Then the match went out and I heard something fall softly upon the coal near by. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

People stand, some huddled in small groups, others alone, softly crying. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You live in New Pretty Town,” Tally said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Nina,” Matthias said softly, “he’s just a kid. He’s one of us.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn't just her ivory-white breastplate or silvery kirtle—she glowed softly from within, radiating a warm, comforting light that elevated her physical perfection to something on a higher plane. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They moved closer over the grass and touched the sleepers softly with nose, paw, whiskers, bathing in the life-giving warmth they gave off, but being infinitely careful not to wake them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Uma nursed the baby, tucked him into their furs, and softly sang him to sleep as the fire began to die down. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is where I left her, hunched in the hay, rocking back and forth and talking softly to herself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The old man held the line delicately, and softly, with his left hand, unleashed it from the stick. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new doctor asked him if he had ever been visible, and Tayo spoke to him softly and said that he was sorry but nobody was allowed to speak to an invisible one. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, then said softly, “I’ve got something for ye. Come inside.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Dad went back inside, shaking his head, Mrs. Sharitz next door called softly to Mom and she went over and leaned on the fence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded and chanted the chorus softly to herself: See a woman pale as snow? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Mama says finally, so softly I don’t even hear her at first. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I knock softly on the bathroom door, and with a huff, Hana says, “Come in.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sana’s speaking too softly for me to hear, but whatever she’s saying must not be working, because even through the screen, I can see the Tribesman shaking his head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It stood there humming softly, as though waiting to be unloaded. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ben took his turn, receiving the pass, dribbling twice, then laying the ball softly off the backboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the kid’s mom saying softly behind us: “Okay, guys, I think it’s time to go,” and I turned around to look at them one more time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps things would not be so difficult if he believed in the golden carp,” he said softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the bus, some of the people are sleeping, others are staring out the window or talking softly. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I played “In the Garden” very softly, and when I looked around again he had fallen asleep, still leaning forward in his chair. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He woke and found that the others were speaking softly near him, and that a dim light was falling on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not until almost fifteen minutes had gone by did the bell ring again, just as softly as before. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes kids are stupid,” I said softly, holding his hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She whispers something, far too softly for any of her fellow rescuers to hear. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She is crying softly to herself and is miles away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pain crumpled her face, and she moaned softly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Get over there with the lead line,” he said softly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had knocked softly on the door of my uncles’ valley, and they had smiled and admitted her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forgot every word of it, hung her head, and answered, “I don’t know,” so softly that John had to stoop down to catch the foolish little reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can any of them know about her?” he asked softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like whistling softly in class so that it got on the teacher’s nerves, a barely perceptible whistle that could drive a teacher up the wall. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my hand in my T-shirt, as she’d told me to do, leaned forward, and—as softly as I could—pressed my finger against his forehead and then quickly wiped away the Veet. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Lyddie,” Diana was saying softly, “Dr. Craven needs to look at the wound.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Angel squeezed her eyes tightly, held her breath, and whispered softly, “Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and Daddy stayed awake after I was in bed, whispering, laughing softly. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

His mom's hand settled softly in her lap. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was working me softly, trying to get to me to open up, but I had nothing for him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"I wanted him to stay here with me," Lady Stark said softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Mine is in my hands,” she said softly. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I already knew that," Sunny said softly. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Masks speak softly with words that cut through you like a scim. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Who was he?” he said softly, so the other stablehands would not hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The wind stirred her russet hair, crooning softly in her ears. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver glanced back at me and said softly, “How are you, Dana?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What can I do?” he asked himself softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The paramedic held her arms gently and spoke softly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption read the subjects out softly, from right to left. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Yanek speaks with the wisdom of the prophet Isaiah,” he said softly, then quoted, “‘Come, my people...and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the wrath is past.’” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his head on the steering wheel and began to cry, softly at first, and then harder. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke softly in a clear singing voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fountains erupt in glittering sparks, hissing softly as they stand stationary on the ground. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They started up a flight of wide, marble steps that shone softly in the darkening air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly and his eyes were somber as he looked at Ged. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It set him on his feet softly as a mother’s kiss. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He curled up in his usual position then, thumb in his mouth, crying softly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are two kinds of guilt,” I say softly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She draws the word out softly, like the name of a lover. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Come with me," the woman says softly, pragmatically. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You doing okay?” he whispered softly to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ma, let’s go,” I said as softly as possible. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother Water Monster lowered the tidal wave and the water softly rushed up to Nathan’s knee. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The air was thick with them, fluttering yellow from the branches; for there was a warm and gentle breeze blowing softly in the valley, and the reeds were rustling, and the willow-boughs were creaking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” I said softly, stroking her hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did very well, Emilia,” she said, softly wiping the hair from my eyes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then he bent his head down and touched his cold lips softly to the hollow at the base of my throat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly at first that the people near him shushed the others so he might be heard. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voldemort laughed softly in his ear, then took the finger away and continued addressing the Death Eaters. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped from the car and spoke softly to her from the open door, shutting it gently before she drove off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma’am, this is his son,” Mr. Ray said softly. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He asked softly, “Did Uncle Charles have any money?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to play softly so I could hear if he moved. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And that has always been your problem, Jenna,” she says softly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Kendra held perfectly still, trying to breathe softly despite her alarm. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They are beautifully iced with softly colored flowers. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was there a minute or two later when Rogers came softly into the room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then she fixes me with her calm and knowing gaze, saying softly, “I do not believe God calls you to this life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She sang very softly: ‘‘Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The gooseberries popped softly as they burst open in boiling water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wind that offered no relief from the heat, but it caught Lillian’s hair and pushed it softly back, an auburn shining pennant, a surrogate windsock, revealing a long, elegant neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eye was dead on the ball as he put it softly against the backboard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike was holding my mother’s hand, leaning his bearded face close to her and looking into her eyes as he spoke softly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I slid softly back into unconsciousness as soon as 1 no longer had the story to hold my attention. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They sang softly, though, so that their music would contribute to the quiet, not destroy it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had Aaron in her lap now too, but she managed to smooth her fingers through Layla’s hair, murmuring to her softly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Crackling prairie noises carried softly on the air. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He lay still now, but sleep remained far away; and it was not encouraged by the sound of Merry breathing softly, asleep in a few minutes after saying good night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Richard sprinkles dry moss on the embers, and I blow on them softly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The world had just begun to lighten, and the tall grass rustled softly in the wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was putting his key into the door of apartment 271, and he was laughing softly. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Someone was speaking softly just outside the door... Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Booth takes a deep breath and softly pushes the door open with his knife hand. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No need to be frightened, lass,” she says softly. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Rather, Sarai became aware that something was softly different, and she understood what it was: She was no longer in multiple places, but just one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The spirits’ hymn grew louder and louder, erupted from inside her, but somewhere beneath it all she heard a voice singing softly. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He walked softly, casually, down the corridor, heading for the last block. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Bell is a step behind at all times, pleading forgiveness and politely asking that Powell tread more softly so as not to wake the residents. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel said softly, “I wonder you do not feel a shame at leaving that land fallow.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There is only one Jewry left now in the world,” he said softly, staring up at the ceiling. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t just swim out,” I said softly, pulling on a pair of jean shorts beneath my towel. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Peeves?” said Snape softly, staring at the egg in Filch’s hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The cat, after a good deal of wary observation, made a little hollow among the spruce needles and curled around in it, purring softly. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The things I do for love," he murmured softly as he tossed him out kicking into empty air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Quincey saw the attitude and state of the patient, and noted the horrible pool on the floor, he said softly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Later on the door opened and Max came in and sat softly beside him on the cot. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done, he would close his eyes and begin to snore softly and Dany would lie beside him, her body bruised and sore, hurting too much for sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s stupid, because it’s a dream,” she explained softly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a shame he’s not more of a showman,” Manet said softly to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The word mean has more than one definition, Miss Gilly. Here the poet is talking about humility, lowliness, not”—he laughed softly—“not bad nature.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke softly and there was no mockery in his voice. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My God,” said Lupin softly, staring from Scabbers to the picture in the paper and back again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We stop before the ornate iron gate of a slaver's home, and the Tribesman checks my manacles, his tan robes swishing softly as he moves around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She said softly, "Very well, then. It's up to you, Headmistress." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a chill at the back of my neck, as if someone were softly blowing on me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The cat was always in the chief’s lap, purring softly as the charo stroked its neck. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“God go with thee, child,” she said softly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” he said softly, and gestured for me to follow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he presses his fingertips softly against mine, just for a moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I said softly, hearing the sudden quiver in her voice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think maybe we talked enough about Vi’s ma and pa for now,” Hildy says softly. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The old man chuckled softly and reached for the buckets of the girl standing behind me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while I became aware that Katz was moving around outside, grunting softly as if from aches and doing something that sounded improbably industrious. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked softly and her mom said, “Come on in, honey.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The big hand paused in its healing journey around and up and down her back, then began again as Trotter said softly, “Don’t make it harder for us, baby.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He whirled and called softly to his brother, his eyes glued to the trunk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses me so softly and deeply that it makes me want to cry. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The hospital is a compound of beige stone buildings situated on the crest of a softly sloping hill. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just glad you two made it back to civilization,” Shay said softly, holding on tight “And I’m not sorry about what happened. If that makes you feel any better.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, the thousands of little bells and chimes which covered her from head to toe tinkled softly and, as if in reply, the telephone began to ring, too. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I do agree,” she said softly, nodding. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s real now, isn’t it,” I said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I whispered so softly that only I could hear, because saying it aloud would make it real. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He nodded, and pushed one of the doors softly, but it didn’t budge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My slippers were thin: I could walk the matted floor as softly as a cat. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed it into the quiet water by the landing, and water began to well softly into it at once. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was done softly, to alert the men to his presence. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I filled the interval in walking softly about my room, and pondering the visitation which had given my plans their present bent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She spoke softly and quickly, but the quiet day was becoming a quieter night—the bugs gone now with the arrival of winter—and we could hear her clearly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his eyes and said softly, “Master of the Universe, how do you permit such a thing to happen?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And as Wang Lung hung his head she said softly and insidiously, “And I suppose you have not looked at anything else, have you, eh?—No pretty little hands, no sweet-smelling cheeks?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

After three knocks, I finally call through the door softly that it's me and I’m alone. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Romilda Vane,” said Ron softly, and his whole face seemed to illuminate as he said it, as though hit by a ray of purest sunlight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Pearl,” she said softly, “the office says your mother’s here to pick you up. Take your things with you, they said.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I press my lips flat on the cold mouthpiece and blow softly—not enough, and the note leaks out, like a tire deflating. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I knew he would find out about it sooner or later,” he said softly, looking very sad. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Irri's finger felt as light and cool as a lover's kiss as it slid softly up between her lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s beautiful,” I said softly, my voice rough with emotion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart!” my mother whispers, softly shaking my shoulder. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He turned his head, the bells in his braid ringing softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She spoke softly in English when we had lessons and in Igbo, although not often, when we didn’t. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He turned off the engine and got out, shutting the door softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Ishtar smiles softly at the small blond girl, Florence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out back, my grandfather pulls weeds from his garden, digs softly into the rich earth to add new melon seeds. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He walked home under the early stars through Hobbiton and up the Hill, whistling softly and thoughtfully. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Luis looked at me intensely, but he spoke softly, almost musically, almost tearfully. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the brick again and again, until in falling it struck a sodden mass that gave softly but stoudy to each landing blow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I read the first line and clapped softly with each sound. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A young girl of thirteen or so looked around nervously and scurried inside, closing the door softly behind her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The one who stood at Grandfather’s feet spoke softly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would look away and she would softly elbow me before putting her arms around me again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he bent down and kissed Nunu softly on the head. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Pop looks and looks, then softly closes the door and goes to work. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

He broke off and turned to the window again, singing softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, “We will be married—in the church.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind sang softly to him, like a whispered lullaby. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Rain padded softly on the beach and water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed at first that he hit softly, but the shock of it went through him, up his back to his head and he lay buried in a cold pile of snow, dazed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to like that, and started panting softly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I says a thing,” the bassoonist accused softly, “and you report it to others of your race.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

No. I say no softly but in a firm voice that intends to explain: My complexion is dark. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Maggie came into my room, crying softly; she kissed me and whispered good-bye. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be easy for Mrs. Danvers to open those doors softly and close them again, and then steal quietly across the shrouded room and look down upon me from behind the drawn curtains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In his mind he could hear his father's gruff voice softly singing to him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I feel invisible sometimes, too,” Tiara said softly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There they sat for some while, looking through the window at the bright stars above the steep-climbing woods, and talking softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Natalie said softly, her hands still up in the air. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I winced as my mother softly pressed at each finger, which, believe me, did not feel good. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The lover noticed that the mother's eyes were those that looked at him softly at night from the daughter's face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He whistled softly through his teeth, then held the book close to Meggie’s face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Sometime I hate white people,” she admitted softly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I say softly, “you want me to do this.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He pushed the bell, hearing the gong sound softly within. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself falling for what seemed like a long time, falling as softly as a drop of rain on velvet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the window in an angle of the passage, the curtain blowing softly, backwards and forwards. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t realize this would be so upsetting for you,” she said softly, and she ran a hand down his back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Let them go, viejo. They are good kids; they’ve never gotten into trouble, even when they lived by themselves,” she said softly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She glances up and smiles softly, showing even teeth. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

After a long while she spoke very softly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They began to hum softly, as hobbits have a way of doing as they walk along, especially when they are drawing near to home at night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Auntie,” he said softly, “what did she look like before I was born?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Poppy laid down her pen and softly said, “Find fun and friends.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He knocked softly on the door, and from within a voice called, “Please come in, Reynie.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along the empty avenues of this town, now whistling softly, kicking a tin can ahead of him in deepest concentration, came a tall, thin man. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like she’s been dead a long time,” he said softly with a puzzled expression on his face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You have to kill her,” I say softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She finishes her tentative tour around the room and rejoins Marco in the doorway, pulling the door closed softly behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The breath of warm hope which Jan and Max had blown so softly upon him turned to frost under Buckley’s cold gaze. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed and positively a shadow of a smile stole over her poor, pale face as she put her arms round me and said softly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I put my arm around his shoulder and softly whisper: "I'm all right. It's going to be okay." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When I leaned in, I heard his wheezing breath and his weak coughing, and he smacked his lips softly before he swallowed. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They faded swiftly and softly into the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s a silly old fool who really has no right acting like a silly young fool. Where is he today ? Dead ?” Nately answered softly with somber awe. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mom played the pop station and sang along softly. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘He is fifty-four feet high,’ the BFG said softly as he jogged along. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to see you again, Maya,” he says softly. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She talked to me softly, pulled me to sit beside her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reed laughed softly and got on his hands and knees, disappearing up to his waist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid, boy,” said one of the men softly, breathily, dreamily. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he must’ve found something in my eyes because he suddenly exhaled, softly; he glanced, just once, at my lips, and he stepped back. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first she cackled softly and ran at the indistinct shadows of barrels and wheelbarrows, pretending they were monsters rearing out of the mist, but she was too accustomed to caution to dally for long. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Longstreet said softly, “You go to sleep now, Sam. Tell you all about it tomorrow.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found he could hide from daylight and moonshine, and make his way swiftly and softly by dead of night with his pale cold eyes, and catch small frightened or unwary things. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But he breathed softly against her thigh, his long eyelashes tickling her skin, the warm soapy tang of him wafting up like steam from a cup of herbal tea. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her eyelids closed softly down upon her golden eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hurtling through the bushes on the high hillside of the trail a small, black-tipped wheaten body leaped the last six feet down with careless grace and landed softly at their feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As do I,” I said softly, and we continued on our way. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She lifted a pair of softly tailored slacks out of the suitcase. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The room they were standing in was long-shaped and softly lit. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

