| 单词 | shovel |
| 例句 | I recognized the man with the shovel—he was the janitor at my old school. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucas Cader walked over and grabbed the shovel, looked up at me, and said, “Go sit in the truck.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Around the fifth hole, I got to the same level deep and when I stomped, the shovel slipped all the way in, and my foot sank a bit into mud. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And you’re in the middle of digging his grave,” Rufus says as trees rustle and a shovel scoops up earth. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And you’re reminded where the latrines are, and how you shouldn’t use too much toilet paper since there wasn’t a whole lot, and what the shovel is for—stuff like that. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He laid his shovel flat on the ground and marked where the edges of his hole would be. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Taps the packed sand with the flat side of his shovel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Now he was here not with his flock, but with a shovel. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I filled in potholes and shoveled up trash from vacant lots. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent a long time shoveling out in front of the house and barns — again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z We reached the shore and loaded the bags and the shovel into the skiff just moments before the officers came over the bluff and headed for their own boat, tied up at the dock. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z One night after supper, I realized I had brought a shovel home from the office. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z While they waited, they pulled weeds around the chili plants and shoveled dirt around the low places in the rows of corn where the water might be lost. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We already knew where we were going, so I didn’t need to say a word as we collected the shovel and sacks and began, single file, across the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z What else did we keep there but hoes and shovels and rakes? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, just after our wake-up call, I heard a sound in the courtyard that made me uneasy: it was the thud of picks and shovels on the ground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d look so pretty with a little shovel and flies tattooed on those sweet pink cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Man, I do not want to do that project for Cultural Studies,” Skid grumbled, shoveling some pizza into his mouth. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mother unfolded it and found several rusty hand shovels, the kind used in a flower garden. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the big stuff is gone we switch to shovels and rakes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z They were equipped with shovels, picks, and axes to chop a path through the chaos of ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When the men finish shoveling in the earth they wipe their foreheads and wait. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As we trundled through town, I saw a few women out in their front yards shoveling coal into shuttles to carry inside to their Warm Morning heaters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the end, the only way in which he managed to earn a few pennies was by shoveling snow in the streets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Jasper took Ged to sit with a heavyset fellow called Vetch, who said nothing much but shoveled in his food with a will. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rimas slung the canvas over her shoulder and we dragged along, our hands cramped, still locked on to the shovel blades we had gripped for nearly twelve hours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was 2:56 when the shovel touched the coffin. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did he see you with your shovels before he was shot?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the shovel handle firmly and got back to digging. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Stanley grabbed hold of the shovel as he climbed up the rock wall, using the sides of the rut to help support him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Turner shoveled most of the time, stopping to watch Mr. Newton’s great Frisians pulling the rollers to pack the snow, their breath steaming out of their nostrils and their heads turning with ease and power. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Ayesha nods and looks down, then shovels a little bit of rice onto her fork and raises it to her mouth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Put the squirrel in the sack, and then hit him over the head with the shovel.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I was going too slow, so Ray grabbed another shovel and punched it into the dirt in front of mine. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He disappeared into the garage and returned with two shovels. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He strode out ahead of us, armed with nothing but his shovel. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He tried carrying both the shovel and the twenty-pound bag of rock salt, but couldn’t manage it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The bathroom window looks out onto the backyard, where Dad is hacking away at the nearly frozen ground with a shovel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Whenever I got behind a little he’d shake his head and sigh, toss down his pick and grab a second shovel. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “He got a belly, too, I know it’s a shame the way that man eats. I sure ain’t asked him to shovel no snow for me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “June 20 “I decided today to dig a pit to trap a deer, so I am whittling a shovel out of a board I found in the stream this morning. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was heavy work, and boring; there was nothing to it but swinging my pickax again and again, breaking off big chunks of salt that another prisoner shoveled into a donkey cart. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “What on earth’s the idea of that? The gold your men are shoveling up there is enough to last you at least two lifetimes. We’re going home now!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To the other two men he said: “Get the pick and the shovels.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She shovels a spoonful of mashed potatoes into her mouth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Gold-painted shovels were handed out, and on Mr. Muckle’s signal all the dignitaries smiled, leaned over, and dug up a scoopful of sand. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, thanks. Just something Joe made,” I said, shoveling a forkful of pancake into my mouth and hoping she wouldn’t ask any follow-up questions. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Using the shovel like a big spoon, he scooped out a tiny bit and tasted it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He dropped the shovel and made his way back to the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And there was Clyde, sitting a few feet away from Barry, just out of earshot, cool as a cucumber and shoveling doughnut holes into his mouth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He went quite a ways down the mountain but still didn't find the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The survivors shovel the soil over the coffins and disband. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z While I shoveled I tried to think what everybody else working had that I didn’t have. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I wondered if he went round and round the cathedral, in his shovel hat and his gaiters, with her on his arm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He was holding a bright red snow shovel. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He opened his car door, put in his shovel, and came out with a bag of groceries and a gallon of kerosene. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Put the squirrel in a sack? Hit the squirrel over the head with a shovel?” said Flora’s father in a squeaky, despairing voice. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He flipped his shovel in his hand as he inspected the carnage around him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When Shin saw his grade leader approaching with a shovel, he initially expected some help. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He shoveled the bacon out on a plate and broke the eggs in the hot grease and they jumped and fluttered their edges to brown lace and made clucking sounds. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The shovels were kept in a shed near the showers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Yossarian suggested casually, as he watched the four men in streaked fatigues shoveling heaping bladefuls of the copper- red earth back down inside the grave. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z So I hired a teenager, Puerto Rican, who said he knew where he could get a shovel. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the end of the dirt road, Mr. Trepid got out of the car and retrieved his shovel, trowel, and sack from the trunk. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It didn't hurt so much to hold the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As Shin struggled to get to his feet, Hong again swung his shovel and mashed Shin’s nose, which began to bleed. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They dug in one spot, then another, moving each time their shovels hit the coffins of unknown relatives buried with no markers. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Stanley put down his shovel and stepped up out of his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The young soldier grabbed the shovel from him and Hung in the rest of the dirt. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They shoveled the dirt back into the trench and returned to the truck. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “We shoveled gravel through sieves for seven full hours with a half-hour break for lunch.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He took another breath, then, using the shovel, pulled himself back to his feet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stanley jammed the shovel into the bottom edge of his hole, and carefully began to dig a tunnel underneath the metal object. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I’d stab my shovel in, pull up on the dirt, and toss my shovelful over my shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It took Lady Dustin’s men the better part of half an hour to uncover the entrance, shoveling through the snow and shifting rubble. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sight seemed to paralyse me, and the shovel turned in my hand and glanced from the face, merely making a deep gash above the forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He brought the shovel down the side of the hole, shaving off a slice of the dirt wall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He forced the tip of the shovel between the dirt and the top of the metal case and tried to wedge it free. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A terrible nightmare follows, where I’m lying at the bottom of a deep grave, and every dead person I know by name comes by and throws a shovel full of ashes on me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I knew what he meant: the mainlanders with their rods and shovels, hoping for pirate gold or shipwreck treasure. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He shovels several noodles and a piece of carrot into his mouth, and passes the can to the woman on his left. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Fisk had sold all of his size D batteries and all but one of his snow shovels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He had been working with Robert every day, hauling loads of juniper and pinon for the woodpile, bringing coal from Canoncito to shovel into the shed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Linda tried to hit it with the shovel, and Trout shot at it, but they both missed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Soon, she heard the muted chatter of the night-soil men as they collected the sewage; she fell asleep listening to the scraping sounds of their shovels as they worked, shielded by the dark. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When it was all over, when the bloodied corpses had been unceremoniously tossed into the backs of red pickup trucks—separate ones—a few men with shovels hurriedly filled the holes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Stepping into the Castiglione’s backyard, she held the snow shovel across her body like a weapon. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We spent most of our time shovelling excrement and rinsing cages and giving feed while Father played the vet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I took the wooden shovel that I had carved from the board and dug around what I thought must have been the back door or possibly the woodhouse. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “You put the squirrel in the sack, George. You hit the squirrel over the head with the shovel.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The shovel kept slipping from her hands because Mama’s gloves were too big. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The past, she wrote, whatever it was, ought to be shoveled fifty feet under and left to rot in the earth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I’ll be upstairs in a few minutes. I have to finish shoveling the sidewalk.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He held onto the shovel, wanting to move, to do something; but he did not know what. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nat took the shovel and went down Turner’s Lane to the big gloomy house with seven gables. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Brockway took a shovel and scooped up a load of brown crystals from a pile on the floor, pitching them skillfully into a receptacle on top of the machine. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanley thought about going back down the mountain to look for the shovel, so he could make the water hole deeper. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He returned to the house, shovel in hand, his fury unspent. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z My arms got incredibly tired, but that was OK, because since we only had one shovel, we took turns. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like shoveling sand into the sea,” he used to say, sadly shaking his head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The clay was shoveled into one of the pits and water mixed in to form a thick viscous mud. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In any case, he was going to have to get the shovels from the hogan and begin the whole process again. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh stood up, spinning the shovel in his hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “You have him shoveling manure, too? Is that what you get out of this? A bunch of kids who have to shovel manure for you?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z She held up a heavy garden shovel and passed Sierra a baseball bat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He set the shovel so that half the blade was supported by the rock slab. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We only had to feel the shovel moving the dirt. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I picked up the other shovel, and a copperhead snake crawled out from underneath it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We got a shovel from his father’s garage and walked to the park where the dead bird was lying on the grass. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Now I can bend and shape pieces of iron I find around the ruins of the Gribley house and barn. Eventually I’ll forge them into shovels, ladles, and even nails.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The shovel felt heavy in Stanley's soft, fleshy hands. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I shoveled a spoonful of oatmeal into my mouth and thought things over. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He attacked the food with his knife and fork, working at it vigorously, shoveling it into his mouth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He must have shoveled every second I was gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Though they didn’t have any shovels, the camaradas used axes, knives, and their bare hands to dig a grave. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It was going to be hard enough to shovel the snow just so they could get out of the building. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The man sprinkles some straw and grass on the coffin and as he climbs out the other man shovels in the earth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “It’s just perfect! Now, see here, Spiker. Why don’t we go and get us a shovel right away and dig out a great big hunk of it for you and me to eat?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z So we gave them shovels and demanded, at gunpoint, that they dig their own graves. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I picked up the bird with the shovel and carried it across the street, into Dante’s backyard. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Cracked his lip so it swelled up like an earthworm struck with a shovel—all purple and oozy. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Three scoops each, and then hand off the shovel. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Logan with his shovel looked like a black bear doing some clumsy dance on his hind legs. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “That why you came to shovel me out?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They began to shovel in the dirt and soon the boy had vanished. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Presently, the men began to wander aimlessly about the basement, looking into corners, examining the shovel, the garbage pail, and the trunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I threw up two more times and shoveled my puke out as I went. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They loaded the shovels and hoes into the back of the truck and went to the fields. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had held on to the metal blade of the shovel, keeping it in place, as Stanley climbed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then the watchers on the peach saw one of the Cloud-Men raising his long wispy arms above his head and they heard him shouting, “All right, boys! That’s enough! Get the shovels!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “And I,” said Arthur, “will see about the equipment for tonight. We’ll need shovels, crowbars, block and tackle, rollers...” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh flipped the shovel from one hand to another. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The ground was packed so hard, the tip of my shovel bounced off it like a pogo stick. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a khaki shirt and a gold necklace charm shaped like a shovel. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He walked two steps to the right of the hole in a clockwise curve and thrust the shovel again into the cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As they walked along the path, they passed an elderly black man shoveling the walk. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I laid the shovel flat in the tall grass and we left the graveyard, shutting the gate behind us, walking quickly toward the two men. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They each carried a shovel much like a soldier would carry a rifle, resting on one shoulder and held firmly at the bottom. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then one of the shovels broke through into air; they had come to the rats’ storage room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She struck the match and lit the check and put it in the shovel, and then the envelope, and watched them burn. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His face seemed to flatten out, like she had hit him with a shovel. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an hour or so of polite, go-nowhere small talk, accompanied by a hot, hearty South Carolina meal, which we shoveled in appreciatively, tired as we were of dining-hall food. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Justin is shoveling cereal in his mouth like he’s plowing snow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They made me feel sleepy, even when men came onto the screen, with naked muscles, hacking away at hard dirt with primitive hoes and shovels, hauling rocks. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mace leaned on his shovel and did a passable imitation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Cory was sitting on the porch steps with a shovel in his hand, waiting for us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m clumsy in the fields, holding the shovel awkwardly, my movements jerky and full of effort. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The man dropped the shovel and put his arms around him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Zero held the shovel, and Stanley carried the sack, which was crammed with onions and the three jars of water. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z All too soon Stanley was back out on the lake, sticking his shovel into the dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He tapped at the stone with his shovel, debating whether to move the stone and dig underneath. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, out on the lake, Stanley listened as Mr. Sir told Twitch the requirements for his hole: ". . .as wide and as deep as your shovel." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Picking up our shovels, we ran down the slack, the crowd cheering us as we went past. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A mob of laborers then chased the black worker through some sheep pens, beating him with shovels and brooms until he keeled over dead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The man with the shovel drove it into the ground with frustration. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z If W.P.A. workers leaned on their shovels, the writers leaned on their pens. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All day long, he had been shoveling snow in the streets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Ominously he pointed the blade of the shovel at the boy in the owl burrow. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He whistled “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story while he shoveled. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before I started digging I fed the turkeys, made sure War Chief had water, then picked up my shovel. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “They don’t shovel. They haven’t shoveled in twenty years. They use machines.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon the tenant came to Ryves’s house to borrow a shovel, explaining that he wanted to dig a hole in the cellar for the storage of potatoes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One man held what looked like the handle from a shovel. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the clouds of smoke he heard the man clanging the shovel round inside of the ash bin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nydia stepped forward, swung her shovel hard, and caught it smack in the chest with a dull thud. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Zero held the shovel out in front of him, as if he were going to try to bat away the bullets. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Some of the drifts were higher than a man, but the stewards had been shoveling all day and the paths were as clean as they were like to get. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My head throbbed to the rhythm of the shovels biting into the earth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx tipped a shoulder and shoveled in more lettuce. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I’d put on my white gloves, take the hand shovel from my kit, and dig extremely gently. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He whipped the shovel forward, but not nearly hard enough. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then Ernie grabbed all the paper from Genie’s hand and replaced it with the shovel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Working in the brush factory also meant I could be inside, where it was warmer, instead of outside chopping ice or shoveling snow. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Truthfully, the possibility of getting hit over the head with a shovel didn't seem that alarming. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I brought these in from home. Two shovels and a pickax.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Farmers were desperate for everything—shovels, plowshares, candle molds, churns, and all the rest of it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh pointed to the big shovel resting against the table. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And it feels really good to step away from the shovels of sand they’ve been throwing on me for weeks and finally climb out of the hole. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Rishi tried to catch Dimple’s eye, but she kept shoveling in French fry after French fry like she was punishing them with her teeth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Bless that woman,” he declared before breaking away to help with the shoveling. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But her son did not miss a stroke as he shoveled the peaches from the can to his mouth with extraordinary speed and endurance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn leaned on the handle of his shovel and pointed past the fence. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I shoveled a spoon full of cereal into my mouth as Dad breathed hard in the place of saying, Ha! Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She heaved her shovel forward with a clang. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Its editors, rewrite men, and typesetters would compose “extra” editions as firemen shoveled coal into the boilers of the paper’s steam-driven presses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I fan through pages of kids holding up hammers and amateur birdhouses, or shovels and dirty carrots they just dug up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I pause and lean on my shovel, calling to mind his sleep-composed face, the eyelashes that brush his fat cheeks, his red mouth that curves like the bow of Cupid. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some seemed like regular country folk, but others wore rich clothes not useful for muck shoveling. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow that had fallen a few days earlier was now a dark slush shoveled against the sides of the road. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He heard the blade of a shovel strike pebbles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the evenings there were bonfires and steamer clams, mussels, oysters, and perch, the boats dragged up beyond the tide line, the shovels and rakes hosed off and put away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As the three of us approach the house I see it as if for the first time—the porch light shining, an evergreen wreath on the door, the black iron railing and neatly shoveled walkway. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Stanley was back in his hole, shovel in hand, when he heard Magnet call out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z At that moment Dad scooted outside the pony pen and grabbed something out of sight, and when he returned he handed me a new round-nosed shovel with a nice blue bow tied around the handle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Get to work,” she said, handing out picks and shovels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On the second day, Mother got up and insisted on shoveling the door. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The shovel sank a few inches into the packed earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Lucas looked over at my father, who looked at me quickly before reaching into the back of his truck and bringing out a shovel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z So you sit at the kitchen table, moving food around your plate, and you only shovel food into your mouth when someone reminds you that you’re not eating. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sure enough, at breakfast, Mama made oatmeal with spoonfuls of her scuppernong jelly, but I pushed at the bowl until Jay grabbed it and shoveled it into his mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He grunted as he tried to stick his shovel into the dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” Jordan says, shoveling a Subway sandwich down his throat. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When me and Jay got up on Saturday, we shoveled hot Cream of Rice cereal into our mouths, then huffed and puffed to cool it down as the steaming grain burned our tongues. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As I shoveled I worked on my obituary. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then the village priest enters, dressed in a brown cloak and carrying a shovel like our ancestor Adam. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “What if they don’t like me?” he asked before shoveling a huge spoonful of cereal into his mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t his fault, then. Wasn’t because he wasn’t trying to feed you. That man shoveled snow in zero weather when he ought’ve been in bed just to put food in your belly.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Wajma had said, energetically shoveling another handful of mulberries into her sunken mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z At the very next corner, deep inside the dense, impenetrable shadows of a narrow, winding side street, he heard the mysterious, unmistakable sound of someone shoveling snow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Over an hour passed before the rescuers arrived, bearing lanterns and shovels and axes to pry bodies from the cars. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the men wielded his shovel for another minute, and then the doctor peered in. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Stanley's hole was as deep as his shovel, but not quite wide enough on the bottom. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Logan dropped his shovel and made two or three clumsy steps towards the house, then stopped abruptly. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Pete shovels back the noodles as fast as he can bear their heat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must be some kid trying to make money shoveling driveways.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Jonathan let himself down into the grave and began to dig again, but the young soldier impatiently jumped back in, took back the shovel, and fairly flung Jonathan out of the way. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Zero used the shovel as a third leg. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z If it snowed, he would be up at dawn to trek over to his parents’ house and shovel out their driveway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The boy grasped the barking animal, and Joseph pulled them both down behind the car just as the man shovelling snow turned around. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He shoveled several spoonfuls in his mouth and chewed while looking me over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to go to him and ask for the shovel; he wanted to say that he could take care of it now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And then I gathered up the shovel and ran. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I would carefully dig out the plant, taking care not to let the steel of the shovel touch the tender roots. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Propping the shovel against the tree, she began to climb. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I could not bury Faro; I had no shovel, I carried his body to the east ridge, laid it on the ground, and covered it with stones. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They used the shovel as well as cupped hands to scoop the dirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The coal yard has been hard. Men are dropping with their shovels in their hands, and Max doesn’t eat enough for the work. I think the camp will be worse.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When the grave was filled, the young soldier tossed the shovel aside and then pointed to the watching boy, making a rising gesture with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Khalil’s on one side of me, shoveling strawberry cake into his mouth, and Hailey’s on my other side, grinning for the camera along with me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When she came back at midday and found nothing to eat, she would become furious and beat her son with a hoe, a shovel, anything close at hand. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She shoveled a spoonful of it into her mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “The gnomes would hit you over the head with a shovel.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Hong swung his shovel and struck Shin in the back, knocking him to the ground. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z All I had to fight back with was a pick and shovel, and I was so tired I could hardly lift either of them to defend myself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He reached be-hind him, grabbed the wooden end of the shovel, and held it out to Zero, blade first. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z His face appeared thoughtful as he shoveled another bite of cake into his mouth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My shovel had dented the top of it, but it was still whole and sound even after years in the earth. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Goes back to what I said, doesn’t it?” said Ron, who was now shoveling mashed potato into his mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There, lying in some tall weeds, he found the shovel and the sack of jars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I turned and trudged off to help shovel out New England for the war. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved to the next post and attacked the earth with his shovel. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Stone gave us kids the job of shoveling it up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He had hands as large as shovels, and the forearms that came from his sleeves were strong as stone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Hey, there,” he said, and his big booming voice bounced around that little garage, practically shaking the saws and shovels right off the walls. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He cursed himself as he walked down to Papi’s office in search of a shovel and rock salt. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Leaning against the table was a shovel, and on the table was a trowel and a sturdy empty sack. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “We get a lot of butterflies,” I said, angling the shovel. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He moved silently and quickly toward the shovel and waited to see what would happen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Using his shovel, he dug two footholds in the hole wall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Mark and Chicho pile up snow with their shovels, creating the torso. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Walking back to the shed, I notice Henry has his snow shovel out. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The shovel stayed up a fraction of a second longer, perfectly balanced on the tip of the blade, then it fell next to him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I glimpse red hair, and I cry out, dropping my shovel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A posthole digger, shovels, a few bags of quick-set concrete, large buckets with lids, a role of fencing wire, pliers, and a couple of hammers were piled on the ground near the bushes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The dress sword clanked against the poker and the shovel as Matt came to the aid of his brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She placed the suede coat that Rasheed had bought for the baby in the hole and shoveled dirt over it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Alex began shoveling from the building to the street, not knowing what else to do. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Then after I used that shovel to bury him in the yard. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z "I found sixteen jars. Here, hand me the shovel." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They dug for a while, the only sound the scrape of the shovels against the rock and the dirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Hermione shrugged and continued to shovel down her food as though she had not eaten for days. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We shut up as a team of men with shovels passes us, headed out to the Victor’s Village. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to the stack and said, “Grab a shovel.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday evening, May 7, 1892, McElroy loaded a special train with pipes, picks, shovels, and three hundred men and set off for Waukesha to dig his pipeline under cover of darkness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A second man, this one with neatly trimmed hair, leaned on his shovel. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at Dad, but he was too busy shoveling rice into his mouth to comment on my math grades. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And the shovels I have are made for taking samples, not heavy digging. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom heard the noise and came running. Rocky was already dead. The raccoon was—like that—and Buffy’s chicks were all staring up at it, so Mom grabbed the shovel and...I’m sorry.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Beside a mountain stream, O’Dell and I worked at a clear place, picking and shoveling rich, black West Virginia loam into the truck. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Why bother with the coffin, the awning or any of it if they were just going to dump him, shovel the dirt in, go home? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then Donal lifted a shovel to begin replacing the earth into the grave. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They come armed with shovels and fireplace pokers and baseball bats. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I used a man’s shovel by myself and ate termites and jumped up and down on a Mask!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Only ten million more to go, he thought, then placed the shovel back in the crack and jumped on it again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Others lowered boxes into those holes, then shoveled dirt over them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was barefoot and carried a long rusty shovel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As quickly as bridges and buildings were destroyed, hundreds of men and women with picks and shovels were sent to clear the rubble. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Gates compared the Internet to the gold rush, the idea being that more money was made selling Levi’s, picks, shovels, and hotel rooms to the gold diggers than from digging up gold from the earth. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Ivan suffered Anya’s scrubbing of his face, then went back to shoveling things into his pack until it was bursting and lopsided. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Men were shoveling out dirt and carving up that hillside good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we cleared the weeds, we broke mud clods with short hoes and shovels. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Most of the digging and construction was done by workers using shovels, buckets, and bare hands. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z While Zero was getting himself situated up there, Stanley attached the sack to the shovel by poking a hole through the burlap. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then, with great dignity, he picked up his shovel and resumed work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the shovel that was tied up in the corner of the wagon and did the same. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Decca, as usual, is eating like a small, ravenous horse, and for once I’m doing my share of shoveling it in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “There may be others! We’ve got to get him out of sight. Get the shovel!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Men, irrigating in the silver fields, paused, leaning contemplatively on their shovel handles, to listen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is not funny, old man,” said the fellow with the shovel. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom of the stake widened into a mini shovel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A shovel lay near it—he had been trying to dig it out. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I got right up from the table and went out and hooked Jumper to the double shovel. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe himself hopped out, grabbed a shovel from the back, and proceeded, in a few minutes, to divert water from Indian Creek into the Roybal ditch that led to his illegal field. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers on the streets were back to work with their shovels and axes. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I shoveled cold burritos into my mouth as I waited for my laptop to boot. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When they sit down to eat, James and Richard are silent for a while as they shovel oatmeal into their mouths. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Grab your shovels, guys. This is where we dig.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Our stock boys shovel driveways and deliver groceries and packages. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The picks and shovels we would be using. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He took a shovel and pushed it into the track bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He worked the end of the shovel, back and forth, up and down, until he felt the suitcase fall free. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She shovels her pie in one bite after another with no time to chew. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom was cranky at breakfast and gave Hazel a talking-to about snow shoveling and maturity and accepting responsibility. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He and some friends had dug a plot of earth with shovels and pickaxes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At the last moment, I dropped the shovel and hurried to the graves where Susanna and Elvan were buried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Guys in black slacks, white shirts, and ties are at the table or standing against the wall, shoveling food in their mouths. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Beads of moisture ran down the handle of his shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The two men were squat ting on their heels, eating their evening meal, shoveling rice into their mouths with chopsticks, dipping into the large bowl of vegetables and meat that sat between them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To the other rats he said: “Get the shovels and the backpacks.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z So we buried the dead, shoveled the rubble, replaced the glass, and I scrubbed the dust from the shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "Sometimes you just have to ..." Zero said, then he hit the jar against the blade of the shovel, breaking the top of the jar clean off. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Grace used the pointed edge of her shovel to pop up the hasp. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z We’d play all summer, sweating from morning to late afternoon, and in the winter we’d shovel the snow away in the park so we could still play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And in the half-light of evening the dung carts had come out, attended by half-naked slaves whose task it was to shovel up the steaming piles left by elephants both great and small. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After a while, she told the boys to switch places, so that Stanley, Zigzag, and Magnet dug in the holes, and Zero, Armpit, and Squid shoveled the excavated dirt into the wheelbarrows. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “You won't believe what I'm going to tell you,” she said as she threw ashes over his excrement in order to pick it up with the shovel. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His mother had shoveled clear a path to the woodshed, but the snowfall was already covering it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I shoveled dirt into the dump truck; then I drove the truck over to the flower bed and dumped dirt onto a purple pansy until I buried it. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z We found a shovel and pickax at an abandoned farm and spent just about every free minute digging a hole. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue, carrying a garden shovel and a metal pail rusted through in its bottom, dripped water behind her as she walked the tide flats; she was fourteen and wore a black bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It happens when he shovels phrase after phrase onto the page in the order in which each one occurs to him. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “When the father went to Pete’s—the Optimist’s—room, he couldn’t see Pete, but he could hear the sound of frantic shoveling and heavy breathing. Horse dung was flying all over the room.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he been hit over the head with a shovel? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He wondered if the shovel and sack might have rolled down the hill. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I went and got the shovel from the corner and gave her a match. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash drove his shovel into the flower bed and turned the soil. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. So do I still have to get all the ripe vegetables from the garden?” she moaned, sagging against the shovel. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She got down on her hands and knees and started chipping away at the earth with the tiny shovel. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z So he left the bag of rock salt in the stairwell, and took the shovel upstairs. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He had even shoveled the walk outside, which I knew was for us. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, he didn't want to go for the shovel while Zero was asleep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Whoever had planted the mountain laurel had cut a gash into the sprinkler line with a shovel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Miss Sadie sat in a metal patio chair, smoking a corncob pipe and giving me instructions on how to put my weight into that shovel to turn up the dirt. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The shovel and bag of rock salt were right where he remembered. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z "Well," Buddy grinned, "I'm stuck outside in a drift. The hill was too much for me. Is there anyplace I can borrow a shovel?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Donal lifted a shovel to begin replacing the earth into the grave....” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When our hands blistered from the buckets and shovels, we tied scraps of cloth around our palms. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Cathy had always been able to shovel into the mind of any man and dig up his impulses and his desires. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help grinning as I took up a shovel. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In Tangerine, the people were heading out to fight it with shovels and axes and burning tires. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Two men with shovels are waiting by a small open grave. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was vibrating as strange energy radiated from Gilgamesh's shovel. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After the C.O.’s speech, we were handed picks and shovels and given rudimentary instructions as to the mining of lime. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pick up the little scoop and start shoveling ice into the limp plastic bag. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Two other regular characters, a shovel and a pail, are called Shovel and Pail. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the front yard digging a hole with my little red shovel. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The sun was barely brimming over the horizon and the air was still chilly when Nathan thrust the shovel head into the dry cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They were followed by a rough- looking militia unit that was trailed by a group of slaves carrying shovels and pickaxes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole body would assume regular movements; my shoveling would be described by identical, even movements. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa took the shovel and shoveled it away, and then he shoveled a path to the barn, where the horses and the cows were snug and warm in their stalls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Niran and Parsa picked up their shovels, levered them under the body, and tipped it over the edge of the grave, where it fell with a dull thump. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was carrying a shovel in one hand, a long gun in the other. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z As we left, I turned back in time to see him shovel my letter into a mail sack, his hand wrapped in newsprint. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The shovel snagged what appeared to be a length of cord. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I flew down the sidewalk and found him standing in front of a vacant lot, making gestures to a man with a shovel. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I've shoveled about halfway through the mound when I realize no one's talking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the sheepherder merely chucked all these iridescent artifacts into a great gleaming pile and flailed away some more with his shovel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With no winter clothes, I was so frozen, I could hardly hold the shovel. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The rain was nothing but a heavy mist by the time we set sail, armed with a shovel and canvas bags to carry back whatever we might find, even if it was only woadwaxen. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I stood impatiently listening, half listening, vaguely watching, then noticed his work-thickened fingers clutching the shovel. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated Britten so hard and hot, while standing there with sleepy eyes and parted lips, that he would gladly have grabbed the iron shovel from the corner and split his skull in two. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The next day after school, I was in the stable shoveling manure when Old Flapjack gave a snort. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I can’t go back. I don’t know the way,” she said as she shoveled the hot sadza into her mouth with her fingers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my place in the line as the dirt is shoveled onto the coffin. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His shovel was short and had a rectangular blade, unlike the five-foot shovels with pointed blades he had used when he was at Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him that I enjoyed shoveling the wrong way. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If he jerked too quickly, he felt a throbbing pain just above his neck where Zigzag's shovel had hit him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I put on my backpack, and the renter got the shovel, and we climbed onto the roof of the limousine so we could get over the fence. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But he stood still, hearing the babble of voices and the clanging of the shovel against iron. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, he climbed up out of his hole, and once again dug his shovel into his previously dug dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Besides, the shovels were locked up at night, presumably so they couldn't be used as weapons. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “But first years never — you must be the youngest House player in about —” “— a century,” said Harry, shoveling pie into his mouth. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z John started shoveling in his food as soon as the door closed behind Pa. His plate clean in a flash, he stood, saying, “Thank you for the meal, ma’am.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It has given me tin cans for pots, and now an oaken board for a shovel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We went by O’Dell’s house, picked up two shovels and a pick, and kept going down past Cape Coalwood to where the road turned back up into the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I shoveled stale-smelling chili onto my plate and poked my fork at the lumpy chunks of beef, kidney beans, and vegetables. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My mother bustled about the room, shoveling shirts and socks into their suitcase. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As he shoveled rice into his trap, Sunny spoke up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Picking up a long-handled shovel, I hurried back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Miguel stomped on the edge of his shovel, levered up a wedge of earth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He dug his shovel into the side of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Petra grabbed a snow shovel from her front hall and headed out to the sidewalk. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The argument was going back and forth and the men had put down their picks and shovels in the heat of the argument. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually black workers moved up to the boiler room, where they shoveled coal into a blazing furnace. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I started nervously tapping my shovel against the paving slab I’d just uncovered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He may shovel there in that interminable dark, unable to stand; otherwise, crouched upon his knees, sliding upon his belly, with no air to breathe; he who should be at our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I beat his head in with a shovel. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Grabbing the shovels, they quickly threw some sand over the boxes, trying to camouflage them until they could dig a hole and bury them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He kicked the blade of the shovel under the edge of the boards and stopped and got his lighter out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Jetta shot Miles a dimpled smile, shoveling her mass of curly hair back over her shoulder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Stanley could see the gold tube sticking out of some dirt on the end of X-Ray's shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She climbed down the ladder and surveyed the damage from ground level before picking a shovel off the floor. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Moby shook his head between mouthfuls of rice and beans that he shoveled in with his hand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The padre grabbed a shovel and lit into the floor like a hound going after a rabbit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero first grabbed hold of the sack, then the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The hole was wide enough for him to hold the shovel lengthwise and dig sideways into the wall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We have epic snowball fights, Mama and I go cross-country skiing, and Mustafa makes tons of money shoveling driveways. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Stanley angrily dug his shovel into the dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Mom and Connor come join us at our table, where I am now nibbling along the edge of my Danish, while Jack shovels scrambled eggs into his mouth like his life depends on it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Wednesday shoveled half a dozen pieces of bacon into his mouth, chewed, wiped the fat from his lips with the back of his hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z V flipped to a page filled with photos of men and women of all sorts holding shovels and smiling. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Trepid made his way to the last stone marked on the map, kicking dirt clogs ahead of him, and smashing his shovel into tree trunks. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He left a shovel in the pile of dirt—to use as needed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I sit at the table assigned to the Everdeens and the Hawthornes and some other refugees, and shovel my food down, wishing for seconds, but there are never seconds here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was only one shovel, so we took turns at the compost pile. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Two boys, each carrying a shovel, were coming across the compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She smiled at Pita, who was shoveling cake into her mouth without saying a word. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There were precious few health laws in those days, and nobody, least of all Mrs Pratchett, ever thought of using a little shovel for getting out the sweets as they do today. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been ordered to shovel snow with a group of men. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I shovel down some cereal, leave the bowl in the sink without washing it, grab Justin’s keys and go. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Stanley's hole would have to be as deep as his shovel, and he'd have to be able to lay the shovel flat across the bottom in any direction. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z "This is where I found the shovel," Stanley said, pointing out a patch of weeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then he stood on the tang of the shovel and raised the edge of the hatch and leaned and got hold of it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I feel like I have a big shovel in my hand and am just digging myself into a deeper and deeper hole. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Several shovels of earth had been emptied onto the casket, but the hole was far from full. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He held the shovel low and let it drop back behind him a little so that he could get some good momentum. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It had auto parts and lumber; shovels, picks, rakes, and seeds for the little gardens the miners scraped into the sides of the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m black because I work at the Limerick Gas Works shoveling coal and coke into the furnaces. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Several men with shovels had begun another line, heaving dirt from the Spencers’ front yard onto the flames that were creeping into the grass. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "We can get a shovel from one of the groundsmen." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then I carry it out to Papa’s shed and find his shovel. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z "And think what it means having your office in the lobby, Jake; no more driving to and from work, no more mowing the lawn or shoveling snow." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Some struggled with knives and forks the size of axes and shovels, some stared at their meal in perplexity. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She patted the dirt with the back of the shovel. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It seems little more than a handful of components shoveled into a box. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And by cake picnic, I mean drama kids hunched over the box like vultures shoveling cake by the fistful. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He dug his shovel into the dirt, then slowly turned to dump it into a pile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Many of the people running the bulldozers and shovel contraptions were stripped of their shirts, while others standing nearby even wore ties and coats. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z At chapel the day following the heaviest snowfall, two hundred volunteers were solicited to spend the day shoveling them out, as part of the Emergency Usefulness policy adopted by the faculty that fall. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he shoveled away some of the snow near the pond’s shore while I went up to the Big Barn and brought down three loads of wood. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z And if you take two hot dogs and hold them together, one in each hand, you can scoop u.p the chili between them, and shovel it all up to your mouth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I’m just bringing back the shovel,” I told him. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them as they moved in tandem on their knees up and down the rows, passing a small hand shovel and a three- fingered claw between them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With a wild swing of the shovel he knocked over the bucket, and commenced flailing and hacking at the snakes in a blind, slobbering fury. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilate carried the sack, Milkman a small shovel. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And jogging up with a pair of shovels was Mr. Jamison, the owner of the lumber mill. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’d only have to shovel for a mile and a half. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Still the shovel scrapes on and on and on. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He shoveled mounds of food into his mouth, chewing for a few seconds and then washing the large lumps down with gulps of bottled water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I will be shoveling dirt spoonful by spoonful. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He carefully looked through all the dirt dug up by Zero, as he shoveled it into a wheelbarrow, though he knew he wouldn't find anything. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z An African elephant can’t stumble without falling on some white man with a shovel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Others approached with shovels, and they began to dig a grave in the soft ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He stopped shoveling and gave me a long, black stare, then returned to the pile, his scoop ringing on the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look! It’s ” The man’s voice trailed off and he stooped again and poked the shovel deeper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She shoveled a few more spoons of porridge into her mouth obediently. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Stanley could see some kids dressed in orange and carrying shovels dragging themselves toward the tents. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They had brought along a couple of short-handled trench shovels, a duffel bag packed with American clothes, and a suitcase with money sewn in its lining. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I make a sour face as I shovel a large bite of rice and meat into my mouth. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The kids watched their shoes, but their ears flared out like steam shovels. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z After arriving in the morning, we would fetch our picks, shovels, hammers, and wheelbarrows from a zinc shed at the top of the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Throwing the shovel out, he hauled himself up. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Roberto and I walked around the field with shovels, making sure the plastic sheets were completely sealed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and pushed the blade of the shovel into the earth and got busy filling a wheelbarrow with dirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Armpit picked up his shovel and began filling in the dirt around the pipe. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Mother said something to the guard that prompted an irate “Davai” and the kicking of the shovels into our shins. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He hadn’t had to clean boots, but weapons, yes—and he’d had to shovel camel dung. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The shovel brought butter clams, sticks, and sea worms up with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I give him the shovel before I go to work, and every time the blades of my machine cut the groove of a screw, I wonder what Max is doing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But he gave me the shovel and said, “Dig.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She gathered the shovels and went to put them back in the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He slammed his shovel into the ground and pried up another piece of earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z At times the ground was so hard that we had to dig the shovel into the ground with both hands, pushing in with the weight of our bodies. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I picked up a rusted shovel and experimentally scooped some away from the fence line. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I grabbed the shovel handle with both hands, then closed my eyes and imagined merry-olde-England in medieval times. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You can have a shovel all to yourself.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Finn jabbed the shovel into the earth, stamped on the footrest, tossed the dirt over his shoulder, jabbed, stamped, tossed, jabbed, stamped, tossed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “You get in trouble with da school if you no shovel da road?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Like sitting on the edge of a bathtub with a shovel,” one western coach scoffed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It didn't seem likely that the shovel could be there, but he'd already come this far. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A pitchfork and shovel lay against the cabin; I took the pitchfork, just in case there was danger, and sped down the path. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And when they saw the great golden peach floating past them not fifty yards away in the sky, they gave a yelp of surprise and dropped their shovels to the ground. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z But he was holding the shovel in one hand so it didn’t quite work. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It took him a moment to realize that it was the dirt which had been on his shovel when he was hit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Weeks earlier, we’d used shovels and hoes to prepare the soil. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The white man had poked in the shovel to clear the air passage and had raked them out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some sort of hybrid shovel with an ax at the opposite end. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He scooped up some dirt, and was raising it up to the surface when Zigzag's shovel caught him in the side of the head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stanley tried to make the hole deeper, but he really needed the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Bigger tiptoed up the steps, one at a time, hoping that the roar of the furnace and the men’s voices and the scraping of the shovel would drown out the creaking sounds his feet made. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So I started shoveling Bob’s driveway, which is a strange thing to do at a New Year’s Eve party really. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He grabs his tray and opens a microwaved packet of spaghetti and starts shoveling it into his mouth, making slurping, gulping groans. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z That Monday I brought a shovel home from work. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Abby was in the yard, holding the garden shovel like a baseball bat. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z It had sloped up so high onto Mr. Newton’s house that when Turner got there the next morning, Mr. Newton had crawled out the second-story window and was shoveling off the roof of his porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She did have terrible manners, it was true: She spilled food with abandon, chewed with her mouth open as often as not, and held her utensils like shovels. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When the young soldier tired—which was soon—he flipped the shovel to Jonathan and climbed out. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z She digs with a pointed shovel; sometimes we help her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Seething, Jonathan turned abruptly and grabbed the shovel that was by the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z If Sounder was dead, he hoped no one would come along and see him carrying the grub hoe and shovel across the field to the big jack oak. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the shovel stops, and Max comes through from the bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "That's the last hole I will ever dig," he declared, throwing down the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He rested his chin on the shovel and gazed over at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her chin was narrow and pointed like a shovel, and her smile was missing several teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He braced himself on the ceremonial shovel as if it were a cane. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the other boys dropped their shovels and came to look. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The African team prepared the site by using picks and shovels to remove the topsoil. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Without guards, we put down our picks and our shovels and hurried to peek around the corner behind them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Finn stabbed the ground with his shovel, stamped down on the edge to bury it deeper. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Ugwu went into the living room and his hands worked mechanically, serving kola nuts and alligator pepper, uncorking bottles, shoveling ice, laying out steaming bowls of pepper soup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She began by shoveling up all the soiled straw and wood shavings and depositing the stinky mess into Papa’s wooden wheelbarrow. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was halfway through her meal, shoveling meat and bread down her throat, when the dining room door opened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bodies piled up in the streets, and sickboats moved through the canals, using long shovels and hooks to tumble corpses onto their platforms and haul them out to the Reaper’s Barge for burning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Morrie’s brother, David—who still walked with a limp from his childhood polio—lifted the shovel and tossed dirt in the grave, as per tradition. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Across from us, a man uses chopsticks to shovel noodles into his mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminds me of growing up in Chicago and having to shovel snow. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to swing die pick or kneel down with the string or shovel die gravel. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It made for heavy going and they had to shovel their way in places with a plank they carried in the lower rack of the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Even before Mr. Loomis came, I had already been wrestling with the idea that I had to tackle that acre and a half with the shovel. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Lucas grinned and shoveled another bite of waffle into his mouth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The bottom of the stake widened into a mini shovel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The shovel must be buried in some weeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Their garage, like every other, contains shovels and pruning shears and a sled. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "You can use a shovel in many ways." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ernie cheered, holding his shovel up as if he had just scored a touchdown. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Using his shovel for support, he managed to get to his feet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Jonathan, shovel in hand, stood by the door, waiting. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They lift broken masonry blocks, shovel dust and shattered glass through strainers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nearby, garden tools hung on the wall and lay on a long shelf, clippers in four different sizes, shovels, hoes, stiff metal rakes and long-fingered leaf rakes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Graves sprang up in front yards, complete with scattered bones, headstones, and shovels. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He moved his shovel up and down the side of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z One, two, and on three, he swung his whole body, a kind of broke-down golf swing, the mess whipping from the shovel head. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nehemiah drove his shovel into the mound of dirt and pitched some into the open grave. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then,” she said, “you use the shovel to bury the squirrel.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I wheeled him up an hour later, used my pocketknife to cut holes in the bottom of the barrel for drainage, and built up a fine sweat shoveling in dirt. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the shovel jab into her back, and she fell onto hard dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Turner shoveled out the parsonage again, and Mrs. Cobb’s, and Mr. Newton’s. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I stare at him for a moment, then lay my shovel in the straw. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I matched my breathing with my shovel stabs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z With helmet down and torch blazing, he practiced to his heart’s content, welding all manner of metal objects—forks, shovels, horseshoes, even the grate off a potbelly stove—right into the gate. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead of my hand, I stuck out my shovel. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z A week later he is home again, helping Sonia and his mother decorate the tree, shoveling the driveway with his father, going to the mall to buy last-minute gifts. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Grace and Kojo grabbed shovels and moved load after load of crushed stone up and out of the way. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z But by the time Stanley broke past the crust, a blister had formed in the middle of his right thumb, and it hurt to hold the shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The big girl, Cora, looks at me, shoveling her porridge into her mouth with her hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I forgot he had shoveled the walk, and I guess for a few minutes I forgot he was so old. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Good news,” I reported as I handed off the shovel to Cory. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then his mother had placed the rabbit’s body in his cupped palms and gone to get a shovel. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then I’d stab my shovel back in, pull up on the dirt and toss my shovelful over my shoulder again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He showed Richard the wide rectangular ditches where the excavations had taken place, the shovels and pans that had been used to brush the dust off the bronzes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother doesn’t linger over housework, she’d rather be outside raking up leaves in the fall, shoveling snow in the winter, pulling weeds in the spring. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He placed the point of his shovel on top of it, then jumped on the back of the blade with both feet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He tells us to be quick so they don’t get away, demonstrating by plunging his shovel straight down in the ground, then heaving clumps of wet sand away. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Movement in the park stopped, as those watching laid down their shovels and bowed their heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanley walked to Zero's hole and watched him measure it with his shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He stooped and scraped with a shovel, digging irrigation ditches by hand. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You shovel like a disznó. A pig. You cannot toss the ground aside like an old rag. Then it will not help you later. Use a hoe, there by the shed.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked at the ground, at the shovel, at Finn, everywhere but the road. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I carried a small shovel with which to dig, and she carried a gunny sack in which to gather our magic harvest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, using my shield as a shovel, I began to dig. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He shoveled ashes out of the huge stone fireplace and brought in wood for tomorrow’s fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Turned out they had shovels, not metal detectors. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a big pond and it didn’t take us long to clear it all, and after we shoveled, the ice beneath was smooth and slippery and light green and white. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z They shoveled coal in winters, fixed broken windows, scrubbed dirty floors, and prepared lunch. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She did the pick and shovel work expected of her, and it must have been dreadful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We had just put down our picks and shovels on the quarry face and were walking to the shed for lunch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray threw down his shovel and said, “Clear out around the pipe,” and he left. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The domovoi yelped and vanished as metal hoes, shovels, and picks hit the ground where he had been. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I put the tip of the shovel into the grass and stomped on the lip. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Can you pry it loose with the shovel?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But Eleyne's anchor chain was intact, and that great old mud hook was still down, a hundred pounds of iron with spear-shaped flukes wide as a shovel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the little girl’s shovel and handed her a pink sweatshirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He returned the shovel the next morning and the following day removed the trunk from the house. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z With his hands stretched before him, he groped in the corner for the shovel, found it, and opened the lower door of the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The man with the shovel stood in front of the furnace and looked down into the ashes strewn over the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With his shovel he’d struggled defiantly, as if the tool could indeed change the car’s fate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And if they had rolled down the hill, it is doubtful that he would have found the sack and shovel side by side. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then he sets it inside and picks up his shovel again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She pictured her grandmother with a shovel, digging up a pirate’s chest full of gold. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now she watched in awe as Arthur and Brutus, using two small, sharp, long-handled shovels, dug the narrow tunnel down to her living room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Max sticks the shovel in the ground and hops light as a cat from the hole. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “If we change our minds, there’s a shovel back in the bug-out,” I say. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z At the cemetery, Morrie watched as they shoveled dirt into his mother’s grave. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He took them off when his turn with the shovel came. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “You never have to use a shovel for coal. It’s a self-feeder. Look, see?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I spent a week with a pickaxe and shovel digging postholes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Two days later, driving to his apartment, I stopped at the garden and unloaded a large plastic trash barrel and a shovel. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In a panic he shoveled hay over the puppy with his fingers. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He still gets the attention, but now, in response, he just lifts his shovel and continues on his way. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Doodle, get that shovel over yonder, hear, and hep me dig a hole.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Bigger heard someone near him; then someone was tugging at the shovel in his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The shadows of the massed black pines were lavender in that bright light, and I walked with Valerie awhile, down the familiar labyrinth of shoveled asylum paths. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Joseph and I shoveled by the house and the barns, and shoveled and shoveled and shoveled, and we had to throw the snow higher and higher to make it over the drifts. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Toward the back of the building are two large tables of boys and girls, all Negroes, hungrily shoveling food off tin plates. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Because they had no snow-removal equipment, this had to be done with shovels. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He stood for a moment, resting against the shovel. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z So I met Max every morning on his way to shovel coal, not to give him food but to arrange a signal. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Some men were already out working with shovels and getting things patched up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Darren says with a flip of his hand, shoveling in more cereal. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Pain shot from my nose to my brain, and my head snapped back like I’d been hit with a shovel. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Another part of me hated how twisted up and sad John looked knowing he treated a pitch like a shovel and he’d made Pa mad enough to leave. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I lower a baby orange tree into a hole, and my partner shovels the dirt back over the root ball. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There would be lots of shoveling and raking and sweeping. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The thickly knotted roots and the dull shovel blade conspired against him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z How I didn’t hesitate to plunge my shovel into the sand, chasing the clam as it burrowed deep. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He pulled a container of cooked spaghetti from the shelf and shoveled the tangled nest into his mouth with his fingers. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When I came back to the table, Luke was shoveling the cereal in his mouth as fast as he could. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After several feet of digging, their shovels struck the small coffin. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, good. And can you shovel the driveway for me today?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z With a plastic beach shovel, he stirred the lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Then he took the shovel, stood over the bird, swallowed hard, and scooped it up. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He looks up at me from the box, hand stopping an inch from his mouth, before he shovels more cereal. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I kicked again and the shovel got halfway down. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I said as I shoveled in my fourth helping of baklava. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Miss Whitlaw had managed to salvage shovels, pickaxes, and crowbars from the various places for at least a dozen workers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I jabbed the small shovel into the earth, harder and harder, pretending the soil was the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Biddy was lapping her soup and using her spoon like a shovel. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Amil normally shoveled his food in so fast, I wondered how he tasted anything, but even he seemed to slow down and enjoy it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Men in the lane were shoveling garbage onto the bed of the truck. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed, and when old Mr. Thayer began to fill in the grave, Turner took the shovel from him and filled in most of it himself. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Finn had shoveled back three more spoonfuls of ice cream while Roza laughed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Given the calumny New York previously had shoveled on Chicago, the postponement was an act of surprising grace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The men worked sunup to sundown like Fannie had in the garment factory, but they went underground with picks and shovels. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z When I open the door to Tatarska Street, I can hear the scrape of the shovel from the bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He continues to eat his pie like he's afraid someone might steal it from him, one arm curled around the plate, the opposite hand shoveling food into his mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He promised to send her the clippings in the Westing file as soon as he was shoveled out. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When I pop back up, I start shoveling food into my mouth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He heard the shovels clang as the Jews dug their own graves, and then he heard the machine-gun salvo. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was easier after the first cut, but I went carefully, my shovel slicing through the sandy soil, for fear I would hit something too hard. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He took a big swing at the snake with his shovel, missed the terrified reptile by at least six inches, lost his footing, and fell over the embankment. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about the Assumption, though,” August said, shoveling the cakes onto the wire racks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and other flavors smeared their mouths as they shoveled down spoonful after spoonful, not even bothering to acknowledge his presence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I aped, and picked up the shovel. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At one point, Steve, who was older than the rest of us, put down his shovel and was immediately threatened by Kleynhans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stuff. I don’t know. College essays. It’s like a running joke. We talk about the strangest possible essay questions and—” Miguel rested his forehead on the handle of his shovel. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Milkman heaped dirt over them and packed it down with the back of his shovel. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Immobile, bearded and hand palm-lifted the horseman sat; behind him the wild blacks and the captive architect huddled quietly, carrying in bloodless paradox the shovels and picks and axes of peaceful conquest. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I force myself to shovel down every bite. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z One of these rapid, high-note riffs that black boys make up as they go while sweeping, shoveling, or just walking along. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Eighth Avenue had been plowed and the sidewalks shoveled, which meant the sled could no longer be used. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “We don’t have shovels, and we don’t have a hot-air balloon,” Ayesha says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then she scooped up some of the rice with the fingers of her left hand and shoveled it into her mouth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z To hold a newborn baby, so vulnerable and soft in my rough hands, hands that for too long had held only picks and shovels, was a profound joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without turning his head he saw an iron shovel resting in a near-by corner. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as we sit down, Ford and I start shoveling food into our mouths. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She poured the milk and handed me the bowl, then she perched at the bar, directly across from me, and watched as I shoveled spoonfuls into my mouth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He even shoveled out First Congregational in time for Sunday services, which Deacon Hurd now led and which Turner and his mother did not attend. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Front lawns cough up the shovels and mittens that were gobbled by snowdrifts in January. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The streets were tangles of abandoned cars and the sidewalks narrow paths between high shoveled walls. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug his shovel back into the earth, scooped out some dirt, and lifted it over his dirt pile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Aunt Shuvai nursed her baby while busily shoveling porridge into the mouths of her two smallest sons. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He yelled at Mary Anne to arm herself with a hearth shovel while he held his father at bay. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the far side of the car, with her own shovel in hand, Hatsue worked without looking up. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His shovel smoked as he raised it above his head like a lightning rod and used it to direct the bolts. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Others dropped buckets and shovels to join his search, dread and panic thickening. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They had worn the scratchy I’ve Been Bad shirts, shoveled manure, crawled across acres of fields pulling weeds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The undertaker’s helpers found shovels and dug a hole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then he nodded, went down the hall to the supply closet, and came back with a shovel and two brooms. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Using an iron shovel from the Dalton basement, Buckley showed how the bones had been raked out; explained how Bigger had “craftily crept up the stairs during the excitement and taken flight.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then they filled their canteens, got their shovels, and were marched out across the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They would triumph over the shovel and the sack! Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Jack grins, unzips the duffel bag, and retrieves a shovel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My father had shoveled in a mouthful of rice and gravy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We pounded the furrows with shovel blades and hoes, trying to break down the soil. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The man looked both ways as if to make sure the coast was clear, then stepped outside into the freezing cold and started shovelling his way down the pavement. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t have killed you to shovel it up. We didn’t get much fertilizer through the slot before that car came.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I will never know what the Mexicans knew, gathering their shovels and ladders and saws. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on die horse and watched the picks swinging in the moonlight, listened to the sound of shovels in the earth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a shovel and said, "You might as well try to teach this shovel to read! It's got more brains than Zero." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z No matter, though, the sheepherder grabbed a shovel and set to, vehemently attacking the earth under which his dog apparently was trapped. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pressing his foot against the top of the shovel, he flung his full weight down onto it, forcing the blade into the earth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z For a museum, it didn’t look like much—a little house like an old-fashioned railroad station, some drills and pumps and old steam shovels on display outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then the groaning and praying stop, and on the side of the hill the dirge-slow shoveling begins. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He scooped it up, then Zigzag dug his shovel into the ground underneath where "Stanley's dirt" had been. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then I pull out the rakes and shovels. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I walk up to him and the other guard to get gloves and a small shovel. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I shovel a handful of the fresh snow into my mouth, listen to the muffled stillness broken only by the cawing of crows. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Gogol pays the bills, shovels the driveway when it snows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Between the floor and shoveling, I know he must be sore. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Most of the time they were in the desert, with only a shovel to dig the sand and a wad of coca in their mouths to keep them alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would just have to find a shovel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been gone long, and the last few years I had lived here had been a nightmare, but what I remembered wasn’t the snow shoveling and the shootings and the starvation. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Almost twenty people were working on the Huaricanga mound, shoveling away the obscuring loess. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I decided to come back when I had made myself a shovel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Rowdy grabbed a shovel that somebody had been using to dig barbecue holes and went after that van. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z As if a feeble hand had reached up from the coffin depths in one last desperate attempt to live before the dirt was shoveled in. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They used the shovel as well as cupped hands to scoop the dirt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And it was a relief not to have other shovels swinging past his face, or the Warden hanging around. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He laid his shovel back down on the bottom of his hole and, to his surprise, it fit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Mike shoveled a glob of Cool Whip into his mouth. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He picked up a fork and began shoveling scrambled eggs into his mouth, hoping to deflect any invitation to join in this part of the conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nettle banged it in with the back of his shovel. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I heard shovels and saw dirt flying out of a hole. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You might as well thank the shovels,” the ghost complained. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He wanted to lunge at the man and take the shovel from him, lam him across the head with it and bolt from the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Things like cleaning the stalls and shoveling manure and taking it to the fertilizer pile, and feeding and watering the animals. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z That night he drove himself way across town to borrow two shovels from a friend of his. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the man stoop and poke the shovel into the ashes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no one else in here that he could see, and he noted that the broad shovels and pitchforks typically used for mucking were still propped against a wall to his right, untouched. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After we shovel what seems like a cubic ton of manure out the door, I pause, surveying the remaining mess. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Maybe it will even be a place where I trade my guns and knives for more productive tools, screwdrivers and nails and shovels. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z O’Dell leaned back at an acute angle and shoveled a little sugar in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When out with the dog, he carried a leash in one hand and a shovel in the other. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I went outside and with my new birthday shovel I got back to digging the bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While the man accepts a few sheets of riel from the storefront owner, the boy shovels the garbage onto the cart. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And why no kid on a snow day would ever shovel that sidewalk, not for a zillion dollars. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I went down into the basement and got a shovel and came back to the porch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Like others around them, many scavengers abandoned their brooms and shovels and ran from the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The man with the shovel handle had dropped it and had his hand over his nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That was why X-Ray wanted the shortest shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z To be triple safe, Jay adds more water, then shovels more dirt. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Game Time and Crunch Time engaged in a particularly sweaty and determined fencing match, their improvised swords—a fireplace poker and a snow shovel handle—whizzing and clanking. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z John Laydon brings two shovels, one for me and one for him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I think she might like me to be here,” she said, and Turner handed her the shovel. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We were to borrow picks and shovels and crowbars and wheelbarrows from our neighbors. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling of desperation was so physically present I could have shoveled it off the dock. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Werner looks at him a last time: his torn jacket and shovel jaw. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two male villagers pull her out of the grave and hold her back until the last shovel of dirt is piled on top of Peu and Srei. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We dug them out with a hand shovel, making sure not to damage the delicate plants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She followed her father and Ishmael down the hill, still carrying her shovel, to the DeSoto. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe I could offer to shovel the snow off the sidewalk and steps again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He knew if he did, he’d get a shovel across the kneecaps. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Operation Gold had been blown before the first shovel of soil had been removed from "Harvey's Hole." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his shovel and went back to his trench. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z So we shoveled in the darkness and silence. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the winter, children cleared snow, chopped down trees, and shoveled coal for heating the school. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon replaced by a shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Unable to make it to the front door, Theresa raced for the open garage; there she could at least arm herself with a shovel or rake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a patch with as few dandelions as I can and skim the grass with the shovel, carefully removing a sheet of dirt and sand and grass. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He looked at the shovel and couldn't help but think that he might need it to dig a grave. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He dug his shovel into his hole, and tried to turn over the dirt and bury the seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Irene said she was the one working the shovel when they first found it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It was a gray day, and when Muller’s service had lowered the casket with oiled and silent winches the hearse drove away and the husband filled the grave himself with a new shovel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And that night, Papa went with a shovel to bury the sheep and a lantern to bring Sarah back. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z He dropped to his knees beside a big oak and dug carefully with his shovel, pulling up a gnarly root. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue, her bucket beside her, her shovel in one hand, pointed out the darkness of the exposed clam’s lip, its size, its hue and tone, the circumference of its watery dimple. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z What are you guys eating? the neighborhood kids ask but we never answer, too busy shoveling the food we love into our mouths. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Momma returns with a big bowl, shoveling ice cream into her mouth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And there was Clyde, sitting a few feet away from Barry, just out of earshot, cool as a cucumber and shoveling doughnut holes into his mouth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Once again Armpit was holding a shovel, only now he was getting paid for it, seven dollars and sixty-five cents an hour. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Soon every man who could find a shovel was outside digging frenziedly for oil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His cap slipped out from under his fingers, and the shovel fell free. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes we left camp to chop ice, shovel snow, or work on roads. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Stanley looked out through the haze of heat and dirt at the other boys, lowering and raising their shovels. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He left the shovel and sack of jars behind as he continued up the mountain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He refused to allow Shin to eat them until they’d found a furnace or flame where a rat could be spread out on the head of a shovel and cooked properly. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z So, besides my muscles working with the shovel, my mind worked too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if he had a defective shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It's just the six of us and two gravediggers, who stand a few meters away under a cluster of trees, their hands resting on their shovels. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I shoveled tea from the bright orange tin into the filter basket, topped it with two scoops of rock sugar, and tucked it under the spigot. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Sorry to keep you waiting, Lincoln. I was outside, shoveling.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Everywhere, people with shovels and pails try to clean up the mess. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Then they picked up enormous shovels and rushed over to the pile of marbles and began shoveling them as fast as they could over the side of the cloud, into space. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z We filed outside with our shovels into the cold sting of the wind. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was coming from Chicago, after all, where winter stretched through April, where it was normal to keep a snow shovel stashed in the trunk of your car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Desperately, Herbie banged away at the serpent with his shovel until all the pieces were stilled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the captain closed the book someone began shoveling slow streams of sand down upon the wrapped figures. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z With shovels in hand, Shady, Jinx, and Donal MacGregor carried the casket out of town. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He glances up at me, then takes the box and sticks his hand into it like it’s chips, shoveling more cereal into his mouth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It’s peach, the same color as my dress, and so sweet, it makes me sick, but I keep shoveling it into my mouth anyway. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “There’s a sack and a shovel. In the garage.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z This one had picked up the shovel handle from the sidewalk and was jabbing it in the air in the boys’ direction every time they moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept changing his grip on the shovel to try to avoid the pain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Aunt Nancy might take a shovel to it, and not in the way that Byrd would use the shovel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Using all his might, he brought the shovel back down onto the dry lake bed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They got brooms and bats and a shovel. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z My dad shoveled rice into his mouth, probably to stop himself from saying anything else. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His friend shoveled their spoils into a burlap sack. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He would have to take the shovel and clean them out in the morning and make sure that no unburnt bones were left. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It had definitely not been a good month to volunteer for shoveling duty. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I shoveled a whole piece into my mouth, grabbed my keys, and started walking to the restaurant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He’d start shoveling from where he left off with the pick. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Seemed clear enough: shovel out the manure to the pile out front and put in new straw. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian got a tremendous kick out of the rude gusto with which Luciana ignored him completely while she shoveled away her whole meal with both hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Genie put one foot forward, holding the shovel as if it were a baseball bat and he was about to attempt the worst bunt in history. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The woman keeps her head turned away from me, refusing to meet my gaze, shoveling the books and papers back into her bag. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Stanley stamped down on the back of the blade of the shovel, piercing the hard, dry earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Two or three of the older men took the trouble to teach me the right way to use a pick, the correct way to shovel. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And I remembered that I mowed the lawn that day for my allowance just like I shovel the driveway for my allowance now. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember digging a foxhole, but I found myself inside one, my shovel stuck in the moist dark sand and tree roots at the bottom of the four-foot-deep hole. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad shoveled in a spoonful of beans and corn bread. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The snow was still thick on the ground, with more falling every day, and Jews were put to work shoveling it off the streets. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He put his driving gloves in his jacket pocket, kissed the cross that he wore around his neck, and took the shovel from me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my, yes. Heaven forbid you be embarrassed! Why, the next thing you know, the men would stop shoveling coal for you!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They all looked the same to Stanley, although X-Ray had his own special shovel, which no one else was allowed to use. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z When Mom’s back is turned, I slide it over to her with the fork and she shovels pastry in until her mouth is stuffed, then slides it back over. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Ernie held the shovel low, letting it hang behind him before hurling its contents into the woods. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Once he got to the edge of the yard, he lowered the shovel back behind him, counted to three, and flung as hard as he could, watching the swallow take its last flight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Darius whispered to Mo, while Capricorn’s men cautiously began shoveling the coins into bags and boxes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He gets a job in the gas works in Coventry shoveling coal into the furnaces like Uncle Pa Keating, shoveling coal and waiting for the day he can go to America after me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The conversation ceased as the two of them shoveled food into their mouths. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Oh no!" he says, picking chunks of crust and meat up between his filthy fingers and shoveling them into his mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I decided to intervene before this giant swatted us with his shovel. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As he did so, he felt the shovel bounce off something hard. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Turner took a shovel, and Mr. Newton took a shovel, and Old Mr. Thayer took a shovel, and together they laid the Reverend Turner Buckminster II to rest. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then Donal began shoveling dirt into the open grave while Shady read aloud the verse that had been engraved on the tombstone. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z While waiting for my teammates to arrive, I picked up a spare shovel and started helping him dig. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We’d use our shovels to scrape at trees that were getting too heavily coated with ice, trees that were about to crack. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She liberated buckets, shovels, and other sand toys from one of the sheds. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “There’s a sack in the garage. And a shovel.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I kicked the shovel because I knew I’d stirred things up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z After a few minutes he realized he needed to stop just to catch his breath every single time he shoveled. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z All solemnity, therefore, was silent, the peals muffled; and bodies went unheralded to their final rest; and we shoveled dirt atop the dead and watched their wooden vessels sink beneath the earth without a cry. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Matt had retreated to the fireplace and armed himself with the shovel his sister had spurned. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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