单词 | bed |
例句 | In her apartment, she sank into her borrowed bed and wrapped herself in the quilt. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, she threw off the blankets and dressed in her warmest leggings and a thick woolen dress, and then opened the small trunk at the foot of her bed and pulled out the silvery cloak. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The first day I lie in bed, floating in the glassy delicate clarity of fever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The wall, floor, and underside of her bed remain cool. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Crookshanks leapt lightly off the bed and led the way out of the room, his bottlebrush tail held jauntily high. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She ran back into the bedroom and got Security from where he’d been left on April’s bed, and at last the Egyptians were on their way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachy and I are back in the bed where Eugene died. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “He didn’t influence me. You know what I might do? I might stay right here in this hospital bed and vegetate. I could vegetate very comfortably right here and let other people make the decisions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You mooned him even better than I did,” said Fidelito, bouncing up and down on a bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Such discomforts were not new to me, but lately I had become accustomed to regular meals and soft bedding. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Other nights she tossed in her bed, imagining that he’d betrayed her, as he had once betrayed his fellow captains in the Stormcrows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sierra sat cross-legged on her bed and rested her chin in her palms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He folded his arms on the side of my bed and rested his chin on his arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I flip over and let my left arm hang off the side of the bed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Should she plant these new flowers in the petunia bed, to the left of the front door? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Because on a counter by the bed, she has set up a miniature version of what must sit on her mantle at home, wherever that is. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I'm out of bed now, and I've pulled off my boxers and tossed them into the open closet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert sat on a chair beside the bed, close enough that Joseph could now see the silver medallion around his neck ... a bird with outstretched wings. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In the middle of it was Bunny, his face resting on the tweed elbow of his jacket and one foot, still in its wing-tipped shoe, dangling off the edge of the bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was almost midnight and we kids were already in bed, but my parents stayed up, sat together, and ate. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I had a cup with a straw in it by my bed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I got up, pulled the trunk out from under the bed, and Chip situated it between the couch and the PlayStation 2 and started tearing off thin strips of duct tape. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Rudy would concur, "Me too," but then, he wouldn't move from his place at the foot of my bed next to my desk where I sat writing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Were going back to bed. I have to work early.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then he recognized me and I thought at first he was going to get out of bed and help me through the window. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Grandpa said not to get out of your bed!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Cox went home to bed, confused and disappointed, not knowing what to think about the mysterious Russian man. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Eva swung over to the bed and propped her crutches at its foot. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He could find nothing of where his fire had been, not a spark, nothing of his shelter, tools, or bed, even the body of the foolbird was gone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, when the sprouts have come up and are strong, they are taken from these beds of ash and transplanted, each to its own mound. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Two hours later, I get out of bed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I reached up to his bed and yanked his pillowcase off. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "Didn't your mother ever warn you about monkeys jumping on the bed?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was also a smell: the same smell that would drift upriver, years later, to find me in my bed or in the field hockey goal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We missed our beds, we missed the food we were used to, we missed magic. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She kicked the cat out of the bed, just to be mean. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Buttercup jumped out of bed and began to pace her room. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then I would pray namaz, cook something, eat, read some more, pray again, and go to bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z So, when she finally went, I figured that some efficient angel had made Aunt Florentine’s bed and it was time for her to go. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But even so, there was hardly any space to walk around the two double beds, the two tiny nightstands, and the various trunks and bandboxes of the inhabitants. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z My room has been tidied while I was gone, my bed made and my windows opened to let in the night air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ophie nodded and quickly stripped the bed, separating the sheets and blankets out just like Cook had shown her so they could be laundered later. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z On the twentieth morning without any word from her father, Marie-Laure does not get out of bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The presence of all the armed guards and warders so frightened her that she dropped the tray on my bed, spilling the tea, before rushing out. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was lying on the bed and lifted my head until I could see my wastebasket. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Scare Crow backed away from Finn, vanishing into the tangle of bodies like an eel retreats into a bed of river weed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The nurse set the food on the tray by my bed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The usual conniving hand had led him by the finger on tiptoe to the chosen bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay there early in the morning and watched the high small window above the bed; dark gray gradually became lighter until it cast a white square on the opposite wall at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We lay in the dark, in our strange beds, until we fell asleep. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Coraline got down on her knees and looked under the bed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I laid Dinah’s dress and my hair barrettes on the bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I left the floor and sat up on the bed next to Abuelita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Holes to be dug, fertilizer to be spread, plants gently bedded, watered, weeded. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Sherm crossed it to a wooden door that stood open, revealing a bright room: a big bed, a desk, a tall dresser, and under the window, a trunk. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Pain forgotten, Captain Short dropped the bed, sinking quickly to her knees. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Mary sat on the side of the bed that wasn’t covered with plaster and began to cry. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It dripped from his beard and soaked the feather bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Armstrong moved over to the bed and, lifting the sheet, looked down on the peaceful face of the dead woman. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I could tell because there was a sproiling sound that must have come from Winn-Dixie jumping up on the bed, and then there was a sound from the preacher like he was real surprised. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z That, any moment now, he would drag her out of bed and ask whether she’d really taken him for such a khar, such a donkey, that he wouldn’t find out. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He tramped up the stairs to his room, went inside, and tipped his books onto his bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I expected her to open it right away, because normally Twig ripped her presents apart—but she set it aside and turned toward me completely, so she was sitting cross-legged on my bed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The soldier in white had been filed next to the Texan, and the Texan sat sideways on his own bed and talked to him throughout the morning, afternoon and evening in a pleasant, sympathetic drawl. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She put Caddy’s nightie on her and Caddy climbed into the bed and Dilsey went to the door and stood with her hand on the light. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When everything was in place, they made Yossarian get back into bed and lie down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When Aunt Loma got married, she and Camp didn’t have but one bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I see myself lying on the bed of the pickup truck, staring up at all the stars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He sat on the bed next to his sister. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z By the time the final credits rolled on the old movie, we were more than ready for bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Hagrid’s cabin comprised a single room, in one corner of which was a gigantic bed covered in a patchwork quilt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Spooky,” Mitt pronounced that night, fearful and unashamed as he lay between us in our bed, clutching his mother’s thigh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z While she finished getting ready, he sat down on her bed and looked around. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They decided to save the blue M&M’s in Calder’s box and keep it under his bed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z After that, I remember us sitting on those beds, talking for some time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I yell when I reach her old room, but there’s an old lady sleeping in the bed where my girlfriend should be. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers surrounding the Saif caravan, dragging me from my bed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And Raymie had backed up slowly and gone back to bed without saying anything to him. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Advocates of “co-sleeping,” meanwhile, warn that sleeping alone is harmful to a baby’s psyche and that he should be brought into the “family bed.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He gave her arm a hard wrench, pulling her around and shoving her down onto the bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I think about the sky and the birds and wings and wind in my face, like I used to before bed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Sleepy, Cassius took a quick nap on my bed, then he went back home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack and Connor are snuggling on Mom and Jack’s bed, watching a wilderness survival show on the TV. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And then, a few nights before they were to leave for Tanaburi, Nok had overheard her parents talking as she lay in bed. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But he did own it, and as a matter of fact drew most of his dividends from that source, so they were able to get three beds between the five of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If there’s a thunderstorm or fireworks or a lot of sirens Devon lets me sit in the hidey-hole in the corner between the foot of his bed and his dresser. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Samuel cleaned the mother and shifted her gently while he changed the linen on the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was thirsty, my tongue a mixture of dry and moist patches, like a sun-baked pond bed, but I didn’t want to hazard drinking the wild stream water unless it was totally necessary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He reminded me of Fred, sick in his bed and not able to get up and work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I have placed what Mai calls "my lucky acorn" on the box next to our bunk beds, which serves as a nightstand. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z These tough ratings sat up in bed darning their socks, and insisted on hand-washing their own smalls, which they dried on washing lines improvised from string, suspended along the radiators. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was supposed to stay in bed, and moving meant a long walk across the field of winter wheat, up and down the hill to the brook’s edge, where the Frisbys made their summer home. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When we got home from dinner, I went upstairs and got into bed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She tucked her needle into the widow's embroidery to retrieve in the morning and left for bed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When I was a kid, I didn’t dress up like Batman or talk to stuffed animals or worry about monsters under my bed. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z This table can be lowered at night and the cushions can be converted to make a double bed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Supper was a plate of roasted goat served on a bed of sliced onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The innkeeper looked to his wife, who said, "Our beds are good, and I shall have the maid make up a fire in the bedroom for you and your companion." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Taking it in my bed makes me feel like an invalid. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Possibly I have the flu and this is why I'm allowed to stay in bed, even though I can tell I've been asleep a long time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Under the window, and occupying nearly a quarter of the room, was an enormous bed with the mattress still on it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Madame Semele bent down and pulled a wooden cage from the cluttered space beneath her bed, and she took the blinking dormouse from her pocket and placed it into the cage. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I knocked over his candle with the pillow and got into bed in the dark. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But when she opened the door, Lázaro slept peacefully, splayed out across the bed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I drop my pencil and flash a look from my unmade bed to the folded clothes piled on my bureau. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I am lying in my bed, thinking about all this and looking around my room, at the walls, at the ceiling. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The night slipped into another day and the body was still lying in Eva’s bed gazing at the ceiling trying to complete a yawn. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Linda was in bed and so fast asleep that he couldn’t wake her. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next several weeks, he retreated to the mine, coming home after I was in bed and up and gone before I woke up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It does, dear. But it is probably best to leave it shuttered while—” Marie-Laure is already standing atop the bed, running her palms along the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As I lay in bed I thought how lucky I was to be going to school and to have a job. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She wrenched herself free and rolled across the bed and stood up on the other side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I got out of bed and sat by the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He decided to stay home from work and went to bed in his bungalow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells us go out and play and be home for bed by half-past eight. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Even the fun of fitting arms and legs to the doll could not keep Robin from wanting to get out into the fields and away from bench and bed, stool and trundle cart. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z We passed under one of the watch- towers along the river, and someone noticed a familiar face—a recruit from the class ahead of ours, the guy who had taught us to short-sheet our beds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I leapt off the bed and stormed past Mom, down the hall, and out the front door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We get to the motel in one piece, and as soon as we walk inside 109 and shut the door, Mama plops onto the bed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He went to bed tired and he woke up tired. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wedged between my pillow and the metal bed frame is a letter. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I came home, she was still there, her work clothes stretched on the bed, rumpled and forgotten. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I undressed, got into bed, and pulled the blankets over me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay in bed that night feeling that Christmas was ruined. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The next morning the kids would wake up to find a bunch of presents loaded at the foot of their beds. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Men in the lane were shoveling garbage onto the bed of the truck. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z So she left him alone, made herself a bed of straw beside his, then paced up and down between the bare walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It had been a feeling she’d been after, a convivial solidarity; she’d hoped to murmur to one another, as if sitting at the edge of one of their beds. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Redemption jumped off the bed and started pacing as Pet watched him eagerly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped her from getting out of bed today to light a candle in the living room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He was pointing at Black, who suddenly crossed to the four-poster bed and sank onto it, his face hidden in one shaking hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I walked over to the bed and sat on the edge and flopped back into the mattress. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Other men lie in stretching bandages with heavy weights hanging from the end of the bed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is that? Do you have a cat under the bed? I love cats.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The bunk beds with their scuffed, splintery ladders are still there. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Pima pointed at the bed and sea chests and debris piled on top of her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “She fell off her bed,” Mom reported sympathetically. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She thought she’d go back to bed and sleep some more, if she could get to sleep again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Two prints in red frames hang over the bed, each with one bold black Korean letter. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I don’t even make it to my bed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She lay in bed and read books and thought of nothing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Maybe that cloud messed with the solar- wind junk before it got to me sleeping in my bed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was like some kind of ninja climbing out of bed, only my invisible and silent mission dealt with peeing, as opposed to murder. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly I jumped out of bed and ran to Tessie, hugging her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I’m lying here in bed, lifting it up and down. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, I crawled out of bed to silence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why? Well, I don’t know. No reason, I guess. No, none at all. They’re all eating or in bed. A good night’s sleep won’t hurt them.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed into bed, pulled the covers up to my chin, and thought for a moment about Nancy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The corridor, the door, the rows of beds were just as he remembered them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If I actually allow myself to think about—to feel—how desperately I miss him, I won’t be able to get out of bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He lets himself fall back to the bed, our magnetic pull severed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She waited a moment, and when she thought surely he had gone back to bed, she opened her eyes and gulped in a breath. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the shadowy bed and remembered Mary as some person he had not seen in a long time. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This time the guard issued a cursory shake of the head before peering around Zeitoun to see Nasser, who again was sitting on the bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I get in bed and put the single topsheet over me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Her eyes felt heavy, and she was ready for bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Afore I got in bed that night, I even used a stick to flip my pillow over. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Ma don’t want that neither! It’s his bed!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Corporal MacIntyre lay on his back under a bed cradle because he could not bear the touch of a sheet on his skin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I think to the box of ÁguaViva in the bed of the pickup, hidden beneath a blanket. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Tell you what,” he said, “you and I’ll mix up those pancakes and take a plateful right up to her, and she can eat in bed for once, like a lady.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I imagine that we’re both here in this bed, that my invisible body is nestled against hers. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Next up is good old-fashioned latex gloves. Tried and true, and used for protection in”—she looks down, clearing her throat and examining the pile of items on her bed—“all kinds of activities.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The electronic bracelet was hidden beneath the bed, along with the tools he had used to remove it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The house had many eccentricities, one of which was that none of the bedrooms contained beds. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I lay in my bed at night and stared up into the darkness. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Grandma’s high bed had escaped the water but still smelled damp, so we put the mattress on the porch roof to sun. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He waked before day and departed just like he went to bed: by rising from the pallet and tiptoeing out of the house. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctor Quinn sat down on the edge of my bed with a grave face. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z After the sun set, Eliza set a candle by her bed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This is very obvious in retrospect, but it wasn’t obvious on those nights after we got the kids to bed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast I tidy up my room, making the bed, wiping the sink with a wad of toilet paper, and taking the garbage out to the Dumpster. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman climbed up on the bed of the truck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire ceiling glows with a soft yellow light allowing me to see that I'm in a room containing just my bed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By the time I filled the basket, the Aleut ship had sailed around the wide kelp bed that encloses our island and be tween our two rocks that guard Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The same old books set on Miss Leefolt’s night- stand: Frances Bentons Etiquette, Peyton Place, that old dusty Bible she keep by the bed for show. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I returned to my cell and lay on my bed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom wasn’t in bed with me, and I felt relieved. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All day long we unpacked boxes, filled cupboards, hammered nails and straightened up the mess, until we fell exhausted into our clean beds at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I knelt on the bed and picked up the hem of my dress to wipe her running nose. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he told me that some nights he lay in bed just praying for all the stray animals out there. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z In this way we exchanged names, from bed to bed: Alma. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The concavity in the center of the bed is rectified by sleeping on a folded-up towel, and so forth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell fast and she fell hard, but what did that matter, since she would have gladly dropped a thousand feet onto a bed of nails if Westley had been waiting at the bottom. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Lying on the bed, as still as an alligator, sunning. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I throw myself onto the bed and cry into my pillow. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the day in bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes she’d slip from the bed while he slept and would cross to the door and go out alone into the night. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I discover two bedrooms, both under a thick layer of dust, one with a figure lying under a cobwebby shroud on the bed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe she wanted me to pull out the bed, but I'm not going to do it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid,” I said, “and just wish you’d stayed in bed?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her tray was at the foot of her bed: lull and plums, just like any morning, though usually by this time she’d be deep asleep and lost in Letha’s oblivion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Although the clocks in Barrow would say it was time to get ready for bed, she was getting up, for she was on wolf time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved it when Mom put Penny in bed with me after her morning bath. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z When I hear her walking I feel even more sorry for her because maybe she keeps her mother in a bed in the middle of the living room just like Miss Stewart. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s raining the next morning, and when I wake, I stay in bed and try to hold on to a dream I had of Papa Joseph. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She got up and put on a dressing gown and brought a hand mirror back to the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Matty had arrived at the homeplace the night before to find the blind man preparing for bed and listening attentively to the low collective moan, clearly a large number of people grieving. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I was getting ready to cross back from the bathroom to the closet to bed when I heard someone moving around in the yard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Alex climbs onto the bed, sliding back to prop himself up on his elbows by the pillows, watching as Henry kicks off his shoes and regains his bearings. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “What do you think his mom will say about this? Will there be room in his twin bed?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “You slept the whole day! Pretty soon it’ll be time to go to bed I ” again! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She sat there, one hand on Evan’s stomach so he didn’t fall off the bed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There is no bicycle, only a hospital bed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She come stood over me in de bed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Surprised—it always surprised him to find himself awake without prior notice—he rose from the bed, stood up in his multicolored pajamas, and stretched. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It resembled nothing so much as a rippling black cape, the edges fluttering slightly as it slithered up the bed towards me. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I leave the bed half-stripped and go downstairs to the living room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Tired, ready to go to bed and sleep forever. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Instead, I lay down on my bed, without taking off my shoes, without turning on the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was perfectly calm as she glanced at the foot of the bed to take in the man’s name and, presumably, his condition, then she stood over him and gazed into his face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Grasping his bars he pulled himself from the bed and over to the window seat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As soon as Richard and Mom went to make the pancakes, I ran to my room and took all your notes out of the box under my bed. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She sat cross-legged on the bed, propping herself on her hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “And then you went to bed and to sleep?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did June feel like a spy, and why was she tucked in bed when all she wanted was a friend? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He looks at me, steps away, stops, comes back, kisses me on the forehead for the first time in my life and I’m so happy I feel like floating out of the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Dad has Malachy and the twins out of the bed and sitting on the floor by the dead fire. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I had gone into Mom and Dad’s bedroom looking for Mom to put me to bed, but saw Dad sitting on the edge of the bed, taking off his socks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z When we were eating dinner, sitting on her bed side by side, she said to me, “This is fun.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By now Theo has gone to bed because he's so tired. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I took him back to bed, and he purred under my chin and kneaded my shoulder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She turned to me and frowned, leaning down to shove the shoebox under the bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Servants break down the burnt bed, carrying off bedposts scarred by the fire. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I take the map over to the bed but, on a whim, return to the closet and pull that old green jacket off the hanger. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Betty Jean’s house was small and white, with neat flower beds in the front. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes on my language arts book and call to him from my bed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her rumpled clothes lay on the unmade bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Flapping hard, she struggled to fly out of the fern bed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He lay in Guitar’s bed face-up in the sunlight, trying to imagine how it would feel when the ice pick entered his neck. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged and traced the pattern of the lace coverlet on the bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "You will make your bed in the stables, boy." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She unplugs it and rolls the chair closer to the bed, handing the laptop over to me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Then he mixed a narcotic, and coming over to the bed, said cheerily:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mom set him down, and he toddled over to the bed, grabbing the quilt and then cruising around to the footboard. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he said, “I asked Kevin to come, but once he’s in bed, forget it. It hurts him too much to get in and out of bed, anyway.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For a long time she could not stop getting in the bed with her children and told herself each time that they might dream a dream about dragons and would need her to comfort diem. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Like Ben was Pop, Ray climbs onto the bed and massages his head. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He dropped the book, sat down on the bed next to me, and put his forehead in his hands. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Scarlett was thinking about the afternoon’s events as she lay in bed that night listening to the sound of the cars grinding their way along the main road. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He pressed his face into the pillow and pushed his head hard against the bed frame. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Even the King of Faerie doesn’t like to think of his son taking his place in a lover’s bed.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dad came in late and went straight upstairs to bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Singer saw the room just as he had left it—with the large bed for Antonapoulos and the iron cot for himself, the big overstuffed sofa and the camp chair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was not enough room to sit up, but lying down was like lying in a bed of rocks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I sat down I checked all the beds for Tobias. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She crept out of his bed, down the back steps, and over the path through the darkness back to her cabin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards, I sat on my bed, back against the wall, knees pulled in tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It sloped up gently northward, and at its bottom went the bed of a now dry and withered stream. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Every time we returned from breakfast, the mattresses we had brought outside the previous night were back on our beds. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But this has never been an option because the Dream rests on our backs, the bedding made from our bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “There’s only space for two small beds and one small desk in their room. Where will we put Katie’s desk when she starts school?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At night, before she interred herself in the enormous canopy bed, she hefted the knife in her palm, ran her finger along the blade until she felt the bite. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She set the tray down on my bed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On March 3, as she lay in bed, Jessie gave directions about her last wishes to her sisters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They imagined the quick, sweet pain, then the evacuation to Japan, then a hospital with warm beds and cute geisha nurses. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes taking Henry apart, but there’s something incredibly intimate about sitting on the bed they wrecked the night before, the only one who watches him create Prince Henry of Wales for the day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You forgot to say about the marriage bed.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She lay in bed as the hoots and laughter and bantering voices downstairs began to mushroom. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Neeley got up from bed as she was about to leave. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat next to Dill on her bed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He turned back to the bed, and before Anya could stop him, he tugged on the foot closest to him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Outside, the sidewalk was splotched purple, as was the grass itself, and the rocks in the flower beds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z All the way to the creek bed, they forced the enemy , back, sweating under their winter jackets. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Then a bed covered in white sheets that shone in the sun, her children rolling on it with her, the husband’s body half visible at the edges. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Four crouches by the side of the bed, and watches me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He hadn't gone to the Old Bear, but he hadn't gone to bed either, he'd woken the other boys. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His two rooms were furnished only with an upright piano, a straight chair, a small table and an unmade double bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When Laman comes home he wants to read in his bed or sleep and we have to be quiet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But if people saw all of this for what it really is, who knows if anyone would get out of bed in the morning? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When I went to bed each night, I had a talk with God. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On every bed lay a muddy-green blanket, with no linen and no pillow. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He is lying on his bed, eyes open but not seeing anything. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d been planning to work in her flower beds, the way she usually did to pass time between orphans, but she was currently facing a conundrum. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When she heard him stir, she snapped on the fights and came over beside the bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He stretched out on the bed, letting his long fingers rub the pocket places in his clothes where matches might be. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When he woke up in the hospital again, the smell of ether was gone and Dunbar was lying in pajamas in the bed across the aisle maintaining that he was not Dunbar but afortiori. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I say and he barely has a chance to say yes before I’m pulling back the covers and getting outta the bed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I jumped out of bed, ran down the corridor, and banged on Mlungisi’s door. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was only one person she wanted to tell, Maya realized on Friday night, after everyone else had gone to bed and the house sounded louder and emptier than it did during the day. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Others held a more sinister opinion, sure that some malevolent creature had dragged him from his bed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Where the woods thinned, Taran clattered along a dry stream bed until, exhausted, he stumbled and held out his hands against the whirling ground. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Then he remembered the game and rolled off his bed fingering a machine gun. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s mostly just a cappella people sitting on Mikey’s bed and drinking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When I awoke from my fever, I found myself wearing a clean linen shift and lying on a hard, narrow bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But he stays still, sitting on the edge of the bed, elbows on his knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Finally he slammed the door and crawled into bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It was a low, insistent knock thumping through the house that finally forced me out of bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The Monster Book shuddered angrily, but could no longer flap and snap, so Harry threw it down on the bed and reached for Hagrid’s card. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z At nine-thirty he was sitting on the edge of his bed looking at his watch. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Best of all, the beds had clean sheets with a fresh, floral smell and the air was deliciously cool. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He had been cast from a restless sleep, but he rolled off the bed and onto the floor where he pumped out fifty pushups before he groped his way to the bathroom. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘There was a special bed in this palace.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She spent the night on a bed of newspapers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then Mom made Ivy change out of her wet clothes and tucked her into bed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z You got punished if you were caught out of bed after lights-out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear Daddy coughing in his bed, a cough like he’ll never catch his breath. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He could feel it everywhere, even in the blue sheets that were stretched tightly across the bed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I slid them under my pillow, but when I turned out the light, fear filled up my hard, narrow bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot get into bed with a man unless I’m in some state of accord with him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I was thinking of my mom, falling asleep in the chair by my hospital bed. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She placed a bucket next to the bed and picked up the lamp. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on the bed, I realize I get most of the light. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He rolls onto his side and listens, trails the back of his hand across the pillow next to him and imagines Henry lying opposite in his own bed, two parentheses enclosing 3,700 miles. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After Dad-oh goes to bed and I’m sure he’s asleep I sneak into Devon’s room and borrow his Boy Scout knife and camping flashlight and go to the living room. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too tired to do any more than that before she fell back on the bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m even downsizing my bed so that you can fit yours in. We picked one out today.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z That night, the witches would come for me in my bed. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z His muscles flexed taut as steel and he pressed the pillow, feeling the bed give slowly, evenly, but silently. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He said he’d been just fixing to go to bed when he heard a sound and went outside to look. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid his favorite book back in the shelf over his bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Everyone thinks I’m in bed. It took me a long time to climb out my window and make my way here.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss showed me the girls’ bedroom, which had two sets of bunk beds, a crib, and a cot. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He leaned against the bed, face-down on the top, and mumbled, “This body is the worst.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Eight men struggled out with a huge mahogany four- ppster bed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman who was with him said later that Aureliano Arcaya jumped out of bed and opened the door and was greeted with the discharge of a Mauser that split his head open. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I would lie in this comfortable bed, thinking about my uncle’s house in Ningpo, realizing how unhappy I had been, feeling sorry for my little brother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I clung to the bed, refusing to leave this world for dreams. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Our side-by-side beds were already set up for the night with mosquito nets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. would be all cram up in a corner of the bed. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “For instance, uncle, if Lancelot were actually found in Guenever's bed, in front of witnesses, then there would be no need for combat, would there?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the least I can do for you, now that your own dear mother’s not around for guidance. Now, I’m off to bed,” and Mother hobbles toward her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was missing me very much and using the bed must have relieved the feeling of longing a bit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every bed has a right and a wrong side,” said Mary Poppins, primly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Instead I lay in bed and waited for Aaron to call. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern lay side by side, their elbows propped up on the higher bed, while I sat on the lower bed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He swings his legs over the side of the bed, his back to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two beds in my room are empty. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Against the same wall as the office, but in the opposite corner of the barn, Margo has set up a kind of bed—four forklift pallets beneath an orange air mattress. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She walked over to Tally’s bed, unslinging the knapsack from her shoulder. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her mom was on the bed, sitting with her back against the headboard. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Normally this would thrill me, to be alone with this handsome doctor paying attention to me, but all I want to do is lie down on the bed and slip into sleep. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Uriah falls on one of the beds in the back corner. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I had a rented hospital bed in the living room, where I watched soap operas on t.v., and my family cranked me up and down. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The skull rested on a bed of black felt, grinning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead he lay in bed and dozed off with a grin. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "And Ivy, what in the name of the gods are you doing in bed with the favorite? Now, what if this hit the tattlers? It'd be an incest scandal." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On her way out of the room, Lola noticed by the bed a masculine-looking suitcase of tan leather and heavy straps and faded steamer labels. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their beds were on the soft meadow grass; under the thick-leaved trees; where the pine needles fall year after year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she realized what they were, she kicked aside the stalks of dry brown grass that had served as her bed and blanket and struggled to her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He loved rather to take his roll of bread and garlic to the field and stand there eating, planning and thinking, “Here shall I put the black-eyed peas and here the young rice beds.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The lamp on Kevin’s side of the bed went on and I could see him beardless now, but with his thatch of gray hair uncut. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As I lay in bed that night, Uri’s voice came through the darkness. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He said he’d seen a man spirit in his house, sometimes leaning against the wall by his woodstove, other times by the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Uhmma is sitting on the bed and arranging my clothes into neat piles for the dresser we will share. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She slipped out of bed, tiptoed into her closet, and knelt beside the hole. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And now I'm taking the cushions off the sofa, and Mabel is moving the coffee table to the side of the room to make space for the bed to fold out. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then, just as they stepped through the doorway, Alby mumbled something from his bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Of course, the best way to prevent a mishap was to be sure to visit our chamber pots every night before we got in bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lie on a narrow camp bed with a wooden frame. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Initially she’d tolerated his silences at the dinner table, his indifference in bed, his need to speak to his mother and Sonia every evening, and to visit them, on weekends, without her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I slipped out of bed again, this time being extra sure to make no sound at all. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Soon they stood on the edge of a cliff, looking down on the dry lake bed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I got him back into the house and onto the bed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We sat on the bed, watching Malia drift into a restless, uncomfortable sleep. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Piles of matching blouses and skirts lie all over her bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Orderlies lifted him onto a stretcher, quickly wheeled him down a hall, and transferred him to a bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked over to the bed and helped Park's mom up, then stood with his arm wrapped protectively around her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z All I hear in response is a whimper coming from their bed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There were six beds total, two against each wall, steamer trunks at their feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t care if you bring her upstairs and tie her to a bed to keep her from going on a shooting spree!” says Zeke, scowling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Baby Girl get out the carpool today, walked straight to her room and throwed herself on her bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He kicked the cereal box under the bed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She scrambled up the bed and jumped in beside Rose, pulling the older girl's arm over her like a comforter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She wondered whether they might move his bed under the window, so he could get the morning sxm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Trying not to bend at the waist, I fumble in the drawer under my bed for a clean shirt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Trucks with flat beds loaded with empty potato barrels moved on the roads, and the mechanical potato digger turned up long windrows of pale-skinned tubers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry got slowly out of bed and started looking for socks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I wasn’t in the cabin anymore but in my own bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She threw herself back onto her bed and, still bouncing slightly, let her limbs fall lifeless to her sides. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Philbert kept on holding us, and together the three of us tumbled out of bed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon Cathy rose listlessly from her bed and spent a long time in front of the mirror. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And later, when he lay in bed, trying to make words out of the murmurs in the other room, he heard his father protest, “But, Ruth, I didn’t give much for him.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Walter came to me and knelt beside my bed, and I handed him the telegram. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were huge wooden beds, a jungle of leaves, and ripe crops right under the dining room window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z On her days off, she lies in bed for hours and hours, and I worry that she’ll never get up again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I walk back to the bed and he down with my face to the wall and pull my knees up into my chest. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Upstairs, I plug in my phone and lie down on the bed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t you be in bed, Beans?” he asked me, taking in my pajamas. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They were clean, white children, and their beds were soft with Ei. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Help me get him to bed and I can promise you he’ll sleep till morning,” she whispered. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When she was displeased she made me sleep on the edge of the bed and that night I knew I needed to be close to her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Antibiotics, painkillers, and bed rest. It is quite a shock when all the teeth are removed at once.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Lying there in his bed without his wedding garments, he looked thin as a willow twig and very weak. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But I wedge out from under the bed—there's getting to be less and less room under there—and I dust myself off and open the door. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "Just after the midnight star. The staff have gone to bed." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Why does a dog go round and round in a circle before it lies on its bed? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ll say I’m sick, stay in bed and read a few books. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The ship began to circle the kelp bed and I thought surely that it was going to return to the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On Christmas morning, Jessie opened her eyes and was relieved to find herself in her own bed, in her own room. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ash ran into the house and upstairs, down the hallway lit with flaming sconces and into her father’s room, where he lay in bed tossing and turning, the greenwitch chanting something unfamiliar yet unmistakably old. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of my bed, the block tower loomed, jagged and leering. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I guess so. She’s just sitting there on my bed, waiting. But I don’t know what to say to her. She seems confused.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I get up from the desk chair and slip past him to go sit on the bed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I close the door soft and make my way to the bed when he says, “We need to get this floor swept and mopped.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z In the space of ten minutes, they packed their paint, ladders, brushes, and tarps, and loaded them into the bed of Zeitoun’s truck. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And then, ” continued Mig, “I tells her to get out of her princess bed and come with me on a little journey. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It had been a long day, and now all she wanted was dinner and bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I asked him about some other house in the area where I might rent a bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in my room at Anker’s, I sat on my bed for a long minute in the dark, trying to decide what to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She lay across the bed and drifted off to sleep, and was still asleep when Mia came home from the restaurant with two foam containers of leftover noodles and a new idea. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t do it,” he said, and backed away from the bed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When Christopher came up into our bedroom, I was still awake and sitting on his bed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I pull my hand away before I get busted by one of the nurses and walk down the hallway to my room, plopping down on my bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Groggy with sleep, he stumbled off to bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then I remembered Mr. Savo lying in his bed behind the curtain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The smell of stale grease and onions crawled over him, seeping from the walls, from the bed itself. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It says,‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” she announced finally. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Staggering, she eased him onto the bed and settled him back on the pillows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So common, in fact, that people ignore it, turn the other cheek, or go back to bed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At home, I lie on my bed and read the entire book, and because it’s only thirty-six pages, it doesn’t take long. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I take everyone to the covered trailer bed as Jack films. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Grover and I sat in the pickup bed, leaning against the tow wench. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Out back, in the walkway between the house proper and the servants’ quarters, Chucha is putting out her bedding to sun on the line. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Mariam sat up on the bed and crossed her legs, pulled the blanket on her lap. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As I dropped my duffel on the other bed and started to unpack, Drew grabbed the remote and flopped down to channel surf. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Pa transfers me from his warm arms onto the hard, cold bed of the truck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, it’s an empty hospital room, a lone skateboard leaning against the bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “They gotta figure out how to keep a tan and avoid the sun at the same time. But it’s, like, the 1800s, so there are no tanning beds. Chew on that.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She sat on the bed and watched him put away his hat and undo the button on his collar and brush his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not going to have you sitting in a freezing-cold football stadium. You need bed rest.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She lay down on the bed, pulling her traveling cloak over herself. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After Hermione had gone to bed that night, Harry quietly extracted his rucksack from Hermione’s beaded bag, and from inside it, the photograph album Hagrid had given him so long ago. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One wanted him to make a phone call; one wanted a form; one wanted a new bed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Burned Man pulled the girl from the bed and half marched, half dragged her across the chamber. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He hangs up and tosses the phone aside as June settles down on the bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I opened the door to my parents’ room and found Abu sitting on the bed pulling on his socks. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed staring at the ceiling. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She lies in her bed with Michael in her arms. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I crept over to the bed to get a better look at our poor, unsuspecting victim. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We put the Plant to bed in the laboratory and joined the others inside. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t really expect Haymitch, because he’s probably just getting to bed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She is standing by her bed, trying valiantly to squeeze her schoolbooks into a purple minibackpack that I haven’t seen before. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z That night, I chatted her after I went to bed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Please put the papers on the table by the bed.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Jonas lay on the bed again with his hands at his sides. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t I ride in the truck bed with the ice?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It happened more frequently that after a merry evening, he lay late in bed the following morning and felt dull and tired. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She dried me off, massaged me until I was as soft as moistened bread, and pulled the covers over me when I closed my eyes in the bed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Plastic tubes were connected to beeping machines next to Albert’s bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You went to bed. What time did you get up, sheriff? Do you remember? On the sixteenth?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She took off her dressing gown and slippers and climbed into bed and fell asleep with barely enough time to reflect, as she did so, on what the cat could have meant by a challenge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He’d been lying on the bed as usual, staring at the ceiling while I read to him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As I climb into bed, my mom knocks on the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z That night I asked my mother how to spell the words and left a note on my door asking my father to wake me up before he went to bed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She rolled over and stared for a while into the box of rocks on the floor next to her bed. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z That night, I worked on the feathers before my brother came up to bed, which wasn’t easy, because I didn’t have a desk so I had to use the floor. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She dove under the blankets on her bed, peeking only her face out of them, and she could hear Babulya tutting in the kitchen: “Slamming doors like they’ll last forever. Children these days.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He bent down at the foot of the bed, and I felt the head of the bed go flat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Holding his breath, he bent over the bed—and the golden monkey stirred. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’ll find the money,” he told Mother when they went to bed that night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He put both of his hands on the edge of my bed, and at that moment I felt like a parakeet—but a tough, stand-up-for-yourself variety of parakeet—in a stare-down with a saltwater crocodile. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I got out of bed and pulled on some clothes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In the magical moonlight of my bed at night, I pretended she would become more like them and they would become more like her, and in the end I would have it all. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Milkman slipped into Sweet’s bed and slept the night in her perfect arms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a candlelit room with a vast white-counterpaned bed, and himself, a boy of nine or ten, sitting on the floor, shaking a dice box and laughing excitedly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The knocking got him out of bed and brought him tousled of hair and beard to the door in his nightgown. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now further, and now nearer Isen flowed in its stony bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They probably had pink-and-gold diaries with little keys and bags of potato chips under their beds to share at night while they talked about how happy they were. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Her hair, unburned, was wild once more, still crackling with the fire’s kinesis, and Sarai knew that if she touched it, it would feel like a bed of coals, and so would her bare skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z An oak bed, a walnut bureau, a bedside table—nothing else except lamps, one curtained window, and a picture of Jesus walking on the water. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept the biggest piece of her Samsonite luggage open on the floor at the foot of her bed and, slowly, she began to fill it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I fully planned on going back to bed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I felt along the edge of the bed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I spring onto the bed next to him and think about how crazy all this would sound if I told anyone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Ruth looked into the bedroom and saw three little beds, and like Goldilocks, she walked over to the nearest one and sat down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a horseshoe-shaped room with about a dozen beds and a cadre of nurses, who constantly bustle around, reading the computer printouts that churn out from the feet of our beds recording our vital signs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So I still have not changed the bed, though it is soiled. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z That night in bed, she lay awake trying to think of some way to stop Evan from selling even a single glass. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “I know,” Juanita chimed in from behind the shower curtain she was using to cover up while she dressed for bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She spent a restless night in bed, dreaming of walking down the corridor between her room and Taisin’s. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Go back to bed and sleep a while longer. We’ll all pray this afternoon for God’s forgiveness.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She sank to her bed, holding the envelope in her hand; she smelled it, stared at his familiar handwriting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Waking up in a real bed with a real pillow is so nice, I don't want to get out of it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She felt even worse than when she’d climbed stiff and aching out of bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They had found the cache of acorns and beechnuts and had tossed them all over my bed and floor. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two beds pulled up to the ceiling through a clever construction of ropes and pulleys. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Her fingers grip the chilly rails of the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “And then I went to bed and slept till morning.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And by the time she had done all this and put Poppy to bed, she still had almost half an hour to study the fragments of paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Max, so help me God, I couldn’t do nothing when I turned around and saw that woman coming to that bed. Honest to God, I didn’t know what I was doing. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z On our bed, we bounced with glee as our mattress squeaked, prompting Keav to yell at us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I went over and sat on the bed beside her and kissed her. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Over his bed he has a pink-and-white plaster angel, some pictures of famous athletes, and two or three photographs of naked women. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Dunno,” said Harry, lying back on his bed fully clothed and staring blankly upwards. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There’s a box of Kleenex next to my bed and I pull out tissue after tissue to mop up my tears. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She would clean her own bowl and a small, limited area; she would have one drawer to sort, one bed to make. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was little, I used to sit on your bed while you looked through magazines and talked about the actors you thought were “sooooo cute.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My attention turned to Sir Fig Newton napping on my made bed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Father was lying on the bed, his eyes closed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She looked at the vacant-faced woman lying in a bed, her hair cut off short and her hazel eyes staring at the camera without any expression, as if the camera and photographer were not there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure. Whatever. There’s money in my jacket. It’s on the bed.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now the fire lay in beds, stood in windows, changed the colors of drapes! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Being in bed for a year gave me an advantage over the other students and school is easy for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Once I’ve reached the big bed, the worst is over, except when the shooting is extra loud. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He rolled out of bed, took a quick shower, toasted himself a bagel, and headed out for the construction site. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered what kind of Tetris they had done to fit all the pieces of the bed into such a small car. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was glad he could set a long time after the young children had gone to bed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wonderful, both of us lying on the bed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I stay in my bed while the nurses are there, and Ilse comes and feels my forehead and asks me what’s wrong. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Maya sank down onto the bed because she wasn’t sure if her knees were going to support her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I follow the creek bed until the embankment grows into rock walls, and then I wade right into the middle, feeling the water push past my ankles. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That evening, after dinner, Adria and I got up from the table to head upstairs and get ready for bed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His head felt enormous, as big as the bed, too heavy to raise from the pillow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’ve been doing morning weights with Dad for about a year—just these little blue plastic ones that tuck under my parents’ bed, but there’s a cumulative effect. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Our bedding consisted of a single sisal, or straw, mat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Both beds are layered in stiff, thick blankets and way too many pillows. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Denied a bed and hospitality for the night, Booth and Herold continued to search for transportation at the house of one of Stuart’s neighbors, a man of color named Lucas. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And so she never lifted her head up any more, and it was just an hour later when we laid it down on her own bed, because we found she was gone.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But after twenty minutes of tossing I got out of bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the bed, I saw a wicker basket stuffed with books, a locomotive, a water- color set. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In my room, she pulled out the bottles from my desk drawer, then settled me on my bed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He goes back to his own bed, and I am left to try to find a comfortable way to sleep in my chains, between two crates. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When Jake asked if he could leave his suitcase under the bed for a few days the mute nodded that he could. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At home, I would sometimes find him sitting on his bed staring at the floor, or reading through old letters, or gazing at the photo album. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Like someone who was sick but had to pull herself up out of bed anyway. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Regina would take the boy with her when she nursed Schonberg and Bobby would play his great-cousin as the old man sat in bed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Maya nestled closer to her, pressing up against Grace’s side as Joaquin sat down on the edge of the bed next to them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You know how I feel for you in all this, there’s no need for me to tell you. Get your husband to bed early, if you can. It’s going to be a long day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “She had better be put to bed soon; she looks tired: are you tired?” she asked, placing her hand on my shoulder. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed wrong—a big, blue-plaid boy comforter on the bed and Mama's lady curtains at the window. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z When I did, I almost fell off my bed. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He was lying on his bed, reading a magazine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom, carry me upstairs and put me in bed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Sansa dried her own tears as she struggled to comfort her friend They went to sleep in the same bed, cradled in each other's arms like sisters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘So you’ve come on this little expedition, too? Where do we get bed and breakfast?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I figured this had something to do with a boy. And that adorable dress on your bed and this makeup here tells me I’m not wrong.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Ruth May fell back into bed with her hair plastered to her head in a dark sweat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But all Luke did was nod, still smiling about Ricky’s bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Laila sat on the edge of her bed, giddy with relief, and watched that beautiful, yellow eye winking on and off. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They made going to bed seem like an adventure. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Second Wife complained to many people about the shameless widow who had enchanted Wu Tsing into bed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four bedrooms off of the living room, each of them with two twin beds and a dresser. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Knocking the platter of food aside with a swipe of his arm, he pushed off the blankets and rose from Ned Stark's bed naked and angry. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After she went to bed, I called John. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a reply to a message he’d sent a few hours before, just after seven, when 1 was still slumbering in our bed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned the lights out, and lay on the bed, and thought of Laura as she was before he went to prison. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She asked me if I wanted some ice chips, and I nodded, and then she sat at the bed with me and spooned them into my mouth. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Some nights I took the two-way radio into bed with me and rested it on the side of the pillow that Buckminster wasn’t on so I could hear what was going on in her bedroom. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She comes in and sits down on the bed next to me, making the springs creak. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Even though she was in our parents’ bed, Caroline woke up in the middle of the night, terrified. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I get to my feet and grab my overnight bag from under the bed, go over to the chest to grab some clothes and catch sight of myself in the mirror. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole body sinks onto her bed, still with her comb in my hand and with the scent of cigarette smoke, alcohol, sweat, pain, and grief on the tips of my fingers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I change into the bathing suit and lie on my bed, staring at the ceiling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How many times do I have to tell you—lash that bed to the bolts! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran up to Leo’s room and threw himself down on the bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Near our cottage, where the small creek winds under the old wooden bridge, is the most beautiful bed of roses. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Newt walked over and sat back down on the bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby began nervously, trying to arrange her thoughts: “It’s about my youngest son, Timothy. He is sick, too sick to leave his bed. And Moving Day is only five days off.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z We climbed up into the loft, wrapped some hay up in blankets for pallets, and settled into bed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So why was I hooked up to all these machines, lying in this uncomfortable bed? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m in bed now, swallowed by the night. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She was sprawled on her bed, her legs in Ashish’s lap. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The dress she would wear was laying out on the bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Gussie was paralyzed with fright for a moment, then he ran away screaming and hid under the bed where he stayed for twenty-four hours. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sean, lying next to me, had apparently rolled to the floor from the pullout bed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z There’s a notepad and pen on the table next to the bed, so I scribble a quick message: I was here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachy and I sleep at opposite ends of the small bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I sit on the bed and switch the phone on, praying that it still has some charge. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd been sick for two whole days and had only just managed to drag himself out of bed, reluctantly, for his dreaded meeting with the Hartliebs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I went back to the bed and picked the Flint rock up. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He left, and I threw them on the bed and went to breakfast. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She sits up and slides off the bed, holding the laptop high. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As I lay there in my white hotel bed feeling lonely and weak, I thought I was up in that sanatorium in the Adirondacks, and I felt like a heel of the worst sort. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There was very little to eat, and he knew that all the children would be going to bed hungry that night. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Those who don’t fit in the four bedrooms’ fifteen beds sleep in a long hallway on the floor. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Finally she went back to bed, and to sleep, or so we thought. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I kept watching nurses go in and out of the curtain around Mr. Savo’s bed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z After forever, I got out of bed and went to the closet where I kept the phone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, I’m eleven now, folks, and, in case you haven’t heard, I don’t wet my bed anymore. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Very early one Christmas morning as he and his wife lay in bed asleep, an explosion woke him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At least, she misses her own bed and her clothes and she really misses Bit, their dog; the way he’d be so happy when she’d come back. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z By the time I came back into the room, Newcharlie was sitting up in bed, touching his lip and frowning. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I’m still on top of her on Muqtada’s bed, my legs sticking way off, almost hitting my bed. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He lay on his bed fully clothed and fell asleep at once, his dreams tense and crowded, his mother’s unhappy, frightened face always there just out of reach. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad had always taken turns putting me to bed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I think there’s something under our bed,” I said to Lori. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo’s outrage transformed in an instant to rage—simpler, hotter—and he shot out of bed as fast as he had shot out of sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She jumped out of bed, picked him up in her arms, and rocked him, trying to calm him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He closed the house at two-thirty and was in bed by three—but he couldn’t sleep. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her stare turned to Fig snoozing at the opposite end of the bed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She was lying white-faced in bed and she put up her arms to hug me, but she didn’t say a word about Miriam. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jethro sank down on the ground, weak with fatigue and emotion; someone—he later believed it was Bill—carried him inside and laid him on his comshuck bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I discovered later that I’d bitten my thumbnails down to their bleeding nail beds waiting for Paul’s planned assault from behind. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Sticks the pajamas in his sack and tucks her into bed and heads for the next hootch.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shut you up and get to bed,” my mother said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My body—I was in a bed, on top of my arm, which was asleep, but I didn’t know where. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Delilah jumps out of bed, her heart pounding. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “We were lying in bed together a few days ago,” Vivi says. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, as I’m dusting the Doctorita’s room and making the bed, I catch a glimpse of myself in the wardrobe’s mirror, at the two blue-yellow crescents beneath my eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami and Joy set up a chair and table next to my bed and that becomes my classroom. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He’d gone to bed with a metallic taste in his mouth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was a dull ebony that seemed almost purple in the light of the lamp by her bed. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They come into the room a few minutes later and stand next to the bunk bed. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He had come around the other side and entered the space between the. two beds. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z With those words, Suya bent to the floor and pushed aside the blankets on Sifen’s bed, revealing a wood plank on the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I have my life's savings in a metal box under my bed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Her mom and dad, together and apart, weirdly hovering over her hospital bed like aliens from movies even cornier than teenage family dramas. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She reached over to smooth my bed head. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I flopped back on my bed with my arms over my face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For the next three weeks, Oshiro was stuck in a bed in the 8th Field Hospital with deeply embedded tubes draining his wound. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I’ve never gone to bed early, and have no intention of changing my schedule. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I stopped packing and sat down on my narrow hotel bed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He lifted up my mosquito net and crawled into my bed next to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She jumps out of bed and goes straight to the mirror again, examining herself from all angles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I was lying on a comfortable bed with feather pillows and white cotton sheets. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I get out of bed, tell Siunek to give me a few minutes to myself, and shut the door behind him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He pulled the sheet off the bed and fumbled one-handed with their belongings. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mine is painted white and has a bed made of curly metal. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After hours of kissing and talking and more kissing on her bed, Dorian had left only minutes before. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I got all the way to the bed before I noticed—thank God they didn’t wake up—that they were all curled up together on their left sides. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He was lying on something that felt like a camp bed, except that it was higher off the ground and that he was fixed down in some way so that he could not move. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I close my eyes for a moment and imagine my deliciously soft bed and the worn kantha quilt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z All you have to do, practically, is sit down on the bed and say, "Wake up, Phoeb," and bingo, she's awake. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Olanna said and stared at the smooth floor and two beds, a furnished underground room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The sheets clung to the sweat on my legs, so I threw them off in a crumpled mess at the foot of the bed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z By April 21 Olmsted was again confined to bed “with sore throat, an ulcerating tooth, and much pain preventing sleep.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A lace tablecloth is spread on the bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Stick was leaning against the side of his bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I mean, my palms would literally start to sweat and my heart would start to race, and I’d start to cry and scream before going to bed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She glanced briefly at the kids in the bed to be sure they were sound asleep, and then she allowed herself to read the whispery words, faded letters in a neat hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He shuts the cover and swings his legs over the edge of the bed, to put the book away on his shelves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and yelled to the back, but it looked like she was yelling at the chicken stacked up in that big metal bed thing it sits in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes I found him in bed, playing alone, the cards spread across a blanket on his lap as he formulated moves and countermoves with imaginary opponents and an imaginary teammate. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Well, bed rest is what the doctor ordered,” I croaked. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Blow after blow she lands, until tiny flakes of bone litter the bed and mingle with chipped bits of her once-beautiful goose. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Then, locking and bolting the door, he prepared for bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I drag myself out of bed and put in my headphones. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The first one she placed flat on the bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On a bench along the left wall sit a pair of grimy listening decks the size of bed pillows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A short man in his twenties and an older lady with light brown hair and green eyes come in and stand at the foot of my bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As he talked he smoked three cigarettes, crushing them in a saucer by the side of her bed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I screamed, wrenching upright out of my bed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As she lay in bed, she realized that, no matter what the outcome, all of their lives had changed forever. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Rafik lay on his bed reading a recently arrived tome of Star Trek wisdom, the Vulcan dictionary. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She cleared away the smoking things, then drew back the cotton bedspread from the bed she had been sitting on, took off her slippers, and got into the bed. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z If she went home now she would lie down on the bed and bawl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the center of the cave stood a Roman-style bed, gilded wood shaped like a curly U, with velvet cushions. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I found my clothes laid out on her narrow bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The sprites had turned the matchbooks into beds and tables, shredded all the paper, and ripped out the centers of the books to nest inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The midwife led the miller’s wife back to the high soft bed and, holding her bruised face in her hands, poured a mug of wormwood tea down her throat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Cole’s eyes open, Edwin and Garvey stepped forward, one on each side of his bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z So the morning before the third night she shook the mites out of her bedding. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z After weeks of sleeping on the ground, the feather bed beneath her back was like clouds. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She had arrived home tired, hadn’t even bothered to take her clothes off, and flopped down on the bed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When I get back to the dormitory, I expect to find the same thing I found the day before: a few initiates lying on beds or staring at nothing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then he leaned back against the bed and ate the soup. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z We were sitting on Holly’s queen-size bed, combing her dolls’ hair. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Lot was angry about the journey and wished to forbid it, but she knew how to deal with that The Queen drew herself silently out of bed, and went to her coffer. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the upstairs room of the crumbledown Calvin sits on the bed tucked under the low part of the ceiling. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z At half past eleven that evening, Harry, who had pretended to go up to bed early, pulled the Invisibility Cloak back over himself and crept back downstairs through the common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At home, after I’d put the girls to bed and sent my mom back to Euclid Avenue to get some rest, I called Barack on his cell. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I bite my bottom lip and go right past the bed to the wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I sink backward onto my bed, staring up at the ceiling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z While Grandpa fed and watered the team, Papa and I carried our bedding to the shelter and made down our beds. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He found the professor in bed, sound asleep. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened Angel’s door, expecting to find her huddled under the bed or screaming at the window. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie kept a pair of binoculars by the west window, next to his bed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z For a moment, she thought it was the clock radio by her bed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi,” Maya said softly, and Grace rolled over to see her curled up on the other side of the bed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We were already in bed when I heard them talking loudly on the porch. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While the others were unrolling blankets and making beds against the walls of the chamber, as far as possible from the hole in the floor, he crept to the edge and peered over. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She shivered and sat up in bed to reach for the quilt at the foot. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As she climbs into bed, I open the suitcase with my mother’s clothes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Mr. Loomis, there was no one in the house. It’s the fever again. You must stay in bed.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We leave our bowls on the table and climb onto the sofa bed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She grabbed the closest thing to her in the truck bed—her suitcase filled with books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The foldaway bed he usually slept in was tucked behind the refrigerator. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I drag myself out of bed and splash water on my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z After what happened she’ll surely want to get into her own bed and I’m ready to go to the small one against the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I lay back on my bed and said my prayers for the health and happiness of everyone in the family, making sure to still include Gran. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Ugh!” she shouted, slapping the small hand away and sitting up in bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He flops his sweaty body down on the bed with a grunt. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But how could he get there, with the bed on which his mother and sister slept standing squarely in the way? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This bed was more comfortable than her own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At Francis’s apartment I found him dressed except for his shoes, lying on his bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He told us Johnny cut our picture out of the newspaper and has it hang ing over his bed in the prison. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Often as not, she went to bed hungry rather than risk the stares. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lying on my bed, still trying to figure out what I could do to help, I glanced over to the wall. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I start rising out of my bed, but my father places a gentle hand on my shoulder. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z An angel does not need a bed, but sometimes I think the bed needs an angel. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Lita swung her legs off the edge of the bed and clutched the side table, looking queasy. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was another tremendous BANG, and the next moment Harry found himself flat on his bed, thrown backward by the speed of the Knight Bus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was too far from my bed for me to hear what they said, and they spoke softly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z While Ifemelu ate, he sat on the bed and told her about school. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The giant velvet bed looked very inviting now, but he thought he should wait up for his uncle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In bed, Celia adjusts her breasts so she can sleep comfortably on her stomach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Two bunk beds are pushed against the walls in our bedroom, and Janae’s single bed is right beneath the front window. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At night the lizards run up the walls and upside down over the bed looking down at me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had just come back from Tanzania Bar and lay on the bed with the radio turned on low. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I came in to see you and you were asleep with this in the bed with you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When O’Dell finally climbed back to the track bed, wet but unhurt, we began to dig. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They would have to put beds along the walls and in the middle room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He backed into the parking space so we could sit in the bed of the truck and have a grand view of the highway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I got up from bed, not even bothering to throw a shawl over my nightgown. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama sat on my bed and started brushing my hair. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Hugo lay down on his bed and rested his bandaged hand on his chest. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “He hollers at me. Says I’m wasting my time in bed.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We reached a clearing at the creek bed and studied the rocky, parched ground, and I imagined a time when this had been a lively stream that one could wade in for a swim. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He was sitting up in bed; his red silk pajamas looked disheveled. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Lolo is in his flower bed with the twins. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The one other thing that remained the same was the retro movie poster of Casablanca over his bed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “You know what? I always thought I wanted one of these beds when I was young, but I know what you mean. It’s not really my style either! I’ll take them off for you today.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He limps to the bed and places his arms around Mam’s shoulders. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I was so happy those first few nights, in this amusing house, sleeping in the big soft bed with my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "In the drawer of the table by my bed." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Honorata sat on her bed, eyes dark and unreadable, lipstick smeared like a wound. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z That August, as Benton stepped into his dormitory at the University of Atlanta, he breathed deeply, closed his eyes, and fell backward onto his new bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He smiles and starts arranging the paints and brushes along the edge of my bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Lill was born the next day, in Dad’s and Mother’s room, where pencils and notebooks and proofs were within easy reach of Mother’s bed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z A pink jump rope lay coiled like a snake near the foot of the narrow twin bed—evidence of her latest obsession. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z On those nights Mam crawls back into bed and Dad sings the sad songs about Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He stretched out on the bed, facedown into his pillow, and groaned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “This is so important,” said Hyacinth, walking to the window and yanking aside the heavy curtains so a beam of light from the street lamp fell right across Isa’s bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He sits on the end of my bed and regards me with his seeing eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In her huge brass bed, shocked and hurt, she buried her face in the pillow and cried inconsolably. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally felt the heat still rising from the bed, the straw mattress and thick quilts fuel for the conflagration. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She removed several large stuffed animals from the bed and sat on the edge of it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z ‘My grandfather died in this room. Not very long ago, either. He lay and died in that bed. Now it's your bed.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But I have to be the one who wakes up and gets out of bed. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel good, Miss Faye. I want to crawl into my bed and not do no playing tonight.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Until the day their lord father’s heart had burst in his chest as he was ascending a steep flight of steps to her bed, that is. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was in her room and still in bed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Everything of value that could be carried was gone, down to the pillows off the beds. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I relinquished the remote and snuck a peek at Faith, stretched out on the other bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The picture side shows a black-and-white etching of a child in a bed covered in fluffy pillows and a checkered quilt, not in a nursery but under a star-sprinkled night sky. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She set her suitcase on the bed and slipped off her shoes. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z So every night, afraid to sleep alone, my brothers crawled into one bed and slept back to back. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She tucked the bed covers around the tyke. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way she was able to get herself out of bed every day. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit on the bed,” Boy21 says when he closes his bedroom door. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey jumped off the cot and squeezed around the corner of the bed where her brothers slept to open the door. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And a few nights ago, when they thought I was in bed, I heard my parents talking about him getting “out of control like those American boys.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The rest of the basement was given over to beds, each of which had a little table beside it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned down and pushed it farther under the bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z We each had a room with a two-sheeted bed, plenty to eat and store-bought clothes to wear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The mashed stubs of cigarettes lay everywhere, in cleansing cream, in a dish of grapes, and on the floor beneath the bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Back I go to Dennis and he gets frantic in the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I shiver and think in my bed all night. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "And all the more reason I'd sooner bed down in the dungeon." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were six beds in the room, and each bed had a woman in it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then she closed the door and collapsed face-first onto her bed, her hands crossed over her head, pressing her elbows to her ears and wishing she were someone else—anyone else. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I sit down on the side of the bed near Hector and give his belly a tickle. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The Virgin sat, as She always had, on a table by his bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to bed the night before Thanksgiving at 10 p.m. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m not in the mood for Lara tonight, and all the other girls have chosen beds that surround hers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I waited until they put him in his bed and turned off the lights. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Each night, I simply turned out the lights and went to bed. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A gray paw emerged from under the bed and patted her shoelace. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Girl, I got you out of bed. Now I want to get you out of the building and into the street. Why do you make things so difficult?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She rocks by the fire, sipping her sherry, counting the money in the purse on her lap, entering payments in her ledger before she locks everything in the trunk under her bed upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was late, they were both ready for bed, and outdoors the rain was coming down in a great wet roar. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was gone Cathy got up from her bed and moved unsteadily to the bureau. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Cautiously, I eased along and settled into the bed he’d made me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z One shared the queen’s bed every night, to ascertain she had no other company; the other two slept in an adjoining chamber with the septa who looked over them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She sat on the side of the bed and sort of rocked him back to peace. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He must’ve been finally done with his exercise routine, because he crawled into bed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he made his bed up neatly with blankets. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have groaned or something, because all of a sudden my mom and dad were standing right beside my bed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I think I will go back to bed,” Snape said curtly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Presently she hopped upstairs and into Stuart’s room where he was lying in bed. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Next to her on our bed, Chou worked on getting Geak dressed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat next to the bed, holding her husband’s hand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Yawning at least three times, I put on my pajamas and slipped into bed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Tripping the latch to my window, I reached through and set my lute lightly on my bed before heading back down the way I had come. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “None of the other teams have started training yet; we’re going to be first off the mark this year —” Yawning and shivering slightly, Harry climbed out of bed and tried to find his Quidditch robes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Lily was sitting up in bed with a magazine on her lap. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She had lain on a clean, proper bed in a well-lit room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “All right,” he says in Quichua, but then neither of us can think of anything to say, so finally he says, “Good night, Daughter,” and lies down in his bed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z First he put his suitcase on the bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I rise from my bed, retrieve my journal, and do something I have never done before: I write what happened. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She followed me to my room, where a large flat package covered in bright, flowered wrapping paper lay on the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The double-barreled gun, long and black and dull, lay on the bed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The water poured into a pothole about the size of a wagon bed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She pats the top of my head, letting me know she’s done, and then she gives me a kiss and tells me to get into bed. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He reached over to his shirt lying crumpled at the foot of his bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to the bed was a chest of drawers with drawer handles shaped like teardrops and a mirror attached to the top. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I locked the door and washed Helena’s face and hands, gave her one of the antibiotics and an aspirin, and tucked her into my bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She had got out of bed, and was reaching for her clothes, and then she suddenly collapsed, and a fierce cry of despair enveloped her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Some have families eagerly awaiting them—families who are willing to let their newly released relative sleep on the couch, floor, or extra bed indefinitely. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Do you want me to go back under the bed?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The bed represented the subway and each man stood at attention on the left side of his bed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could just go to bed and not wake up until September. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the guy had no sense of connotation in bed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I was like you when I was a boy,” Mr. Andrews said just before Aunt Daisy came to haul George off to bed. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z A lot of the time she spent curled up on the bed with Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the gymnasium, when we were getting ready for bed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron lay back down on the bed, which he had evidently just vacated. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He hoped Master would still be at the club so he could take the Renaissance from the living room and curl up on his bed in the Boys’ Quarters and read. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So I let go of Gale and force myself to move deeper into the warehouse, to walk into the narrow strip between two rows of beds. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z On one side of her neatly made bed is a bureau with Doctor Who figurines, and on the other a chair filled with stuffed animals. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I pulled the tie off and tossed it on the bed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The two painters work all day, go to the cafe in the evenings, drink, argue, and then go to bed late. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He lifts his bed against the wall, hooks it into place. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Kalinda sits on the edge of her mattress and tells me her father hasn’t built her bed frame yet, though it’s next on his list. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Soon more bad news begins to spread: Secretary Seward has been assaulted in his bed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z And taking this as the okay, Calliope began the long trek across the bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He laid me back down on the bed and my mother sat next to me and made me drink some water and take more aspirin. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He slept in his bed, I slept on my sofa. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night, she liked to read The New York Times in bed before turning off her light, to see what the Americans were up to. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Angela made room for me to perch on the side of her bed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z God, I said when I went to bed, I know you are busy with many, many things around the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They played tag, ring- around-the-rosy, and hopscotch, and danced around the field singing until Grandpa Tommy yelled for everyone to go to bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Glossy leaves, amber on one side and bright green on the other, shaded her bed from the sun that poured in through windows in the ceiling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Laura was sitting up in bed with a sheet pulled over her knees. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He comes over and sits on the side of the bed. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “And tell Dilsey to come and take Benjamin up to bed.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I got out of bed realizing there was only smoke and bright light where my bedroom window once was. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Jonas, who had already been stretched out on the bed when the question came to his mind, sat back up. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She slipped out of the room and escaped to her own, where a few dresses were already laid out on her bed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a bed in his cell, a table, and a sharp-edged, rusty bucket for a toilet. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I yank the plug from the socket, throw the lampshade onto the bed, and crouch over the hard drive. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The bed is still made, and she just lies there with her arms out and her feet together, like the Jesus on the cross that hangs over their kitchen doorway. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Hush. Take him down home, T. P. Frony fixing him a bed. You all look after him, now. Hush, Benjy. Go on with T. P.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It is dark, I grope for the edge of the bed and cautiously try to slide down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She could remember Daddy singing, but it was a long time ago—before he went away, when she went to bed at night. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Floors to vacuum, bathrooms to scour, furniture to dust, and twenty-five beds to change. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Another child had seen a dark creature with horns at the foot of her bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The floorboards creaked as she came over to my side of the bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Now, as he lay in bed in the cabin, thinking about his trip to the mighty Rutabago River, he again asked his mind to dream. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z That was when she bought herself a present; hid it under the bed to take out in secret when it couldn’t be helped. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to follow his example and return to Toby’s bed to bury my nose under the blankets when Chester grabbed my tail with his teeth. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z David finds his way onto the bed and curls up at their feet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I spent all night lying on my bed, eyes wide open like some kind of zombie, trying to wipe my mind of everything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “She should be moved at night, when good people are safe in their beds. Now what is he doing?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The two women help her off the bed, support her on either side while she paces. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Within he found a boy of twelve laying out clothing on the bed; his squire, such that he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Clothes were scattered all over the shag carpeting and I had to wade through them to reach the bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mom is on the bed, on top of the covers. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I had just control enough to stay out of his room, to let him struggle back into the bed by himself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a large room with a four-poster bed and a window looking out onto the fountain. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I lie on top of my bed without getting in it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The curtain had been drawn around Mr. Savo’s bed, and I could hear people moving around. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Matt was so startled, he sat straight up in bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was Mrs. Caruthers who held the scissors, standing by the side of the bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Finally, to prove his bachelorhood as well as to indulge himself in a real bed, he invited her to his room. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When all had been done as he had commanded, he dragged himself on board and lay down on the bed. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Flagg pushed him down to sit on my bed, and I pounded his back in alarm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s dark in the room and she tries to make out who is in the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pushing open the doors, Harry saw Neville lying, apparently asleep, in a bed near the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then I open the door to find Madrina lying in her bed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I’m going to tell you something once and then whether you die or not is strictly up to you,” Westley said, lying pleasantly on the bed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She lay warm in her bed, her fingers playing over her own smile as though encountering it for the first time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It showed climbing vines, rivers and waterfalls, grapes, flower beds, singing birds, everything a desert dweller might dream of. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she stood and took from the washstand beside the bed a little square-shaped object, a music box painted with roses and lilies of the valley. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Papi gets home, he comes and sits on the edge of my bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Celia half drags her son to her bed, the bed in which he was conceived, and for three days he sleeps wrapped in blankets and his father’s frayed pajamas. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit beside him and I think about sex because that’s what happens when your beautiful boyfriend is in bed with you. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z After his grandparents went to bed, he rigged up an antenna and toyed with the radio dials, tuning in a German-language newscast on the BBC. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Ron yelled, trying to force the rat back into his front pocket, but Scabbers was fighting too hard; Ron swayed and overbalanced, and Harry caught him and pushed him back down to the bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z From the bed where she’s sat down, she says, “Love’s so complicated, Noah, isn’t it?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A reconnaissance mission reveals, however, that Alex has merely run back into the bed of the now dead and dry Colorado River. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother is out of the bed, taking the child. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The house is quiet, which means everyone else is already in bed. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For centuries men had dived down and torn the oysters from the beds and ripped them open, looking for the coated grains of sand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I found some sheets and made up his bed for him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Three a.m. would come and Maya would lie awake in bed and watch lights from the cars outside pass across her ceiling, lighting her room before it fell dark again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The lying in a hospital bed with only a straw sticking out of your bandaged head kind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She tosses the phone on the bed and walks over to the window, opening the curtains. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Nana sits on the edge of my bed, rubbing my back. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As he lay in his bed, he heard Karen’s door opening and the sound of small, frantic feet on the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He went at once and sat down on the edge of the bed, with Godalming beside him; we all watched in patience. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It might be the match hidden in my bed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Late one afternoon, a few days before Minnijean was to leave, I sat on the side of her bed, watching her pack. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Danny was sitting on my bed and I was at my desk, wishing I could help him, he looked so thoroughly sad. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She followed him and her Mama up the stairs and watched him poke the mattress on the bed and roll up the shades to see if they worked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Whole days went by during which he just lay in bed and didn’t go to work. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was standing in the bathroom, getting ready for bed, and this little Gap Kids baseball hat was sitting on the ledge by the sink. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He set the water on his desk and then went to sit on his bed so he was facing me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She sat down on the edge of his bed again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z By comparison, Abuela’s room was opulent, with its double bed, thick mattress, four bedposts from which to tie the mosquito netting, pillows, and a small crocheted rug. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Covered with mosquito bites, my stomach bloated with custard and jelly, I could barely get out of bed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But the material P. D. had placed on the two bed tables fascinated me so that I studied it and made notes without sleeping until dawn. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedsprings squeaked as they climbed into bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Every night when I went to bed, my body and mind were both completely depleted from the day’s relentless activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Bigger, help me lift Vera to the bed,” the mother said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We make our way from the bed to the couch, and by noon, we’re dressed and jacked up on Froot Loops. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She threw the covers off and slipped out of bed, stomping over to Taryn’s dresser, where the rooster was screeching. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he was not complaining about not being able to work, he lay in bed, motionless, with an empty look in his eyes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I took pictures of you in the new onesies, before I put you to bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when my parents go to bed, I open all the windows—which Amá hates—and let the breeze flap the curtains open. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z While he bathed, I sat on the bed in the other room and made notes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying in bed, with Luke, his hand on my rounded belly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could sneak out after I’m supposed to be in bed,” I tell them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She pulled him from the bed, her face tight with anger. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z After the old lady left, Edward lay in his small bed and stared up at the ceiling. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The huge high bed Auntie Venus had occupied for so long without complaint had gone, and so had the carved trousseau chest and the green silk sofa. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I had placed his sketchbook under my bed and refused to look at it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She came in and took her coat off right away and sort of chucked it on the bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Instead I lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Al walks in, and I don’t even have to ask him to help me; he just walks over and strips bedding with me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He lay in bed, drifting in and out of sleep. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while they gave up and went to bed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Nothing, for a minute. Then he told me to go to bed. ‘ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I had the fear that I might somewhere run out of butane gas, and how would I read in bed then? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I left Charlie sitting on his bed while I ran to the kitchen for water and aspirin to mitigate his inevitable hangover. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z With every ounce of energy he had left, he grabbed the hand and pulled the person attached to it up onto the bed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I slip out of bed, open the drawer and take out the phone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Haven’t you seen the bomb craters all around the bank? My money is staying under my bed.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They gave us our barrack assignments and put us right to bed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Dozer barked at the pampered pooch curled up in his nice cushy dog bed. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Toby wrestled a slim green suitcase out of the bed of his truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Besides, my skin crawled at the thought of spending the rest of the night staring at Yakov’s empty bed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I put Frightful on the bedpost, and curled up in a ball on the bed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Darker still, almost black, were the mats of water moss, their thick masses motionless on the bed of the river and only the trailing fronds waving slowly from side to side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncle sat in the small chair at the foot of my bed and started strumming his guitar. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Eleanor wondered, and then was ashamed; I came here to stop thinking things like that, she told herself sternly and rolled out of bed and went to the window. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I go to bed after the SNL Weekend Update, and I hear him come up at around one. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The orderly came around to the side of the bed with a tray of food, but the boy kept staring in the direction from which the orderly’s voice had come. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Most folks go to bed pretty early around here.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And she dropped her eyes and fell to twisting a bit of the bedding where a thread was loosened, and she waited patiently as one who scarcely expects an answer. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Francie, after a brief glance at the sleeping baby, undressed and got into bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo had gone to bed long ago, and Elinor had disappeared into her own bedroom. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But a picture of her sitting in the hot thicket surrounded by the babies’ bedding spoiled his pleasure. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Wes, finally satisfied, moved from his mother’s bed so he could put the last of his toys in his backpack. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was like one of those fast-mo- tion videos of plants blooming, except she seemed to be reeling the flowers up from their loamy bed by invisible strings. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We were early to bed and early to rise. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “So,” Bridge said, landing cross-legged on her bed. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I stood up in the middle of the night and looked at the bed to see if it had all been a dream. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Real late, after midnight, I got out of bed and went down the hallway. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Now, in her bed, his wife Iran opened her gray, unmerry eyes, blinked, then groaned and shut her eyes again. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Ah, no, Harry, how come you didn’t spot that?” said Ron, grinning over from his own bed, which was now strewn with wrapping paper. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When the Lesbian and her girl friend saw me, they helped me to a bed; I fell across it and passed out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I have placed the crucifix over the head of my bed—I imagine that my rest is thus freer from dreams; and there it shall remain. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He slipped the towel under my heels then sat down on the end of the bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She sat on the side of the bed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She put it on and all, and then she picked up her polo coat off the bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When we get home, I run upstairs with my bags of books and clothes and throw them all in a heap onto my bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she went to the carved box and took the scrap of fabric with her to her bed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I crawl into bed, every part of me exhausted. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z What if she's lying in bed and she sees a creepy guy face pressed against the glass? Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The Washington Post proclaimed that, according to the president's doctors, he would be out of bed in two weeks. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She flung herself at the bed and tried to claw her way up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she made her way, foot over foot, swaying like a drunk squirrel, to the edge of the bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She wanted to sit down beside me but Daisy was hogging the bed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Sitting in this bed, I admired everything as if I were a princess. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This “integration” image, as it is popularly interpreted, has millions of vain, self-exalted white people convinced that black people want to sleep in bed with them—and that’s a lie! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny bit of light came through the shower curtains and all from our room, and I could see him lying in bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Searching through the bed, the detectives find a loaded revolver under the pillow and a knife underneath the covers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Blessings on my marriage bed, as Mama always says. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A month ago she tried to crawl into bed with me and Zooey at two in the morning.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Each night before going to bed, he took a pencil and marked off that day. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But when the rest of the girls come to bed later, they wake me up. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s a color television with remote-control panels built into the lamp table between the two twin beds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "What a hell of a reason for sitting with any one. If you're tight, go to bed. Go on to bed." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z When she could put her weight on it again, she rearranged her cushions and rose so that she could crane her neck to peer into the high bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In bed that evening, Miyax’s spirit was stirred by the seeding grass and the restless birds and she could not sleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All I want is to crawl back into bed and wake up again, to find out that all of it was just a bad dream. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His voice is firm, but it sounds far away, and all she can see is an image of his bed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I sat on my bed and leaned against the pillow. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She jumps up onto the bed, kicking off the coverlets and making the frame groan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay. I’m going to bed. Good night, everyone.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Once its prey has been successfully suffocated, the Lethifold digests its food there and then in their bed. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Forgiveness comes only from the gods. What of Ser Lan- cel, who was your cousin and your lord husband’s squire? Did you take him into your bed to win his loyalty as well?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One evening I was sitting by my uncle, wiping his forehead, when he fell off the bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He sits on the edge of the bed and I stand in front of him, and we’re finally eye to eye. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I put the sprigs of jojotle in a glass of warm water, hid it under the sink, and then slipped back into bed in the blue room. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Once inside my room, I threw myself across the bed and really let myself bawl. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She is stretched out on her twin bed. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Remain in your beds and that will not happen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Not a girl passed from puberty to adulthood that he did not subject to the woods, the riverbank, or the wrought-iron bed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara crumpled to the floor, the scissors skittering away under the bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was so tired that, with one boot off, I fell back with one leg still hanging off the bed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Days at a time, she was gone, and when she returned she sometimes went straight to bed without washing her face or brushing her teeth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Miyax glanced out of the corner of her eyes to see Nails preparing his bed also with scratches and turns. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanley took a shower—if you could call it that, ate dinner— if you could call it that, and went to bed—if you could call his smelly and scratchy cot a bed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They looked under the beds, saying, “Are they here?!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I force myself through my pharmacological haze and roll over to find someone standing beside my bed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I sit down on my bed and take out my computer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The Colonel Jaaxes had a water bed, where they spent a lot of time. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In wintertime it would be quite dark when he climbed from his bed made out of the cigarette box, and he sometimes shivered with cold as he stood in his nightgown doing his exercises. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z When the story was over, the boys trundled off to bed without protest. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She uses a footstool to climb into the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Waiting by the White House entrance was a large, heavy wagon equipped with a platform and bed springs to absorb the jolts as the wagon drove to the train station. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s kind of hard to focus on driving your son to school and watching him do his homework when you’re strapped to a hospital bed, busy trying to keep cancer from killing you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "But I must not stay in bed uselessly," said Gregor to himself. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z After the bat mitzvah party, when they went back to their room, all the decorative pillows had been taken off the king bed, and the covers were turned down into a perfect triangle. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I remain on the roof for a few more hours, and then I lie in bed looking up at the weird green glow of the galaxy Russ gave me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The man with the scarified face led us to the end of the hall where we found, sprawled leisurely on several bunk beds, muscular men without shirts on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was all dark wood and creaky—creaky wood floors, two creaky dark wood four-poster beds, creaky dark wood rocking chair in one corner, a creaky sofa with dark wood armrests in another. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Liyana sorted through perfect spelling tests and crackly finger paintings from a box under her bed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why, Mama? You want her to lie up in the bed all day? It’s nice outside.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z That night, as Olanna lay on her uncle and aunt’s bed, she watched Arize through the thin curtain that hung on a rope attached to nails on the wall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can’t. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I finished the posts for the bed and was looking around for a bigger ash to fell and make slats for the springs when I nearly jumped out of my shoes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Or did you really picture me jumping up and down on my bed and throwing confetti and glitter into the air? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He rolled himself in the blanket and slept on the other old newspapers that covered the springs of the bed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Jumping out of bed, Martin pulled the curtains apart and was startled to see that the house was surrounded by dark liquid that kept rising. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I watched him collect his guns from beneath his bed and put them in the new truck he had brought home, saying it was his new “toy.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sure, the idea of a bed and hot food sounds like something worth getting shot for but maybe it’s a trick and we’re being so stupid we deserve to get caught. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He arched out and then fell, his legs still on the bed, his hands falling with a loud slap against the floor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, lying in bed, Roy felt a stronger connection to Mullet Fingers, and a better understanding of the boy’s private crusade against the pancake house. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he went to his bed and pulled the covers over his head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He kept them in a Converse shoe box under his bed along with a list of scalable targets around Stokum that we planned to hit once one of us had a license and some wheels. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z One night I had pulled up at a trucker’s park where huge cattle trucks put up and cleaned their beds; around the park there was a mountain of manure and a fog of flies. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand up shakily and collapse onto my bed, curling up into a tiny ball on the bare vinyl mattress, tears streaming down my face as I lie there, alone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When he was an infant we waited until he was asleep and then delicately placed him atop our two pillows, which we arranged on the floor next to the bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lying in bed barely visible in the light coming from a single bulb. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Just then, he loses his balance on the edge of the bed and slips, knocking a plate of heart-shaped Linzer cookies off the table with a crash. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All that’s really left are photographs and stray pieces of fur on my bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z After we hung up, I collapsed onto my bed and closed my eyes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was like when his mother used to say go to bed so Santa could come and leave him gifts when he was younger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Spidery arms gently rake through the bed in advance of the blade, scaring off any mice that might find their way into the salad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z When we were little, I could crawl into his bed if I was scared. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That night, in my bed, when I closed my eyes, bee hum ran through my body. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This was nothing unusual with him, he had always wanted to talk with the women he bedded. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She invented “rest time,” a period of endless inactivity stretching out after school and lunch, in which we were ordered to stay in our beds, under our mosquito-net canopies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He got her home and put her to bed without undressing her, and covered her warmly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lying on the bed, listening to his Walkman. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Anytime he had a chance, he’d try to get close to me or crawl into bed with me and molest me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she began getting ready to go to bed—she would clean her pen and shut her notebooks—I’d begin. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think we’d miss your birthday? We’re staying the night! We got a couple of rooms at the Sleepy Inn. We thought you’d like a real bed for once. A splurge.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You listen, too. Many’s the time I caught you when Mama and Sissy or Aunt Evy were talking and you were supposed to be asleep in bed.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on the edge of their bed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z A few pieces of clothing had been thrown haphazardly on my bed—a tank top and shorts I’d worn to sleep. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She walked over to the bed, kissed him briskly on the forehead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She sat up in bed and lit a cigarette. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He walks through to the back bedroom, makes some notes, and when he passes my bed, he stops and picks up an envelope. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And after that she confined me to the bed so that her grandchildren’s seeds would not spill out so easily. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She cleared a space off her cluttered bed, and something clinked onto the floor. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Walking made it feel like my bones had healed into blades jabbing into me, but any kind of pain was worth the chance to get out of that darn bed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He dragged out a table on wheels with a machine on it and rolled it behind the head of the bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Aggie calls from her bed, The three of ye are to get up and go to Mass. Do ye hear me? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At Zola’s doorway, he sees her sprawled on the floor with her feet up on the bed, a stack of paperback novels beside her and one in her hand, which she is reading. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z He was just about to get into bed and, indeed, had one foot already in it, when he noticed the compass lying on the top of the chest of drawers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mom sits on the edge of my bed, and I tuck my legs up instantly, hugging them. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z My mother tucks us back into our bed whispering, We have a home up North now. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z My arms weren’t around her anymore, they were back on the bed, holding me up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She makes us stand by the bed to see if we left rings of dirt around our necks and if we did it’s back down to the tap and the damp shirt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Bunched up in the corner of my bed is Aimee’s blanket, this yellow thing with a pattern of colorful cranes, which I wrap around my shoulders. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the morning she made the bed but, after breakfast, sometimes went to lie on it again, leaving her tiny white Keds neatly on the carpet and closing the shades. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her moths found the sleepers in their beds. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And what had she brought into bed with her? Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Shaking all over, I go straight back to my room and climb into bed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask, but it seemed like, by the time I went to bed, Calista was maybe feeling just the tiniest bit better. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning up and got in bed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We sat there like that for a while, silent, me propped up in bed, two pillows behind my back, Sohrab on the three-legged stool next to the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you’ll be able to talk to him. You went to bed so early last night. I was a little worried.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z ‘Father, you been scrooched over the desk since five o’clock. You got no business to be up. You ought to stayed in bed until time for the to-do.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Reta retired early with her husband, telling each of us that she’d arranged for our dinners and beds with the innkeeper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lying in bed at night, I didn’t count sheep. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It is astonishing just how much of what we are can be tied to the beds we wake up in in the morning, and it is astonishing how fragile that can be. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The tone of his voice brought the other two around, one from his resting place on the bed, the other from the hearth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z She swung her feet over the side of the bed and hurried over. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z After dinner I hurried to get ready for bed and turned out the light hoping I could fall asleep and wake up with one of Gay’s fresh starts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “You went and got your girlfriend, you beat me out of bed, you dragged me out here. So spare me, Luke.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He could almost feel the cricket, snugged away in his matchbox bed, in the darkness. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I tore open the envelope and a check fell onto my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Ah,” she said, and she slumped back down onto the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I brought some strap iron, Mr. Hamilton. Would you make some angles for me? The whole frame of my header bed is fallen to hell.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As I throw myself onto his bed, I flick the TV on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When she continued to weep, he lay back on his bed and told her that she should go outside and only come back when her crying had finished. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By the time we hit our teens, it was a competition to see who could stay in bed the longest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Before he left for the university he would leave a cup of tea by the side of the bed, where she lay listless and silent. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But my mom says I went to sleep that night in my own bed, holding Mr. Sheep Sheep, until my grandpa Arman could come to help. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I went back to bed and we lay and talked. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And, in turn, Negroes have no respect for the whites they get into bed with. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Object was already out of bed or had slept somewhere else. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On the third floor, Mother gaggles over a canopy bed where Robert E. Lee slept. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He came back into the house without speaking, in fact, he did not seem to notice she was there and fell heavily into the bed and slept. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A blue suitcase with wheels is parked next to the bed, and there are a few papers on the night table. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I want 1 of the cool bunk beds. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Booth would sleep in a real bed tonight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I think for an important man like you we should be able to find a bed at the Merciful Sisters.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Aimee lay on her mother’s big bed while her mom stood in front of the full-length mirror, this time in black slacks and a gray top. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He went to the nightstand by his bed and withdrew a small flashlight from the cereal box. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I watched him get into the backseat of their car and drive off and then I went upstairs to bed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It was fear that finally got me out of bed, Monday afternoon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She hates returning in the evenings to a dark, empty house, going to sleep on one side of the bed and waking up on an-other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Lupita sucked in some air for courage and went out past the bed to the open door. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I bumped smack into old Phoebe when I did it, because it was so dark and she was out of bed and coming to tell me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I spent a long time in bed after the fire. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night, she would sneak out of bed, creep down the hall, and curl up in the tub. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After we were fixed with beds in the high- ceilinged rooms of the partially restored Cistercian monastery, I began talking with some friends I had not seen since leaving the States. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Harry planned his excursion carefully, because he had been caught out of bed and out-of-bounds by Filch the caretaker in the middle of the night once before, and had no desire to repeat the experience. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I pull on a thick, fleecy nightgown and climb into bed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She cleared her throat the way he did whenever he was displeased, and stomped up and down the bed. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But after he leaves, I fall back down into my bed and stare at the ceiling. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He slipped out of bed and wrapped the Cloak around himself. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z With the most casual slowness I reached down my new rifle from its sling over my bed—the .222 with its bitter little high-speed, long-range stings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m still wearing the navy sweats and gray tank undershirt I wore to bed. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Go to bed with her first, he remembered. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I grabbed the clothes my mother had left out on the end of the bed and tossed them on the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It appeared to be a bundle of bed linens that had been cast out of an upper window, but then I saw a leg and an arm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay awake all Thursday night, but when he got out of bed Friday morning he had a plan. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then I frantically searched through my covers and looked under the bed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Look, I said to Alma, who had the bed next to mine. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam swiveled her legs off the edge of the bed and slid her feet into her slippers, pulling off her bonnet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The sky was already turning pink as I lay on my bed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The prince rose, blew the candle out, and crept back to his bed and its sweat-soaked linen sheets. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And each time I sat straight up in bed. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Someone usually sat beside the bed fanning Garfield and giving him ice chips to suck. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I roll the skirt up—I’m really in danger of putting a hole through this bed at this point—and there I find underwear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Julia got out of bed, pulled on her overalls, and made the coffee. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Trotter recognized this appalling possibility, but maintained that there was some moral obligation to inform next of kin when one took to one’s bed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He brings in our groceries and lets me shut the door, change, and get into bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The vast bed of state, its curtains drawn back like the wings of a giant bird about to seize its prey, was empty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He has a fat backpack, which he sets on the bed and unzips. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Offshore, an unfinished break wall was home to kelp beds and invertebrates. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She doesn’t say a word and I wonder if she’s going to the post office to denounce me for sleeping in my grandmother’s bed and wearing her black dress. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mama sat down on the end of my bed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "I suppose you want your tea in bed." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I put away my journal and lie in bed, reciting this narrative as if it is a poem I’ve decided to learn by heart. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was still wearing his Giants sweatshirt, and he was using a baseball bat to break up his four-poster bed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Granny was propped up on pillows in the big high-back walnut bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That night, after talking to Lorena on the phone for nearly two hours, I unlock Olga’s door and crawl into her bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A fire roars in the hearth, warm and bright and comforting, splashing coppery beams across a large, gauze-draped bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The sun had passed over the trees once or perhaps twice since she had crawled to her present bed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He pivots and comes back to sit on the side of my bed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Can we play checkers before you go to bed?” she asked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She reminded herself naggingly that she was in Hill House, but even the blue room meant only, right now, the bed with the blue coverlet and the blue quilt. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z With great speed he went through the dresser, drawer by drawer, opened her purses, the little box by her bed—and he stood still. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She carefully rips the naked English guy out of my sketchbook, thankfully not noticing the drawing beneath it, and carries him with her over to the bed and sits down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He slid back toward the head of the bed and got under the flat sheet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sitting up in bed, Harry turned the book sideways so as to examine more closely the scribbled instructions for a spell that seemed to have caused the Prince some trouble. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And with that she closed the Count away and, alone, went to her bed and knelt. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They put the embers back in the fire pit, they pick up the straw from the beds. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I’m in bed, I close my eyes and remember the look—and especially the feel—of a woman’s naked body. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When Doctor Neal comes out, Daddy stays in the chair by the bed and I follow Doctor Neal out to the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She whirled away from the window and marched back to her bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It had been sunny for days, but Sunday morning, as I swung my legs out of bed, I heard raindrops pelting the window. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no place else to sit except the beds, so Brigid stood, watching her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He moved upstairs permanently, into a hospital bed near the living room window. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a big room, with about...I dunno, maybe twenty or so beds and cribs.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Next to her on the narrow bed, Gramps was lying on top of the covers, stroking her hair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She lay in the bed, her small bare arms holding the bedclothes to her sides, with her violet eyes fixed on his. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy sat down on the edge of the bed, and Lee let his thin body down in the Morris chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She led the way to a bed where the green leaves were spotted with black. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I go to bed and think that tonight is the night. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Or everyone goes to bed and I hide under my blanket reading The Hobbit. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When I was little, I used to hide under my bed and cry, scared he was coming for me next. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, our mother made us go to bed early. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora had no intention of watching the weekly spectacle but looked forward to one last stretch in the bed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoons we lay on our beds for an hour in the gymnasium, between three and four. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I sat down on my bed and looked at the clock. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She sat down on the bed next to me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “I went to bed, sir, but I didn’t sleep.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we collapsed into bed, my father led us down the hall to show us the bathroom we would share with three other families. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The next morning, when they awoke, Morrie hopped out of bed. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire dies and Mrs. Clohessy climbs over him into the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I tossed my camera onto the bed and ripped the nearest picture off. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Everybody retreated into the small cabin, sitting crowded on the bed, chairs, and stumps that Garvey carried in. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Then I go to my room, shut my door, and pull the box out from under my bed. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I put on my pajamas and got into bed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z On school nights, he’s in bed by nine thirty exactly, and allows himself a half hour to read, lights out by ten. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It took me ten minutes to make it back to bed, and, by then, the incision on my stomach throbbed and I’d broken out in a drenching sweat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Locke is beside me on the bed, eyes shut, still in his party clothes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She plops down on the bed next to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I slid from his bed down to the carpet. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He paid Rudy to undress them both, then pick up the old man like a baby, lay him on his bed, then stand over him and sprinkle him all over with talcum powder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he walked over, sat beside me on his bed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I am lifted up and told to get into the bed above him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat by Dad’s bed, dripping teaspoons of water into his mouth with a medical dropper and feeding him pureed vegetables as if he were a toddler. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Grandfather had placed her head on a bed pillow and wrapped her frail body in blankets. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I yawned and stretched and made a show of being ready for bed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Do you like Family Guy?” he asks, turning the mounted television on, releasing my hand, and throwing himself onto the patchwork bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Still, unlike the excitement I’d felt the first two times I won Worlds, this time all I wanted was to go back to the hotel and climb into bed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I think,” he said, settling himself ostentatiously upon Bill and Fleur’s bed, “that the Skele-Gro has finished its work. I may be able to sleep at last. Forgive me....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z You must, or you won’t move from the worst that life offers to here, the bed of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock his mother kissed his cheek and said she was going to bed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But most of what became our “group” had beds close together by then, and we were already getting the habit of talking into the night. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The distended seam of the shirt is repositioned; the panties are jerked back in place; the skirt is down and the girl is up at the head of the bed, staring at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Eleanor would have gone straight to bed, but she had to go to the bathroom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I push the sack farther under the bed, but something falls out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She scooted down the bed until she couldn't. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Summer followed them up the tower steps as Hodor carried Bran back to his bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You mean—?” He got up off the bed, and she did, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I’d be lying on my bed, doodling in my sketch pad, doing everything physically possible to not just stop drawing and jam the pencils into my ears. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jonas opened his eyes and lay contentedly on the bed, still luxuriating in the warm and comforting memory. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z They planned to spend the night in the bed Garrett had offered Booth the night before. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glimmer of light from the hallway that streamed underneath the closed door, I could see the crucifix on the wall and Mamas figure on a chair at the foot of my bed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Piles of old worn-out blankets served as beds. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lysa was waiting alone in her solar, still clad in her bed robes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No. You’re strong, Lanesha. Who got us ready for the storm? Who fixed this chicken? Who looked after me when I remained in bed? Who tried to reach 911? Who tried to help?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Jenna pulls her clothes out of the closet and lays them on the bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Part of him just wanted to lie on the bed and take it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Papá lay in bed, white as the sheets. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He sat down on the bed and I came close, hoping. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s going to be tender for a couple of days. But you’ll be fine. I promise,” the nurse says gently as she pushes a button to make the bed go flat again. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Grandpa said, “While we’re cooking supper, you see to your dogs. Feed them and fix them a warm bed.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped from bed and was walking softly across the room when his brothers voice said, “Where are you going?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat at the top of the bed on the crisp white sheets, gently licking Albert’s face. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He found a pair under his bed and, after pulling a spider off one of them, put them on. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I’m just settling in to bed when the pings begin again. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They jumped out of their beds, surprised and startled. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Before going to bed, I scrubbed my face and hands until they were pink and raw, but his blood still mingles with the dust under my fingernails. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He dove under his bed and pulled something out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z "Ah!” says the sister, "but he shouldn’t climb out of his bed with plaster bandage. What do you want then?” she says turning to me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Any minute now, someone will walk into my room and gasp to see an empty bed and severed wires. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That evening, chilled to the bone, I prepared for bed near our fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Before he knew what he was doing he had collapsed onto a small stool that stood beside the bed and burst into tears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We made our bed, swept and mopped the floor, and fixed breakfast. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then I looked at the bed and saw the kid. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t hear of it, and within minutes the pretty golden baby was lying on his back in the center of my bed, laughing at me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted Pippin gently and carried him back to his bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “No, Pappa,” Rishi cut in, standing still in the center of his room, looking at the bed where not too long ago he and Dimple took things to another level. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was facedown on his bed, his right hand out, his left arm back and down his side. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “She keeps getting up. I put her back in bed three times this morning.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The mattress was part way off the bed, as if he had been engaged in the night in some scuffle with intruders. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Before he goes in, I take my opportunity, walk inside the room, and retrieve all the cards from the drawer next to the bed. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The room seemed even bigger now that their dad wasn’t there, the bed emptier. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She thought sometimes, lying on her bed alone, and thinking of all his kindness, that perhaps John was that son, and that he would grow one day to comfort and bless them both. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I pulled down the shades and lay down on my unmade bed and went back to sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He buried himself deep in his side of the straw tick; he felt where the wooden slats of the bed crossed under his body. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I made my bed, found I wasn’t hungry after all, and lay down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He lit a fire in his fireplace and stretched out on his bed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Mam- machi’s violin and violin stand, the Ooty cupboards, the plastic basket chairs, the Delhi beds, the dressing table from Vienna with cracked ivory knobs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedding was stuffed with straw instead of feathers, but she had no trouble falling asleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Once I’d finally swatted it close enough to grip, I pulled the raggedy box from under the bed frame and set it on the mattress. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My bed was against the west window, and I watched the seasons change the peach tree. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And a minute later, Baruch was lying on the camp bed, which had been brought through to the main room. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Lying in a bed, arms hanging over the side, is the tinkerer I met on the first day, Mr. Gideon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My last novel, A Season for Ashes, had been about a university professor who joins a clan of gypsies after he finds his wife in bed with one of his students. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nokomis made her bed at the farthest end of the loft, where it was coolest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I push my hanging clothes to one comer and lay the comforter from my bed on the floor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The daughter of the secretary of state has been sitting at the foot of her father’s bed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They waste away the morning in bed, watching Mel and Sue squawk over tea cakes on Henry’s laptop, listening to the rain slow to a drizzle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The mess on my bed leads me to Mom’s bed, where I promptly fall asleep. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The bed in which she lay was canopied in red velvet with golden accents. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I went off to bed with my heart all tom up in little pieces, and cried myself to sleep. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would like you to sit down, either in the chair or on the edge of the bed. I should like to talk to you.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The door opened and I went up-stairs and went to bed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Duchess was in a red maple, Lady was out of sight in the fern bed, and Drum was perched in an oak tree behind her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When the top was finished it looked like a bed of closely packed white carnations with a heart of red ones. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He should have been home, in bed, but he had come for me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “You need to take a hot shower and get into bed,” Annie said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His bed was made, and there was a new basketball poster above his desk, plus even more novels on his bookshelf. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z In the bed at night she planned about how she was an orphan and lived with Mister Singer—just the two of them in a foreign house where in the winter it would snow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The wooden slats of Ron’s bunk creaked as he repositioned himself in bed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I went to bed feeling utterly conflicted and, for the first time in years, I was scared for us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I lay in bed and thought about writing back to him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The big Greek sat up in bed and his round face was dismal and reproachful. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We set it up in front of the neatly made bed, lid open, with Lucinda’s bloody sheets spilling out the sides. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z After supper she stumbled upstairs, hardly taking time to wash, changed to her shift, and fell into bed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He thwacked it against a bed to test its strength. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He found the Iceman sprawled across his bed, too absorbed in a cowboy magazine to bother going to his job. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The old couple tucked me into a bed just my width. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Montag still sat, as if the house were collapsing about him and he could not move, in the bed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo slept in a barracks of boys, went to bed hungry, and woke up cold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Papa walked into the room and knelt by my bed. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z In my room, I flopped backward onto my bed and let out a happy sigh. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ben was lying on his bed studying the cracked geometry of falling plaster that hung above him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still in bed when she heard Rasheed in the bathroom, washing up, when he came into her room to check on her before he went to his shop. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z On one side there was a bed and a window with some curtains, and on the other side were two little doors. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They sat on the edge of the potato bed and talked for a while, about Lina’s grandmother and the baby, about the trouble Clary was having with the beehives, and about the greenhouse sprinkler system. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She works hard, waking up early to finish planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed late after squeezing in some dental exams in the evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabin, just inside the boundary of De-nali National Park, had been stocked with a small amount of emergency food, bedding, and first-aid supplies for the use of backcountry rangers on their winter patrols. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, every morning he insisted on being lifted from his bed and wheeled to his study, deposited there among his books and papers and the hibiscus plant on the windowsill. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I told about his great cooking and the stories in bed and how he came to all my games, even in the rain. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Sitting on the twin bed, his dad holds him. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z My arrival—and my bouncing—means that she can’t stay in bed all day. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The briefcase sits at the foot of my bed, looking suspicious. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I get in bed and lie back, staring at the ceiling. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So her father says to me to go up and fetch down the gown the maid left out on the bed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Nat got up tireder than he had gone to bed, and still without an answer to his questions. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mom sat down on the bed beside me, the mattress shifted, but I didn’t. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This enabled the berth, which served as a sofa during the day, to pull out into a double bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Spike says, “I guess we should go to bed,” and we turn out the lights and while we’re lying in bed trying to keep our eyes open for just another minute, Spike says, “Sparrow?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He took my jumper and my shirt off and put them on the bed. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And when he and Linda went to bed at night they clung together wordlessly, waiting for unseen fatal blows to split open their skulls. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. Whenever I need to take Daisy to the vet, she makes herself flat under my bed, like this.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This was followed by an arm, an arm as thick as a tree-trunk, and the arm, the hand, the fingers were reaching out across the room towards Sophie’s bed. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she noticed the wrapped present on her bed stand. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z As Jamie got into bed, he still felt uneasy, and it wasn’t because he was worried about being caught. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She is seated on the edge of her bed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the bed, uncomfortable, weird, unsure of what to say or do. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In the long and endless dwellings that curved like tranquil snakes across the hills, lovers lay idly whispering in cool night beds. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at our space, I open one of the packs to find a thin mattress, bedding, two sets of gray clothing, a toothbrush, a comb, and a flashlight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They played after the girls went to bed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I know—I’ll just borrow the cushions from the sofa in the book cabin. Ess and Loo can have my bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor, on the cushions. All right?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The rest she left in a puddle by the bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He whipped off his covers, slid out his own bag and was pulling open the window over his bed before I could even get the screwdriver out from between my mattresses. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Whether he was daring me to jump off the top bunk of our bunk beds or racing me down the block, I was always one step behind him, trying my best to keep pace. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Most of the woodland defenders and Redwall mice had retired to their beds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He had been in bed, but the sound of Powell’s boots pounding on the steps woke him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Innumerable shops, millions sleeping in beds around them, and yet where are they all? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even though Count Olaf’s house was quite large, the three children were placed together in one filthy bedroom that had only one small bed in it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z All for Ess, thought Jinny, as she pulled her Care to standing and held her hand across the sand, guided her to the path that led up the hill to bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She lost all interest in the lusty thrashing in the wrought-iron bed, her waist swelled rapidly, and her breasts drooped with the weight of the new life that was growing inside her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On their second morning, they sit in the Place Chateaubriand across from the historical museum, where sturdy benches face flower beds ringed by shin-high metal half loops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The policeman came long after supper, after we were all in bed on our way to sleep. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to pencil Stokum in between Detroit and Toledo, and I remember going to bed all worried and confused. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Nick Farthing was in his bed, asleep and dreaming of pirates on the sunny blue sea, when it all went wrong. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He went to bed there early and slept alone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Were you in the bed with your father when he was dead? Naked?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For some time I stay in bed without moving, in the absolute and holy stillness. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z That night Werner climbs into bed and stares up at the underside of Frederick’s mattress. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She pushed him gently towards his bed, and as he got in she slipped the portrait of Mary Poppins into his hand—hurriedly, in case she should regret it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I jumped off the bed and tried to compose myself before our small streaky mirror. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Savo lay very still in his bed, his eye closed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Maisie had fallen asleep watching TV, so it was relatively easy to climb over her bed and out the window. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She grabbed a pillow and hit him several times before collapsing on the bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds embroidered into the coverlet on my bed were safe in their world of cross-stitched leaves. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z By the surgeon’s directions, her bed was carried into that room and laid upon the great table, which happened to be well suited to the dressing of her injuries. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not surprised. He had lots of friends. Too bad it couldn’t have been a nice day. You ought to have one more and then go to bed.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was embarrassing to hear his family bickering right over his bed, as if he couldn’t hear them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She curled up on the bed, feeling small and pink and tender as a cocktail shrimp, and let her fantasy go, like a balloon soaring into the sky until it burst. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As soon as she vanishes behind her bed curtain, leaving Scoob at the table drawing in the margins of his map, he’s made a decision: he’s going to call Dad. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He throws his head back against the bed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Turkish cotton,” she’d said, setting it on the bed with a pair of slippers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Alby’s whole body jerked a couple of times, his midsection thrusting up and away from the bed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I turn and see Sausun, lounging in a tank top and huge track pants with a laptop on her flat stomach, on one of the twin beds in the room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I felt very uncomfortable changing in front of them at first, especially sleeping in the same bed with an Asian girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On the bed of the wagon rested the casket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The trail itself seemed to consist of a bed of dried animal dung. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on opposite ends of the bed, and spread the contents of the case between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama and Daddy stayed awake after I was in bed, whispering, laughing softly. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Mama read the paper and then she and Laurie went to bed at eight o’clock. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She grabs my big toe at the end of the bed, shaking it under the blanket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Can’t be helped. Bed space here is limited. Another boy is coming in, and it’s the only bed available.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He gets home from work when I’m almost gone to bed, and he leaves for work when I’m at school. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When they left, I sat on my bed and wished Rahim Khan had been my father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she said, “Now, you lie down on that bed and rest. I don’t want to see you take another step on that leg for a week.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z There were days she didn’t get out of bed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And lying there on my bed, tracing the maze of cracks in the plaster on my ceiling, I face a fact: What I've actually got is only slightly more than nothing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He pretended to be deep in thought before exclaiming, “I’ve got it! Bunk beds. They’ll save us space and give the place a youthful atmosphere.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Amos hated bed wetters more than anything in the world and my bed had a sticky, hot, smelly rubber baby sheet on it. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I want to be sitting there on his porch the moment he gets out of bed. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at a jumble of Star Wars action figures piled up on the shelf over his bed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The room contained a twin bed under a sloping ceiling, a brown oval rug, a basin with an exposed pipe, and a chest of drawers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally I lay down on the bed, scared and despairing, staring blankly out the window as the sky began to turn purple, then pink, with a new day. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Meggie did not go to bed until everything outside was so dark she couldn't distinguish the hills from the sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z That night, we were lying on our beds, watching a talk show on TV. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the boys’ room, all that remained were the bolts that had attached the bunk beds to the wall; I guess that wood had built someone a cooking fire. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the overnight case out from under her bed, put underwear, toothbrush, clean shirts and shorts into it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up in a hospital bed, with Amá peering over me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Ellen lay in her bed, limp with the agony of a headache. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my backpack on the floor, took off my clothes, and got into bed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The bed was pressed into the corner against the wall across from the window, next to a wide doorway that led into the next room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Leaves flew as my pup left the bed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the castle, in the royal chamber of the Pele Tower, King Lot and his consort were laid in the double bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday morning I woke up and discovered his car gone, Charlie’s bed empty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Thursday evening, I sit on my bed, Googling B. cepacia for the millionth time, and then there’s a clink against my door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z One time before Toño falls into bed after his all-night work, he leaves me a Post-it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Primus picked his father's body up, and carried him back to the furs of his bed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But at night when the pigeons slept on the roofs and the people lay in their hotel beds, the square belonged to the horses and the winged lion that stood among the stars. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I see a crowd gathered around me as I lie on a bed, or maybe a stretcher. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was still in bed in cabin three. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I made a snug nest of blankets for myself, not nearly as cozy as Lissa’s soft, clean bed, and opened the book. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Helen ordered her house-maidens to arrange beds for them in the entry porch, soft and warm with thick purple blankets covered by smoothly woven rugs and on top of all woolen cloaks. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So instead, I walked over to my Mom’s side of the bed and kissed her good night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So we stay in bed, and I let her hold her doll, and I stroke her head, but she always has one hand out, clinging. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Elsie is still snoring, so I roll out of bed and drag myself to the door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Mother had been devising a series of job aptitude tests, and the desk by her bed was piled with pamphlets and magazines on psychology. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z So as I lie there in his bed, I conjure an alternate truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You need a new bed. Quilts, a pillow. A blanket when winter comes.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Lidia’s grandmother has gone to bed, exhausted from watching Penny, and Penny herself is winding down. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z So I climbed down from bed and pulled on some shorts and a tank top. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z And there were advertisements for gadgets, fascinating things, for cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, furniture and beds and cribs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They dared not go to bed with over a thousand British soldiers suddenly camped upon them—defeated soldiers whose mood might turn ugly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So that marriage and the bed is not all by any means. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A doctor in white was in the room, at the foot of my bed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I hold the phone to my ear while I put down my food and settle into my bed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Nokomis had the sick ones arranged in their bedding, blankets pulled neatly up to their chins, mats clean on the floor all around the fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The white curtain that divides my bed from the next patient’s whips back, and Johanna Mason stares down at me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You feel a little feverish. Go tell Grace you’re to have your dinner upstairs. Then you’re to go straight to bed. I’ll be up later. Go on, now, please. Take these with you.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But she said nothing, and the following evening all of Pearl’s new clothes appeared in a neat pile at the foot of her bed, and Pearl breathed a sigh of relief. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was going to repeat his experiment and record its failure, and then he was going to bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Well, where I’m gonna stand, Ignatius? You want me to get in bed with you?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju asked, as though he was not already in bed when she came home from her second job. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Melanie had been climbing into bed when Marshall came into her room. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask as I raise my bed up to a sitting position. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He shoves everything into a worn leather satchel and waits for his parents and Caroline to go to bed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Gets him out of bed in the mornings.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Mom is at my bed, taking sheets out of my suitcase. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He stripped back the beds and came away with two good woolen blankets and went back down the stairs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sophie, crouching underneath the blanket, felt strong fingers grasping hold of her, and then she was lifted up from her bed, blanket and all, and whisked out of the window. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The doctor says she’ll have to be in bed another four.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The window was open, my bed was made up with blankets and my things hung on the wall, the gas mask in an oblong tin can, the steel helmet on the same peg. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Mother jumped out of bed and, to Pim’s great annoyance, lit the candle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And the next day, and the day after that, Ess scrambled down from the bed each morning and immediately began to tug at the blankets, squealing when they toppled over onto her head. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I lie on the bed holding the string cheese and the DVD with Mom’s words on it, just breathing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Last night when I visited Signora Mondopoco, she was in her bed, draped with a soft blanket, her hands gently crossed on her chest. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to quit and to do this forever, sleep in a bed and in a tent, see what was over the next hill and never see a hill again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My mom was sprawled out alone on the bed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I put the rest away, slide the case back under the bed and take the paper with my photograph to the wall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Candice slid to the edge of the bed so she could see the screen better. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The area under the bed had been blocked off so guests wouldn’t lose their keys and underwear. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Abby must have fallen asleep in his bed, so he just switched rooms with her. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z When Moon Orchid fell asleep in the middle of the bed, Brave Orchid made a place for herself at the foot. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart feels lighter as I watch Connor scramble out of bed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Imagine if someone else’s brother were to come in . . . get into your bed. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z For his part, he misses Henry’s bed, Henry’s body, Henry and a place a few thousand miles removed from the factory line of the campaign. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sarai was tired and she wasn’t terrified, so she lay down in her bed, tucked her hands under her cheek, and slept. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was a large photograph beside the bed, of a young Luna and a woman who looked very like her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We sit close, leaning across the space between beds, keeping our voices soft so we won’t wake the children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sighed and sat down on the bed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hana sits up in bed and yawns really big before answering. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Kiyo was already in bed, scrunched down under the covers, hoping not to be seen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Marlee, I changed rooms because I wanted to be alone! Tonight, make sure you stay in your own bed.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure I don’t know why you prefer to sleep on the floor rather than in a nice bed, but it doesn’t matter. Hurry up and get ready; Lady Isobel won’t be kept waiting.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay in the bed and thought about all the things that had happened during the day, and felt sad and depressed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She sat down on the chair next to my bed for a few minutes, then suddenly ran out of the room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The room was dark, so I could not see Lucy’s bed; I stole across and felt for her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She ran to the bed, fell upon it and sobbed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Lying in bed and reading felt pleasantly familiar. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z "Just be sure you do them on your side of the bed." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I search for it but realize it’s fallen between my bed and the wall. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I’d helped my dad to his place and had waited in the main living space while he went behind a screen to change and get ready for bed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But his father takes the opportunity to sit beside him on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “And those Quincey children. That boy wetting his bed and all. The poor little lambs.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That night I went to bed and I got absolutely butchered by mosquitoes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The hospital bed doesn’t fold quite right, and no matter what I do, I can’t get comfortable on it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At night, when Laura lay awake in the trundle bed, she listened and could not hear anything at all but the sound of the trees whispering together. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The rich bed drapery now matches my signature pink camellia flowers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z One time when they were in the kitchen and I was in my bed she was crying. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They gathered in Sammy’s room, the one with the picture of Indians on the wardrobe, and sat on his bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the bed as she stroked my hair, cooing endearments in Greek. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mariam snapped the clean sheet and let it settle on the bed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The wives and mothers were the ones who found the brown bottles stashed away under pillow and bed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I imagined how it would feel to creep up to his bed while he was sleeping and put the shotgun barrel right in his nose. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll take the wild rabbit,” I say, then add, “have you ever tried it on a bed of daylily buds?” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She set the clothing down on the bed and looked at the pile. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s nice and warm there with a fire blazing in the grate, Mam sitting in the bed, and Dad reading The Irish Press and smoking a cigarette by the fire. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess it’s time for bed. I’ll let you young people alone. Eugenia?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The bed of the wagon was piled with chests and bundles of what looked like furs. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I still have on the same navy sweats and gray tank I wore all day yesterday, the same sweats and tank I wore to bed the night before last. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I try to lie on the bed but a nurse says, Now, now, no lying on the bed in the middle of the day. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He sat on the bed with the heaviness of a very old man. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z All night long, it seemed, his mother had sat on his bed in the dark, singing nursery rhymes, telling him stories, and as long as her dear voice was there, he knew he was safe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I had gone to bed with a headache and woken up with a glossy fever fog over my brain, and a sore throat to match. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We went to bed early, with metal pot lids and knives and things from the kitchen to protect ourselves with, because we couldn’t think of anything else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though they’re just in my head...just something from a movie...they glitter in my mind, and I’m suddenly desperate to click my heels together and wake up in my own bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She lay in the center of her bed and dug her fingernails into her palms so hard they left a row of half-moons, to keep tears from falling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mom started acting like she really needed to straighten one of the pictures on Chess’s wall, above his bed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When Jordan found out that Angel’s bed was broken, he was angry and tried to fix it. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben starts tearing the bed apart, and then he runs to the nightstand and pulls out the drawer and empties it on the bed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Next, his mind told him that he was at home in bed and his mother was singing and shaking the mattress, wanting him to get up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z People goggled through the bars at him as he lay, starving and weak, on a bed of straw. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Hearing nothing but slow, measured breathing, the young man walked softly to stand beside the bed and bent over the sleeping man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Grandma sat by my bed, took out my stamp collection, and tried to get me to take an interest in it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid that at any minute my mother might blow her own volcano, and I didn’t want to be around, so I kissed them good night and went to bed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Baby looked like a pretty little doll on the bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They say that she did not die; instead she simply slept there, her mind lost, her body still and empty, alone on her narrow bed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll check in before you go to bed,” she said, and then she came over and kissed me on the top of my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I went upstairs and closed my door and lay down on my bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I lie in bed and pick up Plato’s Republic and skim the Allegory of the Cave as I seethe. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It meant that we once again had weekend hours to linger in bed, to read the newspaper and go out for brunch and share every thought we had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “But how? I can’t leave my bed. The doctor said so.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Lincoln is much too big for the bed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally, my plea finished, and my handwriting a passionate scrawl, I fell down on my bed and went to sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Before I turn away I see her straighten her blue skirt, clench her legs together; she continues lying on the bed, gazing up at the canopy above her, stiff and straight as an effigy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I was in the foyer again, receiving a bunk-room assignment and some bedding, both of which, it occurred to me, could have been quickly given out upon our arrival. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I collapsed gratefully onto the pallet Sarah had made me there, and it felt like the world’s softest bed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She came into my room when I went to bed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Henry looks up into his eyes, speechless, and Alex tugs him down into another all-consuming kiss, and Henry bears down on him fully, pressing him into the bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He stands by my bed wearing Indian clothes, a loose tunic and wide pants. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z While preparing for bed, she peered under the bandage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You Americans, always peering under people’s beds to look for communism. Do you think we have time to worry about that?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The branches echoed with birdsong, and the paths wound around lush flower beds and between heavy emerald bushes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He lay restless in the bed and when at last he fell asleep daylight had come. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On the wall opposite the bed was a big wooden clock with a forest and bears carved into it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the bed, the blanket, the pillow, but he just continued to fall. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He sat on his bed, dressed in his nightshirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Finally, her mother had sold some of the beds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Stiff from sitting in such an unusual position, I fell back against the side of the bed and kept up my struggle until just before ten-thirty, when I climbed back into bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I reached for my bed and sat, suddenly feeling a little dizzy, my mind racing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I picked up my script and settled on my bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So I just left, ran to my room, threw myself on the bed, and curled into a ball. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I dream that someone breaks into his home as we sleep, that I stir beside him to see a faceless figure in dark armor standing over his bed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I lie in my bed that night, I think about Grandma and how I never got a chance to say goodbye. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He strode past me and sat on my bed, then patted the mattress next to him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He sat down on the edge of the bed and softly kicked Colin's prostrate body. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I thought of the warm fire back at the estate and the cold bodies upstairs in the beds. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I wish I could get up. I’m tired of bed.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Perching on the edge of my bed for a moment, I reach for the Magic 8 Ball and shake it hard. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I grabbed her up and lay back on the bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I forced myself to climb out of bed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I stared at Newcharlie for a moment, my question hanging in the air over his bed. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I left the photo on the desk and collapsed onto the bed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There was a lot of small talk after that, and Lorraine never took her eyes off the guy in the other bed, who looked like he was 193 years old. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z There had been the politeness of his marriage, the elaborate courtesy of the double bed, he had suffered from the cold gap between his permitted behaviour, and his desires. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When the phone by my bed woke me up the next morning I was still in the dream. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z My forlorn thought flows variable as her song, wondering: shall I stay beside my son and guard my own things here, my maids, my hall, to honor my lord’s bed and the common talk? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point she was given a temporary employee ID at a hospital so she could trail along behind a cardiologist from bed to bed as he made his rounds three times a week. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But how can you have an accident lying in bed asleep? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, I have no plans to steal your bed. I’m just visiting.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My body was like a feather bed, warm, boneless, deeply comforting, in which I lay cocooned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There are two queen-sized beds in here, pushed against the wall, with identical nightstands and lamps positioned on either side of them. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Merry Christmas,” said Ron sleepily as Harry scrambled out of bed and pulled on his bathrobe. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Mother Fletcher sat upright in the white-sheeted bed, her pale green housecoat pinned at the neck. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And what about the nights when we all climb into our grandparents' bed and they move apart, making room for us in the middle. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Kendra climbed into bed, slid under the covers, let her head sink into the pillow, and fell asleep before another thought entered her mind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I toss the note back onto the bed, eyeing the sheets before giving them a quick whiff to be safe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z People in London were going to bed and people in Tokyo were getting up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna try and get rid of him. Get in the bed, in case he looks in here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up from bed ready to set up housekeeping at Mama’s. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were cold and stiff and hot and sweaty all at once, and Kaede would have done anything at that moment for a fire and a bath and a soft bed to collapse into. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But every time he came, he would leave Tabitha in her sick bed and walk around outside our compound. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Deborah died in the clothes she wore to bed that night, including my hand-me-down soccer jersey that she loved. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He lets us stay in bed if we like but you never want to stay in bed when there’s no school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He lighted the shank of candle in the japanned candlestick and regarded the bed—as spineless as a hammock and covered with a dirty patchwork quilt, the cotton batting spilling from the edges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have to get back to the hospital,” Prim says, placing Buttercup on the bed beside me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Sitting on the bed, he plucked the bird card out of her hand, turning it around in his fingers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I sit down at the foot of the bed and lay across the length of it on my back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Fernando crouches next to one of the beds and takes out a box. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Michaelis advised him to go to bed but Wilson refused, saying that he'd miss a lot of business if he did. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I certainly knew that getting married meant you were supposed to sleep in the same bed, and that the bed had a lot to do with having babies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Hyacinth was feeding Franz when a disheveled Jessie came downstairs with her signature bed head, followed by Laney wearing a glittery crown. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I slide my laptop off my crossed legs and get up from my bed, swaying to the side, feeling really faint. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And some of the other guys in O-Hall were real dipshits, and the communal bathroom was always nasty and crowded, and bunk beds are for prisons. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The driver stumbled back against the bed of his truck, his words drowned out by the thunderstorm of noise that had settled over the three cars. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He got up and scrambled back over to his bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And it was Pellegrina who came each night to tuck Abilene into her bed and Edward into his. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z She was sitting so close to my bed that I asked her to move away for fear that the vermin that were eating her might invade it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z From her bed, she could hear her family continuing their lives without her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He went back to bed victorious and dreamed again that Huple’s cat was sleeping on his face, suffocating him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Directly east of Chamberlin, and over a mile away, Horace White had been lying in bed for some time when he heard a new set of alarms ringing. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Max is sitting up in the bed when I come in, and from the empty cup, I see Helena has made him tea. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “That shouldn’t surprise you. If you drank as much as he does, I daresay I would have been to bed with you, too.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I sit crisscrossed in front of Zeta-4’s hexagonal bed opening. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Kate stood up from the bed and a wave of dizziness rose in her head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Maria sits in a chair beside the bed holding his hand. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She got up from the bed and pulled the closet door wider. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z At one end lay a massive bed of sheepskins and drakon leather. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Grandma sleeps in a big bed upstairs with a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus over her head and a statue of the Sacred Heart on the mantelpiece. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He braced himself for Chess to push him and Emma off the bed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On my bed, I curl up on my side and listen to the sound of my phone vibrating against my desk as I get text after text. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Every night I went to bed in our barracks, whispering those words to myself. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama wouldn’t ever start anything else without she made up the beds first. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The last thing I see as I shut the bathroom door is a tangle of feet toppling forward onto the bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a bed of red hibiscus on the footpath behind the yard. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “The men seemed upset,” I said later to Amil when we were lying on our beds. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I reached over to the other end of the bed and passed him his notebook. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Still, every afternoon she would come upstairs from the bakery and head for the bed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The man’s hand reached out and opened the door; a feeble red glare lit the man’s face as he stooped and looked inside at the bed of smoldering coals. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She sits in bed, embroidering a pillowcase with a drawing of Cinderella wearing a ballroom gown. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The night the helicopters came in, the vibrations pummeled us out of our beds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed on the bed all morning, telling the fierce little bundle of feathers in my hand that there was deer meat in store for her if she would just wait with me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Juliet’s footsteps had faded, Holly began smashing the bed into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Can you just give me my lunch money, so I can go to bed?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He sits motionless, propped up in bed, deathwhite hands folded on top of the covers: his eyes, once webbed with visions, are shut. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve just been lying in bed waiting for my leg to heal and now I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to get out of bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I walked to my bedroom and sat on my bed, suddenly exhausted. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I was sitting in bed, writing, writing, writing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Lelia switches the wall heater to high and we take off our clothes and slip into bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she said, “Don’t worry, sweetie, I’m okay. Go to bed.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They demanded that Mom and Dad open anything that was locked, while we children sat on our beds, staring in paralyzed fascination. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I never thought to sleep; but a slumber fell on me as soon as I lay down in bed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One of my feet hung over the side of the bed but didn’t touch the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Her health is fine now. She’s not doing herself any good by lying in bed all day long.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z At seven o’clock, she went down to the master bedroom and woke Jaime, who was curled up in the bed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One lets out a halfhearted woof as Daddy’s field workers, five Negroes, pull up in a truck bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Maybe he merely brushed against me as he was robing off the bed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “This is the best I can do, Virginia. We’ll move a bed in here for you, and a dresser. Not luxurious, but I won’t charge you for it.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed and listen to it while I stare out the window and watch the sun set on the neighborhood. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “You look rather haggard. Why don’t you push someone aside and crawl into one of the beds around here and take a nap. Call again in about an hour.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, I’m not some chump babysitter. I told them all to go to bed, and they did. That’s it. Get off my bed and go to sleep.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mami balanced on the floorboards to her bed, lay me beside her, held me tight, kissed my forehead, my eyes, and murmured, “It’s all right. It’s over. It’s all right.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I lie on the bed and try to give her privacy, even though she obviously doesn’t want any. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He got out of bed very slowly, stretched, and took the tea cup into the front room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning I awoke about three o’clock hearing Catherine stirring in the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Jack helps me move off the hospital bed and into the wheelchair. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I position myself in the small floor space between the chair and my bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Especially with Faith lying beside me in that bed, lost in a tangle of long dark hair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Another five for me to hobble back to bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Ames shielded the candlelight away from his eyes with his cupped hand and went back to bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Was that scorched mass in the corner her bed? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But on that first day of school, Mom refused to get out of bed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That night Lori and I lay in our rope beds and discussed New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He moved from the couch to his bed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lying on his left side in Granny’s big bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Out of bed before seven thirty every morning, even on the weekends. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Robin tried very hard to get out of bed so he might look out of the window, but he only fell back again onto the pillow exhausted from the effort. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Just one more, I think, and I get to my knees on the bed, burying my head deep in the pillow. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He can drink three pints of Happy Days whiskey and still talk and walk on his feet and not wish for the bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A traveler from Germany recalled that simply by turning an electric dial on the wall by his bed, he could request towels, stationery, ice water, newspapers, whiskey, or a shoe shine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Genie hated when his mom told him to go to bed after he’d seen something that was going to keep him awake, for like, the rest of his life. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We would hike eight miles, get a room, have a shower, phone home, do laundry, eat dinner, buy groceries, watch TV, sleep in a bed, eat breakfast, return to the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Rochester, it seems, by the surgeon’s orders, went to bed early that night; nor did he rise soon next morning. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Yes and no. And no and yes,” I say as I kneel behind her on the bed, parting the thin, graying strands of her hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His pillow and ashtray were both on the floor, between his and Mrs. McArdle’s bed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z On the very first morning after our arrival, the chambermaid was making my bed when one of my mice poked its head out from under the sheets. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I got out of bed, climbed quietly down the ladder, and crouched by the top of the stairs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At first he could see nothing, but after a time the vague outlines of a bed appeared around him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I got out of bed and dressed and dashed to the kitchen where Mom gave me half of her egg and butter sandwich. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally, outside her door, she announced, “Tessie, I am going to bed now.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I crawled back into bed and pulled the sheet over my head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I drag myself from the bed, head to the kitchen, and hunt for a pack of instant noodles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the first nights I’d always lie up in bed, listening to the husky whisper of the dry August corn in the fields. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was answered by the distant barking of a dog and an inquiring whinny from the horse, Bob, comfortably bedded in his stable. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aint the sign of it laying right there on that bed. Aint the sign of it been here for folks to see fifteen years now.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too large to fit into the bed of the wagon, so we perched them slantwise, tilting down into the middle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nails bitten down so far my nail beds ache. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So they hung their stockings by the fireplace, and said their prayers, and went to bed—Alice and Ella and Mary and Laura all in one big bed on the floor. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When they leave, Dad calls Jordan and me over to the bed. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I walked to the back door, trying to remember how much money was in the tin box hidden under my bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The ground was dry under there, and I’d brought up some old gunnysacks from the shed for him to lie on, made it seem more like a bed to him, more like a home. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He went away and brought them wrapped in newspaper, unwrapped them and, when I asked him to, drew the corks and put the wine and vermouth under the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s not his fault that I’ve always got Jews under my bed or following me down the street, or that I’m always afraid and too full of cares to enjoy one second of my life. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She bought frames for them at the Dollar Store and made Papi hang them over her bed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Please go back to bed, sir. The boy might hear us.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Etta was still so sick that she couldn't sleep crowded three in a bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As I hear him go down the stairs, I sprawl on my bed. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z My father tried to shift around in bed, squinting his eyes closed in pain at the effort. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then I head up the steps so I can change out of my shrimpy-smelling work clothes, and once I do, I sit on my bed for a minute and stare into space. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But when I wasn’t on the road and had the opportunity to be home, my favorite place to be was curled up in my bed or spending time with my family. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The next he knew, he was lying on a bed of pine needles beneath a dark stone roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The shed was small enough that I could cover it in five paces one way and only two paces from the edge of the bed to the other wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Biff stood by the bed, waiting impatiently for Alice to get up. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Am I really in this warm bed in this clean room? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed and wait for the world to end. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He has sex with her and the bed cries out in pain. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We did, sitting at the foot of her bed and then jumping on it as though it were a trampoline. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I had a couple of blankets, and I lay there on the bed thinking and trying to warm up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Winifred and Abbot Mortimer sat by the bed in the sick bay. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was half open, light falling in a clear path to Moss’s bed, highlighting his unconscious face in late-night gold. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She went right to bed and slept through dinner. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been feeling this way since waking up in Jupiter's bed a week ago on the day after Thanksgiving, and it’s very confusing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z On the thirteenth of that month Farmer Cotton found Frodo lying on his bed; he was clutching a white gem that hung on a chain about his neck and he seemed half in a dream. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Years later, when Rahel returned to the river, it greeted her with a ghastly skull’s smile, with holes where teeth had been, and a limp hand raised from a hospital bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One could observe how under the sister's practiced hands the sheets and pillows on the beds were thrown on high and arranged. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z A few blocks south of Yesler, in a shantytown sprawling along the edge of Elliott Bay, children awoke in damp cardboard boxes that served as beds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’s out of bed in a single movement and moves about the room completely naked. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But then I remembered that the big bed Granny and Grandpa shared wasn’t made up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She sat on the edge of my bed and leaned close, her brown eyes bright with curiosity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She left the shutters open when she went back to bed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I climbed into bed and thought about Mama. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt does not leave his bed again. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Dad closed the door behind him and came to the foot of the bed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her younger brother, Rana, studies for a physics exam on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave one to Jay, then plopped down on Jay’s bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Just a single steel-frame bed with a worn mattress, a ragged blanket, and a wooden chair in the corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I dumped them on the desk and took a seat on the bed. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But she came bursting into the dining room, circled them frantically, and jumped, half-crazed, right onto Albert’s bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z This morning I don’t want to get out of bed—my quilt is so warm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She helps me clean, and when the floor is tidy, the cloths rinsed out, and I’m dry from the rain, we lie down on the bed and wait for the Gestapo to come. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I lay on my back on the camp bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He heard her getting out of bed; he did not dare look round now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When their mother had left the room, Nouri sat up and leaned over to her sister’s bed. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z But as I lay in bed that night, listening to the sea on the rocks and the northbound wind, I wondered what kind of sickness those people had had. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Mom sits on my bed and pushes my bangs back from my eyes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She pulled the tom sheet from the bed, and the stained blanket as well. m have to bam them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My mom looked so comfortable lying there on the bed, I had to get horizontal. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Thinking neither of her hardships nor of earlier times, she wondered when the Dalals would return with her new bedding. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There were no sheets, but the blanket they lay on was threadbare and smooth, and the size and springiness of the bed astonished both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nights, I almost invariably set up my easel between the twin beds in the room I shared with Bobby, and painted. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Like this morning just after I woke up, I was laying in bed with my eyes open. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I'm pretty sure that my makeshift bed has fleas, if the creepy-crawly sensation over my skin is any indication. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I climb into bed and my father, still in his clothes, lies beside me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Above me, towards the head of the bed, Serena Joy is arranged, outspread. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed his sister was standing over his bed, with their lord father beside her, frowning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Late in the evening, Marie-Laure descends the ladder and falls asleep in her grandfathers bed to the sound of her great-uncle working above her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes he took a servant and his bed and he slept again in the old earthen house and in the old bed where he had begotten children and where O-lan had died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Henry dropped to his knees and ducked under the bed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I put this on the list of things to include when I said some prayers, the first in a long time, that night in bed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the Klan, he had often lain in bed like this, wondering why he couldn’t seem to get anywhere in the world. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. That’s not what I meant. It’s not not what I mean. I think. But I wasn’t talking about that. Just talking about sleeping. In bunk beds. Nothing else.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Sorry!” yelled Harry, as Dean and Seamus roared with laughter, and Neville picked himself up from the floor, having fallen out of bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I'm lying on my bed, microwaves burning up my brain, running up a killer phone bill. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I recognized Grandfather Wharton by my bed, patiently waiting for me to take my turn. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron mouthed soundlessly like a goldfish out of water as Hermione turned on her heel and stormed up the girls’ staircase to bed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I assure you, he is extremely well trained. Harry — I will wait while you get into bed.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was hardly a trace he’d ever lived in the house, except one: every night, after dinner, I would close the door to my room and pull Tyler’s old boom box from under my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m so tired from staying up last night reading, I just want to get into bed and close my eyes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Then Bryson rolled over, his plush mattress suddenly prickly like a bed of nails against his bruised body. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He went to the bed and stood over her; her face lay sideways on the pillow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Roger’s mother tells them it’s time to get ready for bed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The boys could hear and feel the jar of his body through the house as he hopped to and from Alice’s bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "After Daddy got out of those wet clothes and climbed into bed, I came into the room. I asked him if he thought the dog was going to be okay." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z A moment later I heard him fall into bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z That night I developed a high fever, and she sat next to my bed, scolding me for going to school without my sweater. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But the bed, built by Tony Bucci, is not exactly a bed; it’s just wood hammered together in the shape of a bed, with a plank where the box spring and mattress would be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z With Pinkeye awake, she dared not go back to her bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She shouldn’t have tried it, not with the Angels, Alma said, from the next bed over. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She tries to roll out of the bed, but I catch her arm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the bed, Percy muttered deliriously in his sleep, “Ha, ha, ha.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, sniffling, I carefully climb down the bunk bed ladder and look for a tissue, before remembering that we haven’t unpacked all of those supplies yet. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He lay like a beached whale on the narrow hotel bed and wondered idly if it had indeed been Velutha that Rahel saw. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the garden they’ve planted a peach tree, a pear tree, an asparagus bed, rows and rows of vegetables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius searched his room, flinging Big Chief tablets around, mashing them underfoot, dragging them from beneath his bed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a faint patter on the roof, and droplets slid down the window over their bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I wake up to Tats scraping and flicking her dried nail polish, sitting beside me on Mom’s bed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I slide my legs off the bed and step to the small window in my room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I hand him the blank absentee card, and he scribbles his signature on it, and I slip it into my backpack before I go to bed. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed thinking and worrying until I can’t stand it anymore. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Eastern Pennsylvania sits on one of the richest coal beds on earth. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He’d heard me crying and he sat down on my bed, pulled the covers back, pushed my hair out of my face, and kissed me on the forehead. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She opened it and rooted through the contents with all the delicacy of a dog digging up a flower bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits down on the edge of his bed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I’d ask her as I lay in bed, my head aching. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He could go home to bed and tomorrow he could tell them that he had driven Mary home and had left her at the side door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z For long moments I lay in the bed, Otto wrapped around me and me wrapped around my mom, her heart beating its familiar rhythm against my ear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She knows, for instance, that I smuggle sheets to the Yearlings so they don’t get whipped for wetting their beds. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I cringed and rolled around on the floor by my bed or sometimes on the verandah. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z What my father could not know then was that of the remaining three, including himself, only one, my Uncle Jim, would die in bed, of natural causes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I asked Amil to play chess with me before we went to bed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Out past the waves now, past the kelp beds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He lay down next to me on the bed, and after a while I went to sleep. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In a few minutes Grandpa was back with a dark red rose in his hand, biting off the thorns and spitting them out as he walked toward the bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was nearly midnight and her mother had gone to bed hours ago. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Gilly turned the drawer back over to make a table on the bed and put the milk and cookies on it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z From beneath my bed, I heard a muffled, “Oh, Christ.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Or perhaps she was reading in bed, her abada wrapper spread over her like a blanket, wearing plain black boyshorts and nothing else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Would you ever go to bed with an android again?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But who could think in that bed where they had been and where they also had been and where only she was now? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Caroline was there to question me as I dived onto my bed and buried my head under the pillow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He laid them on his bed and then brought out the pistol, took out the magazine and snapped the loaded shell from the chamber. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Throwing himself back among the pillows on the bed, he began doodling on a yellowed page. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat up in bed with his hands on his fat stomach and big, oily tears rolled down his cheeks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself, but there’s only one bed, and I’m calling the left side.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He’d gone straight to bed after the Farm Patrol had brought him home. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At home, Taisin always shared her sister Suri’s small bed; indeed, she probably had less space there than she did tonight, but it was not the same. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I lay in my bed night after night staring at the ceiling and thinking, Why have I survived the war? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then he had tucked the blanket around her and waited there beside the bed while she resumed her sleep. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Using a large crane, soldiers eased the five-foot-wide ball of explosives out of the truck bed and set it down on the sand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay’s sitting on the side of my bed. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was the light that fell in a long rectangle onto the floor between their beds from the street lamp right outside their window. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The grass was mostly dead, the dirt had gone from brown to gray, and the one tree that did still stand was bare and leaning like a creature over a small child’s nightmare bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z In any case, the point I am making here is that there was nothing at all under the Good Night, Sleep Tight bed, not even a bobby pin. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The bed had been pushed to the side. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She plopped down on one of the beds and ripped open a mini-Snickers. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I did it last night after you were in bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At our new place, I have Dad’s old bedroom furniture from when he was a kid—a bed, a desk, and a bookshelf, all made out of the same dark wood. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There are rose petals all over the bed, and a silver ice bucket on a stand. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mom’s book was still lying on my bed, and I threw it across the room. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He built quarters within the park where they received three large meals a day and slept in clean beds and well-heated rooms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoon on the front porch Across the road, Miss Bell has tied a blue-checked sunbonnet beneath her chin, lifts her head from her bed of azaleas and waves to my grandmother. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Darius walks through a door at the other end of the basement, and I can spot a giant bed in that room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Blue walls covered with superhero and comic book posters, a solar system slowly revolved from the ceiling, a stuffed boa constrictor stretched across the foot of his bed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Most of the city, including Gerald and Lydia, still asleep in their beds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She set the control of the blanket at the highest notch, which soon made Billy’s bed hot enough to bake bread in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about it, woman? Did you happen to bed down with some wandering God a dozen years ago? That might solve our little mystery.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Zeitoun emptied all of the buckets in the house, put them under the holes in the roof again, and got ready for bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Lee heard him at the door and smelled his nastiness as he bumped along the hall to his room and fell over on his bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But, listen, don’t worry—we’ll go and get your stupid library book from underneath the old lady’s bed, because that’s an easy thing to get back. That’s no problem at all.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z They camped that night in a muddy field, sleeping on air mattresses resting on a thick bed of hay, which the tent crew had sprinkled on the oozing mud under the tents. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “The girls will not go to school today,” she said to Ultima, “what’s one day. Deborah, Theresa!” she called up the stairs, “stay in bed! The snow has covered the goat path!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumping the contents onto the bed, I found the fishing lure I hadn’t paid much attention to. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Grandma heaves herself from the bed, heavy with the child in her belly, my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I showered, blasting away the dirt, then I laid the new clothes on my bed and stared at them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I follow, just to make sure he gets to bed all right, which turns out to be a good idea, because he doesn't get to bed all right. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z No one wanted a kid like that, Joaquin knew now, and they especially didn’t want one who wet the bed nearly every night. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It’s always weird to fly on a plane. Seven hours ago, I was in my bed and my mom was hunting in my bag to make sure I had my toothbrush.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Silently she dressed, tied back her hair, and set herself to a succession of chores, beginning with tearing down the mosquito netting from all of our beds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Monsters don’t come to your home to help you live; they trap you in your bed and eat you alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then the lyrics came to her in bed one night: “You are not to spend your days worrying about tomorrow.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I stored them all in a shoe box under my bed and would go through them sometimes, just to pick one out to copy-sketch. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The woman on the bed was old, her life was fading as the mist rose. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The man is standing near the foot of the bed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the children were ready to go to bed, Katie did something very unusual. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay on my bed and stared upward, wishing I could make my mind as blank as the ceiling. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it was all part of the same dream and he would finally wake up in his own bed and he could go and find his mom and tell her all about it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A small bundle bounced into the bed of the truck near the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We load the bags of ice into the truck bed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When I was called and wouldn’t reply, someone would say I must be hiding under my bed with a book. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me how you really feel,” Byrd says, flopping back into the bed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Before I can roll out of bed, Zack pushes my door open and sticks his head in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I’m usually a heavy sleeper but these last nights every little noise makes me jump out of bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled him out of her pocket and set him on the end of the bed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Will you get back into bed,” she said, “or must I take you by your ear and put you there?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We put all the clothes I was taking on my bed, and she folded everything neatly and put it inside the bag while I watched. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z There's a clipboard chart with a ballpoint hanging on a hook at the end of the bed, so I write "Christopher Carter" in the space for the patient's name. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been yelled at before for climbing on Celia’s bed with muddy feet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I kin come to bed, but the thinkin’ goes right on.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, between them, they got Matt to his bed while the Turners’ oldest boy drove over to Hidalgo for the doctor. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in bed, it was a long time before he slept. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I got out of bed, picked it up, and stuck it on my forehead. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The soldier did not return to his bed, but swore lazily and sat down with his back against the doorframe, observing us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My son’s bed stays nestled against the corner, far from the peeking jalousies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She looked at her grandmother, who was sleeping in the chair beside the bed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z It gave me a bit of a shock, really, because I’d sort of forgotten he was, like, one bed over. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Even more remarkable, she lay atop a bloom of mushrooms that had grown to enormous size at the edge of a creek bed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Kendra pushed herself off her bed and walked over to Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z An hour later she was lying on her canopy bed in the clean white cotton nightdress which Betty had found for her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Ought they to smoke like that?” asked Beth from her perch on the bed. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are scarcely a dozen left in the beds around Coral Cove,” I said. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And the bed was wood, on legs, covered with lightly woven bed coverings. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “For Christ’s sake, we were wearing bed sheets. Barefoot. Soaked in blood. Stinking drunk. Can you imagine if we’d trailed down to the sheriff’s office and tried to explain all that?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As we were getting ready for bed tonight, Tía Mari said, Oh yes, I almost forgot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I’d read my son the book on his bed and then lie down next to him for a minute. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach complained for its supper and my back cried out for its bed, but I finally had a suitable castle for my winged herd. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I tread on Müller’s foot; reluctantly he puts the fine boots back again under the bed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He tugged me to a sort of fort he’d made with an old patchy quilt tied to his and Karim’s bunk bed. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Matt thought about the old man lying on a hospital bed, waiting for the one person who could bring him a glimpse of his youth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a sign of a strong pregnancy,” the doctors assured Mrs. Richardson, but a few weeks after hiring the housekeeper, she had begun to bleed and was placed on bed rest. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The creature hesitated, then nodded and lifted its arm, letting Bitter pull Jam away and back, closer to the bed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I put my clothes to dry at the fire, crawled into bed, and fell into a dreamless sleep. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But I lie awake in the bed next to Helena, thinking about it anyway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The Owner s first instinct was to chase after him, but then his eyes fell to the powder blue suitcase on the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I dressed for bed swiftly and climbed under my quilt, curling into a ball, hugging myself to keep warm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “So,” Gloria Dump said, “Otis played his guitar right to that dog, and a little bit at a time, Winn- Dixie came creeping out from underneath the bed.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Caddy went and leaned her face over the bed and Mother’s hand came into the firelight. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved his hands into his armpits and walked faster, praying that Morrec had remembered to warm his bed with hot bricks from the fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dad sits on the edge of my bed. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z My father returned to his study, and I went to bed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Adam lay four days in bed, so stiff and aching that he could not move without a groan. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was another, more reasonable bed tucked in an alcove behind the dressing room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Holding the driver’s license she crawled into bed and fell into a sleep full of dreams of cobalt blue. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "Hello," I said conversationally, sitting down on the edge of the bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I lay in bed all day and watched Grandma and Song Po-po work around the house. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If they came checking, he would be in bed, pretending to be sick. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Without a word, but with lips tight and eyes narrowed, the girl and her daemon left and went to bed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I wake in Locke’s house on a bed covered in tapestries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then soak the shirts again before Irene and I shivered into them, like putting on a new layer of icy, wet skin before we got into bed. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z When I turned nine, you woke me up on my birthday by bouncing on my bed and giving me a picture of a unicorn that you’d drawn. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In near darkness, Fanny raced Powell to her father’s bed, trying in vain to throw her slender body between the huge assassin and her helpless father. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena reentered the bedroom, yawning, and stood on the edge of the mattress to tuck the makeshift weapon into one of the folds of the partial canopy over the bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The quicker I do it, the sooner I get to go to bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “We don’t know who it was; it looks like they Disapparated. Now excuse me, please, I want to get to bed.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t blame you. Maybe neither of us has much reason to get out of bed.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then she acted confused and went back to bed, but when the stew was done, we made her eat a bowl. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When she failed, she rolled her eyes and leaned back into the bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Do we just lie down on the cracked, dried mud of the lake bed and call it a day? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I wonder what could have brought you out of your bed at this late hour?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Charles got out of bed early on December 30,1838, unable to sleep. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I get up and walk to the end of the bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The tears welled up again, and I threw myself across Mandy’s bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She leans over my bed and angles the jalousies open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He took a shovel and pushed it into the track bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I don't know where he bought that bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z My feet drew me over to the side of Clancy’s bed, where I finally stopped, my anger at him overwhelming even the anxiety I felt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We have two beds, one sideboard with a mirror, a table and two chairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mam wants to cash it but she can’t go far from the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lily is sorting through the bottles and sticks and containers that she’s spread out all over my bed, her hair tucked neatly behind her ears. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His heart troubled, the father went to bed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He slept right in the bed with me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z After dinner, Jam took a shower and obediently went to bed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “You have only provided us with one bed!” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Oh, she hid under my bed, then in the dining room, which is where I left her.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the weeks after Dad had left the house, Mom had given George a glass of chocolate milk every night before bed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “At home. I’m in my mom’s bed, actually.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Later that evening, lying on my bed, I thought about what had happened. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I seized her hands in mine and led her to her bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But it’s a huge bedroom and you can split it into two, and we have beds on other sides. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The mattress springs protest as I slide out of bed, but Helena doesn’t stir. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Also because it has this big old madman desk in it that D.B. bought off some lady alcoholic in Philadelphia, and this big, gigantic bed that's about ten miles wide and ten miles long. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z My mother is standing beside my bed, telling me that no one else is there. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The three of us, in bed, she kicking, turning over within me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When I sit up and stretch in bed, I notice I’m alone in the room. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She had sent me lots of love and had my Get Well card on the table beside her bed. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat on my bed, talking with Mr. Savo, and couldn’t eat any of my lunch. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z For a moment, I thought Farmer might crawl into bed with him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Farmer stood beside a bed, his arm resting on the mattress of an upper berth. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Kendra was sitting on her bed, reading poems by Shel Silverstein, when the room suddenly brightened. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Some of the folk returning from exile were surprised to find strangers had taken over their houses and were sleeping in their beds and wearing the clothes they left behind. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when she was alone in the house, she took the phone over to her bed and listened to the dial tone. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Jon thanked the gods that no one but Ghost saw him writhing on his bed, whimpering from the pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He rose from the edge of the bed. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That night Esteban Trueba lay down in the iron bed that had belonged to his parents, in the old main house where he had not slept in years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He examined the chart again, then went to the foot of the bed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Though it was very late now, almost midnight, the windows glowed golden: the family had not gone to bed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of every bed, confronting its moribund occupant, was a television box. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got back home after that experience, I went to bed and stayed there for a month. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, in jail, Bobby hung himself with a bed- sheet. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hell, I turn off the generator when we go to bed. I can give you a coal-oil lamp. Pull up. Got a canned baked ham in the oven.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Throw that in the trash and go to bed. If I hear another word, I’m separating you two.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He rolled out of bed and walked over to the open window, his bare feet pressing down the carpet pile. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Big Henryk, are we going to sleep in a castle tonight in big soft beds and eat all the chocolates we want and the Jackboots will be our servants?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She returns to bed and opens her laptop. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She slept that night in the beautiful blue-green room, in the big, lumpy bed with Poppy next to her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I can’t believe Leda left her pink pacifier on the bed. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Dimple sank down on her bed, a lump forming in her throat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And if it were a good dream, that would mean I was still back where it started, leaning over my parents’ toilet or lying in bed listening to my heart. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I kick out my legs and drop to my bed. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Long after the rest of the family had gone to bed, I lay staring into the darkness, trying to think and not able to. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was asleep in my room and shot up in bed when I heard the shattering glass. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, without daring to venture another look into the shop window, I went upstairs to my room and lay down on my bed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The only thing that got him out of bed was knowing that every second he wasted meant he was one second closer to the rising of the sun. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Briony had not even been cast as Arabella’s mother, and now was surely the time to sidle from the room and tumble into facedown darkness on the bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I walked over and sat on the bed next to her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z At the very least, a bedroom and a bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Let me at least make your bed,” Mom said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When Henrietta tried to move her arm to lift herself, Emmett saw the straps around her wrists and ankles, attaching her to the bed frame. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I rolled out of bed and onto the floor, my stomach turning with me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I walked back to Monmouth House through the snow and went to my room and thought, or, rather, didn’t think, but sat on my bed and stared out the window at the ice-rimed yews below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He slipped one of the loops over each of the footposts of the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Celia took to her bed by early summer and stayed there for the next eight months. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was confined to his bed, unable even to raise his head, for six straight days, during the absolute peak of the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z We stayed in bed with the fire roaring in the stove and watched the snow fall. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It could be ten or eleven days before we had a proper meal or slept in a bed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Sissy got into bed with Katie and they talked most of the night away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama sent me to bed at the usual time, but Father and Stick had not returned. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Savo sitting up in his bed, playing cards and grinning. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The staff began to bed down for the night. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instinctively I had looked for them, thinking there would be one photograph at least beside his bed, or in the middle of the mantelpiece. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid that would come under the heading of ‘overexertion,’” said Madam Pomfrey, pushing him firmly back onto the bed and raising her wand in a threatening manner. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The force of the blast knocked my brothers Wendell and Kirk out of their top bunk beds with a loud thud. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hear him get out of bed and breathe heavily as he puts on his pants. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He raised himself to his knees and then, with a really painful effort, tried to get back on the bed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He'd taken such delight in his tomatoes and peppers, planting a raised vegetable bed after they moved into the house. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Afterwards, my parents just sort of banged upstairs, suitcases smacking every step, and collapsed on their bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They crowded onto two beds and a slim mattress jammed each night into the aisle between the beds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was her job to keep smoothing and arranging the coals into an even bed for baking the meat, but Tallow’s eyes on her back made her itch. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Back inside, the others have picked their beds and put their things down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She sat beside the bed, facing him, in the same rocking chair he had sat in to watch Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Carol says she’s seen a wet spot on the sheet of her mother’s twin bed, in the morning, before the bed was made. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather and Daddy lifted Mama Lessie in their muscular arms, took her inside the house, and laid her on Mama’s bed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Some of the beds have curtains between them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When I reached his room I found him lying in bed shaking violently while Nigel tried to keep him wrapped in blankets. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He had been undressing Lancelot and putting him to bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dazed, she threw off the covers and dragged herself out of bed, pulling on her wrinkled dressing gown as she stumbled through the kitchen and front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge table-topped buildings were no more, in a few seconds, than a bed of geometrical mushrooms sprouting from the green of park and garden. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He laid both hands on the edge of the wagon bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The pink sheets rustled as his father lowered Nunu into her bed. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “I know. We’ll have to get a suite. They have these cool rooms with sets of bunk beds. And each of them has a TV mounted over the bed.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Grandma pokes at a lump in the big bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She was already reaching under the bed and pulling the guitar case out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "The fire's out. The bed will be replaced." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She looked across the narrow bedroom and saw Mama sitting next to Neeley’s bed and looking down into his face. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to bed early that night, around eleven; at twelve I was awakened by a loud persistent banging at the front door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I turn to see Keira out of bed and peering through the blinds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on Chantal’s bed as Donna tries to put that hairy thing on me and make my face look plastic again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His uncle eased him back down and sat next to him on the bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Dad didn’t get his voice back until the very day that he finally got out of bed. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go to bed, Scipio,” his father answered, yawning behind his hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time Turner went to bed that night—having had his supper after his blueberry pie—the silver moon had set, and the racing stars had puffed out their fiery white chests. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I sat down on the bed and watched the other kids change into pajamas, swapping random camp tales. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z We stopped at Minerva’s bed, rolled up the bags, and folded her faded star blanket. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I can assure you that when I went to bed at nine, my legs were still shaking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "Get your little sister up and go to bed." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But for a while they lay back on their beds in silence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Every evening Aunt Florentine would kiss each one of us “good night and good-bye!” and trundle off to bed saying, “I’m bound for Glory Land!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He drops down next to me on the bed, jostling the mattress. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He said that when I was three or four, I would go to bed every night with a stuffed dog him and Doris got me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Drew silently claimed the bed by the window by throwing his bag on top of it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “He mourns her something terrible. He is still in bed recovering. He’s weak, but he’ll survive. Thank the Lord the boys haven’t taken ill.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the story was over, she sent the boy to bed and continued picking out kernels and adding them to the neat mound in the folds of her apron. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They tore along the high green lanes of Highdown Rise, along tractor ruts that nearly bounced them over drystone field walls and into a bed of mire and nettles and sheep. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And then I see my seerah book lying on my bed, open to the last page. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I found her lying on her bed, watching a Mel Gibson movie on a VCR she’d borrowed from the video department. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She removes the needles from my arms and helps me out of bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A mattress and bed frame are leaning against the wall. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below, the Owner crossed to the bed with the suitcase on it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of his bed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z With a groan he shifted in the bed and sat up, his back against the headboard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A large bed of hay covered the stone cobbles in the center of the room, and there atop it was Adiah. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bertha’s voice is like a crack of thunder outside our door and we scramble to put everything away and climb into bed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The day of the first snowfall Mercy got out of bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Making the precise corners and folds required for bed display took a long time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse took a clipboard from the wall by the whispering man’s bed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then she jumped down from the sill, onto the bed, where she wrapped herself into a curl of fur and went back to sleep, a circle of cat upon the old counterpane. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It has a rose bed in the front yard, though the grass is yellow and stale. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But she’s having none of it and hops off the bed. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead, he turned to Hugo and said, “I’m going to tuck you into bed, Buddy.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mamita clears off a space on a bed and motions for me to sit down. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There isn’t much in it—just a couple of beds. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It flies near the bed and I catch it and throw it back. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z From a bunk bed with a tiger to an overcrowded dormitory with meerkats—will I be believed when I say that life can take the most surprising turns? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Constantly he made his friend help him out of bed so that he could pray. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She got out of bed and dug through her bag to find it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They found themselves in a great garden, where paths and beds of flowers were set in immense lawns of soft grass, which glowed a brilliant green in the light of the lanterns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every morning he left Emma sleeping comfortably in their bed, to go “write about coral formations,” as he wrote to his sister Caroline. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He leapt from the bed and backed away from Dumbledore, looking furious. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The most grotesque and fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Time for bed,” Naomi said to the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He crossed the room, keeping the bed between them, and looked down on Bran where he lay. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To come here and make beds in a hotel along the highway? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I went to bed with the Whitman, flipping to the part I’d liked before, where he spends all the time hearing the opera and the people. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She came running into my room and jumped into my bed. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Carol lies on top of her own bed, which has a white ruffled spread that matches the curtains. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They read about Egypt in the library during the day, and at home in the evening, and in bed late at night when they were supposed to be asleep. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been down to the main hall for breakfast with his fellow donors, but had come back up again and was now sitting on his bed, looking vacant, not doing anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Karen tugged at her father’s arms, while Ben tried to pull his legs off the bed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes were drawn to the body on the bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He kicked off his shoes and lay on the bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Ivy curled up on her bed and took out her yellow notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And the way he did it made my rat thing seem about like putting a frog in somebody’s bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When we got to our room, I sat down on Ruth’s bed, close to the window—the sun had warmed the blanket—and she sat on mine over by the back wall. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Eugene is sleeping under a coat on the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I said good night to Dad from the steps and I turned off the upstairs hall light and got into my bed and under the covers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I start to climb onto the bed, but stop when the room sways a little. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tristran would stare into the darkness of the sky until he thought of nothing at all, and then he would go back to his bed and sleep like a dead man. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The rental office tells him not to worry, that they will send someone by to remove the couch and the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their TV’s on, and they’re both lying on their stomachs on the bed, one of her legs on his as she types on her laptop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I pulled Winky out from under a blanket on my bed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He lay down on his bed and quickly fell asleep. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For days afterward, Pax would scour the ashy fire bed for overlooked scraps. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Crusty spread his hands proudly over a bed covered with black satin sheets, with built-in Lava Lamps on the headboard. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s a place to start. I’d been wondering how to begin. Move to the bed, and lie face down. Remove your tunic first.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I beat my fists into my bed in helpless fury that I could not comprehend Hamlet’s behavior. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He’s in bed, reclining against pillows, and I can’t tell if he’s awake or asleep. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z When I opened them, Stick was tossing clothes around the room as he dressed for bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Rest? And pay another twenty dollars for another day? Get up out that bed. I called up Claude. He’s coming down here and pay your bill.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept it for a while, soothing his own nervousness at what had occurred, then let it go and returned to his bed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Wonderful!” cheered the chaplain, proudly throwing on the bed a pillowcase full of Yossarian’s clothing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The man was naked, apparently dragged from bed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then her bed hangings were yanked back, and she threw up a hand against the sudden light and saw them standing over her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Barb and Julie unlock the bed, rolling it right up to the window so I can see. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Palmer went to bed that night with a grin on his face. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Disoriented, she ran alongside Seth to the bed, sensing something in pursuit. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Yossarian climbed up into his bed and became Warrant Officer Homer Lumley, who felt like vomiting and was covered suddenly with a clammy sweat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Now, alone on a bed of pine needles, he remembered that he could never answer his mother. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets a laundry basket on my bed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z So I heaped pine needles and soft branches in a bed, rolled myself underneath the canoe in my blanket. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z After the funeral, Amá doesn’t get out of bed for almost two weeks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I sit in the dark, a sliver of light from the hallway slashed across my bed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The bed was large, covered with a crocheted spread on which two peacocks stood beak to beak. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I’m swept upward again and jostled along in the dark until I’m sitting on the edge of a bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She told Chucha civilized people had to sleep on beds, coffins were for corpses. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sixteen were single beds, but the other nine were very large, so large that Lupita had to keep circling them and lifting the great mattresses to tuck in the sheets and blankets. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Dad spent two weeks in bed, and it was the first time any of us remembered his being sick. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z So Meggie went to her room and lay down on the big bed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her mother carried her upstairs and put her to bed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Bridge bounced off the bed and sat in her desk chair, hunching forward to face Emily. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The flame birds waited, like a bed of coals, glowing on the cool smooth sands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Would you like to take the box to bed? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Powell spread his arms outward with a vague smile upon his face and tumbled backward onto the bed. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then I have to open the door again because the soldiers are here, carrying painted iron bed frames. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The only time I let my feelings out is when I lie in bed at night and listen to the distant krump of explosions and barrel bombs, to the alarms and sirens after an airstrike. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Lord, how they rocked in their bed of sin, and how she cried and shivered; Lord, how her love came down! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They walked us over to Auggie, who was in the bed by the window. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Molly gets down on her hands and knees and lifts the eyelet bed skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She turns to fuss with the dress and make sure it doesn't get a single wrinkle while draped across the bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She pointed to the faded velvet drapes hanging at the windows, the cobwebbed chandelier, the fancy marble fireplace, the high-topped walnut bed, the dusty matching furniture. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the guest room, Brangwain Spurge lay, ankles crossed, eyes closed, a foot above the bed, crackling with fire, sending a message of hope across the Bonecruel Mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She crawled to the far corner of the bed, pulling the quilt under her chin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Rameel, sitting up in his bed one night, looked over at Benton and said, with sleep in his voice, “You are always with God, Been-tone.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Finally, she yawned, closed the book, and laid it on the table beside her bed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I could see her screen from the bed—she was scrolling through comments on her stories as I read one of Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist essays for history. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He had been sitting on his bed, leaning back against the headboard, but now he straightened, faced me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She was eighteen, pitifully small in the big bed, and she was frightened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In all the life she could remember, Lyra had never been read to in bed; no one had told her stories or sung nursery rhymes with her before kissing her and putting out the light. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Clayton Byrd went to bed that night with a lot of anger, but also with a plan. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Clothes, bedding, furniture, the pictures on the wallscreen—it had all reverted back to Generic Ugly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “It’s the young boy with the feather bed, isn’t it, I say, what?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We quickly move to our own beds in the morning, so no one ever knows. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he put down the flashlight and climbed back into bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She curled on her bed and cried, wishing she could reach into herself and yank out the memory of what had just happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now, lying on his bed, he felt the same exhaustion, magnified. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Her bed is a high four-poster with white sheets and yellow quilt. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I get up and quickly stuff my feet into my boots—I won’t be caught lounging on a bed while this filth is within ten feet of me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She left Vera on the bed and turned a pair of cold eyes upon Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene lay on his bed and covered his eyes. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d wake up in the middle of the night, just sit straight up in bed in a sweat, and go outside to the back balcony to hide my tears from my sister. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got home that night, after we put Shoshana to bed, he said modestly, “Well. I think we hit it off A-o-kay.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at Helena, peaceful and black and blue in the next bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “It’s time you learned to straighten up after yourself. You need to help me make this bed. After all, you slept in it too! Get over here!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I launch myself out of the chair, grabbing my big duffel from under my bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Sighing, I stripped the blanket and sheet from the bed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I concentrated my search on the right side of the bed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His oldest daughter hooked a true cod in the kelp beds off Lanheedron. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Maria jumped off the bed and gathered up the newspapers Rosa had spread out on the floor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I did—my body was shaking so hard that I rolled right out of bed and hit my face against the next bunk over. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I thought of Ob, this particular cold morning, not even bothering to fix his usual cup of cocoa when he got out of bed. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “You may sleep on the deck or in the hold, as you prefer. Ysilla will find bedding for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finally, Ivy heard the bed creak as someone stood up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When we finished, our bunk beds looked sort of plain, so we spray-painted the sides with ornate red and black curlicues. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He didn't get to bed until after 2:30 a.m. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She got up from bed to show her and was startled to see tears gleaming on Mom’s cheeks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They landed like a pile of tangled sheets on the bed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Odd, she thought sleepily, that the house should be so dreadful and yet in many respects so physically comfortable—the soft bed, the pleasant lawn, the good fire, the cooking of Mrs. Dudley. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I replaced the floorboard and crawled into bed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z No. And you not going to have your own special toilet and your own special-made eight- foot bed either. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have given him his medicine before I went to bed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Her bare hands worked them into the ground, prodding and gentling, as if putting to bed an endless supply of small children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mixed in with them were the paddlelike bones, massive enough to make tables or even beds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now riding on her knees, gripping the board with both hands, Tally twisted into the next turn, dropping to skim just above the cracked dirt of the dry creek bed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He stole away, and sat down on a green hillock not far from his bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And he picked her up as if she weighed nothing at all, and began to lick her nose while she giggled and shrieked, and then he carried her to the bed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There was a red stain on my bed, wide as an open notebook. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z "You couldn't have. I was in bed. I was sleeping." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She takes the history book off the bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I built the fire and was cooking the fish and making pancakes when Dad shot out of bed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled out of bed and crossed the space between us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s like watching someone go through the box of private stuff that I keep under my bed. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z And I walked out of the room, leaving Joan lying, lumpy as an old horse, across my bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The comic books pile up under his bed, stacks and stacks of them, but he seldom reads them any more when the other boys aren’t around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to get us all out and back as far as possible because all the beds were needed for the offensive, when it should start. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The president rises from his bed, slips on a pair of battered slippers, pulls on a weathered robe, and walks down a second-floor hallway to the library. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He’d added a change of clothes, his toothbrush, and twenty-five dollars borrowed from Zalmay, all his cousin had had in the coffee jar hidden under his bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He looks around my tiny room, taking in the unmade bed, the clothes, both clean and dirty, piled on my desk chair, the blank walls, the cheap furniture. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do you get a bed all to yourself?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ella changed into a dark-haired, extremely pregnant cloud nymph, writhing in pain on a camp bunk bed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I climbed up to my bed and looked around for the cookie, to make sure I didn’t smash it as I crawled in, but it was gone. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The quilts on our beds and the clothes in our chest were limp and smelled of mildew. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Saturdays he goes to bed at one in the afternoon and stays there till Monday morning. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Without thinking, Malcolm darted to the nearest bed against the opposite wall and pulled himself underneath, clutching the blankets and the oilcloth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He got out of bed and opened the door just as the Wagon Lit conductor came hurrying along the corridor and knocked on Ratchett’s door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He came up the aisle and stood alongside my bed, wearing the same clothes he had the day before. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He lifted her and laid her on the bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In principle a Party member had no spare time, and was never alone except in bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I was the only one who could feel the way her thighs trembled, the whole backseat like a vibrating bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Young sisters in a bed under the roof of their childhood home. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Every morning now was like Christmas; we would climb out of bed and race to the kitchen and look on the table to see what “uncle” had left for us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The curtains were pulled back from my bed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But Frederick tips back into his bed and Werner can no longer see him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He went into the room where he slept and he laid himself upon the bed and he wrapped the quilt about his head that he might not hear the beast’s bellowing when it died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They rise from bed, reposition the blankets so that there is some fairness in the matter. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Her eyes widened, and she sat down slowly on the bed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They had been invited to bathe again before bed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z John Lloyd climbed out of bed, went downstairs, and opened the side door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been the one to suggest sitting on his narrow bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “It’s great! It’s got a bed and a bathroom!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Cheers,” said Ron drowsily and, as he ripped off the paper, Harry got out of bed, opened his own trunk, and began rummaging in it for the Marauder’s Map, which he hid after every use. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They had gone to bed believing themselves free from white people’s control and commands about what they should do and be. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Most depended on raised-field agriculture, in which farmers grow crops on flat, artificially constructed surfaces created for the same reason that home gardeners grow vegetables on raised beds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The president stayed good-natured despite enduring the painful changes of his wound dressing, the constant monitoring of his vital signs, and the boredom of lying helpless in bed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z That night, before I went to bed, I prayed and thanked God our family was back together again. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed facedown and cry for what feels like hours. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a big, lumpy bed covered with a faded blue blanket, and at its head four plump pillows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I walk her back through the dark room to the bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were beds on either side of me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, remembering all the times I woke to find Newcharlie sitting on the edge of his bed, with his hands hanging down between his knees, just staring out the window. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He had no trouble finding enough pine boughs to make a new bed. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I plug it in on my side of the bed, phone and charger hidden behind the bedside table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I put Dinah on the windowsill and lay down on the bed, again not touching anything. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z What happened was the night before break started, Rudy and I had another one of our showdowns in his bed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Getting out of bed had made me feel, suddenly, much worse. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When he came back, long after nightfall, and she put him to bed and went through his pockets, she found nothing, or almost nothing, and she sank helplessly to the parlor floor and cried. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Oh, she got up in the morning and went to bed at night and did what she was supposed to, but her heart wasn’t in it. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z That’s been on the TV too: raids at night, secret hoards of Jewish things dragged out from under beds, torahs, talliths, Magen Davids. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back to bed and stuffed the pen, the map, and the scratch pad into my canvas bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I got up and stood by the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then I let down the drape and went back to bed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He opens the doors of the gigantic wardrobe, lifts out his brother’s old clothes, and places them on the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His visitor, his company, his guest, his social life, his woman, his daughter, his friend—they all hung there on a nail near his bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even though our cots were more comfortable than the beds most of us had been given at Indian boarding school, few of us got any real sleep that night. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He sits on the edge of the bed, touching her pale skin, so thin now he can see the veins beneath. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And on the pillow of the bed lay the head of a sleeping woman. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was hurtin’ most of the time, couldn’t get out of bed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z John was quickly put in a bed and prepared for more tests. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I turned back toward the bed to see if maybe, just maybe, he was stirring, stretching his arms overhead and rubbing his eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z My suitcase was packed and resting by my bed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Fifty cents in certain houses get you the woman, the floor, the walls and the bed. Two dollars get you a woman on a store-bought scooter if you want it.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Park set the book on his bed, then grabbed two small boxes off a shelf. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He stood up and sat down on the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I tucked her into bed and watched as she drifted off to sleep. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They dragged her out of bed and pushed her outside. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z There was a time when she would sit beside Jam’s bed and read her N. K. Jemisin books until Jam drifted off, only leaving when sleep wrapped heavy around the room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a tidy bathroom decorated with peach seashells, a bedroom with a four-poster bed that I suspected belonged to Viviana, and two rooms at the end of the hall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Coraline kept the key around her neck, but she put the gray marbles beneath her pillow; and in bed that night, Coraline dreamed a dream. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Move that chest at the end of my bed,” she ordered. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Millard picked up a scarf that lay on the edge of the bed and wrapped it around his face, revealing the shape of his nose, his forehead, his mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We need much bigger pockets, I thought as I lay in bed, counting off the seven minutes that it takes a normal person to fall asleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Or in a dorm room bed with two people instead of one, while Bach played on the chintzy stereo, orchestrating the fugue? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The backseats were packed with dusty children and dogs and toothless grandparents and rolls of bedding and boxes of canned goods. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Hassan breezed past the bed and opened the door to the bathroom. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z My mother had laid out our clean clothes for Sunday mass, and we had gone to bed early because we always went to early mass. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The den entrance was right beside his own bed at the base of the chimney. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I could see Jack sitting up in bed with his two brothers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way,” Mami asks, glancing down at the bed, “what happened to your bed?” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The clock by my bed said 4:20. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It has two small sofa beds that we pull out at night, and a bright blue curtain down the middle for privacy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z At the wake he was allowed to fall asleep, and arms carried him to bed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Cinderella shines, and her shining is supposed to remind Leda not to pee in bed. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Then my hands jerked free, and I fell back onto my mother's bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Rosemary, and her laughter, had begun to seem real to him, and he pictured her looking up from the bed of memories, shocked. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I had a sudden vivid picture of Mr. Savo sitting in his bed, saying, “Crazy world. Cockeyed.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The streetlights glow through the curtains, putting a soft spotlight on Sherlock, who is fast asleep on my bed. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z So when I woke up around two o’clock, needing to pee, I actually did consider using the empty Gatorade bottle I had saved from my dinner in bed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Underwater surveys of the area northeast of the island clearly show remnants of the tower toppled in that direction, with more than two thousand of its blocks Uttering the harbor bed. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Anya was partly impressed with his brothers’ dedication to staying in bed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “You git on back to bed, fo I has you on my hands dis mawnin too.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They went up to the dormitory to fetch their books and charts, to find Neville there alone, sitting on his bed, reading. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad got back late on Monday after I’d gone to bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In a few hours, Shawn would be kneeling by my bed, and he’d be so very sorry. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’s changed his shirt and has moved our books and notes to his bed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was the hardest bed I ever sat on. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But the little beds were on wheels, and seemed to have been placed randomly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I put a chair beneath the bedroom doorknob, too, turn down the lamp, and bring another to the bed to sit beside Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I get the old man’s diaper changed, carry him upstairs, and then put him to bed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit on the edge of my bed, slump back against the mattress. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Billy got out of bed in the moonlight. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d found them under the bed in her room the first morning. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z If Maple Grove was an ant bed, it’s like somebody just stomped on it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He rose up and sat on the edge of the bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The next morning even the smell of Ruthanne's bacon and biscuits wasn’t enough to get me out of bed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She didn’t even bother coming over to my bed, and she didn’t come in softly like I thought she would. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z George came out from under the bed with his spelling book. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I twist in my seat to get a better look at the truck bed through the rear window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She totters over to the bed, touches the comb, then pulls it from Charlotte's hair and squeezes it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was not in bed, but sitting up in an armchair propped with pillows. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been a year and a half since Theo rode the night train to Arles to find Vincent lying in a hospital bed drained of life, barely conscious. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That night before I went to bed, I made a promise to myself that I will never steal anything else or do anything stupid like that ever again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I lie back on my bed and look at the ceiling. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was some few minutes before he straightened himself and turned from the bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She lay in bed thinking, “I just want to do something better than him. For a moment.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Milkman gave a short laugh and moved back toward the bed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed and wonder what the air will sound like tomorrow. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But unfortunately Demi’s most unconquerable prejudice was against going to bed, and that night he decided to go on a rampage. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I put old towels down in the bed and we lay her down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Instead, she fussed with him about reading the papers in bed, soiling their sheets with those poorly printed, foreign tabloids. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I was lying on my bed, headphones over my ears, listening to a song that reminded me of Dad and home. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When I finally made it back into my room Rondell was already curled up in his bed, snoring. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I was Zu and Zu was in a small bed, staring up at the underbelly of a brown mattress. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We had a sink, bed, dresser, stove, and a little icebox that the guy came around and put ice in once a week. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t go to sleep that night for wondering would it put Mama in the bed when she heard about Miss Love’s baby. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It’s amazing how much a guy can appreciate a non-bunk-bed bed and a bathroom that doesn’t have at least two other guys in it at all times. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She saw him sitting up in bed and moving about so that he could watch her every move. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In the garden the next day, I found the book of sonnets, torn in half, its damp pages scattered among the herb beds. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My interview notebooks were filled up, but at night I was too tired to write in my journal and went immediately to bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Moms wanted to sit by the bed for a while and we did. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He picked me up and, as he sat on the bed, placed me on his lap. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He slapped his gloves on the edge of the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I threw myself onto the bed with all my clothes on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Doctor Warren was standing on the guardhouse steps, telling Miss Lyte that her father must be allowed to finish the night out on the bed the soldiers had made up for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He laid his glasses on the bed and took off his watch and chain. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And now this amazing fancy-dress was all laid out on my bed waiting to be put on. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, I go back to the dormitory while everyone else spends time with their families and find Al sitting on his bed, staring at the space on the wall where the chalkboard usually is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z That night in bed, I thought of the way dappled sunlight had danced in Soraya’s eyes, and of the delicate hollows above her collarbone. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After reciting this to the others, Constance went straight to bed without brushing her teeth or saying good night. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The voice came from the end of the bed, light and energetic, like a child’s. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Gram flopped down on the bed and giggled. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then I plopped onto my bed and pulled the covers up on top of me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I lean my head back and shut my eyes, but this results in disastrous spinning, so I open them again and try to focus on the feet dangling from the end of the bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As you stand he comes around the bed and lifts your chin. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He’s helping to assemble a bunk bed in one of the bedrooms. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As we rolled out of our makeshift bed and looked around the sunlit room, we found our clothes washed, neatly pressed, and laid out for us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He enjoyed sleeping in a bed with me, and his lingering cough finally cleared up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A fluffy new beige-colored bath mat at the side of the bed was the only floor covering. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir filled each of their canteens from a tank of water in the bed of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I walk around to the far side of the bed and take Erin’s other hand in mine. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She folded up the letters, and he lay on the bed, pushed the cat aside, and fell asleep. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus going to make up my dying bed! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Before I went to bed last night, I placed it in the top drawer of the cabinet in my bedroom. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He lay again on the bed, his mind whirling, with images born of a multitude of impulses. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Here be the fumbler who should be in bed, and here be the beast who bites off his head. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He lights a match and touches it to the candle by Mam’s bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He picked her up and put her on the bed and lay down beside her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel so bad. You could have stayed in bed—I would have been okay. I am okay.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I kept nodding off, shaking my head, until Mom finally said, “Darius, why don’t you go to bed? It’s okay.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The bed had been slept in, and his razor and sponge and soap were wet. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z A fly buzzes above the bed, hitting its body over and over against a window sealed forever by too many layers of renter’s paint. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It hadn’t been hard to get the Underlanders to excuse them for bed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The bed is only big enough to seat six comfortably, and eight of us are crammed in here—we’re tight on the bench, but our bodies give off much-needed warmth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She followed as they took him into a bedroom and carefully lowered him onto a bed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s better than being all crunched up in that bed with the three of you.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It got me out of bed in the morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My brother always hated making his bed, but he kept his clothes closet very organized. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But an empty bed and house always greeted them, and the footsteps always belonged to a passing neighbor. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I lay down on the bed and tried to keep from thinking. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The parents brought in patch-work quilts from under the bed in the other room and spread them over the pallets. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay on his bed dressed in blue jeans and a T-shirt, a small man with scarred and wiry arms and prominent collarbones. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As Turner got up from his straw bed he took the revolver. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She perched anxiously on the edge of her bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Do you want to go to bed with no dinner?” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At night as the lovers lay in bed and connected the stars into rams and crabs and twins, they heard the barks and howls of the happy mating beasts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They raced through the reading and by eleven, all the Nolans, excepting Johnny, who was working, were in bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z From the bed she picks up my jacket and walks with me across the length of the apartment, to the front door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The angel folded up his giant wings and disappeared as Joseph bolted up from bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My parents exchanged one of those looks I couldn’t understand, and he went back to bed while Mom stayed by my bed, stroking my hair as sleep reached up and sucked me under. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The hip-splitting pain, the blood on the conjugal bed were proof of her virtue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They put the Texan in a bed in the middle of the ward, and it wasn’t long before he donated his views. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was lying on something very soft—so soft that she thought at first she was in her own bed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She mirrored his fears with descriptions of contingency arrangements at the hospital—more beds, special courses, emergency drills. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For three days Samuel lay in bed, fighting the fever phantoms and putting names to them too, before his great strength broke down the infection and drove it caterwauling away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s the Harvest Festival in District Twelve to think about. So I suggest we drink our tea and head straight to bed.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Chipper wiggled his nose in Roy Lee’s direction and then hopped off my shoulder to the bed and then to the floor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I work while the girls eat their dinner, recite propaganda at the nightly lessons, and get ready to go to bed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite how comfortable the bed is, I’d tossed and turned all night. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The wall behind her bed was decorated with pictures of Beckendorf. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "There was a woman in a bed with a babe at her breast. My brother said the babe was the prince that was promised and told her to name him Aegon." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Directly below him, one floor away, through a window without shades, he saw a room in which were two small iron beds with sheets dirty and crumpled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there’s no winter here: the equator just about runs smack-dab through our bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She touched his side of the bed, ran her hand over it, savored the last of the rumpled warmth that lingered on the sheet. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Afterward, we lay quiet again, to make certain of his slumber, and then lifted him back between our hips into the bed, so heavy and alive with our mixed scent. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m obviously aware that they share a bed when he sleeps over here, but the more often I sleep over here, the more I get the impression that he’s here on nights when I’m not. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He had never, never gone to bed alone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And in our bed, which Anatole calls the New Republic of Connubia, my husband tells me the history of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody in my family thought life was beautiful. We grinned at each other morning, noon, and night. We had real-life Pepsodent smiles. Nobody ever got angry at anybody else. Life was a bed of roses!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On some nights, he’d drag his bedding into the yard to sleep alone. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z We grabbed some straps attached to the inside of the truck bed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For Three Kings, I asked for a crucifix for above my bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Cynthia herself had been sick in bed with a cold, he had sat by her side for hours and entertained her with stories. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Kind woman that she was, she agreed to let me share her bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She fed and brushed him, took him for walks, and he slept at the foot of her bed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “These children have been traumatized, Bunch. They can barely tell us what happened yet. They need warm baths and clean beds and someone to stay with them through the night—many nights, maybe.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So the next morning, after breakfast, we spread our maps across my motel room bed and studied the possibilities that were suddenly opened to us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The naked elms reached across our street from both sides, touching fingertips, and snow lay crusted in the flower beds before the warm, hibernatory houses. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The orderly came down between the beds and stopped. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “You don’t want to be caught out of bed out of hours, and you a prefect...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were lucky I didn’t push them off the side of the bed—selfish brats. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I need to keep thinking about anything but the bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s like I can’t help but be acutely aware of the stains on the carpet and my mismatched bedding. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z A person who lay on a bed, ate food at a table, took baths in a tub. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The only question was why Ralph lay awake whole nights, listening to Helen asleep in the next bed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I like my guitar, and my bed and my books, especially the cut-up ones. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then I called Vonetta and Fern out of bed and put them to work helping me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But suddenly I left my bed and tiptoed through my fear until I reached the steps. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Thirty-four years later and thousands of miles west, Abdulrahman Zeitoun was in bed on a Friday morning, slowly leaving the moonless Jableh night, a tattered memory of it caught in a morning dream. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Probably the drawers hold any number of nightgowns, but I just strip off my shirt and pants and climb into bed in my underwear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He said he had seen him not ten minutes before, seemingly asleep in his bed, when he had looked through the observation-trap in the door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I slept in a bed that was made up with Italian linens. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I sat in a chair next to his bed and watched him laboring to breathe. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Late in the night, I’d lie in bed, thinking, You must gather up the broken threads and tie them together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the others began to bed down, I found myself unable to sleep, despite my exhaustion, and I got up and paced the room for a while, watching the children from a distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I pull on my own clothes and brush my hair, and then perch myself next to them on their bed and give them each a little nudge. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Another yanks the covers back from my bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I pull myself up in bed, leaning against the pillow. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I thought about her the next morning when I woke beside the creek in a bed of kudzu vines. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen for some life as I pull the sheets up taut on the bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I remembered a few times, before I was diagnosed, when I’d lay in bed and my artifacts would talk to me or to one another and I would listen to them until I fell asleep. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I jumped out of bed and scooped my bag. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I lay on the bed, I wanted to feel what you felt, I wanted to tell you everything, she lay next to me, she asked, “Do you believe in heaven and hell?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Almost immediately after dinner, Monsieur. Actually before we left Belgrade. So he did on the previous night. He had directed me to make up the bed while he was at dinner, and I did so.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He had just crawled in a hollow tree and had gone to bed for the day when I came to the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined bringing her breakfast in bed, snuggling up to her on the couch in the TV room, and seeing her in the viewing area with the rest of my family at gymnastics recitals. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He swings his legs around so that he’s sitting at the edge of the bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Any other day I’d play a prank on him, like the time I poured a packet of hot mustard in his mouth and then ran back to my bed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Stick’s vacant bed seemed bigger, emptier than ever. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The wooden bridge was nearly three-quarters of a mile across, and the river, that usually ran in narrow channels in the wide stony bed far below the bridge, was close under the wooden planking. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z After all, sharing a bed isn’t tops on either person’s list. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Most queens have no purpose but to warm some king’s bed and pop out sons for him. If that’s the sort of queen you mean to be, best marry Hizdahr.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I mean, maybe they were trying to show respect by not using the bed where the dead had died. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She was still in bed when he came home late in the afternoon, when he showed her his new haircut, his new used suit, blue with cream pinstripes, and the wedding band he’d bought her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He set the book on the bed next to him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z This time when he comes in, I am sitting on the bed, glaring at the wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I need to go home and go to bed.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Shadow could have been in his bed at home, he thought, in the apartment that he had shared with Laura—in the bed that he had shared with Laura. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Knight Bus rolled through the darkness, scattering bushes and wastebaskets, telephone booths and trees, and Harry lay, restless and miserable, on his feather bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z That night, I could hear the man crying softly in his bed, until someone hissed at him to shut up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I sit bolt upright in bed, determined to let him in. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t get up from the bed, though. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There’s a green patchwork quilt on the bed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Grumbling, Celaena slithered to the edge of the bed, dangling a hand over the edge to touch the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They find less difficulty from the want of beds, than from the want of time to sleep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He did not seem to feel any grief at abandoning Johnny, who sat disconsolately on his bed watching Rab. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z From where he sat, at the end of the bed, Estha, without turning his head, could see her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Another way of protecting yourself is to pray your soul clean each night at the foot of your bed, and I’d done that, too. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was even more comfortable than Dunbar, who had to keep falling down on his face in order to get his meals brought to him in bed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her hands knead the side of my bed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Sula leaned over the bed, picked up a shoe and threw it at them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But the money was, luckily, still where I had kept it, which was in a tiny plastic bag under the foot of the bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Every half hour, I check for a response, but by the time I go to bed, I still haven’t heard from him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For a second, I feel as though I’m falling, as though the bed has disappeared from beneath my body. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat next to me on my bed, his eyes fixed on his sandals. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z If she’s been here before me too, in this bed, I don’t want to hear about it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She rushes to the bed and grabs the dress, pressing it to her body and twirling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He should’ve carried her up the stairs to her room and tied her to the bed and touched that left knee all night long. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She put him in his bed and pulled the sheet up to his whiskers. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes in her bed she would drink enough of “Drink me” so that she was a dot as small as the littlest gnat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead he calls Maxine, describing the details of his day, amazed to think she’d been with him at the beginning of it, that it was in her arms, in her bed, that he’d woken. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d never again be sitting on my bed, nestled between my huge white lace pillows and my stuffed animals, just like a normal girl. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point I passed out again and they undressed me to put me in bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s the most ragtag crew I’ve ever seen, standing there, staring at the boxes laid out on my bed, each of them with a separate but important role. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In his own hand he wrote a number of pages, and when he felt that he had written everything he had to say, he lay down on Clara’s bed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she sat on my bed while I sat crossed-legged on the floor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And maybe this bed and his sheets and his room dissolve into nothing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She sits down on the edge of my bed, letting out a long sigh. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Katie went to bed immediately after supper each night and Francie saw so little of her mother that it seemed as if Mama had gone away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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