| 单词 | shore |
| 例句 | Why couldn’t he just want to have a normal life on shore? The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He fired twice as they came over, one bird plummeting into the water and the other landing with a thud on the shore nearby. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to buy you good food, medicine for your fever, and things to shore up our shelter and make it comfortable. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They grumbled, but we pulled into shore, dragged our canoes up to the drier ground under the pine trees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie gave him money for the fare to the north shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The harpies fell behind, and soon the shore of Camp Half-Blood was nothing but a dark smudge. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z On autumn nights, in some parts of the city, the wind from the lake brings a sweetish smell to shore. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It read: Go at once to the culvert opening on the south shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She has sat back quietly, hoping she has learned, at last, to let the mighty wave of tradition roll on through her life and break on some other female shore. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Now that we were on shore, I again began to think about what had happened to my mother. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On her left Gods Eye lapped calmly against its shores. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She pitied him and rising lightly from the water like a sea-gull she told him his one chance was to abandon the raft and swim to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “We found a little cottage on the north shore of a lake,” Dad explained. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the tall grass near the shores and sprinkled magic water over his body and rifle. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Better yet, folks could spend an afternoon dodging and diving in the icy waters of Lake Michigan, at one of the eight beaches that lined the city's eastern shore. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He could make out the bay and see moonlight reflecting against one shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He was buried with Martha under the white sand at the Jersey shore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Half my mind on sea, half on shore. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The waves foamed around the shore and the rocks that lurked beneath the surface. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z New wooden fortifications topped the old stone walls on the outskirts of town, and watchtowers had been built along the shore, but the war had not touched Oxscini’s forested lands yet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He listened, not moving, and heard the ripping again, but behind him this time, and closer to shore, and ahead of him—one after another. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Instead, she swims clumsily, steadily toward shore, sunk low like an overladen boat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z All he could see were the distant lights of Ravenel strung like a bracelet down the river shore. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But however long it was, he saw that the dory had not drifted out much from the shore lights, and that now, as he pulled steadily on the oars, the lights really were coming closer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Since he was very unwell and no longer able to drive a car, one of his co-workers drove him to a private hospital in the city of Kisumu, on the shore of Lake Victoria. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the fog burned away, the mist level lowered until she was deposited upon the shore of wakening. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When they returned to the shore, she saw Mary Lou's body lying on the ground. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Though she couldn’t see what was upsetting Hushpuppy, she instinctively grabbed Tidbit’s hand and led him away from the shore. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As the last boats of our first wave reached the shore, Johnny watched from that flag bridge. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Some two hundred Indians watched them from the shore, politely inviting them to come back for another short visit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He released the right jib sheet, frantically pulled in the left, felt the sail fill and begin to draw, pulling, pulling the Frog away from shore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it zipped right back up to the shore beside Jinny’s legs and gave a gentle nudge, bumped her shin softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Denna would bathe on the other side of the nearby fir tree, out of sight on a sandy bit of shore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A man thrown around greatly—or whatever multum iactatus meant—thrown around on the shore and on the sea by something he did not understand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It was not the stranded ship that was sinister, nor the crying gulls, nor the thin black funnel pointing to the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He closed his jacket, hunched his hands into his pockets, and set off to the spot on the shore where he hadn’t jumped on that very day he had met Mrs. Cobb. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We were arrived at the isle’s eastern shore; we unloaded cartloads from the stores. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Because our school was so close to the water, we’d regularly walk the block down to the shore for a quick excursion. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I choose the path winding along the shore, leading to a row of red-painted benches facing the ocean. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok looked behind them, at the Gold lights of the western shore winking off with the rising sun. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They were never more than a few steps from the cool Mediterranean, and Abdulrahman would follow Ahmad to the shore and up the great Phoenician stones of the wall. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “One or th’other, for shore. Howdy, Miss Effie Belle!” he called to what looked like a shadow just inside the Tates’ front door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A minute later, she heard Shay swimming for shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As soon as she stepped out of the tent onto the frozen shore, she saw a small dock scarcely twenty feet from where they had set up camp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He let a powerful wave lift and carry him toward shore, then swam back out. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the brush houses by the shore Kino’s neighbors sat long over their breakfasts, and they spoke of what they would do if they had found the pearl. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, she said, my mother was pacing the shores across Buzzards Bay, her breasts swollen with milk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “I brought the rope! If I throw it to you, we can pull you to shore!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Soon the shores of the pond were so crowded that a policeman was sent from headquarters to announce that everybody would have to stop pushing, but nobody did. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a mile or more, and it was some time before they came back, paddling two boats swiftly along the shore. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was completely uninhabited, not a single bush or tree, just barren dirt to a shore of endless water. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Another man said, “Yeah, but one of’m shore is strange around the eyes.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had been coasting along all too hospitable shores for five years when he turned up as James Gatz's destiny at Little Girl Bay. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “That must be the north shore of the lake,” Nhamo decided. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The beast crawled out of the lake, and when it reached the shore, it panted and gasped, exhausted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Little Ann would ease herself in and swim like a muskrat for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The announcer was saying something about the Isle of Wight and the Normandy coast and Royal Air Force bombers attacking enemy coast-defense guns and United States Air Force bombers attacking shore defenses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Timothy warned against going into the water here because the sharks could swim close to shore. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Things were going hot and dark, but when they found his body washed up on some distant shore, they’d know he’d gotten what he came for. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The house was set right up against the shore, facing Puget Sound and, across it, Seattle. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As far as Nhamo knew, it contained no animals larger than mice, and the shore was too steep for hippos to invade. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on Malaga Island, the orange light flared higher, and a line of lanterns headed toward shore, disappearing from Turner’s sight as they neared the granite ledges. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I see them! There, on the shore! Footprints.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He pulled his legs out of the lake and crawled on his hands and knees until he was away from the wet- soft shore and near a small stand of brush of some kind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Serenity and I take off on our own along the shore, observing everything, meeting gazes and waving hello to strangers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 She managed to grab an overhanging branch when she got close to shore, but the baskets got wet and even the mealie bag was dampened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They stuffed their shirts into the gaps and paddled by hand, for miles, until they reached the Egyptian shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I fear I shed none, anticipation of coming adventures blotting out remembrance of those past; I fairly trembled with eagerness to reach the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Not by that acrid taste, not by the dread of facing the thing that had pursued her through Flatbush and down the shore at Coney Island. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “They are making a party to search the shore. The men in the city will look for you. Do you still have the pearl?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of his waking voice, perhaps a caw as hoarse as mine had been when I’d washed up on this very shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The man took one look at the motley crew and frantically paddled his canoe toward the shore, desperately trying to get away. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Across the river the south shore was black with men and horses, stirring like angry ants as they caught sight of the approaching ships. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And so Bono and I, Clippinger and Olakunde lay that night in the mud of the marsh, flies thick upon our heads, roots around our fingers, guns lain in leaves upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I do not know. I do not remember being built. My very first memory is waking up on the northern shore of this island.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We hove up onto shore just as the sun was dimming behind acres of gray clouds, perhaps an hour left until full dark. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Will looked along the shore, past the lighthouse, and saw the coast rising in a great series of cliffs that disappeared into the haze of the distance. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If the Sea King could calm the waters, the monsters would stop coming to shore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Other dark forms were clustering in the fog, and the jeering screams of a hundred more harpies sounded from farther along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Eventually, she gave up and made for shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We must’ve been on the north shore of Long Island, because on this side of the house, the valley inarched all the way up to the water, which glittered about a mile in the distance. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Just let the sun bake my face and listen to those waves hitting the shore, one after the other. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “See what the waves brought to the shore last night. Catch some crayfish, ashaageshinh, watch out for their claws. I don’t mind helping.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A rumble went through the crowd, then fell away like a wave retreating, drawing pebbles out from shore. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in Alexandria, during the six hundred years beginning around 300 B.C., that human beings, in an important sense, began the intellectual adventure that has led us to the shores of space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she heard Mr. Curtain send S.Q. away, and suspecting a trap, she beat a quick retreat down the culvert to the shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In this way, streaming and tripping the anchors, we surfed in to shore. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Pacific is my home ocean; I knew it first, grew up on its shore, collected marine animals along the coast. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bono watched the swimming lessons from on shore, too, and now there was no jest about him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But Brian moved along the lake, up from the shore and back, and finally he found a stand of large poplars where beavers had been working. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Already a flight of four had been seen over the southwest shores of Hosk, not alighting but spying out the sheepfolds, barns, and villages. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s an attractive and drizzly winter’s night, scraps of melting snow shored up against the edges of the Place de la Concorde, the city looking ghostly, its windows jeweled with raindrops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The ocean was ruddy, as were they, and some passed into the sea from the shingle, and others rose from the sea and waded to shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I put on the longest string of beads, which were blue, and a pair of blue bracelets, which exactly fitted my wrists, and walked down the shore, admiring myself. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His boat lay not far from the bay’s western shore. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I surfaced, free from his grasp, and started swimming again toward the far shore. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The shore surrounding the ice moat was little more than a slender, slippery rind of white stone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Our Company proceeded north along the shore, a woodland upon our right; then marched along a road that led into the interior of the island, past a sizeable pond and several prosperous farms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Speaking of the weather, as we sat there tucked away all afternoon I watched the thick rain clouds I’d seen earlier creep slowly toward shore and us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Of the four two-man teams who would attempt the journey, three didn’t make it past the initial shores of the Atlantic. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This summer we’re in a rented cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mance Rayder’s host had broken against the Wall like a wave upon a stony shore, though the defenders were no more than a handful of old men, green boys, and cripples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beside the plain blue home- spun and white linen which modestly clothed Aunt Rachel and Judith, Kit’s flowered silk gave her the look of some vivid tropical bird lighted by mistake on a strange shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I shore didn’t waste no time mindin’ them boogers,” Grandpa said the next morning when he was telling us all about the robbery. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When the bottom of the boat scraped onto the icy beach, she jumped out, her boots splashing into the shallow water as she dragged the boat onto the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The tornado tore one more time at the shore on the opposite side of the lake— Brian could hear trees being ripped down— and then it was done, gone as rapidly as it had come. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the species is usually to be found in the Mediterranean, a superb blue roan specimen was caught by merpeople off the shores of Scotland in 1949 and subsequently domesticated by them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship began to circle the kelp bed and I thought surely that it was going to return to the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The famous reggae singer Bob Marley was himself a Rastafarian and helped spread the word beyond the Jamaican shores. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The pines threw their roots around the shore’s boulders, grappling with the living rocks and wrestling them into position. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The leaves tossed with a rushing sound and the scent of wild gardenias hidden somewhere in the trees blew from the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too far to jump to the shore and both banks were steep. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many of these animals on the shore near my camp, but I lacked a weapon with which to kill one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was beginning to be daylight we were quite close to the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She could see the dark-line of the shore about a stone’s throw away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z My voice was crumbling, and I struggled to shore up its supports. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I watched them through the binoculars as they pounded the shore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There, in the distance, he could just make out a jutting promontory of ice and the blessed black slash of a dark gravel shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He pointed to a distant bit of shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We were so close I could see how hard the surf was pounding the shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Scipio steered the boat close to the shore. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z All through the bombardment the President Adams and the other eleven transport ships kept moving in closer to shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dog Squad!” shouted a weeping mother dog on the far shore of the river. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The solitary gray animal loped along the shore, stopping every dozen strides to look around and sniff among the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Unlike dirt, water seems alive, moving and shifting, always making lapping sounds against the boat and shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It traveled with nothing more to interrupt it and broke against the shore of Lanheedron Island just before two o’clock in the morning. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The roar was a warning, and the men hurriedly paddled their canoes toward the shore for safety. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The wind blew hard and few bales of otter skins lay on the shore so probably the ship would leave at dawn. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I come in peace and wish to parley,” he said to the men on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason summoned a gale so strong, it pushed them into the sky, while Percy sent a ten-foot-tall wave against the shore, knocking Hercules down a second time, in a cascade of seawater and pineapples. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Who knows, your very flesh may be polluted, dirty as an oily beach, sure death to shore birds and unborn babies. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than try to move the raft across the lake, he decided to pull it around the edge in the shallows, and he started moving along the shore. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 Then, remembering the chest the Aleuts had brought to shore, I set out for Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida's boat stayed behind like a shadow, hardly more than a black speck against the dark outline of the shore. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The rocks on and around the shore were jagged, and we often cut and scraped our legs as we worked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re still a good distance from shore when the tow boat releases our rope. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Evidently the algae covered the shore thickly, for it was all I could find. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He stood alone, like a shipwrecked man on the shore. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “We still got to reach shore before nightfall, or our troubles have only just begun.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He kicked and pulled and pushed, taking the shortest way straight back to shore, hanging to rest many times, then surging again and again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a break in the mountains on the right bank, a flattening-out with a low shore line that I thought must be Cannobio. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Tell me, why is it that your race is driven from every country whose shores you land on? Why can you never find a place that will take you?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I had one of the flags coaches used from the shore to send signals to the boats on the water. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Men and women from the shore wade into the sea. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “The city? I thought you went to the shore.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Fishers from town ride their bicycles into little boats, parking the bikes while working by hanging them in the off shore trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s a secretive, watchful forest, though hard to get lost in, so close to the shore. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, rubbing her hand over her face as she remembered the vision of Kaede leaving the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z These zippy “contact” boats then ran the liquor into shore. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He had become the black messiah sent from strange shores to come liberate us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A figure appeared briefly on the opposite shore. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Seven divers stood between the road and the shore. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Villagers watched from the shore until he finished changing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She sat on shore the rest of the day. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I paused to rest half-way and looking through the trees I could still see the stranded ship leaning towards the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The teacher’s voice sounds like waves on the shore. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He was a knight of Westeros, a man of the stormlands and the Domish marches; his place was in the Seven Kingdoms, not here upon the sweltering shores of Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We left them behind us on the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She kept a sharp eye on her charges as they waded peacefully, gathering stones or stalking lizards along the shore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the straight area of beach on the southeastern shore of the island was where our Marines would take their first bite of the meat of that “lamb chop.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A young girl in her Sunday dress and patent shoes selects shells along the shore, filling her limitless pockets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He slammed the tiller over just as he felt the surf grab the boat and begin to carry them into the fatal run to shore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take a whole day to reach the islands in the middle of the lake, and another day to get to the far shore. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The wigs were so popular that the South Korean government banned the export of raw hair from its shores. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed against the horizon, waves pounded the shore, but not a drop fell in our valley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Or where she imagined the shore to be. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The wolf faced away from me, pointing toward the shore, the hair on the back of his shoulders bristling, low growls issuing from between his exposed fangs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She could imagine him, this seafaring friend, white-haired and weatherbeaten, coming shyly to the door with his small treasures from some distant shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It is a hundred and fifty miles to the Orgota shore. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Winnie caught just a glimpse of it as it scissored away from shore. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood on the shore, the water lapping near our feet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Immediately it began to sail from the shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z As they waded back to the shore, the preacher asked Beto where his sister was. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So we stood facing the shore and waited as small waves slapped at our thighs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “But I can! Stay still. Don’t move! We're nearly to the shore.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They would have to make for the nearer coast, the uninhabited shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They carried their catch to their base, which was about five miles from the shore. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "So you would counsel me to do nothing until the dragonspawn has landed his army on my shores, is that it?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Nhamo lay on her stomach and watched the waves lap against the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Back on the shore, Sierra trudged toward the blurry boardwalk lights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We’d fill our pockets as we walked along the shore together, watching the ships go by, and talking about life, or the future, or whatever was on his mind. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As many as were lost on the way out now sink on the way back to shore. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Wherever I went now, whether to the shore when I gathered shellfish or to the ravine for water, I carried this weapon in a sling on my back. