| 单词 | beam |
| 例句 | “Look,” Ben said, using the beam to draw a square on the wall. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z All night long, armorers loaded bombs by the faint beams of flashlights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She climbed a crumbling staircase to the ruined ceiling, then reached out to grab onto the beam. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was good to see him beam at ‘my children’, as he called the young pair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Hornet let the beam of her light wander across the walls. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Backstage looks like a construction site, all beams and hidden walkways. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Volkheimer has taken to switching on his field light and focusing its frail beam into the far corner, where eight or nine white plaster heads stand on two shelves, several toppled onto their sides. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From there it was easy: ledge to beam to lower ledge, and down with a dull clang as her bare feet struck the roof of a massive tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Eventually, though, Herbie had the presence of mind to drag his sleeping bag outside and shake it hard; he shuddered as four skinny little water snakes blinked puzzledly up into his flashlight beam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He handed the flask back to Tom and said, “Put it in the beam, and let’s look at it.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On one day, Louise discovered that Louie had impaled his leg on a bamboo beam; on another, she had to ask a neighbor to sew Louie’s virtually severed toe back on. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z A yellow beam from the sinking sun slanted in through the window and fell across the pillow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I suppose I could cut this thing in two and award one half to each of you. But I might need a laser beam or a hacksaw....” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The boy flipped over and sat up beaming, his hands cupped in front of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran his beam along the galley floor, then knelt with a flathead screwdriver in his hand and pried ajar the battery well cover. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It is situated on the high street of Taunton, very close to the market square, a somewhat sunken building, its exterior characterized by heavy dark timber beams. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Dust motes hung in a beam of sunlight. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Nora is sandwiched between both beaming, proud parents, screaming at the top of her lungs, and Luna is throwing Claremont campaign pamphlets in the air like a mafioso with hundred dollar bills. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Trashman’s tears dried up at once, and he beamed happily as though nothing had ever been wrong. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As we drive to school the next morning, Dad is beaming with pride. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Best student I’ve ever had,” he said, clapping my dad on the shoulder, and my dad beamed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Instead of wooden beams, the walls were made of the four sacred stones—white shell stone, turquoise, abalone, and jet-black stone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z From above them came the rustling sound of a ceiling panel being slid aside, and in the glow of a flashlight beam they saw Constance’s dusty, cobweb-covered, exasperated face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All eyes turned upward, toward the DJ booth, where R2-D2 was currently dissolving in a shower of light, like someone “beaming out” in an original Star Trek episode. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I have a beard,” Dr. Montague said, pleased, and looked around at them with a happy beam. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Van Houten closed his eyes and puffed his cheeks as he exhaled, then looked up at the exposed wooden beams crisscrossing the ceiling. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The steel support beam had to be craned in; the crew was waiting for the crane. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A few seats away, Dana is beaming with pride, like she invented me or something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There are exposed pipes in the bathrooms, wires stapled over doorsills, nails protruding from beams. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And I blinked in surprise, staring at the tiny profile picture beside these words, at the beaming, bronze-skinned, round-faced woman who missed me and was thinking of me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He felt like he’d been caught in the cross beams of El Patron’s security lights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile I denied him in church overtakes my face until I’m beaming at the wall. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We take turns sitting on plastic milk crates and aiming flashlight beams up at the building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She’d flipped it down to block out the high beams of the oncoming truck. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A weight dropped, crashed downward, then pounded aside at the last moment under the synchronized thump of a sudden force beam. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She beams at me and waves us in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Definitely,” said Harry, beaming around at them all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There are beds in it, or rather bunks—a couple of wooden beams over which wire netting is stretched. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Abel picked up each wrench and examined it in the beam of his flashlight. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This method derived from the theories of the Russian physicist George Gamow, who deduced from quantum mechanics that the occasional particle from even a moderately energetic beam could penetrate the nucleus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He paused before a market stall that did not strike her as especially wonderful, but the way he beamed at it made her take a second look. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When Meggie switched it on, the beam of light fell on the boy’s dark face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She beamed and nodded for me to go ahead. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I took that as a compliment and beamed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Rad Lab returned to the days of cut-and-try; any configuration that produced a stronger or sharper beam was incorporated into the standard, even if the experimenters could not figure out why it worked. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I already tried snapping my heels to find Teddy and trying to beam myself to Hawaii, and that didn’t work. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced over at her as we walked on to the next house and saw her beaming with pleasure. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Notice that each note has the same number of beams as it would have flags, even if it is connected to a different type of note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z On the wall next to it hung masks, looking ghostly in the flickering beams of the flashlights. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I watch her flashlight beam bob up and down with her footsteps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Turning down the lane, the jockey weaved back and forth, sweeping his flashlight beam from side to side, hunting for the driest, hardest path. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Rice’s hands went down, and from the center of the back row Caroline’s voice came suddenly like a single beam of light across the darkness. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a moonless night, so we couldn’t see Mom except when she ran into the beam of the headlights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Tuesday morning, when Jupiter arrives to pick me up for school, she’s beaming and fidgety, and her eyeballs look bedazzled. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Dig in!” he advised the table, beaming around. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The sun was beaming in through the window, and I was showing the kid how to burn his name into a piece of plywood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The ceilings were low, white and smoothly plastered, without a light fixture or a wood beam in sight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Inside, a teenage boy was hanging light bulbs on an oak beam that ran across the ceiling. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, I’d love to go with you as friends!” said Luna, beaming as he had never seen her beam before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Because it was so dark, we had to follow the beam of my flashlight. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Laney beamed her brightest smile, and Oliver felt that reading aloud to her wouldn’t be as bad as he had thought...as long as they were short books. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then he beamed—a big, winning beam—and stuck them in his pocket and walked on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Miles froze like a cat caught in a flashlight beam. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He’s holding a jewelry box, but instead of taking a knee, he plants his elbows on the counter and beams up at Lip Ring. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “You are sweet,” beamed Mrs. Weasley, possibly taking his watering eyes for emotion at the news. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It throws a powerful beam at least a mile. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, at dawn, that day in the first week of August, Mae Tuck woke up and lay for a while beaming at the cobwebs on the ceiling. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A beam of wandlight fell into his face and Greyback laughed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And then the lighthouse beam swept past, and in its gleam I realized they weren’t fins at all but a conning tower and a giant bolted-down gun. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They had all just arrived in Florida the night before, and that morning, at ten a.m., fifty beaming girls in outfits adorned with something emblematic of their states had boarded the plane. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “How are you, sister?” he says when he sees me, beaming, although his eyes are focused on the bag in Celestine s hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Side by side, we turned, letting the beam of light cut through the darkness and the thin shadows. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Finally came the moment for “beam hunting,” or the tuning of the system. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The radio broadcasters huddling under the shelter hesitated, then beamed the news out to the nation: “California Wins.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Joan was the beaming double of my old best self, specially designed to follow and torment me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Everyone stared in confusion as the sky god began to pull light from the ever-present sunrays beaming through the skylights and windows. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Bright beams of Gold light danced in and out of his vision, making it hard to focus. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Its proportions are too chunky, too broad of beam, too crudely hewn. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Since King Hamlet’s burial, the chapel had been little used and dust motes drifted in the light beams. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So I hopped down and ran over to the low beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I look into their beaming faces: Chou is barely able to suppress a laugh, Geak looks at me in confusion, and Ma is crying. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long time, the footsteps of the six men went toward the back door, and I heard the inside wooden beam lifted out of its cradles. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A bright light on the end of one arm pointed directly at Thomas, only this time, the beam didn’t move away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Parvati seemed to be enjoying herself; she was beaming around at everybody, steering Harry so forcefully that he felt as though he were a show dog she was putting through its paces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Having his mom beaming at him with pride. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As I was getting ready to do a standing back tuck, the coaches were running over and yelling, “Nooooo! Simone, get off the high beam! That’s too high for you! Get down!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her eyes beamed out a quiet message of love. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In the beam of my flashlight, the gnarled trunks looked like faces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Bluebirds fluttered high up in the beams where they had nests, and Panky spent a few minutes scraping up their droppings with a trowel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She flicked a switch and blinded me with the beams. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She tossed her already tousled hair and beamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Thank you, CO!” he said, beaming, and I felt I had made a friend, which was a good thing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she looked up at the empty beam and called, “Bones, come down!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Being in Scotland, I knew the audience was going to cheer extra loud for the gymnast from Great Britain, who was finishing up on floor right as I mounted the beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The beam stretched out into shrinking nothingness, a-glitter with dancing, shining motes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Among us scratches and lumbers Vishnoo, the shipboard tortoise kept so that he might dispose of the roaches that hang on the beams and scuttle into the straw of our mattresses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She watched the sun rise into a cold gray sky that turned warmer and brighter as the first peach-colored beams of light grew golden, then yellow, then white. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Their feet kicked up dust that swirled in the buckshot beams of sunlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You must forgive this intrusion,” he said, when Mrs. Weasley looked around at him, beaming and wiping her eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Sharp beams of sunlight streamed across the man’s angular face. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then the beam of that flashlight is hitting me right in the eyes, and she's tripping over stuff trying to get to me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt as if I had been beamed from earth onto an inter- galactic space station. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was beaming and humming to himself, but when Frodo spoke he was at first content to listen, only occasionally venturing to make an exclamation of agreement. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Amma beams me a smile sweeter than the candy melting on my tongue. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It is a room dominated by heavy beams and rafters, and the floorboards have no carpet or rug to cover them, and yet the atmosphere is surprisingly cosy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The Rad Tab called the process “snouting,” after the pig-snout shape of the tube that was to carry the beam from the vacuum chamber and out into the air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z April and Melanie exchanged surprised and appreciative glances, and Elizabeth beamed proudly. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We beamed at each other for still not wanting to compete for the same role. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Lauren, a cheerleader, accepted her prize, beaming, to riotous applause and whistling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then I just stand there like that for a whole minute, pretending that I’m being beamed up into space. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He beamed when he saw them and he cherished the fantastic myth of them, how they never gave up, how size meant nothing to them, how beautifully they played together. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the darkest corner of the ceiling, hidden among the dark oak beams, sat a man no larger than a hand span. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “What are you going to do over there?” she asked, beaming at the packet, then at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The only really clear photo showed Liddy beaming in front of Fielding’s building. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There was a thin beam of moonlight coming into the room, and a shape upon his bed, about half way down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sunlight enters the room, but it only creates a sharp beam that barely illuminates anything but the tip of the staircase. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I’d done okay in my other events too, tying for second on floor, placing third on beam, and fourth on uneven bars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sir Ector sat in the solar, while the wintering sunlight threw broad orange beams across his bald head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last press, the lights dim and a red beam scans the elevator. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It happened so fast it was like watching a laser beam rather than a monster. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Other children were running too, and we smacked into each other and into the walls and support beams. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam struck the ground directly in front of us, then cut a deep smoking furrow in the earth as it continued to sweep forward, vaporizing every avatar and ship in its path. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He smiled at Joyce, who was beaming at him from the bow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Its retinas burned red in the blinding beam; it looked exhausted and crazed with fear. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin examined for the hundredth time the carvings on the hammer beams supporting the roof of the hall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Dobby beamed very brightly, and happy tears welled in his eyes again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But when he reached the part where the golden beam of light had connected his and Voldemort’s wands, he found his throat obstructed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She backed away from the front door, retreating into the dark hall, and her stepmother came after her, blocking the beam of light from the lantern that had thrown their shadows across the wall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Dark Room there are flashlights with pinpoint beams. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “It was a sickening sensation to feel the decks breaking up under one’s feet, the great beams bending and then snapping with a noise like heavy gun-fire,” he wrote later in his diary. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The problem was, instead of shaking off my disaster on bars, I was still feeling sorry for myself as I hopped up onto the balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z How hot she was, caught in these cross beams! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel, with the torch beam behind him, had almost reached the other ditch when he felt a sharp blow on one of his hind legs and a hot, stinging pain along his side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then what am I? I don’t feel good. It hurts? My mother took my hand, still beaming. “ Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “We put in an extra beam for support. I checked the calculations over and over.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Two clouds bumped up above, skidding past each other, and let down a beam of light. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baxter had returned and now beamed at the mention of her name. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The beam missed its mark but, as Resch lowered it, burrowed a narrow hole, silently, into her stomach. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I looked up into the rafters above us, wishing I could see the dark roof beams above the mosaic light. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Joe wandered quietly on plush carpeting through a maze of corridors, leading to a full cocktail bar, then a cigar shop, then a writing room, and then a library with oak paneling and heavy beams. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Speaking of Rabbi Gold, he’s right there, beaming at me from the screen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They dropped to their knees and cleared away more stones to discover four one-foot-wide rough-hewn beams clamped together with thick metal bands along the edges. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The attic brain which directed the pumps was shattered into bronze shrapnel on the beams. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A wavering beam of light snaps on high in the night sky. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Mark leaned in to see dust motes dancing in the bright beam. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He catches my eye, and his big banana mouth is just beaming. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The brocaded hangings beamed on the walls in soft folds—and, on the floor, a desperate and reprehensible luxury, there was a genuine carpet. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” he said later, “like an airplane pilot knows a radio beam.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam of the spotlight swung closer than it had before, throwing a glow onto Mom’s face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Her face beams with pride when she finishes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of Eisenhower beamed up at me, bald and blank as the face of a fetus in a bottle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was my fault that I'd beamed when Miss Davenport, Momma's loathsome cousin by marriage, had mentioned what a precocious child I was and how familiar my features seemed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Its walls stretched out gray and ominous for miles, and its spotlights beamed even into the Atlantic. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was calm and his mind cut its intention through time like the sharp beam of a searchlight through a dark room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They waited in the darkness, listening to the footsteps running up and down, beams of light flying along the street from the Death Eaters’ searching wands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her sweaty face beamed as she held out the ball. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly six inches in diameter and perfectly round, like the beam she’d been impaled on, and yet it didn’t seem to concern her much. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The photographs skip back and forth in years, and the family marches across the kitchen table unstuck from time, beaming at me from their happiest moments. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We passed a barrier of dark trees, and then the facade of Fifty-ninth Street, a block of delicate pale light, beamed down into the park. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She turned that beaming smile back on me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I walk out of the pantry beaming, hang the phone up on the wall. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Kamau wasn’t just smiling, he was beaming, a light all his own. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The low-hanging clouds reflected the light that beamed from the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I stuffed the remaining napkins back into the holder and then stood up to face mustachioed Stan, who was watching this unfold with unadulterated glee beaming off his annoying, dictatorial face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I finally reacted—too late—and Sorrento nailed my mech in the lower torso, just a split second before the beam cut off. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And then you looked up at Sahil, who was beaming at you like he was filled with a thousand stars or maybe like he was the moon. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was thinking, I don't care how hard you have to grab this beam, Simone, just don’t fall. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On the wall above the bed, and on the ceiling beams: wings softly stirring. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Far, far off, I see high beams twinkling in the darkness. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Ms. Porter beams at me from the seat at her desk. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ishmael put his hand on the newel post at the bottom of the stairway, then removed it and shone the flashlight beam upward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She pulled and pulled, and with her great strength was able to angle the beam downward until the broken end was nearly touching the rubble below. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Carefully she split her attention, beaming half of it to the ocean, into the water to keep him afloat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them clicked on a flashlight, the glow from its beam bobbing up ahead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We children slept in hammocks strung across the room, tied to the beams in sturdy knots that were done and undone daily. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, mounted the beam, and launched into my first routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Every so often a beam of light appeared out of thin air, traversed the wall like a ghostly, exploratory finger, and slid off into nothing again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Scraping noises; and then, like the gates of the Western Paradise, the trap door would open, lowering into the basement an almost intolerable beam of light. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Could the beam of a flashlight make him visible from where the man was? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At last his parachute caught on a beam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His heels click and clack as he circles us, his gaze like a strong beam of light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Matt’s mouth has dropped open, and the eighth grade boy is looking at me like I just beamed in from space. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She was a beast on beam, vault, and floor, and she’d brought home numerous medals in all three. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z From the sturdy ceiling beams dangled the countless dried herbs and plants from which she made her dyes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “My two men,” she would say, beaming, “off on a big adventure!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The afternoon came, and the sun, going west towards the mountains, sent out long yellow beams between the cracks and fissures of the clouds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The chubby red face of Benito Hoover was beaming down at him—beaming with manifest cordiality. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After inspecting the unfinished Crocker Cracker, Hanson was escorted across the street to the Rad Lab for the obligatory demonstration of the lavender beam and was sent home suitably awestruck. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I crouch down in the dirt against one of the big boulders as the light sweeps by again, but the edges of the bright beam fall short of me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Without the red beams on it, the lamp felt dangerous. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I took out my flashlight and kept the beam low. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Alex was at the start of a long tunnel, the uneven walls and ceiling held back by wooden beams. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She twisted about so that she did not have to look at the laser tube; the beam would enter unperceived. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z You simply wiggle a flashlight beam around on the floor, and Buttercup tries to catch it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The beam of the flashlight was directed away from Stanley's eyes and onto Zero, who was sitting on his knees. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “There are some who seem to find it possible,” remarked the minister, staring meaningfully at a ceiling beam. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The room was large and airy, with great beams of dark oak supporting the high ceiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From my position flat on the floor his head appeared to touch the ceiling beams far above. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And still the king carried Jeanne around the room, beaming up into her face, singing, “We found it! We found it!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The place was a medley of shouting kids, beaming parents and rushed waiters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He flung the beam of light into the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, rather not,” beamed Giles, “as a matter of fact it’s a pretty good effort. I got our local tailor to rig it up. I’m coming as an Arabian sheik.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A wooden stair ascended the south face, anchored on huge rough-hewn beams sunk deep into the ice and frozen in place. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z You are above average in intelligence, but somehow your reasoning is off the beam. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I flip on the headlight, and the path ahead of me fills with bugs dodging in the beam. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “As long as you are safe, who cares about a car. He wanted to come home to see his mother!” she beamed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The logs are dark brown and shiny, and they reflected opalescent colors in the beam of my head lamp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched the emergency lights beyond Liam’s head pass with dizzying speed, tracking together like a single beam. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Neely clapped along, beaming at their jam sesh, and when the music ended, he introduced our experiment of the day: washer pendulums. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But he let the light careen about, shooting its beams out wildly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Its door hung open, and I thought I saw movement inside—some reason for hope— and then the lighthouse beam washed over everything. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They backed toward the door, nodding and beaming at anyone who looked at them, and a minute later were hurrying back up the passageway full of black candles. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Worse, pieces of timber were swirling around them; none of my power with water would help if I got whacked on the head by a beam. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So the governor, beaming, raised his hands again and stared down at his notes on the podium with a look of practiced, aw-shucks humility on his face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z To the left, beyond a tiny living room with dark wooden beams, sits a girl with shoulder-length black hair and curly bangs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He turned to Vasilisa and grinned, beaming like the actual sun. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Both coaches were completely expressionless as they watched me do my routines—vault, bars, beam, and floor exercise, in the Olympic order—but afterward, Martha came over and held my face in both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She beams at this—“Discretion, very good!”—and jots something down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I know beams don’t “hit” you, but that’s how it felt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was then that she noticed the beams and ceiling of the corridor were painted with hundreds of scenes from different stories. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She runs across the beam and squeezes through a high window onto the roof. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The clouds separate in the sky and the sun shines beams of white light on our new home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He beamed at me and clapped his hands. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s a big, spacey kind of building with windows high up, and daylight coming down in beams, and the clean smell of wood shavings in the air. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She beams, but then her expression gets serious. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z By degrees he lowered the laser beam; he sat gripping it and then he shrugged and returned it to the desk drawer, locking the drawer and restoring the key to his pocket. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The beam flickered on after the fifth or sixth try. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The only bonding our coaches intended on us doing was with the vault table, the uneven bars, the balance beam, and the training floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By the small beam of light, August plucked out the tiny green leaves stuck in the plaits in May’s hair and tucked each one into her pocket. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione raised their wands high enough to spread the narrow beams of light farther on the ground; Harry looked all around him, but his wand was nowhere to be seen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It had picked us up now, and, beaming just ahead, led us into the arena and encircled us full in its beam, the crowd thundering. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The warden doesn’t seem to notice, beaming as he is at her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And her face will beam and she’ll blow Diego a kiss before slamming shut her door and her and her girl drive off, waving. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The houses were small, made of white stucco and dark wooden beams and thick thatched roofs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A human stepped in and clicked on a beam of light. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Neely beamed at me, and Dad reached over and squeezed my shoulder, and I just wanted to disappear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The flashlight beam fell on a teddy bear, a stuffed toy rabbit, fishing rods, a toolbox, piles of books, and a plastic sword that stuck out of a sleeping bag. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z So the two of them stay on the ground floor while I climb, up and along the beams with no ceiling covering them, up again to the attic. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But these were little yellow lantern beams, not the white glare of anbaric lights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The logs were ignited at long distance through a trifling diversion of the energy beam that fed the public buildings of the city. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A beaming Mr. Cobble handed up a certificate to Maniac for the year’s worth of large pizzas. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She beams, and then, after glancing in my direction, adds dramatically, “At least in America.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Flags are often replaced by beams that connect the notes into easy-to-read groups. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The crystals were as sharp as hypodermic syringes, and they glittered in the beams of the flashlights. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the final rounds, some of us went crooked on bars or wobbled on beam or took little hops on our dismounts. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The beam not only facilitated more sophisticated experiments but also provided a new “vaudeville” for Lawrence to exploit, for it never failed to elicit gasps of astonishment from his visitors. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She shot the beam of light around the room before returning it to Gregor reluctantly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Any undergraduate could see that nuclear physics using artificial beams of high-energy protons and helium ions was such a field, and ... he should stake out a territory there to work and grow in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her steady beam of love was unsettling, and she had never dropped those expressions of affection that had been so lovable in her childhood. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But on the beam, I suddenly went crooked on a double back-handspring layout series, and I crashed sideways to the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z These are not pots for cooking, I should point out, just decorative pots deployed to catch stray beams of sunlight or reflect the owners’ no doubt expensively buffed and peeled faces. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I rose, he was beaming at Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon, she came beaming back into the classroom and announced, with great flourish, “Number three, you’re up!” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She turned her head slightly from side to side, surveying my father’s work with what he calls her “acute monocular beam.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He beamed down at me now, showing his two gold front teeth, and rolled his eyes toward Heaven. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I wonder sometimes, if I had looked at the space under the door to the bedroom, where my sister was sleeping, whether I would see beams of magic light shining from inside. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He had hanged himself with rope from a beam high up in a neighbor’s barn. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There would be ninety-six tanks to each oval, each holding two calutrons back to back, designed to beam uranium ions in 180-degree arcs four feet in radius from source to collector. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Almost nothing remained of the original Gray Horse settlement but some rotted beams and bricks buried in the wild grasses, which the wind ruffled in ghostly rhythms. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But the piece that had transfixed Pearl was a photograph: a black-and-white print, eight by ten, of a woman on a sofa, beaming down at the newborn in her arms. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Its gates lay in ruin; but over the barricade of beams and stones within no enemy as yet had passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mom directed her voice at him like a laser beam. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With Camilla he was forced to assume a slightly more paternalistic stance, beaming down at her with the condescension of an old papa toward a dimwit child. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But she flicked it on anyway, playing the beam over the ruins of the kitchen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She warns us we are not to touch the beams for they hold up the ceiling and the house itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She found him in his shorts, lying in the hammock that he had hung from the beams with a ship's hawser. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The old stone tunnels changed to dirt with cedar beams, like a gold mine or something. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He beamed at Anna Auntie and poured more batter onto the griddle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She prances about, swishing her gown left and right, beaming brighter than a morning-lantern as she waits for us to gush over her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Above his head, the coloured beam of light fell upon a small and primitive piece of tapestry—a picture of some knights in chain mail, with nose guards on their painted helmets, chasing a boar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When he looked at me that night, his face still had that radiant look, that well-focused beam that couldn’t miss its target. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Kate’s flashlight beam passed over the bell, hanging silent and still, then fell upon a very sad face. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop myself from beaming at him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was a single long piece of heavy rope tied to the beam over the north doorway. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z With alarming speed, inches of finished cloth rolled up on the beams at the front of the looms. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The man was short, with heavy shoulders like beams. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The violence drew television crews, which beamed these powerful images to a stunned nation and beyond. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The laser beam, aimed with skill, based on years of training, bifurcated Inspector Garland’s head. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “It was amazing,” he said, beaming at them all as if he were totally clueless that they’d find this anything but amazing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The councilman beamed, wiping the sweat from his brow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The barge glided past a tall tower that beamed blinking Gold light into the dark—the first orb light Pong had seen in years. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The water looks odd under the beam, a colorless broth littered with a variety of objects: a bright orange; a man’s fedora with a brim of excrement; bits of paper like torn letters. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Each beam stabbed at the cold winds, until one by one they whimpered and died. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But it bristled with Lawrence’s self-confidence and his manner of intuitively grasping possibilities well ahead of realities—in this case, the production of sustained resonant proton beams with a million volts of kinetic energy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was dark and cool in the shop, with the low wood beams and the painted floorboards. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Carefully, I lay Helene on the beam and lash her into place. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was not their fault that they were young and cheerful, he reminded himself as he carried the swinging beam of his flashlight back through the darkness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The beam of my flashlight caught for a frightening moment the waters of the Bay, which the wind had whipped into a fury. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Great towers topped with rooms of glass and mirrors, they sent beams of light across the dark water, guiding ships into the smooth harbor of the capital on the hill. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The man beamed and flexed his shoulders and said, “Well, I am in charge of customs and immigration.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She stared at the bronze beams on the ceiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z These houses were, for the most part, built of timber beams with pale mortar filling in between the wood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry shone his lit wand around the vault: Its beam fell upon glittering jewels; he saw the fake sword of Gryffindor lying on a high shelf amongst a jumble of chains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain was beaming as if he’d been given a marvelous, unexpected present. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Above him, among the oaken beams, the bats, their delicate copper bodies hidden under rubber flesh, blinked at him and shrieked. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Glob after sticky glob of sap landed right in the center of the blinking gems, dousing the beams of light, and Gum Baby waved her hands urgently. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Chaol Westfall stopped short when he found the assassin dangling from the beam of the bedroom doorway, repeatedly hoisting herself up to touch her chin to the wooden bar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bats whirred out of holes and flicked through their flashlight beams, dodging around their heads, making high-pitched cries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The center beam is thickest and will be quieter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the world and broken things, and hand-carved beams and tangled bedcovers, and a lovely tattoo round her navel, like a girl with the hope of a future. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z What peeks out is a large, flat grid of metal beams with thick wheels and a sturdy triangle at the front, the tongue, for hitching. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Out ahead of us, yellow beams of sunlight hit the stone monastery and shine off the glass windows of the church. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The light of the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On the fringes of the crowd a tall woman with short cropped hair, a black lace dress, and black open-toed shoes leaned against a beam that had been painted yellow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He picked up a flashlight and tested its beam against the stone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He beamed and asked a million questions as I described every detail of the tryouts to him in the car. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Harry, following the beam with his astonished gaze, saw that Voldemort’s long white fingers too were gripping a wand that was shaking and vibrating. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We tell her how Seven gave Remy a couple of hits, which has Kenya beaming, talking about, “My brother don’t play.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She looked up and saw her father beaming at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She pointed to a beam spanning the ceiling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was not a sail on the horizon, or a storm cloud in the sky; just a fair wind abaft the beam and the Astrea reaching for the Cape. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls away to beam at me, and the next thing I know, my quiet, reserved grandmother steps right up to the glass to drink in the paper chain and everything it represents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They looked at each other, the old man still beaming. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The decks began to buckle, and thick beams snapped like twigs. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Side by side, they looked down the hall filled with broken beams and tiles and soot and destruction. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I let him guide me, pulling me away from the light beams and into the shadows. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The trees are so thick, they’re practically a curtain, and the music sounds like it’s beaming in from another galaxy. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She reached out toward the beam of the loom to steady herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a delicate procedure, requiring the welders to balance on opposite ends of a beam while it was lowered onto columns, then welded in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She ran the beam of the flashlight about the room as she searched, the thick dust in the air making the light beam seem almost solid. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z With beaming faces and nary a backward glance, they followed Jackson out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Dadi rested her head against mine as if she could beam love through her skull into mine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Working on a perfectly straight I beam more than sixty feet long, he constructed a delicate framework of spruce and northern ash. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Two: Ivy’s bedroom door flew open, and her dad stumbled in, his eyes the size of dinner plates as the beam from her headlamp hit him in the face. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Overhead, moths clustered on the ceiling beam like a branch in dark bloom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was his father waving up at him, beaming, the untidy black hair Harry had inherited standing up in all directions. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the dim flashlight beam, her face looked like one of Nico’s specters. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The boy carved the letters into a wooden beam in the wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Celaena beamed at her note and handed it to the nicest-looking servant she could find, with specific instructions to give it immediately to the Crown Prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even at our own school, I could sense it almost as a physical barrier, that despite all the beaming and smiling, the mascot wasn’t supposed to dance with any of the white girls. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Lights flickered out there, casting odd beams through the cracks between the wooden boards. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m going to name her Emily,” June said, beaming down at her freshly drawn blue whale. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The girl thanked me and walked away, beaming. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Cook fairly beamed as Ophie took a cookie, looking at it for a moment before she took a bite. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z If the Earth happens to lie in the beam of this cosmic lighthouse, we see it flash once each rotation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was holding on to a wooden beam, a collapsed roof support. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Finally, when I’d managed to put together seven routines that counted, I burst out, “Oh my gosh! How am I still on beam routines?” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Bagman got to his feet and bowed, beaming. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We can take another rest,” she said, and then waved up toward one of the ceiling beams. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Out of breath, beaming from ear to ear. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z War banners rustled from cedar ceiling beams as aurae blew back and forth, keeping everyone’s plates full. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z An hour later I was in the man box, and Shawn and Luke were standing on either end of a beam, twenty feet in the air. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Snowflakes danced in the beams of her headlights. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Every head turned, every eye in the place seemed to have found Harry, to hold him frozen in the glare of thousands of invisible beams. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was a sixty-foot gaff-rigged ketch with a wide beam—a real tub—but as I stood on deck it felt solid against the harbor chop. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Nightvision made it look like a green laser beam blasting out of the dog’s crotch. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He had imagined many times a ceremony in Harken Square, organized to thank him for saving Ember, with the entire population in attendance and his father beaming from the front row. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His mother and father beamed at the sight of him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He’s beaming, like a first date automatically equals a couple’s trip to Universal Studios. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z This room looks like an office only without computers, and it appears to have been abandoned in a great hurry, like its employees were beamed up to space or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Rotting beams supported on once-white pillars had buckled at the center, leaving a yawning, gaping hole. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I count the time between sweeps of the beams of light from the guard towers and sneak from trailer to trailer, trying to avoid detection and the consequences that come from breaking curfew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “This must be what the great cathedrals of Europe look like!” she thought, as she stared with amazement at the high, beamed ceiling and rows of arching windows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Along the eastern edge of this, to balance the tunnel, ran a portico lined with thin brown iron beams. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A few feet in front of us, my flashlight beam fixed on a trampled dump of red fabric lying on the ground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then she composes herself and beams at me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Deviations in arc of a hundredth of a milli-second—invisible to the eye—were enough to send the beam wildly out of focus—enough to blast hundreds of square miles of Earth into incandescent ruin. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The beaming smiles on their faces thinned into straight lines. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Confused, the boys turned around and found themselves staring into the beam of a flashlight. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a collection of over five hundred individual stacks, all connected to each other by a makeshift network of recycled pipes, girders, support beams, and footbridges. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z July’s sun beams down bright and lasts long into the evening. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He beams at Mrs. Murphy, and she lowers her eyes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The silver-haired lady beamed, then started to tell us how the artist whose work we were looking at was related to her, and all about the artist’s career thus far. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But now Livingston, frustrated by the low current and energy of the beam, guessed that the grid was blocking more than they thought. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Leo beamed and wiggled his eyebrows over his goggles and spread his hands, gesturing for applause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “That phases out laser emanation and spreads the beam into ordinary light.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The sun started to set, its rays beaming through the high windows in the gym, turning the wheat-colored floor into a deep gold. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We climb all the way up to the rafters above the great hall and perch on heavy wooden beams. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At about ten o’clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through one of the side windows, and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I stop, look up, and beam, out of breath. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I have to look past a wide beam of bright white light shining down from the ceiling, but I can see into that corner. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Milkman beamed at Reverend Cooper and his wife. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His good-natured childish face beamed with satisfaction as with a last eloquent gesture, he paused and wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z For amusement he would occasionally zap us with the hot beam of his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The referee watched the scale’s weigh beam teeter up, then down, before stopping perfectly balanced. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z ‘This is Sting,’ he said, and thrust it with little effort deep into a wooden beam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mom and Lori admired the wide-planked floorboards, the big fireplaces, and the ceiling beams made from locust posts, with gouge marks from the ax that had felled them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She stood by his side and beamed with satisfaction, waving one small arm in the air, while the people, released now from their solemnity, whistled and stamped their feet in ap-preciation. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagining so hard, I can almost feel you patting me again, see you beaming, hear you saying, Rukku loves Viji, right back. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Nately beamed in frightened surprise as they padded into the ward in their slippers and robes behind Nurse Cramer and were assigned to their beds. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Volpe eagerly agrees and poses, beaming, as his students click away with their cell phones. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And yet Jasper and Margaret were beaming as they hopped and skipped—almost as if they were enjoying themselves! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps the great broadcasting stations with their beams of colour and light and talk and chatter went first into oblivion. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z An herb basket garden hung from the high wooden beams, and the room was full of Redemption’s family, loud and soft and laughing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She glared at the ceiling as if she could beam lasers from her eyes and decimate the upstairs occupant. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I lay back and watched the silent beams of light radiate in the colorful dust motes I had stirred up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As if to answer, a hole appeared in the wall, and a narrow beam of light struck my face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was the face of a girl, beaming as if Danny Pike were her little brother back from the dead. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I squint into the beam, and force a smile at the man like I don’t mind bright lights in the eyes and guns pointed at my head in the slightest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “They can beam people in and out of this place,” a kid named Raoul tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There, metal beams support the plates from behind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Except then Nick whirls in out of nowhere, flushed and beaming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z And when Holly was long gone, soaring beneath the hallway’s ancient oak beams, Artemis said, “I don’t like lollipops.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The moment became even more surreal as I scanned the rest of the audience and noticed a beaming Uma Thurman on the sidelines. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The size of the room had not been lost in the clutter of boxes and trunks stacked almost to the ceiling beams. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The boys helped her to the floor while Kate secured her rope to the beam and climbed down to join them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “My daughter!” he calls out again, beaming as I wave to him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are all the bats?” asked Kojo, swinging his flashlight beam up to the ceiling. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with knickknacks and baubles, keepsakes and trinkets that mounted up the beams to the corners of the ceiling, all crammed together in a chaotic jumble of odds and ends. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A moment later Constance’s tiny feet appeared, then the rest of her body, as Kate, hanging by her legs from a beam, lowered her carefully to the chair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tear off the roof and light up the whole place so that I could see it all at once, instead of one flashlight beam at a time. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Three hundred hams and three thousand long black sausages hung from ceiling beams below the smokehouse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A bunch of receipts and other trash, and finally a school ID card with the girls smiling face beaming from it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z For a long moment I just stared, the beam of my flashlight shivering across his body. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Aru punched in the security code—her birthday—and watched as the red beams disappeared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He took Joe to one end of the long I beam on which he was constructing the frame for a new shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z You couldn’t help trusting Albus Dumbledore, and as Harry watched him beaming around at the students, he felt really calm for the first time since the dementor had entered the train compartment. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He waved up at them, and they waved back, beaming at him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After a few moments the full beam swung away from them, but there was still light nearby, as if the searchers were looking more slowly along the edge, where the water met the graveyard. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Using an infinity key, which analyzed and opened all forms of locks known, he entered Polokov’s apartment, laser beam in hand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He entered and found himself beneath old wooden beams that created a long triangular space. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The passage of time could be read by the marks the beam had cut into the plaster: a path of suffering, a trail of pain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alyce hung holly and ivy from the charred beams in the hall. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re having chicken and dumplings,” Mama beamed, “and I cooked them especially for you.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She did somersaults and darted back and forth in zigzags, as if she were dodging laser beams. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The moth spooked from his brow and all the others from the wall, to flutter up to the ceiling and beat around the beams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The sun beamed down through the curved glass above me, warming my day dress, turning me into a hotcake. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When we reach the fence, we see the Dauntless standing in our headlight beams, blocking the gate. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He puts up his hand to shield his eyes, so I lower the beam. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The three splintered beams in the ceiling hold up God knows what load: ten tons of carbonized hotel and the corpses of eight anti-aircraft men and untold unexploded ordnance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In addition to a granite-block exterior, the interior ceilings were of corrugated iron, resting upon wrought iron I beams, and every partition wall in the structure was of brick. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I ask her, smiling lightly in the general direction of Jeremy, who is beaming and kind of acting like he’s waiting for me to walk my frizzy-hair self over to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The beam dividing them was called a “reckoning bar,” and the only beads you counted were the beads touching the bar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a very remote thing, when the luggage-store proprietor heard the news on the night radio, received all the way from Earth on a light-sound beam. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I kept falling off the bars, mixing up my skills on the beam, and doing little hops on landing from my tumbling passes on the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Arthur told me to wish you a happy seventeenth, Harry,” said Mrs. Weasley, beaming at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now the slice, sitting on the grid, which was held in place by the tire iron, was positioned in the microscope, centered in the beam of electrons. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Code,” she beamed, pressing it to her face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Plaster grapevines covered the heavy beams overhead, and the walls, paneled in rectangles of varying sizes, were interrupted here and there by almost-invisible doors. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I guess I’d been shading Hank, because suddenly he was sitting in a beam of low winter sunlight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Its long beams pour, white and sharp, between the trunks of trees, their clarity fading as they recede into the powdery, misty distance of beech woods at night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Figure 1.40: The notes connected with beams are easier to read quickly than the flagged notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The Institute hired him to operate its electron microscope, which uses a beam of electrons to make images of small objects, such as viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory, clear as a light beam, took Obinze back to a time when he still believed the universe would bend according to his will. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "We bought a house!" he announces, beaming at the three of us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For one thing, Aimee and I zeroed in on skills I needed to upgrade, not just on the vault but also on bars, beam, and floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A few months prior, Kermit had been standing on a steel beam that was being hoisted over the river gorge when the crane slipped. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And that was all it took for like sixty other eyeballs, including Mr. Hollow's, to laser beam me and my sneakers. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He looked around and saw that Hermione was beaming back, if possible even more brightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At the Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, the USA women won team gold, and I won the all-around title, as well as taking first place in vault, beam, and floor exercise. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By midmorning, Cole had connected four squared beams and set them on large rocks that served as a foundation. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She beams and says, “This is it. This is the story.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His eyes jerked upward as a huge, sharp beam of yellow light shot into the sky. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, hanging down from my top bunk into the beam of someone’s flashlight, I would finish my little self- revelation with “You know?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The work of drawing the warp threads from the beam through the harness and reeds had to be done painstakingly by hand. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight beams through the window, and that’s all the light I have to work with. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He flipped on the switch without breaking stride, and the powerful beam lit the road in front of him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His flashlight beam highlights a row of tulips—they are about to burst into bloom. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Carefully, very carefully, I climbed from the tent and put on the flashlight, which cast a distressingly feeble beam. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Every tree was blessed with a halo, and the sparkling silver beams slanted down to Turner as he thought about streaking a ball right back up alongside them until it disappeared in the silver-haloed glow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He pulls on the bell to ring it, flicks on the lamp that sends a beam into the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman stood beaming at Harry and Ron from the bank as they swam nearer, but Percy, who looked very white and somehow much younger than usual, came splashing out to meet them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He climbed over a desk and around a bunch of beams. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The last time I had felt a rush like this was that day in the winter of 1975, just after I had cut the last kite, when I spotted Baba on our rooftop, clapping, beaming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Griever Hole would’ve been pitch-black if not for the beam of Teresa’s flashlight cutting through the darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In this case, he reckoned, one could obtain the required profusion of neutrons by bombarding an appropriate target with a high-energy deuteron beam. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The powerful high beams picked up sprays of broken glass in the street, as well as nails, shards of metal, old hubcaps, tin cans, a flattened pair of men’s underpants. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The beam swept and zagged, blinding me when it swung across my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came the iridescent beams, carved and inlaid with gold and coral. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Certain areas of the walls are stone, while steel beams and concrete heavily reinforce others. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He held out his wand, ready to attack, but its beam fell only upon Cedric, who had just hurried out of a path on the right-hand side. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Tobias secures his backpack on his shoulders and grabs one of the beams. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The other frame kept beaming our grins, showing off our family to an audience of no one. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They went out and stood just to port of the cabin door while Ishmael maneuvered a flashlight beam up and down the mast. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s beaming, and I think those might be tears in his eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Cradle was beaming and a little bit choked up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the YouTube video of my beam routine, you can actually see my face crumple as I fight back tears. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She looked like she was carrying a ball of cotton candy the way she was beaming. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My beam performance in the event final wasn’t quite as golden: I’d bobbled on my front tuck and would have fallen all the way off the beam if I hadn’t grabbed it with both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His eyes were wide and terrified as the crazily rolling beam of light struck his face; the handcuffs slid back and forth on his wrists as he reached back for his older brother. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then she crawled along a beam till she was directly over the next pen. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a red brick building with skylights in the high ceiling, so that whatever sun made it in lit up the dusty beams and long fluorescent light fixtures suspended from them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But Mark had only taken one step forward when there was a click, followed by the blinding beam of a flashlight pointed directly at Mark and Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I beam back, curling my fingers around the edge of the bench, trying to prevent myself from leaping into his arms. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Looked at from a distance however the hen resolved itself into a bonnet and the countenance of a stout old lady beamed down into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “He must still be writing our story,” I say, beaming. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the monster said, standing, the roof beams of his grandma’s office seeming to sigh with relief, that is what will happen after the third tale. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry approached it cautiously, pointing the wand’s beam at it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She came home to a whipping from her mother and a new horse from her beaming father. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma turns around and this time beams at me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I make my way across the crowded meeting room, feeling the warmth of attention, as if a beam of light is shining down on my head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A buzz and hum filled the air; then the Transvice recoiled and shot out a beam of white light that sliced into the woman’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “The beam cuts right across the top gable. I can see the weather vane as clearly as if it were day.