed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The fireplace had been sealed off with a board, and where the fire would have been, there was a picture, woven like a tapestry, of a strange owl-like bird staring out at you. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The note was sealed with a dot of hard black wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “How’d you get up there, anyway? The door was open when I tried it, but it’s usually sealed tight.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Somehow I know that once they have been sealed, nothing in the world will convince the soldiers to open them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Denny got the motor running and we puttered downstream, looking for harbor seals, which he said sometimes wandered up the river. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Ruth and me are free, Pastor. Miss Finch freed us in her will. Momma, too, if she had lived. It was done up legal, on paper with wax seals.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A thick seal of crimson wax had been broken, and part of a folded paper protruded invitingly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “It was!” said Sierra, daintily clapping her hands together like a very polite seal. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Once sealed inside, the three of us were able to get out of our hot suits and take showers for the first time in eight days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I picked up a drop of Coke with the bottom of my straw and sealed the top with my thumb. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She would have to wait for the seal to dry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he wrote on the notebook: His face is too flat to be a seal’s. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He said: “Do you remember Mrs. Schachter, in the train?” never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard him say you look like a seal,” Håkon said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Uncle Kufa sealed the hole and dug another entrance close by with a hoe. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It predicted what might happen to the seal population off Cape Cod after the Marine Mammal Protection Act became law. Back then, seals had been my focus.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It isn’t enough to throw sealed boxes in the trash can. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The doghouse was a small, sealed cell like a dark, frozen, airless tomb. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky lights up with the seal, and I watch Foxface shine in the sky and then disappear from the world forever. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The structure had a roof, an old hospital blanket that sealed in the idea of privacy if nothing else. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “What did you mean when you said, ‘Wait for the seals’?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Only thing them Chinese folks in that movie et was whales and seals. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I folded the letter carefully, and sealed it in the envelope. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The back seat of the car is sheathed with plastic, the ashtrays on the doors still sealed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I hear words and voices and cries as if they are far away, sealed tight in a jar. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Gently, he cut a generous lock of hair and sealed it in a plain white envelope. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And the names of sealed and buried sorcerers and towers and obelisks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The air can escape through the valve, so it doesn't interfere with the resin making a good seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds out his hand to seal the bet. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Emily lifted the sealed papers from the metal box and stood. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We were both looking out at the seal tank, but it contained no seals, just an unoccupied island with rocky outcroppings made of plastic. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Get ready,” he said as he put the fighting knife to the seals. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The last, to historicize, I sealed in an envelope and mailed to myself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly, whatever Shostakovich did next was going to seal his fate one way or another. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At first the crew was relieved, since it meant the flimsy decking was sealed against further leaks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It had gotten dented on its journey through time and space, but the lid was still snug and sealed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Among zookeepers, Goliath’s death is famous; he was a bull elephant seal, a great big venerable beast of two tons, star of his European zoo, loved by all visitors. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I put back the letter and vouchers the way they were, lick the envelope, and seal it closed. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His mother’s lady curtsied as she extended to him a folded piece of paper, stamped with his mother’s bloodred seal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Gran gestured for the Spares to come forward, and as they stood there lined up, she made a giant X over their heads, magic to seal the contract until the impossible task began. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But after a while they’d all get tired of watching seals and move on. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The basis for the paranoia, I think, is the fact that you're always sealed up in that room and have become suspicious of the outside world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An echoing boom rumbled across the Glade as all four Doors sealed shut for the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z All of it was scrupulously sealed and double-wrapped but it didn’t do any good. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up one of the sealed boxes—it was lighter than he would’ve guessed—and moved back into the light, then set the box down on the metal grate of the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mark braced himself, sure that the intruders would make it to him before the thing sealed completely. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Tyrion laid the letters on the table beside his porridge, twin parchments tightly rolled and sealed with wax at both ends. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gently but firmly, she took his hands in hers, uncurled them, saw the telltale juice marks of bruised chokecherries that darkened his fingertips, then the pitiful, berry-stained smile that sealed his guilt! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I saw monsters patrolling the upper decks of the ship—dracaenas snake-women, hellhounds, giants, and the humanoid seal- demons known as telkhines—but we zipped by so fast, none of them raised the alarm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His eyes were closed and sealed shut with dried mucus. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She held a glowing branch next to the wood to dry the seals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it’s so dangerous, why not seal the wood in something that won’t burn, like plastic or steel? Why not put it in a safe deposit box?