‘So it seems,’ said Faramir, slowly and very softly, with a strange smile. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Curious squirrel peered in bright-eyed wonder from a nearby tree, clucking softly to itself. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wept for hours, but no one came near her except Irela, who walked to the door after a time, looked in at her, and then shut it softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, smiled often, and held her in his frank blue gaze. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Layers of reddish brown pine needles sank softly under his feet, and he brushed aside the pine cones before he sat down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai floated it softly into the dark valley of his shoulder blades and as soon as it touched skin, she slipped into his dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I speak softly and hope they’ll steal some of my quiet and walk underwater with me for the space of a few breaths, and then I never see them again. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Golden scales had been sewn onto the black velvet of his doublet and rang together softly with each step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The warders did not like to linger when we cleaned them, so it was a chance to talk softly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So sorry to disappoint,” she mumbled too softly for anyone to hear. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The newchild, Gabriel, stirred and whimpered, and Father spoke softly to Lily, explaining the feeding procedure as he opened the container that held the formula and equipment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice echoes around him, softly, as close as if she were standing next to him, whispering in his ear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The woman spoke softly, softer than the colonel coughed, and none of the men in the ward ever heard her voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Nigel,” I said softly when she was gone, “I surprised you when I came in here, didn’t I?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t want rulership,” she says softly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As he sat down ready to pronounce the Om, Siddhartha softly recited the verse: ”Om is the bow, the arrow is the soul, Brahman is the arrow’s goal At which one aims unflinchingly.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What does the plaque say?” she asked softly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Your father always enjoyed stories where love comes out of hate. He was so ridiculously sentimental that way,” she said softly. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed she was softly knocking, asking would we please allow her in. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Finally he spoke: “What a surprise,” he said softly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the nights sometimes now he’d wake in the black and freezing waste out of softly colored worlds of human love, the songs of birds, the sun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It flourished on the air softly in vapors of cobalt light, whispering and sighing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon darted to her breast and became a wildcat, sitting up in her arms and hissing softly as he looked around. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to him softly, then kissed the top of his nose and told him what a good dog he was. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I walked softly past it and then I heard something rustle and turned back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He knelt there wheezing softly, his hands on his knees. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I really wanted to kiss you tonight,” I said softly. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The realization of what would happen next settled gradually over Harry in the long minutes, like softly falling snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I could hear him softly breathe and see his back go up and down. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She works in the garden,” I repeated softly; perspiration stood on my brow. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They raised anchor and rowed softly out between the Armed Cliffs. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Pow! Pow!” they could hear him exploding softly down the hall. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“John, maybe it would be best,” Mom said softly, putting her hand on Dad’s arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Every one about us moved softly and spoke gently. No one seemed hurried or impatient, all were under a spell, a spell that held us from the opening of the fair until its close.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“This okay?” he says softly, and I nod into the crook of his neck. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

"Now, get along with you," she said softly, and looked at him, half regretfully, with eyes as violet as the cirrus clouds, high in the dawn sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sing before breakfast you’ll cry before night, Eleanor told herself, because she had been singing softly, “In delay there lies no plenty....” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Leave me alone for a while, Dana,” he said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said softly, “Couldn’t a world be built around accepted truth? Couldn’t some pains and insanities be rooted out if the causes were known?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Crying is good for the soul,” said Ruby softly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He came back at last to the stone door of the orc-passage, and still unable to discover the catch or bolt that held it, he scrambled over as before and dropped softly to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now and then he interrupted her softly to ask a question. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezed through and stood uncertainly in a softly lighted hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed softly, wondering about the cool breath of peace that hovered in his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I could smell the evil on him,” Kin said softly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And there is the ice machine, humming softly in the corner. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you find things and you wish you hadn’t,” he said softly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Through a round grating in the side of a box a voice speaks softly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did no wrong by trying to save her life,” she says softly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Beth nestled up to her, and whispered softly, “I wish I could send my bunch to Father. I’m afraid he isn’t having such a merry Christmas as we are.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling their robes up over their faces, Harry and Ron knocked softly on the door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I brushed the lever lightly, listening as the hydraulic cylinders hissed softly to protract. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I did too,” said Queenie softly, and swallowed the last of her tea as if she were throwing back a dram of whisky. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And I pause, and I gulp, and I tap on the door softly and then step inside the room quickly and shut the door behind me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand rose and fell softly with each precious breath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When recess arrived, the other girls began talking softly about a book they were all reading. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“He killed Javier right in front of me,” he said softly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Today,” he said softly, “we got the whole day to spend together. Ain’t that grand?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran his finger softly across her palm. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” I say softly, leaning down to him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

That the whole thing was meant to be pronounced softly. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Elxa Dal struck a nearby brazier with the flat of his hand, making it ring softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His door was already cracked open, so she softly knocked and stepped into the room. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If they knew we were out here in this tree together . . .’’He shook his head and laughed softly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The soldier on the outside had a large brown paper bag filled with cold canned been They strolled softly in the pearly light. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he began to chant softly in a slow tongue unknown to the Elf and Dwarf; yet they listened, for there was a strong music in it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless I said, too softly, How about your wife? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her, squeezing her hand softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to go,” she said, and Theodora looked at her again quickly and then away, and touched Eleanor’s toes softly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She softly swiped a warm towel around my face and began rubbing my hair clean with a second wet towel. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Delicately sensing decay at last, the regiments of mice hummed out as softly as blown gray leaves in an electrical wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abra said softly, “Listen, you remember when we came to your place that time?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I say softly, so no one else can hear. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It came again—someone moving softly, furtively, overhead. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“If it’s just about your parents,” he says softly, “tell me and I’ll believe you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘You found Boromir less apt to your hand, did you not?’ he said softly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Before heading to the pond, he knocked on the cabin door and called softly, “I’m going to the pond. Anybody going with me?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Let’s start at the beginning,” Mother says softly. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It had grown so silent in the hall that she could hear the bells in Khal Drogo's hair, chiming softly with each step he took. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Stuart said softly, a pathetic voice, “General Lee, if you please ...” But Lee went on. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of my chair’s motor whirred softly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She sat at the edge of the bed and called my name softly, gently, as she stroked my hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘I know of them,’ said Pippin softly, ‘but I will not speak of them now, so near, so near.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He said, “Thank you, ma’am,” but very softly, and he moved silently toward the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They have sold you, boy,” he says softly. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asks it softly, but it’s hard as a sucker punch in the gut. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Queen scraped the remains of her cat into two heaps, one of them a neat pile of warm bones, the other a miscellaneous lump which softly steamed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please leave him alone,” she said in a forceful whisper, and then to the little boy, softly, “You don’t have to answer.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The altar bell tinkled and we knelt; we bowed our heads and with our right fist softly beat our hearts, saying we believed in the mystery taking place before our eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And around the edge of the tinted mirror there were little pink lights, so that when Lyra looked into it she saw a softly illuminated figure quite unlike the Lyra she knew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And so they went, the bells in their hair ringing softly, while Dany settled down with her small band of survivors in the place they named Vaes Tolono, the city of banes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a very small cut on his head, but the bleeding had stopped and he was breathing softly, regularly. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, “What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Babulya said softly, “That’s a difficult question. To answer it, we have to answer another question. Is a dragon an animal?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I waited, breathing softly and listening, debating if I should tell Lily what had happened a few days ago—down at the Bakers’. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I just wish we had some help,” she said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Rosy and relaxed with sleep, eighty little boys and girls lay softly breathing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later Katie noticed that she was wet and paddled her softly telling her that she was too big to wet her pants. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynolds said softly, “That’s the First Corps. The Eleventh is right behind it.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head as Gum Baby cackled softly in my hood and followed the others deep into the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They were powerful words, though spoken softly, and they seemed to lift the hopes of the others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Filch has been looking for someone to clear out these old files,” said Snape softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He started humming softly to himself, a song that Tayo could hear only faintly, but that reminded him of butterflies darting from flower to flower. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now the dappled light of tiny new leaves moved on Grandma’s beautiful, softly lined face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She says it softly as though afraid of waking a monster. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He very softly said to me that the authorities had made a change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking quietly down the hallway, I pass the empty nurses’ station and freeze in front of her door, hearing music softly playing on the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I want you to listen carefully,” he said softly. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string with his bill, cawing softly to himself, a miserable sound. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The lord gave answer, but too softly for Arya to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had grown now, and on the outskirts the hurrying newcomers were being softly informed how the baby had been stung by a scorpion, how the father and mother were taking it to the doctor. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said this so softly that I had to crane my neck toward her and really listen. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was no sound now in the early-night hush, except for their feet scraping laxly through the dust, their clothes rustling as they grunted softly and sent the ball toward the basket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma sits on the floor, crying softly in the dark living room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Briony cleared her throat softly and the sister looked round and was annoyed to find her still there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As promised in the list, she brought a Kurt Vonnegut book, Cat’s Cradle, and she read aloud to me, her soft voice mingling with the the frogs’ croaking and the grasshoppers landing softly around us. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Prepare your place of food,” said the voice softly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why are you really here?" she asks again, softly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He shuffled the pamphlets softly, so that the paper would not rustle, and read the titles: Race Prejudice on Trial. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to answer now, m’hijahe says softly. “Just think about it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is him,” she said softly, placing her right hand on my shoulder. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Gray-green water lapped softly on the other side of the railing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You needn’t be Ella if you don’t want to be,” he said softly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The light faded, and the leaves on the bushes rustled softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I didn't know we were getting dressed up,'' he said when she sat down next to him. "I'm expecting you to take me someplace nice," she said softly. "I will . . he said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

George lay where he was and whistled softly to himself. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s lips parted and she moaned softly; Pantalaimon moved a little closer to her breast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had never noticed before, but Mother often spoke too softly to be heard from any distance, and Matthew and Mark always made their nasty comments under their breath. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Sour apples, remember? It’s just like the sour apples,” I said softly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman repeated their names softly to herself. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for showing us his picture,” Valley said softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had announced her arrival in the quarter by singing the forbidden spiritual—“Go down, Moses, ’way down to Egypt Land”—singing it softly outside the door of a slave cabin, late at night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate said softly, “And so you are coming to me for advice?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He considered me a moment, his eyebrows raised, whistling softly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio’s head drooped as if Capricorn had broken his neck with nothing but a few softly spoken words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was sound asleep and breathed so regularly that she seemed to be snoring softly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Trust me with the truth and I promise everything will be OK,” she says softly. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He and the other boys stood with her father in the court nearest the stands, softly lobbing tennis balls to one another. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hare sailed through the air, landing softly in the thick grass that grew on the other side of the ravine. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Terry leans with her ear against it for a moment and knocks softly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The answer is in thy heart,” she said softly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You overheard my phone conversation?” she asked softly. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to Geak and Chou breathing softly, my eyes stay wide open. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They floated there for a while, softly honking to one another. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

After softly closing it behind me, we went into the living room, where I sat down on the same nasty chair, with the stuffing on the seat part. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Stroking her softly, I place her in Alice’s backpack and scramble to the escarpment top. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removed the sock and padded softly to the dressing table, where she caught sight of herself in the mirror. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Hill said softly, calmly, vacantly, “I’m fine, General, just fine.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit miserably beside Rani for a while, and then I start singing a song softly, to comfort myself. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Do not aspire above your station,” she says softly to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yite,” he says softly as the city recedes into the distance. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I watch the white curtain move softly in the breeze. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voldemort said softly, his red eyes upon Harry, whose scar began to burn so fiercely that he almost screamed in agony. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She moved about the room softly with quick secret movements. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She smiled, and held out her own blue finger, and then they touched, and her blue finger was pushing against mine softly and my pulse failed to slow. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The only fountainhead which had once been near and which had once sung loudly within him, now murmured softly in the distance. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even those without prison marks glowed softly, like paper lamps. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t at the funeral,” I say softly, hoping to hide the accusation in my heart. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His dæmon growled softly; the golden monkey dropped his head low to propitiate her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She smiles softly while she closes the book. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Daddy’s the only man I know,” he said softly, “who cares as much about giving his word to a black as to a white.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They talked softly, but the words were drowned out by the crackles of the fire. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched his shoulder and mumbled softly, “May the Good Lord keep you on your journey, Son, and may He watch over you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"And what of my wrath, Lord Stark?" she asked softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello, Summer. It’s good to finally meet you,” she said softly. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said softly, “Aron, did you ever have to fight a little man, a man half your size?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “I wish you were my father.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cyrus explained softly to Adam the nature of a soldier. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Go to school, Park," his mom said softly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Linda draped an arm around her daughter, softly shook her head: “But they won’t hurt you, honey. They don’t bite—” The house was literally crawling with daddy longlegs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clean June light went softly gray and a breeze came up in the southwest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The country music still leaked softly out of the stereo. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“If you tell . . .” And again so softly, I almost didn’t hear it—“If you tell.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw himself at the picnic bench in Moose Pass, watching the stars and the northern lights as Hazel snored softly beside him, Percy saying, Frank, you are a leader. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that for a minute,” she said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The wooden screen door bounced open softly with each of his knocks, and a breeze churned the leaves on the big oaks surrounding Vern Devine’s yard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A fly stirred its wings softly in his ear. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “We were just thinking of organizing something at their school.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The bell in his braid rang softly as he dismounted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Antonio must go with me. I have need of him,” Ultima repeated softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are very close to the other tents so he speaks softly, but with cold meanness. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“She will listen to me. She will not arrest Kasim. And Dray won’t be there for her to arrest him,” I say softly, trying to satisfy Donna. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was sort of a holy moment, and the light that shone around them seemed to glow softly, like something you’d see in one of the stained glass windows at Saint Andrew’s. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m so proud, I could pop,” he says softly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Ugh!” he said, swearing softly and removing his hand from the backpack. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he found Pod, the boy was snoring softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

