| 单词 | skip |
| 例句 | The wind skips behind me, nudging me forward down the walk and then away from the main road, toward the older homes, his neighborhood, right beside the lake. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The Drowned Forest lurked like a silent cemetery, and when we rotated the raft to face the curtains of mist and flame beyond, my heart skipped a beat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There’s no way I can skip out on church to get candy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It was okay. I didn’t go to the library because my mom doesn’t want me to skip lunch anymore. It makes me cranky.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As she watched Poppy walk off with her coven, skipping toward one of the mansions on the Hill and talking animatedly, Seven knew they weren’t just on different paths: They were in two separate worlds. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Listening Rock was close—the distance to cross was four large skips on a dry day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just for a moment, but long enough to make my heart skip a beat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I was way up in the clouds just skipping along. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I gunned my car and sped down the causeway, skipping from key to key until I arrived in Key West. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Isa’s heart skipped a beat; then she whispered, “She never told me, Benny.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Let’s just not get one at all. Why don’t we just skip Christmas altogether?” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Stella couldn’t be sure, but she skipped along with her friends, glad Mama had come along. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The orb skipped and rolled with a sound like thunder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I got another wild card plus a skip. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You could sell the horse, skip college, and buy a hundred thousand pizzas.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then she skips up the school steps, her braids bouncing as she and Keisha chatter-giggle, crossing left into the elementary school. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I hated to skip out on the best part of the day, our PIC mission. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I chirped, and practically skipped up next to her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I grab the journal and skip breathlessly over to Throne Rock. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Normally it would make him self-conscious, enough that he’d skip out of lunch and go sit in an empty hallway. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She picked up a stone and skipped it across the lake. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The budding sky made her want to dance and skip down the halls before they entered the main yard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She threw the stone- but not at me. skimming bouncing I threw the stone— over the water skipping swift and merry twice over the water. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z She rushed toward me, closing the distance between us in three excited, skipping steps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I see her dangling from the crab apple tree, the skipping rope noosed around her neck. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The fish swam merrily around in its bowl as the silk of her brocade bag made the sunlight skip around the room. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Peewee skipped his meals the rest of the day. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind rejected the pain, quickly skipping on to the next option. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Comfort settled itself in her stomach and a kind of skipping, running light traveled her veins. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron wanted to skip Herbology and go straight down to the hut. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z So whenever it looked as if anyone down the family line was about to skip, every older child would study frantically so that he could jump ahead, too. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother’s eyes were skipping about the room, looking everywhere but at Taisin or her son. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And yet, none of that has made my heart skip like this earnest, hopeful look on his face as he waits to hear if I enjoyed the food he made for me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her heart skipped a beat, and she tried to appear as casual as possible. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She grabs my hand and we skip across the street to Ray-Ray and Eddie’s, and she orders a pie for delivery to our house, and we caught a ride home with the delivery dude.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes when the night was frosty and full of stars, they ran a little, skipped a little and laughed a lot. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Regina would constantly monitor him, bringing him liverwurst sandwiches wrapped in tinfoil and a container of milk for dinner, lest Bobby, engrossed in his games, skip his evening meal. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His Christmas dinner was gone in three bites, and dessert was skipped in favor of a brisk two-mile run. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “But most eleven-year-olds’ deepest thoughts have to do with skipping stones, and how to swing a cat by the tail.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She found it a sweet relief to skip merrily around the room and let go of her nagging suspicion that something nefarious was going on. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “What made you think it was okay to skip school and leave town for an entire day without telling anyone?” she asked. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I skipped nothing. I read the words. The words are there, I read them, good night,’ and off he went. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Ready...one two three, one two three, hop turn turn, hop skip skip...” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Sorry, I’m not very good at small talk, do you mind if we skip on to the serious business? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z That he loved to watch ice skaters, for example, and surfers on TV, and that he could skip stones — one of his students had taught him how on a field trip. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked faster, but Agnes kept up with funny, little skip steps. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z There is no question of skipping this meal; on the contrary, for ten evenings the three of them are strangely hungry, eager to taste the blandness on their plates. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Or she would skip the meat and cream altogether and serve crab cakes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, I woke up and skipped downstairs to have breakfast. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we all just skipped everything else this evening and we just watched the fields burn. It’s so weird. It’s hypnotic watching a fire.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. B waved as I skipped down her driveway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The horse is jogging or trotting or skipping or whatever it is that horses do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he bent and picked up a flat stone, but threw it so carelessly that it did not skip at all. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z We went back, caught nine more fish, and skipped home, whistling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Only when he got up and left, the restaurant owner came running after him down the street, all mad at Grayson for skipping out. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I did finish. Got my last credits at summer school and skipped senior year. Who needs the drama, right?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I skip out on the closing to go to the bathroom. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was referring to my habit of skipping stones across the water. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Needless to say, we skipped the graduation ceremony at the end of the year. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Every little girl needs a skipping rope,” he said with a smile as he replaced the odds and ends and hauled the junk box out back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I ran back home, smiling and skipping along. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit skipped back to the barn, “obviously,” said one railbird, “in a marvelous humor.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was ashamed of the many times — more times than she could count — when she had skipped off and left her work undone. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He repeated a number of times, “Tactics, comrades, tactics!” skipping round and whisking his tail with a merry laugh. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Me and Clarence will wait for you in the woods. I got to keep a low profile. I can’t let nobody see me skipping school.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A boy named Hussein, a small Meskhetian Turk with big eyes set wide apart, was skipping and thrashing his arms, making his teammates laugh. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As they entered the room, Matthias skipped about and sang his ditty. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He showed us a little girl skipping rope with two other kids. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Working full-time has given me an appreciation for days off—sweatpants and slippers and skipping breakfast. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She really should have skipped the word plagiarizing, but I didn’t mention her poor pronunciation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Thank God I skipped a grade, or else I’d be stuck here for another year. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then she hops down from her ball and skips over to Rosie, who climbs rather more carefully down from hers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The bell rings and I skip out, barely resisting the urge to give Mrs. Newman a hug. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If only I could skip my senior year at Bushwick and move in, like, next week. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A week after my drugs ran out, I left my bed to perform at the college, deciding at the last minute to skip both the doughnut toss and the march of the headless plush toys. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her blue eyes glittered, and he wondered at the slight emphasis she put on prince, and why it made his heart skip a beat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I had a skipping rope once,” I said when he returned. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Now I’m kind of hopping and skipping across the dining hall floor. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Miss Bell’s been talking of skipping them to the next grade, you know. I heard about it from my Spanish teacher.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “And the boy she skipped? Number Nineteen? I could see him from where I was sitting. He was completely nonplussed!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One of her perps had skipped out to the surface and tried to bargain with the Mud People for asylum. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I’m skipping Hindi Club to celebrate,” Tab said, sinking to the floor next to Bridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She’d skipped over to Dad, pointing to a page in the Foreign Foods! cookbook she was reading. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Do everything I needed to do and more and skip everything that would get in the way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “His girlfriend thinks he skipped town,” I admitted, “but she promised to help us nail Dusty Muleman.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I skip across the school steps on my way to the subway. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Nancy skipped the children’s baths because of the cut on her hand and gave them their usual snuggle in bed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The food in the Friday bags was getting sparser, and even though he skipped supper most nights and fasted on Saturdays, there was hardly enough for Julie. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When Taylor was in the second grade, the school’s principal suggested Taylor skip third grade and move on to fourth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Stiffening my back, my eyes skip over to Geak, who is sitting under a tree, watching Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With a skip and a leap she told him in wolf language how glad she was to see him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s the obvious—Red Bull, caffeine, NoDoz and other drugs—but this isn’t about skipping a couple hours’ sleep, it’s about staying up and staying here for the long haul. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My parents used to bring me down a lot, to skip rocks or collect shells or whatever. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He dressed furiously, trembling, skipping about to keep warm, and hissing blue breaths to him self as if he were grooming a horse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. She’s sneaky for a skip tracer, but this—this is something else.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She’s standing on a street I know but do not recognize, among piles of smoldering autumn leaves, holding a coiled skipping rope, licking one half of an orange Popsicle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Words, phrases skipped through my mind; I saw the blue haze again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re not leaving?” he says to his hands, then looks up at Fry and Big Foot, somehow without breaking the rhythm of the skipping stone. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Dad would come with us occasionally, but after she died, we started skipping even some of the holidays. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And for the first time ever, my parents decided to skip the eggnog and the Christmas tunes in the living room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The tweediness of our faculty, and the curriculum itself, which began, Hellenically, Byronically, with Homer, and then skipped straight to Chaucer, moving on to Shakespeare, Donne, Swift, Wordsworth, Dickens, Tennyson, and E. M. Forster. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The Chief Elder skipped one Twelve,” Rolf explained to Claire at the evening meal. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "No more skipping school," I agreed all quick. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “You found the missing piece of the code! Hadn’t we seen a link to Euler before? We skipped right over it.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z One moment he had been skipping through the air and the next...gone. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes we skipped the cafeteria, but most days we found the quiet end of a table and pretended the other seats were empty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She charged up the stairs onto the boardwalk, skipping every other step. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The next day she skipped an official lunch at the Administration Building and again dined unannounced at the German Village. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The engines roar to life and the plane skips and then breaks into a sprint. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z His parents encourage him and are terribly proud when he skips a grade. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She wasn’t going to be bullied about this, especially not after he skipped out on them with the kids still sick. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And they’re scurrying about, fluffing Jeffrey’s pillows, while I’m stuck here, getting lectured daily by Annette, just because I’m skipping an assignment here and there while the rest of my family is ON VACATION! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was scratchy and skipped a little, but it gave me information. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They met each other’s gaze for only a second before breaking into a sprint, skipping stairs two at a time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Fine, absolutely, and see, I’d just use the good parts. I’d kind of bridge where there were skips in the narrative and leave the good parts alone. What do you think?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was back in Mrs. Attison's class, trying to pay attention but thinking instead about how exactly I was going to skip the Winter Ball. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Creeks where Hassan and I skipped stones all spring turned dry, and rickshaws stirred dust when they sputtered by. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Werner skips lunch and walks in a daze to the schools infirmary. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I skip lunch one day, going to hang out in the art classroom instead, so I can use the paints there. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dad made periodic surprise visits to our schools to find out if and when we were ready to skip. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I suck in some coffee, skip to the last paragraph: the inevitable eclectic, the obligatory post-feminist, a however and a despite. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you asking me all these questions? Why don’t you skip school and find out for yourself if you’re so curious.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I suck down the smoke, skip on faster, like I can outrun it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "So if we skip inspections and testing, we have a one in forty chance of mission failure?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z An eerie silence surrounded him, and George’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that the engines had been turned off. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Francie saw a leaf flutter from a tree and she skipped ahead to get it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She left out the details of lying to her parents, skipping instead to her trip to the Hidden Market and all that she'd heard there. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then she skipped around the corner toward the restrooms, out of sight. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When the excitement died down, Abby skipped over to me carrying her trophy. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It’s been almost a month since I was in school, and Bill Corso is still getting detention for skipping Modern Social Thought. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He skipped like a chicken, in a jagged movement of legs and arms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I may be the only kid in America who ever clinched the Musical Achievement Award by skipping out on his big concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hours not devoted to cooking, cleaning, love-making, rope skipping and trying to get into the baseball game with the boys, Sissy made plans for the coming baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped breakfast and went to work in a daze. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He waved to Mrs. Hurd, who grinned and waved back from her window, and then skipped down Parker Head as thunder came from far, far away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Spoon was, in fact, so excited that he skipped his customary non sequitur. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He moves his lips down to Henry’s chest, and he feels under his mouth the beat Henry’s heart skips at the realization of what Alex intends. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z So I skip it, then propel myself onward. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I skipped the whole Astelle/Faith/One Drum drama too. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I skip across the hall to my room, happy that I made Mama Ya-Ya laugh. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I’ve skipped every single dance since we grew out of bar mitzvahs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z As if I had a habit of skipping practices? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d skipped lunch and the afternoon was heading from mid to late. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But the water had rounded most of the rocks so that they were no good for skipping, and anyway, there was always a wave to grab them before they could reach the gravel. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I think you can skip a shave today, Winger,” he said, and wiped some menthol-smelling shaving cream on my never-so-much-as-fuzzed cheek. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Tobias says thank you over his shoulder as we make our way down the hallway together, me skipping every other step. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dreams of angels skipping over his head and occasionally resting their pink heels on his nose. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z We walked farther, & skipped Stones in a Saltmarsh, & the Sun set over the Hills. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They wore their new coats and had their hands full of small stones for skipping. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tiny hangs up and says to me, "She's on her way," and then I'm left standing in the doorway as Tiny races down the steps and starts skipping—yeah, skipping—toward the junior parking lot. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z They decided that Sal needed a mental health day, which meant he was allowed to skip school and watch TV the next day. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Grace, skipping in the middle, turns around, touches the driveway, kicks up one foot sedately, smiling her little smile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You won’t be seen at all, Mill. You’ll be our advance scout, But skip the Tales for once and tell us the story of how Miss Per- and our secret procurer of necessary items.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Other passages were so full of confusing, convoluted words that she ground her teeth at her own uselessness and skipped to something simpler. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Hopefully none of them used Khalil’s death to skip class or work. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The victor’s district is skipped and saved for very last. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I considered skipping my snack and retreating to my room, but I couldn’t sleep on an empty stomach. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Or we might skip ahead and never experience the good that comes out of the hard moment we’re living through. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The teenagers all seemed to skip the doughnuts and preferred to hang out by the fountain that had a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the center. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And it’s not like Toby didn’t know skipping school with a woman he barely knew could bring unintended consequences. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z More than anyone, I thought it would be terrible to skip a celebration this year. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “That’s okay, I don’t have time right now. I’m Haley Daley. My ancestors were Irish, okay? So can we skip the history lesson and...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Tompkin let us skip the math workbooks and spend the whole morning on our Main Street projects. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “You want to skip and go somewhere? Do something?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So I skip all childhood questions and reply only about the day. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The fact that her allowance was so small that it took her more than three weeks of skipping hot fudge sundaes to save enough for train fare was another example of injustice. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex spent most of the school day trying to decide whether he should skip suppers on days when he had lunch in school. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The next night, Gigi came into their room and skipped over to Florida’s bed. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I beat bags and skipped rope and grunted and sweated all over the place. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no squeaks from the pedals, and the chain doesn’t skip. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Debate on Greenberg’s request for an extension was scheduled for the early part of the meeting, but Grabarek departed from the published agenda and skipped to other matters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Cari paced the bit of path at the top of the bank while Beto squatted down by the water skipping stones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If he thought they’d whip his runners, he’d fork over the forfeit fees and skip town, often “forgetting” to pay his hotel bill on the way out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom says she’s jealous that all the artistic talent skipped her generation and manifested in me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Then don’t be afraid. You have to put yourself out there, Amina, and do you. Unless...Marian is a dancer. In that case, skip it for sure.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I skipped the hardest parts: being alone with Grandfather’s body, lying in Bush Hill, the robbers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped around the corner with a grateful sigh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I know what they will draw: skipping ropes, jolly snowmen, listening to the radio, playing with a dog. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “If they was black they could slip in some signifying along with the laughing and dancing and then skip right to the fighting before the drinking even started.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get to my room and get dressed, I decide that I’m going to skip school for the first time ever. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z To end up with twenty-six letters to match the alphabet, they skipped any that were repeated. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I skip eating breakfast, as Mom fell asleep on the couch. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t she just skip me if I don’t belong?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He stands there for a long minute until three of the corner dudes come in and my heart skips a beat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Down the long length of the wide hall I heard someone unseen skipping down the stairs singing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it's kind of late, but I skip ahead two names to a person who lives in Denver, because it's an hour earlier there. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She skips over to my side of the room, where I’m hunched over Sovereign Cities of the Supernatural World, and plops down on the end of my bed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Kelly grabbed two of her jackets, handed one to Melissa, and skipped down the cracked pavement to Uncle Bill’s car. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He just skipped to the part about me not having the right to be in that store. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I skipped the lunch line and headed straight for the table. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Did you climb trees and make pictures in the dirt with sticks and skip rocks in the rain puddles? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I thought about skipping school today, but I hate to miss English. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the sun splashed on a larger and larger crowd that strutted, skipped, marched, and shufHed down the road. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mom and younger son get ready to skip town. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d shoot him, I would, and skip being the first gill-netter in the history of the profession to make a successful forced boarding. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I gather up my dress and skip along. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He wondered if Willis could hit a pitch thrown honestly, and tossed another rock, more fiercely, that skipped five times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z So I skipped to the next line, which made me smile: Our friendship will always last forever. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It felt like my head was skipping seconds as we moved. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You skip a practice and you get bounced to the alternates, Connor. I’m in this to win.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z When I just skipped those words, of course, I really ended up with little idea of what the book said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell the person coming was skipping every other step. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Like most fourteen-year-olds, she was right-handed, so the rocks skipped farther across the murky water when Violet used her right hand than when she used her left. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z When my mom describes it all, she skips over the interrogation and the panic and says it was a time of three miracles—three things that couldn’t have happened without the intervention of angels. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I remember a stubby girl, turning a skipping rope. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m skipping my soak this morning,” Cole said, “because I don’t have any dry clothes to change into. But I’ll still carry the ancestor rock.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Some dreadful thing which had lain embedded in the future had somehow been skipped over and had not happened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Even if they weren’t intentionally tracking us, I’m sure they are now. They were probably forced to memorize your ugly mug and Psi number. We already know you’re a tasty treat for the skip tracers.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "Well, I'm probably not going to start skipping class now just because of gymnastics," Eleanor said, hopping to pull up her jeans. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The brain circuits skip, and she is on all fours, her palms stinging, her knees burning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t peek now—and don’t skip any numbers,” warned Gloria, and scurried for cover. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then he offered a counter-rumor: two hard-boiled characters from the oil camps had purportedly been seen with Anna shortly before her death, and had afterward skipped town. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It's not easy filling in the lines on T-shirt material; it scrunches up under the weight of the brush, leaving skip marks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He imagined the words standing up in a perfect line and coming out of his mouth clearly, without stuttering or skipping or sounding stupid. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I walk through the shrubs just like Tiny and I did freshman year when we skipped to go down to Boys Town for the Pride Parade where he came out to me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It was Friday morning and I figured I’d pushed skipping classes about as far as I could, but since the week was mostly shot, I’d take this one last day. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Because every second I stayed with them was another chance for them to discover that skip tracers and PSFs weren’t the real monsters of the world. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If I happened to be alone on the road and saw a woman approaching who was wearing gloves, I would quickly skip across to the other side. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Mike skipped quickly to my side and picked up my books for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Dorian skipped off down the alley to find the decadent mariner. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn’t bypass you, Laila. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The sidewalks are packed with students striding, skipping, slouching toward school. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Ona!” she cried, pointing to a group of little girls skipping rope. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well mark my words. I just don’t want you to be disappointed. I can still remember how disappointed I was when I was a little girl and Santa Claus skipped my house.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiona took a drink and leaned into the circle, so she could skip over Fred and me, to pass the wine to Bridget. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I remember skipping across the studio floors, spinning with colorful scarves in my hands. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But he’d seemed particularly tired of late, to the point that his wife had suggested that morning that he skip work and stay home. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Yossarian felt his heart skip a beat and his legs grow weak. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In short order, I’d come upon the three urchins, more intent on skipping stones across the creek than filling their buckets. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She’d had my parents come in to discuss skipping me to sixth grade. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I’m not skipping. My school has the day off.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “You can skip a shower for one day. It’s not going to kill you if you stink a little.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Her bare feet skipped over the carpeted steps and soon she was standing before him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As she skipped away, she heard Mama ask the lady next to her, “Who’s that man over there—the one in the uniform looking this way?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that he skipped off once again toward the waiting woods. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He was playing, working, networking, visiting, strategizing—all without skipping a function, getting confused, or stopping to think. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She left with one childlike skip before returning to her shuffling step. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was so tired by that time that I accidentally turned two pages at once, skipping from page seventeen to page twenty. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Normally the Trazon got me through these annoying moments pretty easily, but for one reason or another—it might have been the chat in the stacks with Ms. Banks—I’d skipped my after-school meds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Finn had opened it and was already leaping off the front porch, skipping all the steps; Emma was holding the door open for Chess. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Just catching a policeman’s attention might well cause a black person’s heart to skip a beat. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They spent the next two hours on the basic rides—the ones Benji would have preferred to skip. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But Father skipped over all that and went straight to the dire consequences: “The emissaries of the Lord smote the sinners, who had come heedless to the sight of God, heedless in their nakedness.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy watched the stone, counting the skips. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I shout, but he doesn't turn around; he just keeps skipping. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z My dad spent most of that last year at LSU skipping classes so he could be with my mom, who wondered why getting a degree didn't actually require attending lectures. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Marlena skips theatrically around the border, a whirl of shimmering pink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They could go if Claudia was willing to skip dessert that afternoon. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Libby always knows how to skip through the murk of a story. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She was so sad that she started sleeping all the time and skipping garden club meetings. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I had skipped over the chapter he was on, titled “Elementary Gas Dynamics.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light of the moon, I saw the glazed look in his eyes as they skipped from passenger to passenger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I stare at his drawing to avoid his eyes and ask, “Joon, where do you go when you skip class?” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Cat-hauling a two-year-old ’cause her ma skipped off the plantation for a couple hour? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z A girl in a lacy white dress skipped out from behind her. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She is fairly skipping with excitement at seeing him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The next morning over eggs and bacon, I ask Dad if I should skip school to check on Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was skipping along to the bus stop ahead of her, and when the bus stopped, I got on before her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The photographs skip back and forth in years, and the family marches across the kitchen table unstuck from time, beaming at me from their happiest moments. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Miss Forcible skipped behind her, holding a basket of flowers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Their parents walked downstairs, Lillian skipping lightly, proud of her beauty, aware of it; her husband followed, pulling at his necktie, uncomfortable in the full dress regalia of civilians. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As I’m zipping up my suit, my hand skips over a lump against my chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Julie smiled and slowly took the extended letter, then skipped off to open it in the privacy of the mission library. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He could run, skip, jump—dance, even—on the vast linoleum without fear. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Noah said, "I keep telling Julian that we can skip the Bible." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Hangman'll skip ahead as I read, underlining all his favourite N- and S-words, murmuring in my ear, “Here, Taylor, try and spit this one out!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She smiled—and it wasn’t the kind of smile that said l love you—and she skipped up the six marble steps toward the marble entrance. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z This girl had a watermelon head and this way of walking—or stomping—that looked like she was skipping rope on the moon; she kind of hopped into the air with every step she took. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z "Mother would never want to skip New York Fashion Week, would she?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just skip ten and go right to eleven? Or tell everybody your birth certificate was wrong and you just found out you’re really twenty-one.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The nimble minds in 1244 were already hopping from Mars to Jupiter and on to Saturn, like stones skipped in a glassy lake. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “There will be no more skipping school. Not one minute.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We did an hour of exercise, some combination of roadwork, skipping rope, calisthenics, or shadow boxing, followed by fifteen minutes of body work, some weight lifting and then sparring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the skip started bowling, there were already twelve bowls on the green. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Wash was skipping stones at the water’s edge, his sleeves rolled up to the elbows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I pondered this and concluded that they shouldn’t have skipped over me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Before seventh period, I drop in and tell Ms. Steck I’m skipping lit mag this week. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Sorry, are we not? Did I skip ahead again? My bad. Hello, would you like to come out to me? I’m listening. Hi.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And she hangs up and probably starts to wail again for everyone, and I break through the Chevys back-staircase street exit just as Libby is probably skipping home. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I also skipped over any mention of the ambassador, and I felt fine about the omission. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z They were lying in his bed, half dressed, having skipped lacrosse and field hockey practice for a different kind of exercise. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All hollyhocks and wee folk skipping in the barley and ain’t it like what Plossitossitus says about the return of spring.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Jane takes off running ahead of me and I don't know whether I'm supposed to follow her or not, but then she turns around toward me and starts skipping backward. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I skipped it across the water, watched it disappear into a little crumbling swell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He and Jam had been lying on a grassy hill behind the school, one they liked to roll down, watching the sky bump and skip in hiccuped blue as gravity played with them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When she tilted her head up, her black eyes glittered, and my heart skipped a beat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Sorry to Lucy Hummer for calling her a witch after Rafik's ball skipped into her yard and she kept it a week before pitching it back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Anger skipped but she realized that Sula was probably just showing off. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z So we skip the pancakes with all the cooking and measuring, and jump to the eating—by the way, sausage sandwiches are always a quadrillion times better than TV dinners, that's for sure. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Luke’s long legs purposefully shortened their stride so that she would not have to skip to keep up. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When we came out of our lesson, Mia cheerfully skipped over to our mother and said, “Mama, I just loved dance class!” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes off his glasses and shoves them in his pocket, then runs a hand through his hair, his eyes skipping over mine nervously. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes Katie skipped a page when she was tired at night, but most of the time she stuck with it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny decided he would start at the top of the merchants and work down, only, of course, skipping Merchant Lyte. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Now fourteen, Helmuth graduates into the Hitler Youth proper, though he skips the meetings as often as he dares. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z As it was, we just skipped over it, and once we’d been talking for a while, it was as if we’d agreed to pretend none of that had ever happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace produces a long skipping rope, and she and Carol teach me how to turn it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “She didn’t want me to go through the things she went through when she skipped grades. She was always excluded from groups, people made fun of her....” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then I moved quickly, my body like glass inside as I skipped downward off the edges of the stairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I read the cover page and my heart skips a beat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I called as I was skipping out of the kitchen with Adria on my heels. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She jumped up and put the room to order, danced down the stairs, balancing the tray high on one hand, and skipped into the kitchen. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Safa laughed and skipped, tripping on the edge of our rug and skidding headfirst into the table. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And Turner, Turner skipped across the front yard and through the picket gate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Well, there goes the first thousand dollars’ bounty; probably skipped all the way to the Antarctic Circle. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s not like we were about to skip into school, carrying the plants and singing songs. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The next morning, May 3, hundreds of children skipped school and met again at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I know,” said Ron, who was skipping on every alternate step. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Go,” Dr. Martin says, and Byrd and Lark skip and sing and hop as they head toward the big red barn. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But now she's skipped over the hoping part and is acting totally sure that this stranger is my relative after one quick glance. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “My dermatitis flares up when I become stressed. Matt, my medications. I don’t do so well when I skip them.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was supposed to meet Woody later—they were going to skip school with some friends, stay at Wes’s house, and have a cookout. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z For example, music for walking or marching is in duple meter and uses steady quarter notes, running music contains eighth notes, skipping music uses dotted rhythms, jumping music contains large interval leaps, and so forth. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Everyone in the class seemed perfectly willing to skip arithmetic for one morning. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I made my way off the porch, a skip to my strut, before Tamika could get her mom to change her mind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I watched Gert skip behind the counter to stuff the money someplace. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Yoooo, Ali," Needles said as he skipped down the steps like he was walking on air. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z When he was gone, Muthu skipped over to the dumpster and shooed away a couple of bedraggled crows that were hovering above it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Or you’ve skipped ahead from someplace in the beginning and missed all the parts that explain me to you—from there to here. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z His heart skipped a beat when a boy unexpectedly appeared around a corner up ahead, entering the main passage from one of the offshoots to the right, running toward him and the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The very first chance that I got, I evaded his grasp and ran on ahead into the dark, skipping with feigned boyish exuberance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Calvin and I skip the root cellar today. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z "If I let you skip school this afternoon and go for a little walk, will you cut out the crazy stuff? Will you go back to school tomorrow like a good girl?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He would skip supper and spend the entire hour searching. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Last time you get to skip out on your team. Got it?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Only four skips? I can do better than that.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "Speeding up the mounting process and skipping inspections buys us eleven days. If Bruce can pull a rabbit out of a hat and get done sooner, Maurice can do some inspections." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart skipped a beat as the classroom door closed behind me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Men who usually skipped church to go fishing, and men who stayed late at the local bar and slept in on Sunday mornings, squeezed themselves in with the rest of the community. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I sang nonsense to him as my terrified mind skipped around. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “First, we’re going to the morgue,” Theresa announces with a little skip. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at them in raw horror, his eyes skipping from Ruby to Feral to Sparrow to Sarai, trying to process the sight of their blue flesh. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My heart was skipping beats, pounding inside my chest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He thought for a moment of Willis Hurd, and he didn’t need to worry any longer about keeping his skipping to a bare minimum. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Insatiably curious about the world, the child peppered her grammar school teachers with questions and skipped ahead from second grade to fifth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’d earned some sympathy because of the attack, but I doubt I’d be able to weasel out of a detention if Marten caught me trying to skip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “If you’re such a brainiac, how come you never skipped grades?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I could not afford to skip school regularly; and besides, each trip did not yield a book. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled—her heart skipping a beat—and then looked at the books on the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He skipped and ran on a zig-zag course, away from the murderous bird. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fern skipped some and walked some and kept saying the words to the Timex commercial but in her own rhythm: “It takes a licking and it keeps on ticking.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The Candy Dance was a humming, skipping, foot-tapping, eating, smacking combination that overtook us when we had sweets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could skip it. If you scare easy.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He skimmed a flat stone over the dull green surface, and it skipped seven times before it sliced out of sight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Even though it means Anna and Taylor Metternich and all the other asthmatics will have to skip science and math today. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z "So we got a deal? No more skipping school?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I skipped down the few steps leading to the foyer and crossed the hall toward my room. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And then I’d skip over the part in the hospital when the doctor said, “Hold on, son,” and snapped my thumb back into place. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I tried to make myself feel bad about skipping school, but it didn’t work. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He struck harder, a glancing blow, and two or three weak sparks skipped off the rock and died immediately. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa didn’t say anything about skipping school today. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I skipped over my half sister and asked, “What did my mother want to know about me?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mom let me stay home from school on Monday but refused to allow me to skip Tuesday. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Fast. We get people to fast. Like, everyone skips dinner. Refuses to eat.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I skipped going to the cafeteria and ate half a bar of chocolate as I made my way to our lunch spot. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She has a test next period that she can’t skip, so we stay on the school grounds. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She skimmed her paint-crusted fingers over the water’s surface, and the stream seemed to skip at her touch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The boy stopped and looked wildly around, then skipped up to the door, unlocked it, and motioned to Hazel to go inside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Over Thanksgiving, five monkeys had died in Room H, two doors down the hall from Room F. So the virus was moving, and what was worse, it was skipping rooms as it moved. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now, he and Marty are skipping rope with some coaxial cable. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, if you just told me what you wanted me to do, we could skip the excruciating pain portion of this experiment.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Maybe I misread and he didn’t skip a grade and is coming next fall? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Amil used to spend hours running around the gardens, playing with friends, skipping and hopping to and from school. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That was her, stomping along the crosswalk in front of our van, looking like she was skipping rope on the moon. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Ben’s voice skips like the first day I met him, when he found out his brother’s ship had been attacked. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The mention of graham crackers took away our appetites, and we said we guessed we’d skip the snack and get our baths. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I thank both Mrs. Carson and Roger again, profusely, and practically skip across the lawn. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to skip practice so I could hang out with my friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “No. I’m still skipping that. This will be for the spring talent show.