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jon ripped off his gaunt let, took die letter, cracked the seal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The benches were the top surfaces of the sealed buoyancy tanks. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In order to make the ship’s food stores last as long as possible, Shackleton was determined to feed the crew on seal meat, but not everyone approved of the plan. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z This job too he did well and patiently until it was done and the boat was sealed and sound. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And behind that was a composite toolbox, the opening of the lid sealed with black electrical tape. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Duct tape might seal a hairline crack, but it can't hold an atmosphere of pressure against the size of my broken faceplate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As Orde-Lees had reached the opposite side of the floe, the leopard seal burst up out of the water in front of him, jaws agape. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I took the sealed rectangles and turned them over to read the hand-printed labels. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You won’t know as long as the envelope is sealed,” said Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “They sealed off all of those before the start of the year,” said Neville. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The plutonium is inside a bunch of pellets, each one sealed and insulated to prevent radiation leakage, even if the outer container is breached. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin sealed up the wedge-shaped section to be sent back to the lab along with tissue samples, fish bone fragments, and a suspected tapeworm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The queen unrolled it slowly, studying the seals and signatures. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Today, the room was abuzz with activity as technicians sealed Iris into the specially designed shipping container. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the secretary's turn to seal her lips. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A plate was set out for her on the roof deck, sealed in plastic wrap, her name stuck to it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I topped the tank off with some more water from a sealed container that I'd stored in the trailer earlier. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The same shoebox that sat on my porch less than twenty-four hours ago; rewrapped in a brown paper bag, sealed with clear packing tape, exactly as I had received it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “You policemen had better get your hats off my seals now,” said Mr. Swenson. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Hannah sits scrolling through her phone, with her lips sealed but smiling. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The next day a messenger came to deliver an invitation stamped with the royal seal, and Ash hovered in the doorway to the parlor as her stepmother unfolded the letter and read it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From the stage could be heard the hoarse barks of the seals, who were going through their act. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Are there seals in the mountains? How shall we live?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At school the next day, Phoebe wore a fixed expression: a sealed, thin smile. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The seal had left an impression in the wax, and Tanin traced it with raw fingertips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Both envelopes were sealed, but Alex could tell they held keys. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When the steam cleared, she stepped inside and sealed the door behind her, then hosed the cubicle’s cement floor with water and scoured her workbench with alcohol. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After removing the core, we chewed up bits of maize pith and shoved them down the barrel, followed by paper spitballs to create a seal. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z An hour’s listening disclosed the fanatical intolerance of minds sealed against new ideas, new facts, new feelings, new attitudes, new hints at ways to live. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you look like a seal to me. The ones I’ve seen.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Did you say Grumman?” said the man sitting just along the bar, an elderly man in seal hunter’s rig, whose lemming dæmon looked out solemnly from his pocket. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Every other mammal that went to sea—seals, sea cows, dolphins—had to evolve for aeons to develop specialised organs and a hydrodynamic body. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She kisses my temple to seal the deal. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z To ensure a fair competition, each entry was given a number, and the applicant’s name was sealed in an envelope taped on the back of their design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was, quite simply, the first pressure cooker, a sealed bain-marie. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal’s back up, accompanied by a flat audio tone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Now the spirits can enter the bodies of the newborn seals and keep them safe until we harvest them again.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the men immediately killed a seal that was resting on the rocks, and Greenstreet staggered toward it and thrust his frozen hands into the bloody, steaming carcass. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z That means a seal from one looks much like the seal of another. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The self-adhesive seals that bound the wings to our backs were already melting, and we were shedding bronze feathers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Henry rolls his eyes and seals it with a smiling kiss, and they fall back into the pillows together, Henry’s wet hair and sweatpants and Alex’s naked limbs all tangled up in the lavish bedclothes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But, wonder of wonders, it was not sealed! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Once I break the seal on the patch kit, the binary components of the resin mix and I have sixty seconds before it hardens. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z So there we lay with beating hearts all morning while seals came shoreward out of ripples, jostling to take their places, flopping on the sand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes and the other lifers realized that, no matter who the president was, their fate was sealed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z That's great, but having seen the fragile nature of my handiwork, I wanted a good long test of the pressure seal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The one with self-care and the smiley faces was stuck to the front of the sealed pint of sea salt caramel in the freezer. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z When I sealed up the container, the camera was properly recording the readout of the power meter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We fox-trotted all the way around the seal tank, and still the song kept going on about the stars falling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Miss Trixie hovered about him, leaving only to seal some envelopes for Mr. Gonzalez, to visit the bathroom several times, and to catnap. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie takes a slide from a tray near the computer and, using a dropper, puts two drops of the orange liquid in its center, then seals the liquid in place with a second slide. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Jon fixed the lord commander’s seal and handed him the letter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Four stones still marked the corners of the boundaries, stones set with the great seal character of the House of Hwang. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t see any seals, which is good. Just stay between the boat and the land.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I slid my finger beneath the envelope seal, admiring the high-quality paper she always used. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She stiffened her lip to keep it from trembling and took a deep breath to seal the tears inside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There’s not a bubble of air getting through that seal. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dear Caleb, My cat's name is Seal because she is gray like the seals that swim offshore in Maine. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z So many jars, steamed and dried, filled and sealed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “We’ll be sending people from the party to watch the polling places and make sure they seal the ballot boxes.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as they were finishing, a leopard seal loomed through the mist, hunching itself across the ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Finally, numbness would overcome him and he would drop on the bed like a huge limp seal and sleep for days. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m afraid you do. It seals our deal. Third time’s the charm, eh?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The prison seal was stamped in blue ink for both of us to see. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The bounty was evil to the old men at seal camp, for it encouraged killing for money, rather than need. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I break the Scotch tape seal with my thumbnail and lift the lid. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When we sealed the crates to move them, I noticed that one was unlike the others. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Three of them—short notes on large pieces of paper that had been folded, sealed with sealing wax, and mailed without an envelope. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, I struggled to pull the aluminum seal back far enough to take a sip of juice. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The three of them were sealed up inside their Apollo command module on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy when a fire broke out inside the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a Hon merely turning its head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Where a red, tender-mango-shaped secret was pickled, sealed and put away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He could tell things apart that looked exactly alike to Marly—at least for a while—like Dutchman’s-breeches and squirrel com, and Solomon’s seal and twisted-stalk with their tiny bells, and violets! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s for the best, she said. I couldn’t believe she actually wrote that down, sealed an envelope, and mailed it to me.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Or they would cut the top off a big gourd they had grown and use that, sticking an ear of corn in the opening to seal it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrank from the very thought of breaking another door seal and repeating the nerve-racking process of mending it, but there was no other way. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He wore a crisp white shirt with an official seal stitched on the right sleeve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The cage was directly before the manor door, and the techies were securing a concussor seal to the surrounding wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then I sealed the new canvas pieces into place. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The island takes its name from the Dutch word for seal, hundreds of which once cavorted in the icy Benguela currents that wash the shores. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or even worse than bad luck: If you truly didn’t accept your given house, then you couldn’t be sealed with your coven during the ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The gang-plank reeled inward and sealed itself into a compartment in the side of the clipper. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You have sealed your fate. Every time you raise your blade in batde, every time you hope for success, you will feel my curse. Beware, Perseus Jackson. Beware.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was expecting a regular half hour of Sassy the seal and was delighted to find her packing up her tape recorder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Dedd took out the letter from her pocket and stared at the poorly sealed envelope. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Medical science does not seal the earth, whose nether creatures seep out, hair by hair, disguised like the smoke that dispels them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Asha crawled out from under her sleeping furs and pushed her way out of the tent, knocking aside the wall of snow that had sealed them in during the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The shore came gradually alive with seals, seagulls, and eagles, but no bears. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Remember the old seal hunter in Nova Zembla who told us about it? It must be six feet under now.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re hearing rumors of fresh competition. A new show called Seal Team Seven. With real seals. We need new episodes. We have to start shooting in two days or they could crush us.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They squealed and pawed their way up to her with their eyes still sealed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “A nod is a sufficient way to seal. I will come and claim my payment one day. Until then, Pandavas, go forth and slay.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z True to its name, the island presented them with an elephant seal on landing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Soon the seal's in the sky, the anthem plays in my right ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He quickly sealed off the vial and held it up for everyone to see. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thick, creamy, parchmentlike envelopes from the National Geographic Society affixed with red wax seals. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z For better and worse, my daily fate was thenceforth sealed, and I was freed of the awful unpredictability of Sergeant Holmes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With impatient, shaking hands I broke the seal in order to devour the good tidings I had waited to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Juvenile records are sealed, so it’s impossible to reconstruct exactly what went down. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As the lights dim and the seal appears on the screen, I realize I'm unprepared for this. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "Increasing bridge pressure to 1.03 atmospheres. . . . Pressure is steady. We have a good seal." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He keeps his lips sealed as he chews, his jaw working in an exaggerated motion. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But before Charles could even seal that letter for the post, the baby took a turn for the worse. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A third tank held a dozen humanoid creatures with sleek seal bodies, doglike faces, and human hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They wept and talked until eight o’clock at night, and that afternoon in the Hotel Frances they sealed a pact of friendship that would last for many years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a seal of stability, their wedding, because as long as they were married, his world with them was safe. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe some rats got into it and stole some. Don’t worry, tonight I will seal it very tight,” he says. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing is sealed off, except for a repair garage around the corner and a part of the first floor containing men’s and women’s locker rooms and rest rooms. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “In a word, the seal of silence has been imposed, and this is the best proof of the vigorous work that is going on now abroad.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The sealed envelope hangs from the second topmost button of her coat, until Prospero arrives. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I want ladies’ wear sealed off in a plastic bubble and trucked away to some place of safety, some museum of retail history. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She glared at me, and I realized I was more frightened of Belet than this guy, so I held out the royal seal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z On the small bench underneath the window he found a sealed envelope and a basket with a woven lid. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad had put them in an old crystal vase we had, and left the sealed envelope at its base next to a note from him that said Back at 5. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Solomon’s seal had dark blue berries in a neat row where the flowers had hung under the leaves. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The room was as silent as a tomb; it took in the outdoor noises and sealed them inside itself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When activated, several alloy rods in the seal’s collar would be detonated simultaneously, effectively disintegrating the door. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "Even his brother is a pup beside him. My lords, open your eyes. Do you need to see his seal on the corpses? It was Gregor." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The first line of defense against a hot agent is sticky tape, because it seals cracks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed the Crown Prince, who, like Chaol, was swathed in a red cape, pinned over the left breast with a brooch fashioned after the royal seal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then she glided and shifted her weight, gracefully executing a combination of steps which the bent woman had danced long ago at seal camp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The school seal has been pressed over a photograph of my mother at the age of thirty-seven. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days after we moved to the ghetto, the Nazis sealed the gates, locking us inside. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When the raven came, bearing a letter marked with Father's own seal, and written in Sansa's hand, the cruel truth seemed no less incredible. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Senior monitors started fanning down the aisles to locate the source of the trouble, but before the monitor was even with their row, Knapp's hands were folded in his lap; his lips, sealed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He had a hard time keeping the wings in position while he sealed them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her constant efforts to keep me safe is like being vacuum sealed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He ran past where the crew had sealed off a part of the cargo hold, headed deeper into the belly of the torn ship, searching desperately through cabins and storerooms. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “He walked you all the way to seal camp,” Martha told her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was wide awake, remembering everything—the seal, his fear, the golden goblet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When my parents finally got official custody papers with legal instructions from a judge, I guess that sealed everything. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Can one read a cat’s face, a seal’s, an otter’s? The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He sealed the envelope flap with his fist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Jinny dropped the cushions, leaned over to tug the paper free, and was shocked to discover herself in possession of a sealed packet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Although the borders remained sealed to tourists, life started returning to something a little closer to normal after The Occupation ended, which was soon after I left. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The doors of the Apprentices’ Quarters were locked and sealed at nightfall, and there were no exceptions to the rule. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z None could stand so high unless God’s seal was on him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes he helped people set nets; sometimes he scouted the ocean in his kayak as he searched for seal colonies. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An elephant seal or two increased their food supply. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Singing to the seals and hollering to the herons. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When we sense lipopolysaccharide, we are likely to turn on every defense at our disposal; we will bomb, defoliate, blockade, seal off, and destroy all the tissues in the area. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She normally kept it sealed in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, but the afternoon breeze was so pleasant she brought Mother out to enjoy it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll admit, it was easier for the boy. He was here before I could snap the seal on a bottle. Begging me for another chance to go in. But what can you say?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Holly cranked open the heavy door, the rubber seal yielding with a hiss. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “That’s the big gun, but it stinks to high heaven. Best to keep that container sealed tight,” she said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z What are some ways the images like the one on the seal, made by non-lndigenous people, might affect your ability to see, know, and understand Indigenous peoples? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The world had become a hermetically sealed cattle car. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The rotted corpses of fish and of whales, of seals and sea monsters, will wash in the waves. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Their hands were bound behind their backs and their mouths were sealed with tape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stadium turns hushed as an assistant hands him a sealed envelope. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The selkie stories of seal creatures were well known, oft told, and in all of them there was a shed skin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was shaking his head in defeated disapproval as much as to say, If you must, my lips are sealed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Once again, the diploma seal over the doctor’s left shoulder made for a good visual target. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then she gives me that glare over the tops of her glasses, seals the paper in an envelope, and hands it to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And the letter was sealed with a smear of hard pink wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This shifting front of rich ocean, about twenty-five miles wide, is the most fertile ecosystem in the world, supporting awesome numbers of fish, seabirds, seals, and whales. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He was rooted in Georgia because of the seal on his birth certificate. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the sealed bookcase, Charles saw twelve book covers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They sealed the cardboard valise with clear tape. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The seal was hungry one day, or bored, perhaps, so she ate one hundred pennies. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The three of us were like well-oiled robots, our assembly line never veering off course: fold, stuff, seal, repeat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lyra chewed some of the seal meat she found in her pocket. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the royal seal out of my pocket. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When Mr. Dimming hurries in carrying a stack of papers sealed in plastic, he scans the room to see who’s here. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We reach out our hands and seal our pact. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you have a seal, or ring or anything like that?” she asked as she smeared the wax across the top of the bottle’s stopper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There is only an efficient cause: the balance of weights; and a structure or form that makes the balance possible: a sealed tube up-ended in a bath of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” Jay asked, mashing his fingers into the soft beeswax Mama used to seal her jars. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Let me get this straight — I’m the baby seal, right?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Why was it necessary to put a protective seal on the brow of Cain if there were no other people to protect him from? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He flipped open the jacket and saw the prison library seal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Stuttering the name of God, Mother walked to the green iron door, its two sides sealed at the center with a large locked bolt. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I run an experimental finger near the seal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “What’s there? I’ll tell you. Two long coastlines, a hundred hidden coves, otters in the lakes, salmon in the rivers, clams along the shore, colonies of seals offshore, tall pines for building ships.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In order to contain the epidemic, authorities sealed off the area. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When he understood the layout of the building, he circled to the front and told the monkey workers that he wanted the back areas of the building completely sealed off—airtight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets so that none would be able to open it until his own true heir arrived at the school. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z More security men were moving to seal off the exits, following orders from Mrs. Jones, while Alan Blunt looked on, for once in his life out of his depth. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z We open a door near the bathroom and pierce a seal into an entirely different biome of the hospital—red brick, indoor trees, posters of notable doctors who practiced there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But Sana beats me to it, and Mazen gives her a brief, annoyed look before gently lifting the seal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I wanted to dig up the tubers of the Solomon’s seal from a big garden of them on the other side of the gorge. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m counting 011 the Alacrans to have forgotten about the override. They must be in some kind of trouble, or they wouldn’t have sealed themselves off.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A roll of crisp white parchment sealed with golden wax, a few short words and a smear of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he killed his first seal his mother took off her rings, for he was a man, and this was her way of bragging without saying a word. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tired and hungry, Wild devoured a seal steak as he described their nine hours of searching the coastline. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When she touched the skin to that empty space, it wobbled, then sealed itself right onto her side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But a month passed and still she kept Obinze sealed in silence, gagged her own mind so that she would think of him as little as possible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Out of the peanuts he fished a metal cylinder sealed with tape and marked with a biohazard symbol. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his business to stick the leaden seals on papal bulls, and, so as to preserve the Secrecy of the Pope, they used to make sure that he could not read a won! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The seal of Panem lights up on the screen and remains there while the anthem plays. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In his room, Ben packed his gym shoes and trunks into a blue zippered bag that had the Marine Corps seal stamped in white on the outside. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Roberto and I walked around the field with shovels, making sure the plastic sheets were completely sealed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He carried all three portraits to the front counter and was about to stamp his embossed gold Hofacket’s Fine Portraiture seal on the lower left corner of each one when Granddaddy stopped him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Being back at the courthouse where his fate had seemingly been sealed four years earlier had shaken him as well, but he forced himself to smile when I walked in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Each frame was filled with honey and sealed over with beeswax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined a shark popping her head above water, getting a look at a colony of fat, tasty seals sunning themselves on the rocks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A Marriage to Seal the Alliance To seal the accord with Octavian and prove his loyalty to Rome, Mark Antony—who was newly and conveniently single— agreed to marry Octavian’s sister, Octavia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Walking away, I glance in the bag and see the surprise is the seal frame. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z That shadow would marry this shadow, and the peculiar, yellowish soil of our locality seal the wound in the whiteness, and yet another snowfall erase the traces of newness in Joan's grave. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z You are one born with the power to control that which is in the sealed room. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But now, with what he’s done to help us escape, he’s sealed his fate. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In that way it was not much different than if they had died at Wake Island or Iwo Jima: the bodies were dismembered beyond recognition and the coffins were sealed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Eventually one was spotted, and the men were happy to see it was inhabited by a large crabeater seal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Tall vent pipes on the roof discharged filtered exhaust air that was being pumped out of sealed biological laboratories in side the building. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time, Gene Johnson had closed off the back rooms and sealed the main entry door with sticky tape. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I also benefited from the special prestige of having the seal of approval from that Very Important Woman about the town of Mason, Mrs. Swerlin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While Min always stayed at the kiln during the crucial first stages of warming and adding more fuel, he usually went home after the openings had been sealed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At one time it was a dog-trot hall, but Dr. Finch had sealed it in and built bookshelves around the walls. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Yes, patent, with a gold seal and red ribbons too if that had been practicable. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Kohl’s expression shot to higher horror, as if this error somehow sealed the deal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Tight on the Capitol seal on a wing, which melts back into the image of my face, shouting at the president. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A manila folder is tucked inside the box, along with loose papers, envelopes with broken seals, postcards with bright illustrations. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The legionnaires will have sealed off the Quarter by the time we get to one of the gates. We’ll have to take the tunnels and hope they haven’t sealed those off.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z You can substitute lead piping for glass, so again the material cause is irrelevant; any pipe sealed at one end will work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Milkman didn’t understand the Latin and he didn’t understand why the wolverine state had a buck painted on the seal. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending to be dolphins, then seals, then ships that could sail far across the sea. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He had bested his enemy with exactly the scornful phrases he had imagined this morning, and the seal of success was on the day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The storeroom yielded nothing more except the tantalizing fragrance from boxes and kegs all sealed and forbidden him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I slip out a sealed letter and read aloud. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The edges were sealed without any bulky welds, and the metal had a dull, burnished look that made me guess it was more than simple steel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Can he quench his thirst with parchments and waxy seals? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then his other hand sealed my mouth shut. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But she doesn’t, and he can’t, and his heart is on a plane over the Atlantic right now, coming to DC to seal the deal over a well-photographed lunch with June the next day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At that lawless flower-child Camp Day-Glo, they probably let you drive when your foot could reach the pedal without breaking the moisture seal on your training pants. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It was a harbor seal, but had so few spots that it was a rare prize. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father is a man of honor. If I put my seal to an agreement, he will fulfill its terms. You have my word on that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Both of these stoves were stoked with seal blubber and could boil two and a half gallons of water from ice in half an hour. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Donovan uncapped the tightly sealed container and from the oil bath within he withdrew a second cube. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Had the couriers' office noticed a flaw in the seal? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The officers seal off surrounding streets and leave little room for escape. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The envelope was still sealed, but crushed like Big Ma had been holding on to it for hours, waiting for us to come home. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The escape instructions, prepared carefully by his MI6 handlers, had been sealed into the hardcover binding of a book. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally they bought a waterproof cape that enveloped her completely, made of semitransparent seal intestine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, a long time ago, there was a French explorer named Cadillac, and he was the one who discovered Detroit. And that seal was his family seal, from France.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Each kabob looked like a soft brown log, shiny with oil and fat, dimpled where Dad had pinched it to seal it onto the skewer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Leaning back on my elbows, I slid down till the water sealed over my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the entrance had been sealed up, there was not a glint of light inside the cave. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “They said they will liquidate the ghetto only if we do not come out. By hiding, we seal our death warrant,” Moshe said. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought about him now, as I stared at the college seal on the top left corner of the envelope I held. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Go silent,” whispered Kelp, and immediately eleven full-face visors slid down to seal in the sounds of his squad’s breathing and communications. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I took a fifty-franc note from my pocket, put it in the envelope, sealed it, and handed it to the patronne. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Here, it was as if I was sealed into a noiseless box, and even when I opened a window, all I could hear was the rhythmic whisper of cars driving on the nearby road. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Ash shut the door and looked down at the letter, but the light was too dim to make out the details of the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a small keg of salted fish in the storeroom; its enticing aroma always filled the place, but Gebu kept it sealed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yes, I heard that,” said the seal hunter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The many years in seal camp alone with Kapugen had been dear and wonderful, but she realized now that she had lived a strange life. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep her in a cage, or a sealed room, like this one, and her magic cannot be used to escape. While under confinement they become fairly docile and obedient.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The walls of the new house are painted, the driveway sealed with pitch, the shingles and sun deck weatherproofed and stained. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He inoculated two sealed, aerated cartons with a mixture of two fly strains—ABC and CBA—in a one-to-one ratio. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even though Roosevelt didn't have a tape measure, he used a pocket ruler to take the measurements of the seal, a rare find in New York City. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He reached the box and ran his hands over it, checking the seal, then nodded slowly. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I sealed the letter and went to grab a stamp from the junk drawer in the kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Wild ran for his rifle and brought the seal down with one bullet, and when the eleven-foot-long animal was butchered, the men discovered fifty undigested fish inside its stomach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I flipped to a clean page in the sketch pad and made a line drawing of the snout, filling in the defensive wounds from the seal in all of the right spots. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They’d point at the seals and laugh or say how cute they were. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They were sealed in the hollow heel of my boot. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She asked Papa to seal the base of the tent by piling extra dirt, about six inches high, all around it outside so that animals, especially snakes, could not crawl underneath during the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead of remaining and playing, he swam with steady strokes under Simon and crawled out of the other side of the pool to lie there, sleek and streaming like a seal. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She turned her attention to the memories sealed inside the Sorrow Eater. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The Capitol seal is back with a final musical flourish. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I stared at the seals for a sec, trying to decide what I thought about that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A soft hope blent with my sorrow that soon I should dare to drop a kiss on that brow of rock, and on those lips so sternly sealed beneath it: but not yet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The Puritans saw the Indigenous people as incapable of salvation but still in need of aid, as the colony’s official seal suggests. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Tucked between the last two pages, she finds an old sealed envelope. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The court bailiff carried the sealed verdicts to the bench. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote something on a piece of paper, sealed it inside an envelope, and gave it to me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z So I say, "Absolutely. My invisible lips are sealed." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Iorek Byrnison took not the slightest notice, but continued to rub the seal blubber all over his armor, the care and attention he was paying the task reminding Lyra of her own devotion to Pantalaimon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If I put my seal to this, I will forever be remembered as the lord commander who gave away the Wall, he thought, but if I should refuse... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once the door seal was opened, sweet surface air flooded the cabin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He pulled at his necklace, extracting a coin with a seal stamped on it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Some of them chewed raw seal meat to swallow the blood and ease their parched throats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It is also not restricted to our time: Sumerian cylinder seals from the third millennium b.c. and Taoist flags in prerevolutionary China displayed constellations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Prepare yourself, foolish boy. Whether you survive this or not, you have sealed your doom!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. Don’t worry. Had to go through that hatch room to get out and saw the boxes—still sealed and safe.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z With relief he peels back the foil covering his breakfast, extracts the silverware from its sealed plastic packaging, asks the British Airways stewardess for a glass of orange juice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “At last my valve seems to permit a visit to the factory. I must not pass up this opportunity. If I wait, it may seal up for several weeks.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant the hymn ended, the choir coach began to give her lengthy opinion of people who can’t keep their feet still and their lips sealed tight during the minister’s sermon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Another had a parchment shoved between its teeth, its wax seal still unbroken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He drew a paper from his sleeve, sealed with the sigil of his House. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was hidden deep inside the embassy walls and could be entered only through an unmarked door sealed with a cipher lock. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z After Stuart had sealed his letter in an envelope, he turned to the storekeeper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I carefully place the vials inside and seal it off. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She pulls it into her lap, removes a parchment scroll, and breaks the queen's seal. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She sang to the spirit of Amaroq in her best English: The seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. St. John—sitting as still as one of the dusty pictures on the walls, keeping his eyes fixed on the page he perused, and his lips mutely sealed—was easy enough to examine. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He cracked the seal, flattened the parchment, and read. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each child who wanted extra pocket money submitted a sealed bid saying what he would do the job for. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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