During the day the lights were turned off and the big room was dusky, empty, still We lay dose together on the sleeping-shelf and talked softly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And he played very softly so the people in the station wouldn’t hear and come over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I patted her back and began singing “You Are My Sunshine” very softly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The silence spoke, not with harsh sounds, but softly to the rhythm of our blood. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back to the living room and found my father asleep on the sofa, his round mouth pursed and tightly shut, his breath filtering softly through his nose. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out and touched me softly on the face with her rough hands. she said before she took her leave. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She waited outside their door for a few more minutes, then said softly, “Baachan?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I always wanted to be a pirate,” Mary Lou said softly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care about the dress,” I say softly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He sometimes heard Enzo singing softly to him in Italian, his breath hot on George’s cheek. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “I’m sorry. See you tomorrow?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Philip scored the first two points on a layup that breathed softly through the net. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very softly, she said, “This meat is cooked.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I ever get like that, just take me out to pasture and shoot me,” Sookie said softly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Kino,” he said softly, “thou art named after a great man—and a great Father of the Church.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Kearney who milled the town’s wheat and who always spoke softly and who made wooden toys for each Prentisstown boy’s birthday. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My sister was in her bed, snoring softly, when I awoke. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The elevator chimes softly, and the door opens. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of them had drumsticks in his hands and was leaned over softly tapping out a rhythm on the wooden stage floor. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It feels like such a betrayal to have your home violated,” she said softly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“This will take all day,” Mom said softly, reaching into the cooler and taking out a blueberry muffin. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

You turn to me and say softly, “Your face is kind of heart-shaped, too, Suzy.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I settle in beside her, punching her softly in the arm. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I have always been Erudite,” he says softly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marco offers her his arm, which she takes, and they set off down the street in the softly falling rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tornait lay in her hands, his head on her fingers; he peeped softly and closed his eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, she heard him softly shut the door. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Officers sat quietly by, joking softly, respectfully with each other, keeping an eye on the old man walking back and forth, back and forth, stopping to stare at the eastern hills, the eastern haze. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon a kettle began to whistle softly on an electric heater, and Az poured the boiling water into an antique pot, releasing a floral scent into the room. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The tabby—Sargon—and the jet-black one wove between my legs, purring softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He knocked softly on the door, even though he knew that Yam was out. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He steals softly over the grass, careful to make no sound; he pauses—fancying she has stirred: he withdraws: not for worlds would he be seen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Moreover, he removed his mask and spoke to them, softly, melodiously, in their own tongues. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to the tape and spoke into it softly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked down the hall behind Ms. Laverne, her heels softly clicking. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I see what you mean,” he said softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Silas, who has been softly pacing on the floor, comes and presses his head against Gogol’s leg, looking up at him, wagging his tail. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said softly, “because I feel it, too.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He placed it softly on the bug’s head. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s one of the best things anyone has ever given me,” she says softly. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The stranger said it all so calmly, so softly, that it was impossible to laugh. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lions and other ugallus gathered around us, sniffing and growling softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He came up behind her, laughing softly, placing his hands on her shoulders. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her head over him, her arms around him as he chewed on her sweater-covered breasts, she whispered softly, desperately, “1 love you, Charley, I really do . . .” “I love you too.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey leaned over to ask softly where they were. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the dining-room windows the big moths battered softly against the glass. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began softly, as though singing to herself of emotions of utmost privacy, a sound not addressed to the gathering, but which they overheard almost against her will. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said softly, “Do you believe this man?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat staring off into the white sea where the guns still flashed and boomed softly, at a great distance, until he saw the first men beginning to come back out of the smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was studying at the library, I say softly. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She groaned softly as I propped her up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dale whistled softly as the pumpkin shrank into the distance, finally dropping out of sight, an orange speck vanishing behind far-off treetops. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t going to turn you ’way,” she said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The soft purple liquid rippled, what sounded like hundreds of voices whispered softly at once, and on the surface of the potion, an image formed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The maester pushed himself ponderously to his feet, his chain of office clinking softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But his hands didn’t pause as they softly moved to my shoulders, and then stopped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dust, stirred up by the day’s traffic on the roads, hung softly, a beige mist across the fields. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn wiped at her tear-streaked face quickly and smiled softly at Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The parts of the radiators that rust had worn down began to glow softly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“She might need medical attention,” Mrs. Derby suggested softly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Licking his fingers, Tidbit said softly, “I miss my mama.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so used to him,” he said softly. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” she said softly, “but I just couldn’t shift my early appointments around at work. Those ladies get pretty fussy about having their hair done on time. Still, I have two presents for you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma cries softly, her body tense with fear and her hands holding on to Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses her softly on the forehead before letting her go, staying as close to her as he can without touching. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now as he spoke the sun set, dusk drew on, and they retired, this pair, to the inner cave to revel and rest softly, side by side. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Amaroq,” she called softly, “I understand what you said. Can you understand me? I’m hungry—very, very hungry. Please bring me some meat.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This song begins softly from the lips of a cellist: What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“All right,” I said softly, feeling a little shy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I punched it softly, even though I hated that greeting. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she could talk, she said softly, “I think maybe Pa did have the TB. Pneumony’s what kilt him, though. Hit come on him sudden like. He ’as deader’n Hell a day later.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For the next twenty or thirty minutes, I could hear Timothy dropping rocks against each other, singing softly to himself in calypso. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man had spoken softly, but there was no mistaking what he had said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Hobbits! Four hobbits! And what’s more, out of the Shire by their talk,’ said the gatekeeper, softly as if speaking to himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His last word, therefore, was spoken softly, without anger or fear, only with bewilderment and a measure of bravery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Brady,” she said softly as she crossed the room with a spatula in her hands. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sit on the floor of the grimy kitchen, where I can still hear everything the men say, since they aren't bothering to speak that softly. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I sink to my knees and pat her face softly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Right,” he said softly, more to himself than to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, more softly, adds, “Bibi must be a wilderness woman, too.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She hummed along with one of her church choir songs softly playing on an old boom box. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Doña Ana’s barn still stood, and the animals inside whimpered softly, as if their normal voices would make the wind start up again. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sat on a chair near the window and stared outside, crying softly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to you too,” I said softly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The boy learned to talk that way from his mother,” I said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you might allow Rhyme and Reason to return,” said Milo softly, for he had been waiting for just such an opportunity to suggest it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the phone rang in the Nelsonville house, maybe my mother was out hanging laundry on the line or down in the kitchen speaking softly with her mother-in-law, Grace, missing her own mama back home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He sets Marie-Laure in front of the barn doors and knocks softly and waits and knocks again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The horse, which had been eating the soft greens that grew by the riverside, whinnied softly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever you say will be confidential,” he told me softly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Huddled on the dock, they draped arms over one another’s shoulders and talked through their race plan, speaking softly but with more assurance, accelerating their advance along the rough road from boyhood to manhood. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I will come back,” she called softly through the door. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father was alone in the solar when Harwin and Fat Tom marched her in, an oil lamp glowing softly at his elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She touched Maybeth softly on the left shoulder, to let her know she wasn’t angry. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Harry softly, “twice. He sounds okay. I wrote to him yesterday. He might write back while I’m here.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“This ... is how we say . . . good-bye . He breathed softly, in and out, I could feel his rib- cage rise and fall. Then he looked right at me. “Love . . . you,” he rasped. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Katniss,” he says softly, “it’s no use pretending we don’t know what the other one is trying to do.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the best memories Toby had was hearing his dad—drunk, Toby now knew—softly singing to his mother over the phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was raining softly on his grave now, in the hot evening. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation,” she said, softly bumping me with her shoulder. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I want my mother, too,” said the princess softly. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The monkey raised her slowly to his face and ran his cheek softly along her emerald skin. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and softly opened his door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes ...” said Ron softly, “it’s the only way... I’ve got to be taken.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“He was a heathen,” Ivan said softly, as if that explained it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The note rang softly in the music room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you doing?” mumbled Alice, and instantly her dæmon was awake and growling softly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Fish,” he said softly, aloud, “I’ll stay with you until I am dead.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like you were just waiting here for me. At our tree,” he said softly. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Just so we’re all of one mind,” she whispers softly in his ear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re in a place,” Mary Anne said softly, “where you don’t belong.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is why you need to find our mom,” Maya said softly. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Once they were outside, he said softly to Alice, “Those biscuits she likes—are they still in the canoe?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Bird and beast and stone and star—we are all one, all one——” murmured the Hamadryad, softly folding his hood about him as he himself swayed between the children. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She ran a finger over it softly and found the flowers were raised. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

By then she was washing clothes by a stream bank, and she stiffened as I softly called. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I said it softly, but a pupil seated near me heard, and she told the others. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A prairie falcon called softly from another room. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Only when I breathe deep,” Adam said softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No one will be able to hurt you or change you if you can fight them off,” he said, softly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was like the deep, quiet woods made them timid, and they walked softly along the bank beside the creek. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tucker leaned through the window, holding my hand and speaking softly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

While I paced softly on, the last sound I expected to hear in so still a region, a laugh, struck my ear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The flakes fell softly, vanishing in the heaps of brown leaves, swirling in little smoky coils. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink up your chamomile,” said Mrs. Coulter softly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Very softly, the Old-Green-Grasshopper started to play the Funeral March on his violin, and by the time he had finished, everyone, including himself, was in a flood of tears. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The snow falls on them softly. first priest: Ork, what are you doing here? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live in its gently humming, gently vibrating, softly illuminated kennel back in a dark corner of the firehouse. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was very still except for a boys’ choir singing “Hark the Herald Angels” very softly on the radio. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s good to have children,” he said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked away and spoke softly to his daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The pattering and whispering of the rain sounded softly but distinctly outside. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the door in, then was stone-still, sucking his breath in softly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ever so softly he tapped the hard black shell, and the antennae, and legs, and wings. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice crackles softly, like the peeling of an eggshell, and Lourdes has to stand perfectly still to hear his words. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Aunt Evy was singing softly to them, making up a parody on the song. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was raining again and they stood there with the rain pattering softly on the tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I asked you whether you want me to do that again,” said Voldemort softly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The feet of the Greater Being—oh, they heard them, they heard them, coming softly down the stairs, coming nearer and nearer down the invisible stairs. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Goodbye, my dear Bilbo — until our next meeting!’ he said softly and went back indoors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Besa, what has happened to you?” she asked him, finally touching his arm softly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke softly and always seemed to be smiling but never appeared to be anything less than completely genuine and compassionate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She put her hand softly on mine and smiled faintly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I went to the door very softly, not to disturb Catherine, and opened it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then he read the purported year of the bottle’s nativity and softly repeated his first words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” Ben said softly, sadly, then looking up he said, “except that I made the team,” and he ran to his mother and his family screamed out their relief. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honeyboy,” she said softly, brushing the hair out of my eyes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the edge of the bed and softly kicked Colin's prostrate body. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I need a sandwich. I’m short a single, but I’ll get it to you tomorrow,” I said softly. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He hears a young woman somewhere in the compartment, talking to her boyfriend on a cell phone, softly laughing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was on the verge of accepting the offer when Holmes said to her, softly, “Don’t be afraid of me.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Dexter laughed out loud and shouted, “Chicken nipple!” and the other kids softly chuckled a bit. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly that I felt his words vibrate against my skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"My uncle is out there," Jon Snow said softly, leaning on his spear as he stared off into the darkness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His dad knocked softly and peeked in the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Rain began falling, softly at first, speckling my blouse and skirt with wet spots. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She paused, wiped her eyes, then added softly, “I got to go while I still can—before I turn into just what people call me.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The white canopy ballooned on the night wind, flapping softly, tied by a thousand green ribbons to the birds. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had trimmed a matching shawl with thimbles, so that when she walked Angeline jingled softly and enticingly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Look at you early risers,” she said softly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Rabadash started as the immense shape of the Lion paced softly in between him and his accusers. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As dangerous as the Chimaera, and as rare, the Manticore is reputed to croon softly as it devours its prey. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radio comes to life, crackling softly, a dim amber light glowing from its face. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pall in the house because Akira had hardly moved all day, except to wobble his head and groan softly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We have agreed you shall have a place. Though manhood,” he added softly, with a trace of sadness, “may not be all that you believe.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

After we got to the two-lane winding road to the summit, she touched her hand gently to Harold’s shoulder and softly said, “Ai, tire squealing.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her needle made little clicking sounds against her thimble and then the thread went softly, swish! through the pretty calico that Pa had traded furs for. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kneels, wraps his arms around me, and speaks softly. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They opened the apartment door softly, not wanting to wake anyone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She speaks softly, cutely into the phone, saying, "Yeah, I know. Me too." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Again and again he barked, and the cat growled softly and continuously, walking back and forth and rubbing his whole length against the dirty, muddied head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting by himself, his rifle cradled in his arms, crying softly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was snoring softly, and I knew it was for real because his mouth was unbuckled, which put the tusks on display, something he’d never allow if he was even semiconscious. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The dealer’s fingers spurned the pearl so that it bounced and rebounded softly from the side of the velvet tray. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost over, little ponya seed,” she said softly, a touch of hope in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But she looked the same as she always had, only calmer somehow, asleep in the hay next to Bronwyn, her small, feathered chest rising and falling softly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The only change was Mama’s belly: it started to bulge, softly and subtly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Driven by some impulse that he did not understand, Pippin walked softly to where Gandalf lay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes ten seconds feels like ten hours,” Grandpa Nyles replied softly. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to have to bear Uriah’s family alone,” I say softly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At each number he softly presses the tip of her nose with his index finger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Heather switches off the light, then says softly, shyly, “Help me find you, okay?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dicey moved softly away on soundless sneakers through the covering shadows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He played a scale softly, and then plucked at a string. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The copper leaves on the tree shivered, softly, as if in a gentle wind, and then harder, as if a storm were coming. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She softly whispered, reading her drafted words aloud from time to time, or slipped into a light, cheerful hum as she worked. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her face in profile beside me, the cheeks softly lighted by coming attractions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How can I part from Him?" he said softly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swore softly in French, a single violent word of disappointment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Beneath the trees, warhorses whickered softly and pawed at the moist, leafy ground, while men made nervous jests in hushed voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought I’d better get back to the wells,” Samuel said softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The babies and parents were grumbling, but softly enough that none of the humans could hear. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Snowbell crept softly toward the bookshelf and climbed noiselessly up into the chair within easy reach of the Boston fern where Margalo was asleep. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She yawned and said softly, “I want to eat.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A deep, softly sonorous cooing sound at the end of each expiration, audible to bystanders. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly that Chronicler had to hold his breath to hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I have to go, but I will look after you always,” Pa says softly, putting me down on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skardebek fluttered softly around the room’s rafters like an unsettled thought. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“He is. He’s the lord of our world—the wisest and most terrible of us all,” said the Brown Bear softly and reverently. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s in there,” said the Corporal, speaking softly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says softly, “not hoping. Not at all.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“It depends on how you count them,” she said softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He held the reins tight and moved closer to her, slowly, speaking softly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I clapped my hands together softly a bunch of times. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be kind to yourself,” he says softly in my ear, and I ask him, How is that possible? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He and Newt left the room and softly closed the door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They kissed once more and flicked a little water at each other and rubbed noses, chuckling together, standing in about five feet of softly lapping water, enjoying the peaceful evening. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then softly she withdrew to bathe and dress her body in fresh linen, and make her offerings to the gods of heaven, praying Almighty Zeus to put his hand to their revenge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whimpered softly, then his legs began to twitch and move. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Before Adarlan began its conquest, this forest was cloaked in magic,” she said softly, but not meekly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The spell is broken,” I announced aloud, but softly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A slim, swarthy young fellow, Lupe moved softly as a cat, and purred when he spoke. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Legolas lay still, looking up at the sun and sky with steady eyes, and singing softly to himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

