| 单词 | sliding |
| 例句 | Bobby, dressed in a light zip-up jacket that wasn't warm enough, pressed on despite the discomfort, his pieces occasionally sliding off the cement tables slick with rain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now he was withdrawing the trumpet, sliding it out very very carefully, like a thermometer. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It pierced the inside of my leg, an inch below my knee, sliding into the tissue like a knife into warm butter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There might even be a sliding scale, with perfect numbers selling at a premium and prime numbers going for more than nonperfect composite numbers, etc. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Through his clenched teeth, he says something and hangs up before sliding in behind the wheel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, good, good,” he said, sliding back into the chair until his short legs no longer touched the worn rug. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Lelia never likes to close the sliding door and so she gives them headphones, and then puts one on herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He may shovel there in that interminable dark, unable to stand; otherwise, crouched upon his knees, sliding upon his belly, with no air to breathe; he who should be at our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He passed through the two very thick sliding glass doors that stopped the wild sounds of the Electronic Learning Center from leaking out into the rest of the building. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The whole room began to tilt over and all the furniture went sliding across the floor, and crashed against the far wall. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z We jump up and out the sliding doors at Copley Station. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I follow the pointed finger toward a small dark shape sliding down the steel wire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Nita doesn’t look angry anymore, just tired, her hand sliding over her face and then smoothing back her hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A heavy grating sound revealed double sliding doors being forced open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mark is already rushing at them, diving, then sliding across the floor so that he can brace his feet against the window frame for support while reaching for Alec’s arm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He unhooked the hasp holding the sliding cabin top hatch in place and slid it forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure they’d be happy to have you,” Greg said, his fingers sliding up from my shoe to stroke my ankle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I hit the guy in the back of the neck twice, and he slumped forward, sliding down Frank’s body. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Aileen slipped behind me, sliding along the rock toward the little path that led around to where the rest of the party was happening. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But the sounds of sliding doors, carriage wheels, and tiny footsteps drift through the house, and each time I leave my room to explore, a servant returns me to where I'm supposed to be. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Marlene, however, glares at Lynn, leans over, and kisses Uriah firmly on the mouth, her fingers sliding around his neck, under the collar of his shirt. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A gust of crisp AC air whooshed past as Mrs. Smith opened the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My fingers shook but I kept on sliding coins into the slot. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The image of his swirling tattoos sliding up the corpuscule’s legs during the fight on the boardwalk danced through Sierra’s mind. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I buttoned the braces on to the trousers, six buttons in all, then I put on the trousers and adjusted the braces to the correct length by sliding two brass clips up and down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The man got off the steps, pressed his back to the wall and started sliding against it to the cellar door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned and ran, his pale body sliding through the shadows like milk. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Uncle Amin sat down next to the sliding doors and grabbed a glass of water. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I also learned to stuff the toes with crumpled-up newspaper to keep my feet from sliding around in them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw almost immediately it wasn’t really a wall, but a pair of sliding doors which you could use to section off the front half of what was otherwise one long room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The cloud is sliding away from the sun. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Behind a sliding glass partition sat a young woman in a modern nurse’s uniform, not a white one, but a light blue pantsuit with white trim. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance nervously at the empty nurses’ station behind me before sliding quickly into the elevator and jamming the door-close button. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I laughed, picturing Joey and me zooming down the bench like it was a sliding board. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I come to life, pressing closer, my hands creeping up his back, sliding over his shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The wedge horses are already in place, and all over the Flying Squadron men are lifting ramps, climbing aboard, and sliding doors shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His brother came sliding through the trees, moving almost as quiet as another brother he remembered dimly from long ago, the white one with the eyes -of blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Before he could recover his balance, he was sliding rapidly downward in a shower of loose stones and earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Each one of the sliding floor-to-ceiling bookcases was loaded down with heavy cardboard cartons, books, or metal storage bins. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Meggie heard them running over the wooden floorboards above them, back and forth, jumping, sliding, giggling, and squealing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The top layer of woodchips was dry, but you could feel the guts sliding around underfoot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She moved the antlers, The Gold-Bug, and the raven box from the windowsill to the floor before sliding the window up and reaching for the pulley rope, now slick with rain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His feet kept sliding around like our kitchen floor was icy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mv heart hammering against my ribs, I follow cautiously, stopping just short of the sliding doors. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All those shoes sliding and scraping up the floor, leaving black shoe polish across the newly varnished floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He sinks to the floor, sliding down along the wall. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The skeleton’s dress should be able to hold the bones enough to keep them from sliding out of Anya’s sturdier apron on the outside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When we came to the front, she half knelt, looking up to the altar, and crossed herself again before sliding in to take her seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They did not wear many clothes, and the shadows between their sliding muscles were blue on the nut-brown skins. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ana had said, sliding into the booth across from him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” she said, sliding the poster through the open window. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And the small boys who had reached the top came sliding too till everyone but Piggy was busy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Wet with dew, straggly branches slapped and scratched at my legs and hid uneven ground so that several times I tripped, tumbling and sliding downward. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “At ease, soldier,” Grace said, and Rafe ruffled her hair before sliding back into his own side of the booth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Fadi stood in a daze as the sliding doors closed behind him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare look down; there were only my feet on the steps, my hand sliding along the shivering rail and my other hand holding the gun. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Moist soft flakes are falling out of it, piling up on roofs and branches, sliding off now and then to hit with a wet cottony thunk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z By moving a sliding bridge up and down the monochord, Pythagoras changed the notes that the device played. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She practiced Park's number, her finger sliding across the dial. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Israel?” says Nick, fingers still sliding all over the frets of the guitar. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The wall was sliding shut behind him even as he beckoned Harry back toward him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Congolese girls, with bleached orange hair and a crude phrase or two of English, and the straps of expensive American bras sliding down their shoulders from under skimpy blouses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, slow as maple sap on a cold day, I started sliding my eyes off to the left, off to the direction that the humming sound was coming from. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Even the days, sliding one into the other, languorous and limpid, the sun lingering until very late, seemed to be waiting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He first heard the shots as he trotted through the playground, past the sliding board where he had once rowdied with the guys. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z As the crack gets skinnier and skinnier and they keep sliding down, the ice begins to squeeze them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But instead of sliding it onto her finger, she transferred it to the pocket of her dress, where she could feel it against her hip. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurry myself into the kitchen, socks sliding on the tiles, and yank open the fridge to grab the milk. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I reach for the wall, sliding down it onto the floor, my breathing coming in short gasps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A new groove had been set, and officers were sliding into it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just me, he thought, sliding deep—it’s all on me. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have a long trip down,” she said, then leapt onto the banister, sliding from one flight to the next, slick as butter in a pan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I walk back down the hallway, whistling, sliding onto my bed and grabbing my phone as FaceTime pings, a call coming in from Stella just like I hoped. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I’m sliding a piece of wood under a giant saw when he does this, and I nearly lose a finger. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She pointed to the circle drive under the ER portico, beyond the big sliding glass doors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Is that a fact ?” mused Milo, and was gone, sliding from his chair so swiftly that his striped barber’s apron retained his shape for a second or two after he had gone before it collapsed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She smiles coyly at me before sliding into the pool, going completely under the water. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And she withdrew, sliding the door closed behind her.“People expect you to have cooler friends than us,” said Luna, once again displaying her knack for embarrassing honesty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Some of the others tried to stop them and she began to move around the floor in graceful circles, as they gave chase, slipping and sliding over the polished floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a braver act than sliding down the zip line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Baby,” he murmured, sliding down to the floor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Lowering my camera, I opened the sliding glass door and stepped outside. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A gloom started creeping over me the same way clouds’ll all the sudden start sliding up to cover a full moon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But then I remembered something else: his son had seen him losing ground, sliding back to the rear of the column. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her go before sliding my door shut behind me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He leaves, shuffling down the walk and sliding his wide girth into a small car that wheezes under his weight. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She was sliding the casserole dish into the oven when the laughing started. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She kicks down both of the Plexiglas walls, and they clamor against the desk and chair before sliding onto the ground. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The way he moved, sliding through the world like the air around him was greased. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I clutch the bottom of the seat with one hand and put my other hand over Jay's cage to keep it from sliding around. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Occasional gusts of wind buffeted the massive sliding door. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And she began to kiss him slowly, sliding her hands down to his waistband. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s words, in contrast, were sharp and clear, sliding like daggers from her tongue. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The splat remains of a snowball are sliding down the glass. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp R's and T's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z After the sliding door shut, I got up and wandered out into the yard, until I found the perfect spot near an orange tree. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z After the doors close, we hear the girl taking ninja kicks at the sliding doors. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Is that his hand, sliding up my leg? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing toppled backward, sliding over the side of the stairwell and landing a few seconds later with a terrible, wet crunch. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Redemption’s eyes darted away, back and forth, sliding like he was looking for somewhere else to be. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Pushing open the door and sliding inside the dimly lit hallway, I smile as I watch Converse girl for a second. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Moments after it stops, I see the fog sliding softly in from the direction of the recent downpour. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Inej’s steps faltered, and she had to fight not to go sliding straight off the edge of the roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But then, right at 2300 hours, Werner sees it, hardly one block from where they parked the Opel: an antenna sliding up alongside a chimney. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her bra strap was left bare over her shoulder and Aileen had fastened the dress to the bra with a safety pin, just to keep it from sliding down. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I have lived in constant fear of being seen and hunted down: the sound of pebbles sliding on the rocks, a twig snapping, even the wind in the leaves can make my blood run cold. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a coal chute, like a sliding board, that went up to a metal hatch like a bigger version of a mail slot where the coal had been delivered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was the sound of Arthur and Erik accelerating, braking, and sliding through the mud on the perimeter road. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I kicked his backpack hard, sending it sliding out into the aisle of the bus. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Cook slumps against the entry to my room, sliding a hand across her eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Miss Anderson stands waiting for us, sliding the door open and gesturing for us to climb inside. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Her best friend exhaled, his eyes sliding between the cold rage and a younger hurt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was Igbo colored by the sliding sounds of English, the Igbo of one who spoke English often. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z From one angle, he might look like lichen or moss; but from another, he was as stunning as a phoenix, his coat sliding from gold to silver to fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A cheer at the sight of the new pastor, the quartet sliding into “Come, Ye That Love the Lord,” and the bronze bells of First Congregational suddenly tolling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Maddy carefully pried open one of her eyes, and the elevator pinged, its doors sliding open. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Darkness engulfed them, along with the sensation of compressing bands, but something was wrong....Hermione’s hand seemed to be sliding out of his grip.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z 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 “I brought you a copy,” Barack said one day, sliding his memo across my desk with a smile. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One, Moby, pale as a ghost, stringy and angular from sliding crystal. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He and Ron had pulled off their sweaters, but Harry’s T-shirt was sticking to the back of his seat and his glasses kept sliding down to the end of his sweaty nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Just as I shut the door, I caught a glimpse of Soraya quickly sliding something under Baba’s blanket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before Mom continues, the sliding glass door opens behind me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It had taken more running and leaping and sliding than he had imagined. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He also built each of us a wooden box with sliding doors for personal stuff. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Butler nodded, sliding their captive into an oversized duffel bag. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He rounds the corner and immediately lowers to the ground, his back sliding down the building, not noticing me standing just yards away. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At any rate, this time Mr. Popper found himself suddenly sliding, on his own white-clad stomach, down the three flights of steps. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I was still in the rear, and when I opened my eyes again I saw one of the mice sliding past me, clawing uselessly with his small nails at the smooth metal beneath him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The tank worked on the same principle as a sliding cash drawer in a teller’s window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Elodin led the way through several shorter hallways, eventually coming to a heavy wooden door with a sliding panel at eye level. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I pulled up in front of his house, got out, opened the sliding door of the minivan, and unfastened his seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And then she slipped again, sliding down a few more inches. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Third comes "select,” the process of sliding the razor prior to the fourth Therblig, "grasp.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried sliding one of the chairs from beneath the kitchen table. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Lourdes turns, expecting to find her father at her shoulder but she sees only the dusk settling on the tops of the oak trees, the pink tinge of sliding darkness. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With his other hand, he yanks open the sliding door and chucks me inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I frown, sliding Excuse, into an empty pocket of his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody talks, just moves—feet sliding, shuffling, stomping. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Time became a sliding board, at the bottom of which awaited his tenth birthday. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Harry gasped, fighting now to keep a hold on his wand, . which was slipping and sliding beneath his fingers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Alex grabbed the wet rag he used to clean the kitchen, took the scalding skillet by the handle, and hurried to the sliding door at the back of the kitchen. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z My mother reached over, pulled the sliding door open, grabbed me, and threw me out as far as she could. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She bought him a smallish, unweighted wooden set that was housed in a sliding, unvarnished wooden box. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Aisha stared at her, the tears still sliding down her cheeks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He crumpled from a seated position to a prone one, his back sliding against the wall, leaving a streak of blood to mark his trail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As much as I hated to admit it, Danny the K had the best camel walk of the boys, throwing his head side to side, crunching up his shoulder, sliding across the floor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The automatic sliding doors close behind us and I throw up in the waiting-room trash can. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to each was a small sliding block. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Half the time we were slipping and sliding rather than walking. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He lost his balance and went sliding down a ditch that ran like a tunnel through the thicket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Z worked on sliding Kaitlin through the space under one of the wedged desks into the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They roamed over the green-coated slopes, running, sliding, calling out to each other with each new discovery, until they were exhausted. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tears were sliding down from behind the half-moon spectacles into the long silver beard, and the pride and the gratitude emanating from him filled Harry with the same balm as phoenix song. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m on my way in when Daniel walks out the sliding glass doors. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Jam watched as Hibiscus snarled, his face sliding into an unfamiliar hostility. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The bat clung briefly to his shirt before sliding off into the darkness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But he felt his finger sliding onto the trigger, felt the gun lifting to his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But his eyes keep sliding off to Ivory. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she’s embarrassed about sliding down the stair rail and blames me for encouraging her. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tears were sliding down her face like a cracking dam doing its best to hold an overflowing lake. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She pulled back her hair and braided it to keep it from sliding around. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He threw a switch, and the machine hummed, and the sample began to move back and forth, the toast crumb sliding across the edge of the diamond knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She jumps to her feet and ducks into his closet, and he can hear hangers sliding around. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Whoever had unhooked Walmart’s glass sliding doors from their tracks hadn’t done a good job of finding a safe place to store them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I watch as Lacey and Ben pile in through the open sliding door. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When Bah and I stepped through the sliding doors, we were greeted by an extremely cold wind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He entered the house wearing a grungy white T-shirt and gray slacks with red-and-blue suspenders, though his pants didn’t seem to be at any risk of sliding off. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He leads me through a large set of sliding glass doors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Celaena awoke with a gasp, a hand on her throat, cold sweat sliding down her back and pooling in the hollow between her mouth and chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As Adams described his encounter with the anonymous climber, and then sliding down the ice, my mouth went dry and the hairs on the back of my neck suddenly bristled. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I stared down the tunnel of my hands and on through the cold glass of Delaney’s sliding door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes had been very bright, and the bracelets went sliding up and down her arm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I sit down beside him, sliding my hand under his, and rest my head on our hands. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The blade seemed to be sliding along a very smooth surface, like a mirror, and then it sank through slowly until he was able to cut. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I grabbed Thalia’s arm and we ran along the rails while the boar roared behind us, slipping and sliding as it tried to navigate the steep hillside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And she says, “Really, you’re sure?” and I say, “Yeah, yeah, I’m good to go,” and she just throws open the sliding door and lies down in the first row. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z This time of day they were probably already sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the water hit him again, in the side; he felt his body sliding over the slick ice and snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He leaped up, bumped the desk with his thighs, and sent it sliding off toward the corner. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Ophie nodded, a few shameful hot tears sliding down her cheeks as despair roiled in her belly. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They settle onto their blue berths, the top two swinging down from the walls when it is time to sleep and held in place by sliding latches during the day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was now too weak even to hunt effectively and thus grew weaker still, sliding closer and closer toward starvation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack was sliding the pits off the photo into his wastepaper basket. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was always a dark, far-off look in his eyes, a kind of sadness, as if he were troubled by something sliding beneath the story’s surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just some punctuation and stuff,” he said, sliding it over to her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "He slew the boar. His entrails were sliding from his belly, yet somehow he slew the boar." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Freckles says, sliding back into the booth, “not to rush you or anything, but when you’re done, we’re going to go back home.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray’s raspy voice came sliding in between me and Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After sliding into the booth, I take out my social studies book. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Scoob says, sliding right back into class as if he hasn’t missed a beat. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He did a slow lunge toward his bike, planting one foot, then sliding the other to meet it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Madam HoOch then showed them how to mount their brooms without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows correcting their grips. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Edward was in his car already, two spaces down, sliding out smoothly in front of me, cutting me off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Feverishly, the scavengers reach up into the sliding ooze to pluck out bits of plastic, wood, and tin. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They turned in its direction and scrambled up the difficult slippery rocks, sliding back at each step almost as far as they’d gone forward. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath, then turn and take a few steps away from the sliding door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The first is a lacquered wooden cube constructed entirely from sliding panels. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I imagined that my whole body could fit inside, as if I were sliding into a sleeping bag, the jaws opening around my hips. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, I feel as though chaos is stalking me, sliding its slimy tentacles into every crevice of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Had they seen him come slipping and sliding down the mountain? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re standing close enough to the buildings sliding glass doors that the cool of the air-conditioning washes over my skin as people enter and exit. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Miranda’s credit card before sliding it across the counter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He shooed the younger kids back to the sliding glass doors. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He was not aware of giving the memory; but suddenly he realized that it was becoming dimmer, that it was sliding through his hand into the being of the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He pushed him up out of the water again and stayed there to stop him from sliding back. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I hear metal sliding against metal and feel wind so intense it forces tears into my eyes as I hurtle toward the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As he flopped over and started sliding down the rope, Schoening jumped in front of him and managed to halt his fall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z First thing next morning there she was, sliding under the door of my hotel room: her picture on the front page of the Arizona Republic. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I stop at the sliding glass doors and look him over. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked back just as Mr. Leroy started sliding off of Jingle Boy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You break your legs sliding down that banister, I’m gonna break your neck,” a woman shouted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t bother,” the trooper said, sliding her driver’s license to the clerk. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Frank Sinatra appears, a disembodied voice, sliding around on the tune like someone slipping on a muddy sidewalk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She never minds sliding to the underbelly of things, even though she deserves much better. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed her through the sliding glass doors out to the patio. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Dany clutched the dragon’s neck with all her strength to keep from sliding off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He slides his hands down my arms and then squeezes my hips, his fingers sliding over the skin just above my belt, and I shiver. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He followed me, slipping and sliding and trying over and over again. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They heard the sound of a key turning and bolts sliding back, and as thunder crashed overhead, the door opened to show a distinguished-looking man holding a lamp. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The train cars collapse, doors and halls sliding apart, silently forming chains of windowless rooms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Kaede felt it like a silken scarf sliding quickly around her neck. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The March wind came up outside the tree and they heard it tossing the ferns together and the suspiration of the wind joined with the sliding of the water in the little creek just below. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I unbutton my jeans, sliding the zipper open one tooth at a time. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z There was the sound of a zipper sliding open. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Byron started walking toward Momma in slow motion, sliding his feet on the linoleum. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The beats kept sliding from one song into another. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z By then the grove was ringed by rangers, sliding past the bone-white trees, steel glinting in black-gloved hands, poised for slaughter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Funny, isn’t it?” he said, sliding a crime-scene picture across the desk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Way down Carpenter’s Road, where the concrete sidewalks started, children hurried to the sliding places before shopkeepers and old women sprinkled stove ashes, like ancient onyx, onto the new-minted silver. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were no dark corners—no possible sliding panels—it was flooded with electric light—everything was new and bright and shining. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I see it,” the boy said, sliding his hand into another of Gramps s pockets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Fortunately, when the group reached the basement, the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves didn’t start sliding into another maze formation. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She was a female James Brown screaming and sliding back and forth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They got a sliding window on the back side so colored folk can get our ice cream too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Oliver heard a sliding door opening and their next-door neighbor click a lighter for a cigarette. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Let’s play,” he said, sliding his chair back from the table and reaching for a deck of cards on the shelf behind him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Matthew,” Mr. Ray said, sliding the wet hat from his head. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She marched towards the phone, as though to challenge it, too, and then she slid to the floor, a boneless, bereft sliding, and began to weep. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, climbing over a wall I looked back, seeing a man hurrying after me, slipping, sliding, going over the low dividing walls of the roofs with puffing, bustling effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I am annoyed that he could scare me into mistaking a sliding chicken crate for a cracking ship’s hull. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Dicey helped James make his slow, sliding way back down over the rocks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I fell back, breaking to the side, my leg sliding into the wheel. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I plop down on a bench, watching people pass by as they go through the sliding doors of the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I clear my throat and reach out, carefully sliding the container from her spindly fingers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I was sitting closest to the minibus’s sliding door. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The sliding door has been rolled back and many of the drawers are gaping open with clothes hanging out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But then she remembered the hot sparks she had felt while sliding down the mountain peak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I see Julie sliding into a room farther down the hall with an IV drip, and I quickly slip out of my room, knowing I have time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She redecorated the musty, coffer- ceilinged mansion with watercolor landscapes, reupholstered the sofas with rustic fabrics, and discarded the cretonne drapes in favor of sliding glass doors that invited the morning light. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the sliding glass door, I saw Mrs. Moss cram Luke into a high chair. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Somehow I managed to stay upright after sliding across the linoleum floor to the carpet. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Vervet monkeys slipped through the branches like shadows sliding among the leaves. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a brief vision of the semi sliding across the intersection into that pole, the showers of sparks from the damaged transformer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Instead, I slid the box out, shoved the crumpled envelope inside with the others, and with a kick, sent the box sliding back under my bed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z As his shoulders came vertical over the center of his body, he began the “leg drive” by propelling his legs forward, his seat sliding toward the bow on greased runners beneath him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He opens the sliding glass door to the balcony and stands outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Best. Prom. Ever,” I say, sliding my hand into his. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My fingers stroke the smooth ground, sliding easily across the top. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m like an infant, slowly sliding into sleep. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “At night it will be, anyway. I hope we beat it home. I don’t want to travel twenty miles with the oxen slipping and sliding up and down every hill.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard Somkit behind him, sliding the crates back into place. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Even so, he slept fitfully, tossing for hours before sliding down into a nightmare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Within just a few minutes, Magdalys had gone from irritated to disappointed to bored to furious, and now she was sliding quickly toward despair. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So I took pride in sliding gracefully from Vietnam to graduate school, from Quang Ngai to Harvard, from one world to another. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I act without thinking, the splendor comes to me as always, and I use a small bit of it to push the sliding crate back into the carrier’s arms. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Crack—I loved the sound of the bat hitting the ball. Loved running ’round bases and sliding into home.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She demonstrated where and how to press, to have the skin come sliding off. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He takes a small step toward me, his gloved hand sliding slowly up the length of the pool cue, his eyes cautious as my heart begins to race. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Every sliding shadow, each creak and crack, sent her mind spinning off into a thousand horrible visions. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I could feel his cool breath on my neck, feel his nose sliding along my jaw, inhaling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It is my comet, Theon told himself, sliding a hand into his fur-lined cloak to touch the oilskin pouch snug in its pocket. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Celia twists the ring, sliding it down her finger so he can see the matching scar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A few moments later three Specials were sliding across the wooden bar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Please,” she said, tears sliding over her cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At the bottom, they found their mother sitting on the last step, watching the sky through the sliding screen door. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Time freeze-framing as the guy behind the wheel locked eyes with the hitchhiker—trapped in the headlights and unable to dodge the thousand pounds of steel sliding straight at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She could smile and cry at the same time, one tear or two sliding gracefully down her cheek, as if on cue, as her voice lifted through its highest notes, tremulous, effortless. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A musical keyboard and a panel of sliding buttons are also attached to the arced table. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She liked to sit by the train window and watch the thick woods sliding past, the grassy plains unfurling, the cattle swinging their tails as they were herded by bare-chested nomads. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The direwolf moved toward the meat, a gaunt grey shadow sliding from tree to tree, through pools of moonlight and over mounds of snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He spotted Hedwig nestled between a barn owl and a tawny, and hurried over to her, sliding a little on the dropping-strewn floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He had made a sliding board that went down the stairs so the children could play inside when the weather was bad. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You girls getting ice cream?” she asked, sliding a stack of Pall Malls into its place on the shelf. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z This time the cattle cars had bunks and the sliding doors remained open. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She looks proud of me, and that feels like maple syrup sliding down my throat. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Every day, the carpet of leaves on the forest floor has grown thicker and brighter, and today I actually slip on them and go sliding down the slope. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His hand lingered there, sliding over to cup the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I imagined the water sliding down my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Nowhere,” I said, sliding my arm around her waist. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I threw it,” he said, and then there were tears on his cheeks, sliding down his throat, burning him all over. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A wide wooden ramp ran from the sliding doors down to a long dock floating parallel to the shore of the Cut. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s just getting closer and bigger, but sort of sliding out of the way too, out towards the edge...as if it’s just going to float past and behind my head.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The fugitives did not hear the sliding bolt, did not know they were prisoners. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z How that lady screamed when George came sliding down the banister—like he really was a giant squid. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Then he pushed her gently backward until she was sliding well away from the dock, jumped aboard, and pushed the tiller sideways. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The wide, sliding door to my left is open, exposing the square deck overlooking the hills. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When he caught his breath, he turned and glared at R.C., and then at me before sliding into the shallow edge of the river and wading back to his cousins. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z More specifically, he really noticed them when, upon sliding into his sleeping bag one night, his feet jammed up against a squirming pile of chilly coils. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jerome was sliding and climbing on top of me and it felt like it had the night before, like a crushing weight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He tests leaning into the kiss and is rewarded by Henry’s mouth sliding and opening against his, Henry’s tongue brushing against his, which is, wow. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Elizabeth Manwill was an easy target for mockery: glasses perpetually sliding down her nose, forehead knobby with acne, clothes frumpy and ill fitting. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The blade sliding through his unbuttoned black coat easily, hitting his heart as though it had always been its intended target, the silver handle jutting out just beneath his crimson scarf. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mila always had hers braided perfectly around the crown of her head, and today she was carefully sliding tiny flowers into the plait as she followed Verusha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Henry hesitates, before finally sliding his phone out of his pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Twice Claire s fingers slid loose from their holds and she went backwards, sliding down into the space she had just climbed through. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After what seemed like hours they reached the rock, where Uncle Vernon, slipping and sliding, led the way to the broken-down house. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” I said again, sliding my arms into his jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When the boys moved around to the front of the building, they found an enormous pair of sliding doors, the upper halves of which consisted almost entirely of windowpanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The platform beneath Mom’s chair jerked again and began sliding away from the witness box, out toward the front of the stage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I jumped out of the shuttle and ran to the cab, sliding into the seat behind the driver. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Zabini was already sliding it shut when Harry hastily stuck out his foot to prevent it closing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “She was so little. I can still feel her fingers sliding across my biceps, and then letting go. I never even turned to look back.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Faster, slipperier, she was sliding through the woods and then down to the lakeshore. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Hair sliding into careful waves marcelled to a T? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise walked to the garage and raised the sliding door. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Some even caught glimpses of his sinuous form, silhouetted against the light-colored stone of which Rome was built, a sinister shadow sliding past walls and closed gates. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The fullback hit him with a forearm to the shoulder that sent him sprawling forward, sliding through the mud. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved the antlers, The Gold-Bug, and the raven box from the windowsill to the floor before sliding the window up and reaching for the pulley rope, now slick with rain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I ignored him, and then he slumped again, sliding partway down the tree. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a heavy metal bookcase thundered in from the right, sliding like it was on roller skates. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z There was a glimmer almost of hatred in the sliding black eyes as he recognized Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A large sliding glass door opened into a semicircular terrace that overlooked two acres of backyard and rows of cherry trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They set off that way, slipping and sliding as the descent got steeper. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The phone makes that beeping noise once it’s off the hook for too long and I can hear it from the sliding door, where I’m standing, watching Dad pick up winter debris. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Hello, Rose,” I say, sliding under the bottom and wiggling my way down to where the keel sits in the mud. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I started creeping through the hall, the bat clinched tight in my right hand, my left hand sliding softly along the wall to guide me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For a moment Nailer worried that his father was carrying a grudge, but for once the man wasn’t sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hawkins, sliding onto the piano bench, struck up the chords on the old piano and ended the pageant with, “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He could not see the gap or anything else, because the green lights were opening again and growing, and the top of the mountain was sliding sideways. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I was playing in a large high school auditorium that echoed with phlegmy coughs and the squeaky rubber knobs of chair legs sliding across freshly waxed wooden floors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She called out, “Mama! Mama!” until the crack in the sliding doors became too small to let in her voice. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s in the dining room, walking toward the sliding glass doors, with two girls in ankle boots and cutoff shorts. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Just then, the kitchen light snaps on inside, and Tía Inés steps out through the sliding door. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He touched his mouth and his lip opened up, and the blood came sliding out, seeping. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They rowed with cold rainwater running down their backs, pooling in the bottom of the boat, and sloshing back and forth under their sliding seats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “There was quite a crush,” I say, picking up my fork and sliding it under my eggs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Or there’d be stomping over to the closet we shared and sliding clothes back and forth on the closet rod. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The pups was squirming and sliding o’er one the ’nother, carrying on something fierce, nipping at anything that moved, not caring if they was biting their brother or sister or even their own selfs. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z But then I saw Willie sliding on his belly down the way and into the Eez-On-In, the little soul food place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A sliding door on the opposite side of the boathouse from the dock began to open, letting in more light. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “The tree didn’t actually hit them,” Liam said, leaning against the minivan’s sliding door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I consulted with your previous counselor, Mr. Kinkade,” he said, sliding into the driver’s seat. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Ranee frowns at her garden through the sliding glass door. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I sit up straight, pillow sliding to the floor. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When Sam reached the bridge, Frightful was playing with 426, sliding and gliding on the winds at fifteen hundred feet. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then she moves to sit on her side of the car, instead of sliding up close to me like usual. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Flesh has been added, but it has slid down, toward the middle of her body, like mud sliding down a hill. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gluck led the way to a building that he thought might contain the kitchen, and he opened the sliding door in its side. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He yanked open a door and was rewarded with a flood of water that sent him sprawling and sliding down the corridor before he came up gasping and managed to get to his feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It rained for little more than an hour—not heavily but steadily, sliding down their oil-slicked cloaks and dripping onto chilled hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He also saw that Jojo was sliding back into the water. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s just make it quick,” he said, sliding out of bed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The slope was slick with wet grass, and they slipped and skidded, their feet sliding out from under them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When the sliding door opened and we stepped outside, there was a great burst of traffic and cold air and bright light. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She followed James’s lead when they reached his entry landing, sliding off her shoes like him and adding them to the row that lined the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He kissed her and started working his hand under her slip, sliding her dress up to her thighs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My voice betrayed the small sliver of hope sliding under my skin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Shae kissed him, her arms sliding around his neck as she pressed her body to his. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t slow until the last second, paws skidding in the dirt, his butt sliding past as he lapped the stick up into his mouth. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We pass through the automatic sliding doors, and the cold air rushes forward to greet us. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The door opens onto a spacious living room, with a sliding glass door to the right, a kitchen to the left. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I bump back down into my seat, sliding the chair back to the table. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He felt old, hands groping at the air, feet sliding across the floor until his fingertips brushed the hard edge of a crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I dragged the bucket to the center of the room and got to work, sliding the mop over the floor in long, easy strokes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Moss discovered their crime, she locked the boys in their bedroom, which had a sliding glass door that opened into the indoor dining room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z With both yellow-gloved hands on the door handle, she ripped the sliding door back with a sound loud enough to shake the birds from the nearby roofs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The dinghy was no longer heading my way; in fact, it seemed to be sliding away in the current. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain, meanwhile, had pressed a button on his chair, and the Whispering Gallery’s metal door was sliding open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The raft kept sliding as he leaned back and rested his arms and back. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I strutted around the room, my head sliding from side to side as I continued to pick through the pile on the floor. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He moved slowly and cautiously, sliding his feet in his slippers across the floor as if he'd forgotten how to pick them up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I keep sliding one-dollar bills into the machine until it spits out a ticket. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And hundreds of Cloud-Men’s children were frisking about all over the place and shrieking with laughter and sliding down the billows of the cloud on toboggans. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Through soggy patches, over rocks and across a stream, sliding down banks and whacking through brush. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Just kicked me across the deck if I be clumsy, laughed when I be twisted in the ropes and sliding pure froze in the water that washed aboard. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She leads me through sliding glass doors, outside to the patio, where she lights a cigarette. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Without talking about it, she and Rishi began to make their way to the sliding back door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I remember hearing the air brakes, and someone yelling “Mr. Hoodhood,” and the “Oh” that came out of my sister when I hit her just ahead of the sliding school bus. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She knocked, and I sank against it, sliding to the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stella sank to the dusty floor beside them, sliding close to her father. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The car gained speed, and Roza had to grip the door handle to keep from sliding in her seat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As if time had slowed down as it does for the dying, I watched him loll his weight forward, sliding into an easy lope, head tilted, coming toward me in a casual arc. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at his hands in the firelight, sliding marshmallows onto a long stick. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Somewhere behind me, Pickup Truck had moved on to the sliding door, and this time he wasn’t empty-handed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Twice we were pinned on our own five-yard line, and twice I dropped back, slipping and sliding, and heaved the ball. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand holds on to the roof; the other holds the trunk, bobbing, sliding through my arm. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She dreamed of sunlight spreading like honey over her skin; she dreamed of sweat sliding down between her shoulder blades as she ran down sweltering alleyways behind the palace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The telegram started sliding up the kite string, against gravity. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z You might say it would have happened sooner or later anyway, this sliding apart of such a large family, in postwar California. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of skinny cats, sliding away, their flanks hollow as spoons. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Ten people, five on each side, clean and fold sleeping blankets, sliding them into a bin. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Through the sliding door, he called out, “Bobby Gene, Caleb,” and then went to wait on the front porch. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would peek into the classroom where she was studying and he would just watch her studying as she pored over the verses from the Quran, her glasses sliding down her nose. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Unlike all the others on the ship sliding open easily, this door creaks open slowly from disuse. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Before the third and final set of sliding iron gates, a large tiled room opened off to our right. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I lean against the wall for support and feel myself sliding down as my legs get weak. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They went about three meters, hit a patch of mud, and went sliding into some crates of ammo. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sliding doors of the warehouse are wide open, and I catch a glimpse of the kaleidoscope of color inside. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “This is the problem with their blind commitment to these experiments,” Nita says next to us, as if sliding the words into the empty spaces of our minds. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They were diving headfirst down the sliding board—stacked, all three. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Once, he fell; clouds of dust obscured everything, and he ran from the dust—he hurried faster, sliding and tumbling on the loose pebbles. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But then there was the whine of a bullet in the air, here and past, gone away, death sliding through the air a few feet above him, disappearing behind him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered Grandfather Burke sliding his bowl over to me and saying, “That’s for you, doodlebug. Take what is offered to you.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I run down, my arms flying helter-skelter, the shale sliding. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z April adjusted Dorothea’s old fur stole, patted up some sliding strands of hair and waited—warily. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill is steep and slippery with rocks and shale, land sliding down as I go up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a moment of silence and I see the door into the hallway quietly open, Barb sliding through. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I took a misstep and stumbled over a root, my rifle sliding to my side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Otis yelled after her, “I told you not to wear that thing, it’s too hot for a wig. It’s sliding around on your head from the perspiration.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Ma. It’s stupid bright in here,” he protested, sliding the shades on, cool. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It caught the raft and pulled the nose around, so that it aimed downstream but along the edge, bouncing against the bank and sliding beneath overhanging willows and brush. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The pose he settled on was something like a baseball player sliding into third base, but with his head propped on his elbow as if taking a nap. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Both of our mouths are open now, and I’m hot and my hands are sliding up to his neck. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “You been hunting?” he asked, sliding the carcass down from his shoulders into the snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sweat was sliding down her back even before she reached the trees, and the shade was not much cooler. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hit the walls with my hand as hard as possible and then my face hit the carpet on the stair and I was sliding down on my butt. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then with the dying hum of the furiously whirling drums, I heard the grains sifting lazily in the sudden stillness, sliding sand-like down the chute into the pot underneath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They nip at my fingertips and press against my body, wings sliding across the back of my neck, feet tearing at my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I scan each person who passes on the sidewalk behind the sliding glass doors, seeking a familiar face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He yells, sliding back onto the street, his face clutched in both hands. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And out the demons came—from every cave and crevice, through every fissure and crack, from under the rocks and up from the mud, stomping and shuffling, slithering and sliding, through the murky shadows. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Nancy lived at the palace too, and commanded a legion of servants, several of whom were in charge of polishing stair rails for their sliding monarchs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The third is the Quality of Working Life building, or QWL, a conference room with sliding glass doors and a wooden deck used for training, meetings, and parties. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a frail-looking man, whose thin silver glasses seemed to be in serious danger of sliding off his nose with every quick movement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He twisted his head, wincing at the grate of sliding vertebrae. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But before I could even consider the cost of staying with them, if just for a short while, Chubs’s arm shot out and he ripped the sliding door shut in front of my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z At home, I walk around to the back and let myself in through the sliding glass door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For other instruments, such as guitar59 , it means sliding through all of the possible notes between the two written pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As he hesitated, the bridge seemed to come at him in a dark mass, like snow sliding from a bough. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabella looks all around before sliding out her phone. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z While he's slipping and sliding, jump off the car and see if it's unlocked. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Pike rushed in through the sliding doors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She heads back in and shuts the sliding door. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Her black dress fits her like a glove, sliding over every curve in a way that makes more than one head turn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Instead of getting mad or nervous, they hear other things: the rustling of programs, fabric sliding against seats, polite coughing. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He went out the sliding door behind my seat and made a beeline for the small cluster of silver water fountains that stood between him and the restroom entrances. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Such harvests as this,” he said, sliding the grains about in his hand, “and you shall not want for anything, beloved.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid open the sliding glass door and went back into the kitchen. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The man went down, sliding across the walk as she shook her head in triumph. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s on the way; I can take you,” says Mom, sliding her purse up to her shoulders. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He started weeping then, and Jam stared, disgust sliding around in her stomach. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He was sliding over, he grabbed something, a bottle, it moved and he grabbed the edge of a vent. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed at some clumps of grass, but didn’t really stop sliding till I hit the bottom of the hill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him they walked in file, threading their way with care, for under the weedy pools were sliding and greasy stones, and footing was treacherous. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “It sure is okay,” she said, sliding right into their conversation. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I unlocked our bin, pulled up the sliding metal door, and stacked the boxes inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The door led onto a wide corridor with an automatic sliding door at each end and a silver rail running its full length. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A barge, laden with Georgia timber, its lights sliding toward the bridge, sounded its horn, and the bridge swung open. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You would never know it was hollow and had a secret sliding panel on its side. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z With the faint taste of blood in my mouth, I jumped out of the sliding door, taking in the sight of the van. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He’d been lying on the cool bamboo mat of his living room with the sliding doors open to allow the warm breeze to circulate through the house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z As I was sliding, somehow the pick of my ice ax caught something and swung me around, then I came to a stop at the bottom. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The thing attempted to smother me, sliding inexorably up my face, over my mouth and nostrils, but still I struggled, feeling it wrapping its coldness about me all the while. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was humbled and excited to be First Lady, but not for one second did I think I’d be sliding into some glamorous, easy role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I have my lute,” I said, sliding the case forward with my foot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I drew the gauzy curtains shut, my fingers sliding over their silky surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Kayla asks, sliding down out of her bed to sit cross-legged on the floor, as if I’m about to tell them a bedtime story. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He turned in his chair, sliding one hand into his pocket as he rested his chin upon the other. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung over the river, sliding in and out of clouds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone tall and slim in a black gown is looking out the sliding doors to the patio, parting the vertical blinds to do so. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The hostess pushed open a wood-and-paper sliding screen to the private room, and inside there was a low Korean-style table and sitting mats and a central ceiling vent for the grill smoke. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So slow it almost felt like he was sliding his hands over me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Harry watched the cloudy sky, curves of smoke-gray and silver sliding over the face of the white moon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You have freckles here, too,” he says, sliding his hand across the tops of my breasts. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I said, casually sliding a stick of gum out of the pack and offering it to Faith, real gentlemanlike. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I get an uncomfortable feeling like I'm sliding backward down a slope into a deep hole that I dug my own self. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It had curled gratingly around the end of the truck and, still spinning and sliding, was about to collide with me again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Calder could hear the sharp click of a door opening, and the thunk of a lock sliding into place from inside. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We reach the door to the dormitory, and he leans against the wall, sliding his hands into his pockets. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Stop!” one of them shouts, sliding to a stop in front of us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She stepped through the sliding door, and he followed, pulling it shut behind them, hoping to deter any wasted college students from following. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Marco escorts the man in the grey suit through the library, sliding the stained glass open to access the empty game room and continue their conversation. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The question is how to open it. We’ve already tried pushing it, sliding it, and begging it. No luck.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He wore my hand-me-down pants, which I had inherited from Lori and then passed on to him, and they were always sliding off his bony behind. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He moved along the boom, still pulling at the main, fighting to hold himself upright in the wind, and kicked the sliding cabin top forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lime-juice cordial,” she said, sliding her tongue deliciously over her lips. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Dad opened the sliding door, letting in a cloud of the Black Breath that nearly suffocated us all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She gets into her beige bathtub, behind the crackled sliding glass doors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We could feel the thrum of old activity sliding along the floorboards, caught in the keyholes of closed doors. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t mean anything if the man’s sliding,” Pima answered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Once the bus is full, the bus attendant slams the sliding door and stands in the stepwell as we speed out of the otogar. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Palmer’s mother had told him about sliding boards, way back when she started bringing him to the playground. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z One or two of the wizards barely repressed a shudder as the hissing grew louder; something heavy could be heard sliding across the floor beneath the table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I can imagine Hannah here, about two years ago, pushing off and sliding down. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They ventured cautiously into the long sloping passage, digging in their heels to prevent themselves sliding right down as Guosim probably had done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Everything was ice in her dream, and she was sliding on it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As we spun, we must have grazed the fence, because there is a deep gouge on the sliding door, deep enough that if you look closely, you can just see inside the van. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I remember us shouting at each other, tripping through the sliding doors as I went inside, being furious that he didn’t rush to help me up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Bail was another example of the sliding scale of apartheid: £250 for whites; £100 for Indians; and £25 for Africans and Coloureds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I joined in, jumping, spinning, and sliding across the carpet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A guard is closing the sliding glass doors. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He caught the hilt of his sword in midair, its sheath sliding away, its blade gleaming. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I went up to the sliding doors and looked in. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Vegas is full of girls who thought putting out a lot was a high idea once, but now they’re just washed-up jokes sliding themselves around oiled poles.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They could barely find first base when the movie started, but a hundred minutes later, they were sliding onto home plate like World Series winners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The fear never disappeared, but with each year it retreated slightly, a tide of memory sliding back out to sea. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the rider had slumped forward and now his limp body was sliding from the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I went around back and banged on the sliding door leading into the basement, screaming for Fang to let me in until I thought to actually check the door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I grasped hold of the hatch to keep from sliding into the darkness that flooded my vision. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I followed close behind Grandpa, who told me to come in and close the sliding double doors. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And then she heard the scraping noise as his hand came into view, sliding across the flagstones. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The panes of glass on the great sliding doors were frosted at the corners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Pebbles rained down around them as Lharys came springing and sliding down the ridge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The man slipped his hand into his pocket, removed a ring of keys, and deftly unlocked the case, sliding out a mirrored base on which the necklace rested. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even in the dimness of the red LEDs Nailer could tell the man was sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The tears were sliding down my cheeks—runaways that escaped when I wasn't paying attention. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The next thing he knew he was sliding down the steep side of the mountain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Peeta turns to see my predicament and is sliding off his sheath when it happens. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She inched her way up to the sliding door and tried to lift it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Whit called out, stepping and sliding, her back stiff as a board. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He walks toward me, his hand sliding on my flat chest around to my back, pulling me close to him in a tight grip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to move extremely slowly to keep from sliding deeper, and he had to stop and rest every other minute. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered all this clearly, even the way the mare fell, her front legs sliding in the rocks, and the slow shivering roll of her body as she fell. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He zeroed in on my scalp and pinched a group of hairs at the root, sliding mysterious debris to the end and setting off a ripple of chills from my shoulders to my face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The cushions felt lumpier on the ground than they’d been on the couch, and they kept sliding apart beneath her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Only the rolling sea and the bars of rich, cool light and the boat sliding up and down easily, as she was meant to, on the gende swells. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t fight off the image that they’d been swallowed by some gigantic beast and were sliding down its long esophagus, about to land in its stomach at any second. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She toyed with the pearls, sliding them between her fingers one by one as if she were counting them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was painstakingly slow, but she was moving upward instead of sliding down. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But inside, I am a slow, sliding scale. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I walk to the pool steps, sliding out of my pants, and stand there for a moment in just my boxers, the water and Stella calling to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z As sure as anger rose up in me, a sick feeling took it sliding back down. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I set Dinah on the bed, and she waddled along it, sliding off the end and down to the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The stair rail was an open spiral, perfect for sliding. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There were no footsteps above, no sliding of James’s window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Of course,” Clarissa said, sliding the tray away and coming to my side. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I shouted, and we all bolted down the far side, the four of us sliding on our butts until we hit level ground and could run again. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He chased her down the hall, catching up just as she was sliding into the chair in front of the computer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She yawned, sliding the door shut behind him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We walked out the sliding glass door and into the shed where we used to pick out clothes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He wondered what it would be like to live in their shack all the time, and not just when his father was sliding high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On my way there, I happened to glance out into the dining room and saw Francesca standing by the sliding glass doors, her face a mask of complete anger. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I moved after her, sliding as she slid, sitting as she sat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still out there in the dark, naked and painted up, trick-or-treating, sliding from hootch to hootch in that crazy white ghost mask. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The beavers had left clear sliding trails where they had dragged branches down to the lake, and Brian used one of them, the main trail, to pull the logs down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From backhoes, cranes, cement-mixing trucks, and men in hardhats came a roar of clanging metal, grinding gears, sliding gravel—and the occasional whistle at a passing woman. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The rain had cleared and now the sun was sliding into a towering mountain of clouds over Dactyl Hill. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I went first, kicking in the mirrored door at the bottom rather than wasting time sliding it open. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then he reached up and pulled back the grille of the air?conditioning system and reached far back inside to the right and moved still another sliding sheet of metal and took out a book. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see the tears are sliding down her cheeks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Mom released me so I could take Laleh piggyback, and we walked through the sliding glass doors into the cool Tehran night. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The crack of the next bullet sent the shooter’s lifeless body sliding out of the passenger window of the truck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The easiest way to repair an unbalanced coordination is to zero in on the second coordinate and then force the first coordinate to match it by sliding its quantifier into a more suitable spot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His question curls around me like smoke, sliding over and under my skin, and through my dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when he stared at it long enough, his eyes sliding out of focus, he thought he could see into the metal and sense a pulsing, dormant potential. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The next Saturday, the day clear and cold with light winds, we set Auk XVI on the pad, sliding it down the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she tried to remember what that man had looked like — the one who had spoken to her — but the shape of his face kept sliding away from her mind’s eye. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We walk to the sliding glass doors, and my mom takes off Charlie’s coat and then her own. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The cog went up and down, bucking more wildly than any horse he’d ever ridden, lifting with each wave before sliding down into the troughs between, jarring him to the bones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m already disgusted,” he said, stepping off and sliding down again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I was sliding my hand all over the wall. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z And if he knew about her past...She whimpered, hating herself for it, and for the tears that began sliding down her face, across the bridge of her nose and onto the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The floodlights in the towers weren’t sliding lazily over the grounds like usual. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Celia thinks Isobel means to embrace her, but instead she only nods before leaving, sliding the door closed behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Security was achieved not by roping myself to a teammate but rather by clipping my safety tether to the fixed line and sliding it up the rope as I ascended. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He chattered, a cross between his dainty meow and a goat’s bleat, usually reserved for when he’s spotted a bird through the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Brakes are kicked free, and one by one old people exit the sliding doors surrounded by relatives. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When they went up to it they could see that it, too, was a sliding door. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I started sliding off the pillow, an inch at a time, when Max stiffened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I pushed on, finally picking up my sled and carrying it under my arm since it wasn’t sliding very well in the deep snow. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After about an hour she falls asleep, sliding down until her head rests on my shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I began sliding backward along my belly to the frozen bank. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He does, laying his head on the pillow gingerly—I know his side and his chest must hurt—slowly sliding his feet beneath the blanket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He forced his eyes open as they went downward, downward, sliding, and all at once he could see lights, and he recognized them now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The sidewalk has risen up and I’m sliding down it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Worm is sliding his arm around Char’s shoulder. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He bleats, falling, flopping over with a jerk too quick for the eye, and bleats again, scrambling, sliding toward the ledge-side. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though he was good at ticking, he said spinning and sliding were his specialties back in the day, and that the crowd always went crazy when he did a split. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Then the two of them were grappling, punching and clawing at each other, sliding down the hill. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There’s a tear streaking down his cheek, sliding out from under his glasses. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “First question,” he said, sliding the tourmaline into a fold of his apron. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Master Kwang, he said before sliding shut the screen, may your presence here be a blessing to this house as you have been a blessing to our brethren in New York. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wince, sliding the card into an empty pocket in his communication book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt settled on another rock, not too near.The sun was sliding behind the hills and shadows crept into the little valley. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking, as she walked, of the way penguins cooled themselves, sliding on their stomachs in the snow when a thaw was too much for them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost everyone in the room started singing along and eventually my dad put his drink down and cut in on Benny and my mom, sliding his arm around her waist. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She went as fast as she could along the riverside path but eventually had to slow to keep from sliding into the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A boat was sliding down the bank all by itself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was cloaked in shadows too, in wisps of ragged grey mist, half-seen, sliding across his face and form with every step he took. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shoes, then, sliding me across the floor to greet the day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She suddenly remembered sliding the thin band of silver—her grandmother’s wedding ring—up and down her granny’s thin fingers. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was grimy, the front of my body streaked with dirt from sliding across the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sun was dropping fast now, a soft red sliding egg yolk, and already to the east there was a darkening to pur-ple. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed so American to her, flossing, that mechanical sliding of a string between teeth, inelegant and functional. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There were no footsteps above, no sliding of James’s window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They come sliding down toward us, one by one, all metallic and plain. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cotton Ball Heaven egg was smattered in his hair and sliding down the side of his face. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I am pushed headfirst into the mouth of the cannon, sliding down its cold, rough throat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Not yet," I replied, sliding one arm out of my shirtsleeve. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z When Mango finally made his way down that tree, sliding on the slippery bark, he was scared and shivering. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Until finally — finally— there was a sliding and a bawl. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seventy-five, eighty, eighty-five,” I chanted, sliding the nickels around in his palm. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Hidy, Miss Eggers,” he said, tipping an imaginary hat and sliding into the southern West Virginia vernacular. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you give me your pack, I’ll carry it back to town . . .” “Oh no you won’t,” she growled, sliding her arms through the straps and hunching the weight up into place. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing behind my ear. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Instead of sliding around it, which they could easily have done, they searched until they found a fragment of wood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he blew into all the holes, sliding upward, and drew in the air to slide back down. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I sat on a pile of bricks, trying to keep the Madonna from sliding through my fingers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He was sliding it through his belt when he heard a woman's scream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Everybody liked it better now that we went shouting through the house, playing hide-and-go-seek, and sliding down the banisters. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They shuffle forward on blackened feet, sliding the lids off their glue jars to inhale. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The Vanderbeeker kids took turns sliding their letters of apology under the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He has information for the hunt, Pet reminded her, its voice sliding into her head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There’s a sound of sliding, and then her hand emerges and waves us forward. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There were footballs and basketballs lying all over the place, and boys sliding down the banister and leaping over tables and talking with their mouths full and interrupting everyone with endless questions. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Hannah’s eyes keep sliding over to the cafeteria windows to gaze at our usual lunch table, which I suppose is where she really wants to be. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Walking back to the school grounds from the railroad station in the descending darkness we overtook a lone figure sliding along the snow-covered edge of the street. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Popper moved all the furniture in the living room to one side, so that the penguins and the children would have plenty of room for real sliding. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have to move you,” I told him, sliding one arm under his back and another under his legs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Come on,” I say and head on down the ledge, my shoes slipping and sliding under me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Fadi glanced at the empty spot next to the sliding doors that led to the backyard. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Relax, cowgirl. I didn’t bust any windows or anything. The sliding door on your porch popped right off the track—they all do,” Beatrice said, matter-of-factly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned on the table loaded with desserts, but it collapsed and he fell with it, everything sliding down on top of him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And in the fifth, they saw me make a sliding catch in short right and then double off the runner at first. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Our thighs and knees ache from going downhill, stepping, sliding over rough terrain. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Justin lifted the grid, pushed open the sliding panel, and one by one we went through. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Dumplin’!” I can hear her grabbing her keys and slamming the sliding glass door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I did not realize that my cousins had left; now the verandah was so silent I could hear the sound of the raindrops sliding off the leaves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I add the card and jelly beans to the presents piled on the table and sit next to an older woman, sliding the guitar under my chair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped into a room with a view of the clerk’s counter, where she saw Tracy signing papers and sliding them back to the clerk, then handing over cash for bail—$759.50 in exact change. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Celaena scowled, and started sliding her feet along the cracks in the stone, looking for a foothold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She stepped close to me and took the ring, sliding it onto my finger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I push forward, climbing, sliding over cars—I trip and fall, but I won’t let it slow me down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a rush of hoarse laughter, like the fall of sliding stones into a pit; amid the clamour a deep voice was raised in command. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She followed James’s lead when they reached his entry landing, sliding off her shoes like him and adding them to the row that lined the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was a sliding door halfway up the side, which Billy had lifted to put her in. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He goes to a cupboard, pulls out a box of supplies, and hands me a long, simple belt with a sliding clasp. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He never played there, never swung on the swings, never slid down the sliding board, never fed the ducks, never watched a softball game. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z His teeth chattered and he felt sweat sliding down his armpits and back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He wove among the chimneys, his feet slipping and sliding over snow, keeping in mind that white looming bulk which he had glimpsed ahead of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thought I might be late,” said Yaxley, his blunt features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging trees broke the moonlight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The patter on the zinc roof was loud and grew louder as they stood under the awning outside and watched the water sliding down from the roof in parallel lines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the three boys—but not Train Ear—clapped their hands and did their hip-hop sliding step. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z A stout Latino man in a black sport coat trudges through the automatic sliding doors. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A gleaming black-and-gold bus was parked along the curb with the front sliding doors open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Just coffee,” Marlena says, sliding one leg over the other and jiggling her foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Yelling, sliding, falling, he raced back down the incline and followed the riverbank out of there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Later, Mr. Dubs,” Zoey says, sliding out of the back seat. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He leads us around a corner and toward another set of sliding doors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He started going out the back door, wearing sunglasses, meeting Deborah in out-of-the-way places, and sliding down the hallways in school. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The best was when I executed a perfect sliding tackle, stealing the ball from Ali-Reza and passing it down to Sohrab. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The click and clack of metal sliding on metal echoes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “These ain’t Mother’s Day cards I’m sending ’em,” Ben replied toughly while sliding a clip into his automatic. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the wheels sliding and it slewed around and backed and whirled and just as I was thinking what the hell they were up to, I saw that red tie. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached behind me, his arm sliding over my shoulders, to grab something else off the shelf. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She throws her head back, exposing her throat and sliding her hands down around the cups of her brassiere. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I switch off the nebulizer and throw my legs over the bed, sliding into my shoes and peering into the hallway to make sure the coast is clear. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z As Bull turned his plane slightly out toward the sea, sliding down now, dropping in altitude, and preparing to land, his eye suddenly filled with another eye watching him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z While Emily Sue was talking, I was sliding deeper into my seat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z While unfolding the brown chairs and sliding them under each table, I could hear the people start to come in upstairs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He crumpled from a seated position to a prone one, his back sliding against the wall, leaving a streak of blood to mark his trail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She held the elevator door from sliding shut. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She takes a few strides, sliding across the stage in feathered mules. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My fingers were sliding on my sharpened Number 2 pencil. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The propeller grinded into reverse, trying to slow the ship, but we kept sliding toward the center of the vortex. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I watch as she slowly closes the door, my heart pounding in my ears until I hear the gentle click of the latch sliding into place. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Max is on her feet and sliding the straps of her backpack over her shoulders. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He imagined the juice sliding down his throat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hibiscus ended the call, and Redemption dropped his mask, his face sliding back into a cold and hurt anger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He passed, and I went on; a few steps, and I turned: a sliding sound and an exclamation of “What the deuce is to do now?” and a clattering tumble, arrested my attention. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z As we approach the sliding door, Uncle Phil throws his arm around my shoulders. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And then my father came out from the sliding porch door and saw me, a cordless phone in his hand, and he yelled in Korean that the ambulance was coming. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m destroying my dignity without sliding down anything.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It moved slowly, sinuously, its low-slung body sliding lazily over the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We remain that way, sliding between certainty and uncertainty and back again until we hear Carla’s approach and are forced to part. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The sliding door was wide open, giving me a perfect view of where Chubs and Liam stood in front of a small fire, which was ringed by a series of mismatched stones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I can hear the scrape of crates sliding across the ground. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Fear engulfed Ben, its talons sliding down the tissues of his belly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They described the roar of rocks sliding down hills and everyone running out of their houses reciting the Holy Quran, the screams as roofs crashed down and the howls of buffalo and goats. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ash felt the water from her damp hair sliding down the back of her neck, but she was still suffused with heat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked in the mirror and the first drop was just sliding down over my upper lip. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was in the sun, but there were still kids all over it, screeching and sliding and throwing sand. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She pulled open the train door and leapt onto the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them as the train gathered momentum. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Del Rio, the principal, stood outside the automatic sliding doors greeting his students with handshakes. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He had stopped evading things, sliding through, over, and around difficulties. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And books all over the floor, some stacked in piles, some wom-looking, some brand-new, some splayed upside down, some sliding off the pink bedside table next to the lamp with the orange fabric shade. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It was like a little shimmy, his way of sliding out from under an answer. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They ran, but already the thieves were sliding down the cloak and at their heels. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The sliding door eases open and shut behind me, followed by Uncle Phil’s footsteps. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sneaky grins, sliding his foot out from under the table. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z His hand starts on my cheek, and then brushes over my side, fitting to the bend in my waist, curving over my hip, sliding to my bare leg, making me shiver. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z That makes her push herself up, sliding off the bed and onto her feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He reached past Chubs’s outstretched arm and opened the sliding door for me again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So that is how I end up running a full sprint through the school, sliding to a stop in the front yard just as Miss Duncan is closing the armored carriage door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The troll rounded on him, all ten talons sliding out to their full extent. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The sun shifted, he felt the warmth and brightness sliding off his face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Kathy’s eyes locked on to the sliding wooden partition that separated this teller from the others. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I caught a quick glimpse of sliding scales and an evil eye, maybe a fang. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But JB is a step ahead, already sliding it on each of his fingers until he finds one it fits. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Well, my uncle Woody has this humongous safe. The vault door is the size of a motel room door. It’s hidden behind a sliding panel in the front office.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It flipped into the air before clattering down across the picnic table and sliding onto the ground. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Patti squeezes me tighter, but my heart keeps sliding around in my chest as if it's a loose stone. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Her fingers would commence sliding back and forth twixt her left ear and her mouth like they were tracing over a invisible welt that got whupped into her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His eyes glowed unnaturally blue, and when he opened his mouth to speak, she saw his skin sliding over the bones of his skull. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was sliding behind the hills, and the glare made the rocks shimmer like chunks of gold. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I remember when that used to be me and Jason, sliding around on the icy pond down the street from his house, the cold sinking deep into our bones as we played. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I could see the small waves sliding up the sand and beyond them a curving line of foam where the currents raced. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z So peaceful, but what dreams they might stir up in her if she slept, all throbbing, and sliding. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill is frozen, and so I climb down the wall, grabbing what handholds I can but mostly sliding. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ernie cried, cautiously sliding as quickly as he could to the bottom. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The night had gone cold and steamy, a low fog sliding down from the mountains, and out in the dark there was music playing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Evan could just imagine how good the ice cream would feel sliding down his hot throat. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The troll lifted massive shaggy shoulders, its retractable claws sliding out with an ominous schiiick. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was hard work, walking around and around the field in the hot sun, and with both hands swinging the heavy cradles into the grain and cutting it, then sliding it into the piles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was sliding biscuits into the oven when I entered the kitchen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He dashed around to the sliding doors and opened them to reveal the “magic” drawers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “We’re safe for now,” I say, sliding the water canister from my backpack. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I shove the briefcase to the edge of my bed and lay back before sliding the glasses onto my face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Constance replied grumpily, sliding her tiny wrists free of the metal bands and slipping her head out of the helmet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she started sliding books around on the shelf. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Somewhere above the trees, the zeppelins were hovering, and men were sliding down ropes, but the wind made it difficult for the pilots to hold the aircraft steady. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then she turned and began to lower herself down the boulder she’d just climbed, sliding on her belly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I asked, sliding my book farther down the circulation counter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A boy played with the wooden Doctor is IN Doctor is OUT sign on the wall, sliding the brass panel up and down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Riot is rubbing the length of his body against the sliding glass door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I fell over loads before I got the knack of sliding in my trainers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He grabbed her shoulders and tried to keep her from sliding across the floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After sliding one on my back and getting a grip on the other two with my hands, I turn to find a group rapidly forming behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And he cupped her head in his hands, turning her up to face the moonlight sliding through the tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside of thirty feet it was matching the current, or close to it, and Brian watched the banks sliding past as the raft moved silently down the river. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The lady returns and opens the sliding door. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said, sliding the phone back into his pocket. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She pedaled harder, but the boat kept sliding diagonally backward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Pet swiveled its empty face, and a streetlight shone harshly off its metal feathers before sliding away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mitchell Sanders finally nodded and said, “Let’s get it done,” and they took hold of the legs and pulled up hard, then pulled again, and after a moment Kiowa came sliding to the surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Honey oozed down Mary’s face, across her shoulders, sliding down the folds of her dress. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z BigYou slipped under the police tape and licked one of the yolks sliding down my trunk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Something Tom once said tipped me over, sent me sliding. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Slipping and sliding, she reached the south bank as the grizzly staggered for ward, then crumpled to its knees and sat down. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He did desperate violence to his naked body among the rasping creepers so that blood was sliding over him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time Turner had spun around and looked up, his father—his father!—and the sheriff were gripping each other’s arms and pushing back and forth, sliding and stumbling and tripping over rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Peggy pulled a lever and there came a loud rattle of fine lumps of coal sliding down a metal chute. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At first I thought it was some disturbed rocks sliding down the hill, but no, this didn’t fade into the distance like that would. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll go order a cheese,” he said after a beat, sliding back out of the booth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, Rock,” Ben said in a high-pitched voice, sliding across the seat and throwing his arms around Sammy, “please take me someplace quick and screw my college brains out.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The water felt good; slipping, sliding away all the things I wanted to forget. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The paramedics scooped Styx onto their bright yellow board, sliding him flat, like a pancake. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “This is Jimmy’s boy,” Bo said, sliding next to Lily and dropping an arm across her shoulders. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I flipped onto my back and clawed at the stones with my free hand, but I was sliding too quickly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the grocery store with my parents, sliding down long, too-bright aisles, and Emma is there, cooling her hands in the ice at the fish counter, meltwater running everywhere. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A trickle of horror, like a finger sliding up his spine, came to Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But the driver, Michael, was a cheerful West Indian lad who took my case and made a fuss of sliding the front passenger seat forward for me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When I reached the top of the mountain, I threw down my sled, but instead of sliding, it just lay there with me on top of it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There were black streamers on the sliding doors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he looked up she was sliding a berry into her mouth, and he stopped to watch her eat it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z How high she was over his wand-lean body, how slippery was his sliding sliding smile. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And do you know, those old gendemen who were sliding gently down to death are too interested to die now?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I see them through the glass sliding doors. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She guides us down an open hallway until we reach a smaller lobby, where another set of sliding glass doors stands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. The sliding door at the back, the one leading into the garden.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The snake looked angry that a short boy should have come to disturb him, and with a sudden sliding it shot out and darted towards the boy’s feet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I heard a crack like the bolt on a door sliding open. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The noise vibrates in my bones as the small bomb detonates, and the force of the blast throws me sideways, my gun sliding across the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Massive stone walls, hundreds of feet high, moving like sliding glass doors—an image from his past life that flashed through his thoughts. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The edges of the sliding glass doors light up as we approach it, and when we step inside, two attendants bow at us from either side of the entrance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I stepped inside and she closed the door behind her, sliding the iron bolt home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I closed what little distance was left between us, one hand sliding through his soft hair, the other gathering the back of his shirt into my fist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I have something to show you,” he says, sliding my bag off his shoulder. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Pocketing my phone, I peer around the corner to check that the nurses’ station is still empty before sliding off the elevator. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The first rays of dawn were sliding over the garden wall, and the window was empty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He shimmied his back down the door, sliding his legs alongside mine until our faces were level. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hour after hour, in Aibileen’s kitchen, she reads her writing and I type, the details thickening, the babies’ faces sliding into focus. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He watched his classmates tap-dance with tongues, challenging one another, slipping and sliding from story to story. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The port had two huge sliding metal gates which, for security reasons, were controlled not from the ground but from my tower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their sides were so steep the lifeboat started sliding down them, nearly surfing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Saw him twisting the razor handle and opening the twin safety latches on the head, sliding the blade out, holding it between his thumb and forefinger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It had a sliding door right in the middle, and under the door were all kinds of fascinating things: faded boxes of spices and mustard and herbs and a little grinder full of peppercorns. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Why aren’t the dirt and plants sliding off the other side?” he asked. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z With the tips of my toes I could still brush some of the rocks but they were all slipping and sliding away from shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned out the light, murmuring his brief praise of darkness; we burrowed down into our bags, and within a minute or two he was sliding into sleep as a swimmer slides into dark water. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion kept on the fringes of the fight, sliding from rock to rock and darting out of the shadows to hew at the legs of passing horses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “So,” I said, sliding his plate in front of him, “my birthday is this Saturday.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, getting to my feet, trying not to see how everything’s pitching and sliding. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He’s so gentle: sliding his hand from my calf to my ankle, lifting my foot by the heel, unzipping the bootie, and slowly sliding it off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Next he builds a false back into the wardrobe, installing it on a sliding track so it can be opened from either side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She reaches over and pushes the button, the window sliding shut to a solid wall again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Your friends won’t like it,” I say, sliding off the table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I touch her cheek, sliding my fingers into her hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Water on sun and her beneath it all, sliding and sleeping in between the lapping waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was afraid to close his eyes, afraid that he might roll over in his sleep and wake in sudden terror as he went sliding off the edge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We spent several minutes knocking each other’s pieces off the board, always sliding the attacking piece in an “L.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Leave it on for the whole time,” she says, before sliding out the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He was very serious about it, sawing down one side of the roll and then carefully sliding the knife out and inserting it in the other side. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z We sat at the breakfast bar, me facing the sliding doors, him facing me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Cold air masses sliding down the sides of the glaciers speed up until they become winds of close to 200 miles per hour. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He climbed to his knees, his kippah sliding off the side of his head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Then sliding out the cart’s tail board, they took armloads of clothing to the dusky water, and trod them in the pits, making a race of it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, Ruth’s room at that centre, it also had these big glass sliding panels, so she could easily see the outside from her bed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She began to move, and before Kaede could stop her she slipped on the ice, sliding down several inches, and she gasped, scrabbling for hold on the slick surface. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The mystery pistol was shaking and sliding back and forth in my hand same as a weather vane in a January storm. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as we’d been told at the Academy, an officer could stop a fight just by turning on his PA system and loudly sliding a shotgun shell into its chamber. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The platform they were on had totally separated from the wall of the witness box now, sliding closer and closer to the front of the stage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Quiet as a shadow, she repeated, sliding forward, light as a feather. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When she reached the house, the sliding front door was slightly open. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A gleaming black-and-gold bus was parked along the curb with the front sliding doors open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “This one,” he said, sliding it across to her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Blades are circling, slipping, sliding off each other. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Luna, who was huddled in one of Fleur’s coats, crouched down and placed her fingers tenderly upon each of the elf’s eyelids, sliding them over his glassy stare. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Second hesitated a long moment before sliding her sword back into its scabbard with a definitive click. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By the halfway mark, the oarsmen in their sliding seats were sloshing back and forth in several inches of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We take it and walk to the sliding doors. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I went to my room and shut the door, quietly sliding the bolt, and called Drew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I wrap an arm around him, sliding my hand up his neck and into his short hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The burn makes his smile and his legs spread a little wider, and his phone is in his hand before he registers sliding it out of his pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The rocky ground under my feet started sliding away from the shore. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I did,” said Mae, sliding down off the horse, “and here she is.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He presses his palms to my face, his index fingers sliding behind my ears, and pulls my mouth to his. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His back bent more than I thought possible, and then his feet went up and over the log, and he disappeared from sight, sliding into the thorny mess of darkness down the slope. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z With a groan, Mack lifts the sliding metal door near the food court, the place where deliveries are made. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Sheed ignored them, sliding past the tiny men, his sights set on Father Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z One of my hands reached out to hold the sliding door open as I leaned back into the minivan and pulled the book out of the passenger seat’s back pouch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I twist my lips back and forth for a moment before sliding it into my pocket, trying hard to play it cool in case he’s somehow watching. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was not locked and he opened it with the two sliding thumb releases on either end of the handle edge. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The curtain to her guard was sliding down. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z An open sliding door reveals a lush Zen garden. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He shakes his head a little and jogs to catch up, sliding into the back seat as Shaan checks the mirrors. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then, from somewhere down the dark tunnel, came the sound of a door sliding open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I burst through the sliding door and slam it shut with a glass-rattling slap. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Genie, on the other hand, didn’t have that talent, and after a few seconds of sliding down the hill, he slipped. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I turned to sit up, and this time he let me, releasing his hold around my waist and sliding as far from me as he could in the limited space. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I whip my head around looking for Dylan and find him sliding, waving his arms for something to hold on to. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I felt the fluffiness of her underpants and pressed down, sliding under the elastic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bod took the new list up onto the side of the hill and tried to read the words, but his attention kept sliding off it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The street was still hot, even with the sun sliding out of sight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear a noise outside my door and turn my head to see an envelope sliding underneath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z You earned it, Filthy, he says, sliding the ring on my finger. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He was looking carefully at the robe, sliding his hand across the fabric. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutch desperately, my sweaty fingers sliding on the cross-hatched metal. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We went straight to the juniors' department on the second floor of Broadway Department Store, where she scanned the racks to see what was there before sliding clothes along them one after another. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Henry shuts and locks the door behind them, sliding one hand up the nape of Alex’s neck, cradling it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” she said flatly to the officer before fixing her curls again and sliding her pearl hatpin into place. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He admired the two upstairs sliding windows, even as he vaguely supposed he could ask one thing more, one small thing — that Helen might be returned to him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Butler sank to his knees, sliding and turning, the polished floor bearing him like an ice-skater. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z All her frustration and sadness began to bubble up to the surface, sliding out of her in hot teardrops. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ash woke up, Gwen was still asleep, and the early dawn light was sliding through the gaps in the shutters over the dormer window. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear them as she walked down the back stairs, her hand sliding down the polished wooden banister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Bieber are intertwined in an eternity embrace, her headband sliding down over her eyes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Every few seconds a tiny wave folded itself over at the sea’s edge before sliding back neatly under the next. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Slipping and sliding, I started in the direction I had last heard them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, a few seconds later they heard the sound of Ms. CeeCee's slippers slowly sliding across the floor and her voice oozing through the wooden door. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Instead of sliding easily free it of its scabbard, it came halfway out and stuck. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I brace my feet on the rug, sliding the shelf over. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Babi nodded uncertainly, his gaze lingering on her, and Laila thought of Tariq’s hands, squeezing her breast, sliding down the small of her back, as the two of them kissed and kissed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He shoves me through the doorway, sliding the glass door closed behind us and locking it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Much nicer sounds to start the day with than the jail noises—sliding bolts, squeaking keys, rattling locks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He’s filling up the sink with soapy water and sliding in dinner dishes from last night. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Bran asked, as the Reeds came sliding down behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the corner a guy played a saxophone, the sound sliding into the darkness and echoing off the bricks. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about sliding open the glass doors, stealthily creeping into the kitchen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a one-story cement- block cube with sliding doors in front and back. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie wouldn’t take off her socks—her feet were too cold, she said—so she kept sliding back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t sleep now,” said Tallow gruffly, “the sky is clear. Your brother is sliding on the lake. Go out. Be childish.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Taking flight, they flipped the mirror over, nearly sliding it off the chair in the process. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She escaped by never taking her right hand off the walls of the maze, sliding it along as she walked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I would’ve thought you was too young for the palsy,” the huge woman murmured, sliding into her seat with the cup of coffee she’d promised herself earlier. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Ma ran her hand over the window, her finger sliding along the car door as it pulled away. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I made a friend a few months ago,” I said, nervously sliding my hand between the bars. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She took a step back, her hand slowly sliding down the length of my arm until it fell away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But he’s writing a book . . .” “That oughtn’t interfere with his book,” she said, sliding easily into a verbal solution of my problem. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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