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Some of the Indian accounting firms even go about marketing themselves to American firms through teleconferencing and skip the travel. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He skipped so nimbly up the stairs that he had Victor completely out of breath just trying to follow him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My eyes skip to the window behind me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Feeling like I need to be doing something, I skip the first few minutes of lunch and head to the Files and Evidence Room in the Department of Supernatural Investigations. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Four times it skipped, We played there half an hour, They skipped, sank. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I imagined her getting down from that car and skipping in circles. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t ten feet away, yet my heart didn’t skip a beat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t Shamika coming over tomorrow night? I don’t want to skip out on her.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It threw up yellow dust for three skips and then skidded off. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Though she knew it meant nothing, her heart skipped a beat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I skipped hand washing, and instead I pulled on my lime green shorts and my Snowberger’s baseball shirt. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I got into the habit of skipping breakfast each morning and going straight to the barn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yep. Mom played the golf card. Dad either had to come to this or skip his golf trip on Saturday and go wallpaper shopping. It worked.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Major Danby skipped away from the chaplain and hesitated a moment longer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ava skips over with her baby doll and a comb, and I naturally expect her to shove them into my hands. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She did a joyful little skip and pulled me close to her so that every inch of me felt happy and leaping. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They took a deep draught of the air, and felt that a skip and a few stout strides would bear them wherever they wished. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her daughter, Olive, skipped over to Mattie and her other friend. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I crept down the stairs, careful to skip the squeaky ones. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall man with bushy black hair leaped out and, seeing her, he practically skipped back to where she was. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She felt the slender, smooth stone in her left hand, which she had been about to try to skip as far as she could. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z When she opened them her heart skipped excitedly. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopped a few steps in the air, skipped back to where he started, and then began again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He skipped across the passage to a pair of double doors. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “I decided during government that I would actually, literally suck donkey balls if it meant I could skip that class for the rest of the semester,” he said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I tried to focus on the mission, but the whole thing suddenly seemed blurry and illogical, as if we’d skipped a couple critical planning steps along the way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He even made a joke that because of me he got to skip an afternoon of school and asked me if I wanted to help him work on his Camaro. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Bri doesn’t. I can stay home with her if you want. We can study together. I can skip lunch. It’s okay, really.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Listen, that call was a false alarm—just Fender for skipping out of detention. I don’t understand why Schultz hasn’t come after me yet.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “It got a whole lot better once you stopped singing,” she said, and skipped out the yard and was gone. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She skipped ahead of me, exaggerating her steps with her long limbs and swaying hips. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “If I could, I’d skip the wedding and stay with you.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whisking a handful of grass, my mother coaxed them into the light and watched the tiny yellow windows close and open again as the goats skipped backward into the shade. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Could I skip the difficult hands and feet and just concentrate on the parts that interested me, or would I be forced to sketch the entire figure? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He skipped backward, settling into a defensive stance. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They danced with one eye on their partner and one eye on their children playing hopscotch, scullies with bottle caps, or skipping rope. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I draw someone skipping rocks across the water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But if you had told me Mother would ever let me skip school, I would have said that was crazy too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like not quite ripe strawberries covered with the light salt sweat of running days and hopping, skipping, jumping hours. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin skipped his midnight rounds in the attic, scared that they were in the teeth of an elaborate trap. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “So? How can she say she’s part of the team when she’s always skipping out or not showing up? It’s, like, cheating.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My heart skips a beat when I see the glow of a cigarette tip burning in the dark. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Pretty,” you said, reaching for the multicolored shards, through which sunlight skipped. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Dogs on heat. Anywhere, anytime, in cars, down alleys, in skips, anywhere. And they call us 'antisocial.'” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z This was also the first day he had skipped going to the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He threw him like a rag doll into the sharp edges of the picnic tables, knocking the skip tracer out in a single blow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She skipped over an article on how to make your own bracelets and another on advice for talking to boys. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Well, I’m standing there on the riverbank skipping rocks when next thing I know I’m drowning. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Normally, I didn’t mind the learning part of school as much as most people did, but that day, I considered skipping class. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Finally, he said, “Do you want to skip school with me today?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A third of the students at the local elementary school skip lunch during Ramadan. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Clearly, we weren’t the only ones skipping the last two classes of the day, but it still wasn’t as Busy as it would have been on a Friday night or Saturday afternoon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He looked at her from under his lashes, smiling crookedly, and her heart skipped several beats. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But it’s merely that I skip the military haircut because they would like the Mockingjay to look as much like the girl in the arena as possible at the anticipated surrender. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I skipped to the window, stunned to see that there was hardly a cloud in the sky, and those there were just fleecy little white puffs that couldn’t possibly be carrying any rain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Being,” said Mama, “that we lost Christmas this year, let’s skip the part we’re supposed to read and go to the birth of the Baby Jesus. We’ll take turns reading. You start, Francie.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d skipped dinner, but I hadn’t realized it until right then. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t think they needed to hear about my evening at the Cramps’, so I skipped the fun with the fundamentalists. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I skipped to the part where Jim Hawkins is stealing Hispaniola and he’s up on the mast and Israel Hands is climbing toward him, clutching a dagger. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, more skip tracers? What, were they having a freaking convention? You realize what would have happened if we’d been caught, don’t you?” he railed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He feels groggy still, a bit lightheaded from having skipped his lunch. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As they came up into the May morning he hopped over the ditch and skipped into the long grass as blithe as a squirrel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I see goats skipping along the rocky coast of Greece where the shepherds are blind because they married their mothers by mistake. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When dawn finally came, he felt groggy and rolled over for more sleep—it wouldn’t hurt to skip the pond just one morning. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I skipped my first class ever and went to see Sam and Patrick outside. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I can skip the boring parts.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I want to run away again, to skip the second half of the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Every sound that’s ever been made in history is kept here,” said the Soundkeeper, skipping down one of the corridors with Milo in hand. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Remember how we used to skip school and go swimming in the river?” tío Cayetano asks as he pours himself another shot. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Morgan’s skipping school to avoid me, but it’s totally not personal. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z ‘Dotted’ patterns, with the skipping rum-tah-tum emphasis they create, were very common indeed in European music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially in France. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But I don’t want to look like some high school kid skipping third period—even though that’s totally, 100 percent exactly what I am. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Impatient to be out, he skipped up the stairs three at a time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Billy skipped to the end of the book, where the hero mingled with the people who were taking Jesus down from the cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So Clay, just skip him when you pass them on. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Heard you skipped to make music,” I reply. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was convinced that the rope skipping had cost her the child. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If I wanted to skip or hop or run and slide on dew-wet leaves, I could—and did. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I like to think that by skipping my homework, I’m doing my little bit to conserve. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped school and am in the waiting room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their different treads, as if even as spirits they retained their personalities, Patria’s sure and measured step, Minerva’s quicksilver impatience, Mate’s playful little skip. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The light skipped ahead in the air in front of Ilya. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Conor hadn’t heard a word of his lessons in school, but the teachers hadn’t told him off for his inattentiveness, skipping over him when they asked questions to the class. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Within minutes, Wes and Woody had hooked up with some older kids who were also skipping class that day. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z My mood spiraled downward and I skipped Advanced Sympathy in favor of going over the river to Imre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Tribune bought in to the stereotypes, often reporting allegations against blacks without any evidence of their truth and skipping a retraction when innocence came to light. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had played here as a boy, skipping stones across the cold black pool beneath the weirwood, hiding his treasures in the bole of an ancient oak, stalking squirrels with a bow he made himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Saturday night I skipped the school dance and stayed home to read more of the novel. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Some walked down to the edge of the waves, trying to skip rocks across the choppy surface. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We laugh and screech and skip away from the servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It’s what we call one of the more...persistent skip tracers,” he continued. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He spun out of my grip and skipped ahead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As they ran down the hill to the right of the track, Hazel fairly skipped to recognize the beech hanger. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d come back to Chicago over his summer break from Harvard, this time skipping the sublet and moving directly into my apartment on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And was I supposed to skip out on the biggest moment of my life and go with them? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If I make a break for it now, I could skip out on this and ride the bus home like normal. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She sounds surprised, but quickly skips ahead to her next suggestion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They had decided to skip a scheduled four-hour nap and instead began exploring right away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets out of bed, brushes his teeth with freezing-cold water from the tap, decides to skip shaving. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally had no idea what would happen if she got caught. her ring, skipping classes, or tricking the house into playing her music louder than allowed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Did your parents find out you skipped out of math last week? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad made me skip school this morning to go to Mass, even though it’s not even a Holy Day of Obligation. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Wilbur, “it means to have fun, to frolic, to run and skip and make merry.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I unlaced his strings and started again, skipping the second and fourth holes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can skip!” said Peach, bolder by the minute. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ll be skipping the League meeting tonight, and forever, for that matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I skipped to the bathroom, my emotions unrecognizable. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Stroll through Union Square, which, according to Google, features organic candy corn vendors, hint-hint”—Libby should just skip college, I swear to you—“and then walk down, uh...Fourth Avenue. Yeah.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I'm back in the stairwell going down, down, skipping steps. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z About this time Old Uncle Alfred would be beating at the air in front of a mirror or skipping rope. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was maybe ten, wiry and overenergetic, and he kind of skipped across the living room before shouting in a really good imitation of Isaac’s voice, “KILL MYSELF.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I did skip third grade,” the Colonel answered. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But I started skipping classes after Dad died, and I dropped out entirely several years ago. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, with annoyance, she realized that it was probably Agnes Stokes, sneaking around to find out why Gilly had skipped school for two days. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Today we skipped right past the copse of birch trees and into the clearing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My eyes skipped down to the bottom of the page. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z By the time he’d figured it out, she had skipped through the double doors. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There was nothing to fear and he felt ready to skip through a thousand farmyards one after the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell Mr. Ray looked at me as a good kid, not a dude who skipped school. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He went down five flights of stairs to G deck and practically skipped along the long hallway toward the front of the ship. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I put down that yellow skip and Jay flashes me the glare of death. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t go to the family supper before the viewing—in fret, I’d skip the viewing, too. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Our people were close-knit, and everyone knew everyone’s business: If you ever skipped services on a Sunday, people would ask, “Why weren’t you in church?” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My heart skips forward, elated by the rush. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he skipped again to anticipate the predictions and ascertain the date and circumstances of his death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She is scratching a mosquito bite on her neck, and my heart skips a beat, for she looks as if she has never heard of him. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was down the mountain on his skis like a rock skipping over water, gone before any thought to hold him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z If I skip a day playing numbers—or maybe a zoot payment or two—I can scrape up a train fare. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now let's skip the small talk and get back to your story. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the senior forester, who roared with laughter, then asked him if he had seen any elves skipping around toadstools too? The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped breakfast and went to the very front of the ship where the railing comes to a point. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped between the wet and the dry side of the yard a few times, calling for Mrs. Potts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I remembered Branwell telling me something, so I asked, “Didn’t he ask if he could skip the tennis lessons and go home early?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished I had skipped that part, but it was too late. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And I liked it between the skip and the Ford Transit van so I stayed there for a long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just then a bullet pinged through a pane in the living-room window, skipped across the top of his chair where his head had been not a moment before, and lodged in the far wall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She promised me that when I graduated from high school, I could skip college altogether and move in with her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But I decided to skip that and just say what I really came to say. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She ate her dinner as quickly as she could, skipped all but her favorite shows on TV, and spent as much time in her room as possible. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Without skipping a beat Cecile said, “Next to the library on Adeline. Just keep walking till you see kids and old people lined up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The painted leather burst into sudden flame as she skipped closer to the fire, her breasts bare to the blaze, streams of milk flowing from her red and swollen nipples. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We giggled, exactly as we did when we ran along the marsh, ate tomatoes out of the garden, and skipped rocks. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I said, grabbing Peach by the arm as he almost skipped into a giant puddle. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d skipped participating in every other Open Mike Friday, and Mr. Ward had skipped over me in class whenever it was time to read aloud. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I even skipped school expressly to see him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Professional day? How professional is it to skip work?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Benji had booked VIP packages, which allowed them to skip lines and do everything in a single weekend. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z At the time, the decision to skip college was not that unusual, even for a child of the middle class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She used to walk with a lift in her step, like she was skipping. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z If the angle was too shallow, we might skip back out of the atmosphere and miss the earth entirely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We made it in less than forty minutes, as we were practically skipping. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I don’t know what possessed me, but I grabbed her wrist, the list of punishments for touching an authority figure running through my head like a skipping CD, each scratch sharper than the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Three days’ worth of food, maybe four if she skipped a meal or two. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Which means I have to skip breakfast and go to the lobby of the Department of Magical Science to wait for her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Children skipped underneath the spot where she had dangled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She turned around, and what she saw made her heart skip a beat. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Luna skipped away, utterly unaware of what she had done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They skipped meals with increasing and alarming regularity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z One kemmer, or several, could be skipped thus without ill effect. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As I skipped along, it was hard for me to realize all the wonderful things that had happened to me in such a few short years. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was glaring at me, I would skip Biology, like the coward I was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z ‘You must have skipped a page then. Something. Get it right, huh?’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not really. Just sort of skipping around to see people’s different fighting techniques,” says Peeta. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “If we can find one with Christ imagery, we can totally justify skipping English.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I skip in front of her and begin a slow U-turn. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me cite what all happened this school year alone ...” “Just skip it,” my mother said, sounding a little angry like when people at work tick her off. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Janice were put out by the fact that they weren’t asked to take a skip down the hall with Hirohito. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Njemile skipped over to him and greeted him in Spanish, and soon Moss’s favorite part of the morning began. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You hate to shop. And you hang out with me plenty. But fine, skip practice today. I want to show you something.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mamma must have skipped that part. Her days wasn’t too long.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She skipped over a bristling evergreen forest, emerging in a moonlit meadow. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I decided that was one conversation I could skip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Why’d you invite her?” she demanded, once Pearl had skipped out of hearing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went home early from school today and skipped cheering, but I didn’t want to stand you up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should just skip the tea and drink the honey instead.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I hadn’t slept since the ache began, and I started skipping meals because chewing was unthinkable. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I have to think about that one, and when Dr. Minerva makes me think, I don’t get embarrassed and try to skip it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z When it’s my turn, I fill my plate with rice, shami kabob, lentils, and butter chicken, skipping the cauliflower and salad, and pile the naan high before carefully carrying it downstairs to the basement. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I returned to the top of the page and read the whole entry again, but this time I didn’t skip the backstory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I watched them as they skipped and twirled, tracing strange, complicated patterns in the empty air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If Toby wanted to chase Lily around, getting drunk and skipping school, that was on him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After a few bows Lara practically skips off the stage, her smirking brother right behind her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I heard Chubs let out a nervous squeak, and I was surprised to feel my own heart skip a beat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You’re married a long time, you know. And women always hear everything, sooner or later. If you skip anything, some kind friend is sure to say, ‘Did your husband ever tell you about the time...’ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Laney brushed past a large fern and skipped over to Mr. Jeet and climbed into his lap. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z One or two of us stood in the middle of the room to direct traffic and make sure seats weren’t skipped. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball had skipped right across the top of my left shoulder. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy skips into the hallway in a thick fur coat, a large pair of antlers perched atop his head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Let’s skip forward one day,” said Nels, raising his head from his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I used to be a model student, skipped third grade and everything, but now I’m a troublemaker. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It had always been Tree-ear who skipped out to the beach at the first word of a flounder run, and he had never returned without a fat fish or two for a rare feast. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She kicked a small rock that skipped into a tuft of grass. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Flames snapped all around them & the Smoke wyas great & the Men skipped backwards through the Grass like Morris-dancers, trailing their flaming Pickets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The girl was about to spend the night in a building filled with books and she was skipping all the free food and pop so she could read? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard enough for the moment. Let’s skip ahead to this plan of yours,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s a bad idea just as much as it’s a bad idea to skip meals or stay awake in bed in the morning or stop taking your Zoloft, but there’s no hope for me now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The horse was superb, skipping over the mud to win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This is where, days before, the skip tracers had tried to slip through the camp’s wire fences and Hayes had “taken care” of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, try to stop my mind from wandering, but it is skipping from memory to memory. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He took the little princess by one hand and drew her from the room, skipping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly he lumbered forward off the throne, making her skip aside, and roared an order to tire other bears. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They skip and scamper, scattering for shelter among thick shrubs and hedgerows. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I asked to skip dinner because my mouth hurt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I dressed them in glittering clothes made of silver dust and sent them skipping around the giant’s ink-black feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She was reading a book a day in alphabetical order and not skipping the dry ones. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally fed up, Shani turned to tell me to stop and, as she did, my right knuckles skipped off her shoulder and into her bottom lip, which immediately stained red. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was always somebody in there at the mirror studying whatever facial hair was finally coming in, or sitting on a sink checking their cell phone, skipping class. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was laughter, there was fun, but it skipped over me like a flat stone on water. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A bag filled with wax lips, Jolly Ranchers, and Pixy Stix was the very thing that made Fern skip to the candy store. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z If you can’t wait to get to the nuts and bolts, by all means skip ahead. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Were you able to follow that, or have I been skipping from one subject to another again? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been against the rules, Cara Landry would have skipped down the hall, all the way back to her science class. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z One letter he almost skipped over came in an envelope on which was imprinted the Manhattan Chess Club logo. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the way back, though, she didn’t think to skip the middle step. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A group of boys about our age are skipping rocks across the water, shouting and boisterous. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z With a rush of air, like a balloon released from your hands, the tiny silver-and-black toddlers skipped away, until only one was left. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z For the first time in my whole life I skipped supper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened his hand and the stone Leo had skipped flew out of the stream, right into Percy’s palm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It was what he skipped. But I’m glad he wants to go with you.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He rose to his feet and walked the few steps to the water’s edge, picked up a flat stone, and threw it so it skipped across the water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At five o'clock Otis Amber skipped out of the rooming house, hopped on his bicycle, and returned to Sunset Towers empty- handed. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The fourth bowler, called the skip, is the one who’s actually in charge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Because we had to work, Roberto and I usually skipped the games on Friday nights and went only to the dances. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She was tired and sick, but her mind went skipping among possibilities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guy skips and jumps around, keeping his eyes on Charlie. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He told her story after story, skipping them one by one like stones into the darkness, where they disappeared without a splash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I can skip it today,” I said, pretending to search for my earth-science book. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in time to see him skip down the front steps, pluck the morning paper off the hibiscus bush, look at it for a moment, and then toss it back toward the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Once across the Channel, Holly flew low, skipping over the white-crested waves. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So Small God laughed a hollow laugh, and skipped away cheerfully. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If they smelled of anything but soap, I argued with my mother that I should skip school that day, rather than be sent home in humiliation. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He began leaping and skipping about on the bank and cuffing Fiver with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she hoped I would skip my last class to join her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z His back was against a gigantic oak tree next to the black walnut, now just two large skips from Listening Rock—we could almost touch it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned and ran toward the funeral parlor in an odd dancing sort of way—skipping and clapping her hands and spinning around. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Round and round he skipped, repeating the verse over and over. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I could have been offered a tour of the Godiva factory and I’d totally skip it to do math homework with Gregor Whitman. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Later, we were permitted to select documentaries — a form that I preferred — and I began to skip the conventional films. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet David could skip class the rest of the year if he wanted and still get an A. Which he would never do. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She even let Harry and me skip our piano lessons for two weeks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z No cereal for dinner, and no skipping Etiquette. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her screams still sailed through the evening air like skipping stones, but I was bleeding. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or maybe Eli skip the game and watch a bad horror movie instead.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I started to skip backward, but my foot hit something. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My eyes skip from my brother to my father. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Funny thing, I skipped breakfast and lunch today, but I’m not hungry. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned around swiftly and threw herself off balance so that she skipped toward the kitchen shed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I turn the rope, Carol turns the other end, Grace and Cordelia skip. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, Mrs. Miller says I can’t write about Street Fighter because good writing cares about keeping the audience interested, so I’ll skip all my sweet moves. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t want to skip town and visit Pennsylvania and miss any shifts at Aw Shucks.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then he seemed to skip over that and move onto the gist of the matter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Laertes and I skipped alongside the cart that carried our goods. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He didn’t care about not eating a slice of pizza or skipping the doughnuts his English teacher sometimes brought for their first-period class. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She skipped up to it and traced the glass. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They skip forward several years after that: suddenly Megan is twenty-four, living in London, working as a waitress in a North London restaurant. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s kept his promise to the imam and, after he was caught skipping Sunday school, has been taking his participation in the competition more seriously. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When I looked at her, I’d just try to skip over her hair. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He shuffled along the corridor, skipping through the first doorway he encountered. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Simmon kicked at a rock, sending it skipping down the cobblestones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s fair that the rest of us have to demonstrate our supernatural ability and she gets to skip it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Ben and Radar dropped me off at my house—even though they’d skipped school, they couldn’t afford to skip band practice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I know I’m going to be in trouble for skipping first period, but anything is better than facing what’s beyond the bathroom door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My heart skips a couple of beats and my stomach flops. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The air in the great hall shimmered and rippled, like a pond when you skip stones across it, and the world came back to life. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Delighted with her temporary independence, Sefia skipped out into the fog. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His heart skipped into his mouth: He dropped to his knees at the pool’s edge and angled the wand so as to flood the bottom of the pool with as much light as possible. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If he's sick or whatever, he'll call, so I know to go on ahead, but usually then I just skip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She slaps one palm off the other, like it’s a skipping rock. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gleefully, she stuffed her pockets, tied a marker at the site for later use, and skipped home dreaming of owlet stew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We’d been having pep rallies all week in anticipation of the homecoming game—it was a football thing, I think—and I’d been skipping them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The skip stayed at the other end and barked orders to his three teammates before they bowled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Besides, as far as I was concerned, being one of Mrs. Brenner’s clients was more than enough to make a person skip town. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Even though I had skipped out after going to the bathroom the week before, no teacher was about to deny me anything on this particular day. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On our afternoon walk, don’t skip, don’t leap about. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It hit the ground harder than he meant, then bounced and skipped into Derek’s briefcase. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Miller did a little skip to get out of the way of his quarter, which landed under a red leather booth against a wall. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We skip rocks in the water and talk about school and movies and things we used to do in fifth grade. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I skip about the pink cloud that came out of Benny’s mouth. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But the bicycle incentive was great, and there was always the fear that a younger brother or sister would skip and land in your class. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I skip along beside him, not caring who might see me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He glanced at the ground, Truth, fancied he found, And homeward to Washington skips. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The past has become discontinuous, like stones skipped across water, like postcards: I catch an image of myself, a dark blank, an image, a blank. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I was in a freaking mental hospital four and a half months ago—do we all really think it’s a good idea for me to go skipping off to summer camp? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I told him I’d skip the Hob, even though I was looking forward to going there, because my mother and sister didn’t even know I’d gone hunting and they’d be wondering where I was. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Turner and Lizzie spent most of the afternoon skipping rocks into the waves—he was better than Lizzie—and climbing up to sway in pines—she could go higher. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The next day Fela skipped her lecture on Advanced Geometries and made her way to the Archives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Delay yielded only his intelligence that Death, death, we might as well skip across the moon as walk through town without a challenge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My heart skips when I hear the name of the next train. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The little shadow children parted before me and then followed, skipping along. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “To the charrette,” shouted Ann, her voice skipping over the polished wooden floor like a stone over the surface of a lake. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “No thanks, man. You can skip me this time around.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was early yet, but the kids always skipped fire circle on the night of a Changing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difH- cult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know we were getting hostile tonight. I’m kinda tired. Can we just skip it, or are you really jonesing for an argument?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As long as I kept busy, I managed to skip over most of my feelings by reminding myself that this was another bad habit, like biting my nails. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And once, I had won so much I stood on the beach in the moonlight skipping silver quarters across the calm water as the little waves pawed the shore. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Graham laughed giddily and skipped off down a hallway. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Once, Junior taught me how to skip a stone on a river. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They fought off skip tracers to get me back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We’re even skipping the movie so I can get to Saint Augustine’s sooner. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I wish I was an adult and could skip church whenever I wanted to. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The Canadians had things set up real easy for you if you was traveling; the train station wasn’t but a hop, skip, and a jump ’way from where the ferry let you off. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The only good part of Ms. Udell’s plan was that it meant the class would skip afternoon gym. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z That day, I skipped out on spaghetti and meatballs and went looking for the only other person in school that knew her best. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Luke read a sentence at random: “While debate continues over the carrying capacity of the earth—” He skipped ahead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Guiteau had been able to keep a roof over his head by skipping out on several boardinghouses without paying. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “The British won the war, but they lost many battles,” Jaja said, and my eyes skipped over the rows of text on the page. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She’d stayed in her room all evening, skipping dinner—again, unlike Lexie, who had an appetite—and had been in a sour mood for weeks afterward. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I skip through the thin pages of the book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I skip 1 out of every 9 homework assignments in each class to keep my grades in the very low A range. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Josh looked like the Korean genes had skipped him altogether. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She skipped past a cluster of football boys without so much as a glance. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone shouts and my heart skips a beat, but it turns out to have nothing to do with us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It would be a less interesting world if we all walked and skipped alike, and never fell from bicycles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It starts with the Bots, and then I just let the YouTube gods take me where they will, skipping anything that doesn’t reach that spot right between my heart and my ribs. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Just before noon Julie and her classmates put on their parkas and mittens and skipped out the school door in awesome silence. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, over here,” Mr. Wonka went on, skipping excitedly across the room to the opposite wall, “over here I am inventing a completely new line in toffees!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He could skip through an enemy's legs and trip him up in a trice, while the man was still concentrating on Sigemund as his only opponent. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z We have no chance of slipping out of our organized lines and skipping the pep rally in the gym. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “All right, and skip the sarcasm. We’ll save it for Earth, and preserve it in jars for future long, cold winters. Meanwhile, what emergency can we create?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I mean, if I’m going to skip school, today’s the day. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I skipped. I skip all the time. It don’t matter. What do I need school for? You don’t need school to join the circus.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z While I’m still deciding if I’m gonna skip class, I tell myself that I’m only going to read Life of a Slave Girl for five minutes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z There was a giant hole in my knowledge bank about these fundamental parts of history that had been skipped over in all of my education up until now. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A few paces in front of me Camilla struggled on tiptoe to pull down her umbrella, which dragged her along in little skipping steps—Mary Poppins in her black funeral dress. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’d skipped out on seconds at breakfast because he hadn’t wanted to miss the chance to see her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I hated moving to that house. I hated the kids at Queen Mary’s, and those boring things like skipping. I didn’t really have any good friends there, except for you.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I swear on my autographed copy of Ethan Hawke's debut novel that this chapter will not be dull, so please don't skim or skip over it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Ria!” the last girl said, almost skipping to her spot behind me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Leah, Nick, and I are of the mind that homecoming is just achingly lame, and we skip it every year. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “You can probably skip the tetanus shot. But I’m sorry. I should have told you to keep your body as horizontal as possible.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He gave the satyr a big smack on the cheek, then skipped to the rail. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was all eyes and ears; my heart was skipping rope. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She wasn’t skipping this time, but running straight as a bullet. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then I tell her I have to go—I can’t skip school today, because Sallie Swain has a big cross-country meet, and it wouldn’t be fair for her to miss it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z That I have to skip fun ’cause my parents left me in charge. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They skipped through a set of glass doors and headed past the information booth to the vast foyer inside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I’m sure of it. Can you skip rocks?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I ran up the stoop, skipping every other step, and jammed my finger into the buzzer. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Albert de Mesquita came from the Montessori School and skipped a grade. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It made me happy to see you skipping the trains and making a go of things here,” the station agent said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Turner skipped a rock down Parker Head, trying to keep it between the lines of grass. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I did get a lot of ribbing for skipping third base and heading straight to home, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of teachers are getting mad at Mr. Ward with all these kids skipping their classes. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “She said it was a great skipping rock.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then I skipped some pages and turned to the back of the pad. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “If there’s too much snow, we can skip the hikes tomorrow.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We move a little farther up the right side of the U, toward the Great Vault, but take a turn through a skinny doorway we skipped on our tour. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My last trip, to Tennessee, was to the east so I figured to skip that direction. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their arms are locked, and they’re skipping like Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man heading down the yellow brick road on their way to see the wizard. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z My thoughts skipped from Dismay to Declaration to Dismay again. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In front of all of these people, he’d just accused me of skipping practice? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I guess they're allowed to skip the turnstiles because there are so many of them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Me and Susie took turns seeing who could skip them across the water the farthest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And here I was, my heart skipping beats out of fear that the fairy-tale princess sitting next to me was going to have me put down like a rabid dog. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I text him back that all is well, skip the fact that we’re stopping for ice cream—he’ll worry about ice cream on my dress! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Ben is allergic to nuts so they skipped those. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She skipped and whirled and cartwheeled among the prickly natives. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I’m half skipping to keep up with her, that’s how fast she walks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We skipped through the doors of the Anacostia Library, where Ms. Paul sat at the information desk. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rufus gets impatient and sprints up, sometimes even skipping two steps at a time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There is a bolt of honesty skipping between us. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns away, throws a few pebbles rapid-fire with some kind of bionic wrist movement that causes the stones to skip effortlessly across the surface of the water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Caroline, meantime, had skipped quickly around the narrow deck and jumped lightly to the dock. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The height, the sky and the distance went to their heads and they skipped in the sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty worn out, doing so much homework and all. Would you mind if I skipped today? Just this once?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He skipped two grades in grammar school and when he was eleven he was ready for Vocational. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Just skipping off to your little boutique job where they don’t even know you're black!” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z After this rock got done chunking the fish in the head, it skipped four times ’cross the water and slipped down in the lake quiet as a duck going after minnows. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My mind skips back over the last weeks, months, and years, trying to remember the last appearance of cream or butter in my life. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I argued, “I suppose you’d get on that roller coaster even if the car in front of you skipped the tracks and splattered everyone riding in it all over the pavement.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z As she skipped rocks, she was looking out at the horizon and thinking about an invention she wanted to build. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Mitt said he didn’t want to play and skipped out the other end. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year I skipped it because I had the flu and what happened? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Then what I did, I went down near the lagoon and I sort of skipped the quarters and the nickel across it, where it wasn't frozen. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I can never get my rocks to skip. Jay always teases me about it.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I skipped back to town freezing and wet and grinning like an idiot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I had skipped the team bus; Sean rode home with my mom and me after our loss instead of with his parents. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “What if one day you skipped the beans and bought a half pound of meat instead?” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I skip to the bottom of the list. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Trying not to cringe, I watch as she skips through the exit, weaving in and out of after-school traffic. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She skipped down the stairs and strode across the schoolyard. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s just lucky that no one he ever dated persuaded him to skip studying and to trust that the right grades would fall into place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She skipped the office jobs knowing she’d have to start as a file clerk again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The club skipped up and over his head at the last moment, and Thor looked as if he were dancing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He would leave tutoring early or skip it altogether, acts that undermined Luma’s authority before the rest of the team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “I figured no sense in skipping our routine, eh?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her heart skipped one beat and then two. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z When it finally came, I skipped up to the bus stop in Jackie’s majorette boots. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z For a moment, my heart skips a beat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z All the way up Kristi’s walkway, I want to skip or run or twirl with my arms out, like a six-year-old. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was made from the skipped heartbeats of every person who had ever laid eyes on me. It took centuries to sew! Subala knew that!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Just then the bell rang, and I realized I had now officially skipped out of my first class ever. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The pencil woman had skipped from third to fifth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Henrietta-Maria skips all the way to the door, then disappears into an adjacent room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I came here to moralize, not to hear things that make me skip to think of.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t won since Charlie left, but this year’s team is going to be brilliant. You must be good, Harry, Wood was almost skipping when he told us.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Keira seems pleased with herself when he says she’s off to a great start and practically skips back to her seat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She heard a few muted laughs and turned back around to see Hussein still skipping and flapping his arms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The standard reward for skipping was a new bicycle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Lips tucked, she was skipping in that way that she always did. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z "That right?" he asked, but Denny was already on the other side of the room, skipping rope. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m so happy about skipping some homework that I’ll keep remembering it and being happy over and over again. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I think I will skip hell,” Eleanor said, “but read it to me.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m guessing at this stage that it was the boys’ bathroom, but we—conveniently—skipped over some of those details. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She skipped away lightly, her dark hair flying behind her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We watched the confetti fall from the sky, skip across the ground in the breeze, and tumble into the canal. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z "Y'all vets better look out for this girl. She runs the eight hundred like it's a skip down the block," the coach said, giving Patina a high five. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She skips away in her black go-go boots and halfway down the block she turns around and smiles at me and says, “Bye, chérie, bye, bye.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Birch had told me that this was how he’d reacted for the past several days and that I could skip him if he did that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I debated skipping practice—there was nothing I wanted to do more—but Coach would make my life hell if I did, and hell would make it harder to hang out with Aileen again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Leah is right over there in Kinshasa, which is just a hop, skip, and jump away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This morning, I skipped breakfast, though not ’cause I want to. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If I skipped a meal, he lectured me, telling me I shouldn’t listen to outsiders and their skewed views on beauty. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He skipped some years or forgot or decided according to some personal accounting of grievance that the plantation was undeserving. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I saw one girl, about nine or ten years old, melt from the side of a maple tree and come skipping up the hill. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Or would I skip out on my debt? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was hard not to feel like we hadn’t skipped a step somewhere. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His little brother just stuck his tongue out at him and skipped ahead. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I skipped going to the Vets dances with Roberto for the rest of the summer. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z There was a beat—time for hearts to skip. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z There was an excitement in the air, as some were applying to a program at Yale that allowed them to skip their senior year in high school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “We can skip my nose if you want,” I suggested, thinking of my own good health. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She still remembers her bewilderment, looking up from her book and seeing him, her heart skipping, feeling the attraction instantly, powerfully, in her chest. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I stood up to leave that I noticed Alaska had skipped class—how could she skip the only class worth attending? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Min bowed in appreciation of the compliment, and Tree-ear wondered at his master’s calm; he himself had to still the glee that surged through him, lest it make him skip about, shouting. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He’s been skipping out on our walks or slipping off in the middle of the night when no one is around to question his every move. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When the horse ran poorly, Pollard skipped over the disappointing race notes and invented tales of Preservator’s impressive feats, dreaming of bad-luck excuses to account for the horse’s losses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had walked quietly and calmly, with only a skip now and then when he couldn’t help himself. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then he turns and my heart skips a beat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But there’d been too much skipping this year for me already. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up to a cricket chirping near my ear, and when I sat up, a horde of them skipped away, like a handful of clay pellets hurled into the tall yellow grass. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, his hand is warm and strong around my own as I skip beside him, the wind blowing up around us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes skip back and forth between El and me before taking her chili and walking out the door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I was trying to impress her, so I skipped the part about my passive, but integral, role in the man’s death. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “He’s something of a genius. He has a Punjabi mother and a Bengali father, and because he learns French and English at school he already speaks four languages. I think he skipped two grades.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Kaira had thought she knew the words, but she kept skipping around to different parts of the song and repeating parts she’d already done as the band struggled to keep up with her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Second Half Vondie strips the ball at center court, shoots a short pass to JB, who skips downtown zips around, then double dips it in the bowl. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I looked back and my heart skipped a beat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And to seal our friendship, when school started, we'd have to skip class—at least once. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “And some found it after dodging skip tracer or PSF custody.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I glanced at it and my heart skipped a beat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Hmph. I don’t feel a fever. But you might need to skip lessons with Doc today.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "Well then, you can skip that stuff," said the little hairy man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I skipped down through image after image about watermelon lights and turtle-green palms and shells fluted like bits of Greek architecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “If I run and win, I’d have to study more in the evenings after work, sleep less, and skip some school dances.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I apologize for interrupting your schedule,” Hideo says, as if my answer were the most natural thing in the world, “but are you willing to skip work today and come to Tokyo?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Her heart seemed to be skipping beats; it was going so fast. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z That Cherokee blood must have skipped over me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "I been around here before," Patty said, skipping the hello. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Arrows skipped and snapped harmlessly about the triple hide of his flanks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I skip down to the bottom where it asks why I’m here. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z On Senior Day, something the school had set up to keep juniors from dropping out, the seniors wore funny clothes and got to skip classes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We must have made a strange procession, my mother leading the group with her swift, proud walk, Deborah and Theresa skipping around her, my father muttering and dragging behind, and finally Ultima and myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mine was brief—I mean, if I was too cowardly to reach out and touch a sweatshirt, you’ve gotta know I skipped the shower, with its killer curtain, altogether. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The last were the most popular—the boys pranced round shrieking with laughter and throwing the crackers about everywhere, yet they were nimble enough to skip out of harm’s way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I scroll through the photos I took from the beginning of the day, skipping over the ones from my time before meeting Mateo and starting with my first color photo. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And then it’s Rachel who starts it: Skip, skip, snake in your hips. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z His last skip, he was in a 7-Eleven buying a soda. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Khosrou—I’ll stop writing it so you can stop skipping it—was the famous king who made the carpet called “The Spring of Khosrou,” where the rubies and emeralds were flowers in a golden field. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Cute, kid. We’re leaving now, but don’t skip town. We’ll be seeing all of you Angels again very soon. Especially you, Miss Indian Corking Stove. Especially you.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I still had one more year at Maplewood Middle School, and sometimes I couldn’t help but wish I could skip the last year of middle school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After the church service, we’d decided to skip the formal luncheon and had gone to a diner. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As I ran, my phone flew from my hand, smacked against the cabinet door, and skipped across the kitchen floor. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He should have been skipping home, ready to tackle the bright summer ahead. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At that point, impatient to know his own origin, Aureliano skipped ahead. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ron lifted Scabbers out of his inside pocket and placed him next to the cage of his fellow rats, who stopped their skipping tricks and scuffled to the wire for a better look. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Everyone in scenes with her is off because she is either skipping chunks of dialogue or speaking them without conviction. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Students who are already familiar with notation and basic musical definitions can skip the first sections and begin with this introduction to the physical basis of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Did you ever notice,” Isa said to Jessie after watching Big Zee stride down the street with his Chihuahua skipping behind him, “that we know everyone in this neighborhood?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Violet Baudelaire, the eldest, liked to skip rocks. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The buds turn yellow, the skipping ropes come out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When the slow, romantic songs come on, the girls nestle their heads on the boys’ shoulders and my heart skips along with theirs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maxie skipped a few steps ahead of me, then turned around and walked backward so we were looking at each other. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I think they skipped town and someone must have broken in.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her heart skipped a beat not from excitement but from fear. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When he done, I skip over Pastor Green playing his sermon and stop on WBLA. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I pick up a small stone and throw it sidearmed, making it skip across the water. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Amil didn’t ask why I wasn’t being punished, even though Papa must have known I skipped, too. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jules and I just skipped dinner and I listened to her tell me everything she had to tell until lights-out at eleven o’clock. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I skip Grade Seven and go straight into Grade Eight, missing the Kings of England in chronological order, missing the circulatory system, leaving my boyfriend behind. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Pencilled-in markings can be a big help if it's difficult to spot the place you need to skip to. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Two big, skipping hops, another leap, and she was on dry land. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z My heart skipped a beat as I sank down to sit on the floor. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And I skipped lunch a couple of times.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We only hold hands in the way that young girls do, when they’re five and skipping down the street together. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We skip the line like I usually do. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They like to throw her into snowbanks and rub snow into her face, or, when snow is lacking, to tie her up with skipping ropes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He gave the office one last sweeping look, and his heart skipped a beat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In a pinch, he would have skipped the shorts. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Arrows whined, and skipped on the stones about them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They swore that they were going to do something important with their lives—solve a great mystery, or rescue somebody, or be so smart in school that they’d skip grades. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was Lucas’s and my usual tradition to skip the last day of school, but we had decided to go that day simply because we couldn’t think of anything better to do. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z As the bird pecked at the Puffs, sunlight skipped off glossings of green and purple around its neck. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The way he says it opens a space in me, like a skipped heartbeat. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Truthfully,” Sally said, “I don’t much care which side of this issue I’m on, as long as I get to skip school and get new clothes. Mother bought me this.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Movement: Have students physically move across the floor staff, first sequentially and then skipping line to line and space to space, reciting the letters as they go. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then the piano music would start to play, and she’d clap to the beat for us as we would each skip, skip, skip, and leap across the imaginary puddle. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Here I am one of the few kids I know whose daddy didn’t skip out on him, and he didn’t even make it to thirty. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We said goodbye, and Trevor skipped down the steps to the children’s floor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Four stoops in a row had kids on them and the fifth had some gang-bangers so I skipped them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He got up at four o’clock in the morning, drank a cup of coffee, and skipped breakfast. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d been there for three days now, skipping school, hiding out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Back once more in Goblin’s saddle, he turned to watch them, Cilia bent under the heavy load, Isannah skipping about and for no particular reason chanting the shorter catechism once more. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The prickly feeling traveled all the way up to my neck and then went skipping down my spine. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I understand,” he said with a wink that could have meant that he knew something or merely that it was okay to skip the meal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z His shock of yellow sunburnt hair bobbed up and down as he skipped and jumped to the rhythm of the “dog boy” song. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if it’s important, I can skip it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I noticed something in the backseat of the Prius, and my heart skipped a beat. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He skipped off toward the cake shop, which, a few steps away, filled the alley with its wonderful baking smells. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I remember older kids playing with tennis balls and skipping ropes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I skip into the house feeling like I’m magic. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And she rode the bike while Fern and I skipped over the creek. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It really isn’t fair that I get to skip one section of the finale. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Kneeling there with her head bowed, she was not aware that the priest was left with the choice of placing the wafer on her hat or skipping her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The word ‘limes’ was like fire to powder, his yellow face flushed, and he rapped on his desk with an energy which made Jenny skip to her seat with unusual rapidity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I jog up the stone steps and wave to the security guard/receptionist as I skip in the door. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s called Andante. It means ‘slow or walking,’ not skipping and jumping like the first movement, so...” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He skipped ahead of us and turned back to face me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hadn’t she stopped skipping rope after the first child? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me that girls who don't wash their junk get horrible infections, so I never skipped showering again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They’re cold and hard like flat black skipping rocks you find at the bottom of the creek. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z White cypress trees grew out of the shadowy water like bones, and fireflies skipped along the surface, their little bodies red sparks brightening the night. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I saw his eyes in his rearview mirror, skipping from Sohrab to me, back and forth, back and forth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It just says They say I’m different....My heart skips a beat. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m so excited I have to stop myself from skipping and turning cartwheels in the middle of the road. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Or Dad might tell me that I should skip walking the other three dogs for today. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The rhythmic click echoed down the hall as the wooden block skipped over the thin strips of cement between the tiles. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Staying on one side of the heave, so the wolves would not see her two-leggedness, she skipped into the grass. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It would’ve been a perfect skipping stone if you was a giant. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z This time there were six skips before the stone disappeared almost at the other side of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m in,” Toby said, wanting to skip all the pretense. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She skipped back to prod through the re mains of the firepit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "It's just because she's a pretty girl. Would you let a boy skip the line?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I can tell. You look like you’ve been skipping meals. Once I’m done with this, we can grab a bite to eat.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She almost skips or dances as she walks, and she says, “So what movie are we seeing?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Even though it’s hot as sin and steam’s already rising off the blacktop, kids are throwing balls, kicking cans, skipping rope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Anh’s patent leather shoes shone in the sun as she practically skipped through the doorway. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Engel, bless her, skipped over the last few paragraphs I wrote yesterday when she was translating for von Linden last night. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But on weekends, guys like Joey and Chas could just skip the whole grooming thing entirely. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He wished he could avoid this clock, but he knew he couldn’t skip any of them. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “It’s a perfect skipping rock, but I decided to decorate it with glitter like we used to.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes a fish will run right across the surface, skipping and leaping and trying to shake the barb loose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Tori had come back out a few moments later, saying that Brandon wasn’t feeling well and was going to skip the Juneteenth Festival. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now that we are in Oklahoma, I wish I could skip telling you that part, because it makes us seem like villains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she catches it and skips it into the ocean. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Holly flew low, skipping between mist hazes and trees, matching the troll’s course. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I skipped my turn as the bottle was again passed around. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Last time I told her I planned to skip lunch to finish Uniforms of the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs: A Guide, she picked me up and carried me here. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He walked on, surrounded by skipping, laughing children. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dylan was admitted overnight three years ago for a heart scare, I was really bummed I couldn’t stay there with him, so I skipped school the next day to hang out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And yet Jasper and Margaret were beaming as they hopped and skipped—almost as if they were enjoying themselves! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When her father saw how she was transfixed by the book, he allowed her to skip Ana and Clara’s lessons with Lady Isobel. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was only twelve. They shouldn’t have skipped me.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At school I skip lunch period, and go over to the library and hand in my stuff for the contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She had one hand clamped over her mouth, and her eyes were skipping from Babi to the man in the pakol. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I’ll skip through the details quickly in order not to shock the readers, and also I see no reason to hold these people up to scorn. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughter and music skipped across the water like rocks thrown with just the right spin, their edges just as sharp against Tally’s nerves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then I skipped breakfast for the next three days. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mind skipping the scare tactics and the head games? Just tell me the details of your offer. I have other matters to attend to.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They don’t know I got two draw fours, a wild card, a yellow skip, and a red reverse. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I jog up the stone steps and wave to the security guard/receptionist as I skip in the door. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It feels strange to be in the school at night, since I skipped during the day. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Another time, a short distance from the boat, two Wilson’s petrels skimmed by, feet skipping on the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After that, he skipped rocks and told himself he would leave after he skipped one seven times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “He changed his Kansas City address soon after it became known that we were working on him. We feel sure he has been paid to skip.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Molly came skipping down Main Street, spotted Frightful sitting erect and dignified on the courthouse cupola, and broke into a run. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Even if they skipped more meals, there was hardly enough left for two weeks. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As they approached the farm Squealer, who had unaccountably been absent during the fighting, came skipping towards them, whisking his tail and beaming with satisfaction. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z There’d be consequences for all of us skipping practice, I knew that, but that would be Monday. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He told me he usually skipped lunch because eating too much was unhealthy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This car was bound to skip the tracks and splatter me hard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In a patch of bushes to my left, there's a snap, and my heart skips a beat guessing at what might have just scampered away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As we hit the ocean, we bumped once, twice, skipping like a stone, then we were whizzing along like a speed boat, salt spray in our faces and nothing but sea ahead. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The next time they rounded a corner, Thomas faltered, his heart skipping a beat when he saw movement up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe they’ll ask me to sing and my voice will be high and off-key and they’ll laugh about how the musical gene skipped right over me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z One year after he joined, Karl began to skip the mandatory meetings, a decision that angered his unit leader. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As another wave skips up, I gulp in a thirsty mouthful. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z So his managers conspired to skip him ahead to a P-2, which, by the arcane rules of bureaucracy, didn’t have the same requirement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “No, I guess you didn’t” Tally looked down as they soared over Crumblyville, skipping the greenbelt to head straight back toward the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The question is answered when hate notes and truck-loads of pansies are delivered to my training camp, the little sanctuary where I skip rope while listening to taped lectures on coronary collateralization and threadworm infection. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It would mean he skipped his last year of high school, but that’s entirely possible considering how he spoke in incomprehensible scientific paragraphs when he got going. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Because of his home-training program—spelling games, geography quizzes, and the arithmetic and languages—we sometimes were prepared to skip; but never so prepared as Dad thought we should be. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were always ready to skip out on time with us or leave early from training. And what was that pitiful display today?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She skipped sideways as Black Teeth slashed downward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z This morning she was thinking about how to construct a device that could retrieve a rock after you had skipped it into the ocean. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Nguyen skipped off down the alley, so relieved to be alive that he didn’t even bother counting the sheaf of U.S. currency. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Professor Paul, carrying just ninety-nine pounds, ten fewer than Seabiscuit, was skipping along under the light load, inching in on the lead, while Azucar, on the far outside, was driving at them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, skipping school entirely seemed like it might not be a bad idea. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z In the living room, I can barely keep from skipping past Mom reading the newspaper on the couch. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came to the bright treasure-chamber he skipped into it like a shadow. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart still skips a beat when I catch sight of the murti, of God Residing, in the inner sanctum of a temple. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Having an operation in the late afternoon meant having to skip breakfast and lunch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z We hopped the fence that surrounded the barracks, skipped over a little creek, and broke into the open dirt field where old, abandoned tanks collected dust. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her gaze skipped from one spot to another, her fingers twiddled with the edge of her shirt. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She slams the door and comes skipping in our direction. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I’ll be one skip closer to the West Indies,” he said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The wont part about being teased was riding the school bus on those mornings when Byron and Buphead decided they were going to skip school. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z To end up with twenty-six letters to match the alphabet, they skipped any that were repeated. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the girls with lighter skin could skip that step. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The neighbors were horrified when they watched her skipping rope on the street with other children, heedless of the yet-to-be-born baby who was now an almost unwieldy bulge. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother says we’ll skip breakfast, eat hot cereal and bread for lunch and fried potatoes for dinner and, if possible, vegetables or lettuce once or twice a week. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She was also determined about learning; they wouldn’t skip a lesson so easily. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon, we hiked up and down the street, and when we got tired of riding our bikes, we just skipped back and forth to the stop sign, relishing our new freedom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even so, I still thought about maybe skipping the poem and just playing a piece on my sax. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was I supposed to do? She called home when all I did was skip a detention. I got my beating, so she had to get hers.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were both looking at Harry suspiciously, so he decided hed better skip dessert and escape from the table as soon as he could. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He fairly skipped down the crowded halls on his way to homeroom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Pairs was my favorite because it meant getting to bowl your first two bowls, swap with the skip while they bowled two of theirs, and then come back and bowl another two of yours. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She gave it to me and at once went skipping ahead. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z That just made her so happy that she half skipped all the way inside! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I asked Uriah and Christina to skip a meal so that I could tell them something. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Surely the grocery store workers had seen my sisters and me skipping through the aisles with our basket. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The PSFs and skip tracers all seemed to know to look for her now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I decided to skip lunch and go read in the library. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z With abandon, I ran and skipped and kicked big rocks and stomped through mud puddles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn't even really thinking about sunflower seeds, but I did skip lunch, and since he brought it up... Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My heart skipped a beat, and I scrambled to the foot of the bed with the flashlight clutched in both of my shaking hands. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I caught myself whistling while I was pulling the front part of my hair back into a barrette, and later again as I skipped down the stairs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I feel like skipping town,” I tell her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Emma skipped combing her hair, because she wanted to be the first one down to the kitchen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They skipped over me like I was a space between words. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z If R.C. skipped town or ended up in jail, she’d be left alone with her dad. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She skips over to her side of the bed, reaches under her pillow, and brings me a whole handful of torn-off labels. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z |
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