One of them hisses, softly, and the other responds in kind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” I say softly, leaning into his chest. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It twitched its ears and stamped the ground softly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though I saw no light beneath his door—one of the few doors our village boasted—I knocked softly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Angel,” she said softly—and she didn’t say this often about Clayton. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

His voice, when he spoke very softly as now, did have much the timbre of a woman’s voice, husky and unresonant. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling her warm hand brushing along my head as she softly sings an arrullo. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"You are a bolder man than I, my lord," the eunuch said softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The snow falls softly through the trees, closing up the foxes’ dens, burying the tracks of sleeping deer. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re with me now,” he says softly as I fall into step alongside him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beautiful, wild, timid thing breathed softly, caressingly at Rab, but at the same time the queer, crystalline eyes watched Johnny as though sure that this was a boy who ate horses. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two or three minor feathers drifted softly in a moonbeam toward the floor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all leaning close now, speaking softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to do anything, Max,” I said softly. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What Eduardo was working on,” John says softly, his voice lower, honorific. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the life had not gone out of her; she came to where he sat, speaking softly, with bitter eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I am on my way to San Francisco,” she said softly in Upick. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chuckled softly as she patted Eilwen’s arm dry and laid it back gently on the bed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She recited poems to herself and sang softly all the songs she’d learned at school and all the songs Daddy sang. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Where did you get those bruises?” he said softly. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then Digory took a minute to get his breath, and then went softly into Ins Mother’s room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A mother’s body remembers her babies—the folds of soft flesh, the softly furred scalp against her nose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips were parted, and she was breathing—not softly as usual with her, but in long, heavy gasps, as though striving to get her lungs full at every breath. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Far away, in the little parlor, the ash dropped softly in the fireplace. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

At night, when the train car cools enough for us to sleep a little, I hear Katherine crying softly, trying to hide the sound of her tears by burying her face in her knees. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A small sound reached his ears and he realized it was himself, crooning softly, as if he were singing himself a lullaby. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do they work you hard?” she asked softly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The pianos plink along softly; it sounds as if a dozen are playing all ar once, as if the sound comes from every point of the compass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He patted the palm trunk softly, and, forced at last to believe in the reality of the island, laughed delightedly again and stood on his head. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I say the last word softly and look around as I do. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He was going to tap softly, and if anyone but Eleanor looked out, he was going to run for his life. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I think we had better leave now,” said Rhyme softly, and Reason agreed with a nod. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Hatsue again where she stood in the midst of a small group of Japanese islanders who whispered softly to one another and peered at their watches and waited. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She hummed softly, and her lips looked glued together. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horses had ceased to moan, and lay still on the ground; the snow fell on them softly, and they grew whiter. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She softly strokes my hair and caresses my cheeks. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listened for a moment to his slightly raspy breathing, then softly touched his cheek. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seated himself beside her, bent over her, and explained softly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fern chuckled softly, and her eyes grew wide with love for the pig. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When by accident she came upon him in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet and crying softly to himself, she knew he was a sick man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh,” I said softly as I continued to stroke the dog’s silky fur. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He spent hours communing with them, preening their feathers with a stick while sitting in the dust and gobbling softly at them. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Which shows they never did truly learn to come together," Patti adds softly. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He looked at all our faces and spoke softly, with no sadness in his voice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Still humming softly, I placed the tines of the pitchfork into the narrow opening between the jaws of the animal trap. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Everyone caught it when I was a girl. Oh, it’s nothing serious. Toughens you up, I’d say. Of course,” she paused, and went on more softly, “you’ll have to go into quarantine.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But if they halted and stood still listening, they heard no more, nothing but the wind sighing over the edges of the stones — yet even that reminded them of breath softly hissing through sharp teeth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You could work on your poster,” Mrs. Newman calls softly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The star stroked the unicorn's wet neck and spoke softly to the animal, but it made no move, stood there frozen in the light of the inn like a pale ghost. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell me the truth now?” he asks softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Amber begins to cry again, softly this time. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Unnoticed a Rider came up and spoke softly in the hobbit’s ear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The young dog slept in fitful, uneasy starts, his muscles twitching, constantly lifting his head and growling softly. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we will see about your soul,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he does,” the man said softly. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Maya said softly, and Grace rolled over to see her curled up on the other side of the bed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s a long, nasal and softly whining Hellooooooooo, with the ooooooooo reaching for me like a tap on the shoulder or a gentle tug at my pants. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her, reached out a little hairy hand, and patted Anya’s softly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“But you said after last time—” “I know,” he said softly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma coughs softly, but I need to tell this story on my own. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dri spoke too softly to him for me to hear what she said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the bank the Ford car sat, still breathing softly from its overheating. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, without the twang that in some seemed to reverberate from one end of the state to the other. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear her mother in the doorway, talking softly, like she was trying to put a baby back to sleep. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I hope there will be more wheat and fewer tares every year,” said Amy softly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You stand, Harry Potter, upon the remains of my late father,” he hissed softly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He kisses me so softly and deeply that it makes me want to cry. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he got up and left, closing the door softly behind him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ahem!” coughed Aunt Carrol softly, with a look at Aunt March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked down a paved passage, long and empty, and as they went Gandalf spoke softly to Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When the lady's heels have tapped across the wooden porch and down the steps, Mom turns around and calls softly, "Bobby?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What I can do, I will," the one with the torch said softly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Screeching softly, he stroked my face, pulled my lips with his fingers to get them to talk. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about that word,” Stephen said softly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘I done hurt my Father’s feelings,’ she said softly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What are we going to do in the morning, kill a pig?” he asked softly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as he starts to turn away, I softly add: “Thanks.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said softly as me and Jay ran outside to Doc’s cabin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My forehead is wet, the sockets of my eyes are damp, my hands tremble, and I am panting softly. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Pearl had begun to snore softly, Mia kept her hand in place, as if she were a sculptor shaping Pearl’s shoulder blades. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then I lean over and kiss him softly on the neck, just below his jaw. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night Tristran would hear her sobbing softly to herself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“God, I could have ratted out anyone,” Alaska said softly as she unearthed a forty-ounce bottle of Magnum malt liquor from Long- well Chase’s closet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The other tributes have already gathered offstage and are talking softly, but when Peeta and I arrive, they fall silent. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Jordan, I am not Vietnamese,” I said softly, even though I was on the verge of shouting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes off to either side the dry limbs breaking sounded like gunshots, causing him to cringe and swear softly to himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow fell upon them softly, like sifted salt, and their footsteps quietly thumped as they walked. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lee said softly, “Thank you, General. You will be of great service, thank you.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She groaned softly as she sat back down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too far from my bed for me to hear what they said, and they spoke softly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Amil sat on his bed drawing pictures in the air, humming softly to himself. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” she said softly as we both looked over the edge of the stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You can’t imagine now what Easter used to look like,” he said softly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stroke the edge of the machine softly, then push two buttons. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I think you have a destiny to fulfill. “That’s it,” she said softly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I knocked at her door, softly at first and then louder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

So he rubs the side of Henry’s neck gently until his eyes drift back open, and he smiles softly, tipping their foreheads together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“This is it,” he says softly to no one. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry about Biscuit,” I said softly, and not as one of those nice responses to make someone feel better. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

At length he spoke again, softly, as if he was debating with himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But Al.. “He wanted you to be the small, quiet girl from Abnegation,” Four says softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I guess,” he was saying softly, “I guess it’s hard for you to think someone like Caroline might favor me.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his lap lay Frodo’s head, drowned deep in sleep; upon his white forehead lay one of Sam’s brown hands, and the other lay softly upon his master’s breast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“A teacher can also sometimes not know,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Eh?” the woman there cried out softly, turning around. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

After the first few days, he began trying a new method: he would let Faro off the leash but keep him close, either by talking to him or whistling softly, I could not hear which. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I hate this school,” I say softly, slowly, trying to make them understand. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even bother coming over to my bed, and she didn’t come in softly like I thought she would. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He softly pushed the book over to me, as Provis stood smoking with his eyes on the fire, and I read in it:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long and dangerous journey,” he began softly, and a furrow of concern creased his forehead. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a dark couple of days,” she admits softly. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It crackled softly, like a tiny fire, as she pushed, and it clung to her skin and clothes like a spiderweb clings, like white cotton candy. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The lid stopped jumping up and down, and the steam began to whistle softly as it squeezed from under the lid. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pearls rattled softly against one another as she unwound the silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The BFG pointed through a gap in the bushes, and there, not more than fifty yards away, she saw a man padding softly across the lawn. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

An owl hooted softly as they passed its tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the spell was whole and woven he said softly,—“Ged,”—not looking at the falcon on the hearth. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

In English, softly, I tell him: "It's yours. Yours to keep. We don't want it back." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d come in, sit on the side of my bed, and talk to me softly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had whispered my name so softly I had hardly heard him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“A father can bring up a child any way he wishes,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I figured you might need them when you get back,” she said softly. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Come down and we will take you home and lay you softly into the dung heap, deep, deep, deep into the dung heap.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl laughed softly and snuggled against Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But “I’m doing this for you, too, Jen,” he whispered, too softly for Jen’s dad or the bug to hear over the car’s hum. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

We chanted our mother Cecile’s poem—softly, we thought—until the short brunette stewardess came over and cleared her throat. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The robot stared at them with her softly glowing eyes, and something clicked deep inside her computer brain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mother would smile softly between her remarks; my Either at the other end of the table would chew and chew at his food, while he stared over the heads of his children. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zion, even though he knows he shouldn’t, is softly cursing. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Frightful bent her knees to fly, but Sam spoke on, softly and rhythmically. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I wanna be with you guys. I just don’t want to feel left out,” he said softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried a pot of tea to her door, knocked softly, opened the door, and went in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t want you to do something that isn’t you, Twinkle,” he said softly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Your glasses are about to fall off," the nurse said softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“They have no home anymore,” he said softly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The wind roused itself, pushing against her softly, a whispered threat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Soldier,” he said softly, realizing that indeed, that was what he now was. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

This time he said it so softly I could barely hear him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He clutched at his head and continued speaking, much more softly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Another prisoner was brought in and they talked excitedly, but softly, because the room had once again grown quiet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Apa, I call out softly from the edge of the hallway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Two pigeons are perched on the fire escape over our heads, cooing softly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Another pause, more protracted, and then — “Without Harry Potter?” breathed the second voice softly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Curled in her arms, her voice whispers softly in my ear. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tally noticed his hand on Shay’s shoulder, touching her softly as they hiked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As Washington pulled even, Moch leaned over toward the Syracuse boat, smiled, and said, rather softly but in his deep baritone voice, “Go to hell, Syracuse.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He held me so softly that I wished he wouldn’t ever let me go. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, it is my turn to say softly, “Sometimes I see what others don’t.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He said it softly, not as a judgment but simply in an effort to understand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tom said softly, “You think it’s a meteorite, don’t you?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the broad fields gave way to softly rolling hills covered with orchards, and through the carriage windows Ash watched the fruit being plucked from the trees, red and round. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often relatives sit by the beds and weep or talk softly and awkwardly. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hid all night in the cornfields, crying softly in shame. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Amarante surveyed the damp earth, the glistening green bean plants, the faint yellow irrigation foam left around the stalks, the mud cracking softly in some freshly watered rows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry shut the door softly, went around, and got in beside her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ji-yong saw my face, and just as Grandma coughed, he amended softly, “Well, a few, anyway. To practice.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t take her away from me,” Toby said softly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

His knuckles softly graze the side of my face, and immediately my whole body melts. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“A lot of happy schoolboys Arthur no doubt left behind,”Luke said softly to Theodora, and Theodora said, “But today is only Saturday.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harlan carefully scraped together all the cash, patting it and tunking it softly until it was in a single neat stack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gray-green water lapped softly on the other side of the railing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I kick my legs and find myself moving softly through the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Leaving the lights out, they ran their hands along square wall panels in lecture rooms, tapping softly and looking for hidden compartments. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

One night in the attic, she was crying softly and telling me something about Isaac. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Cree,” she called softly to her nest box on the raccoon-proof pole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and disappeared down the shadowy road, and as he went he whistled, very softly, the tinkling little melody from the wood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you worry about your father,” I told him softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I say softly, unable to keep the smile off my lips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I felt embarrassed to sing in front of him now, so I just sort of mumbled along, but then Dad joined in and we sang softly together until Teddy fell asleep. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We always done that and look where it’s got us. No,” she said again, this time softly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, and Abby’s fingertips tug softly next to my eyelid. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione, now talking softly behind him in the tent, could walk away if they wanted to: He could not. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mom’s cool fingers rubbed softly on my hot forehead. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“If you told those deputies the truth,” I said softly, “you’d still be locked up—in a mental hospital.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Lady," she whimpered softly, wondering if she would meet her wolf again when she was dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And because the last thing Naheed needed was for her little sister to hear any of this, she said as softly as she could, “Something bad happened today.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

And the baby was weary and petulant, and he cried softly until Juana gave him her breast, and then he gurgled and clucked against her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I frowned, puzzled, but John Henry’s fist clenched even tighter as he pounded his leg softly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Tom played softly on a mouth organ for a while, but no one had the heart to sing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next time he woke up, Lily was singing softly to herself in the kitchen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I start crying softly but wipe away my tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Alter,” he mumbled, so softly that I almost thought I imagined it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a while, she rolled over in my arms, leaned up, and kissed me, softly at first, then more fully, until we were making out with real abandon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain did not answer for a long moment, looking into the man’s eyes until the eyes suddenly blinked and dropped, and then Chamberlain said softly, “Colonel Chamberlain to you.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look like a good boy,” the man said softly, his Yiddish coming out off-kilter and scratchy, as though it had fallen into disuse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He heard a scuffling sound and his mom saying something softly to someone else. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Images of a flower-choked coffin, a silent congregation and Faith crying softly behind me flickered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I make it to the wooden door and knock softly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked softly as we descended the stairs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I would knock softly, a beggar’s knock. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was singing a duet with him softly, and tickling the end of his nose with the fine hairs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to do this,” I say softly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung groaned and held the child to him and said over and over to her softly, “Oh, little fool—oh, poor little fool.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Occasionally they sang softly; occasionally they turned cartwheels down by the moving streak of phosphorescence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