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Now she reached Mr. Ages’ house, a hole in the brick wall where one end of heavy floor beam had once rested. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He let Roy Baty fire once; he held his own fire until the laser beam had passed by him as he twisted out of the way. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Trestle tables and benches, more than I had ever seen in one place, stood beneath a low beamed ceiling. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Black folks who were already inside beamed with joy as she passed them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He has his field light and is swinging its beam repeatedly over a welter of compacted wreckage in the far corner-stones and cement and splintered wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was sitting between her beaming father and mother in the living room of their house, waving the Golden Ticket above her head, and grinning from ear to ear. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The beams of light from the creature shone all over the place, completely random, never settling in one spot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z All I can make out is the blinding flurry of flashlights beaming in every direction. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Of course, I wished I’d been able to get through the entire routine without a mistake, but who falls on beam at the Olympics and still wins a medal? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I float over and beam warm beams down on them. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z He could no more raise a beard than I could, so he looked like a beaming boy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On top of the houses they tore up the roofs and hurled the beams down upon the Greeks. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He clicked the flashlight to life and took a quick look around the room with the bright beam. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “That’s high enough,” Rick said; he removed the wired adhesive disk from his cheek and shut off the beam of light. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I beam a field of stars against a dark blue sheet I hang off Dad’s tool pegboard. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z With a fair wind abaft the beam, the ship could have logged a hundred and fifty miles in a day’s sailing. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I got onto the train and she was everywhere, her face beaming from every newspaper: beautiful, blond, happy Megan, looking right into the camera, right at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Aiyi beams and points to a Polaroid picture of my father. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I made it for you,” she said, and beamed. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s already out the back door, the light from his flashlight a thin beam in the darkness. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Tuve and Van de GraafF struggled to make it work with the vacuum tubes and other apparatus necessary to produce a focused beam of charged, energetic particles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z An overhead projector beamed a movie onto dummy number two, turning it into a perky woman who looked like a flight attendant. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z That night he came in beaming out with light. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Minnie stood beaming and proud as Anna’s gaze moved over the interior city and upward to its steel sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The floors had burned inside it, and all the beams. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Collapsible chairs were poked into the still-soft ground and a large wooden cross was hung from the center beam at the rear of the tent. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As if we aren’t blinded enough, the officer beams his flashlight in our faces. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z These tmmch, being supported on beams of wood which could be burned away with fire at the proper moment, had it, bringing the rubble-filled baileys down on top of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This morning, the dust on the window filters the light as it beams in, bathing their daily routine in a kind of soft glow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In a minute here Mr. French came back, his ruddy face beaming, and took my mother’s arm. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Seth shifted the beam onto a pair of green-eyed wolves approaching stealthily from the edge of the roof. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “You were performing the very important job of staying out of our way,” says Christina, beaming. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then she looked over at me and beamed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I looked around, saw that the rope had been tied to a wall peg, thrown over a beam. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all too heavy to move, but I might be able to shift this beam to the side and keep it there long enough for you to crawl through. Wanna try it?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Shawn shouted when the beam was in place, then they nodded their helmets down and began to weld. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His flashlight beam ran over the batteries and down into the recesses of the well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Out of the sky he drops to a cornice beam with mortal voice telling me not to weep. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a tall standing clock with a gold-trimmed face at the top like a head, supported by two steel beams. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The holy beams backlit him, so that Turner could barely make out his face. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Dimple laughed, and Rishi beamed at her, the way he seemed to every time she laughed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Back in the kitchen, I stood on a chair and hung them from an iron hook in the center ceiling beam. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If there wasn’t a dragging brake beam to rip me down the back, I was go’n make it! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The piercing beam of a flashlight caught him squarely in the eyes, and he turned away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver jets in a blue church sky, like moths in a beam of light. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother beamed admiration at him, and she nearly lost control of the conversation once again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “She looks like you,” Molly says, and they both stare silently for a moment at the beaming elderly woman with sharp blue eyes, surrounded by her family. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I beamed and grabbed the scoop from her. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Kelvin beamed at Rutherford’s respectful presentation, but was in fact unmoved. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It had taken a while, but I had gotten used to her beaming and grinning at Pa, calling him “old-fashioned” and “country.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Van Helsing’s face almost beamed, and as we lifted her from the bath and rolled her in a hot sheet to dry her he said to me:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But the ceiling looked strange; it was flat, and it had dark beams richly carved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As they started toward the border, the white beam from the helicopter held them in its light. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps your great-great-great-great-great- grandchild may be alive when your flashlight beam reaches Betelgeuse, and remember that there are stars much, much further away than old Beetle Juice! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later the lighthouse beam swept past and I saw the hull of a ship stretching beneath us on all sides. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He led Seabiscuit to Howard, who patted the horse’s nose and beamed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam from his helmet lamp shone in my eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I also earned gold on beam and floor and silver on vault. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Rotating slowly in eternal sunshine, Libra would have abundant solar energy, so much, in fact, that some could be converted into microwaves and beamed back to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On that day, a horse named Brick Top speared Tommy’s head into the steel overhead beam of the starting gate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was beaming, one of them freaky warm days in late winter. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z There were different types of komorebi; in this forest, at this moment, it was like beams from flashlights shining through the green. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When her mother, beaming, nodded, Stella slid the black pair with the dark laces on her feet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hesitantly, she turned the beam on the first densely written page. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My mom beams up at him from the couch. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I ducked out from beneath his embrace, sprang into a Superman pose, and beamed a ridiculous cartoon smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As they filed into the room, his great walrus mustache curved above his beaming mouth, and he greeted Harry and Zabini with particular enthusiasm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A beaming Fred stood before them, wearing a set of magenta robes that clashed magnificently with his flaming hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Poppy beamed, and Seven hoped her old friend knew she didn’t just mean a second chance for Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I take gymnastics, and I never fall off the balance beam. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As we walk past people, they stop to watch, and I feel their eyes on me like little beams of heat, making me warm from throat to cheeks. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A jeep honked and Tariq whistled back, beaming and waving cheerfully. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When a laser beam from Earth strikes the mirror and bounces back, the round-trip travel time can be measured with remarkable precision. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A beam of light shot over my shoulder, projecting a three-dimensional image of Earth in the air a few feet in front of me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A jimmy, a lockpick, glass cutters, screwdrivers, pencil- beam flashlights, false keys . . . and my small arsenal of guns. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For, on the old beamed ceiling of the parlor, streaks of light swam and danced and wavered like a bright mirage, reflected through the windows from the sunlit surface of the pond. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at them and asked how she could help them, with the sun beaming behind her through large panes of glass. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The next morning, the beaming officer thanked her beaming parents while Eberechi stood by. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A young Asian woman in a nurse’s uniform came in, beaming. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I said, “Sure!” then ran over and jumped up onto the high beam, which was taller than I was at the time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The weight forced a side of the mattress down and Mother twisted her bed lamp to beam down on the book. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z What did the people whose images were once beamed into my living room have that I did not? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Welcome to Insomnia Con!” the bearded man boomed from the front of the class, beaming congenially around at all of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Dust floats through the feeble beam of the flashlight: ten thousand particles, turning softly, twinkling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “A characteristic, but not exactly complimentary, congratulation,” returned Laurie, still in an abject attitude, but beaming with satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Diana inched forward on the beam, using another piece of metal dangling from the ceiling to help her keep her balance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She sent light at full brightness beaming through my eyelids, her eyes at my eyes, and I had to open them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The German night fighter plane was picking off the line of Po-2s as they lumbered slowly into the waiting beams of the searchlights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The dirt felt hard underfoot, and the sun beamed hotly on our bodies drying them out even more. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And all this time, in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current, we rowed into the strait—Skylla to port and on our starboard beam Kharybdis, dire gorge of the salt sea tide. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped off the oil tank, slipped on a golf ball, got up, dashed over the lawn, fell over an invisible croquet hoop, got up, then misjudged my jump onto the fence beam. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Samantha mentioned roses are her favorite flower while we were watching Titanic,” Dylan says, beaming, like it’s a superhuman trait to remember something that was said less than twenty-four hours ago. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A flashlight beam focused on the weeds; in its glare their half-dead stalks appeared stark, menacing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z At the bottom the flashlight beam illuminated a short, barren hallway ending at an iron door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "I still have much to do. I plan to paint every beam and ceiling placard." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As if light beams just break through certain parts of the paintings. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He plastered the adhesive disk against his cheek, arranged the beam of light until it fed directly into his eye. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She glanced up at the dried herbs hanging from the beams that supported the huts roof. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I loved to watch the sun beams of each new morning enter the room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She beamed at me and reached over the propane stove for the pickle crock, where we kept the money. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He beams at me and I beam back. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We were looking through a cave when the beam of my flashlight caught the glint of metal. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A bright LED beam dips back and forth across the lawn. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Well, Gene,” his beaming face appeared around the door. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Its narrow beam traveled from black trunk to black trunk, illuminating the ground. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Eighteen planes had let down through a beaming white cloud off the coast of Elba one afternoon on the way back from the weekly milk run to Parma; seventeen came out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Its beam slashes glaring light through the blackness. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Her moths were still here, up on the ceiling beams, and the night wasn’t over. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Long, eerily pale beams of light swept back and forth across the dark sky as the Germans on the ground tried to find the aircraft that were attacking them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He beamed not so subtly at Rishi, totally not getting the vibe that he was trying to put off. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Our host beamed and disappeared back into the kitchen, and I heard a cabinet squeak open and the tinkling sound of glasses being set up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They looked at the hairs in a flashlight beam and then they all fell silent. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His exultant expression shifted into one of doubt, and he squinted uncomfortably in the flashlight beam. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The beam of light, which has until now been heading straight up into the sky, is beginning to bend. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nanny beamed all out with gladness and made her come up to the bread board so she could kiss her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The women’s gallery was a treacherous expanse of crisscrossed beams, only partially floored. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Frigg did not recognize the woman, but the woman beamed when she looked at Balder, and Frigg was indeed proud of her son. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I beamed, this time pressing 1 without any trouble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “And I drink ‘long life to your resolution’, Teddy,” cried Jo, baptizing him with a splash of lemonade, as she waved her glass and beamed approvingly upon him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at Mom, who was beaming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But Mama is beaming with pride over her husband’s interest in my education. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The major beams have all held, but whole walls have crumbled. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Constance returned to find the others beaming at her and pointing to the cake. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Beverly’s flashlight beam wavered in the darkness and then it held steady. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I sensed the beam of her flashlight up my nose, and then slowly she inserted the red-hot wire into my nasal cavity. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z August stands beside her with his bull hook, beaming like a proud father. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My mother and all my relatives were there, beaming with pride as the principal read a long list of my academic and athletic achievements. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thick darkness ate up the beam again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At dusk the train stops and Neumann Two leads Werner on foot through rows of ruined houses, beams and bricks lying in charred heaps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Only the beams from the headlights illuminated the dusty road. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The man beamed and slapped the tickets down on the counter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Kevin beamed, clearly pleased that at least one of them was in their right mind. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A second later a gust comes up and just blows him over backward into the night, beyond the beam of my headlamp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The people of Hampton and Newport News beamed with pride. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A shadow fell across them and they looked up to see a very bleary-eyed Hagrid, mopping his sweaty face with one of his tablecloth-sized handkerchiefs and beaming down at them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Some competitors began murmuring, but it was all she could do to keep from beaming. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When the piston is driven downwards it pulls on a large beam which works a force pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The smell drifted up the slope with the breeze; heaps and pools of green-black-brown-white dung lay among the broken beams, the scattered thatch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “What are these fascinating creatures called?” she asked, beaming still more widely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The second time, I performed much better, sticking all my landings and not wobbling or messing up on the beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Their carbon preparation was a paint-like graphite suspension known as Aquadag, which they smeared onto probes for insertion into the cyclotron tank to be bathed in the deuteron beam for days at a time. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was coming harder now, much harder, wind-whipped and silent, though the wind could be heard pushing against the beams in the courthouse attic. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We would be turning about in our chairs, beaming with smiles, wringing each other’s hands, and exchanging “As- Salaam-Alaikum” and “Wa-Alaikum-Salaam” in our genuine deep rejoicing to see each other again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He groped for it in the darkness and quickly pointed its beam at whatever was hovering above him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of the inside walls are gone, and you can see where the center beam was chewed by the fire. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z For the first time today, Amelia beams at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I asked doubtfully, struggling to see his face through the flashlight beam. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Maddie kept beaming at various scenes, her eyes shining in the darkness, like she was so utterly proud. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Across the tall iron railing that separated Meeters from the Met, and Greeters from the Gret, Chacko, beaming, bursting through his suit and sideways tie, bowed to his new daughter and ex-wife. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad's beaming at me, but he's too excited to stop for more than a second. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollard steered him back to the winner’s stand, leapt off, and ran to Howard, who beamed like a schoolboy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Freak is whistling and the cop car spotlight comes beaming around the pond until it settles on us. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I found that I was staring at him, the narrow beam of my lamp focused on his face like a spotlight on an actor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Now,” said Herbert, as it was succeeded by silence, “he’s drinking. Now,” said Herbert, as the growl resounded in the beam once more, “he’s down again on his back!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Dobby let go and stepped back a few paces, beaming up at Harry, his enormous, green, tennis-ball-shaped eyes brimming with tears of happiness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Metal was the building’s bones,” I say, imagining metal sheets and beams buckling, glowing red. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When they arrived, the chauffeur had to slam on the brakes because a thick wooden beam had been thrown across the gate to the hacienda as a roadblock. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z George closed the door quietly and then turned, beaming, to look at Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Thank you, darling,” Mrs. Meecham beamed, curtsying and blowing kisses to her son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood with his head against a thick beam, while I sat. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a bright beam of light shot out from the rifle, and Longneck slumped to the floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z His face is beaming so bright it could bring moths. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z His eyes gazed into Harry’s and it was almost as though an invisible beam of understanding shot between them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Its extremities were soggy wooden beams intertwined with metal shackles, the iron restraints lining its limbs like veins. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Bless her heart! She pities him, so she is good to him,” said Jo, beaming at her from the croquet ground. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A car nears and turns into the drive, its headlights beaming into their eyes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m still beaming when I hand it to the guy collecting them at the back of the theater. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A seagull is perched on a wooden beam protruding from the water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then a huge cheer went up as a familiar gray-haired avatar beamed in, appearing behind the turntables. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The way to reveal a helix was to tilt the oriented TMV sample at several angles to the X-ray beam. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But many came to the stage accompanied by another child beaming with pride to receive a little brother or sister, the way Jonas had when he was about to be a Five. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z This came chiefly from a blazing log-fire, for the three lamps hanging from the beams were dim, and half veiled in smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was just a series of crumbling halls and rooms where ceilings were propped up with thick wooden support beams. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The room was quiet, except for Old Chong, who was beaming and shouting, “Bravo! Bravo! Well done!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean the other dots. Well, no beams go to them so no magnification is necessary. Really, Powell, even you ought to be able to figure these things out.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The first few beams were hoisted to the tops of the walls using pulleys hung from the scaffolding. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z Then, arming myself with a bicycle lamp, which cast a surprisingly good beam, I went in search of a path by which I could descend to the village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I was about to cave in to the fear and go hide in my bed, when the flashlight beam landed on a small patch of sticky residue on the edge of the wraparound porch. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It had beamed out of them into the dark all night, but by morning it had faded. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His beaming grin was that of a happy child who wanted to be liked, or at least to be engaging. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Turner back and forth in the dining room heard Sop when he said this and beamed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He dribbled too high and moved slowly—like he was on a balance beam. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, such intelligence,” she beamed when I finished stuttering through the Hail Mary in English, “a true man of learning!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Parvati readjusted her bangles, beaming; she and Harry said “See you in a minute” to Ron and Padma and walked forward, the chattering crowd parting to let them through. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “She’s pretty ugly, isn’t she?” he said with a big, incongruous beam. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The building was simple—walls built from mud bricks and straw, a roof made of wood beams and clay. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I brushed the over-fried wing off my lap, opened my milk carton, took a swig, and then, with all my might, beamed the container at Brandon's head. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z At one time rats had lived there, and they had pushed up the earth in some places so that it almost touched the beams. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes came back to the kitchen, and she beamed at Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We drank ginger ales and ordered jalapeno poppers and we all danced to a country and western band while Susan’s face beamed on the late news from the TV above the bar. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Odysseus clung to a single beam, like a jockey riding, meanwhile stripping Kalypso’s cloak away; then he slung round his chest the veil of Ino and plunged headfirst into the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Into the kettle it went, with a piece of the pork which was hanging from one of the beams. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosa calls, beaming a bright smile my way. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The foxes watched the soldiers run down the hill, sweep their beams of light over the heap in the field, then go back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Daito turned and swept the beam over the Sixer ground forces around him, frying them like terrified ants under a magnifying glass. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Laurie turned in an impressive performance to take silver on beam—I was so proud of my roommate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dad waded toward me through the snowdrifts, and as he stepped into a beam from the broken headlights I saw a six-inch gash in his forearm and blood slashing into the snow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The beam was broken and hung down at a forty-five-degree angle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The flashlight beam danced wildly around the room. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He spreads his arms, beaming like he’s wrapped in a garment formerly worn by Jesus. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The three held flashlights, the beams pointed at the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s always looking up at the lights, like he’s expecting to be beamed up into outer space or something, or maybe like he’s praying. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Snowflakes swirled in the misty beams of light flooding the front of the domed building that used to be a bank until Mr. Lemoncello turned it into a library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Another shell goes overhead and Werner imagines he hears the wood in the huge beams above him splinter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Following the installation of Cooksey’s chamber, the next project was to bring the beam out of the vacuum tank and into the open air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As the road darkened, the beams of our headlights filled with hundreds of blinded moths. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward it was dark outside and I could see the beams of the search-lights moving in the sky. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Each note will have the same number of beams as it would have flags. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Ritu auntie beamed up at her from her wheelchair, oblivious, though she saw Mamma in her peripheral vision, frowning. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Three massive hand-hewn beams, hauled here from some ancient Breton forest and craned into place centuries ago by teams of horses, hold up the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The television lights beamed down on his crown of hair, which was tinted the color of peach pits. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The fireplace, the beams undergirding the loft, the tools dangling off nails on the walls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mama is beaming so proudly, I think her jaw might break. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Jay sweeps the beam behind us, then in front of us. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z You couldn’t read anything in that face of hers, but Mr. Pennypacker was beaming. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, looking behind him, he glimpsed two flashlight beams passing through one of the other rooms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A beam of light fell across the grass, hit the bottom of a tree, and illuminated its branches; there, crouching among the budding leaves, was Crookshanks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “The electron storm that’s coming up. Do you know it’s heading straight dead center across the Earth beam? I had just figured that out when that robot dragged me out of my chair.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A fire roars in the hearth, warm and bright and comforting, splashing coppery beams across a large, gauze-draped bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “But then you get back on that beam and finish your routines.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Well, then, something a little more personal. I have it!” she said, beaming at Taran. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “This tiny child,” she scolds gently, beaming up at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Light played around them like sparks and beams of intense anbaric power. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She was beaming as she thumb-typed away, until she looked up and saw me across the table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He slowed down, however, as he made his way up the hill, the flashlight a thin and shaky beam of yellow light against the darkening landscape. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I turned to find the young Mr Cardinal beaming happily at me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When Mom first started taking him for cobalt treatments I imagined sharp blue beams aimed at his stomach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One cyclotroneer joked that “its neutrons would reach Chicago”; another wondered, less facetiously, if its beam would be so potent that the targets would be “too hot to handle.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He’s standing in the water, arms crossed, beaming at me as I come up from the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The girls had worked in teams, and they beamed with pride at their inventive defense systems. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The Grand Elder rose and embraced his wayward nephew and, beaming, led him into the hall. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Sometimes, like on the afternoon with the beam routines, she’ll push me hard. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z From some roadside carrion an owl, huge and dark, its large yellow eyes glinting briefly in the headlight beams, took off, flying directly into the car’s path. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailors don’t notice me approaching, and when I’m right alongside the rope ladder leading to the boat’s deck, I cut Hel from the beam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At least a hundred little elves were standing around the kitchen, beaming, bowing, and curtsying as Dobby led Harry past them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The room is cavernous, with high, slanted ceilings and exposed wooden beams that give me the feeling of being in a giant barn. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z While the flickering beam of the movie projector slants through the darkness over her head, Tessie admits to herself that she doesn’t want to marry Michael Antoniou. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gregor took the flashlight from her hand and in its beam saw that all the other Underlanders were awake, staring at them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His house like an ark with beams where he could see his great-grandfather’s mark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my slight missteps on beam and floor, I was in first place on both and third on vault. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed: Malfoy looked around, beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A bright circle of light beamed out of the ocean, filling her with warmth and energy. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He used the beam like a giant eye, to peer into the shadows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Inti’s first beams shone brightly and abruptly, striking the very center of the stone jaguar’s eye and giving him a fiery fierceness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And he did a big beam, followed by this hearty laugh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When I saw him beaming, his two large front teeth more visible than ever, I was relieved. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Francie noticed how Miss Briggs, the teacher, beamed on them and seated them in the choicest places in the front row. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I signed the back of their notebooks and their faces beamed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how my mom’s face had beamed this morning. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z And now the hospital bill hovered overhead too, yet one more steel beam threatening to bring them all down. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was beaming, and his eyes were misty. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She goes to see Grandma and it’s so cold in the house I take the hatchet to one of the beams. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lydia beamed as they drove, as though she knew some great secret. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mariya was a hardened combat pilot and knew how to avoid the antiaircraft searchlight beams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She stood beaming under a dull gray sky, tears streaming down her cheeks, the needle-cold wind blowing her hair, and clutching that baby in her arms like she never wanted to let go. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His blue bag was slung over his shoulder, honest industry beamed in his eyes, a determination to proceed to Trabb’s with cheerful briskness was indicated in his gait. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But before I could say anything, a million pencil-thin beams of light radiated out of the gemstones above every house. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The chaplain beamed gratefully and then peered down at a slip of paper he had been concealing in his hand all the while. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He felt the Second staring at him silently, but Erastis beamed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They beamed at each other for a moment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I grabbed my searchlight and turned its spearing beam up the canyon. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got three-fourths of the way down, I heard the sound of a rope being thrown over one of the beams that went across the church ceiling from right to left. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A toddler plays on the floor with a wooden horse, and he beams at me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Instead, he concluded, irregularities in the magnetic field were driving the proton beam out of resonance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There was a pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on Ron’s face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He patted the chair beside him, beaming all over, happy with his quips. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His face beamed with a grin that changed his appearance entirely. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Biff beamed quietly behind his hand as he rubbed his jaw. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Kisty pointed a beam of light at a metal box beneath the tower. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I can shoot a bow and arrow like a laser beam. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Small barrels held lanterns, and more hung from the beams. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She reached down, picked up a flashlight, and clicked it on, sweeping the beam around the room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The floe, which Worsley estimated at possibly a million tons, pressed so hard against Endurance that her beams began to buckle and her foremast jerked and shook like a cornstalk in the wind. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Since the light beams from Lester’s spotlight didn’t shine directly down into the water, the quarry seemed black, with unending depth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Between the biscuits and her beaming pride Nanny didn’t notice for a minute. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The people sat beaming, bleary-eyed and fat, nodding their approval of God. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of birds had built a small nest of mud and grass in the highest beams, had themselves a family. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z For a moment Ishmael caught them in the beam of his flashlight; then he reached in and took up a nearby egg left untended in the cold. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This colour is refracted a second time, but it remains a fine beam of light and its hue is unchanged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Roger beams at me as if it were all my idea. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Thick clumps of yellow and deep pink flowers fringed the edge of the small dwelling with its hand-hewn beams and thatched roof. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She could barter with him, maybe offering to decorate a fabric for his wife, in exchange for the beams she would need. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Effie beams at us so brilliantly that we have no choice but to respond enthusiastically to her cleverness even though it's wrong. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The doors buckled inward, and the wooden beams of the frame groaned like they were holding too much weight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He holds on tight, and the young woman is beaming beside him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The team” just stands there beaming like they’ve all won the Nobel Peace Prize for Musical Theater. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Overhead, slender tubes of light beamed down on the display cases. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Otto beamed and twisted to his right side—his good side. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A beam of light swept across his face. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” was the sour response, “and we’re in a bad position for an electron storm, too. Our Earth beam is right in the probable path.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He stood patiently while I connected the chains from the bottom edge of the harness to the beam on the plow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The elm tree is graceful, but its wood is hard enough to be made into the toughest planks and beams; you can build a fine home or a hall from elm wood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I lift my shade and imagine a beam flashing from Kristi’s dark window, counting dashes and dots. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, finally, there was a scraping sound as the thick beam blocking the opening moved a bit to the side. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She knew it from the way he smiled at her tournaments and beamed so proudly when she brought home her reports from school. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A beam of sunlight slanted into the rotunda and glowed on the floor, like Zeus was up there with a magnifying glass, trying to fry puny humans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She tried to shrug it all off, but when Tony sauntered over, simply to say, “Impressive!” before heading back to help with the final cleanup, she couldn’t help but beam. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She told me later that Martha had said to her, “Simone floats like a butterfly, but she has to stop falling on beam.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was first up on beam in the third rotation. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The bed was modern, but the room was old with beams running across the ceiling, a stone fireplace, and narrow windows in an ornate wooden frame. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A beam of light briefly flashed through the gloom. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I nod, though she can’t see me, and we keep moving, the flashlight beam bouncing, our shoes scraping, the moldy air rushing toward us from whatever is on the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Using the beam as a makeshift jetty, he clambered onto the rock. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The breeze dropped and the little valley lay completely still, held in long beams of light and enclosed on either side by the lines of the woods. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Three weeks later, the now thirty-seven-inch cyclotron gave birth to a powerful beam. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “He’s always hungry,” Lark says, walking a fallen log like a balance beam. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He put his laser beam away, bent, and, with curiosity, examined the body of his quondam superior. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I spot a smoking wooden beam half in the water, half out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and reminded myself that I still had beam and floor to come, and my start values for both those routines were higher than anyone else’s, with Aly’s close behind. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He carried them over to a table, then set to work, searching them by the narrow beam of his wand, occasionally checking his watch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At that same moment a beam of light found him and illuminated a face twisted with madness. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The beams of it entered into her wounded head and scored it with unbearable pain, and the dreadful infection of light spread from eye to eye. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge roamed among the demigods, beaming and holding his baby boy and saying, ‘Hey, you want to meet Chuck? This is my boy, Chuck!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a sudden rush of movement, the sound of other flashlights being clicked on, their beams crisscrossing and bobbing in a chaotic dance through the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Z ducked low to get under a fallen beam and hurried down the hall, glancing over his shoulder to make sure the homecoming queen was following. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He slumped forward and, from his hand, his miniaturized laser beam rolled across the surface of his desk. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Ms. Porter looks up from her own journal entry to beam at me and say, “Welcome, Maisie.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It felt like someone had opened a crack in the door, allowing a single beam of light to stream through. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’m walking naked as a beam of light along brick paths and squares of grass, phosphorescent and clean. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And still it was not a serviceable producer of high-energy particle beams. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harry turned around to find his new team beaming at him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Several times the beam of the headlights fell on ruined houses, but Elinor didn't know stories about any of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That’s not a challenge. Those old video systems emit faint ion beams. Invisible to the naked eye, of course, but not with your iris-cam...” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Face after beaming face flashes by, becoming increasingly intoxicated as the evening wears on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare run!” two men in green fatigues said as they pinned him in the beams of their flashlights. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I remember standing there thinking, You just fell off the beam on national TV. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “No chance of more of those eclairs, is there?” said Ron, who was looking around at the beaming and bowing house-elves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I had the other boys come over, and when I introduced them, he beamed and said, “The United States Air Force would love to have each and every one of you.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their beams pierce the dark, illuminating the interior of our car in shifting strobes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Benny who told me beams of sunlight will take you up to heaven. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He beams at us, his cheeks so flushed I’m afraid he might burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I pull on the beam, the ceiling groans and down on Mam’s bed there’s a shower of plaster, slates, rain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “This is so important,” said Hyacinth, walking to the window and yanking aside the heavy curtains so a beam of light from the street lamp fell right across Isa’s bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Propped on her side, she froze, with the corner of a pillow clenched in one hand, and beamed her raw attention into every recess of the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Open it,” Mom allowed, with a beaming look across her face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was mostly made of windows, all jagged like the sections of a gigantic jewel, with what looked like steel beams holding it all together. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see his face through the beam of light, but the layered jackets he wore were an instant giveaway. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Some of the beams had snapped and fallen in, and as he passed, a trickle of gravel hit his neck and shoulders, reminding him that the Dozmary Mine had been kept locked for a reason. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ludo Bagman was beaming and winking at various students. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her grin became a kind of beam and she grasped my hand, and held on tight; her fingers felt cold and bony. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Relief flooded through me as it always does once my beam set is over. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They entered a large rectangular cavern that ran the entire length of the block, interrupted only by beams and posts. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Signora Grimani beamed at Victor as if he had just grown a pair of brilliantly white angel's wings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He adjusted the wick and closed the lens, and a clear beam fell out on the grass ahead and all the way to the little jetty, where La Belle Sauvage was tied up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Moonlight seemed to concentrate upon the highly-polished steel dome in its designated position, sending an intense beam of white light back off into the night sky. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The Paqo selected a cluster of dried grasses hanging upside down from the roof beam. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The ceiling was slanted, with dark wood beams cutting through the white. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If flagged notes are next to each other, their flags can be replaced by beams that connect the notes into easy-to-read groups. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Moments later, as a band played, Nixon and his daughter, both beaming, walked arm-in-arm down the White House steps and into the Rose Garden. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In his bunker, Oppenheimer leaned against a wooden beam, glancing back and forth from the sky to the scientists at the control panels. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed the path—made of sun-bleached wooden beams—up a short hill. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Livingston and Henderson rewired the switch and trained the deuteron beam on a carbon target for a quarter of an hour. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Not believing what I was seeing, I stopped, aghast, and watched as the soldiers dropped huge beams across the doors to brace them shut. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Mam sees her bed buried under plaster and slates and pulls at her hair, What’ll we do at all, at all? and screams at me for interfering with the beams. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And I’m bent over there in the beam of Dad’s flashlight, bawling, and I don’t even care. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I managed to see Winnie, who beamed when she saw me and seemed as happy as one could be in a bare police cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Deena is beaming, looks like she might cry under Hilly’s adoration. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had drawn the full moon, beaming promises to the earth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A weight dropped, crashed downward, then pounded aside at the last moment under the synchronized thump of a sudden force beam. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As soon as the glass was removed, thin red beams of light hit the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She’s beaming at me and I’m really a goner for this girl. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A couple of weeks later, at a meet in Germany, my team again won gold, and I placed first in vault, beam, and floor, taking silver in the all-around behind Kyla Ross. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Muhammad stops at a light and beams at me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I beamed again and this ancient dude snapped a pic with his phone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Boy and girl. Aren’t they beauties?” said the proud papa, beaming upon the little red squirmers as if they were unfledged angels. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He studies the screenshot, his eyes narrowing on the dark silhouette perched in the dome’s maze of beams. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Oddly for someone who had been rubbing shoulders with physicists for nearly twenty years, Weaver mistakenly described the beam in his diary as comprising 5-million-volt “electrons”—particles that were not in the cyclotrons inventory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This was more dangerous in one sense—if I fell to the right, there would be no purlins to catch me—but the framing beam was thicker, and I could walk it like a tightrope. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Over the following months, he and Ernest sweated to produce an even more energetic particle beam. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I came back later for my afternoon workout, she said, “Okay, Simone, five beam routines.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Another beam of green light flashed upward, churning the water and making the ruins rumble. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sun beams on the stained-glass windows of Cotton Temple. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Simone, if you don’t get back up on this beam in ten seconds, I’m going to add another routine!” she yelled while I was still in the bathroom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Until Axel climbs the fence and sits just like his dad, feet looped behind the middle beam. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Seconds later they saw the beam of a flashlight through the crack that remained open. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The meet actually went really well until I got to beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His light had dropped to the floor and it was now rolling back and forth, flashing its beam crazily around the room. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I walk up to it and place my hand on a beam to feel if it's real. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Believe me! I’m engineer. All you need is one big beam. Those steel beams are something, mister!” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Broken beams of the fading sunlight arrowed across the dirt floor, but it was mostly dark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He crawled from front to back, looking along the spaces between the beams. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sitting beside her on the front porch swing, Hope and Dell leaning back against the wood beam at the top of the front porch stairs. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She forgot all about her interview with Joey, who didn’t seem to mind; he stood next to me, his arm around my shoulders, beaming. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fashion Minister beams, and takes us one by one to parade around the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sir Charles set his Panama hat on his head, patted it gently, beamed at both of them, and left. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As they stood to either side of him, they spotted the wallet-size photo of a beaming Anna Archie pinned to a board above his workspace. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sahil beamed at me, and it made my traitorous heart stutter. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Manny had one hand on a support beam, the other cupped around the phone earpiece he always had in. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Harry said nothing but suddenly, beaming, he began rummaging around in a box, pulled out a large American flag, tacked it on the wall above the radio, and stood back to admire it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His neck called out to her like the tractor beam in one of those sci-fi movies her brother Juan was always watching. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z No, the first thing I thought wasn’t that an alien was beaming down warriors to take me out—okay, fine, it was. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And a robot, unconcerned with beam, focus, or Earth, or anything but his Master was at the controls. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I imagine the beams gone, the roof pulled away, only the endless night sky above me, full of stars. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When he whimpered for Andeg, who sat high up in the roof beams, head underneath his wing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z By the time they stopped, the sun had already sunk between the tree trunks, casting slanted yellow beams and bands of shadow through the undergrowth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Hi, Mama,” he said, and he beamed up at her, hoping it would overpower the awkwardness that hung over everything. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I watched as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the glass of the sanctuary windows cast beams of blood red and royal blue across the dim nave. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Folks laughed and Preacher Powell beamed because his joke had been appreciated. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, when he said that, I remembered that notebook,” Lacey said, the beam of my flashlight lighting up only her legs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Put bluntly, Lawrence’s poorly focused beam was coating the cyclotron’s interior surfaces with deutons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And then there’s the scientist who showed me a picture of her four-year-old daughter and said, beaming, “We virtually adore her.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The shell barges were much like the racing shells the boys aspired to sit in, but they were a few inches broader in the beam, with flatter bottoms and keels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He gulped as the beam illuminated something shiny and black in the water, but upon closer scrutiny he saw that it wasn’t an alligator. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the beams of his library he had painted sixty or so quotations from the classics, all emphasizing the vanity of human life and of human aspirations to knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “There aren’t any support beams over your bunk bed, so one of you move that chair over, will you? I’m going to lower Constance down. What are you doing, anyway?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I stood up on both feet and began to walk the big beam and everyone below looked so tiny and they were all yelling for me to sit down. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now these beams withdrew into the wall of their own accord, and the iron locks turned their own wards with a grinding noise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came what he called the moment of truth: they brought the sample to the thirty-seven-inch cyclotron, placed it in a neutron beam, and waited for their detector to announce the kicks that indicated fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now and then I flick the flashlight beam out from the skiff, but it don’t catch nothing but water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Their great beams adorned with splendidly worked gold and silver, the huge structures were jammed together around the center of town like people huddling in the shelter of an awning. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z After he went out we saw a searchlight come on and watched the beam move across the sky and then go off and it was dark again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He clung to a wooden support beam, his legs dangling, looking down at the stage, smiling like a goofy madman. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It looked like he had run headlong into a low rafter beam at the mouth of the alley and knocked himself unconscious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She beamed at me, and I realized she didn’t mean any of that to be insulting. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My father sits at the head of the table, beaming like the Jolly Green Giant. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Baron Rothschild’s private secretary, a large-nosed Jew in tight boots, affably beamed upon the world, as if his master’s name crowned him with a golden halo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark curls are flattened by a khaki cap, and her blue-green eyes are beaming at Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Annabeth swept her flashlight beam over the archways of the eight tunnels. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We now feel ourselves like one big family, the woman is happy, and Lewandowski lies there sweating and beaming. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Bones climbed up a stage rope and perched on a beam near the ceiling. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There is only the brilliance of the wandering searchlights, and I don’t plan on getting caught in their beams. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Ah, Auntie Bedenia,” the mayor says, with a soft beam in his eye. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z He beamed like the sun on midsummer morn. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I turned to look at the tall blond-haired, blue-eyed Marine beaming down on me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I beamed at the memory of how conveniently things had worked out. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She liked the stone walls and wood beams that had been shaped by human hands and tools instead of by the mind of Skathis. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It would be day and the park would be filled with kids, their screaming and laughter would slide along the light beams into the helter skelter world of monkey bars and swings. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam was strong and cut a wide swath of light through the blackness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes narrowed, like he was shooting beams of light out of them directly into her soul. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She didn’t know, but as the spiders began to cross, the beams crumbled and collapsed into the pit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then a giant beam of light hit me from the side. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Granny hugged and kissed me, while my mother looked on, beaming with smiles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun beams down now—any impatient honking has stopped. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Armpit just hoped the beams were strong enough to hold up in an earthquake. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He twisted the copper contacts together on the top of the orb, and a beam of soft Gold light shone out from his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The flight engineer called some figures to the pilot, who confirmed them, and Lord Roke sank back into the shadows, holding tight to the struts and beams as the airship plunged and tilted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Werner chases the beam of his field light through the lobby. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The ice reflected his distorted shadow and the beam of wandlight, but deep below the thick, misty gray carapace, something else glinted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We made this ourselves,” Kadalyi said, beaming like a Slavic Santa, his ruddy face inscribed with pride. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The beams may connect notes that are all in the same beat, or, in some vocal music, they may connect notes that are sung on the same text syllable. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Jenny beamed at her as she said something that Dimple was sure were effervescent compliments, but every time Jenny opened her mouth, all Dimple could hear were beeps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Taylor balanced herself on the bottom beams of the catapult like MacArthur in the South Pacific. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The moss and leaves are hard like cement beneath my feet, the moon hanging big and low, beams streaming down like searchlights. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I beamed with wide-eyed terror up and off the page. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It had carved wooden beams on the ceiling and wallpaper decorated with hundreds of birds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On June 7 came another milestone, a 17-million-volt deuteron beam slicing through the air for a distance of five feet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was empty now, but there were small posters attached to the beams, advertising various folksingers and poets who would be performing over the next few weeks. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z A long I beam stretched nearly the full length of the loft, and on it lay the framework of an eight-oared shell under construction. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Its big red eyes glowed in the beam of the flashlight. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Durham! and as if by magic, everything springs into new life, the veins and arteries of business throw off their stagnation and the bright sun of prosperity sends its radiant beams out upon the world... The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Today, when I wasn’t firing face-frying laser beams that he occasionally caught and that made him look away, I was answering as many of Mr. Dyers questions as he’d let me answer. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A flashlight beam bounced down the hall: one of the workers making the rounds. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In a moment he was back: calm now, beaming, a dad from an ad. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I look up to see the beam I walked my head into. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Tad stepped over a fallen beam and headed to the left. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She looked down one more time, then stepped onto a metal beam that at one point must have been a part of the second-floor ceiling, gasping when it shimmied under her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Carlotta’s frustration apparently boiled over two days later when I won bronze on beam—ahead of Vanessa at fourth and Carlotta at fifth—and gold on floor, again edging out Vanessa, who took silver. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Balancing on beams, hands waving, guiding, positioning steel planks lifted by huge cranes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Her hand was clutched to her chest, and her face beamed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Where a bomb had pierced the roof, sunlight fell down in broad beams. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She grabbed the beam tight and kept climbing, looking for the next desk leg or metal beam or cabinet that didn’t shift when she took hold. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We walk across roots and beams, unnoticed, jumping silently high above swarms of liveried servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with super-expensive-looking paintings, both Mr. Tanaka’s and from other artists, and there were little lights beaming down on them like we were at an art gallery. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The beam came to rest on Martin’s face. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A few feet above him, pale yellow sunlight shone through a grating; the feeble beam ended abruptly on a wall of rough, damp stone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “He had a big utility-model laser beam on me part of the time. He was considering it. But it was you he was worried about, not me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Max tilts her head to the sky, a narrow beam of sunlight slipping through the buildings and falling on her face. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The radio just went off the atomic beam. Every other world station’s gone. They dwindled down to a couple in the last few years. Now the air’s completely silent. It’ll probably remain silent.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa goes to talk with his conductor friend and comes back to the table, beaming. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bare wooden beams form triangles that hold up the ceiling. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Messalla beams and says, “There’s our little star!” and the others are smiling so genuinely that I can’t help but smile in return. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You kept the beam directed sharply at the receiving station—to within a ten-thousandth of a milli-second of arc.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They also were attempting to “chop” photons into pieces by passing light beams through a rapidly rotating mirror. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z An Yi turned around in her seat and beamed at me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe, clutching a California jersey, bounded up the steps to the upper deck, beaming, looking around for Joyce. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The final night, even with my own bobble on beam and a not-quite-vertical handstand on bars, I came away with my fourth-straight National Championship win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When the emcee mentioned that his young guest, introduced as “Mister X,” was from Brooklyn, someone shouted “Hooray!” and Bobby beamed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Flames from the burning hay pushed against the roof and beams, almost as if they were struggling to break free. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z With the full moon beaming through the open window, it didn’t matter. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Each camera was emitting a faint beam, like the last evening sun rays. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Ralph beams, pulling on work gloves in the kitchen while Molly pours herself a bowl of cereal. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z This phenomenon, causing sparks with a beam of light, was very puzzling to classical physicists. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "Very funny, Jason D," Max says drily, but her face is beaming with pride. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The two beamed at me, though Miss Sarah’s eyes flicked back to her partner with worry every so often. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A young man dangled from the end of a rope tied to a beam, his face puffy and blue, the clothes he’d worn on the last day of his life shredded, bloody. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He saw more guards standing in the shadows and Celia in a beam of light from a gap in the curtains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit picked up a small black metal box and held it in the beam of sunlight. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The flashlight beam, none too steady in April’s hand, made trash bins crouch and garbage pails lurk, and a length of hose slither against a wall. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was beaming when he looked at me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z John Barry lay imprisoned by both a heavy beam and a water heater. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This time when Malcolm turned round, he saw the beam of a searchlight, brilliant against the gloomy sky, sweeping from left to right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Abel maneuvered his flashlight beam across a heap of inert, silent fish. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The wind dropped and the sun narrowed to a single beam, bright enough to light just one small front porch in one small town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Our beams feed these worlds energy drawn from one of those huge incandescent globes that happens to be near us. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She clung to the ceiling beams with one arm and one leg, while holding a baby tightly against her breast with the other arm. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He likes the chestnut beams and chisel marks. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The circling beams lit the roof to a daylight brightness and he could see that one man held a gun. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Company gunmen harassed strikers, shot at them from an armored car and beamed searchlights on their tents at night. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z "Well,” he beamed, "it sounds as if it’s been a jolly test. Running along so soon? Tell me, frankly, what do you think of my family?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked towards the knoll: there he lay, still as a prostrate column; his face turned to me: his eye beaming watchful and keen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to be stopped just below the horizon, cutting gold bars through the water and slash ing beams of light up, into the sky over his head. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This beam struck the glass roof of the greenhouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The ring beyond was filled with steaming water: a bubbling cauldron, in which there heaved and floated a wreckage of beams and spars, chests and casks and broken gear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A weight dropped, crashed downward, then pounded aside at the last moment under the synchronized thump of a sudden force beam. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Another plane was crabbing in as low as it could safely fly, two broad searchlight beams stretching and leaping toward the ground before and behind it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z While I got better, and while my family searched for Dismay, the sun beamed all day every day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With the four officials beaming, he wrung my hand in welcome, a young, tall, powerfully built man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Ted and the doctor beamed at me then, and I admit I sat up a little straighter, started listening a little harder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Sunlight falls in beams through the many skylights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And as its beams shot across the land the travelers could see for the first time what sort of place they were in. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It was nearly midnight, and a car drove down Winslow quickly, its high beams on, as if it had somewhere important to be, then disappeared into the darkness. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And Chess could only watch in frozen horror as the beam from the portable spotlight in the guards’ arms swung closer and closer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "You are painting that beam with water!" the magistrate said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z By the time Daniel catches up, Axel and Ray are out of breath, but they are together in one bald patch of earth where the light beams inside the forest canopy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’ll walk in, in slow motion, perfectly centered in a beam of flattering light. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “So, what do you think? What do you think?” she says, beaming. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Baba, beaming with pride, handed out the rôshogolla treats to their visitors. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Blocking the flashlight’s beam with my hand, I opened the diary and read the first entries. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They were walking across bare earth, dry and cool to the touch; overhead there were heavy wooden beams holding up the floor, and above those the floorboards themselves. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She tugs his hands, and he springs up, beaming. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Jason passed a support beam, looked to his left, and almost had a heart attack. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sam was dangling from a wooden beam in the rafters. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Once more Roy Baty sent a laser beam cutting at him, missed, dropped the tube and ran somewhere deeper inside the apartment, to another room, perhaps, the electronic hardware abandoned. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A very thin beam of flashlight swept along the floor outside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Colin had never understood this before, but now thousands of strings were fluttering over and around and past him, and they were both tiny broken beams of light and endless, undulating waves. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z From the overarching metal frame crowning each machine, wooden harnesses, carrying hundreds of warp threads drawn from a massive beam at the back of each loom, clanked up and down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I stood watching the lighthouse beam wheel around and wash over everything—a million seabirds sleeping in the pitted cliffs; giant rocks exposed by the low tide; a rotted skiff drowning in the sand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Deydey had tied two ropes into holes in the wooden beams, and between the two he’d fastened a warm blanket into a hammock. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The beam of the flashlight did not move. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Rose, who was already wearing her brand-new Hogwarts robes, beamed at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I ended up taking first on vault and balance beam in my junior session, and third all-around, with a final score of 53.650. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When she was gone he stepped into the room, sumptuous in his black velvet, with one cold diamond beaming in the rushlight from his scarlet badge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermann Goring, in a dark uniform and cape like Hitler’s, bent over and slapped his knee with each German victory and then turned and beamed at Hitler. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On a bracing afternoon, he escorted Weaver into the Radiation Laboratory and showed him the twenty-seven-inch cyclotron, not skimping on the vaudeville of the lavender deuteron beam shooting into the air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Back and forth went the yellow beam of light, revealing nothing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Relief fills Hope’s eyes and Jason is positively beaming. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I knocked down walls and lugged heavy beams, ran pipes and wires, and became a familiar dust-masked face at both the dump and the pharmacy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Shawn designed and welded the main frame—the massive beams that formed the skeleton of the building. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His eyes aglow with excitement, a beaming smile on his lips. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Fender bowed—a music bow, not a karate bow—and beamed at the audience. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The repetition was so relentless that, instead of feeling sharper, I was actually starting to feel blurry and a little bored—which might be why I started wobbling on my beam routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dad passed him the nickel and turned beaming to Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved in silence, Harry’s gaze fixed upon the swinging beam of the wand held in his fist. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z S. shook his head, beaming away at me, and said cleverness was my permanent affliction, my wooden leg, and that it was in the worst possible taste to draw the group’s attention to it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Into the smoky air under the roof the goddess merely darted to perch on a blackened beam— no figure to be seen now but a swallow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Town Uncle beamed as he flitted around the room preparing tea. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hello,” I said, trying to be nonchalant but delighted and beaming down at her all the same. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The man had spoken the truth—the flashlights were pointed downward—and in the glow cast by their beams Reynie could just make out who carried them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Kasem Gulek, of the Turkish Parliament, beaming with pride, informed me that from Turkey alone over six hundred buses—over fifty thousand Muslims—had made the pilgrimage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden's stepfather beamed hate rays my way. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The three huge wooden beams have cracked, but none has given way entirely. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She says that for two weeks rill there’s nothing left but the beam frame. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z This morning, the dust on the window filters the light as it beams in, bathing their daily routine in a kind of soft glow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The ground was torn up and in front of my head there was a splintered beam of wood. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Fireworks explode in my belly when she bursts through the door of the little ruined house, eyes shining, face beaming. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We lift out a table with metal beams. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The beam searches out the pine tree, the fencing, the lean-to....And then I see this big German shepherd, mean as nails, hunched over Shiloh there on the ground. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to become focused at once, in the same way that you could focus the beam of an anbaric lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z One of the beams settled on the doorway behind the fallen men, where Milligan now stood holding a tranquilizer gun. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The rising mist of the river swirled in the beams of spotlights. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen-year-olds always drive with their high beams on, to make up for their insecurity and lack of experience manning a seven-ton death toaster. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Tendai cried, pointing at an unusually tall tower in the bright beam of the car. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As he topped the bank, the beam of a torch shone up the lane and picked out his red eyes and white tail disappearing into the hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was blue, the air warm and windless, and the sun beamed on the muddy ground with all the sweet impatience of June. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Looks like you’ve picked one out. part us with the beam. “Step aside!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They beamed at me before they turned back around. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The searchlight followed, its beam clearly outlined in the sulphur cloud that trailed the balloon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The giants’ special effects machines had gone into overtime, laying planks across ruined support beams so the arena had a proper floor again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, sir,” Rishi asked the waiter, who turned to him, beaming. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z An angel in the mist with eyes like beams of light. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At that very moment, Hermione appeared at his shoulder; she was holding her cloak over her head and was, inexplicably, beaming. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Oh, my young friends," he cried, beaming, "my young friends, it is indeed a beautiful story. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He circles the model sometimes beaming, sometimes frowning, all the while making weird clucking sounds. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But the worst moment came in my beam routine, when I let myself get distracted by the crowd. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Momma beamed and Uncle Willie was proud when Bailey regaled the customers with our exploits. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dust motes danced in the beam as he swung it back and forth, revealing scarred metal and rows of bolts and protruding edges and ridges. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The power beam you get when you hit level-99 in Final Fantasy and learn the Ultima spell that goes through the crust of the planet like it’s the crust of a pie. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Aim lower,” said Grace, spotlighting the pair of tunnels with her dusty beam. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Dede and the woman stand paralyzed like animals caught in the beams of an oncoming car. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first room, made up to look like a huge dining room, they found the pressure pads under the carpet and the infrared beams across the doors. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Shusgis, a solid, beaming man, looked me up and down and laughed again. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ess dess,” she said, beaming and shoving her hands deep into the pockets. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sister Libertine with beaming looks pushes him over to his former bed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He shone his own flashlight upward then, so that two beams shone against the mast now. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When the reports were good, she beamed as if she herself had earned the good marks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It has visible rafters with insulation packed between the beams. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Beauty-lanterns drift overhead like small suns, shining perfect beams of light across the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The sun was low, sending bright orange beams over the hills and curving fields. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It has smelly, unfinished spaces, and wooden beams that cast too-sharp shadows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Workers labored, carrying bricks and wood beams from carts and stacking them on the site. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Modern quantum mechanics combines both ideas, and it is customary today to think of light as behaving in some circumstances as a beam of particles and in others as a wave. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Come! We must get back and see what we can do to pile stone and beam across the gates within. Come now!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Your voice was like the beam of a lighthouse, cutting right through my fog of pity. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When I see what it is, my mouth goes dry: a wooden frame, a rope hanging from the highest beam, a noose tied in the rope. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He had light brown dreadlocks tied in a bunch with a hank of yarn, and intense blue eyes that shone like high beams. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Windows exploded, beams crashed, and trees split, their crowns ablaze like torches in the hand of a cruel giant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit held up his hand and flicked his fingers in and out of the beautiful beams. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was beaming and bustling around the cabin in a way he hadn’t seen in a long time. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to flatter me,” Eiddileg cried, trying to look furious, yet beaming at the same time. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The torch beam quivered across some grimy walls. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Its roof beams sagged in the middle, its shingles clung loosely, and the chimney pipe swayed with each wave, trying to be jaunty but not very good at it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Jimmy said he’d never seen a white man work so hard and Sam beamed with pleasure. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baransky beams at us, waving goodbye as she reassures Mom—once again—that the house isn’t a mess, the pillows aren’t a big deal, don’t worry so much. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She clipped on his new badge as he stood beside her, beaming. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The weather in February may have been brutal, but March rolled by as a bright and beaming thirty-one days. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The masonry of the doorway was constructed with deep slots in it, in which heavy beams ran to and fro— heavy enough to withstand a battering ram. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can you possibly lose the one and only patient you’ve got? What happened—did aliens beam him up to their spaceship while you were on your coffee break?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There, crouched high in the ceiling’s maze of beams, is a dark, virtual figure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The praise squares Helmuth's shoulders and he beams at the storm trooper. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I watch the flashlight beams sweep through the yards up on Jonagold Path. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z In the picture, Scarlet beamed and flashed a set of white teeth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He put his pencil down, shut off the beam of light, removed the adhesive patch from her cheek. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He was about to leave, but even as he swung the flashlight around, the beam picked up something lying in a heap on the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “The beam from Station #4 caught Mars on schedule. We can break ours now.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Bigger watched the man whirl the beam of a flashlight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z No matter how bright the beam is, if the light is the wrong color, all the electrons in the metal stay put; none of them can escape. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Ivy aimed the headlamp’s beam at the purple-and-white cover of her notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Laser beams sliced through the smoky darkness in time to the music. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Once the beams were in place a windlass was set on top of them to hoist the rest of the timber and help in setting up the trusses. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z I summon all my own strength, focus it like a laser beam into the fingers and palm of my right hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam of light moves through the yard to the giant ceiba, thick as six lesser trees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Whole civilizations of motes are caught in the thick stripes of light beaming down from two high windows. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She and Dad were beaming—clearly convinced they’d landed me the transportation of my dreams. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Moon’s Gym was just a room off the highway with exposed cement beams and heavy bags held together with duct tape. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Now freshly painted wooden beams framed an elegant stained-glass window design. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Chin held high, Miss Ohio beamed at an imagined crowd. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Below me are the blue hills slipping down to the lake, and above floats a chalky white balloon moon, which is sending light beams down to the deep blue lake. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z All the money Baba had spent, all those nights he’d sweated over the blueprints, all the visits to the construction site to make sure every brick, every beam, and every block was laid just right... The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She beams at me, so I smile back at her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z So I’m writing by the light of this tiny beam. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z One of the blue beams is fixed on my chest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z From here, I see Dad and Mom, their eyes beaming with pride. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The interior of Madoc’s house is whitewashed plaster and massive, rough-cut wooden beams. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A beam of light passes inches from where he is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I beam with pride but eventually notice that no one else is smiling. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The ceiling was low and lined with dark wooden beams. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “We must pray,” she beamed with joy although her eyes were red with crying. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As Larisa and Nadya recovered from the shock of their own bomb exploding beneath them, they found themselves swept by the headlight beam of the German fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When they reached the palace gates, the sun hung straight overhead, beaming down hot on their heads. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pong could make out hazy pinpricks of light beaming from the houses lining the riverbanks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, that! Why certainly. It is simple magnification—for the purpose of more exact aiming of the beam.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z With the beam of his field light, he shows Werner that he is holding two bent screwdrivers and a box of electrical fuses.“The radio,” he says into Werner’s good ear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Hamilton had a light peaches and cream complexion with violet-blue eyes and auburn-red hair, all of which came together to suggest an animated beam of light to Burr’s somewhat stationary shadow. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Bent steel beams and the pulpy ends of impossibly twisted floors are all that remain. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I toppled over a pile of beams, grasping onto the edge of the pulley in an effort to regain my balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the twins were out of sight, Wash turned, beaming, to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just got some new skills on beam, an aerial, which is a cartwheel with no hands, and a round-off double into the pit,” I wrote in my journal that year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Interspersed between the tables, vertical wooden beams supported the ceiling. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z From where I stood I could look up into the flooding beams of light that were pointed down by the excited men. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was a good play,” Mr. Galanter said, beaming at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Rubble was strewn all about it: great chunks of shattered masonry, burned beams, broken gargoyles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the end, I won four medals at Worlds—two gold for all-around and floor, silver for vault, and bronze for balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And his head hurt—each time he opened his eyes, beams of feverish, demonic pain shot through his brain. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Grandma beamed at Joey and Joey got all excited because Grandma looked so happy. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant “beaming and sparkling,” and George couldn’t think of a finer compliment. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The minute I got inside Bannon’s, I saw all kinds of equipment made for just my size—low beams and low bars and floor vaults that I was eager to try. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He reaches for the flashlight and beams it on. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He admiringly let his flashlight beam wander through the room. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They took a few steps in, beams of light darting across the vast entrance space, and then just like that, the over-heads flickered back to life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A blast of violet light shot through the end of the stick, but the Sleeper, now fully emerged from the wall, merely batted the beam of light aside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In her autobiography, Stanton wrote that her father beamed with pride and was “moved to tears” when he read about her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At 1000 g’s, the beam is still straight, but trees have become squashed and flattened; at 100,000 g’s, rocks are crushed by their own weight. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Miguel was on the shorter side, but his shoulders were broad as barn beams, and his arms long and muscular. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “That laser beam near Haley’s ankles probably scans a book’s tag and tells the conveyor belt which of the ten sorting trays to shove it into.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z As they approached the farm Squealer, who had unaccountably been absent during the fighting, came skipping towards them, whisking his tail and beaming with satisfaction. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A light emerges, a light not kindled, Werner prays, by his own imagination: an amber beam wandering the dust. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When the sun beams upon her, the chiles shine like tiny ornaments of Christmas. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d watched him sketch those blueprints, watched him perform the calculations, altering this angle or lengthening that beam. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z August looked at me, then moved her flashlight beam out to the water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he perches high in the ratlines and the high beams of the masts. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The sun beamed in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her smile is not quite as beaming as usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A golden beam flashed in his eyes and a squeal of indignation struck his ears. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z What remained was a skeletal wreck of exposed beams and smoking rubble. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He pointed, clicked a button, and several laser beams shot from the device, tracing over the camera. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was morning: The sun shone down in long beams of light, raising the dew from the ground in misty breaths that lingered in the hollows between tree roots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They tiptoed until they came upon a small, dusty window, a soft beam of light shining through onto the stone and ivy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z John did not find Meg’s beauty diminished, though she beamed at him from behind the familiar coffee pot. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Butler knocked off his high beams as they entered the city limits. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Well, for instance, maybe we should take the addition off. Take the beam back out.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z If a single strand of hair fell on any of those laser beams, a police car would come rushing to the museum. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Rippled beams of light shone out from the tattoo under her scarred skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He beamed urbanely as he began orienting Colonel Scheisskopf to his new surroundings. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I turned off the goosenecked floor lamp and sat in the hallway, where light beamed from the living room. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Great beams of black oak supported the high ceilings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Coll had taken off his close-fitting helmet and, though bruised and slashed, his face beamed and his bald head glowed with pleasure, as he put an arm around Taran’s shoulders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But I grabbed the beam with both hands and held on for dear life. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By put it in the beam, he meant “look at it using the electron microscope,” which is much more powerful than a light microscope, and can see deeper into the universe within. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he went on doing his best to beam. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He limped to the front door, opened it, slicing the room with a beam of moonlight, blasting through the fog of Charlie’s memory, of his many pasts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I should have been beaming with pride when he dropped me off—the old me would have—but all I could muster was a mild form of embarrassment. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The beam shuddered when Jake jumped because he heard a shrieking sound behind him. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She clicked it on, the bright white light beaming across the room for a second before she aimed it at the floor. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The massive staff sergeant Frank Volkheimer comes down the narrow wooden stairs and ducks his head beneath the beams. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Henry’s beaming like a proud parent, like Samson is his, and Alex is hit with a wave of pride in kind. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We found her unraveling the splendid shroud, and then she had to finish, willy nilly— finish, and show the big loom woven tight from beam to beam with cloth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yin Lan-lan jumped up from the balance beam and roared at me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Not something weird, like aliens beaming Salim up to their spaceship, or him slipping between dimensions or—’ ‘No, not weird,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost a circle, and the seats rose right up the walls toward a ceiling of cables and beams. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Amazed, they ran down to the kitchen, where they found their mother beaming. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All of our attacks were direct hits, but Art3mis’s beam weapon was the only one that seemed to do any real damage to Sorrento. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’d started carving designs into the pine beams and had installed a homemade skylight in the roof, which was awesome. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Beneath the dome, light fell in a chalky beam. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She remembered those great wooden beams and the carved animal faces that adorned them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In a little hollow on top of one of the roof beams in the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s in one of his very best moods, and Rosemarie nods and beams. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The family gave a collective sigh of relief, and Hyacinth beamed with pleasure. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The daylight cast a white beam upon the bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And while he wasn’t exactly beaming at Roy, there was unmistakable affection—and possibly even pride—in his gaze. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No one ever got close to this beam after this,” John recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Kyle placed True Crime Ohio into the array of crisscrossing beams. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I saw him resting now, and beaming out across the chapel, his huge head turning to all its corners like a beacon, his voice still echoing as I fought back my emotion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Figure 1.44: Keep stems and beams in or near the staff, but also use stem direction to clarify rhythms and parts when necessary. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly, caught by the level beams, Frodo saw the old king’s head: it was lying rolled away by the roadside. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z From above his head a beam of slightly green light set his body aglow. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A line of tall windows directs rectangular beams of light on the polished and shiny pews. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z My face beams with joy at the touch of his hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I shimmied the length of a purlin, which took me to the framing beam at the barn’s edge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Thorn beamed, and Valley gave her a small nod. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He paused, beaming, and I could just tell he was getting ready to lay some impotent elfin wisdom upon me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now his gaze feels like some sort of laser beam over my bumps and dips and grooves, and it’s getting a little uncomfortable. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Three men, or rather the mossy, spider-webbed skeletons of three men, hung from a ceiling beam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The room itself was plain—a gray floor with swirls that gave it the impression of movement and that was illuminated by four or five lights beaming from the shadows. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Outside, the wind howled, and every few minutes a car crept by with its high beams on. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She beamed at them, and her dangling emerald earrings sparkled alongside her smile. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For a split second, two strands of conductor filament connected, sending power flooding to one of the tunnel beams. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly a wide yellow beam flowed out brightly from a door that was opened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Five seconds later, a pair of feet dangled next to her, then jerked back up, the beam of David’s flashlight swinging around drunkenly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The construction had come a little further along on this floor; half-finished plaster dividers rose up between the metal beams, and electrical wiring snaked alongside the ceiling pipes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z After Curly retired to the air-conditioned comfort of the trailer, the patrolman began walking the property, following the line of his flashlight beam from one survey stake to the next. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The family felt as though they had been beamed into another world. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z A small, anxious bat flitted between the roof beams. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A fall would have been a much bigger deduction than touching the beam, so I was determined to stay on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He published prolifically; his areas of interest, which included the propagation of electron beams and their usefulness as ionization agents, were among the most intriguing in physics; and his resourceful laboratory technique was widely praised. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But on this beam, she doubted she could get much power behind a leap. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A buttery ray of sunlight beamed through a crack in the roof. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z It was dusk, the snake gleaming dustily in the yellow headlight beams. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z An overhead projector beamed a movie onto the dummy to her left, turning it into a perky woman who looked like Haley would probably look a couple of years after she graduated from college. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They had fenced off the parallel faces of each dee with a grid of fine tungsten wires to prevent the electrical field from impinging within the dees while allowing the particle beam to pass through. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Even so, the blazing beam of light left him seeing spots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She locked eyes with the angry but solid-looking Z. Everything inside her tensed as she flew over the space between the beam and the doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “But a gymnastics beam is only three feet off the ground.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Okay, just the dismount left, I thought as I positioned my feet against the chalk mark I’d made on the beam earlier. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They stay with me even then, as I lie awake and stare at the wooden beams in the slanted ceiling. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z A light beam leaving that galaxy now will take a million years to make its trip to Earth; the light reaching our eyes now left that galaxy a million years ago. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Now, he saw in his flashlight beam, his mother slept under eiderdown quilts that were just beginning to yellow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was an unusually hot day that spring, and Luke and I spent it hauling purlins—the iron beams that run horizontally along the length of a roof. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Of chitterlings of pigs were made Its beautiful rafters, Splendid the beams and the pillars Of marvellous pork. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He shines the beam through the windy dark to see the churning water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Victor let the beam of his flashlight wander across the seats until the light fell on blonde hair. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The crow’s feet round his eyes were beaming. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She crawls along the center beam, from which the narrow planks of flooring emanate, toward the stone bulk of the chimney at the far end. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She beamed, and Ivy couldn’t help but smile back. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The dragging lines Ma had thought were from Minli’s walking stick led to his cart, and the bowls of goldfish caught the sifting beams from the sun, slivering it into flashing sparkles of light. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then they turned their beams to the walls, the ceiling, along the floors and into the corners. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “This is my private yacht!” cried Mr. Wonka, beaming with pleasure. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I watched as Alice drew a square room with dark beams across its low ceiling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But in 1905, Einstein showed that the particle theory of light could explain the photoelectric effect, the ejection of electrons from a metal upon exposure to a beam of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Me with terribly flushed cheeks, beaming as the lead singer winked at me while we played. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was as if he’d never really wanted anything, and now this wanting blazed inside him like a lamp, the light reflecting out of him as bright as a beam from a lighthouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Electrons in the rotating magnetic field emit beamed radiation not only at radio frequencies but in visible light as well. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For Alex it was an eerie experience, tiptoeing behind the other four men, watching as they dismantled the two devices, using cigarette smoke to expose the otherwise invisible beam. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Grandma was slapping her hands together, flicking off the last bits of paper into the trash, but her eyes were steely and beaming right on Crab, watching him like a hawk. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he saw Mrs. Weasley and Bill standing in front of the fireplace, beaming at him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z From their bed of leaves, the Lacks children would stare at ceiling beams the size of trees as they drifted off to the sound of laughter and clanking bottles, and the smell of dried tobacco. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I bring him some drumsticks and he peers up at me, beaming. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The sky was blue, the water was blue, the sun beamed down. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I woke up to a burning flashlight beam stabbing my eyes as Joey Cosentino thumbed one of my eyelids up and whispered, “Nah, he’s alive.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You may have noticed that some of the eighth notes in Figure 1.39 don't have flags; instead they have a beam connecting them to another eighth note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Dauntless soldiers with blue armbands stand on the sidewalk outside, carrying guns I’ve never seen before, guns with narrow, blue beams of light streaming from above their barrels. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, go on then, just one more,” he added, beaming, as Bill made to fill it again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The police officer beams his flashlight into car, making me squint for a second. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The flashlights, rolling free, sent their bright beams willy-nilly about the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In Ptolemy’s time comets were elaborately classified as “beams,” “trumpets,” “jars” and so on, according to their shapes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, she was beaming so hard, she looked almost crazy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Weirwoods that had stood three thousand years were cut down for beams and rafters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Jomo beamed, as if this was exactly the question he had wanted, and began to talk about his hunting. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Our neighbourhood looked odd at first, as if a giant alien presence had been beamed to another planet, leaving behind naked sky. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He bunked in the tent next to mine, and every time a fax would arrive from Angie he’d read it to me, beaming. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z To any onlookers it would seem as though the pulsing blue beam emanated from thin air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z May you grow old in this place, B.J., is the curse I beam out at her when I am finally permitted to leave. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the beam of a car’s headlights as it got into position on the north side of the bridge, the side the runaways had left only moments before. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The head was impossible to see because of the red beam of light shining right at him, though it seemed small, vision its only purpose, perhaps. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Lincoln beams as the cabinet members nod in agreement. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside, mockingbirds were singing blithely, and, once in a while, when the songsters took flight, Mariam could see their wings catching the phosphorescent blue of moonlight beaming through the clouds. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Now wait,” he says as we settle onto a heavy beam. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I put down a spider,” he said, wondering why the man didn’t see; in the beam of yellow light the spider bloated up larger than life. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z An old woman with stringy arms and sunken temples and slow eyes rimmed by darkened circles of weariness, an altogether different creature from the plump, round-faced woman beaming radiantly from those grainy wedding photos. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Like something had gone wrong beaming her onto the Starship Enterprise. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A scraggly fisherman with a white captain’s hat and a mouth full of gold teeth beamed at them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They stood up, and one of them uncovered a small lamp that gave out a slender silver beam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He started walking backward, beaming, drinking them in. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A single but amazingly bright beam of sunlight had filtered through the tent door and hit him directly in the eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The circular flashlight beam showed tar paper covering the narrow door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z With the help of the girls’ drawings and a finger- beam searchlight, we went straight to the things we wanted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I straightened my back, lifted my chin, and held my hands above the beam, fingers together like dance hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At night, a giant beam of light like an endless sword scraped from one end of the sky to the other. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The beam hits a woman wearing a factionless armband, with a gun pointed at my head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Wiping it against her shirt, she held it out to the hotteok lady with a beaming smile. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But everywhere it’s the same as it’s always been: the perfectly manicured lawn of Center Square, the gazebo’s twinkling fairy lights, the yellow beams from the porch lamps at every door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The beach was on an island where an evil mad scientist was developing a laser beam that could blast satellites out of the sky. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Under the snow lay grey ash and cinders, and here and there a blackened beam or a pile of bones adorned with scrhps of skin and hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The tent flap opens, and Uncle Al enters, perspiring visibly and beaming from ear to ear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They slosh through the culverts in their rubber boots and swing from trees and from the lower beams of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The beam from the flashlight hit the top of the tombstone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Old Granny went about beaming: it was she who had brought the two parties together; her reputation as a matchmaker would be higher than ever. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When Morgana Rothschild turned and beamed at him, he did his best to beam back. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamie and I stared at her until she felt our eyes focused on her like four laser beams. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A very rough place would scatter radar from Earth off to the sides of the beam and therefore appear poorly reflective, or radar-dark. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this light,” he said, adjusting the angle of the pencil beam, “and that’s it.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He flopped back onto his pillows and looked up at the moths on his ceiling beam. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The giant metal “drift tubes” suspended inside the cylinder, which the deuteron beam would traverse, each weighed several tons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more than to see them all there. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The beam leaped out of his hand, pointing the way ahead and throwing pure white light onto his immediate surroundings. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And now the lights have been switched off and the clanking projector shoots out a beam of light, showing a million dust motes in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From the dot, I sweep down a shivering beam cutting the darkness. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out her passport and raised it toward a blinding flashlight beam. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z |
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