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Kaede reached down into the boat and lifted out a long oar, dipping it into the azure sea to propel the small craft away from the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The ferret jumped backwards as the shoring burst and the tunnel workings caved in with a dull rumble of earth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I filled my canoe with abalones and paddled toward the shore, one of the otter following me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A narrow but well-worn path branched from the main road, following the river’s shore into the forest. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Pick him up! Get him to shore! Is this the season when the water serpents are hibernating or when they’re hungry?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Kit raised her own arm to wave back, and then she turned and started back along the shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z David thanked them and they talked a little more—the captain told him to stand well off from shore, perhaps a hundred miles, to get good, steady wind—and then it was done. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a wagon quite close to the shore in a wooded area, a bent-over figure on the seat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They reached the island after sunset and made camp on the shore with no hesitation at all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In his eagerness, Tree-ear had to stop himself from leaping into the sea when the boat was still far from shore. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The rebels crowd so thick over the shore that they resemble the locust. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The destroyer Wadsworth had begun the shore bombardment right on schedule. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the ship waiting for him upon the waters, the boat upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “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 The shore was littered with driftwood, new and old, tossed up and scattered by the tornado. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take them nearly three weeks to arrive on the eastern shores of America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I knew that the Aleuts would not come on shore in the dark, and that I had until morning to carry my things to the cave, but I did not wait. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The far shore of the lake marked the southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was about fifty yards from the shore when a raven landed on the boat’s stdm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But soon he let his thoughts return to the river, and as he lay there a whippoorwill began to sing on the opposite shore, darkness spread over the land, and Stuart dropped off to sleep. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I took the canoe to Coral Cove, not far from the cave, and pulled it up on the shore out of reach of the winter storms. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Actions of any sort in one generation might have incalculable consequences in another, so that merely to sneeze was a pebble thrown into a pond, whose circles might lap the furthest shores. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Germans, it turned out, had poisoned the river shore with an yperite mixture—more commonly known as mustard gas. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Finally I get so I'm facing back at the shore and there's Blade, just his head above the water, and he looks all white and scared. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z There were many houses back in the trees from the shore and up the shore a way was a village with stone houses, some villas on the hills and a church. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes we were so close we could see a row of trees and the road along the shore with the mountains behind. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The waves of the sea roared, and as the water rolled off the shore, a huge white stone appeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He looked up at the skyline on the Manhattan shore. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam around behind him, popped him in the head again to make sure he was going to cooperate, looped my arm under his chin, and side-kicked us to shore. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z And I remembered how that little boy scratched and kicked me, and that we ended up so far downriver before I could finally drag myself toward the shore. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He moved La Belle Sauvage towards the shore and found a place where a little beach of bare earth lay between the rocks. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He could smell the sea, hear it washing against the docks and the faraway shores, calling him to wilder waters, to bigger monsters, and to stories yet to be earned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “No. A storm drove me on a lee shore, and I lost my anchor to windward.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the pyre was kindled and the ship pushed from the shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They all pushed and heaved, even Thor, but the ship sat on the shore, unmoving. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z We have encamped upon the shore; abandoned our encampments; and now we have set off, at last, from the ruins of Norfolk. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I reached the cliff, the animals had left the reef and gathered along the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dangerous wooden dock, an old minnow tank, a flimsy tar paper boathouse along the shore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He motioned for Cole to push him out from shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I was so anxious to get going I swam to shore and drove my car up the steep unpaved road to our house. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I tried to see through the thick darkness that clung to the river, searching out the opposite shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice fell short in the sound of breakers beating on the ashen shores; but dragons have keen ears. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z By the time he reached the shore, he'd floated out of sight of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Garvey guided the fishing trawler to a stop a stone’s throw out from shore and dropped anchor. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They cleared the brush that edged the beach and picked their way down the shore toward the water. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved in closer to shore, skidding along. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The early settlers in the United States were not content to remain on the Atlantic shore but pushed westward to the Pacific as fast as they could. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a late-day sailing and I didn’t see no sense in missing any excitement on shore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The waves were just as big as the breakers closer to shore, but their peaks weren’t sharp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was word that the pestilence crawled towards the city from the north shore, and that soon, in the alleys, we should be dying of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Deep emotion but you are only on the shore of it, still near the surface, while it is waiting to pull you under.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The school had been imposing: a fallacy of glass and steel against the dusty expanse of the north shore clearing, like a middle finger thrown into the sky, built in record time. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I looked back toward the shore where a tank was being unloaded. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the protection of the shore, the boat heeled only slightly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the day walking—and falling—from the shore to the tree and back, in an attempt to restore my legs to health. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The boatman plied his homemade nets not far from shore and brought in fat bream and tiger fish. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Something drew her onto the icy lake shore and although she knew the ice covered the rocks she kept walking, exploring. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z When they reached the shore, the man dismounted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We were almost three miles from shore and our landing craft only went eight knots an hour. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed them, still bound and soaking, into the bottom of the boat, where they wriggled uncomfortably, like a couple of bearded lobsters, and he rowed back to shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The castle rose from the shores of Cape Wrath, on a lofty crag of dark red stone surrounded on three sides by the surging waters of Shipbreaker Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I must go where I am bound to go, and turn my back on the bright shores. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We code talkers were kept busy, sending message after message from the shore to the command ship. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked toward the shore as the slower current carried her downriver. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And then returning to Susanna just as I reached a fresh shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It was especially beautiful in the spring, when the peach trees, which lined the shore, bloomed with pink and rose-colored blossoms. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Like the desolation of some alien sea breaking on the shores of a world unheard of. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As the rhythm echoed down the shore and out across the water, Cole began moving. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “He had trouble catching fish from the shore, especially without the right kind of gear. Wherever he had fished before, it wasn’t anywhere like here,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z That meant there was a shore, then, a bank for an animal to run on—close. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Sam thought he could glimpse black figures running to and fro upon the long shingle-banks that lay under the eastern shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The shore as far as I could see was rimmed with foam. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, their feet touched bottom, and they were half swimming, half crawling to shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I shore wish she’d change her mind and go on with him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “There are a few little islands off the shore here,” Mom says. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He ran to the shore to see them come in. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The sea bubbled and steamed around the shore. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Slowing the motor, I steered my skiff up close to shore so Tilly could hop out in the shallow water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z For three days they were in sight of the green hills of Havnor as they worked along its eastern coast, but they did not come to shore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It is said that other villages along the shores of Lake Victoria have been essentially wiped off the map by aids. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, in the distance along the misty shore of Briny Beach there could be seen a tall figure striding toward the Baudelaire children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Water laps gently on the shore, and a warm wind from the west blows through the elephant-ear trees all as tall as Hyperion. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The slaves had erected her tent by the shore of a spring-fed pool. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z María stood on the shore wearing a lovely white dress of her own. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Keep near the shore. It isn’t safe in the middle.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was under again but I could see the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The far shore would stop them, Taran thought, struggling to keep his head above the waves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I stood there shivering a moment in my thin dress, listening to the sea as it sighed and left the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But no minister’s son in Phippsburg, Maine, can follow a sea breeze to the shore on the Sabbath. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Thirty yards from shore, three black swans were gliding over the water, so serene ... no one had told them that war had come, and they cared nothing for burning towns and butchered men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watched Michael swimming far off shore, and as fun as it looked, I knew I'd be the more vulnerable target if a shark showed up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I saw vessels near the shore and found myself suddenly transported back to the neighbourhood of civilised man. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and stole silently down to the lake shore, where presently his long slim body, crouched on a rock, was seen in the binoculars of one of the men. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards they stretched the linen smooth to dry on the shore where the sea had washed it clean. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Their flight followed the course of the river, and she saw the fires spreading across to the other shore, driven by the wind of its passage. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Fog this bad, no way to know exactly where land is until I hit the shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Several thousand people had gathered along the shores of the lake for the qualifying heats, most of them climbing into the newly constructed grandstands at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There in front of us, glinting in the morning light, we saw the ocean, the rocky shore, and in the distance, winking in the sunshine, the glass towers of Cape Town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I wondered whether Davis had really quit the internet entirely, or whether he’d just decamped to some farther shore. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The gulls beat up into the air, speckling the shore with their shadows; Sheriff Elwell watched them, and when he turned back, he saw that Reverend Griffin had not moved. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Waves caught him and pushed him into the shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon, Tally would be able to see the waves breaking on the shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I need the money now,” he said, though he was already steering the pirogue to shore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Mary came to the shore, she harvested as many as she could, and now with three pairs of hands and eyes at work, there would be a feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They pulled her to the shore and out of the water, hauling her to the flying machine. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As we have heard, His Lordship the Governor resides here in a ship off the shore of Norfolk, surrounded by his small fleet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I suppose it wasn’t very public—the only people we could see were the fishermen mending their nets on the opposite shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I thought in my heart that we drew near to the Sea; for wide was the water in the darkness, and sea-birds innumerable cried on its shores. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I found myself on the shore of the North River, just above the Battery. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A moose was standing in the water among the lily pads on the far shore, his great antlered head and humped neck silhouetted clearly against the pale moon. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were on their way back to shore for a family reunion. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Annabeth and I raced from block to block, trying to shore up our defenses. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Lizzie held close against her grandfather as the people of Malaga Island came out from the pine woods, gathering around their preacher on the shore to hear what had been said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I nod wordlessly and continue along the shore. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z On the shore, lorries were being lined up and lashed together to form a makeshift jetty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I stayed out where I could just see the shore and rowed on for three quarters of an hour in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In one of his rare curt letters, Lord Balon had written of his youngest brother going down in a storm, and turning holy when he washed up safe on shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Right then, with the shore so close, I understood that I would not do what I should do. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we watched as she anchored her paddle against the murky lake’s floor and pushed the little boat away from the shore. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He informed us that there were fishermen who were fighting over who should fish from which beach along the lake shore of the Game Reserve. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Tally wondered how she would make it back to shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They found him and his sons on the shore offering a sacrifice to Poseidon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Abenaki sent goods to Verrazzano on a rope strung from ship to shore, I said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When we get to shore, he is holding our shirts and three wide-brimmed straw hats. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Before the two boats had gone many feet, however, an accident happened on shore. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Indians were surprised when strange-looking people appeared on their shores, but unlike Europeans they were not surprised that such strange people existed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was aware of the other boys shouting and swimming toward the shore as best they could. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z No trees grew there and it was open to the sky; stars were shining already in lakes between shores of cloud. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It is funded by the European Union, and we hope to try to reforest the hills and mountains along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, helping the people to live in better harmony with nature. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Another hundred yards up the shore there was a place where the wind had tom another path. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was in the west when I left the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the usual sort of war, with a great deal of shoring and shouting on both sides, great strokes smitten, many men overthrown, and great valiances, prowesses, and feats of arms shown every day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a searchlight—and it was coming from the water close to shore. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But they had only launched the ships when the blind giant was seen slowly making his way down to the shore to wash the cavity where his eye had been, which still flowed with blood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind blew and the waves crashed against the shore so that we could not go out on the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He was desperately hoping Florida had made it to shore, and he was regretting that neither he nor Florida had been wearing their life jackets. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Along the shore and up on the palisades, warm yellow light poured from the windows of homes and shell houses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The game for the day was to sail the raft out to a marker nailed several hundred yards from shore, somewhere between the two beaches. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The balloon kept floating free, drifting on its way to brighter shores. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Reyna recognized this place: the Goldsmith Winery on the north shore of Long Island. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It’s hard to fish from the shore of this lake. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He kept eyeing the trees as the boat approached the shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He skirted the camp, moving like a shadow through the trees on the hill behind, until he came out upon the lake’s shore a quarter of a mile upwind of the camp. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty ships would be enough to land a small army on . the shore of Westerns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Upon this rough bier they carried the body of their companion to the shore, together with such trophies of his last battle as they chose to send forth with him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “It won’t make a bit of difference,” he said, waving to her on the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It is difficult to describe the feeling, seeing the raft tapping against the shore of our land. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He knew that every man standing there wanted at least a week on shore before they sailed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The crane stands still on the opposite shore, watching us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She had pictured it differently,dose to shore, crowned with a beautiful white house. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z This isn’t quite as good, although it has its own song: In days of yore, from Britain’s shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia’s flag On Canada’s fair domain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z All the barrels have to do is raise the boat clear of the bottom, then I can pull the bow onto shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We drove east, we drove west, amidst the myriad villages that cling like limpets to the Mediterranean shore, and to-day I remember none of them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z If I were at the shore now, I would drink it until it killed me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He could feel the pulse and undulation of those great waves of magic, surging inside the child, never finding their way to shore. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Remember: We are Miss Teen Dreamers. We are not victims. We are not cowards. We are bright shining stars, beacons of hope to all who arrive on the shores of our beauty.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I wished we could see the shore over the tops of the other buildings, to find comfort in the gentle surge of water onto the sand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When he was done he covered the two piles with grass he tore from the lake shore to keep the flies off and went back outside. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I could stay all day, but Olly eventually tugs me back to shore. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My eyes looked at the shore, where my shoes were sitting safe on some rocks. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One summer day, when I was seven, my mom drove to the Cape in the early morning, boarded a research boat in Chatham, and left shore with four other scientists and a boat captain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Even Pita from her place on the shore was calling out similar promises. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He ran a hundred yards or so along the shore before turning in. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z White Americans have thought of it as their shame, and have envied those more civilized and elegant European nations that were untroubled by the presence of black men on their shores. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z White Harbor’s walls of whitewashed stone rose before them, on the eastern shore where the White Knife plunged into die firth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A commander met the guards on the shore. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Before long all thirty or so bears and all their armor were on the narrow shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The lake dark glass and windowlights coming on along the shore. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Shackleton was the Master, and technically they were now on shore; disobedience to the commands of the Master was legally punishable. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I could make it come in to the shore beneath the coast.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The shore was steep and once I got the canoe to move with its own weight, it slid down the path and into the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z About a hundred yards back we had noticed several corncobs along the shore of Fitches Brook. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was screaming now and mist blew in across the harbor and waves began to pile up on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel he was inside the current now and he could see the lights of the beach colonies along the shore. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabin used to be on the eastern shore of the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They were dead in the middle of the river and Brian knew he had to get to shore, had to stop, but there was no time. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z At the shore I cross my arms over my stomach and walk to my shorts and towel. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is rougher where you are going until you make the shore. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The icy waves of the Laptev Sea crashed against the barge as it was moored to the shore. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The way to Minas Tirith lies upon this side, upon the west; but the straight road of the Quest lies east of the River, upon the darker shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Scout ahead and make sure our way is clear. I want no surprises when we reach the shore. If you come on wolves, ride back to me with word.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “She must have been drowned then, trying to swim to shore, after the boat sank?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Columbus went to his grave convinced that he had landed on the shores of Asia, near India. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Eventually I broke through the emerald confines of the forest and found the rocky shore again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The shallowest waves lap against mere inches of shore. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One day I floated there on my back, my eyes closed, listening to the rattling cries of a bird, a kingfisher that skimmed the water’s edge and crossed from shore to shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The shadows flattened as she walked, and by the time she reached the other shore they had turned into sky and vanished. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the priests were holding mass baptisms on shore and marching their converts onto ships bound for sugar plantations in Brazil, slaves to the higher god of commodity agriculture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrive to find an inch-thick steel cable spanning the gorge, stretched between a fifteen-foot tower on our side of the river and an outcrop on the far shore, four hundred feet away. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If this was even another inch into you, you would have washed into shore as body scavenge.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The landscape then looked strange, unearthly strange to the Lord Odysseus: paths by hill and shore, glimpses of harbors, cliffs, and summer trees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top, I turned and looked at the shore where I had started. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, she could hardly return to shore, so in the water she must stay. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They caught him again just as he reached shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the Windblown made camp beside the shore of Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Barely made it to shore before blacking out. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Basil Stag Hare superintended the willing creatures who carried logs and filling to shore up the gatehouse entrance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The people dancing on its deck didn’t spot the rope stretched from bridge to shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Most of the men who lived here were out fishing, some not far from the shore, poling their sampans through the shallow water. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Fish, washed up on shore," Hot Pie said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I scrambled to get Otto and me in and arranged before he pushed off from shore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If they set their two smallest sails, they could crawl up into the wind, away from the shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He shores up his courage and shows her the leaflet. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Then on the rise of a dune he heard the sea, louder again, not behind him but in front: the dunes sloped down again to another shore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There are big rocks in off the shore, craggy and black; they always look villainous in the dark of the evening. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Little boys on shore screamed and danced up and down. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It wouldn't be as bad there; he ought to be able to make shore, he was a strong swimmer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They saluted him, one after another, and returned to the shore in silence. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was deserted, too; I saw just one small fishing boat rocking like a lazy walrus off the shore. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The ghosts stood and walked upon the shore. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees around the shore are doubled in the water, the leaves of the poplars are yellowing towards fall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "You came alone part of this shore below the mountain, beyond there." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He used his legs to push the boat away from the shore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat at a safe distance from the water while the flocks of gray-and-white sanderlings pecked at the shore. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We walked along the bustling harbor until the docks ran out and then followed the rocky shore toward the headlands to a sandy cove. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I could see the rocky shore and the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He dispatched an army of collectors to the shores of Lake Calumet, where they gathered twenty-seven traincar loads of iris, sedge, bulrush, and other semiaquatic plants and grasses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You can see the sunrise over the east shore and the sunset along the western horizon.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It is almost directly south of Incheon and on the western shore. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Woodwell trails a hand in the water and smiles with his eyes, staring off at the tall pine trees along the shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a swift current which swung left, towards the eastern shore where the channel was clear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Storm Dancer moved past it, pulling steadily for shore. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The first wave was trying to reach the sea and the second one was struggling toward the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Near Eastern influences began to spread to the northern shore of the Mediterranean. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Only fifty miles from the limousines and exclusive tennis clubs and lush green fairways of Palm Springs, the west shore of the Salton Sea had once been the site of intense real estate speculation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If it rose too high, the water would submerge and kill shore plantings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The town was a thin crescent on the right-hand shore, with wharves extending into the water and a cruise ship in the harbor. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The storm had littered the shore and he walked the tideline looking for anything of use. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Some fell as bullets fired from the far shore tore into their bodies. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fishermen spotted small pugmarks on the shore, leading across the path into the mangrove forest.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The master hunted for a boat, and while hunting, never lost sight of Tice, kept watching his head, just above the water, as he swam toward the opposite shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Firing began from the shore, and we were once again ordered below. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When they were far enough from the riot of traffic and out of earshot of anyone on shore, Somkit cut the motor off. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Man, they can hardly get him loose, the way he's stuck deep in that mud, and before they drag him to shore they're all covered with slime and mud. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The only way down was during low tide, when a muddy path near one end of the bridge led to the estuary shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The senior officer explained to us that we had been brought to the shore to collect seaweed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dream I’m adrift on the current in a leaky boat in the dark of night and can’t find my oars and can’t see the shore and can’t do nothing to save myself. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The sides of the pit had to be shored with timber. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And my heart tightened as the first crowd swung imperturbably back to their looting with derisive cries, like sandpipers swinging around to glean the shore after a furious wave's recession. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy, dripping with blood and water, scrambled up the muddy shore next to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve also got train stubs from the time Dad took us to Chicago, and a picture of us on the shore of Lake Michigan, with the waves lapping at our feet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Simplest would be to pass right along the shore, but I’d be too exposed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But when she looked at the shore, now falling away beside them, they seemed to be going very slowly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z For once, Nailer was glad to be on shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The scene shifted again: the Jersey shore, right at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They would pick their way along the shore of the river and cut through the meadows back to her uncle’s house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I watch them paddle the longboat toward shore and think it almost feels too easy, this change in their plans. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She yanked her toes free of the sand and fought the undertow back to the shore. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Streetlamps glowed around the shore of the lake, making the water and trees look even spookier. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I made dang shore Miss Effie Belle got a earful when she got home. I said, ‘The Lord loves a joyful noise, Miss Love, and here comes Miss Effie Belle up her walk. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In the valley below, the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A brigantine was moored off the island’s opposite shore, its sails hanging limp and useless. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Our rental cabin was on the south shore, way out at the tip of Long Island. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He turned to take a sight on the far shore, cradling the oarhandles, taking the pipe from his mouth to wipe his chin with the back of his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then back up the shore and to the south end of the island, where shingled one-and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks like oysters, glad to be there and not needing anyone’s say-so. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It slowed to a moderate clip once they reached the island’s shore. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The moment she hit the water, she vanished and reappeared on the shore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I watched a small swell crumble near the shore and roll up the sand over clumps of seaweed and rocks and shells, then suck back into itself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Hundreds of townsfolk stood about silently watching the boats returning from Cambridge shore and taking on yet another scarlet-coated cargo. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people near the shores of Lake Michigan had no other choice but to wade into the cold water. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Once through the strait, nine days I drifted in the open sea before I made shore, buoyed up by the gods, upon Ogygia Isle. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure,” repeated Stuart, “if it rains, it rains. My canoe is a short distance up the shore. May I help you over the rough places in the path?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It is broadcast for all you American fighting men in the Pacific, particularly those standing off the shores of Okinawa because many of you will never hear another program. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what’s worse—some moron stealing my shark or hauling that thing twenty miles to shore only to have it fall in the harbor.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The shelling kept on as we approached the shore, visible in the growing fight as a white fine of tide. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice was within five or six miles of the shore, drifting northeast. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly Barrow appeared below, its houses huddled against the ice-piled shore like a cluster of lonely birds. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the sun rise over forest and mountains and set over the distant palm shore. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no place to go. There’s the ocean to stop you. There’s a line of old men along the shore hating the ocean because it stopped them.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They all went back through the sand to the wagon on the lake shore. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I never again saw my grandfather, but eventually his clothing was found on the shore, washed up on the dark side of the lake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She stopped near the shore and watched the river for a few minutes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z By slowly feeling her way around—and scrambling back onto shore when a large wave came through—Nhamo staked out a sizable area where the water reached no higher than her chest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Or tried to anyway, tiptoeing out on shallow rocky ledges, ducking under the icy water for a second, then stampeding noisily toward shore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z During late summer and early fall, Cole had spotted the Spirit Bear every few days as it wandered along the shore outside the bay or drank from the stream near the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Then came the time she walked down to the shore through the roughest part of the city to get some driftwood. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he drifted back to Lake Superior, and he was still searching for something to do on the day that Dan Cody's yacht dropped anchor in the shallows along shore. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Squinting, she caught a flicker of movement in and out of the trees—figures stalking along the lake’s shore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They roll and churn, hurtling over each other, collapsing across the shore. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the air above, Miss Sarah and Miss Rose carried a large basket of additional refugees between them as they flapped to the shore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Although the chimps who used to live in the forests all along the lake shore have gone, along with the trees that were their home, the chimpanzees of Gombe are safe. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The color of the water blended with the sky at the horizon as if there was no opposite shore. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I forwent Supper and walked by the shore of the Charles until I could see Boston. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He drove two miles down the riverbed to the south shore of the lake. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our captain would prefer to be fifty leagues farther out to sea, well away from that accursed shore, but I have commanded him to steer the shortest course. Others seek Dae- nerys too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She made for the island, and when her oar struck bottom, she jumped out and dragged the craft onto shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday, they had suddenly stumbled upon an Indian village, passing palm-leaf shelters along the shore and some sticks poking out of the water, which was all that was left of the Indians’ fishing trap. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z In him and men like him is what was in our forefathers when they first came to these strange shores hundreds of years ago. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Smoke curled up from the shore on the other side of the lagoon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I toss the peel into the lake, watching the waves lick at it, carrying it farther from shore. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How the incoming waves create an undertow, drawing back the water from the shore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As Cole watched the boat disappear into the rain, he picked up a strand of kelp off the shore and gave it a hard fling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Brooklyn was a dark mass on the other side, speckled with a few flickering lanterns along the shore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I park the car and walk up the embankment and stand for a long time on the grassy shore of the Blue Hole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Or rather, she was running back and forth crying on the shore. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I ventured farther from the shore, but my left leg sank deep into the mud, well beyond where my ankle would have been. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Captain Prince cast a look over the long way back toward the shore. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a mystery how she had come to life on the rocky shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The two of us walked near the shore, in the shallows barely covering our feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the opposite shore, we sat on the edge of a dry-rotted wooden boat dock and dangled our feet over the Mars surface of the dead lake, which was nine feet below us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The shore must have seemed very far away to anyone swimming there, in the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The raft followed its invisible leash farther and farther away from shore, away from safety—wherever that was. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The subsoil beneath the palm trees was a raised beach, and generations of palms had worked loose in this the stones that had lain on the sands of another shore. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “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 Then he ran along the shore, kicking shells in all directions. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I tuned in to the creek’s gurgle, imagining a pristine river on a deserted island, its shore lined with orchids and gardenias, with birds warbling sweet melodies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Here and there it cuts through rocks, leaving no shores to walk on, and we are forced to jump downstream from boulder to boulder. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea made no sounds on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the dark water, a pale ship was anchored, lights glowing like the day, bright LED spots sweeping the water, catching the shapes of boats rowing toward shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It pulled away from the shore spontaneously, turned around, and started toward the little white pier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They were trying to shore up their allies and keep them charging across the bridge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Cheers began to rise from the semicircle of boats ahead, from the beaches, from the observation train working its way along the shore, and—loudest of all—from the ferryboat chock-full of students. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was still quite near the shore, and he forgot his anger and impatience in the triumph of the moment when he was finally standing upright without faltering. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He shore looked dead when I come in the store,” said Mr. Pearl. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Within the hour, Eugene’s body was found, lifeless, and pulled to shore. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nhamo walked along the shore until she reached a shallow stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the shore, he toweled off. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Part of the far shore disappeared into a shimmer that looked like water. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They came up from the water, visibly under the power of the Lord, and on the shore the saints awaited them, beating their tambourines. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z This time they found themselves on a long white shore, with wavelets lapping and curling against it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Based on the West Coast, the gang was headquartered in Vancouver, with two additional shore stations. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After following the coast for several hours, Nhamo believed that she had reached the true shore and not another island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The light entering the room was preternaturally intense, carrying with it the surplus radiance of the lake and its frozen shore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We swayed on the launches and rowed unsmiling toward shore as shell and carcass shot flew far over our heads. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Hymir bailed the water, and Thor rowed the boat back to shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Along the shore there were stones that the sea had worn smooth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Kedry had been fluent in the tongues of all of the Free Cities, and even the mongrel Ghiscari that men spoke along the shores of Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The yellow dust dissipated on the rocky shore, turning to steam. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At Troy he rescued a maiden who was in the same plight as Andromeda, waiting on the shore to be devoured by a sea monster which could be appeased in no other way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They left the wagon on the shore of the lake. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first day of conditioning, we had to go out on a three-mile run to the north shore of the lake and back. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d been in the lobster business, back before all that happened to the shore fishing there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached shore, they were herded into trucks. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Would they live long enough to swim safely to the other shore? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The New Meadows was quiet, with the tide slow and careful not to scrape itself against the shore rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Kiev was up at the top, and down below, on the southern shores of the Black Sea, was Rûm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He reached the shore and pulled himself onto a rock by a creosote bush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew? this bird well, for it hunted the shore and tundra of Nunivak Island. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give the Greeks a bitter homecoming. Stir up your waters with wild whirlwinds when they sail. Let dead men choke the bays and line the shores and reefs.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved fast toward the shore, like claws ripping through the ocean. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They were taken off the shore in rowboats. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful might have remained with them had not a flock of pintail ducks come down on the shore below. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A high-pitched whine came from the nearby shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But when Nat and Captain Prince went on shore, they found the custom officials conducted all their business in French. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As she got closer, she observed women squatting on the shore, beating clothes on rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Stray migrating geese sometimes honored the little grassy shore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I struggled to shore and fell upon the sand. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Over on the far shore—and I heard this later, from one who knows—King Louis, Jean de Joinville, and Blanche of Castile are sitting on their mounts. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The task that faced me was to push it down the rocky shore and into the water, a distance four or five times its length. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t hear anything but birds chirping, the lap of the water against the shore and the revving of a boat I don’t see. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth spent most of the days in a precarious tree-house they had built the previous summer between three great birches on the lake shore. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-two years later, rangers from the National Park Service would find that same guitar on the backseat of a yellow Datsun abandoned near the shore of Lake Mead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Maybe we could shore up the MAV. Make tipping less likely." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When the curling surf raced back to the shore, Tater let it chase him up the beach. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They began descending in a slow spin toward the shore, the shadow spirits forming a graceful entourage. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A mile southwards along the shore they came upon holly trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Students come in from every corner of the city: Rich kids from the shore sit next to poor kids from the projects . . . there’s every race, religion, and culture within the confines of the quad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "I will base your character upon the attributes of the boulders on the lake- shore: silent, apathetic, and—considering how little they exercise—surprisingly chiseled." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The archipelago was “black, dismal-looking heaps...of broken lava, forming a shore fit for pandemonium,” the captain wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was very silent in there, with no sound of the waves on the shore and only the lapping of the water against the rocky walls. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to relax, but the cold quickly drove him to the shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Frodo sat and listened to the faint lap and gurgle of the River fretting among the tree-roots and driftwood near the shore, until his head nodded and he fell into an uneasy sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On the far shore was black beach shrouded in haze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Since we got into that boat, I have felt as if my heart had been torn out and thrown still beating on the shore,” he said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They had to paddle hard, hard, hard, but they made it to shore just in time. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Lord Petyr's fa-ther had been the smallest of small lords, his grandfather a landless hedge knight; by birth, he held no more than a few stony acres on the windswept shore of the Fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Inej sought out Rotty and got him to dig up the wool coats she and Nina had left behind in favor of their cold weather gear when they’d landed on the northern shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He could even make some headway into shore before his tired arms gave out and he was pulled back to where he had started. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Lefty and Zizmo wore gloves and mufflers as they waited on the shore of Belle Isle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They rowed the length of the estuary and out along the mudflats on the east shore of the bay. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sam sat in the bows, clutching the sides, and looking back wistfully to the shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The elder son ran from the shore and brought his mother back a phlox flower, which he presented to her with great show of gallantry. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The shore was lined with birchtrees that stood bone pale against the dark of the evergreens beyond. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There were other days when a cargo waited on shore—and the rain poured down. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And he looked past the Wall, past endless forests cloaked in snow, past the frozen shore and the great blue-white rivers of ice and the dead plains where nothing grew or lived. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Some people had to cut off their packs to keep from drowning and then struggle in to shore without guns or any equipment.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s close to shore. We don’t need to go so deep into the drowned city.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Kit clambered down the ladder and stood for the second time on the alien shore that was to be her home. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z So all turned inland, leaving shore and ship, and Eurylokhos—he, too, came on behind, fearing the rough edge of my tongue. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She walks to the shore, pulling off her T-shirt. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice trails off like a bird flying away from the shore. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He rolled up to his feet and followed her as silently as she had gone, and he could hear her quick footsteps going toward the shore. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms were punching the water like it was a person and my legs were going a mile a minute to try to get back to the shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They sent a boat to fetch Pompey to the shore. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Then he launches into a speech about the war ads, how they’re trying to talk black folks into going to fight for the so-called freedom we don’t even have on our own shores. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like waves lapping at a shore. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z With Molly still looking at him, he dropped over the bridge, grabbed the form around the piling, and climbed down to the river shore. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As long as he could keep the shoreline lights from dipping under the waves, he knew that he was in sight of shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A fish broke water in a twinkle of silver scales; the ripples widened until the last of them lapped gently at the shore. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I heard waves, too, gently lapping on a rocky shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the Standing Fishes Bible, the fishermen must have looked on in such surprise when “the fish stood on the shore all the way from Engedi to Eneglaim.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That was certainly the truth, for all along the bleak shore and clustered on the rocks for as far as anyone could see were enormous crowds of people, all sadly looking out to sea. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to escape from Robben Island by boat, but drowned before reaching shore. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost indifferent at this point, Kendra leaped out of the boat and landed on the shore. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Soon as I wade back to shore and pick up my pants, this monkey starts hooting at me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then there was, that night, the storm, and ships which had cut their anchor cables to escape the assaults of rebellion were now incapable of mooring, and so were dragged ineluctably toward shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Just as our canoe touched the shore, he smiled. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I say ridge; the word perhaps gives an incorrect impression of how steep the rise from the shore was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The animal was in the middle of Fitz Hugh Sound, swimming through the cold black water more than a mile from the Canadian shore. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z João grabbed a rope that was tied to the bow and pulled the canoe while trying to swim toward the shore. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They kept floating out there, suspended, as if the horizon had finally become what it always seemed to be from shore: the sea’s limit, beyond which no man could sail. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 We followed the dock toward the shore, where the pipes, now joined by many others, disappeared under the cement sidewalks leading to San Juan. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When the moon came out again we could see white villas on the shore on the slopes of the mountain and the white road where it showed through the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I stopped kicking for a second and said, “One, two, three . . .” Then I gave my arms one more flap to go back to shore and down I went again! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We pile in as many men and goods as we can, and then the sailors take to the oars and row to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I watched the shore come close, then swing away, then come closer again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She hears the ripple of water, a gentle shush against the shore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “For trusting the sea to take you safely away and deliver you safely to a different shore.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In October 1985, the DEA sent Robert Stutman to serve as director of its New York City office and charged him with the responsibility of shoring up public support for the administration’s new war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Turner ran to the shore every day now, the forbidden having been silently lifted—or at least not imposed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z There was a red-haired woman waiting for us on the shore now. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He drove beneath a canopy of elms, then along a stretch of open shore, then past the municipal docks, where a woman in pedal pushers stood casting for bullheads. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This isn’t quite as good, although it has its own song: In days of yore, from Britain’s shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia’s flag On Canada’s fair domain. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Eliot looked out the kitchen window, at gray waves receding from the shore, and said that he was fine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Our little alligator had a ramp on the back to be lowered when we got close to shore and swung around so the aft side was toward the beach. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t quite tell where the shore lets off and the water begins, and the tall pines look like they’re melting into the sky. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The fog has rolled even farther back, a clouded gray wall miles off the shore. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Approaching along the shore of the Detroit River, Lefty and Desdemona watched their new home take shape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Got the winch rigged at the deep end of the dock, to pull the Mary Rose free of the shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When all of my test-prep books were done, I got a personal tutor to shore me up for the exam. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The old fool of an Abbot and his stupid devoted band of creatures were all outside, shoring up gatehouses, drilling, fetching, carrying and generally being good and useful. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He came to the edge of the lawn of Parth Galen by the shore, where the boats were drawn up out of the water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A week later, the tuft of plants was gone, but there was a new clump of seaweed on the shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Michaux’s voyages took him from Florida to Hudson’s Bay; the heroic Nuttall ventured as far as the shores of Lake Superior, going much of the way on foot for want of funds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Her mother died before she reached the American shore. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "We better be careful. I'll go around west, see if there's some road. There must be if you saw a wagon. You take the shore. If you need help, bark like a dog." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He held onto her hands as though he were in the middle of the sea and her hands were the lifeline that would drag him in to shore. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A troop of bush babies chattered as they made their way along the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been looking at the road that skirted the shore for guards but did not see any. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There was mist on the River, and white fog swathed the shore; the far bank could not be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But one had to be among the first to run from the village down to the shore. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "All that is true. And what's also true is that it was a long swim back to the shore." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was left on the shore with the waves washing over me, unable to drown. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I put on some chicken livers or maybe some grubs and cast out from shore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A loud bomb of a wave crashes into the shore below as if to confirm this. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He felt so small here, puked up on a remote forgotten shore and left to die. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Even in my imagination, the shore just twenty yards away, I couldn’t make myself be brave. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Lone shirtmen crouched upon the shore, firing at the fleet, then falling upon their bellies and disappearing before there could be answer to their impertinence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Later, after they paddled to shore, Roy’s curiosity got the best of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he heard, above the other voices on shore, the voice of the owner of the Wasp yelling directions and telling him what to do. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He rose and walked out and stood barefoot in the sand and watched the pale surf appear all down the shore and roll and crash and darken again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As the high tide came in, salty water covered the lower half of the path and the shore and coursed deep into the ravine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z A wide wooden ramp ran from the sliding doors down to a long dock floating parallel to the shore of the Cut. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They must cross the river Ocean and beach the ship on Persephone’s shore where there was an entrance to the dark realm of Hades. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But as far as she knew, he was standing with his left leg forward on her shore, in a place where she had come to clam and to breathe. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Snow buntings whirled around the house, an Arctic tern darted over the ocean, and the waves lapped the ice that was piled high on the shore. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tsunamis would rise up and head devastatingly for distant shores. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Seventeen days I sailed in the open water before I saw your country’s shore, a shadow upon the sea rim. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood, and Brian moved down to the shore of the lake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z They walked along the shore while his uncle studied the treestumps, puffing at his pipe, a manila rope coiled over his shoulder. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We watched as large groups were herded off the barge and simply left standing on the deserted shore as we pulled away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I set my foot on the Gospel ship, and the ship it began to sail. It landed me over on Canaan’s shore, and I’ll never come back anymore.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When at last she surfaced and looked back, she’d put a good distance between herself and the shore, and saw to her relief that she wasn’t being pursued. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For many hours, balancing on the edge of the surprises of a war with no future, in rhymed verse he resolved his experience on the shores of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They walked for a mile or so down the shore, the water cool and calm. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The searchlight was turning towards the shore, and then shining straight up into the trees. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Fishing boats were moving across the bay, their sails rippling in the wind, and he could see the masts of larger ships poking up along the shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Slowly I swim to the shore, looking back with each stroke. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I imagined the string in my back keeping me tied to the shore. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They were facing the sea, not fifty feet from shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It felt cooler way out here, however many miles we were from shore, and some spots were plain cold. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood on the far shore of a river and called to him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was almost as if they were out in the middle of the ocean now, so far off shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I can tell you of the waves and water, but you don’t begin to get an inkling of its size until you stand on the shore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We stood on the shore long enough to strip out of our surface clothes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The foremost of the black horses had almost set foot upon the shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Grandpa didn’t exactly promise the job, but he said it shore would be nice if she could earn her keep, which may of been what Miss Love had in mind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z For the last week, we have seen murderous detachments parading on the shores. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One rose higher than the others, rolled toward me, and faded into the shore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only practical approach to Nomansan Island was by the long, narrow bridge that ran from its bank to the mainland’s wooded shore a half mile away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose Spike had reported some minor splintering at the top inside edges of the door, but the shoring of earthworks was holding out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Beyond it the shore rose sheer into a grey cliff, and there was no further passage for those on foot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “We regret, madam, that we cannot remain on shore,” said Bono. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Disheveled piles surge toward the sea, shouldering each other for a place on the shore. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He thought suddenly of Lizzie on the shore and flung out his arms and opened his mouth as the sheet came upon him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She instantly recalled the special day she spent with Neewo on the shore of the lake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The slave who had seized upon the stays of our ship stood, and, casting a glance toward the mob awaiting him upon the shore, began to climb, his knees clasped around the cords. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then I get to thinking what it will mean if I can get the fish to shore and sell it to Mr. Nagahachi. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I smile as the girls continue to rant and rave about our day here at the shore, a long way from Grafton Hill—our ’hood, our world. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Or rather, she remembered it being closer to the shore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I followed upon the others’ heels, the last in our line, and we cut along the shore toward the launches. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I had seen parts of the ocean but had never stood at the shore of one this vast. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I thought they would be washed up close to the shore, when the tide came. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “General Tweedy was his name. He shore was a fine old man.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I made for the pond, bringing my feet down gingerly, in time to see meerkats swimming—actually swimming—and bringing to shore fish by the dozens, and not small fish either. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We got to the south corner of the lake and started running along the shore. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He tried to ease himself into the silvery current and wade the last ten yards to shore but was instantly whisked away like a feather. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And before they will leave the shore and learn to swim, their mothers have to push them into the sea, which is often difficult to do because of their size. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been spreading quietly along the Kinshasa Highway, a transcontinental road that wanders across Africa from east to west and passes along the shores of Lake Victoria within sight of Mount Elgon. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we climbed into the boats, an RPG flew from the bushes, exploding on the shore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “What if we don’t want to reach the shore?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a harsh croaking scream, as it fell out of the air, vanishing down into the gloom of the eastern shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Lots of people had come for a holiday, a good shore dinner, and then home by dark. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It was the biggest lake she had ever seen, with no hint of a far shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If he tried to paddle for shore, he would succeed only in turning the raft sideways. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z As the first one reached the shore, it lumbered up through the dry sand, making directly for the priest. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t mean, at least at first, to head on down to the shore, since Malaga was still forbidden. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It’s the first time since they left the boat on the shores of New Jersey that Mark has felt calm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As do all of us who have voyaged through death, to life upon these shores. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Again and again, the current thrust her under, but every time she came up gasping for air, striking at the rapids with her arms and legs, searching for shore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson stood on the floating dock, listening to the lake water lap at the shore, watching them go. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The shore line was peaceful and flat, and the calm sea bumped it playfully along the sandy beach. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z On the shore of the Western Sea, it had access both to the easiest sea route northward and to plentiful trade with China. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Close to shore, three kayaks followed an object that bobbed in the water. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For four generations of men all ships had set their course to keep far from the shores of Pendor Island. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A strong current and a high wind had carried the peach so quickly away from the shore that already the land was out of sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The gentlemen confer some more, and then begin to load the longboat with provisions to bring back to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nhamo rounded the headland and saw, to her relief, that the shore did extend west. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could pull me back, I caught the salty scent of the interior, like the wind on the shore at Montauk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z David held her close along the west shore, looking for any sign of man. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As the young man followed the moon path with his eyes, he was startled to see a small figure lying on the shore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I pushed on, filled with mild disquiet, feeling like someone swimming too far from shore. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The band of rebels stepped forth upon the dock, and the second launch lit off from the shore, hanging close, lest Clippinger should reappear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The beach, the boat, Kaede’s face when she pushed away from the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z After a pleasant week at the New Jersey shore with Lucretia and his family and friends, James Garfield returned to Washington on Monday, June 27, leaving Lucretia and the children in Elberon. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A wind from the shore caught the camouflage netting on the Athena Parthenos and stripped it away, sending the silvery cloth rippling across the Sound. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The waves here didn’t crash on the shore with a steady sound like muted thunder the way they did in Provincetown. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He submerged himself for as long as he could, came up only for a single breath—he could see small-arms fire flashing along the shore—then went deep again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew as much of ships and sails and shores as any man in the Seven Kingdoms, and had fought his share of desperate fights sword to sword on a wet deck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was foggy and cold to start with, but even when it cleared, the shore in Canada was too far off to be seen. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the bleached shores of the lake the carcasses of sinners rotted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were still well out from shore, a pilot boat came to meet the Henry, and the pilot conducted them to anchorage a mile off Bourbon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A rusalka sat in the shallows near the other shore, combing her fingers through her copper hair. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The rest of the shore front seemed to be headlands and rocky promontories. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Perched on the edge, looking at the robot parts scattered on the shore below. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He could continue to sail, but to move blind in the dark this close to an unknown shore would be madness. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The island, although only 8 miles above Conowingo Dam and about half a mile out from the Lancaster County shore, retains its primitive wildness. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But as the cat neared shore, he made the mistake of opening his umbrella. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I pulled close up to the shore and lay quiet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Because the “Waters were quite impassable” for horses, Washington sent three men along the shore and sped up his own journey by borrowing a canoe and taking the rest of the party by water. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a high dome-capped mountain on the other shore a way ahead. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then he struck the shore and turned south, keeping outside the breakers and inland of the islands, until he found Popham and rowed up the shining waters of the Kennebec. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We heard the dogs flood up and down the far shore, where we had stood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The wide beds of kelp which surround our island on three sides come close to the shore and spread out to sea for a distance of a league. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z If he could reach the far shore, the remainder of the hike to the highway would be easy, but to get there he would have to negoti-ate a channel some one hundred feet wide. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun rose thinly from the sea and the old man could see the other boats, low on the water and well in toward the shore, spread out across the current. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Roz watched the otters go, but her eyes lingered on the sparkling objects that littered the shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Because the lake was so deep, most kids swam close to shore. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll take this ledge out and swim down to the shore, be waiting for them when they come. As soon as you can, make a beeline for the docking cave.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That way if anything came back at us from a shore battery we would have the right range. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard shouting and laughing on the shore, a band playing music, and a woman's voice singing, “Take my hand, oh, my darling, take my hand and dance with me...” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I wept for the sins of all who had brought my family to this dread dark shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a tale told in the East Reach of a boat that ran aground, days out from any shore, over the abyss of ocean. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z With this enactment Millet hoped to carry visitors “back 400 years”—despite the steam tugboats that would nudge the Spanish ships toward shore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But he’s not wading at the shore or swimming either. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We reached the shore and loaded the bags and the shovel into the skiff just moments before the officers came over the bluff and headed for their own boat, tied up at the dock. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Erudite girl prods at any weaknesses she sees, and so does Cara, and soon they are all shored up, like we have just built a secure structure. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It yawned out a white fog the sea breeze carried in close to shore and then left: hovering there. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It was easy going at first, but the farther we swam from shore, the more the current tried to push us back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But she carried the sunken treasure along to her little place by the shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With a final scramble down a rocky incline, they came to the island shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, Lizzie’s granddaddy lifted up his voice, quavery but loud, and soon every soul on the shore was singing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z No creature moved nor voice spoke for a long while on the island, but only the waves beat loudly on the shore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z At the tide line a woven mat of weeds and the ribs of fishes in their millions stretching along the shore as far as eye could see like an isocline of death. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Turner looked ahead and saw the rock ledges streaking past and the shore bending away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Tied up along its shores was every conceivable kind of watercraft— Chinese junks, tugboats, rickety houseboats, old schooners, and barges heaped with jumbles of industrial cargo. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And then he was screaming, feeling a flood of victory and released terror, drunk on sunshine and waves and the people staring at him from shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Cotter Pyke’s galleys were reporting ever-increasing numbers of free folk along the wooded shores to the north and east of the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The ship was anchored outside the cove and Nanko said that it could not come closer to the shore because of the high waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A bargeman, poling away from the shore, found Chicken late that afternoon stuck in some rocks and weeds, his knickers ballooning about his legs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Rado and I helped him hop back to shore, where we tied his Dolphins jersey around his foot to keep the cut from getting dirty. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He paces back and forth on the shore, makes a couple of steps into the water as if to swim out. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She wanted it to raise the seas, take hold of every slaving ship, shatter their masts, and smash their hulls against unforgiving shores. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But we were better off bored on shore than stuck on board like the other Marine units. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We rowed along the shore, the barman holding the line in his hand and giving it occasional jerks forward. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Dramatically he announced that he was going to pull for the shore. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were coming close to shore once more, and voices carried across the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dirt from the road itself had been dug and shored up as a wall, blocking the way even further. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Some floated in and died on the shore and others I killed with my spear since they were suffering and could not live. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny was a bilge rat; the biggest, most savage rodent that ever jumped from ship to shore. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Usually Noah faces the horizon not the shore when he jumps, so I’ve never before had a full frontal, tip-to-toe view of my brother dropping through space. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It paws the dark shore like an animal about to charge. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Turner watched her across to the shore, watched her pull the dory up and give a wave. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Vonetta, Fern, and me: “Hear the reverberation of a stolen black nation forever lost to foreign shores where thieves do not atone and Mother Africa cannot be consoled.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z While he traveled, however, Charles did go to church quite regularly, both to the services that his captain led and on shore whenever he got the chance. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She half intended to raid the kudu carcass again, but when she got to the shore, the antelope was gone. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Pixie eased her sparkly toes right up against the fishing poles, where we’d left them lying on the shore. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Once again they crossed over to the other shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t slow down until the shores of the bay narrowed on either side, and I realized we’d entered the mouth of a river. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The girls had reached them and were pulling many of them toward shore. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Before the men prepared to head to shore, the captain of the U-boat said, "You bring the bodies back and we'll feed them to the fish when we get out to sea again." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “What about those little cabins on the other shore?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see something swimming for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if they all got to Europe, if Greece allowed them to land on its shores. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The vision went like this: Benton stood alone on the shore of a vast, menacing ocean. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Back on the shore, Annabeth was talking on her cell phone, but she hung up as soon as she saw me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She stood often on the shore with the wind blowing her hair and molding her skirt against her legs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A run of flounder meant that a school of the tasty fish had come into shore far closer than usual; the waves even tossed fish right up on the beach. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She searched the distance anxiously for the shadow that would surely connect the trees, the rocks, and the abundant animal life to the north shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The day on the shore wasn’t a major blast, but I have to admit it was a change from being stuffed in my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She thought she recognized some warehouses along the shore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As we ran into the dunes, I saw behind us a gang of silhouetted men splashing the last few feet to shore. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pail was floating instead of standing, and they were going to have to wade through knee-high water to return to the shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He paddled desperately with the oar for the shore. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Once the colonists had reached the shores of Greater Australia, they spread quickly over the whole continent to occupy even its farthest reaches and most inhospitable habitats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We know not what river, what bay, what shore awaits us, and we little care, so it is a place where we may rally and fight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They were getting close to shore, where the surf picked up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I sat on the sandy shore and watched the brilliant white pelicans gliding effortlessly over the still waters in search of food. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Davos and his sons joined the crowd making its way down to the shore and the waiting ships. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She and the board were caught in a sudden wind, shoved back toward the other shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Tonight, I observe the fires of the rebels upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They reached the shores of the camp, and there, amid the general happiness at seeing one another, the grown-ups learned the rice was indeed sparse that year. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Those who plot against me. Just look!” he cried, pointing to the shuttered western shore. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Six blond boys all speaking Fjerdan, clustered on a cliff above the shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z By nightfall, despite our problems, we had once again managed to bring almost 14,000 Marines and 6,000 tons of equipment on shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His own ships crept along the shores of the Disputed Lands to take on food and wine and fresh water at Volantis before swinging south around Valyria. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Walk along the muddy shore until the ground begins to slope up and get firmer and drier beneath our feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “It’s better to wait until I can see the shore,” she decided. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At such times the ridge came down, and the continental shelf, so to speak, stretched out, and the algae along the shore became so slack that I tended to catch my feet in it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “At least we can still see the shore,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A few ducks wandered along the muddy shore, in and out of the tall grasses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Giant fernlike trees grew some way inland; low dunes extended for miles along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally, a light detached itself from the shore and began to bob up and down in the darkness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z On the shore was a canoe rental operation that was closed for the season, but I left a stack of golden drachmas on the counter and a note saying IOU two canoes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The sea breeze bent the pines behind them, blew across their backs, and sped out over the water, tearing the whitecaps back even as they came to shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z ‘He’s off at Mount Olympus in New York, shoring up the gods’ defences. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The fire stretched in an unbroken wall across the opposite shore, a roaring wind pressing at its back and sending embers flying across to alight on the near side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Turner watched it rushing pell-mell down Parker Head and toward the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He paddled to the shore and jammed the raft into some willows and grass. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I ran along the log back to shore, took off my clothes, and plunged into that icy water. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine those first Portuguese adventurers approaching the shore, spying on the jungle’s edge through their fitted brass lenses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferryboat began its daily journeys from Smith's landing back and forth to the opposite shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The opposite shore was only a few hundred yards away. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On that hot, beautiful Sunday afternoon, a seventeen-year-old black teenager named Eugene Williams was swimming at the 29th Street Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “A sailor off the coast of Ephesos heard a mysterious voice crying out from the shore, ‘Tell them that the great god Pan has died!’ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Thatched roofs clustered along the shore of the lake and the small stream that emptied into it, and a wooden pier jutted out into the water beside a low long building with a slate roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The ship looked desolate there upon her side, with no one on her decks, and her thin black funnel pointing to the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so,” Matt said, shining the light on a long, greasy-looking tentacle that whipped out of the flood and struggled wildly to hang on to the shore. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, we buy a bag of tangerines for dessert, and as the boys play chase on the shore, Nino Carlitos walks with me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But as soon as the motor died, I jumped over the washboard and swam with all my might for shore. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And on the far shore a creature that raised its dripping mouth from the rimstone pool and stared into the light with eyes dead white and sightless as the eggs of spiders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He tossed the pole back to the shore. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Down by the shore, the piers were crowded with rowboats, sailboats, and other small craft. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They drew up alongside the shore, skimming past mottled beaches and fields of grass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The city had not developed along this part of the shore, but had grown northward along the inland river, leaving a few acres of woods untouched. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She had come to the shore, begging for a ride. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then I see him, standing at the bow, looking toward shore: the one-armed captain of the ship. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We walked down the moonlit trail toward a dark and misty shore, a surreal place, a place somewhere between sleep and wakefulness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Looking across the rushing water, I could see it over on the distant shore—the bus side—of the canyon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The one on the north bank was built against the bluff with the Red Keep frowning above,- its counterpart on the south shore had its footing in the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The bottom was covered with fine silt and mud that was half water and in this the two rabbits had made furrows as they dragged themselves to shore. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But almost before she was aware that a fury was upon her greater than any she had known in countless years, the shining sword bit upon her foot and shore away the claw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They clambered down to the shore, made their way under the bridge, and reached the golpata trees without having to wade in the water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Its shore could not be called a beach, there being neither sand nor pebbles, and there was no pounding of surf either, since the waves that fell upon the island simply vanished into its porosity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Turner went back to the oars, turned the bow toward shore—it wasn’t hard in the long swells—and tried to row in again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z His body was washed up on the shore and Hero, finding it, killed herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast they stood on shore, in arrogant full view of the fish, yanking one out with every cast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground where she stood was frozen white, but twenty feet away, cold blue ocean lapped at the jagged shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mostly, the island was a hilly moor of sharp grass and wildflowers stretching from shore to shore like a lumpy quilt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The shore was dark; but the river, bright. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On a great headland by the shore they saw a beautiful youth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Junior, Talloi, and I jumped into a canoe and sadly waved to our friends as the canoe pulled away from the shores of Mattru Jong. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “If they only board in an emergency,” said Alex, “then the battery story makes good sense to me. A dead battery—that’s an emergency. It kind of shores up his story.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Along the shore a burden of dead reeds. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And every morning the sea breeze bustled up and called Turner until he followed it to the shore where Lizzie waited for him, her bucket half full of clams. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Support struts shored up the wooden ceiling and stones embedded in the dirt floor made her stumble. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Riefenstahl had already captured good footage of the gold medal race, both from boats and from shore, but she wanted close-ups from the points of view of the victorious coxswain and the stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was trying to pull me to shore. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They hurried up the path to the top of the bank, but when they looked back the far shore was shrouded in mist, and nothing could be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a brush island ahead and the current moved toward the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ihe sylvan fields, forests, and shores had been mowed down, paved over, and built up with roads, bridges, hospitals, boatyards, jails, and military bases, cities in and of themselves. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Rado’s dinghy had no oars, and we were already too far from shore to swim—not that either of us was eager to jump in. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Even after the boats were crowded, they clung to the sides of them, holding them fast to the shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole’s clothes felt damp and stiff when he picked them up from where he’d left them on the shore- line. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There was no one on the bridge, the incline concealed him from the rear, and in front of him was nothing but water...and across it the mainland shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The supposed fisherman answered, “I swear by the God of the Sea that no man except myself has come to this shore, and no woman either.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the clouds came over the moon again and the mountains and the lake were gone, but it was much lighter than it had been before and we could see the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But for a long time we did not see any lights, nor did we see the shore but rowed steadily in the dark riding with the waves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Cari and Beto grabbed his arms and led him down the steep slope to where the river washed up over a sandy bit of shore. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Happy folk are Hobbits to dwell near the shores of the sea!’ said Haldir. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Except for the British, the leaders were all moving into the lee of the southern shore, where the water was nearly flat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The gods went together to the shores of the Black Lake, and they called Fenrir by name. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z After stepping out from the shore, I saw some interesting rocks that I wanted to investigate. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z "A fishing village, just a little place, north along the shore. Twenty-six thatch roofs and one slate, I counted. I saw part of a wagon. Someone's there." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She paces the shore, her arms crossed over her breasts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The good news of Jehovah's kingdom— Proclaim from shore to shore! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z When he did, mid-morning, as soon as he landed on the shore he jumped back and half fell in the water and seemed very tense. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they flew off down the shore to look for food. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow her gaze out across the pond to the fringe of pine and white birch trees on the other shore. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It wants to wreck her and toss her on the shore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “There is a floating battery olT the shore at Cambridge. They are more likely to spy us there than if we approach the city from the south.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wondered if Lizzie would still be down on the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As the girls helped Pita sit down on a huge flat rock a few feet away from the shore, I held my grandmother’s hand in mine. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She guided the boat along the shore until she was able to drag it up a sandy beach. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The speedboat’s engine was so loud that we couldn’t hear what the man said, but the woman got up and sweetly motioned him to come closer to shore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z In the morning he rekindled the fire and they ate and watched the shore. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We jumped in the car, trailing the last hours of sunlight to the beautiful shores near Fort Morgan, Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I wanted to run to the shore, waving my arms, screaming. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "Want to go with me, old sport? Just near the shore along the Sound." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Forty years it had taken, rising like a great shadow on the shore of the lake while Harren's armies plundered his neighbors for stone, lumber, gold, and workers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Along the shore was a historical district with tall mansions, palm trees, and wrought-iron fences. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The skinny boy arrived and plopped down on the rocky shore. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The boat bobbed gently on the ocean waves curling onto the shore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Lacking a coach’s launch, he ran up and down the shores of Lake Washington, yelling at his boys through his megaphone, freely mixing baseball slang with rowing terminology and a wide variety of exuberant profanity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At the height of the storm his boat was shattered and sank, but he succeeded in swimming to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We were pursued on every shore, hunted like foxes, coursed like hares. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Late that night, after Ulbrickson had finally retired to his quarters, the boys stole out of the hotel singly or in pairs and walked along the shore of Lake Carnegie. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were some more cattle grazing near the shore of the fifth, and largest, lake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When our other detachment appeared, they took their places; we pushed off from the shore and rowed toward the Crepuscule. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We're so close to the shores of Palestine, we can practically feel the sand under our feet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She spun and saw a path back to shore, lined on both sides with water, like a canyon lined with rock. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Leander was a youth of Abydus, a town on the Hellespont, and Hero was Priestess of Aphrodite in Sestus on the opposite shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If the Pharos had somehow been plucked off the North African shore and placed on Lake Michigan, it would have topped the Chicago skyline until the construction of the Wrigley Building in 1922. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Sam and Frodo were only a few steps up, and Gandalf had just begun to climb, when the groping tentacles writhed across the narrow shore and fingered the cliff-wall and the doors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The boat cut through the water, leaving the shore behind, and just before the destination came into view, the vision ended. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So Will knew that all those things were part of having a dæmon, and that whatever his dæmon was, she, too, was left behind, with Pantalaimon, on that poisoned and desolate shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The waves still break with foaming tops, the wind still chills damp skin, but with every rolling wave, I see the distant shore. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The moon hung huge and low over the water, sent ripples of light dancing along a pathway toward the shore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He was pointing and gesturing to the other canoes to paddle their boats to the shore. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z When a hurricane blew through, as one had just a year before—tearing off roofs and casting boats up on the shore—everyone suffered at least a little. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They left the shore at dawn in their skin canoes and did not return until night, towing after them the slain otter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have found a dry spot on the shores of Lake Finn where she could keep an eye on me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He thought he could hear cries and calls from the woods near the shore below. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Victoria's commander ordered the ship to proceed full speed toward shore, intending to ground her there in accord with standing fleet orders meant to make it easier to raise a sunken ship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Crossing the moor in the dark would be a risky business, but we were able to navigate our way just fine and in no time came up along the opposite shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The sound of it cascaded down on them, reverberated from one shore to the other, and utterly drowned out Bobby Moch’s voice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was nearly at the point of swimming back to shore and forgetting die whole thing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Ocean rocks lasted only as long as it took them to travel to shore. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Within weeks, they began streaming onto the Korean Peninsula, shoring up the battered remnants of the South Korean forces and joining the battle against North Korea. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, no, no,” she whimpered as the prow swung toward shore and crunched into a mass of acacias. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther across the lake I can see downtown Los Angeles sitting right next to the shore. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They would need to make sure that all their weaknesses are shored up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Nok's father looked into the dark jungle lining the shore and nodded. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The last bits of Immie that had been inside her slipped away, like pebbles washed off a shore by a tide going out. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The owners, boys and grown men, raced around the cement shores hoping to arrive at the other side in time to keep the boats from bumping. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It felt like I had been riding on the crest of a high wave and now it tumbled onto shore. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a morning of thick fog and the sound of far-off waves breaking on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were shared trips to Yosemite National Park or down to the shore at Carmel, sometimes in Lawrence’s sedan, graciously loaned out if he was staying home. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Come darkness, we took fire-brands and crossed the isle to the far shore, away from the scornful gaze of rebel and Redcoat alike. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She hardly resembled the perfect robot who had appeared on the shore just a week earlier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I still couldn’t catch the old tiger, so I rafted to shore and got Mr. Jacket. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And they told how afterward Ned had carried Ser Arthur's sword back to the beautiful young sister who awaited him in a castle called Starfall on the shores of the Summer Sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And I’d be floating alone three hundred and fifteen miles from shore in a life jacket. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After the open river shore, the closeness of the town unnerved her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had been on the headland, he had seen the ship closing in towards the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I especially liked the part when Christopher Columbus lands on her shores and sighs: “¡Ay! This is the beautiful land I’ve been searching for!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Even if we could come to the shores of the Sea, we should find no longer any shelter there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He thought of his own home, just five miles away, and the young married couple who waved from time to time as they jogged at sunset along the shore. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Edwin started the motor, backed away from the shore, and waved good-bye. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A boat broke loose and tobogganed up on the shore, and then another. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping low, then, and stepping carefully on the rocky shore, the children made their way toward the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Several other sailors were seen on shore that morning, running what appeared to be last-minute errands. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After he dropped us off at the shore of a sheltered inlet, I sat in a tight ball on the hot hard earth, knees to my chin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Now everything was quiet except the gentle lapping of the water on the nearby shore and the occasional cry of a water bird. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There still he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He squinted, trying to see the shore through the rain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I was wondering what we were supposed to do when a young woman paddled her canoe to shore and docked it right in front of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Kaz secured another coil of rope to the roof’s edge and prepared to rappel down to the shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Afterwards I went down to the shore where I could gather a few abalones and sometimes spear a fish for my supper. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The bard, who had fallen heavily against the boulders, was struggling to shore. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z From the distant sound of the surf, Nailer guessed they were at least a mile from shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If I had any hope of reaching shore, I'd jump overboard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But there was still the small matter of getting to shore before the sun rose. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Pinch tramped the edge of the lake and many times edged out as far as he could go on the rocky shore. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They waited till the cloud covered the moon and then, first at a walking pace and afterwards at a gentle trot, made for the shore. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Would there be room in the boat for me to ride to shore with you?” she begged. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Exploring the shore revealed one extraordinary thing: the algae, and therefore the island itself, varied in height and density depending on the weather. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They had grown up in a big stone house on the Mediterranean, and none had strayed far from the shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Said I must be the Devil Incarnate, or at least his agent, cause I shore warn’t no True Believer. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The town was named Pepin, and it was on the shore of Lake Pepin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw the shore was still real close. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The shore was edged with a stone embankment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Bennie and Tee gave a play-by-play of what had happened back on the shore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Amari and the other prisoners in her boat watched, however, in horrid fascination as the two women—a mother and daughter— tried in vain to swim back to shore. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Back along the shore, gulls soared through the mist above the docks, and down, so far below that it made me dizzy, crowds were moving. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a rare afternoon when Judith had invited Kit to go with some other girls of the town to pick flowers and picnic along the shore of the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The tired men who had come there to pick up furs from the Anishinabe people stood uneasily on the rocky shore. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ahead, the far shore glimmered with greenish light, the color of poison. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The red ball of the sun appeared to her left over the gray-green smudge of the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never realized they came this close to shore.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When he was fairly close to shore he tacked left and started up the bay and within minutes they were free of any sea swell or wave action. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Belle Isle, a paramecium-shaped island in the Detroit River, lies less than half a mile from the Canadian shore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If he sold just one of his sheep, he’d have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Up and away with all speed. Break the ropes that hold the boats to the shore.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt lost then, casting about, like a shipwreck survivor, no shore in sight, only miles and miles of water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Fifteen miles from shore in Rhode Island, Giovanni da Verrazzano found trees so widely spaced that the forest “could be penetrated even by a large army.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ulape dropped her basket of shellfish and set out for the village, arriving there so out of breath that she could only point in the direction of the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted me into the air and took me back toward the shore. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I saw explosions from shell strikes blossoming on its distant shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The folks in the quarters and the people in the big houses further around the shore heard the big lake and wondered. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z On the decks of ships and the shores of Pacific islands, Marines, sailors, and soldiers knelt and wept together in prayer services for our fallen president. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We were punting in the shallow waters along the shore, and Wello told me we would pull over to the bank once it was fully dark. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A column of storm was approaching the Hudson River, moving rapidly over the Jersey shore. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We might be barely out of our own shores. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They rowed endlessly up and down, staying to the deep water in the middle of the river and exchanging flights of arrows with Stannis's archers on the south shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We watch a tugboat pulling a ship, leaves turning orange and brown on the shore, and the sky darkening with rain-filled clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Nor did we return to shore the next day, but took our exercise upon the deck of the ship, beneath the watchful eye of the sailors. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On April 6 Widener sent the proposal by wireless to Whitney, who was on his boat, fishing off the shores of Bermuda. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up from washing dishes and saw the river full of small sailboats leaning toward the far shore and knifing toward the bridge which was not in her view. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much consistency in the life of an orphan—new housemates coming and going like waves on a shore—but Adoption Day parties were always the same. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z For the next few hours, Cole sat on the shore and studied the tide. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I had never thought of anything but that I would reach the shore some way, and I would be in a bad position if I landed barefoot. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He looked up the lake shore, to the north. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days after Captain Newport arrives we hear shouts of “Wingapo!” and look to see Indians paddling to shore in three canoes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 The Men of Númenor were settled far and wide on the shores and seaward regions of the Great Lands, but for the most part they fell into evils and follies. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But if Turner happened to climb down the granite ledges to the muddy shore, and if Lizzie Bright happened to have come over in her dory to dig clams...well, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Now he was no longer facing the shore and his friends; he was looking out toward the center of the river and across to the trees on the opposite bank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the summer of that same year, Johnny got the notion that his children were growing up ignorant of the great ocean that washed the shores of Brooklyn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It will be her face America sees reassuring the nation in time of crisis, promising vengeance on the shores of the ROC. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The water and the opposite shore lay before them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferry squats low in the water at the opposite shore, where it left off Lumumba’s party the night before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the further shores the woodlands still marched on southwards as far as the eye could see, but all the banks were bleak and bare. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z With every stroke forward, a giant invisible hand had pushed him two strokes backward into the bay, returning him toward the shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z No blue sea would be lapping the shores of Barrow; instead the Arctic Ocean would be a roaring white cauldron forming ice that would join the land with the polar cap. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man made his way through the handcarts and fishmongers fresh from the sea, stubbing his toes on the cobbles and bumping into sailors on shore leave. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The circus left him behind, sailing forth, and yet he cannot turn away from the shore. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A stretch of shore had been as yet between us and the steamer’s smoke, by reason of the bend and wind of the river; but now she was visible, coming head on. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The waves of Lake Pepin curled up on the shore at their feet and slid back with the smallest hissing sound. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Lake Cabora Bassa was so huge, it could contain a place this large and still give no hint of where the shore might be. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a dolphin lying on its side, with its tail pointing toward the sunrise, its nose pointing to the sunset, and its fins making reefs and the rocky ledges along the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A rippling wake spread out behind as they swung back toward the shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After traveling some distance south, he beached the canoe on a sandbar far from shore to observe the powerful tides. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the shore at Twenty-Ninth Street, tensions were rising. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now the rebels harked to the proceedings; we saw them watching from the shore, though they could not hear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Epidemiologists have since discovered that the northwestern shore of Lake Victoria was one of the initial epicenters of aids. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A pirate ship looms along the shore, lit up with strings of lanterns that dangle in intervals to the top of its masts, the lights reflecting against the water in a sheet of glitter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He describes ripples, the glint of light against water, tiny pebbles on the shore. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dad says, No, he’s not Cuchulain but he’s a fine man who will live on the shores of Lough Neagh and fish his days away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The sky was painted pale blue and pink—the same color as the lake and the peach trees along its shore. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was already night when at last they halted and made their camp under some stunted alder-trees by the shores of the stream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I’m easing in along the shore, about a hundred yards from the Crofts’ big floating dock, when a boat pulls away from the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long ago that she would stand at the shore as we headed in, calling those same words about me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Later that day, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover announced to the public that German U-boats had landed eight highly skilled Nazi saboteurs on America's shores. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Hushpuppy reached the shore first and immediately began shaking water off his fur. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When Virginia left the Union she bore his home away as surely as if she were a ship setting out to sea, and what was left behind on the shore was not his any more. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just off the shore of the island, a house was set on a raft, bobbing up and down in the gentleness of the surf. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Long before he could swim or paddle to the far shore, he’d be pulled into these rapids and drowned. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nymeria had landed ten thousand ships upon Dome’s sandy shores, but when she wed her Domish prince she had burned them all and turned her back upon the sea forever. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There’s a shore somewhere right now where the tide is up,” explained Hatsue. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It slips away, like a wave from shore. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This part of the shore was sheltered from the wind and I found the canoes just as they had been left. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if Pong had known how to swim, he had been too terrified to make a break for the shore in the daylight. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I want to walk the night shores, hear their voices, marvel at their closeness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a fire on the shore and beside it, a girl. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were but few lights in sight at sea, for even the coasting steamers, which usually “hug” the shore so closely, kept well to seaward, and but few fishing-boats were in sight. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "That doesn't make sense. There's no shore anywhere near here." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Most knights who land upon my shores seek me in my hall, not in the Belly of the Whale. A vile smuggler’s den, that place. Are you returning to your old trade, onion knight?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Whatever his fortune, whatever the cut of his garment, there would always be the hem—the tuck and fold that hid his raveling edges; a someone sweet, industrious and loyal to shore him up. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, outside the wall, the screams of the harpies were still echoing up and down the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Walk,?” Shay eased her board to the shore and stepped off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Vonetta, Fern, and me: “Hear the reverberation of a stolen black nation forever lost to foreign shores where thieves do not atone and Mother Africa cannot be consoled.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Will clutched at Lyra and they both clung together as the scream turned into wild, mocking peals of laughter, which were answered by other harpy voices in the fog along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Before long we began to spot signs for gas stations and boating supplies, and along the shore there were white mooring buoys. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The places between the planks were filled with black pitch which we gather along the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the low red glare of sunset, the beacon, and the gibbet, and the mound of the Battery, and the opposite shore of the river, were plain, though all of a watery lead colour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z We give harbor to many who seek our shores. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The forest of Burnham Beeches stretched like a great pool of darkness towards the bright shore of the western sky. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns the boat toward the shore and suddenly I can see my Liars waiting, not on the dock but by the weathered wooden fence that runs along the perimeter path. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The boat dipped up and down on the wake of barges as they crossed to the western shore. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They hadn’t even known where on the northern shore they’d washed up. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A mighty roar from the shore splits the night as a dozen men burst from the darkness. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z After waiting until the boat was about 300 yards from shore, Haukelid gestured for his friends to follow. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the boat made a sharp turn and the Object crossed her wake, whipping along past the shore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Woth was shouting at her to help search, so she did, peering into boathouses and sheds while her horse grazed along the shore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On shore, Edwin pulled out towels for each of them, and they dressed in silence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Another night and another day might bring me within sight of the shore toward which I was going. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw his childhood, before his sight was taken: the rocky Everican shore, an old woman laughing, the tangy smell of mulch, and trees, trees, trees whispering and creaking and laughing and speaking. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If he saw even a single soul prowling the shore, he would light out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z This glittery, glassy apartment house stood alone on the Lake Michigan shore five stories high. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the water was the wrong color—a Shimmering turquoise close to shore, and farther out a blue so deep that it was almost black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cole felt himself growing dizzy from the cold and was about to protest when Edwin stood and headed to shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The lake had been formed and dug to a uniform depth of nine feet, with small wooden boat docks fingering out from its waterless shores where the most desirable concrete slabs had been poured. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So he followed the breeze out of town and through the pines and across the granite ledges to the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Rifle fire from shore hits the water around her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But Laura and Mary ran along the lake shore, picking up pretty pebbles that had been rolled back and forth by the waves until they were polished smooth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The slate gray sea roiled, scraping the narrow strip of sand rhythmically, tugging at beach grass, digging and sucking loose the rocks at the shore's edge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They wanted to launch the ship and burn it, but they could not move it from the shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Then in 1934 the city decided to open a swimming beach along the shore in front of the house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After that he remembered the tide and crawling up the rocky shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z At the fifth vertical from the mountain shore, he eased onto the wide horizontal girder and lay down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Pixie stood on the shore of our pond and declared it good. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We caught a bus and went a few kilometers outside Algiers, to a beach with rocks at either end, bordered by shore grass on the land side. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They would bring their catch back to shore, a mound of silver, the sardines dying slowly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She carefully got to her feet and saw that high above the shore, the land was bursting with trees and grasses and flowers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She finished her stew, cleaned the bowl out with sand at the shore of the lake, and waited with a sigh for her mother to ask her to fetch the deer-bone scraper. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a broad wooden deck on the edge of the lawn, right where the grass gave way to a slope of black lava rocks that lined the shore. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "We could go by the shore. There's fruit." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She had been serving the goddess thus for many years when a Greek galley put in at the inhospitable shore, not under stern necessity, storm-driven, but voluntarily. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She waded closer to the shore, then pulled herself out of the mud and onto more solid land. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The dark shores of New Jersey seemed to glare at them from the other side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Here they drew in, and the ship ran half her keel’s length up the shore, she had such way on her from those great oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he shoveled away some of the snow near the pond’s shore while I went up to the Big Barn and brought down three loads of wood. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z There’s also a lull on the shore now. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She wailed, and her heart gave out in her breast, and she fell dead onto the shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Carrying their weapons, our men sped along the trail which winds down to the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The eastern shore of Maryland, where Crisfield was, was on the land between the bay and the ocean. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is this where we’ll drop anchor, Captain, and take all the men on shore?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The strange heartbeat of time when the nine kids on the shore peered into the boat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Even as the last boats crossed the line and the cheering began to die down, an audible murmur began to ripple through the crowd along the shore as a number of realizations clicked into place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The huge sauropod pulled up along the shore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And once, I had won so much I stood on the beach in the moonlight skipping silver quarters across the calm water as the little waves pawed the shore. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He had fallen overboard as a baby from the side of his father’s ship and been washed up on a desolate shore, where a female wolf had suckled him and kept him alive. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The lights grew brighter as they sped away from the shore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The grandfather would slide his body into the water while his grandson sat on the shore with a basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They motored over to the stretch of marshland just off the town shore. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Pizarro’s pilot once explained how to navigate from Mexico’s Pacific shore to Peru: Sail south along the coast until you no longer see trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A few weeks ago it had been the shores of the Dominican Republic. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I flailed my arms wildly, trying to stroke toward the sandy shore. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The boot was spat up out of the river, flew into the air, and landed on the shore in front of Pyatsha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Dense collections of villages thronged the bluffs that line the shore, with their people fishing in the river and farming the floodplains and sections of the uplands. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Watch where the current whirls, and how the shore comes down. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z This shellfish grew on the rocks along the shore and was plentiful. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finally got his body—twice my size, chest still as stone, eyes slung back—to shore, and to revive, I was so furious at him I almost rolled him back into the surf. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He must have seen me from the shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Dinghies, fishing boats, and other nauka passed in the water, and shrimp fishermen trawled blue nets along the shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Once the boat was past the high-tide mark, he pointed down across the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I was twenty years old before I ever saw this lake with my own eyes, despite having grown up only two hours from its shores. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He got a notion that a boat ride off the Canarsie shore might wipe out some of the wrong her unnatural brother had done her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One day she didn’t have the strength to return to shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And his mind could not contain the terrible stretch of time that united twelve men fishing by the shores of Galilee, and black men weeping on their knees tonight, and he, a witness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Well, it shore is good, Mary Willis. I want Miss Love to make me one.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “We all have to paddle together to reach the shore.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Reyna turned towards the shore but saw no signs of combat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As the boat rounded the Laurelhurst light and headed north, it hugged the west shore of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That night we sat around the fire and talked while the wind blew and the waves crashed against the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She was helping this little kid build a simple sand castle, fast, between when the waves rolled up the shore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A storm was moving in from the north, building over the sea and rolling inexorably toward shore. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Lee Scoresby looked down at the placid ocean to his left and the green shore to his right, and shaded his eyes to search for human life. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The waves roared in toward us and then silently pulled back again, slipping over the shore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Either that or it was washed up somewhere along the bay’s shore, maybe even as far south as the bay bridge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Even with such help as Sam could give, it was hard work to pass across the current at the southward end of the island and drive the boat eastward towards the far shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She wanted to stay among big houses and tall trees, on the shore road that would keep her close to the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the shore the ice will hold you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They fled in confusion to the ships, and the wall they had built to defend them went down like a sand wall children heap up on the shore and then scatter in their play. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Spy highway of the Culper Ring uses land and sea routes to avoid Royal Navy ships and Redcoat patrols on shore. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking back at the shore, Tally realized that she’d been carried away from her camp by the river’s current. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z From time to time, ever since we’d come back from Olduvai, Louis had talked about some chimpanzees living on the shores of a far-off lake in Tanganyika. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Below them a hook of land shrouded in the dark scud blowing down the shore and beyond that lying half over and awash the shape of a sailboat’s hull. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “He’s right,” says another man still on shore. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They occupied the town; and we, yards from the shore, heard tales of skirmish and indignity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “The old story. A sailor passing by the coast of Ephesos heard a voice crying from the shore, ‘Tell them the great god Pan is dead.’” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “That’s where the first cabin was, and that’s where I dragged myself to after trying to swim away from the island. The tide pushed me back to shore. I slept there in the hot ashes.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The island’s northern shore had become something of a robot gravesite. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Onto a ship. They chased him off the shore. And here’s this: He threats manumission for all loyal slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They had another choice: they could go down the western shore, to Baltimore or Annapolis—it would have to be Annapolis because that was near the only bridge over the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The dam would be built across Indian Creek at the mouth of Milagro Canyon, establishing a mile-and-a-half-long lake whose easternmost shore would extend up to within hailing distance of the Dancing Trout’s main lodge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We could see the enemy upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Over the last several months, body parts had been discovered in the lake or on its shore, and it wasn’t only feet like the headline suggested. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “One of the submarines delivered him to shore. Guards are bringing him up now.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Breakers rolled up to the shore, white as a baby’s teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There they found a shelving shore, and they drew the boat out, high above the water, and hid it as well as they could behind a great boulder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I was afraid of cramps and I hoped we would move toward the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The astronauts had landed on the shores of the Sea of Tranquillity, I had read, traveling farther than anyone in the history of civilization. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Once the hippocampi's white manes disappeared into the sea, we swam for shore. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother was asleep; she was as deadlocking as a red-gray old sea-elephant stretched on the shore of a summer day. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He sailed on between the two, and as the afternoon darkened with storm-clouds coming up from the north he came to shore, on the southern coast of the west isle. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The moon and the stars were beautiful, the brook, the shore, the forest and rock, the goat and the golden beetle, the flower and butterfly were beautiful. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Their footsteps crunched in the wet sand, and the water lapped against the shore. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Beyond the plaza lay the glittering channel, brilliant in the sunlight and choppy with white-capped waves, and beyond that the wooded shore, where Mr. Benedict’s telescopes were going to be hidden. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z With the first daylight she went to the shore, to the headland where she had stood to watch him sail away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the shore was at least two miles away. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Quebrada Tacahuay, the other Science site, was closer to the shore but even drier: its average annual rainfall is less than a quarter inch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could not say how far we’d gone, but at a widening bend of the river, I felt us slow in the eddying current along the other shore. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Behind it rose the first gentle slopes of the hill clad with trees, and trees marched away westward along the curving shores of the lake. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They want to sail back to shore and go home. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Roz watched as her detached foot sailed over the edge and plummeted down to the shore below. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It had happened to them often enough on previous expeditions across the river, and they would swim after the boat and, using it as a float, dog-paddle to the shore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Winking at them, as Guy liked to say, on its way to brighter shores. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He kept the pistol on me with his right hand and waded to the shore where his shirt was, but what he done with his left hand brung back something I’d forgot I remembered. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z There, on the inmost shore, an olive tree throws wide its boughs over the bay; nearby a cave of dusky light is hidden for those immortal girls, the Naiades. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The wave hit the shore so hard that it sent sand particles flying high up in the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I got there in time to see my dogs swimming for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Walking along the shore here is walking on history,” he said. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Drum’s course took him back to his wintering grounds on the Chilean shore. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A bad, bad week, but the shores of Albert Lea Lake are boggy. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After we pulled it up on shore, their daddy took the mule to fetch the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When it becomes too dangerous for the Malvern to get any closer, Lincoln is rowed to shore. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Her fish trap was useless without a narrow channel, and no birds ventured this far from shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mohammed was an unknown when the race began at six in the morning, and after eight hours, when he was approaching shore, he had no idea that he was in the lead. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Holding Melyngar’s bridle, he led the group along the narrow shore. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I pictured explorers in their ships arriving at the shore and making deals with the true native New Yorkers, the Indians. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On their annual travels between the foothills and the shore, paleo-Indians seem to have visited the area periodically to feast on the cormorants and boobies that nested on the rocks by the beach. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Put her on the shore, then,” said the man. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The bag was floating next to him but he had to get it out of the plane and onto the raft, then back to shore. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Melyngar, reaching shore a little farther upstream, trotted down to join them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Do you think she’s chosen already? When she chose to leave her dæmon on the shore? Was that the choice she had to make?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So instead I rolled my eyes and craned my neck back, my eyes almost underwater, until I saw that the shore—not ten feet away—was directly behind my head. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Something in him said anchor close to shore, maybe even swim ashore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of us sit like this for a while, listening to the birds chatter in the trees and watching the gentle waves lap against the shore. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z With a quick glance to make sure the bridge, path, and shore were still deserted, he switched the light on again and angled it against the bank. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “For decades,” narrated the ceiling voice, “public libraries have proudly served America’s newest citizens—the immigrants who flock to these shores yearning for the freedom to build their own American dreams.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “It could take twenty minutes to get him back to shore,” I said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Well, I shore can question what it means.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The wind ceased its lapping of stagnant water against the shores of the lake, and there was quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a causeway leading from the shore into the fortress, and at the end of it she could see doors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z People from the two boats are all along the shore, wrapped in silver blankets, sitting on the beach. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The ripples on the water grew and came closer; some were already lapping on the shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I watched specks of moonlight sparkle off the water’s surface whenever a small swell rolled toward shore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I followed Annie along trails and streets, heading south along the shore of the island, and we came to a park where a stream cut a V-shaped harbor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Like thousands of refugees arriving from Syria to the shores of Greece, Ghalib and his family must now find somewhere safe to make a new life. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The sun sank beneath the horizon as we landed, and as I touched the shore I felt those cares and fears revive which soon were to clasp me and cling to me for ever. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the fishermen and the resort dwellers on its shores, its waters have provided an ideal habitat for a small gnat, Chaoborus astictopus. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We clamored for news and were scolded; heard firing from shore; smelled smoke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They sleep in a once stately Old World suite with the furniture shored up against the walls and chicken feathers clogging the marble sinks and newspapers tacked clumsily across the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Malaga Island was still forbidden, but he began to explore the paths into the woods above Phippsburg and to hike along the peninsula’s Kennebec shore and climb down to its barnacled rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We gather speed and buzz from the shore into deeper water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Two boys walked to shore, looking out at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And the watchers on the shore saw the wind shift, the waves subside, and the Greek ship leave the harbor, flying under full sail to the sea beyond. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade said, “Come on,” and took off down the shore of the empty lake. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The two horses, side by side, were now well out into the middle of the creek and the opposite shore could be clearly seen. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z By the shore of the pool our group of aged pioneers gathered. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was early in the morning, but I didn’t regret getting up to see it, for the bay was full of little boats, the shore so picturesque, and a rosy sky overhead. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z With her body half in the water, and her front feet curved over a piece of driftwood, she turned her head and looked toward the shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Boats chug around the lake, careful to avoid the giant water turbines churning along the edge, and the shore's flood sirens are quiet and unlit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Legend said that the First Men had found it standing on the shore of Old Wyk when they came to the Iron Islands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thunderstorm outside the window, that’s why she’s awake, they can hear, they sleep, they can be startled, even there in the soothing of the heart, like waves on the shore around them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With his father’s grudging approval, Mohammed crewed on local fishing boats in the afternoons and evenings, and even at fourteen, after a full day of fishing miles from land, Mohammed insisted on swimming to shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Our eyes lifted over the rosebeds and the hot lawn and the weedy refuse of the dog days along shore. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The soft drum of rain muffled their voices, but they were still close enough to shore for people to hear them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Reluctantly he slid off the Molly Bell and let the falling tide carry him to shore. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The blue-gleaming blade shore through them like a scythe through grass, and they leaped and writhed and then hung loose. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The sea is calm, the breakers shuffling into shore without conviction. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Mars was a distant shore, and the men spread upon it in waves. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z With mixed emotions the crew watched England’s shores slip away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I must have been in shock, because the people looked like squid washing up on the shore. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He had taken notice of a small rock formation in the distance, jutting into the sea a few miles down the shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Such fluctuations, Olmsted recognized, would greatly increase the difficulty of planting the banks and shores. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Most of the refugees were being looked after in a huge Belgian-owned building close to the lake shore. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The haunting joy eluded her; the dream shores were dim and unreal. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Anya could see the wild Dnieper River behind her, its waves thrashing against its shores as it hurtled past. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At this rate it’ll take fifteen hours to get back to shore. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Shingle scraped beneath the bow as the boat ground up onto the shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He demanded we row to shore, there to steal another. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Past the shallow waves that lapped the shore. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Who knows what a man might meet, out there? Not we, who keep always to our coasts and shores.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I listened for sounds from shore, hoping there would be a cheerful “hello,” but there were none. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The raised dirt path that wound around the island was bolstered by bags of sand to prevent any more of the shore from disappearing into the water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Struggling did little to affect Cole’s movement, but on the incoming tide he steadily drifted closer to shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Hit shore is a wonder how young folks ketch on. Miss Love, now, she thinks she could drive a car.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even on sunny days the sky was a dark, dirty gray along the southern shore, courtesy of Central Michigan Electric’s coal-burning plant, located only a few short miles from town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She swam a few strokes upstream, then trudged toward the rocky shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Moldering skeletons of those they had lured to their death lay banked high up around them where they sat singing on the shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When we finally saw some lights much further up the lake and close to the shore it was Intra. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The survivors around me—people and animals who had been trapped within its planks—cheered weakly as they clung to their own pieces of flotsam and kicked toward the shore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He concentrated on the fair’s central lagoon, which his dredges soon would begin carving from the Jackson Park shore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Do you remember this shore, Nina? he wanted to ask, though he knew she must. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Standing in front of it, just before the shore of the lake, was the white witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A sprinkle of lights strung along a distant shore. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Canoes were bringing goods to the shore and some were out in the kelp beds, beginning to hunt for otter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Signal fires flared along Long Island’s north shore. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When clouds piled up in the late afternoon, she came down on a key off the shore of Belize, caught food, rested, and went on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She can hear the calm lap of the reservoir waves against the shore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand people had turned out to view the annual contest between California and Washington, crowding along the shores of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z While Reverend Griffin carried the spitting clams into the house, Lizzie took Turner’s hand that held his bat on the knob, and they walked back down to the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Rain dripped off the rocks that lined the shore the same way it dripped from his forehead and flowed down across his cheeks and lips. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he clambered back down to the shore, Pima had returned with a load of the clipper’s cracked furniture. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When we were brought up upon the deck, we saw in ruddy first light the motion of countless launches all around us proceeding to the shore of the island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Susan Constant turns, sailors rush to pull on lines, and we are on our way, gliding in to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They began the march from the rocky shore up the cliff side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They headed for the shore, surprised at how much effort it took them to cover that short distance. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the darkness, the first of the surfboats came at last, the waves thrusting it toward the shore, and we ran into the water to guide it onto the rocky beach. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z As he left the shore and started up the incline, Reynie considered what to do with the sketch. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know, but now that were here—” “Just wait on the shore. If anything happens to me ... Well, maybe Hades will get his wish, and you’ll be the child of the prophecy after all.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Everyone stood crowded together without their belongings, which were being brought to shore separately. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Along the shore of the cove below them windrows of small bones in the wrack. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The shore was a snarl of rocks, so he was taking them well out across the bay. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All he could do was again to sit wretched and helpless on the shore, but this time not trying in fury to kill people, only singing mournful love songs to soften the sea nymph’s heart. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He lives with his two children, Merlin and Angel, and their mother, Maria, in the little guest house next to my house on the shore of the Indian Ocean. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Around Easter my Nelson began to talk about how he would join the liberators once the rumored invasion from Cuba hit our shores. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a place where the river is deep close to shore so it will be easy to moor our ships to trees. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Male frigate birds with bright red balloonlike sacs under their chins cruised the shore. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Lanes one through three, on the other hand, came in so close to the southern shore of the lake that they were almost entirely protected through much of the course. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "There's a jetty,” Scipio whispered, "and steps leading up the shore toward a gate in the wall.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Osh pulled up the centerboard as we came into shore alongside the fish pier. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Neel asked as soon as they were out of earshot of the shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z One day Venkatesh walked twenty blocks from the university to a housing project on the shore of Lake Michigan to administer his survey. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z My own grandfather had been lynched about thirty years before by a mob of white demons almost the moment he had set foot on their shores. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally we scrambled over the embankment to the shore, and I let out a loud whistle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then half turning they thrust them with all their strength towards the western shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The atmosphere at the shore was more relaxed than at the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the light of the torches, we saw the black Hulk lying out a little way from the mud of the shore, like a wicked Noah’s ark. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On the far shore a row of warehouses and the shape of a tanker red with rust. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At once the fire thrower was relit and hauled around to face the shore, and the mass of flame shot upward and then cascaded in a hundred spilling gouts over the rooftops. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Atacama Desert, just south of Peru on the Chilean shore, is the driest place on earth—in some places rain has literally never been recorded. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When they saw him follow me up on the shore, Emmett’s friends whooped and laughed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As I stand at the edge of the shore, I catch glimpses of their flags, the words written across their canoes—some are written in another language, the same language they must be singing in. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We just stare out the window as waves batter the barricaded shore. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He pushed us away from shore, and once we were in open water I tried to punt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The days passed as she doggedly paddled along the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer, we had stood on the shores of the lake, amidst the birch groves, and we had laughed like some new pantheon preparing for Creation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, there was a small parting in the fog, and the silhouette of a U-boat appeared about 150 feet from shore. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Now and then he’d catch me staring out at the river, at the far shore, and I could almost hear the tumblers clicking in his head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even without the binoculars he could make out two lanterns on the shore, a high wall, and further back, through a maze of black branches, the outline of a house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Grub and I joined Derek in his house on the shore of the Indian Ocean, and many of the students squeezed into our little guest house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z With the boats still a hundred yards out from shore, Cole recognized Garvey’s stocky bulldog figure at the helm inside the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I saw on the shores all of the farms where slumbered slave and master alike. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We sit on the shore, on rocks that poke up from the narrow beach, and toss bits of bread into the water, seeing what we can entice: minnows, a few perch. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They wheeled above the maze and the king’s palace, then zoomed across the city of Knossos and out past the rocky shores of Crete. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had walked back to shore and hitched a ride on a milk truck home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On a clear, sunny day, nearly sixty years after Hitler's Nazi saboteurs landed on America's shores, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes and carried out suicide attacks against the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The procession waited on the grassy shore as Dany stripped and let her soiled clothing fall to the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Down they went, past ledges and seagulls and tough little trees, until they were standing on the rocky shore with the cliffs looming behind them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The egg-shaped rock didn't seem to be any nearer than it had been when Cal and I had looked at it from the shore. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I reached it before the sun was high, and the sandspit and its tides bore me into the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt watched the little duck work its way along the far shore. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “By golly, I’m shore glad to see you folks!” he said, ushering Miss Love toward the parlor door and ignoring me on the davenport in the hall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As his father stared off into the Shanghai harbor — at the true ships in the distance, the ragtag boats by the shore — she slid a wristwatch into Yifeng’s hand. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a land appears to exist, at least marginally, on the far Arctic shores of Alaska — although even there one may see the approaching shadow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Despite the fog and violent waves rocking their rubber boat, they somehow managed to row their way to the shore. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z They reach both shores, but within a minute the surface is glass again, the sneaker’s splashy entrance forgotten, and I am minus a shoe. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Her eye went back up to the top of the list, found Wilmington and traced the buses leaving for the eastern shore. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Lo and behold, the mouth of a calm river at length came into view, with level shores unbroken, free from rock, shielded from wind— by far the best place he had found. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Works upon the isle proceed as ever: still the futile fortifications, though the rebels glower high above us from the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The roar outside grew and crested like a wave until, within a few minutes, it finally dissolved against the shore and left behind a blissful quiet that washed over Joseph and his uncle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Yet in the wider world, the war was drawing closer to American shores—and it would push both Elizebeth and William to their limits. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then he jumped to his radio that had crackled into life as the shores of Iwo Jima burst into flame. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They came in to port at Orrimy on the east shore of the great land Hosk, for these trade-galleys of the Inmost Sea keep to the coasts and lie overnight in harbor whenever they can. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Naw, Miss Carrie, we didn’t see no Shakespeare. But we seen a stage play. The main actress shore was a looker.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She put another small heap on the first rock, and then one on each of the easier jumps all the way back to the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorothy Vaughan entered the Greyhound bus in one America and disembarked in another, no less anxious, hopeful, and excited than if she were an immigrant arriving from foreign shores. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z From here, Pong could just see the lights starting to come on, one by one by one thousand, until there were two cities: one on the shore, one in the water, both made of light. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Once free, she took the oar, as she had seen Crocodile Guts do many times, and pushed herself away from shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow he had found his way here from the shore, and along the way he’d picked up a sword and shield. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On the shore, shot punched holes in walls; docks staggered; and as we boarded our launches, we perceived figures retreating among the chaos and confusion of the piers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She allowed herself a long stare at the city lights before she stepped onto shore, wondering when she would see her home again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She squatted next to the shore and doused herself, using the calabash. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to build bonfires on the shore of the tiny beach. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The water was dark gray, even in the sunlight, white-capped and heaving to the gray, rocky shore. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The night was quiet except for the gurgle of the fountains and waves lapping on the shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I turned and left him, left the shore and ship, and went up through the woodland hushed and shady to find the subtle witch in her long hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the arms came together he left an opening about two feet across, then he sat on die shore and waited. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z All that greeted me as I stepped out onto the rocky shore was a gentle wind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been neatly dug and shored up with wooden supports. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The congregation will wonder what he was doing on the shore with her in the first place,” Mr. Stonecrop pointed out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z All her life, I have watched her as though from another shore. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening I sat on the beach, watching the sun sink down behind the mountains of Zaire on the opposite shore of Lake Tanganyika. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet I cannot say that I was really afraid as I stood there on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But a few weeks later, Stupid Horse’s body washed up on the shores of Benjamin Lake, ten miles away from Turtle Lake. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The rocky ground under my feet started sliding away from the shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaped over the side and struggled toward shore, splashing through water covered with blotches of burning black oil. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she would have to go on shore to cook, but she couldn’t bring herself to face the danger. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because rising sea levels continually flooded the shore, marshy Cape Cod did not fully lock into its contemporary configuration until about 1000 B.C. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There were, by the time of our arrival, hundreds of men upon the shore, with our drummers beating to form us into companies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My Company were upon the decks, surveying the shore, which prospect was infested with rebels at their work. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then the tidal wave hit, wiping their traces from shore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they straightened and flew over the ledges on the far shore, out of sight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Then bring them to the shore,” my father said. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we were loaded back on ship and off the shores of Guam. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually some enemies drove them away from the fertile shore. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They chatted like this, back and forth, moving slowly toward shore. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But to reach the bus, I, too, need to cross the river, and the aluminum tram is still chained to the far shore. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the waves calm as they rush to the shore. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Fatima and Prince Philip ate starfish on the shore, then vomited them up in the living room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There was a boat far from shore that was moving slowly through the black water with white lights like stars at the mast and the front. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The soldiers on shore laughed at their fright, and the sailors on board beat them with their whips. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that they’ve got a harbor, the British can bring whatever they want on shore. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After burying the lifeboat with branches, Tyson and I followed Annabeth along the shore,, our feet sinking in red mud. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z With the horn in one hand and her dagger in the other, she leaped for the shore. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When it grounded itself on the shore, Osh helped pull it higher up, and I waited as more survivors stumbled out. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Thirty feet from the edge of the highway, we caught sight of the roof of a dark green van through the tangles of buttonbush along the river’s shore. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z His powerful arms rowed them away from the shore. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She waited on the shore watching the ship until it sailed out of sight. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The bleak line of shore surrounding the gray harbor was a disheartening contrast to the shimmering green and white that fringed the turquoise bay of Barbados which was her home. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, I always paddled close to shore and looked for them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The lake widened and across it on the shore at the foot of the mountains on the other side we saw a few lights that should be Luino. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The beach shed its deadness and became a spectral gray-white, then more white than gray, and finally it was totally white and stainless, as pure as the shores of Eden. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When he looked at the shore, it was hard to tell whether it was bending away or whether it just got lost in the gathering darkness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A day later he resumed paddling down the barren shore. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveller to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Even throwing them into the oceans does not work a change, for the water freezes around them, and in the ice floes they come back on the shores. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the sun went down I watched from the headland while the men made a camp on the shore and built a fire. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The farther south the forest went, the more dry birch and pine would give way to the swampy shores of the messy, meandering Sogozha. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Each morning when we went to the shore, we would take a large drum of fresh water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained, "The turtles will be easy to spot—so out of place, washed up on shore. The birds will eat them." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday morning while church bells rang in the villages along shore the world and its mistress returned to Gatsby's house and twinkled hilariously on his lawn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Our bombardment tore up the beaches and the slopes of Suribachi, but there was no answering fire from the shore. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Only swollen bodies making their way to the shore, carried on the drifting surf. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The near shore, all rocks below a bluff, gave us no good place to land, so we sailed around to the harbor where it was easier. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So they came to a wide green land, and beyond it was a broad river in a silver haze, out of which rose a long wooded isle, and many ships lay by its shores. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Galileo appealed to sensory experience, but sensory experience established, or so they claimed, that boats float higher in the water when far from shore, and lower as they approach port. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Instead, the ferryman made some clucking noises and pushed them away from the shore with his rod. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As we wandered along the shallow shore, the mist dissipated, exposing an entire community of canoes being steered by both men and women on the surface of the lake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She stayed on the shore, watching the water, waiting for him to come. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When they were still a few minutes from making the shore at the foot of the hills, Lee noticed something new in the sky behind the zeppelins. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds we had heard were those of the waves hitting the shore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He found the divine nymph alone; Odysseus as usual was on the sandy shore letting his salt tears flow while he gazed at the empty sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If Lizzie wasn’t there waiting for him by the shore, Turner would figure her granddaddy needed her, and he would wait, hoping she might come around the turn. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She floated, serene and at peace, on a black sea that knew no shore. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “These ones could march overland along the shore,” suggested Grey Worm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I kept fairly close to the shore because I was afraid of getting lost on the lake and losing time. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The trees on the shores have just begun to turn their autumn colors. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Talk to the old man there, down at the shore. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Longships filled the sea, sails furled and oars shipped, floating at anchor or run up on the pale sand shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They moored the ship some way off shore, and left her to take their evening meal there, waiting for night to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole felt a part of the patterns as he meandered along the shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z On the shore stood what looked to be just about everybody who lived on Malaga Island, Lizzie and her granddaddy hand in hand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The first crate rode to shore on a tumbling, rumbling wave and then crashed against the rocks with such force that the whole thing burst apart. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The gulf that lay between us was wider now than it had ever been, and he stood away from me, with his back turned, on the further shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I raised a daughter, watching her from another shore. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z On shore was a dark green canoe, flipped over. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Gusts of air and seawater pummel the rocky shore. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We trolled up the lake beyond Stresa and then down not far from shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Odysseus brings not one man to shore with him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was now fixed on the far east of the northern shore, on the east of the southern shore, and on the south. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The sachems vowed not to let foreigners rest on their shores again. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The giant appeared even larger up close than it had from the shore, and peering down into its dark throat, I swore I could almost hear old Cuthbert breathing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The wind from the shore brought a faint scent of strawberries. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a light breeze that seemed to keep the mosquitos down and, he thought, looking up along the lake shore, if there was one kind of berry there should be other kinds. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Due south the red waste stretched on and on, he reported, until it ended an a bleak shore beside the poison water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Against the khaki-colored sand and the green shore wavelets, his body was bisected for a moment, like a white worm. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I grew up in a poor, rural, racially segregated settlement on the eastern shore of the Delmarva Peninsula, in Delaware, where the racial history of this country casts a long shadow. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He saw plenty of birds, working up along the shore of the lake to the end, then down the other side, but he only saw them after they flew. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I would try to wade out away from shore and dip the water there. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There were never less than a dozen ships drawn up on the shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides, he says, so many more people lived along the four rivers than on the shore that they had to have been dominant. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He passed a small temple on the shore, where it was forbidden to go fishing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They would motor back to the shore and bring the sardines to the fish broker in the market before dawn. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I look out at the buoy and then back at the shore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Finally they made shore a few hundred yards further down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey headed for the lights on the opposite shore. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined him by the shore, his skin sparkling like the sea. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I clasped my hands and blew upon them and watched the shore for activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z With the tips of my toes I could still brush some of the rocks but they were all slipping and sliding away from shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I even looked up and down the shore to see if there were any strange footprints on the ground. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z You can see the tall pines standing like an army of zombies along the shore, with stars for eyes and the wind moving their ragged arms, but they can’t find you. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In the first book, when Harriet accidentally set sail in her uncle’s boat and mermaids came to help her get back to shore, it was Ivy’s idea to create Greenleigh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He stands on the shore with his wife, strapped tightly in their life jackets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There were whaling villages along the shore, and no one was eager to be spotted. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When we were in striking distance of a plantation known to the pilot, we put out in the boats and made our way to shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There are no houses, no huts, just wise old trees in spring leaf, standing guard over the sandy shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I'm getting too old for the night shift, he told himself as he strode down the walkway along the shore. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was hissing with malice, stabbing its head forward as it waddled heavily up the shore, and the beak snapped and clacked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The lake’s surface was calm, and once the boats had pulled away from the shore, there was not much to see—just water and more water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had sat there long enough to see that the tide was beginning to empty out of the New Meadows, he rose and followed the shore of Malaga Island back to the tender. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Yes, just look at this wealth spreading from sea to shore!” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was roughly boat-shaped: humped near this end with behind them the jumbled descent to the shore. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The Rum War was the result—an ongoing battle at sea and along the shores. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Swarms of water butterflies follow in our shadows as we walk along the lake’s shore. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Behind the restaurant was a small beach, and when they were done eating they walked for a while along the shore, into a wind so strong that they had to walk backward. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ahead of them lay a wide-open and exposed gulf formed by the curvature of the northern shore. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They say it washes up on shore with every tide. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Merry and Pippin had followed, and were already disappearing westward into the trees by the shore, shouting: Frodo! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There are even more correlations, positive and negative, that shore up the abortion-crime link. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z So the best place to attack was on the western shore, a place called Empress Augusta Bay, forty miles from the nearest large Japanese base on Bougainville’s other side. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Long ago, a strange stone from the sea rolled up onto the shore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When the boat reached the middle of the river, the rebels on shore began shooting at the people in the boat, and everyone panicked, causing the boat to capsize. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He would paddle over to a nearby rock or the shore so he could do his business. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At perhaps ten, we heard a great number of militiamen approaching, speaking in accents boisterous and jocular—and so we quit our position and crouched some several rods away, in the grasses by the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was trucked, shipped, and shuttled on the Asiatic Fleet, and finally encamped under palm trees on the Philippine shore, to make his stand for General MacArthur. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was certain of it when the boat slid in to the shore and he jumped out, shouting as he did so. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The shark followed the kayak, as the man paddled to shore, but then it swam away—no damage to the boat, no injuries. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We were close to land, and soon we reached the shores of the beautiful island of Cuba. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Waves lap against the shore, swelling with an incoming tide. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They saw four dead robots scattered across the shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as it reached the opposite shore. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This isn't just a metal structure to hold up the lake's shores. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He stumbled up on shore and dumped his load of blankets. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The shore came gradually alive with seals, seagulls, and eagles, but no bears. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The inexperienced pilots had trouble steering toward the diff lights, which marked the beaches, and often brought the boats to shore on the rocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The Turk said we would see it from the shore,” Bushra says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Not even the telltale torches on the far shore to at least let them know it was on its way back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I saw the dark shore of a river. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The sea, confined, was restless and fretted at the steep shores. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Some poor lost soul had arrived on these terrible shores before me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear what our shore batteries did to the vandals in the Onitsha sector?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The shore, muffled in thick scarves of drifting mist, looked scarcely different from the miles of unbroken forest that they had seen for the past week. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Mom was calling to me from the shore. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z One afternoon, Sam, the onion man, and his donkey, Mary Lou, were returning to his boat, which was anchored just a little off shore. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The launch cast off and began chugging northward along the lake shore. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of them were steady enough on their own, needing just a hand to climb out onto the shore despite the bully-wind and the rocking of the boats. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We were spotted then; there were shouts and calls, and we retreated down toward the shore, pursued. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The young man gazed at the empty impression on the shore and at the rolled embroidery in his hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “They shore hiring ’em ugly lately,” he said. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Presently a murmur arose as the first red-coated horsemen appeared on the opposite shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z On the far shore, perhaps eighty yards away, Katz spied a continuation of trail and a white AT blaze. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But he liked the smooth, easy way she stood, as if she were part of the contour of the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then running her hand over the carved angel, she said, “I shore wisht I could get one a-them angels for Pa.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We were fired upon, and heard shots in the night, signals between rebels on opposite shores, but knew nothing of what these shots might mean, the language of ordnance spoken in the gloom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Men like me were working on the shore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as they rose sputtering and blinded and were led to the shore, he cried out again: “Go thou and sin no more.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Standing all alone on the shore, Cole felt his anger smoldering. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The five boats that survived pulled back from shore to the President Adams for another load. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The water glistened through the trees, and she could hear the wavelets of a passing river skimmer’s wake slapping at the shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I watch as the longboats are rowed to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z So do marsh-inhabiting birds like the clapper rail, shore- birds, and even visiting seabirds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Of course, the water must always have been swift, but the shore was once much more reachable. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Humperdinck jumped from ship to shore, a plank was lowered, and the whites were led to ground. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He said sure the same way Hyacinth said shore. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The initial danger of landing on the enemy's shore and being captured or shot was behind them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The bears took Lyra up a gully in the cliffs, where the fog lay even more thickly than on the shore. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When the first handful of Norwegians showed up on the shores of Iceland in the ninth century, the papar decided the country had become too crowded—even though it was still all but uninhabited. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z People walked by, ignoring the two urchins on the shore, just another pair of the many that came and went like the junk in the tides. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He had never been there in the dark, but he imagined it now, him standing on the shore and making out the waves only when they broke. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When waves from the splash reached shore, he called into the darkness, “I’m sorry!” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It’s like the pinging of wind chimes at dawn on the Gulf of Mexico combined with the sound of ocean waves against the shore. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Sensing that the GAC was poised to reject the Super, they worked to shore up support for the weapon well before the committee issued its report. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Unlike the eastern shore, where Camp Green Lake was situated, the western shore did not slope down gradually. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z |
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