While the machines hummed softly in our hospital and white-soled shoes whispered up and down the halls, a catastrophe was roaring down upon this child of a mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed softly and he knew right away that she was reminded of the day he first met her and said the most stupid thing there was to say. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley jumped up and hurried to it; with one hand on the doorknob and her face pressed against the wood she called softly, “Arthur, is that you?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He lifted Moxie out of the way and softly hushed her sleepy protest. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reb Saunders called me twice today and once last night,” I heard my father say softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Silence falls, and someone is coughing softly beneath the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I thought it was an accident,” Celia says softly, looking down at the patterned tile on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dark clouds cover most of the stars but pockets of them slide into view, twinkling softly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If we do not come to Elihu’s aid, he will betray our names to the enemy,” the mayor said softly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A saxophone softly hummed, and was soon joined by a flute and piano. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Two men had come softly up the stair and stood now a few steps from the top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Not quite out of the trenches yet, are we?” he remarked softly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled the car softly round the curves, looking at the road before him one second and up at the mirror the next. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Baba and him embracing in the foyer, crying softly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A huge television screen, blank but glowing softly, occupies one wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You needn’t say anything, this comforts me,” she said softly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fang, who had been skulking in his basket during the burial, now came padding softly across to them and put his heavy head into Harry’s lap as usual. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then after a week or two the women usually begin to talk, very softly but without cease, until they’ve finished the accounting of places and people they’ve lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are only softly drifting feathers and fluttering playing cards. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The shutter advances softly, repeatedly; the room is bathed in rich afternoon light. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind,” she says softly, “let’s keep this conversation between the two of us. I don’t know who your dad would be madder at—your coach or me.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But Laura lay awake a little while, listening to Pa’s fiddle softly playing and to the lonely sound of the wind in the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he saw the infuriated animal scrabbling away at the earth, and heard it growling softly as a continuous hail of earth coming from an unseen source covered it. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thirty minutes,” Naomi called softly when she found Wash by the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, in the voice of a child, he recited softly, “Steel and lead.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The nurse did not come out, so after a while I went to the door and opened it very softly and looked in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Charlie, frightened by the hysteria and the screaming, shrinks into a chair whimpering softly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wing sprang back softly from his mouth as he gazed transfixed at the scene before him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two benches away, Esther was crying softly as she took off her right shoe. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the band lay back from the fires, smoking and watching idly, talking softly among themselves; while others still ate, ladling the fragrant contents of a black iron pot onto tin plates. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And finally he had sighed and said very softly, “But Security is another kind of octopus.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flap fell, as the strange figure in cloak and hat came softly in. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robot approached softly and there was sorrow in his voice. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He would stop for about a minute, and then resume kicking, softly at first, until Ms. Davis yelled at him again. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My mother spoke softly, “I remember when he was just a little baby, toddling around. Watching, always watching. With clear bright eyes that looked like they wanted to swallow up the world.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The door opened softly, and Zeebo’s wife’s head appeared around it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And the other one, the one with the scary black thing over her eye, laughing softly and egging their mother on: “Neatness counts. You know what cleanliness is next to... “ Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t we past all the evasions now?” he reminded me softly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At first they talked, or hummed a tune softly together, being now far away from inquisitive ears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The wind softly caressed the newborn greenery with a nurturing breeze and skimmed the Jade River, the water now as clear as tears of joy. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Spoon,” I called out softly—I didn’t want to wake my parents. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You know our children look on you as their second parents, Paige,” Lillian said softly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” Mother said softly, “if things don’t go well, you can come back to us. We expect you during school vacations anyhow.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam sat there, watching, until the baby stopped moving and began snoring softly. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Mommy, have I missed the angels again?” he whispers softly while reaching for my neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Kapu bit her heel softly and she glanced over her shoulder. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knock softly several times, but no one answers. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The girl began to pat my back and sing softly, just like my mother would do whenever I had a bad dream. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said it as softly as I could, so nothing would shift or change or cause her eyes to open. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You have a good head,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No one has ever escaped,” she said softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be explained to you,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps it is as you say, my friend,” she said softly, "and perhaps it is also because Siddhartha is a handsome man, because his glance pleases women, that he is lucky.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down on a bench, gazing around at all the trees and plants, a stone fountain trickling softly behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I know what you mean,” she said softly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"If you think about it, it's not that surprising," he says softly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Then you are far too easily destructible,” Celia murmurs softly, winking at him as Chandresh sweeps by and offers her his arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After he had gone to his room she could hear him knocking around and talking softly to himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They can bear it,” she said, adding softly, “They don’t need to know all of it yet.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The clothes shimmer as they touch my skin softly, making me feel nice and light—transformed! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess when you’re in an underground bunker, there’s no point in locking up,” he said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sairy put one finger against her lips and tapped softly, as if she were coaxing more words out of her mouth. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, the rush takes over as I rig the hanger in the doorjamb and softly unclick the bottom lock. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We could go back, the boy said softly. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The snow fell softly—tiny stars yielding their grasp on the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

My theft complete, I descended the stairs as softly as I might and passed silently through the parlor towards the back of the house and escape. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Grandpa would not blink an eye, then he would curse softly under his breath. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stirred and said softly, “Reuven, do you know what the rabbis tell us God said to Moses when he was about to die?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As his mother stepped off the porch and started for the road she began to hum softly to herself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” the old man said softly, nodding, looking off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I knew it was the wind rattling the door against its lock, and not Mr. Kendall, but it kept me awake nonetheless until the sound of Osh softly snoring soothed me into my own sleep. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She smiled and bumped me softly with her hip, spinning out of my embrace. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was not very long, though fear made it seem an hour at least, before he heard Sam’s voice calling softly from below: Elbereth, Elbereth. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were in the kitchen, and the radio was playing softly. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes never left my face, but I sang softly, carefully, proudly. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me in the fading light and said softly, “We will ’ave no other food tonight. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very softly, she half sang, half hummed a song that her grandmother used to sing to her when she was a little girl. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Lovey pressed her hand against my chest softly, just for a second, then said, “Just water it sometimes. Think you can handle that?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Time had encircled her softly, enriched and deepened her beauty as the years tiptoed past her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad,” Julia says softly, “what if Ruby ends up like Stella?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Like I was in cahoots with Grandpa, I snored softly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but only in here,” she replied softly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still gazing at Ella, Mom whispered something, so softly I barely heard. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The song changes again, the beat thumping softly, and everyone crowds in a little closer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Horrified, Harry watched as a fine trickle of dust rose into the air at Wormtail’s command and fell softly into the cauldron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The hatchery manager went to a phone, and we could hear him talking softly After awhile all he was saying was “Yes, sir,” over and over. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She held the fabrics delicately, as if they would break, and rubbed them softly between her thumb and forefinger. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Within its trunk was a hollow holding a single white flower, its petals shining softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They looked up at the grey and yellow leaves, moving softly against the light, and singing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She moved closer then, and with her hands still buried deep in her pockets kissed him so softly it was like a whisper against his cheekbone. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No one has ever told me that before,” he says softly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The gentle morning waves licked up the beach and whispered softly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached out for the line and held it softly between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, their lungs calm and they breathe more softly, less deeply. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“When you come back?” the Chinese asked softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton lay by my side in a tight ball, wheezing softly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Muriel extended both hands over the flustered hen and began softly chanting indecipherable words. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She ran her hand softly over the fresh new surface, so smooth and clean. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We see them baying softly in the dark, prowling, their eyes glowing in the light of the flame. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without lifting his eyes, he said softly, “Take them couple miles out and leave them.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to upset you,” I say softly, already regretting bringing this up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, passed out, shut it softly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s four teams left in the state of Texas, and the Permian Panthers are one of those four,” Gaines softly told his players moments before it was time to take to the field. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a big fancy pot,” she said softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Wasted on the magistrate," the master said under his breath, so softly that only I could hear. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Pa,” Kim repeats, his words softly floating in the air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went through the basement, pausing to look at the roaring furnace, and then went to the kitchen door and stepped in softly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom placed her hands on my cheeks and spoke softly. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He bends down and touches my cheek, then kisses me softly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I started talking again, softly, persuasively to convince her that nothing was wrong and I meant no harm. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bystanders commented softly to Nigro on how steadfast and serious the boy appeared. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There, at noon and again at around three in the afternoon, unnoticed by others in the furniture store, we would rinse our hands, faces and mouths, and softly meditate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she said slowly, so softly, almost a whisper. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And some said softly, “Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the Cadillac was as plushly carpeted and softly lit as the bar at the Ritz. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly—for Finn, anyway—but he still glanced over his shoulder as if terrified the guards would come again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And then softly, to his own surprise, there at the vain end of his long journey and his grief, moved by what thought in his heart he could not tell, Sam began to sing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mom held her on her lap, rocking back and forth, singing softly to calm her. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

She smelled good when she carried him and she spoke softly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The car sat there, the motor humming softly, while Mommy gasped for breath. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s stay a little while longer,” I said softly, while wiping my nose on a tissue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Lupita said softly, “Salvador, fat Tomás has a truck in the alley behind the shop. I know it is his. He has the keys to it.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He reached across and touched the scratches on Tally’s face softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Longstreet, lifted his palms out, folded them softly, slowly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently he became aware that Frodo was singing softly to himself, singing the old walking-song, but the words were not quite the same. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We go along the corridor and through another flat gray door and along another corridor, softly lit and carpeted this time, in a mushroom color, browny pink. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little sea water pump whirred softly and the needles of driven water hissed into the tanks forcing lines of bubbles under the surface. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I passed Minerva and the broken birch and I bounded over the ground, legs aching, the gun bouncing softly against my spine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“So my mom...my mom’s taking Haley and me to Bye Bye Birdie opening night,” I say softly, breaking the silence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Poor bird,” I whimper, reaching over to softly pet its feathers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright moonlight reflected softly in the dusty window frames. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bell rang softly, and Dany found her thoughts returning to the Palace of Dust once more, as the tongue returns to a space left by a missing tooth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Violin music was playing softly from a stereo in the corner. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He slipped from bed and was walking softly across the room when his brothers voice said, “Where are you going?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"See that chimney?" she says, still softly, but so that I will clearly understand. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Ahhhthe Justice said softly and looked slowly around the room, once again ending with an inspection of the man behind the bar. “ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Streamers in pastel colors and paper lanterns hang from the trees, softly waving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Doc softly, “I know. But maybe he had a reason. Frankie,” he said, “why did you take it?” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was speaking softly, and Lord Roke could just make out his reply. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took him out softly and smoothly, and then stopped and, standing squarely in front of the bull, offered him the cape. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She closed the door very softly when she went out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad clapped his hands softly, and Tilly rushed to him for a vigorous scratch behind the ears. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But you seem so unhappy, beta? Ma finished softly. “So unhappy.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Don't worry about that," their mom said softly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But it was the right baby; the full head of softly curled black hair and the dark skin and the widely spaced eyes were unmistakable. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I spoke softly, to avoid earning another acidic look from Mrs. Spektor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Goldfish,” he was say-ing softly, as if he were coaxing his fish to swim. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Maybeth was singing softly, one of Momma’s songs, about making her love a baby with no crying. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of her feet tapped the floor softly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He played softly, but drew in deeply to sink the notes low and hard, just short of bending them to make the song truly bluesy. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It softly lit both the little villages of Elfland and the mountain outposts of the goblins, as if the whole world were at peace. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Major Major often paid strict attention to the horseshoes falling softly against the earth or riding down around the small steel pegs in the ground. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stood in the cold night and looked up and softly called, “Nipper...Nipper?...” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Selitos spoke softly, “Safe from the joy and wonder ...” “There is no joy!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His pearls and amethysts clattered softly against the marble floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It kills him to be separated from them—“It just kills him,” she says softly, her eyes misting. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped, and then softly picked it up in his two hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me bind it for you till you get home,” she said softly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand softly on Pippin’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then the call came again, softly, insistently, from a clump of trees, one of which was a tremendous old oak—long since hollowed out, first by lightning and then by decay. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, now I’m back,” she said softly, and then took off her engagement ring. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Among the trees, upon a lawn, someone had cranked up a portable phonograph and now it was playing softly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you about to go to sleep, Rucker?” she asked softly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Everyday people lying next to each other on a makeshift beach, the mottled spring light passing through the dense trees before softly surrendering to dusk. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I took it from his hand, spoke more softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But in his mind, a cool wind started up and blew out of the ventilator grille at home, softly, softly, chilling his face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fluttered closed and his fingers softly released my wrist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, once the giggles had passed and it got quiet again, Ximena started singing really softly in the dark. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

While she was fighting off thoughts of death, they heard Papa coming up the stairs singing softly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They might question even a minstrel such as I. ’Tis safer for our skins to go softly.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Lupita, Mamá said for you to obey me,” he said softly but angrily. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The little creature, who seemed stunned at being found out, leaped back out of sight and began to whimper softly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe creaked and a voice inside softly asked, “Are they gone?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana said softly, “We want to write a new story,” and Poppy said, “What?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She reached over and ran her finger along my cheek, so lightly, so softly, I had to close my eyes and bite back a moan. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She nodded, seemed to hesitate for a moment, then spoke softly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hisao Imada agreed that it was so—ah, yes, beautiful, he commented softly—and at the same moment his daughter turned swiftly forward so that her eyes met Ishmael’s in the mirror. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I done dream of this place,” Amari said softly, “for very long time.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she snapped on the radio, and as it crackled, whined, and picked up music, she opened the door and softly closed it behind her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the wake, the men wandered through the sitting rooms and hallways of the house, speaking softly of business. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People are not always what they seem to be,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

From across the table, Sister Yuna said softly, “She is right. She deserves to choose her own path.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pocock circled the shell slowly in his own boat, talking softly to each boy in turn, leaning ever so slightly toward the long cedar shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She obeyed him slowly and without answer, and she went in to her room and he heard her dragging about it, and at last she lay down and moaned softly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

“I don't like whispering in my presence,” Capricorn said softly, while Fenoglio was still struggling to get his breath back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I lowered my voice and spoke more softly, "Charlie, you've got to talk to me. I can't help you if you don't. Would you just say your name—say something, please?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I can’t bear the idea that we might never come back,” she said softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They went in, drew the door very softly behind them, and found themselves in pitch darkness. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she kept crying softly, shaking her head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see any city,” said Milo very softly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth spoke softly from the right side of the car. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the house, hens cackled softly, while the flapping of wings above sounded like secret applause. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Salvador, Salvador,” she cried softly, leaning over her brother. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Within a few feet of my outstretched hand, she braked and alighted on my glove as softly as the fluff from a dandelion seed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite a few crowds and tour groups, there’s a hush in the courtyard, and everyone whispers or speaks softly in this grand space. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She picked up a lovely gold-patterned robe and said softly, “This was a government official’s uniform. I remember my grandfather wearing it.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was coming over the ridge now, glaring on the whitewash of the houses and barns, making the wet grass blaze softly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I softly sang the song, I thought, Dr. King is free now. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"If you had a hundred archers as good as yourself, you might have a chance to hold the castle," a voice said softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just enjoy today, like we said,” Thorn said softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you really that scared?” he asked softly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we kissed quietly and laughed softly with our mouths and our eyes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her mother tucked Taylor’s hair behind her ear softly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And then she begins to speak in Chinese, calmly, softly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Hooper walked up and down the room softly, looking at all the moths, laid out on white card, and at the labels beneath them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad to have seen it,” Ruth said, softly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pausing at the door I heard him clear his throat, then rap softly upon the panel with his fist. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ruth did well for us,” he said, softly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like I've only ever been two things,” he said softly. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t feel very long,” Beth says softly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He passed up the gallery very softly, unclosed the staircase door with as little noise as possible, shut it after him, and the last ray vanished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That we are made for more than power,” she said softly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the table drawer, the mouse rustled softly, enjoying the supper of flapjack crumbs Mae had put there for him. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth is on me, his hands, I can’t wait and he’s moving, already, love, it’s been so long, I’m alive in my skin, again, arms around him, falling and water softly everywhere, never-ending. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And James said softly, “For heaven’s sake, Centipede, don’t make so much noise.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The simulation measures your fear response,” I say softly I’m just repeating what he told us, but reminding him might help him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hearing nothing but slow, measured breathing, the young man walked softly to stand beside the bed and bent over the sleeping man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’s holding the sock and crying softly, right in the middle of the Laundromat, and I have no idea what to do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She asked him again, softly pleading with him to tell her something. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“What are you thinking about?” he says into my ear, softly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He massaged some life back into them and limped heavily to the table where the septon was snoring softly, his head pillowed on an open book in front of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Snitches get...snitches get snickers,” he says, softly. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And then he leaned over toward Milo and whispered softly, “By the eight million two hundred and forty-seven thousand three hundred and twelve threads in my robe, I’ll say there are. Look here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled me against his chest, softly, naturally. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she softly squeezes me I look across and discover that she holds Bernie’s hand as well. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Soon, five wolves stood in a circle under me, yipping softly and prancing around. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Knowing Kapu did not understand, she reached out and softly stroked him, singing: “Lie still. Lie still.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his pleasant softly tinted room, Mr. Justice Wargrave removed his garments and prepared himself for bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He lay on his stomach facing Boots and began to growl softly in his throat, staring straight into the tiger’s golden eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Dad, I don't need your approval," I say softly. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

If Ivy drew them right now, she’d use all primary watercolors, bright blues and yellows, but softly blended and with delicate lines. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I could catch you if I wanted," she called to it softly, "but I have to go, cat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The screaming had stopped inside, but he could hear Darnell whimpering softly now, moaning those same two words every few seconds. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The subtleties within his hair blended so softly, yet created strong variation. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Why...how could you do that?” he said softly, afraid that if he raised his voice, he’d never stop shouting. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I said softly, “Sir, I labored for—” “The common man likes a story,” declared Sharpe. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sleepiness seemed to be creeping out of the ground and up their legs, and falling softly out of the air upon their heads and eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen one of these in years,” the woman said softly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Reed came up to Archer then, walking softly, keeping his distance. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I breathed softly in and out on the bed and felt the loneliness of everything. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cowbells rang softly as the tin bucket slid down over his ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He growled softly, but the cat ignored him and continued his tearing and eating. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just after I turned out the lights and opened the door, I heard her say softly, “I want you to stop smoking, you hear?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was late one night that I heard him calling to me, speaking softly, around the wooden partition between our cages. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Their dark withered plumes bent and tossed in the light cold airs, hissing softly and sadly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Grampa interrupted my thoughts when he whistled softly after reading the article. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then, softly, surely, an angel’s voice broke through the tumult, offering a place for that raggedy mix of voices to land. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He called softly to Andrew and gave him a biscuit out of his own pocket, and while Andrew was munching it he tied Andrew’s tail to the fence with a piece of string. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He started softly but the exhortations of the congregation—“Talk! Talk!” and “Alright! Alright!” and “Take your time, son! Take your time!”—got him going in a sweet and easy rhythm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Tally said softly, forcing herself to hold Maddy’s gaze. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay, here’s the first step,” Genie warned softly, easing down to it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And as I made my way past those bedrooms, I had seen through a doorway Miss Kenton's figure, silhouetted against a window, turn and call softly: 'Mr Stevens, if you have a moment.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I've already taken care of that, sir," I said softly, seeing him whirl back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped, looked down at him, then went on softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cathy came upstairs to see me, she knocked softly on my door and opened it a fraction. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beth started, leaned forward, smiled and nodded, watched the passer-by till his quick tramp died away, then said softly as if to herself, “How strong and well and happy that dear boy looks.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were softly spoken, but they were still a direct challenge. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she said even more softly, looking down at the thick cuff on her arm, her shoestring bracelet, which was now spangled with bits of shell and tiny feathers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She pushed herself to her feet, splashing softly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Around midnight when Grampa finally realized I wasn’t going to change my mind, he swore softly and said, “You’re getting to be more like your daddy every day.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was one simple word, spoken softly, but at once every woman in the circle obeyed, getting to their feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Kevin and I looked at each other, and I spoke softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The dog struggled lamely to the side of the room and lay down, grunting softly to himself and licking his grizzled, moth-eaten coat. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our bedroom door was closed, so I knocked on it, not too loudly and not too softly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Shay, not looking at her, sighed softly as she tore her bread into pieces. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

You said it softly, slowly, like you were waiting for them to interrupt you, like you were dipping one toe into the ocean to test the water. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I knock softly, already dying for another cigarette to calm my nerves. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You should not care,” I said very softly to him alone. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” he said softly, very softly, and began to sit up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Then we will see you at suppertime, Hyung-pil,” she called softly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

‘Isn’t that odd now?’ he said softly to himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Softly, softly, Robin slid off the pallet, trying not to rustle the straw. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And a voice spoke softly behind him: ‘In the land of Ithilien, and in the keeping of the King; and he awaits you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She sobbed softly as she worked, pausing now and then to wipe tears from her eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Onofre whistled softly, almost gently, the way all people in Milagro had a tendency to whistle whenever they learned about a disaster of such gigantic proportions. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the passenger door, holding it for me as I stepped in, shutting it softly behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The shoe poet softly placed his hand on my shoulder. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“And yet,” Taran said softly, almost to himself, “he spoke the truth.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling back down, the jeep turned over on its side and settled softly in the mud. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He heard distant monks, meditating in the covered walkway, muttering softly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There are some things I have to tell you,” Betonie began softly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he closed his eyes and began to ramble, speaking softly under his breath. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He sang softly under his breath, “There’s a rose that grows in no man’s land and ’tis wonderful to see—” On Friday Cal brooded the whole day long. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Babulya patted each of the challah loaves softly and said nothing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Somebody wants to talk to you,” she said softly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He now spoke softly; I could feel the young girls start to swoon. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, and then Adam said softly, “I won’t tell. I promised.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, her eyes wide, and spoke softly with a slight quaver in her voice, “Mooooo.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though he spoke softly, his voice still echoed faintly in the marble hall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The paper lifts and flies, soars like a feather, landing softly on Carlos’s stomach. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“I want to hold your hand,” I say softly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She sounded raspy, as if she’d been screaming with Hibiscus, who was moaning softly in his corner of the training room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Blocking out the last letter and fluttering softly in the morning breeze were her falsies. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I can’t, Stella,” he says softly, and I see his hand grip the doorframe through the crack. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I put my head down on my bent knees and repeated it over and over as softly as I could, hoarding something precious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She murmurs something softly and stands shyly in the doorway. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she heads into the house, she turns to Mom and says softly, “Miz Melody here has always had a special place in my heart.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“He’s fine so long as he’s busy,” Bast said softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Handing the leftover food to Pa, Kim talks loudly about his day as Ma touches his bruises, whispering softly, “Thank you, my little monkey.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Kid is my brother,” Samuel said softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet,” she answered softly, almost reverently, as if in awe of an angle she might now have. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand upon her shoulder, pressing it just softly enough to let her know that he was thinking about her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Stay with me, baby, stay with me,” she said softly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“To replace the blue ribbons,” she said softly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said softly, “A father has a right to raise his son in his own way, Reuven.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Whole phrases of it came clearly and softly into the Song of the Undersea. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I could hear the man crying softly in his bed, until someone hissed at him to shut up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taking the edge of her pinafore she softly wiped away his tears. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

An Yi touched me softly on the elbow. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow is falling softly now, and I can faintly see the city’s skyline up ahead, the buildings just a shade darker than the clouds. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“All right, go to bed,” I tell him, patting his chest softly. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t understand,” he says softly, “how she knew that it would work.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not rent to Igbo people,” he said softly, startling her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I finished going through all the details, Martha fell silent, then sobbed softly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I would like you to tell us,” said Dumbledore softly, “how you came to be here. How did you escape from Azkaban?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Gary, who seems as flummoxed by the emergence of Billy as I am, leans against the lockers and bangs his head softly against the steel. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Close to a hundred women softly sang with her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you will,” she said, and whistling softly, she turned toward the back of the yard. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The passage down which he led them was softly carpeted, with cream-papered walls and white wainscoting, all exquisitely clean. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m someone who may have just saved your son’s life,” I said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

To stay forever within this moment, curled in his arms, his hands softly stroking her back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to leave?” she asked softly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The old woman cries softly, her hand clutching his small one, her thumb massaging the top of his hand in a circle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like tracing a row of stitches while pressing so softly that none of them was harmed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I can hear my mother weeping softly and talking. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a miracle,” she said as she cried softly and held his hand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Coming, coming,” Eleanor said, and ran to the door, remembered that it was still locked, and unlocked it softly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took a step into the room and closed the door softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Chunks of ice had formed about the tangles in his hair, and clicked together softly when he moved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The old woman waved her arms in conducting motions; she blew softly with her mouth. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a little bit her breast heaved softly, and her breath came and went like a tired child’s. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“So you want to tell me what’s up?” she asked nicely, softly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Laura smiled softly to herself, and turned the lazy Susan at the center of the table around and around as if it were the prime mover, the first gear of her attention. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He could not get to the Reveres’ front door, but by climbing a few fences he reached their kitchen door, and knocked softly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel like the whales,” he said softly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Balthamos said softly, “The priest. You will have to be polite to him. Turn and bow.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and pressed his feet very softly into the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he won’t care if you wake him up,” she answered softly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The gold woven into her braids clinked softly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I think I know who I want to go with,” I said softly. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight she sits with me before bed and sighs softly. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Take a lemon out of the cooler,” she said softly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m paid for it, Mr. Stendahl,” said Pikes softly as he lifted the plastic eyelid of the robot and inserted the glass eyeball to fasten the rubberoid muscles neatly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her softly as she was leaving. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As they watched him walk away, Dimple said softly, “Do you think he’s going to be okay?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alex hadn’t even heard the door open behind him, but he slowly straightened up as a voice spoke softly into his ear. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a terrible longing for all the people in the dream overcame her and she moaned softly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ally Nickerson,” I answer, so softly that even I can barely hear myself. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And then, how this happens is always a surprisement, but I see something that makes me feel like a softly melting mountain. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The room is quiet except for the radio playing softly, Preacher Green again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Once everyone was inside, I said softly, “Don’t turn on the flashlight yet. Give your eyes a chance to adjust.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She should be resting in her favorite chair, singing softly as she mended Papa’s shirts. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever hear of the Ku Klux Klan?” he asked me softly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the question softly, half-smiling, as if it were extremely subtle and he wished the subtlety to be noticed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Sit down and rest, Doctor. But if I tell you to, stand up immediately,” he said softly, handing him a lighted cigarette. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then his cold, marble lips pressed very softly against mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It filled the curtains with a daily dance and softly kissed my face. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Salvador said nothing, but he got up and went softly into the bedroom. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She nipped his finger, perhaps rather harder than she would ordinarily have done, but hooted softly in a reassuring sort of way all the same. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The slave-girl leads us to a door at the end of a hallway, straightening her already perfectly pressed black dress before knocking softly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They spoke softly and, when giggling, hid their teeth with their hands. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You could have said something,” Dad said softly. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the only world,” she says softly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Once in Russia I heard something,” he murmured softly, speaking to himself. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He took my pants leg in his teeth, tugged it, and then rippled softly back to the boulder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Wife,” Ba said softly, sitting next to her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It was okay. I don’t know,” I said softly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then she dusted her hands as she walked to first base, where she rubbed her hands softly, fingers spread. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above us the fan whirs softly, coaxing warm air around the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I approached the building and rapped softly upon a stout door. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall above the bed, and on the ceiling beams: wings softly stirring. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They command the center of the sidewalk; whistle softly in unlit doors. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy next to Ishmael, a Private Jim Harvey from Carson City, Nevada, swore softly under his breath twice, then leaned in against the net. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then softly spoken words, and a leather hood, and medication. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her words were more softly spoken than whispered, and I could tell she had moved away from him, nearer the door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Black people have things to say too,” I said, so softly it was nothing more than a whisper. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The words echo throughout the tent, softly rustling the frozen leaves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Alex’s eyes flash up to search Henry’s face and find him smiling softly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He whistles softly as she walks by, hoping to start a conversation. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He said softly, “Lupita, you and Salvador cannot earn enough money here in Ensenada, young as you are. So something must be arranged for you.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She thought she heard Pet chuckle softly before it obliged her by fading into emptiness, leaving a tang of pride in the air behind it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

He spoke softly to someone next to me, then disappeared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tail wagged respectfully and he gazed softly into her eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went over to Herbert's wife as she held him tightly, sobbing softly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"But it's up to us . . ." he said softly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Harry asked, disregarding a strong feeling that he might be pushing his luck, a feeling apparently shared by Phineas Nigellus, who hissed softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The woman was softly beautiful, translucent from having eaten potatoes for so long. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re better than a chorus,” I said softly, trying to keep a straight face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Gerta," Lev says softly, "can I love you now? As much as I want to?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he heard the door slam, he got up and grabbed his cap and went softly down the stairs into the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hope they lay near each other afterward and spoke softly of small things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I hastened before Bessie; I softly opened the door: a shaded light stood on the table, for it was now getting dark. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Garfield couldn't help himself, and he spoke softly to each one. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she said softly, derision in her voice. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where will he sleep?” asked Ben softly in a practical tone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Brandon took the bag and softly nudged his sister out the room. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly that Reynie had to strain to hear him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ball went about as high as a young pine, then turned, slowly spun its seams once or twice, and sauntered on down until it bounced softly on the granite plate. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“That would be nice,” he said softly, “but don’t hurry. You take it easy. Get well.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember how they come for their victims?” he went on softly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"I meant that you don't look any different than you usually look," he said softly, just in case his mom was standing on the other side of the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He tended to hum cheery scraps of Vivaldi when his work was going well; when it was not going well, he hissed softly through the thicket of his mustache. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She said something so softly that Kaede could not hear it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The long blonde hair swirled softly, like golden seaweed, as the lake released its grip and the body tumbled up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the way she seemed to softly rake the keys at times and at other times made her fingers dance on them. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Caroline said it softly, but it was exploding like shrapnel inside my stomach. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you feeling unwell?” she said, coming nearer to me, speaking very softly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Robert spoke slowly and softly, indicating the marking on the colt’s forehead by outlining it with a finger on his own face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke more softly, with less clarity and distinction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The houses he passed were huge; lights glowed softly in windows. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I heard them talking softly, and I heard Mr. Savo moan a few times. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He approaches a house and speaks softly, his head slightly bowed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Calvin said softly, “How are you, Brain?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“The man can’t keep me down,” they said, and smiled softly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Make the coffee,” he said softly and his voice was shy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Humming softly, I set him back on the chair and held out my hand for him to stay. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke softly so as not to startle her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “That’s got to be the fastest horse in Cold Sassy. Maybe the fastest in Georgia.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then he adds softly, "But in class, your idealism shows as well. Be careful of idealism, my boy, for idealism is the most dangerous doctrine of all." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at his hands, “I didn’t come here to fight with you,” he said softly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She said this quite softly, and because people were still shouting, she was more or less drowned out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mutt crept into his own little house and whined softly to himself for a long time. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I just want to share this with you, baby,” she said, softly. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She thought how she might describe it, the way they bobbed on the illuminated water’s gentle swell, and how their hair spread like tendrils and their clothed bodies softly collided and drifted apart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The radio was on loud and brassy, so I knocked— softly at first, and then louder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back along the border of the lawn, traversed the gravel softly and tiptoed up the veranda steps. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Your mom,” he said softly, “will find you as soon as the storm stops. This is her first home.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The key clicked three times, very softly, as the kindly man turned it in a lock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly, breathing softly through his mouth, he crawled toward the rocks shut away by greenery grown ruthless in sun and air. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rolling off the bed, I land softly on my feet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My name is Margalo,” said the bird, softly, in a musical voice. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The engine of the old car he’d borrowed roared, but Guitar spoke softly to her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twisting the corkscrew in, farther and farther, ripping into his throat, and all the time she was talking to him softly, softly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he answered, so softly I almost couldn’t hear him. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Traditional music played softly from the stereo in the back. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Minnie sat close to me, almost leaning on me as she continued speaking softly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cursing her softly, the man went to a knee to grape for the coin in die dirt, and there was his neck right in front of her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then an owl hooted softly, a field mouse screamed, a rabbit thumped, a dog-fox barked his deep, single lion’s cough, and a bat twittered above their heads. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man lay on his side, half catatonic, whispering and drooling. writhed under her sheets, moaning softly, in the grip of some nightmare. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A horse neighed softly as she slipped into the darkened stables. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When it was finally finished, he said softly, “Well, what do we answer? The group was quiet. Finally, Rob said, “How about, ‘Thanks for your long letter?’ Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, his voice cracking a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ned watched his old friend sag softly into the pillows as the milk of the poppy washed the pain from his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t really see anything, but she heard him singing softly to keep her baby brother calm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He rubbed her wrist softly now and then with the pad of his thumb. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You watch out,” said the black man softly as I started after them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” said Turner softly, “I just want to light out...” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Drogo's braid was black as midnight and heavy with scented oil, hung with tiny bells that rang softly as he moved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When Werfel arrived, the Foreign Secretary was just giving the order for the three-headed wyvern to collect the capsule out of the sky and bring it gently, softly, safely down to the ground. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I stopped tearing up the ground with the rake and instead combed it softly, waiting for our visitor to come into view. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

They beat it in unison as if beating down grass were a dance, grunting softly in a long, low rhythm that ran back to us from the head of the file. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were pretty quiet back there,” she said softly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Still frowning slightly, Ben slapped the spoon against his hand softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He heard his mother and brother and sister breathing softly, in deep sleep. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jo obeyed, but as her hand went softly to and fro across Beth’s hot forehead and wet eyelids, her heart was very full and she longed to speak. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Low clouds reflected light from the ground, which blurred softly as she fell asleep. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she couldn’t bear it any longer and got up and crept softly down the stairs. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My mama used to tell me stories about them,” she said softly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As he drifted into sleep, Stanley softly sang him the song that had been in his family for generations. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Don't expect it to be so easy this time,” he said softly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They wait, as quiet as upright bones in the softly falling snow. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pow,” he said softly, bringing back a dusty fist. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Marigold said softly, breaking the worried silence that had been growing between them. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I turn out into the abyss before us, still lit softly by the tinkerer’s firework. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Look,” she says softly, “you can put it off, but that’ll just make it worse.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He waited five minutes and then softly, his hands wet, he shut and bolted the door. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses me again, softly, and then leaves the atrium. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dad swore softly, rubbing the back of his neck. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As if picking up on Ma’s pain, Geak kisses her cheek softly and caresses her hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sang softly, in case it might bother their grandmother, sitting alone downstairs at the empty kitchen table. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked my wet hair softly, from the top of my head to my waist. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He finally started to back away from the steps, pushing against Mark until they were both in the hallway again.Without a word,Alec reached out and slowly closed the door until it clicked softly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was dark and Merry could see nothing as he lay on the ground rolled in a blanket; yet though the night was airless and windless, all about him hidden trees were sighing softly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He walked to the alley and began to mount the outside rear stairs, his feet softly crunching in snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They walked as softly as possible down the stairs and past the wide triangle of light that lay on the floor in front of the kitchen door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She mixed the potion with a big wooden spoon as it bubbled and, horrifyingly, cackled softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Crouching beside his head it licked his temple, his scarred cheek, and softly his closed eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take long before he is snoring softly. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The handle which lifted the latch of the door, a piece of wrought iron shaped like a horse-shoe, was moving softly to the left It moved like a crab, uncertainly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was getting lighter and I saw Doc come out of his cabin, the door creaking softly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Smiling, stroking my head, glowing blue-white light, and exhaling softly. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He hover-bounced in the harness a few times, laughing, before being deposited softly on the ground, close enough to Tally that she could hear nervous hiccups breaking up his giggles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, she was in church and did seem kind,” Arul said softly, as if to convince himself this was the right thing to do. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then he started to sing, ever so softly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She said to me even more sweetly and softly than her wont:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Laurelindórenan it was named of old, but long now it has lain beyond the knowledge of Men,’ he added softly, regarding Frodo with a new wonder in his eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Burrowing even deeper under my covers, I wept softly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she hummed so softly that the child heard the deep concerned breathing of terror above the sound of the humming. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next minute she was holding her head, her eyes squeezed shut, groping for the sofa, and then crumpling softly to the floor with fluttering hands. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I did, the overhead light dimmed to a dull, dirty brown, buzzing softly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Trying not to think about it, are we?” said Malfoy softly, looking around at all three of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hood, who had been silent, said suddenly, softly, “General Lee?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart walked up to the great sword for the third time. lie pot out his right hand softly and drew it out as gently as from a scabbard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke so softly she couldn’t even hear her own voice. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So much was promised to us when we left our island,” he said softly as he looked at the painting. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ill-equipped as she was to be a mother, she called softly, “Cree.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought of the bygone times, and very softly she began to murmur the words to the song. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reverend Hunt said we’d tell them about the Bible,” he says softly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mother spoke my name softly, and I looked up at her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The window curtains moved softly in the cool night breeze. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she felt him beside her and heard his voice softly murmuring in her ear, all her fears left her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before Will could stop her, she fell softly sideways, her hand on the hilt of the knife she had just taken from her own belt and pushed between her ribs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can tell her to come another time if you want,” Dad said softly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I begin softly, sweetly, as my father did. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She picked at the fringe on Sula’s bedspread and said softly, “We were friends.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was used to having Mama snoring softly next to her, and she realized that she missed the closeness, even if it was when her mama was asleep. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He would lean with Cletus over a glass case in the museum, and his arm would lie softly about Cletus’s shoulders as they read the words off an old yellowed newspaper. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our front door closed softly behind him, and as soon as it did, Mama spoke again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The little aluminum boat rocked softly beneath me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy jeweled chain around the old man's neck chinked softly as he shifted in his seat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Without letting go of my hand, she leaned closer and I heard, felt, very softly, her hot breath in my ear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh! She speak so softly, and then suddenly she speak loudly,” said Jiichan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You must not take what they say to heart,” said Mareth softly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rob’s mom smiled, then closed the door softly behind her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to shake me a bit, whining softly under her breath, but I snored again, loudly this time, like Mamá does when she’s really tired. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I press mv hands against the sides of my thighs, breathe in, set out along the hall and softly down the stairs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed again, reclining against the wall, smoking, the lids of their eyes drooped softly against the sun. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s your name, honey?” she says softly, running the backs of her fingers up and down my cheek. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He said it softly, his voice like every part of him I’d ever met—the jerk, the seven-year-old, the genius—and none of them, all at the same time. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Even Melisandre’s fire was shivering; the flames huddled down in the ditch, crackling softly as the red priestess sang. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He played softly, along with the wind, until after a while that wind didn’t seem so scary, and it actually sounded like a song. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lee and the boys began softly, “Spark up—gas down, switch over to Bat.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Clevinger paused for emphasis, his mouth quivering, and then beat his fist down softly against his sleeping bag. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

On the back of my neck I could feel Marie’s heart beating softly. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Entering the room very softly, I had a view of him before he discovered my presence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Get out of the car,” he said softly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Habib patted him softly on the back and went to the bathroom to take a shower before heading off to bed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” the chaplain wailed softly in a quavering voice, squinting with grotesque contortions of anguish and incomprehension. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Seven slipped into her robe, taking deep breaths and softly chanting, “Not a Spare, not a Spare, not a Spare,” as if it were a lifesaving spell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls me closer and kisses me softly on the forehead, like a butterfly landing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

King turned to an aide and said softly, “But we might not march very far.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused pensively for a few moments, then said, softly, “It’s a bloated stomach.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Elves did not answer at once, but spoke together softly in their own tongue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They remain inside the image ring, snow falling softly on their hair and beards, and except for their forms, their prattle, the town is dead. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fiddled with his ears as though they were the string pegs and then I playfully tickled him as he laughed softly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Marine a few men down to my left was singing softly to himself the first lines of a song that had just come out the year before. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll figure it out,” I said, climbing out of the window and dropping softly to the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They jogged toward the shadow at the slow monotonous pace of their mounts, and it was not until they had entered it and felt the sudden coolness settle softly about them that Donovan looked back. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Layla, easy,” Mom said softly, but Ivy didn’t think her sister heard. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looks down the block and whistles softly. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

"He woulda been real pleased with them. Nice girls," he said softly. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she knew that with John’s death the doors to a brighter kingdom had softly but firmly closed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I heard a man behind me say softly but firmly, “if I can’t go in there, then I’m going in here. I’m not going to sit here and bust.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There Sam lay still, softly sucking a scratched hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, and very softly, she put her lips on mine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, I know you—good lad—good lad—” he said softly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She peeped softly, fluffed her feathers, and looked gently toward the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia spoke softly to Jamie, “You sure are a fast thinker. Where did you cook up that story about the furnace?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the paper crackle softly as if it was trying to re-open itself. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telemachus whispered to his friend, very softly for fear someone might hear, “Zeus’s hall in Olympus must be like this. It takes my breath away.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have been taught how to duel, Harry Potter?” said Voldemort softly, his red eyes glinting through the darkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He spoke Ged’s true name softly, so that the girl who stood waiting a little way behind him would not hear it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You know that saying about a wife’s ankle?” she put in softly. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dr. Z said softly to Margaret, “I hope you understand. It’s time for us to go home.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keenan speaks softly, the way Pop used to when he gave patients the worst news. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I know, Mira girl, but I was wrong,” he said softly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was thinking of those tea ships, the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, the Beaver, great white sails spread softly, sweeping on and on through the night to Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the woman who had first befriended him called out softly, in the tongue of her people, a farewell to the traveler. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one corner stood a potbellied stove, hissing softly, surrounded by a semicircle of limp boots and draped with wet woollen socks, which steamed foully. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He began to breathe in unison with the sleeping boy—so slowly, so softly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right in the back of the head,” he said softly. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow and sing softly back, hoping she'll know it's safe to join me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I hear you,” she called softly back, as she ran towards the empty road and the patch of woods beyond. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three of them started forward, chainmail clinking softly with each step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“My best mate’s dead too,” he said softly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Celia wept softly, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief, and Matt felt bad about that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear,” she said softly, “I didn’t know you would take it so. I’m sorry, Adam.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know that too, Homer,” she replied softly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I drop it into her case and say softly, “Thank you.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She also didn’t know how to console Tidbit, who was crying softly and begging for his mother and his dog. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I open my eyes again, Max is groaning softly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sherlock whines softly, and my eyes begin to burn. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t make me happy to hold back the sounds,” she began softly, “for if we listen to them carefully they can sometimes tell us things far better than words.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full, fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A letter just came for you. It’s from the library. You owe them money?” she asks softly. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Is that you?” she called down softly, but there was no answer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir,” she said, her face expressionless, and then she turned, and went out of the room, closing the door softly behind her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mami hummed softly, the yellow and orange flowers of her dress blending into the greenness: a miraculous garden with legs and arms and a melody. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I guess I have been a little whiny,” I say softly. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I go upstairs, through the old building and its room full of lamp-lit tables and people softly turning pages or asking hushed research questions, reading glasses on noses. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” I demanded softly, “with the respect due to me as your student, tell me why Mr. Sharpe wishes me to fail.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And Lennie said softly to the puppy, “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounce you hard.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then stepping softly towards Pippin he looked down at him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We were talking softly out on the balcony. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s because you’re from Japanese folks,” he said softly; it was more a question than a statement. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He takes my hand but only grabs the tips of my fingers and shakes them softly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A fairy, glowing softly in the fading light, approached one of the bubbles. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s no need to antagonize her,” Robert says softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He threw the ball up softly, off balance as he headed out of bounds. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I called for her, softly at first, then louder, though my head throbbed when I shouted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The late afternoon sun warmed its softly colored bricks and the small-paned windows seemed to dance in the sunshine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she came close and said softly, “You aren’t thinking of getting married?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It pounded regularly for a minute, and then suddenly more softly, and then again in a quick flurry, seeming to be going methodically from door to door at the end of the hall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he said softly, “look to your left. See the patch of light? That’s the hole. The light comes from the kitchen. We’ve piled dirt up under it, so it’s easy to reach. Come on.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly as he did when he was angry. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold his gaze and absorb his words while Mom gasps softly behind me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They all spoke softly, not to disturb the children and the old people. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning the girl woke and wept softly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Would you,” he now said softly, returning Gretchen’s look at the stove, “like a cup of coffee?” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"I think her name's Rue," he says softly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Your first technical support shift begins in seven hours,” the HR computer droned softly in my ear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I had them make a cake—” “Pardon me, Mr. Pignati,” I said softly, “a cake?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Although he speaks softly in the unhurried cadence of the American West, his voice has an edge, and the set of his jaw betrays an undercurrent of nervous energy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, Garryowen may be more gay Than this quiet man from beside Lough Neagh And I know that the sun shines softly down On the river that runs through my native town. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He's speaking so softly I can barely hear him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Myanda firmly placed the baby in Arm’s hands and touched her cheek softly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she winks and her eyes shine softly. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it zipped right back up to the shore beside Jinny’s legs and gave a gentle nudge, bumped her shin softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He said the last very softly as he rested his forehead against the heel of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I could still hear the country music, softly, could still feel the truck’s warmth, still smell the hot air and coffee and sandwich and cigar smoke. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I could almost hear him knocking softly, respectfully, on the door . . . again and again and again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Seven crouched down near one of the flowers and touched its petals softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bill the pony started in fear, and Sam sprang to his side and whispered softly to him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I gave you a gift,” Safer calls after me softly. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“He is a very nice man, too. I really want to know his name,” Kanei said softly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But she seemed so peaceful at the moment, breathing softly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m always glad to see one of you get away,” he said softly to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While they waited, the boys played football with a wooden brick and their sister gazed out the window, humming softly to herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I said softly, dragging him up around my neck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother?” she said softly, and then again, “Mother?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held her eyes for a long few seconds and then said softly, “I know you won’t be a weak ruler. Because you won’t be a ruler at all. Return to the castle.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As Ms. Holly hits the starting note, I ignore the trembling in my leg, find my voice, and hear myself softly and clearly sing the words to my very first solo. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Talking softly so as to not wake the others, we sat close by the fire and spent the time watching very little but each other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I bet we could swing her,” he repeated softly. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur used to walk round it Guenever was singing and brushing, her low voice fitting the stillness of the candles, when the door opened softly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain falls so softly, almost soundlessly, but to Werner it roars. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Abay and Dada were oblivious to those around them as they chatted softly to each other. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But at that touch Frodo stirred and cried out softly in his sleep, and immediately Sam was wide awake. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Eric bent down and blew softly again till the patch was bright Sam poked the piece of tinder wood into the hot spot, then a branch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"It must have been awful," the reporter says softly. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He puts his arm around her, speaking softly, the way he speaks to me when I’ve had a nightmare. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t know about okay,” he said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Beatty stood there looking at him steadily with his eyes, while his mouth opened and began to laugh, very softly. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It was only a rabbit,” Fox said softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dust floats through the feeble beam of the flashlight: ten thousand particles, turning softly, twinkling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As Winston wandered toward the table his eye was caught by a round, smooth thing that gleamed softly in the lamplight, and he picked it up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You’ll meet the same sticky end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter,” he said softly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, like he was talking to a frightened animal. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When she had heard my story, she put her hand softly on my arm. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Someone was walking around, she thought without interest; Luke was walking back and forth in the room, talking softly to himself; surely an odd way to play chess? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen to what happened today,” Guy whispered softly in Lili’s ear. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The boys began to straggle back up the hill toward the main campus in small groups, shaking their heads, talking softly among themselves about their chances of making the team. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Then,” said the goblin softly, “we have a problem.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We close the door softly when we go out into the daylight. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I must have spoken too softly, for Hamlet did not seem to hear me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The tiny silver bells in his long braid rang softly as he rode. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Tayo,” she said softly, and he felt that she cared a great deal about him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Love has done much for our little girl,” said her mother softly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meryl Lee and Mai Thi spent most of the time under their desks softly singing the music from Camelot—which Mrs. Baker didn’t seem to mind, even though there was supposed to be absolute quiet. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The pressure swirled again, her breath caught, and then she landed softly on Redemption’s bed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Daddy called to her softly, and she climbed into the passenger seat. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It was cruel,” said Dumbledore softly, “that you and Sirius had such a short time together. A brutal ending to what should have been a long and happy relationship.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We only need to cover the front door,” said the Corporal softly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, but Meggie heard the fury in his voice, suppressed with difficulty but lurking behind every word. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nobody can say— “I can,” he said softly. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach sobbed and sniffed, and I heard leaving noises, the kind of settling-down, murmuring noises that drift across people when they are all talking at once, softly, ending a conversation or starting the next one. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said softly, “I’ve been expecting you more or less. I suppose you feel sick about all this.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Message carriers moved from fire to fire, talking softly with the leaders. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look quite so happy now, though,” he said softly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We stayed like that a long time—me staring down at the paper, Dr. Vernon softly patting my shoulder. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly to Martha, then pulled his hood tightly around his face and went away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is so awesome, Melody,” she says softly, and I let her touch the shimmery keys. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Parky,” he says softly, “what is there to say?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here I have her, Old One,” said the Rider, his nasal, accented voice softly triumphant. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He measured out flour and lard and milk and yeast and was putting it all in a bowl when it occurred to him it might be okay to turn on the radio, very softly. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

"My bad," Brit-Brat said softly, which I have to admit, threw me for a loop. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She was enveloped in a softly glowing orb of light. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was like a street tragedy with spontaneity tucked softly into the corners of a highly formal structure. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dog lies at his feet, snoring softly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I love you so much and I just want you to love me like I love you,” he said as softly as he could. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“So, how do you like Cincinnati, little one?” asked Queen softly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what to do,” she said softly. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He bent down and kissed her very softly and stole out of the room with a beating heart; taking the core of the apple with him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don't even remember taking this,” I say softly. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

So before shoving off, cursing softly under his breath, he canvassed the area, collecting the garbage, which he crushed and buried in his pack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Good-bye," said Aravis, "and I thought your dresses lovely. And I think your house is lovely too. I'm sure you'll have a lovely life—though it wouldn't suit me. Close the door softly behind me." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“But I am your page,” I say softly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I have red shoes,” she said very softly, and Theodora turned and smiled up at her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

A butler’s pantry where the door closed softly behind them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"I have won no victories," she tried telling her handmaid when the bell tinkled softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No you wouldn’t,” Luke muttered, but he said it so softly, he was sure Mother couldn’t hear. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, please try to behave yourself,” he continued, and he bent to softly brush his lips against mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Keav remembers the feel of Ma’s hand softly touching her forehead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer at the screen, and my stomach twists softly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Her skin appears warmer, her hair softly curled, and her hat bears no resemblance to the distinctive silk top hat, but he would know her face anywhere. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“When we were little, we were friends,” he said softly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And as though she too could hear the Song of Evil, she fought it, singing softly the melody of the family, of the safety and warmth and wholeness of the family. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she found one she made a tight face, touching the bare skin softly with her thumb. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary came softly in, for the blue-gray color of his gloom had seeped out under the door and through the keyhole. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whistled softly while he cleaned Penny up, threatening to call the Haz-mat team. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They went on talking softly, touching hands, their hair full of light. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to the river this morning,” Samuel said softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the slightest pause, she traces my features—tentatively, softly, barely grazing my skin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He hooks his arm around my waist and kisses me softly on the forehead. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If she drew this feeling, it would be softly flowing waves the color of a delicate pink ballet slipper. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But it hardly seems worthwhile,” said Milo softly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kiss her softly on the cheek and go inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Kate said softly, “Let the gong alone for a couple of weeks, Cotton Eye.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A breeze gusted softly from the dark center of the forest, almost like a breath. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He climbed down the front of my cage rather than his own, and spoke softly; we both assumed that by now the other rats were asleep. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Judith was a soldier, now is when I would lower my eyes and talk softly about how she was right and I couldn't possibly understand any of it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But then Mom added softly, “I remember the feeling like it was okay to care. To not be so blasé. There’s something really earnest about school dances.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Karen opened his door softly and asked, “Can I come in, Ben?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before they had finished breakfast the clouds had joined into an unbroken roof, and a straight grey rain came softly and steadily down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Luke muttered, “And my last,” too softly for anyone to hear. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, the rain that started the day off came back to end it, dripping softly at first but picking up speed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I groan softly and close my eyes, my hands still on my head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"No, it wouldn't change it," I heard myself say softly, "that's all past." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went on speaking softly so that they would have to quiet to hear him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezes his hands softly to reassure him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Parents make their children sing his name softly over and over every night before they go to bed, and then it’s lights-out, don’t make a sound. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Until the Mountain crushed my brother’s skull, no Domishmen had died in this War of the Five Kings,” the prince murmured softly, as Hotah pulled a blanket over him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The dark of a childhood closet, the odor of gasoline she never liked, the feel of something dangerous pawing at her softly to see what she would do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would hear their voices in the wind and often, when I was on the sea, in the waves that lapped softly against the canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we were inside the softly lit, hushed, cool, large chapel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There she was with her hair blowing softly around her face and her shoulders moving with the gentle sway of the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Osha called softly through the blowing smoke as they went, but no one answered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I ran my hand over Ruth’s face and spoke to her softly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oil,” she moaned softly and happily, nibbling on the section beneath her face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a look, then laughed softly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, softly, I will move from bed, to bed and destroy them all, swallow every last man. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie gave one last look to the sleeping Mrs. Caruthers, then quietly stepped out of the room, closing the door softly behind her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The river flowed softly and gently; it was in the dry season but its voice rang out strangely. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whiskers snored softly at the foot of the bed, and I wore my old flannel gown and said my prayers, just like always. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bogert interrupted softly, “Anything in particular happen the morning you last saw it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s more power and magic in those things in there than in all the rest of the world put together,” the old man said softly. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently we whispered even more softly than the Americans. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman turns to the man and says softly, “The eyes can be fixed, don’t you think?” and he says, “I don’t know. I would reckon so.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

When we didn’t speak, Aileen hummed so softly and warmly, I thought of the cicadas and the crickets singing at dusk in the dust and hayseed of Uncle Earl’s farm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Juana sang softly an ancient song that had only three notes and yet endless variety of interval. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The maids moved softly around her, padding to and fro from their ticking. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She just rested her eyes a little more softly on her husband than usual, and went on with her beadwork. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Lost, because you lingered, in a place that you were never meant to be, murmured Ser Jorah, as softly as the wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It made him uneasy just to look at her and that white cat; he was about to close the door and tiptoe softly back down the stairs when she spoke. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bending down, Pa looks me in my eyes and says softly, “They lie, the soldiers he. We cannot go home tonight.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t whisper, not exactly, but seeing the guards everywhere makes me feel on edge, so I speak softly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She touched Park softly, gingerly, just in case she touched him wrong. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He began to laugh, softly, tensely; he stopped still in his tracks and felt something warm roll down his cheek and he brushed it away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you furrowing your brow about?” he said softly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Wash stopped in the middle of Mr. Crane’s yard, but his father continued up the porch steps and knocked softly at the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A curious thing about the splendor,” he said softly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Vetch, seeing him gazing, said softly, “That is the Immanent Grove. We can’t come there, yet...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When we came into the room she opened her eyes, and seeing him, whispered softly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you want to have the baby?” he asked softly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Singing softly in Eskimo, she told him she had no bladder for his spirit to dwell in, but that she had his totem. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss Daddy so much,” she says softly, her voice strong. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sloan closed his eyes and began, very softly, to snore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Gods above,” Nox breathed, so softly that his lips barely moved. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I woke him by touching his arm with one finger, softly at first, then harder and harder till I was jabbing into his flesh, marveling at how hard it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They babbled softly as one old friend to another. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She referred softly to the fact that her uncles had long ago stolen the deed to the estate. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Like they say, the old must die and the young may die,” he muttered softly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

So she went up to her chamber softly lit, accompanied by her maids. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isolde,” he answered softly, his guard down, and went red as a beetroot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And the bottle clinked softly on the glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide from the rock to the ground and walk softly over to the sycamore hollow to pull out the book inside. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no’m,” he breathed softly, knowing that she did not believe him, but finding it impossible to answer her in any other way. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Snowflakes danced in the awakening sky, touching down softly on Hazel’s long black hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

If I softly sigh, Look me in the eye And let me know I’m real. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The legs had been kicked away and used to break the windows, and were lying outside, softly crumbling into the earth among the nettles and the incorruptible shards of glass. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She softly pulls my hand down and onto her chest and holds it with her two hands. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lena closed her eyes and began to sing softly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I would have missed it the first time,” Yossarian replied softly, his face lowered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They spoke too softly for Lyra to hear, but she enjoyed watching them sip dewdrops from the marram grass to refresh themselves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I moved closer to my parent’s fire, stepping softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lay down and put his lips close to the smudge and blew softly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington picked up Rob’s basketball and held it in his hands, staring at its roundness, feeling the ridges and lumps on it, softly repeating Rob’s name. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found them in the little group of trees, leaning against a tree trunk and talking softly and laughing; when she ran to them they turned, startled, and Theodora was almost angry. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was certainly a strange feeling to know that no matter how loudly or softly you chatted or rattled or bumped, it all came out the same way—as nothing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sang along softly with the faraway singers: “Making the light for the lamps of Ember, Older than anyone can remember, Faster than anything anyone knows, The river comes and the river goes.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I spoke with her mother, with Mistress Logan,” Mother answered softly, looking at her neat rows of carrots. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the highway in the ghost town Amarante Cordova’s light glowed softly from the open door of his crumbling adobe. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then something around them clicks softly and the carriage falls just a bit, and at the same time it tilts backward so they are looking up instead of forward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But for filth like this . Moody said softly. “You say you have names for us, Karkaroff,” said Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was running the ball of her thumb across the most worn of them, trying to decide which king it showed, when she heard the door opening softly behind her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“That boy Russell Quitman had a car wreck in Florida and broke his neck,” she said softly. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Finn tried to speak a little more softly, going on, but his voice still rose in excitement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Johnny stole out and closed the door softly after him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pop Pop,” I whisper softly in his ear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Wet mist flowed softly by; dew dripped from the leaves, pattered in the woods, but the morning was already warm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z