| 单词 | solid |
| 例句 | His hands were pale, with green veins and fingers that were like parasites, and he wore a solid gold ring with a round sunflower opal on his left index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So I took a deep breath and heaved myself back onto solid ground. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, his appetite became very good, and on the third day I switched to solid food. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My foot slips, only to land on solid rock a few inches lower than I expect. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Even after Ampai rowed them back to solid ground, Pong felt dizzy, as if they were still bobbing up and down on Kia’s house. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z More than three months on a ship has confused my legs so much that solid land feels like the rocking deck! Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But even better than the solid reality of the book in my hand was the gladsome fact that my mother and father at last understood the kind of nourishment I needed to survive. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “How can such solid buildings collapse?” she whispered. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “In a minute, in a minute. So, like, can you do me a solid?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Then Gebu had come, a solid form blocking out the sunlight in the doorway so that everyone turned to look. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Because someone wanted to build something that would last. Something solid.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite the varying results, enough solid evidence of harm is accumulating to cause apprehension on the part of many scientists. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Hamilton reversed the engine and sputtered back to where I could leap aboard, grab the line, and leap back onto the dock, where I looped it around a solid piling head and pulled it snug. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Old men and women, children, babes in arms, humans and other beings, too, more and more thickly they came out of the dark into the world of solid moonlight—and vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But the good news is that the solid ground really gets pulverized. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I recognized some of the women, big-hipped and solid, whom I had seen sitting on those same benches since we had moved to the neighborhood. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But they stayed up, just as solid as when he had held the strings himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A few moments later, his own feet made contact with solid ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She had pushed through the mirror as if she were walking through nothing more solid than water and had stared down at Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A love for these animals wells up in me suddenly, a flash flood, and there it is, solid as an obelisk and viscous as water. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Things didn’t feel as solid anymore without her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, veiy seriously, he talked for two solid hours about ‘ ‘the devil white man’ ’ and ‘ ‘the brainwashed black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was deaf and alone in a universe filled solid with small stinging gray streaks. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was so solid in his ability, so sure of himself on the board, that Fischer once described him as playing “like a house.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Earth was the solid ground, yet vaguely a personality, too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It unsettles me to see her so agitated, like the ground I’m standing on is no longer solid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The midwife intimidated her, and when intimidated my mother took on a weightless quality, whisking about every time the midwife made one of her slow, solid movements. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Keller points to walls of solid wood. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe you’re here to make us more like a square—four points—a solid foundation.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A solid performance in Tunisia was the next part of our strategy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z From the perch above, the coachman wouldn’t be able to see us through the cab’s solid ceiling. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One end of the stadium was solid red and gold; the other, a sea of green and silver. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I sit in front of the fireplace, with his arm around me solid as the back of a chair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z That amiable animal stood uncertain of the solid ground, and would not move. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There was no world anywhere he could open into; everywhere he touched, it was solid rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All three tourists blinked, and their eyes turned solid gold. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The room was full of solid men in black uniforms, with iron-shod boots on their feet and truncheons in their hands. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was stupid, but they were good boxes—solid, with nice lids. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z From here it looked solid, its surface polished bright as a mirror and illuminated by the guard towers on the White Island. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A weightless moment, and then my feet slam into solid ground and pain prickles through my shins. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the shadows, the solid black wool seemed to shift and boil, forming images of faces in agony, as if lost souls were trying to escape from the folds of his clothes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A solid piece, maybe even the best I had ever made. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It lay on its side in such a way that the solid parts of the block formed a roof and a floor, both waterproof, and the hollows made two spacious rooms. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He can feel solid flesh through the wool of the sweater. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The stool he let fly hit the man’s right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade— like solid rock, for all the effect one saw. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran along the edge of the lagoon on the—thankfully—solid ground. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I mirror Jamie: arms loose, knees bent slightly, planting your boots solid. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘Our defensive line is mostly solid,’ she said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A solid two feet separated us, but it still counted. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A greasy, smelly one that sounded like it was half solid. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “How you feel about doing your goddaughter a solid on this lovely Saturday morning and taking a quick ride uptown?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z His porter, staggering slightly under the weight of the solid leather suitcase, indicated Vera and Lombard. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Seeing the appliances and the familiar layout made Thomas feel as if memories—real, solid memories— were right on the edge of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z He’s just out-learning her: he’s putting in a few solid months of learning during the summer while she watches television and plays outside. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For a solid minute I treaded water, not going anywhere, until my heart quit racing and I was able to catch my breath. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z That half of the city was mostly built on solid white limestone, with only a little bit of topsoil above it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They were on the fringes of the bazaar, the way ahead blocked by a solid wall of people. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I sang that tree’s glory, its solid, unhurried purity, its slow beauty. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “You never hear people bragging that their dining-room set is solid grapefruit, do you?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The BMW screamed as two walls of solid steel relentlessly crushed it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “In fact, I think we’re pretty solid in the cool department.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I climb the stairs to the wooden platform where Four pulled me to solid ground and grab the bar that the net is attached to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The skin on both hands was torn and bleeding from smashing them into something solid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It seemed like a nightmare where everything you take to be the rock-hard, solid basis for reality becomes unreal. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sad to say he is the person I’m supposed to look up to for good solid fatherly advice. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I felt on solid ground again, hearing the rhythm of my feet pounding against each railroad tie. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The right-hand side of the stands, which was a solid block of scarlet, roared its approval. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Anastasia’s hair, however, held like glue with hairspray and gel, moves as one solid piece—almost like it’s a hat perched on her head. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He slips between the tables and the people like he’s more liquid than solid, and I stumble after him, muttering apologies as I push people aside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The nested Pythagorean solids also made no allowance for the existence of the Earth’s moon, and Galileo’s discovery of the four large moons of Jupiter was also discomfiting. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, there was a stand of woods that looked like a solid wall of darkness after the moonlit fields. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A cry escaped Mark’s lips before he could help it, and shock froze him solid. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The walls are so thick and the planking on the floors so solid that sound in the residence seems to get absorbed quickly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It is warm and solid beneath her fingers, illuminated from within like a lantern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Soon maps of prehistoric seas were almost solid with hypothesized land bridges–from North America to Europe, from Brazil to Africa, from Southeast Asia to Australia, from Australia to Antarctica. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The top was as solid as a brick wall, each nail fastened tight. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the mantle are the two cores–a solid inner core and a liquid outer one. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He stood up finally and said, “It’s a solid theory, Pudge,” and reached up and patted my shoulder, like a coach complimenting a player. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z His hand was solid as a rock, and his dark Cealdish complexion was tanned even darker than usual, highlighting a few pale scars that ran over his knuckles and up his arms. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Everything in order, everything clean, everything calm, and that solid peace of a conscience without memory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like her too: warm and solid with a little softness under a long, starched-crisp skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z From this profoundly instructive trauma, I learned to assume the permanent possibility that, however solid the middle-class reinforcements, race could trump class in my life experience. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then, a bell sounds, and acrasin is released by special cells toward which the others converge in stellate ranks, touch, fuse together, and construct the slug, solid as a trout. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the children made their way to the edge of the swamp and collapsed on the relatively solid ground. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked for a solid year, and at the end of it I had a draft of my thesis: “The Family, Morality, and Social Science in Anglo-American Cooperative Thought, 1813-1890.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “He told me to give it to you,” Miles said after a solid minute of staring out the windshield. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At the end of the passage was a wide, solid- looking door. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now the light fixture was solid; it was the floor that was spinning. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Jupiter is also surrounded by a ring of solid debris, discovered four months earlier by Voyager 1, which Voyager 2 had to traverse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a solid shot furrow the earth, an instant hole, almost a tunnel, black, spitting, and die shot rebounded a hundred feet into the air, spinning off across the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Earth seems steady, solid, immobile, while we can see the heavenly bodies rising and setting each day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Babulya’s garden grew close to the house and had a good, solid fence around it to keep the goats out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His solid, thickset body spoke of fights that he had started and won, and the buck-teeth that gaped through his lips made him seem vaguely dangerous. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And then my flailing arms struck something solid. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was inexplicable, and he turned to leave, but he turned again and wandered toward the house— white and solid and spacious. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding solid ground on the level above, I wasn’t surprised when I spotted a lit lantern several rooftops down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The walls and doors must be very solid, Kate reflected; it would be difficult to eavesdrop through them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When solid sulfur is heated a little past the normal boiling point of water, to about 115°C, it melts and changes color. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes you just need something solid that fits entirely in your hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Faith gracefully lifted her arm and gave the bell another solid ding. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mud surged around her, spraying into her face and pinning her against some solid thing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z By the time we reached solid ground at a place called Bearpen Gap, the snow was four or five inches deep and accumulating fast. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They were falling, gathering speed, heading straight for the solid castle wall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Faye soon became a solid and desirable citizen of the growing town of Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He gave me and Jay a solid look as we sat across the table from him, where he’d refilled our glasses. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Come along, it looks worse than it is. Just find solid handholds and take it one step at a time.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I reckon I can. I’ll describe your hangdog look and shoeless state for her too. Lay you a good solid groundwork for some groveling.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I stood stiff and solid, swallowing the bitter lump that had formed in my throat, and swore to myself I wouldn’t cry, wouldn’t beg him not to go, wouldn’t even miss him when he left. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Inside the cabin, they were hungry for solid food too. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls around them were covered in solid ice, and his footsteps crunched into the packed snow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The guards dragged the men to a solid wall that stood next to the gate. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "She won’t eat anything else. She stopped eating solids after she turned one hundred. That was, let’s see, three years ago." Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In 1986, the Shuttle Challenger was destroyed about a minute after liftoff, when a hole burned through the side of a solid rocket booster, causing a gigantic explosion. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On solid ground, away from the ship-motioned vehicle and the smell of hands coated with recent breakfasts, I regained my balance and waited for the next trolley. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z David slowed as they came into a clearing, and Tally saw that they had reached a wall of solid rock. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They know that the pressures at the center of the Earth are sufficiently high–something over three million times those found at the surface–to turn any rock there solid. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked like a corpse wreathed in smoke, but she felt solid enough when she gripped his arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z John Wilkes Booth had assassinated the president almost forty-eight hours before, but the manhunters had no solid leads. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see Kaisa and the dancers and the solid heft of the marble pillars, but over it all she could see another ballroom. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z —Nothing like a good fight to start out a solid friendship. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were solid black trunks and flimsy tan suitcases bound with thin rope and more laundry bags than she could count. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Unfortunately she wasn’t solid, and they passed right through. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The floors were filled with heaps of ashes; no solid form of a body was inside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was as if he were drowning and she were standing on solid ground. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “To try to understand. To touch solid evidence that those people existed. To reassure yourself that you’re sane.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she was given dinner with all the nice parts left out and sent to bed for two solid hours. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It was a fine, low, solid stone house and the ironwork of the well was very good. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Everything around me had holes in it, and she was something solid. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In point of fact, we have no solid evidence the Great Library was a monument distinct from the Museum. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She sat erect there, lifting up in the direction of the viewer a solid fur muff into which her entire forearm disappeared. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I sank, seeing only blue sky, waiting to feel either the stab of sharp iron or the jolt of solid earth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That’s why I practiced so much, so I could rush myself on solid ground and then work out the details from there. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way she banged directly into something solid, unmoving, and talking. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Without notes, without a hint of nerves, he spoke for a solid hour. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I stay shut for a solid stretch of time, only staring at squirrels climbing trees and birds chasing each other on foot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Rhetoric serves to add the polish; and we know that none but firm and solid bodies can be polished well. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Later, though, when Hunter added solid military intelligence about British units, Washington began to trust him. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t look away from her page, but she doesn’t move either, as if the pounding has frozen her solid. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I said, "All right. What do they do, the fish and all, when that whole little lake's a solid block of ice, people skating on it and all?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But a second later a soft push of wind brought her feet back to solid ground. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As he walked along the edge, the solid matter under his feet would suddenly give way, and down he’d go. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was standing on the promenade as if frozen solid, oblivious to the crowds passing him by. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Climbing out of the mire onto the relatively solid ground that ringed it, I saw that the opening was the entrance to a tunnel that burrowed deep inside. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She reaches over and pushes the button, the window sliding shut to a solid wall again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They float close above me in thick, solid folds of billowy white sheets. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It was made of gray stone, grotesquely solid, jammed hard against the wooden side of the house, with the insistent veranda holding it there. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I made sure to switch out my flat worker’s cap for my yarmulke before I passed through the solid oak doors. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We’re standing at the beginning of a tunnel with one wall made of rock and another made of pure falling water, roaring past white and clean and so fast it looks almost solid. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “A very solid house. My father and uncles built it themselves.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Without the solid earth beneath my feet, my stomach grew even queasier. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I ran after the tour group, through a tunnel carved out of solid rock. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But for at least a solid month each summer there were endless strawberries to pick. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My bounce-around life had taught me that dreams were dangerous things—they look solid in your mind, but you just try to reach for them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z One by one the boats surged up onto the rocky beach, and the crew stumbled through the water, on solid ground for the first time in sixteen months. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The ice felt more solid underneath his feet and spread out even farther. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Not far from Rose Terrace, the lakefront opens up, black, empty, and frozen solid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ben could manage solid food pretty well for himself, though even now, with cold food before him, Dilsey tied a cloth about his neck. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm glad now I have Peeta to clutch for balance, he is so steady, solid as a rock. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z This suggested that the atomic interior was an electromagnetic maelstrom buffeting the particle on his journey, not a serene, solid pudding. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her eyes were solid green, like all nature had been condensed into a few spoonfuls of organic matter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A wall, a solid brick wall, erupted out of the exhaust pipe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I have to stand on solid ground again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z No solid contour was certain, but all devolved with the evening into one crabbed mass, gnarled and dark beneath the moon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Karhiders eat four solid meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, along with a lot of adventitious nibbling and gobbling in between. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He grasped for anything solid he could cling to. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In between these undertakings, he somehow found time to conduct a good deal of solid science. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The tunnel cut through solid rock, about the width and height of a school hallway. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The standing ovation, a solid wall of sound, would go on unabating. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And then one day, we got some solid information on our departure for the States: Heritage would go first, and I would follow with my parents and Alex. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “And then”—my mother began to tear up—“she said that all she could do anymore was think about Oslo and Gabriel up there as babies, crawling around on a solid white floor together.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Soon the little shack was tolerable; that is to say, as long as I kept moving, my innards would not freeze solid. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The force of the blow staggered him for a moment and sent a solid jolt up his arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She pictures clearly the gray cement floor of her parents’ sitting room, feels its solid chill underfoot even on the hottest days. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The doors were solid bronze, closed with a heavy iron bar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was worried Hank was going to go all soft on me again, but his voice was solid when he asked what I had for him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Once something solid hit us and then rolled on. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He could still feel fluid energy rippling through his body, like he was halfway between a solid and liquid state. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s like she landed at Ellis Island, where immigrants used to enter the United States, and got permanently stuck there—afraid to make her way to solid American ground. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They didn’t have to dig long before they hit something solid, and soon a metal box was revealed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t high and mighty like cabin one, but long and low and solid. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I loved looking at patterns; each one with alteration ideas was a solid set of instructions packed with possibilities. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Captain George Crowninshield had built a lookout there for him on a high point—a solid granite base, with steps leading up to a seat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And she had wept, in her great joy that the hand of God had changed her life, had lifted her up and set her on the solid rock, alone. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z After a while he reappeared, and reported that there was fairly solid ground between the cliff-foot and the river; in some places firm turf went down to the water’s edge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He tried to clear a place to kneel, but the ground was almost solid with pebbles and rocks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He leans back in his chair and opens his mouth to say something, but just as he does, someone knocks on the solid oak door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I held out an arm to him as he came near, wrapping it around the solid warmth of his waist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I tried to lift my head to see exactly what had happened, but there was this weight—this solid, invisible slab of stone—keeping me on my back, and Liam flat against me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The house somehow felt more solid than any building in the Smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fits in solid America. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This changed the volume ratio of solid to liquid dramatically, which in turn made the aggregate act as a liquid. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was actually just hoping to get a good solid stick, but it lodges in the seam between two panels, making me look a lot better than I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She waded closer to the shore, then pulled herself out of the mud and onto more solid land. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It’s easy to forget that when you’re indoors, protected by light and solid walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The surface was level and solid and firm, and he easily kept his balance in the strange gravitational field where everything weighed only one sixth its earth weight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias had said the moat wasn’t solid, only a slick, wafer-thin layer of ice over frigid water, thoroughly exposed and impossible to cross. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And O’Connor frequently moves temporal modifiers to the front of the sentence: When the cold weather arrives; When the fish are frozen out; In the winter; When these areas become frozen solid. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And behind the ever-changing gauze of light, that other world, that sunlit city, was clear and solid. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She's a solid block in front of me and just squeezes harder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He is a quiet, humorous, religious man of solid accomplishment. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Natural, synthetic, liquid, solid, electrical, chemical, wood, metal, plastic, paper—on and on. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In a decade of solid, original research, Luce made his second great discovery: that gender identity is established very early on in life, about the age of two. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I followed up a solid base of meatballs with a couple of packaged cupcakes and washed them down with a can of cream soda. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She handed me a bowl into which the pig’s guts spilled like syrup, quivering pink, blue, and yellow, warm and musky, alive, hard to imagine as solid, piquant, brown sausages. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It flew out of her hand so easily—she didn’t have to think about it—and struck the tree with a solid thunk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It looked bad, all right. . . but the longer Riddle stood there, the more life was dwindling out of Ginny . . . and in the meantime, Harry noticed suddenly, Riddle’s outline was becoming clearer, more solid. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z By the 1980s, he had developed a solid business that didn't generate a lot of extra money but afforded him a gratifying degree of independence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His handwriting covers the card and the paper around it, incorporating it into solid text. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The connection between the solids of Pythagoras and the disposition of the planets could admit but one explanation: the Hand of God, Geometer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When all the initiates stand on solid ground again, Lauren and Four lead us down a narrow tunnel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Their eyes were solid green, and their teeth were canine fangs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “We’re talking regulation, by-the-book LP. These six guys, they don’t say boo for a solid week. They don’t got tongues. All ears.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wept like a slob on the plane for five solid hours. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m on solid bedrock, and the bristles of my brush are like hamster fur. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Stretching to the four walls of the room was a solid sheet of white faces. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d talk of winter sleigh rides in the countryside, of lakes frozen solid enough to jump on and snow that fell like crystal from the sky. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman became agile, pulling himself up the rock face, digging his knees into crevices, searching with his fingers for solid earth patches or ledges of stone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The tall trees surrounding her cabin seemed like one solid wall. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a solid, happy little boy who most people said resembled his mother more than his father. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus described it as a stack of eight stepped towers, with gates of solid brass and 120 lions in brightly colored, glazed tiles leading to it. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z “We were able to lift some solid fingerprints off the windowsill and the Xbox console.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I kicked until I made contact with something solid. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He crouched low, growling an eerie warning, ears flattened tight against his solid head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But he was warm and solid, and still Peris. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The arena floor remained solid, but otherwise the stadium looked as if it hadn’t hosted a good giant killing for eons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It took us a while and I was really tired from all the exertion, but eventually we made our way back to solid ground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He could just make out her hair, the lightest thing in the gloom, and beside it the boy’s head, black-haired and solid and strong. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Both her gloves were gone, and her bare hands appeared to be frozen solid. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z For three solid weeks I practically lived on the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I’m close enough to him, I can take in the details of the chair’s solid gold rims and customized engraved leather. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Where the entry to the well had been was nothing hut stone, solid and unbroken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Many a night have I been grateful for the comfort of solid ground. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z We were on skis, on a good surface of firn, without sastrugi, and solid—that was certain—for five or six thousand feet down. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In the unlit rooms, the night was as solid as lacquered wood. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Except his hand never connects with anything solid. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Cole crouched before the solid trunk and doubled his fists menacingly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Why would anyone go through all the trouble of making a solid copper door? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Both man and boy seemed to be in tacit agreement that the attack at the bridge was a closed incident, a thing for which they felt a solid indifference. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The bracelet was heavy and solid in her hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then, after two solid minutes, Dumbledore said quietly, “Oh, surely not. So crude.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Not just the solid things like walls and tables and sofas, but the air in between. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The path turned to the left, and a little way along, more like a thickening of the mist than a solid object, a wooden jetty stood crazily out over the water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She wanted the solid weight of a child, his child, in her body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead, he determined the companions would travel some distance from the edges of the swamp, keeping to solid ground and following a path half-circling the bog until they reached the moors. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Hooke pointed out the error and suggested that the correct orbit followed by the falling object, assuming it could pass through the solid Earth without resistance, would be a kind of shrinking ellipse. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s one of those silences that’s so thick, it feels solid. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He touched the solid bottom of despair and there took ease. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Another group of girls wore heavy makeup, hitched their skirts above their knees, opened one extra button on their blouses, and teased their hair into enormous bouffants held solid with spray. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Pax was knocked off the ledge, and when he hit solid ground again, tangled in uprooted shrubbery, the broken world went silent. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My left foot was still just a horse’s hoof of solid metal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z For some reason, knowledge of a solid called the dodecahedron having twelve pentagons as sides seemed to them dangerous. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The armbands were old gold, solid and heavy, engraved with the ancient runes of the First Men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were something solid to stand on, anyway. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the appliances and the familiar layout made Thomas feel as if memories-—real, solid memories— were right on the edge of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As the glacier moved, crevasses would sometimes compress, buckling ladders like toothpicks; other times a crevasse might expand, leaving a ladder dangling in the air, only tenuously supported, with neither end mounted on solid ice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Thomas looked around one more time, the feel of the place completely different now that all the walls were solid with no way out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The boot thumps and the sound of dragging dulled as they moved from the hollow barn floor to the solid earth outside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Some of her friends—students with solid academic records and all sorts of talents and accomplishments—had gotten shot down left and right as early applicants to schools like Brown, Amherst, and Yale. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's not easy. Still, I feel I've made some solid progress." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But in the middle of the Aurora, high above the bleak landscape, Lyra could see something solid. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was a heavy, solid construction designed for stolid floating, not for navigating, though I suppose that if we had been thirty-two to row we could have made some headway. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A year to eighteen months of steady work might tell something more solid about the shape of the hemoglobin molecule. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z At last she was on solid ground, scanning the crowd for me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been a large snake—as many of the rattlers in eastern Texas seem to be—and a solid direct strike. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Certainly, her feet were not on solid ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It was half across the lawn, coming from the shadows, moving with such drifting ease that it was like a single solid cloud of black-grey smoke blown at him in silence. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The combined shock of solid land and cool water gave me the strength to pull myself forward onto the island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With the changing angle, Marco appears almost solid one moment, and transparent again the next. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For a solid week, ever since the pep rally, I’ve been painting watercolors of trees that have been hit by lightning. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z His home, his life—all the solid things. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A solid cloud of disapproval settled over the dripping girl, more chilling than the April breeze. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When he inhaled, he thought his lungs would surely freeze solid and stop working. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The solid black surface rippled, and another tunnel appeared, leading through a luminous purple tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead it was solid and tough and it hurt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Fifteen, evidently, was not a good, solid marrying age for them. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Puberty hit fast and hard, and I went from a solid ten to a solid six. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z His no isn't as solid as her no, but he gets his point across. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He still felt about as solid as a Kleenex, but his anger seemed to help him move faster. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I noticed that they weren’t the big, even, solid chips like my father made when he was chopping. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling on solid ground, I set the lantern down beside me and pulled back the bolt securing the panel in place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just a good solid party with lots of liquor.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaisa broke into laughter, and it was a good, solid laugh, and soon enough Ash could not help but laugh with her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So we sat there for a solid hour, neither of us saying anything. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And I knew what a good, solid guy he’d been, an incredible guy, and what a loss it was that he was gone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z So all around her the water and the sun, like a bubble, and arms, like water but not water, more solid than water, enfolding her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was lying on solid ground, her bundled sword and pack beside her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "It's solid! This man has a solid pulse! Instead of beating, it vibrates. That's very unusual. Very." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The inner region of a galaxy rotates as a solid body. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It made him more solid than building the schoolhouse had done. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z His are as solid and warm as those loaves of bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Arya was dreaming of wolves running wild through the wood when a strong hand clamped down over her mouth like smooth warm stone, solid and unyielding. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Work was a pyramid, he knew, built on day after solid day. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z That glossary isn’t complete—there are hundreds of the flowers of rhetoric in the overstuffed greenhouse of oratory—but it should provide a solid starting point. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She put her hand to her neck and gave a long vertical pull; her white sailor’s blouse was ripped to the hem; suspicion condensed into a too, too solid certainty. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Max was before him, quiet, white, solid, real. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But she was safe inside the solid log walls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor was freezing at my back, but my entire focus was on the solid press of his shoulder against my cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was an old, solid overstuffed one, so that when he stood on the arm and then on the back, it never moved. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My foot sank into clear water and met the rubbery resistance of something flexible but solid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When the Corposcope reaches the bridge of my nose, it buzzes and turns solid pink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, it is fancy and solid, and the man say it be the best. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys had built a wooden raft they kept tied up there, fourteen feet long, nine feet wide, big and solid enough to carry them out into the lake. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then there were doors that wouldn’t open unless you asked politely, or tickled them in exactly the right place, and doors that weren’t really doors at all, but solid walls just pretending. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The bats would emit a sound that would echo off something solid and they’d be able to tell where it was located. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z So the CPS school-choice program did help prepare a small segment of otherwise struggling students for solid careers by giving them practical skills. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It looked like light made liquid — or like wind made solid — Harry couldn’t make up his mind. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For the small areas of solid wall the stone mason would actually construct two parallel walls of cut stone. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z It is a subtractive process that starts with a solid block, usually stone, which is highly resistant to the sculptor’s chisel. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What feels like a solid wall hits me from the side, forcing the air from my lungs, and I fall hard, gasping. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Although I am seventeen and old enough to control my fear, I grip his hand like it's the only solid thing in this world. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And the Truman students who enroll at more expensive colleges—even solid but not exclusive institutions like Temple University in Philadelphia—often must take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They weren’t solid gray, but filaments of a hundred different grays and blues and pearls, and they looked like reflections of light wavering on water, with the softest sunburst of amber haloing his pupils. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was also clear that without solid black support, he would have lost. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She opened the hall door, stared up and down the long narrow hall, saw nothing and closed the solid wood door behind her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer a lanky sapling, I was solid and strong, but not anchored to the earth the way I am now. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z No, her pants were solid blue, and as the other Messengers cheered and clapped, her face shone simultaneously with malevolence and triumph. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a nice house in the valley, a clear blue swimming pool and a back wall of solid glass. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In spite of his six-pack, Dimple couldn’t help but think that she much preferred Rishi’s solid body to his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was now only a solid brown wall behind him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “No one boy is going to suffer much loss of school if those runs last a solid month or more.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z With a solid thump, the shot putt landed on Bull’s left shoe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Familiar and solid, almost big enough to cover my palm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It was the last solid piece of my past, and I took every precaution to keep it safe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were still a long way from land, separated from solid ground by an array of ships from every corner of Kelanna. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They didn’t have to dig long before they hit something solid, and soon a metal box was revealed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All those prosperous, solid men out there would discover now that they had elected a ludicrous waif. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she was sure it had settled, and that the roof was solid enough to support it, she took off the helmet and climbed down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She ran the beam of the flashlight about the room as she searched, the thick dust in the air making the light beam seem almost solid. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They formed a solid wall around Harry and Hermione, and were getting closer.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The wheel was the kind used to hold back seawater if a hull breached, a solid airtight door. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When these areas become frozen solid, some herons don’t seem to catch on and often will stand over a frozen stream for days waiting for the fish to return. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I see a solid mass in front of me, a body. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The land was aflame with the roaring heat of a blacksmith’s fire; there was no solid earth, no sky. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His hugs were her favorite, solid and strong and never halfway. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I popped another one in, unaware that it would be the last bit of solid food I would eat for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Like this,” he said to Joaquin one afternoon, and had tucked his thumb carefully around Joaquin’s small hand so that it was a perfect, solid fist. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It is rarely a solid foundation for decisions to be made upon, in any game.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One moment there were solid wooden walls and the next moment it had fallen with the cracking of wood and the tinkling of glass and the screams of people inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one cloud interrupted a solid blue sky. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby gathered her courage, slithered down, and felt the solid wood under her feet; still she could not help thinking about how far it was to the ground below. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He felt the solid blow as he connected, heard the crunch of cartilage and the man’s scream. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When at last Gram and Gramps Hiddle and I set out that first day of the trip, I prayed for the first thirty minutes solid. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It’s as if everything is made of solid light. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I've come a long way from those days when, full of illusion, I lived a public life and attempted to function under the assumption that the world was solid and all the relationships therein. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with Hester secure in his breast, he threw the rest of the rope over and clambered down till he felt solid ground beneath his feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he didn’t believe they could form a solid argument—she was right: the numbers spoke for themselves. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They did not withdraw her from the school and she was forced to endure it for ten solid years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly canvassing the room, they come up with the first solid leads about Lincoln’s murder. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He had gone right down feetfirst, and nothing kept the sledge from following him but my weight, which held the rear third of the runners still on solid ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After describing at great length how solid and fireproof the Tribune Building was, Mackintosh paused and, with a sad sigh, he con-cluded, “That is, it was fireproof up to the date of its destruction.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z His “Cosmic Mystery” was disproved entirely by the much later discoveries of the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto—there are no additional platonic solids' that would determine their distances from the sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He let the blanket fall and his blue denim shirt spot, while the rain took on more solid drops. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I found a stone flat enough and solid but not too heavy for Plug. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z To be sure, the language, to say nothing of all this solid globe, will survive such lapses. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Now distempered as he was, he yielded no solids. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I nodded at him, thinking how for a guy I first met in Juvi he turned out to be a pretty solid dude. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Agents suspected Carol Cummings’s stepmother’s accusations were true, but could find no solid evidence. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The floor was stone blocks fitted together, and the walls were a different type of hewn stone, the huge blocks so solid, she couldn’t imagine anything knocking them down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In front of him there was a solid wall that seemed at first as though it were made of wood. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “He is dying. Do him a solid and let him upstairs to say goodbye to his father.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I sat quite still, the floor, the walls, the figures of Frank and the policeman taking solid shape before me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He says that space is mostly empty and that matter is not really solid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One moment the trees were solid as stone around him; the next it was as if he were standing among grand marble pillars in a magnificent palace. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The grain of the wood felt reassuringly solid, and tracing its whorls with her eyes was easier than thinking. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There it was: a solid fact, the place to start. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She might get a notion to spit in my food for a solid week. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He looked up at the high stone ceiling, expecting to see the circular window through which he had just been staring, but there was nothing there but dark, solid stone. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The solid snap of the lock disengaging rippled through Anya’s hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His cheeks were rough with stubble and paler than I remembered, but his arms felt as solid and strong as ever. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s as good a way as any to try and get some solid answers out of her. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Galanter said he was counting upon our infield to act as a solid defensive front. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A good, solid compass from the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Stanchion drank off another solid swallow from his tankard and wiped his beard on his sleeve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The state news agency noted that the new leader is “a prominent thinker-theoretician and peerlessly illustrious commander” who will be a “solid foundation for the prosperity of the country.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The ground under them was not safe and solid. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And under the dress, breasts large and solid as earthworks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z To secure the loan, the Athenians demanded a deposit of fifteen talents, or approximately nine hundred pounds of solid gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z We both stared out at the peacefulness of our street, and she gave my hand a solid squeeze. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The echo seemed to reverberate through the vessel for a solid minute. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Here, in the summer of 1882, it is as if they are standing by the mill once again, the ground beneath them solid, at least for now. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I raced up the stairs two at a time, praying that there would be a door above, a solid one that I could lock tight and hunker down behind. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His solid form towered over the pair of them, and the expression on his face was still indecipherable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The moonlight was bright and the shadows of Portia and William and Highboy lay black and solid on the dusty street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The car was packed nearly solid with stuff—suitcases, boxes, assorted black plastic bags, hangerloads of clothes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I kept to the solid walkway that stretched along the rink, separated by narrow pillars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She felt a little more solid on the work front. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Basically, for eleven solid minutes, it felt like we were dancing ten feet above the rest of the world. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He nodded toward the solid wall of brush flying past our windows. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were both happy to stand on solid ground again. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “You need to admit what you’ve done,” Redemption replied, his jaw solid. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In truth, Duke had already sold his house for a solid profit. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The smell of the river was cool and like a solid rain. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “What were you doing carrying these scraps across the ocean ?” Brave Orchid took what was useful and solid into the back bedroom, where Moon Orchid would stay until they decided what she would do permanently. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She clambered up on the bench and pounded on the wall where the hole had been, hoping the hole’s absence was just an illusion, but the wall felt solid. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A solid, round ball that must have been someone’s head butted him in the stomach. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The ground beneath me no longer feels the solid ground I walked on all my life. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was as solid as the vault in the Bank of Zimbabwe. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Build shelves and use those solid boxes canned goods were shipped in for drawers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was bent and dull, so it wouldn’t be much good in a fight, but it looked like solid Imperial gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s a relief to be on solid ground again. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet walking into the temple still felt to me like entering a mountain of solid rock. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead, it looked like something solid was connecting the measuring cup to the pot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was as though a sharp little gimlet had rim into the solid congealed mess of Emily Brent's brain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He had been hoping to face a solid charge, unleash a full volley, but the Rebs seemed to be coming on like a lapping wave, rolling up the beach. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That door was three inches of solid oak with an auto lock; you'd need a chain saw to get through it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Below was a solid white blanket of clouds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For over an hour they stand there as a solid, scarlet disk of sun sinks into the tree-lined horizon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bar of solid gold couldn’t look any finer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Also, the numbers themselves seemed solid, obdurate, much less fun. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Perilee and Karl spun by—he tall and solid, she round of belly and homely of face—and my heart filled up so full, it threatened to spill out my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As if no one knew what to do in the face of such tragedy except to make the heaviest, heartiest, most prosaic dish they could, to give the bereaved something solid to hold on to. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were dreams, nightmares, but nothing solid, periods of heat and cold and shaking images of his father peering into his eyes... Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The skeletal guards shoved me straight through a wall, and it became solid behind me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was generally acknowledged that the Tychonic system was incompatible with belief in solid heavenly spheres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had froze solid, sticking to the dirt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There were limits, but my body was nevertheless lithe, single, solid, one with me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mason and Maskelyne formed a solid friendship and spent several happy, and possibly even mildly useful, weeks charting tidal flows. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was that this felt like a solid, intractable line they were crossing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tommen got his pony up to a brisk trot, waved his sword vigorously, and struck the knight's shield a solid blow as he went by. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But despite their lack of money, Farideh and Mohammad had a solid marriage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z ‘But Ents only drink, and drink is not enough for content. Treebeard’s draughts may be nourishing, but one feels the need of something solid. And even lembas is none the worse for a change.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mom agrees to let me stay home if I promise to eat three solid meals and take a hot shower. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The black gaps between silver links would close until the fishermen could see, below, a solid mass of silver spinning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z If this sounds silly, bear in mind that before the development of modern embryological studies, people had no solid evidence that babies are always sired by a single father rather than by many. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps a week of solid fiddling with the molecular models would be necessary to make us absolutely sure we had the right answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As I lowered the main, the keel struck a solid wall of coral heads and we heaved forward and came to a grinding stop. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I am bold to say I was his preceptor in politics and taught him everything that was good and solid in his whole political conduct.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Two hundred fifty not to mention two solid hours of torment and anguish and let’s not forget Sandy Sterling. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It just took sixty years to make his proposal work in practice, and then it worked only if one had one’s feet on solid ground. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We had now lost an hour, a solid hour, and I was fuming. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She looked up at the sky and I saw her eyes were a solid, tarry black. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He fired up the moldy butt and sucked on it for a solid minute without even glancing in my direction. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s as if she’s been walking on a wire, trying to keep her balance, and now, for the first time, she is on solid ground. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I squat, letting my fingers brush at the dirt, the solid rock. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Auk XXV peaked out at the predicted fifteen thousand feet, neatly falling downrange, landing with a solid thunk near the end of the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I hold up a solid white T-shirt and a solid green T-shirt. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z What did you say to one another at the end of sixteen years’ solid dislike? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Feet away, towering above him, was a solid wall of spiders, clicking, their many eyes gleaming in their ugly black heads. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Use the same flavor for a solid lolly, or different flavors for a striped lolly. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t about to break my solid oath that I wouldn’t tell anyone about what he overheard at Halloween, but I felt bad for Jack. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “But she mentioned a door too. I think we’ll know we’re in the right place when we find a solid building with solid doors.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The solid weight of Carmine is in my arms, his hot breath, slightly sour and sticky from his morning milk, on my cheek. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The sound of solid iron fracturing was thunderous. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His mom turned to her supervisor, a solid woman with a jaw like a bulldog’s. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Darren got out, grinned a hello, opened the trunk, and stared blankly at it while the perception slowly spread through his brain that it was also packed solid. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She knew that Melanie was trying not to laugh at the idea of solid old Ken being “pure and dizzy.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The chicken clucked and immediately laid an egg of solid gold. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Just go home, fool! Enjoy life’s little pleasures, like breathing and eating solid food.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z First the chimp bent a branch down over some solid foundation, such as a fork or two parallel branches. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Voicing it for the first time made my dream feel more solid. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They have solid surfaces, interiors made of rock and iron, and atmospheres ranging from near-vacuum to pressures ninety times higher than the Earth’s. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He has soft eyes and a solid jaw. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The love was based on solid ground, for Virgil believed that it was a very easy thing to love a man who had saved your life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That night her mother showed her how to pull back her hair and slip the solid blue headband over her head. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Where there had been a foot of solid grey stone before, there was now a gaping hole big enough to drive a cart through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ma warn you, I know how to kill vampires. This knife is genuine solid twenty-four- karat silver.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z These gave out a smell of must and solid brownness which was most secure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not until I have a solid memory, Thomas thought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She looked at the towel I held, formerly solid yellow now with faded green splotches. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I ducked in close and he kept hitting and hitting, but I was in too tight for him to land any solid blows. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Since limits are logically airtight, by defining a derivative in terms of limits, it becomes airtight as well—and puts calculus on a solid foundation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And then she stood up and started walking across the sandy beach as though it were a solid paved path, and I was trying to follow behind, struggling and stumbling in the soft mounds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a solid lump of metal—a beautiful object. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Quiet, Natalie—and then there they were: the cold, solid keys, resting right in my hand. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A moment later, there’s something solid beneath my feet, and a cool breeze whips across my face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The sharp edges blur, the ache goes out of it, the colors melt together, and from the many separated lines a solid gray emerges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was solid stone, carved into the wall. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was that one letter missing, and the framing bulged slightly out of kilter, but overall, it looked as solid as ever. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a penetration of the light into solid substance so that I seemed to see into things, deep in, and I’ve seen that kind of light elsewhere only in Greece. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When we finally reach a wide patch of solid ground, I nearly kiss the dirt in thankfulness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His tie was solid black, and on the sleeve of his gray coat there was the mourning band that he had sewn there. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Other solid achievements show what can be done. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She put her feet down on solid earth, her skirt rucked up to her thighs, still feeling the Superb’s reliable and familiar rumble all through her body. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He had often longed to hear the noise that these clean and deadly missiles would make in solid flesh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But even if the man’s every word was gospel, Dewey and his colleagues had not yet unearthed one bit of solid supporting evidence—“courtroom evidence.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands hit solid bodies but do nothing; there are too many. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The baseball bat was turned perfectly smooth, the weight so solid and balanced that the world seemed to slow as he hefted it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The foundation and the lower walls were solid grey stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He gave the wood a slap for good measure, deemed it solid, and crossed over. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They couldn’t see him, of course, but it was a narrow corridor and if they came much nearer they’d knock right into him — the Cloak didn’t stop him from being solid. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I noticed their voices didn’t have that solid ring. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The air in the room seemed to freeze into solid ice, and Thomas pressed his fists against his eyes, the anticipation of the attack killing him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I stepped up to the brink where the solid ground plummeted to the water, bent down, and ran my fingers through the exposed dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If for us the Gallery remained in a hazy realm, what was solid enough fact was Madame’s turning up usually twice—sometimes three or four times—each year to select from our best work. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Hercules’s expression was like the cliffs of Gibraltar—a solid, unforgiving sheet of stone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Or maybe there’s only one line, but it isn’t a sure thing, solid in its place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nothing as solid as a fact right then. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Thomas sensed a chance to finally have a solid answer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Before I could aim, shots rang out from the other side of the road and the van screeched to a halt, the long whine of the horn like a solid alarm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The girls sat against the trees, grateful for solid, dry dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There are so many they look like a solid craft. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My blade should’ve run him through, but it deflected off his stomach like I was hitting solid marble. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The rec yard wall is solid cement—maybe sixteen feet high. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The handholds in its branches felt solid and familiar, and she descended quickly into the darkness behind a recycler. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In person, though, he was just so much ardor next door, a boy whispering his heart through a solid garden wall. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The ladder feels about as solid and stable as an aluminum can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Four solid walls, a big-screen TV, and food on the table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Not a record breaker, but it was solid. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Then I praised God, Who had brought me out of Egypt and set my feet on the solid rock.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I get to read for a solid half hour before I’m interrupted. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The black man hit him one more solid blow, and Rufus collapsed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Heard the solid thunk of one of them hitting the wood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Apparently Moody’s magical eye could see through solid wood, as well as out of the back of his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They are shaking slightly but they appear to be solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I lifted it and felt how solid the smooth brown wood was against my shoulder. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z After a few minutes’ walk, the group arrived at the small river and, beside it, a hill—brown, fly infested, half solid and half liquid—reeking with the fetid smell of feces. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The bedroom was crowded with furniture, and the wing chair, heavy and solid, was the most sensible spot for an elderly woman who was unsteady on her feet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He is holding a stack of dress shirts, some with stripes, some with checks, and some that are solid colors. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He wore gold rings in his mustache, gold bells in his braid, and a heavy belt of solid gold medallions around his waist, but his chest was bare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The land has to be solid enough to build on. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Holds his hands up to his face, and he can tell they’re solid now even though it’s dark. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z As we come closer to the main town square, the crowds grow even more packed, a solid mass of people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the very outskirts of the village, there was a large, simple wooden structure originally meant to provide cover in a rainstorm, then, when more solid buildings were built, to store things temporarily. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Except for the wet solidity under his webbed feet, he was living in nothing—a solid nothing, like chaos. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the thick, solid wood falling to pieces when I touched it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The house lights went down; fiery letters stood out solid and as though self-supported in the darkness. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no rope, no string, and yet he had to have a way to hold the logs in a flat platform to keep them solid enough to carry Derek and him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The chair was sturdy, solid, and just his size. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z That night Matthias slept inside a long hollow log with both ends disguised to make it appear solid. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He didn’t like the way his heart pounded, because it kept him from hearing, but his head was clear and his legs were solid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She is still crying, but she is solid and real, and just in case, I pinch her skin, and she pretends not to notice. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z You and I, you and I, you and I. We were learning to adapt, to knit ourselves into a solid and forever form of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was yellow gold, burned gold, and gold turning to brown; there were reds blending with browns, greens with grays, and solid browns shining like silk. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m hoping that in the middle of her dozing off, she’ll do me a solid and give me a good score. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z All she knew was that presently a wave seemed to lift them and carry them swiftly on and then, retreating, leave them on something solid and motionless. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The battering ram continued, although as yet it had made no lasting impression upon the solid construction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He couldn’t even remember if he was stripes or solids. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Now there he went, out into a world of solid ice! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only”—Moron checked that we weren't being overheard—“gone and froze solid! Half the kids in the village're there, right now. Ace doss or what?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Thanks to Uncle Al’s superior marketing techniques, the big top is packed solid. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The investigation stalled, I took to reading for religion class again, which seemed to please the Old Man, whose pop quizzes I’d been failing consistently for a solid six weeks. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s small, but it’s got a solid roof.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It stood like a tower of solid gold. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The back of the hall was a solid press of people, and scuffles broke out over precedence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But Momma left for Arkansas without me with her solid air packed around her like cotton. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ice? On the lake? It's as solid as anything.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She passes it to a man in the front of the crowd, in order to establish that it is solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For one second, before the metal cooled, the inside of his right hand, from wrist to fingertips, was coated with solid silver. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was solid green and glazed with a clear lacquer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This gave him control over the volume and pitch, and produced a deep, solid bang capable of shaking the door, the frame, and the wall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now it was winter, and the top of the soil was solid. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor was made of solid wooden planks, old and knotty. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It is solid gold, and it has little lines in it that make it look like gold lace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew his sword—a short blade made of solid black metal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z While I was sipping my first glass of beer—I have never really cared for cold beer in midwinter, but I accepted the glass to have something solid to hold on to—the doorbell rang. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “We shouldn’t get any resistance, especially at first. When we dig in, make sure you’re dug in behind something solid.’ Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to paddle toward solid ground but succeeded only in pushing myself deeper. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was still trying to build a sturdy ladder when, during a cold snap a few days later, my can of paint froze solid. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t the only one whose feet were searching for solid ground. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The whole lower deck might have been frozen solid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I freeze solid when I hear him say it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It’s not even really a floor, just a solid wall of black metal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The board wouldn’t let her crash into anything solid, but it didn’t get too concerned about twigs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There, on more solid ground, he raced through the furze and beyond the clump of trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She slammed hard into dry sandy dirt, coming down on arms that hadn’t been braced hard enough for connection with solid earth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “It’s dangerous out here. The cities are like these boulders. They may seem solid, but if you start messing with them, the whole pile could crumble.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I pulled back abruptly and, putting the thwart between us, grabbed up the hard, solid pole, stood and jammed it down into the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously, the solid Earth could not be moving! The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The front half of the car had been compressed, the engine arched, curving back over itself, like a fold in solid rock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Chamberlain twitched around to see shells beginning to come over, falling first on the left, then almost instantly on the center, then to the right, then overhead, air bursts and ground bursts and solid shot. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Facts are no more solid, coherent, round, and real than pearls are. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Magnus stretches out his arms, his hands transforming into solid metal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A solid plan, if he said so himself. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The sycamores formed a solid, tangled bower that kept out the sunlight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The Pythagoreans were fascinated by the regular solids, symmetrical three-dimensional objects all of whose sides are the same regular polygon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Tucker took out Number Seven with a solid hit, but Number Seven took revenge mid-period and flattened Tucker. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The biscuits and the fishing gear assured us of the solid part of our diet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But making sure skirts go past your fingertips seems dumb, because there’s nothing cute about skirts that long, and not being able to wear solid red or solid blue is a pain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I needed solid proof, the sort of bloody evidence that would convince a judge to deal out a death sentence. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Clary was tall and solid, with big hands and knobby knuckles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is different-looking; it seems higher above me, more solid, as if the railings have disappeared or been filled in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a simple matter of walking straight through the apparently solid barrier dividing platforms nine and ten. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There were several square, solid tables covered with family pictures and random books and magazines, and also three small, elegant tables not used for anything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He dragged her up over the edge, and slowly they crawled onto more solid ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But that starch was frozen solid by the time we reached my new home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Known as "liquefaction," this process transformed the protein cubes from a steady solid into a flowing sludge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The titanic grey line of it was unwavering and solid. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was solid granite, but his eyes were alive and cunning. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a football player, solid and strong, with a new center of gravity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His hands did shake, but not all that noticeably, and perhaps the Inigo of before the brandy would have bested this fellow now in sixty minutes of solid fencing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sun was already hot and the wind solid and growing a bit each hour and he got the Frog up to five knots and held it until the sun was straight overhead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At last they reached what appeared to be solid wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Toby scrambled between the two seats and spent a solid two minutes trying to find and buckle the seat belt before Lily reached across him to help. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We are on solid ground, but the bottom has just dropped out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “We should go to the fabric store and pick out something really cool! You could do flames or flowers or just a solid, like hot pink!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z His conjecture that the orbits of the planets are circumscribed by the five platonic solids were no more supported by Tycho’s data than by Copernicus’. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He is a solid horseman and quick with a knife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I steered myself toward a strip of solid land with the wide, flowing river beyond. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes feels the solid ground beneath her solid black shoes as she walks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Not transparent, not spooky, no phantoms of the night, but real and solid, with shadows and everything—only they never get cold and they can’t eat or drink or hurt themselves. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We went down and Mr. Bow opened the solid steel cell door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z No names or times or good solid details, just the suicide chick, just the old dude who’d pinned me to the floor of my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The moist towel that Wes held to his lip was almost solid red and beginning to drip blood on the living room carpet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was made of blackened oak, immense and broad, with steps as worn as the flagstones: far too solid to creak underfoot. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran out away from the last row of houses, on a slope leading down to a solid moving blackness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z For days after I stare at the house, wondering how it can still manage to look the same, to seem so solid and house-like when there’s no one around to make it a home. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tries to be solid for Axel when her world has gone dark, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “His wet diaper’s frozen solid. Should I tug it? Will it tear his skin off?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The ground feels extra solid beneath my feet, and a slow smile comes across my face as I bring a spotlight up on Tanasia, who is walking toward the microphone with a guitar. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At least it looked solid and respectable, compared to the cabins they had passed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They were solid silver, and so heavy that when I tried them on, I was afraid my ears would stretch to the size of an elephant’s. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But now there wasn’t an opening anymore, just row after row of solid shelves blocking the way out. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The giant approached, grinning at her with his solid silver teeth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “They’re called azaleas. In the spring that whole row will turn solid pink. Prettiest thing. I saw it last year when we visited Deedee and Ben before we moved over.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I jumped off my bike and knocked Calvin down with a solid fist to his chest. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Shay crawled into the window, laughing, as Tally gathered her into a hug, warm and joyful and solid. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We do not see solid surfaces here, only the atmosphere and the multicolored clouds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted someone more solid and sensible to keep watch over his daughters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He laughs, patting her all over with hands solid and undefined as paws. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We have seen certain species frozen in solid blocks of ice, and yet regain their activity when subjected to the influences of warmth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Festus sprayed her with flames, which seemed to force her into solid form. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “No, I haven’t seen your pipe. And I adore winter. My favorite part was skating around the ships locked in solid by the ice. The Bensons were there, and the Peales, remember? It was delightful.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They would land right on the lake, but the pilot could also take off from solid ground. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked quickly over his shoulder and saw the archway shrink instantly back into solid wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His portrait in solid gold, Ranofer thought as he watched the old man’s scarred hand slap the stone weights of the spindle around and around. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And then, at last, as he crept around yet another bend, he saw a solid wall ahead on which two entwined serpents were carved, their eyes set with great, glinting emeralds. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Check out these biceps. I’m getting a solid upper arm workout,” Sheryl says, flexing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I heard a deep voice say, “That’s a hell of a thing to do. Come running in here saying the dogs are frozen solid.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was three or four weeks away from first blossom, but with heavy, solid branches. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In desperation, he threw his backpack at her, thinking maybe it would turn solid when it left his hand, but no such luck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Alex has to admit: Henry really has a solid handle on his personal brand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The stones were hard and solid under my feet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It had solid tires on its back wheels and blocks held its front wheels off the ground. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I wedged my body down through the nearly solid sea of coils, forcing my legs deep into the cockpit and jackknifing my knees so that my upper body swung downward and inward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert Johnson was twenty-one years old, a solid six years older than me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z After descending about eighty feet, I got back on reasonably solid ground. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I knew it was useless I tried tugging at the bars but they were the real McCoy, solid steel. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Doug and John—at fifty-six, the oldest person on the team—had both looked solid. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The water made a cracking sound and froze solid as soon as it touched the mirror and By’s lips! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At times he still presses his ribs to make sure they are solid. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, but I had to listen to him kvetch for a solid twenty minutes before he surrendered them. If there’s one thing that man knows, it’s how to lecture people.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And when they died, frozen solid against a fence, with the snow drifted around their heads? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked in the direction of Nick’s transparent, pointing finger and saw a tall ghost who caught sight of Harry looking at her, raised her eyebrows, and drifted away through a solid wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The trickle of smoke sketched a chalky line up the solid blue of the sky, wavered high up and faded. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The gray cloud of it disintegrated and drifted away in small streams, leaving Pet’s body full and solid in the studio, all gold and red-streaked white. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We were a solid gang of three: myself, Geoffrey, and our friend Gilbert, whose father was the chief of our whole Wimbe district. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Now Francie felt that all the tears she had were frozen together in her throat in a solid lump and the lump was growing...growing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother sat quietly, eyes focused, lips tight, her whole expression momentarily solid. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I worked for two solid hours and only had half the lawn done before I needed to refuel. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Race had become, yet again, a powerful wedge, breaking up what had been a solid liberal coalition based on economic interests of the poor and the working and lower-middle classes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z No mud this time, despite last week’s rain—ground’s all frozen solid. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was a magnificent boat, solid and heavy in the water, over twenty feet long and carved from the trunk of one giant tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A foot that bleeds is better than one that is frozen solid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sister, Catherine, was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty with a solid sticky bob of red hair and a complexion powdered milky white. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The eager Humbug quickly set to work picking at the solid granite wall. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Twisting her damp hair away from her face, Sefia began digging her belongings out of the pack, laying them out in neat piles until her searching hands hit something flat and solid and firm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “It’s part of the security system. It makes the wall look solid from a distance, but once you get beyond the projectors”—he pointed at the cameras in the trees—“the hologram goes away.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In no time at all he had him a solid blanket of roses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I’m at this low-key coffee shop with Hudson since our exam is on Tuesday and I really need a solid study session to handle my weak spots. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It's a pretty solid hit, but neither of us falls down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she served asopao with a solid dark ball floating on top of each of our bowls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When they were solid she webbed them with hide, made loops for her toes, and put on her snowshoes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Long-range artillery, percussion and solid shot, every gun on the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were solid blocks of stone with no major cracks that she could see. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But no matter how hard he tried, the solids and the planetary orbits did not agree well. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The winds encased the goddess, keeping her solid, but it was all Jason could do to contain her blasts of sand and soil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I pressed my cheek to its wet, solid surface. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The gap is in the shape of a very large S, and until you are right on top of it you think you are coming to a solid wall of rock and trees. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There is actually more empty space between our atoms and molecules than anything solid. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z And then they hit solid earth and smelled salty air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Sinjin wagged a playful finger as he took a solid step back. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Lina felt that she might step off the edge of the building and walk across the air, it seemed so solid with sound. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Maeve was solid and plain, but when she smiled, it was like sunshine peeking through clouds. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Clara was also more solid than she had been in weeks. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Blood spilled over the sand as the Tidemakers collapsed in two very solid heaps. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Cars had splashed ice water onto the sidewalk and overnight it had frozen solid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He performed alchemy experiments in the kitchen, filling the house with fetid smoke and ruining pots and pans with solid substances that stuck to their bottoms and were impossible to remove. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a huge solid oaken thing that no dozen mice could even move. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In spite of the pea-soup fog, they caught the Biscuit spinning six furlongs in 1:14, a solid workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a record breaker, but a solid one nevertheless. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It surged a little, seeming to expand and contract, but it was solid. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The red warning light on his chest began to flash faster and faster until it finally went solid red. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z With a grunt, they heaved their way up the vine and onto solid land. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Adrian tried to protect his face, but my fist connected with something solid, and that only made me fight harder. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The door in the rock was solid iron, broken only by a narrow slot through which to pass the prisoner’s meals. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He can remember the sweet, solid feel of the brake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there was a rule in my school which gave teachers authority to expel a pupil who was absent from school for over a month without a solid reason. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he saw that her hands were wrapped around it: a solid silver bust of Christ, the head easily three times the size of his own. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A small wedge of solid wood was all that was holding it up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Those occupying the chairs closest to the flaming chair abandon their seats and rush for the door, only to find that there is no longer a door to be found, only a solid wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “But she gave me a big key to a solid door,” Anya said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His hand tangled in something solid—the copper wire. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The camper van, standing in the abandoned barn like a solid, multicolored animal, was more familiar to Meggie than any of the houses where she and Mo had lived. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Aristotelians also held that solids are denser and heavier than liquids. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He swung his fist into Black Dog’s jaw with a solid smack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Shuddering, I broke into a trot, never pausing until I reached solid ground. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A model of the bell, as if it were solid, was first made of clay and plaster of Paris. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z She put hardly any effort into it, just a twist of the hips and a flick of the shoulders, but the steel screamed against stone as it cut halfway through the solid marble column. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It reminded him of reaching port after a long trip at sea; the temptation was to leap from the ship and dance and run on the solid and limitless earth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The building is three stories of solid brick with long windows on the first and second floors that have solid steel shutters that could be closed in case of atomic bomb blasts, riots, or invasion. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As soon as his feet hit the solid stone floor, he took off, running despite the scream of exhaustion from his body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The shadowy figure, now solid and visible, turned around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In hindsight, one could view my actions as solid textbook. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He made it sound like a business proposition, but a solid one, and after thinking it over, I agreed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “To make them solid, so they don’t fall apart.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But Mark felt solid knowing that he’d returned the favor on more than one occasion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It made the world seem solid, not a shifting mist of dreams. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a good kiss, solid and hot, and Alex can’t decide where to put his hands because he wants to put them everywhere at once. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nothing could have been more pitiful and hopeless than the twenty-eight men marooned on the rotting ice pack nearly 200 miles from the nearest solid land. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Not only were there solid rice cakes, the best journey food, but also a surprise: a packet of gokkam—sweet dried persimmons. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Before I even reached solid ground, she had risen to her feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Down the side streets that led to the square we saw the square solid with people, those in the centre all dancing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z From a knot in a floorboard, a fresh, new and very solid sapling had sprouted, about a foot tall. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I fan through the different colors of paper—some prints, some solid. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We were this majestic, elegant thing sitting solid, sparkling in the light. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Most churches had steeples that appeared to be solid from the street, but a closer inspection would reveal a wooden framework covered with cleverly painted copper or tin. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z One side of it was solid earth, the other a dense screen of thorns and branches impossible to see through but with enough cracks and crevices to admit a little air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I could see the flower tubs on the terrace and the blue of the hydrangeas clumped and solid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The space where the audience had entered now appears to be solid wall, seamlessly blending with the rest of the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all round. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At the woman’s sandaled feet, the two wispy animals took on solid form. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Each segment was bordered by a solid line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z His grip was solid, his hand calloused and scarred. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The bed is narrow, covered by a solid brown quilt. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There are an infinite number of regular polygons, but only five regular solids. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards, a sturdy, solid lot, hustled me through the corridors and left me alone in a small room, very dirty and very brightly lit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And when he did, he felt his breath catch in his throat, like an icy wind had blown down there and frozen the air solid. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That night everything looked different: Nothing seemed solid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He could lay down a pretty solid beat, and besides, I knew where he was heading. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The water had a transparent skim that broke apart and clicked together, then went solid again, until there formed a tough gray coat of ice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Before his sluggish senses could respond, he felt a solid weight plow into him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I think of taking it to the car to read what’s inside, but instead I sit down in one of the pews, grateful for the sturdy, solid wood underneath me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The older girl held out a small, solid purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He sat on a simple throne of solid platinum. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The leaves of the apricot tree were solid with snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, sleepy and happy, I rested awhile by her side, admiring the solid curve of her hips and the shudder of her snake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel followed him up out of the tide pool and up the slippery trail to solid ground. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a miserable night, damp, the air solid with fog. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We jump up, laughing, and scramble together, hand in hand, to solid ground. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Ginika parked in the circular driveway of a house that announced its wealth, the stone exterior solid and overbearing, four white pillars rising portentously at the entrance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Beyond the gates had been a solid press of people. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is cold and solid in my hands, heavy as a promise. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m about to run into the kitchen when my foot connects with something solid. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I jumped onto solid ground before the carriage had stopped moving, stumbled forward, regained my balance, kept moving. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I trusted that the guards were solid if my mom was okay leaving me with them, but I still figured to stay extra safe I’d barricade myself in her office with the bonobo until morning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Each renter was, in some ways, another dependent, another soul to worry about, to provide with shelter, a solid roof, air-conditioning, clean water. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Rosie, ten feet tall and solid as a mountain, whimpering under August’s blows. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ultimately, I thought I’d come up with a pretty solid plan; it would be a fun way to spend a Saturday night. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was glad to come out on to the lawn and see the house there in the hollow, solid and secure. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I heard him chuckle as I went into Gladys’s room and undressed, crumpling my dress and pretty ribbons into a ball as solid and round as his stuffed potatoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It’s not solid, as I had thought, but a locket. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The cells were different, too, with doors of solid steel instead of iron bars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But there was one realm which was handed over to the solid rule of a goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few years, when her older cousin retires, Justice will most likely take over the practice, a solid prospect, though far less lucrative, and less glamorous, than a partnership at her Lexington law firm. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Wear them with pride. And then...who knows? One day you may forego those striped pants for solid blue ones, just as Martina Crowe did today!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I mean he literally turned to solid ice. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And when I remembered that, something deep down inside, something that had been twisted into a tight knot, relaxed just enough so that I could take in a full and solid breath. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z They were grouped purposefully, and becoming clearer and more solid every minute. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As he knew, these were deflected somewhat by magnetic fields but, curiously, even more on their passage through solid matter—even through a thin film such as mica. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It established clearly that the O’Learys were in bed when the fire began and that they were solid citizens. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Water beside the road was frozen solid, and people moved about with shawls and sweaters wrapped around their ears. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes! They put in a solid offer and gave me a deposit!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z With five Euclidean solids to play with, and one sphere inside the innermost solid as well as one outside the outermost solid, this defined six spheres—one for each of the orbits of the planets. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z So back I go to my paintbrush and my solid rock. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Is it true the chamber pots in easterly Rock are made of solid gold?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, whining, he turned and crawled back to solid ground, tail between his legs, and commenced begging me to come back, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The descent on the bridge was even more dizzying, and Nina was relieved when her feet struck solid white marble once more. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They lapse into silence and walk for a solid fifteen minutes before Scoob realizes he’s missing a golden opportunity to get some of his questions asked. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The pain was solid and constant as the beating of his own heart. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The school bus didn’t come for four solid days. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She’d never freed the full force of a hurricane, except from within the solid structures of her inland city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The embers were white, and sure enough, the pot was solid with soap. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She found it so attractive, his shortness, his solid firm shortness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It had been frozen solid, but the ice crystals were already melting. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My head cracked against the icy blacktop, and I felt something solid and cold pinning me to the ground. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was so solid, so reassuring, but Frank couldn’t protect her from Death. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My feet are on safe, solid ground, but that’s just an illusion. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The great plaza before them was packed almost solid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the microscopic level, the protein cubes were solid food particles suspended in thick vegetable oil. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw enormous puma and condor statues carved from solid rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The solid, contourless body, like a block of granite, and the rasping red skin, bore the same relation to the body of a girl as the rose-hip to the rose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She could be his solid land in the tumultuous seas of his heretical thoughts. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, instead of picking true notes on the strings, Cool Papa hit a few ghost notes, thumping his brass thumb ring against solid wood. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Once I finally got a grip, I pulled up the Scoreboard and made myself stare at it for thirty solid minutes while I mentally berated myself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They made pegging the clothes to the line clumsy work but kept my fingers from freezing solid. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I sidled over to a shelf along the wall and picked up what looked like a solid gold staff with rubies encrusted on the handle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In three walls there were small, square windows, and in the fourth, a solid door with a wooden latch. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z With his brown robe and white hair, Medwyn looked as broad and solid as a snow-capped mountain. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I try to think about the distance between solid things; the color of the atmosphere. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The exchange was followed by vicious banging on the door for a solid live minutes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The bladder area was the worst, covered by a solid mass of cancerous tissue. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z ‘But you will be healed. You were meant to be solid and whole, and you will be.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The emptiness upsets him, but the weight of the camera is solid, reassuring in his hands. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Paul wanted the women to dress in solid colors and to be arranged to create a rainbow. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I drop the unwrapped Butterfinger into it, unable to imagine my stomach holding down anything solid, and walk away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Bunch of stupid girls messing with me all the time. I couldn’t throw a solid punch, but I could sure swing my arms like the Tasmanian devil.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z How could everything as solid as the earth my grandfather fought for crumble so easily beneath my feet? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But he wouldn’t stay frozen solid for long. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They called that discovery the Master Work—it was part liquid and part solid. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not much it wasn’t! The little runt was sitting right in the middle of the powder room! For three solid hours!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn around and see him shouting something at me, but there's a solid block between us, and my ears are buzzing so I can't hear what he's saying. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Outside, Amil was awful at cricket as usual, his skinny arms barely able to make a solid hit or throw, but this was just a party game, nothing serious. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” said Harry gratefully, but Dumbledore had already turned his attention back to the solid cave wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were made solid by her binding—substance and matter, if not flesh and blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It fell not in drops but in sheets, and the ground was running with it, so that you couldn't see anything solid: just flowing fields of bitter cold water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I guess the universe did do us a solid.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She knocks on her leg with a solid clunk, clunk. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Your feet feel warm and solid to me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The relationship between them underwent no major changes with the girl’s development, because it was based on the solid principle of mutual acceptance and the ability to laugh together at almost everything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The air wasn’t right, it was too thick, almost solid. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And in this way, the years passed: a lonely workshop; solid, beautiful things; customers who praised his work but winced at the sight of his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She let herself sink down until her feet touched the solid ground. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Up out of the swirling, silvery mass rose a little old man revolving slowly in the Pensieve, silver as a ghost but much more solid, with a thatch of hair that completely covered his eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Gryffindor table, a solid mass of red and gold, cheered as Harry and Ron approached. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The solid world exists, its laws do not change. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It looked—so quiet and solid; the air over it was lavender in the evening light, and mysterious. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Elevators used the same magnetic lifters as any other hovercraft, so there was always a solid metal plate at the bottom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Tally had never been airsick before, but now she clutched the seat restraints, her knuckles white and eyes fixed on the solid ground below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His back ached from having been pressed so long against something solid, about the size and shape of a small ceramic bird. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a handlebar of solid brass on top the steering rod. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The relief when she is solid and warm and alive to his touch is overwhelming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Pastor Ambrose held his Bible up, as if some solid miracle would fall on it from the sky, and shouted nonsensical words: she baba she baba she baba. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The sheer blissful joy of being able to fill one’s mouth with rich solid food! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Katherine’s development from solid high school French student to near-fluent speaker with a Parisian accent astonished her language teacher that fall. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "Yeah? What do they eat, then? I mean if they're frozen solid, they can't swim around looking for food and all." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The bluebells had not faded yet, they made a solid carpet in the woods above the valley, and the young bracken was shooting up, curling and green. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted about; all well dressed, all looking a little hungry and all talking in low earnest voices to solid and prosperous Americans. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the men continued to eat and rest, enjoying the feel of solid ground under their feet, stretching their cramped limbs, melting glacier ice into drinking water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Having something that looked enough like a weapon got him to iso for a solid month. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I half expected the sunflower leaves to dissolve like smoke under my fingertips, but instead, they felt solid and scratchy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The respectable, “solid citizen” now indulges his racial and religious hatred in this fraternity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was made of a solid piece of grey stone the same color as the surrounding walls. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A severe cold snap was in danger of turning the water in the planes’ radiators to solid ice, which would break the radiators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Herman Miller was told to cover the Aeron with a solid fabric and that it would be impossible to sell it to corporate clients. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I set the can on a steam pipe until the water evaporated, leaving bits of solid food in the bottom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Once both my feet were on solid ground, I took an unsteady breath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He throws his hands up in vain, but too late—the power-up has blinded him for five solid seconds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My stomach rose into my throat to join my heart in a town house of terror, and I closed my eyes, but before I could scream, I felt solid ground beneath my feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The leaves were all thicker and greener about the edges of the glade, enclosing it with an almost solid wall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Something warm and solid grabbed Anya by the ankle, and she tripped. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Pax squirmed in pleasure at the solid, warm weight of another’s body nestled against his. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Each was blind to the other’s being, Ged as baffled by impalpable shadows as the shadow was baffled by daylight and by solid things. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z After twenty meters, the soft powder gave way to more solid sand and the rover shuddered to a halt. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a real serious man, thoughtful and solid, different from Rocky and the other men I had seen in Harlem who hung around Small’s Paradise. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, they retreated to a large, old floe that seemed solid, and there they pitched camp, but they soon discovered it was not as secure as they had hoped. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The end result looked to Thomas like an army of drunk guys had done the work, but it was solid enough. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My hands were as solid as two stones. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z A solid minute later, he pulled the knife away in frustration. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And as they sprouted and grew with note taking and the mining of my childhood memories came the belief, the solid belief, that it is true not just for me but for all of us. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This makes the oil stay solid at room temperature and so it can be used for margarine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to bury my face behind his solid body. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I have a pretty solid idea,” Dimple said, trying not to show how ridiculously excited she was about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z No solid food, only juice and coffee, was taken for our breakfasts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “White,” she said, “but your hand is solid gold. I like that in a man. And what is it you like in a woman, m’lord?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The water was calm, solid brown because of how the rain had stirred everything up the day before. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The people climbing them learned that they were treacherous, jagged things—hot to the touch, often unstable—eager, should certain important rocks be disturbed, to tumble some more, to form lower, more solid curves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet, at the same time, he was strangely calm—in the moment that his marriage was effectively severed he was on solid ground with her for the first time in months. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was straight, the walls, solid, with no hallways branching off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He watched them fly, their color a bright slash in solid green, and in this way he found the berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba shouts in panic, but we’re safe behind solid stone walls. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, willing herself to be rooted there, in that chair, and she gripped the armrest until the pattern carved in it rose up to meet her fingers, solid and reassuring. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The other young man, Joe Rantz, also a freshman, was nearly as tall, at six foot two and a half, but more tautly built, with broad shoulders and solid, powerful legs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Its big .44 caliber ball, weighing in at nearly an ounce, was a solid, deadly round. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Each storeroom had a solid oaken door closed with an iron padlock as big as a supper plate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On his chest, rising and falling with the deep, regular breaths of a solid sleeper, lay a thick book about tropical plant life that he’d taken from a shelf. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Once clear of land he brought her around, up into the wind until she was tacking northwest and making a solid six knots. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a solid policy until people want to kill you. And in our line of work that happens a lot.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z European weapons were steel swords, lances, and daggers, supplemented by small firearms and artillery, while body armor and helmets were also made of solid steel or else of chain mail. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I knew the band would be having the traditional post-concert pizza delivered to the rehearsal room, but honestly — was I supposed to survive on nothing but bacteria-laden milk solids for the next several hours? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z For a solid month before Valentine’s Day, everyone was all worked up about the carnations—a dollar a flower, to benefit the school library. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Even my solid Plug balked when I tried to hitch him up to help at the Robbinses’. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The Riders seemed to sit upon their great steeds like threatening statues upon a hill, dark and solid, while all the woods and land about them receded as if into a mist. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the crash bracelets pulled her upward, and she felt the solid surface of the hoverboard coming up from under her feet. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The torches had to be larger and more solid than those Dustfinger used in his shows, for they would have to burn a long time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Carmine smells as lovely as a custard, the solid weight of him so comforting it makes me teary. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Your Honor, this case is as solid as this brick, the brick that battered a poor girl’s brains out!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was his tobacco that jabbed under my nail and then something solid, and today my hands needed to touch something real. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Under her fingers the mug was comfortingly solid, like a warm, strong shoulder. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We tried to thaw the pipe by running a burning piece of wood along it, but it would be frozen so solid there was nothing to do but wait for the next warm spell. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Wait here,” Officer Trixie says, and the door slams a solid steel closed behind him. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It is presumably hollow but with no discernible hinges, no nails, no attachment points; it looks like a solid block of highly polished wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “He said not give you any solid food tonight.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Though not as large or as influential as schools like Hampton, Howard, or Fisk, the college nonetheless had a solid academic reputation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He felt that he ought to be able to reach out with his bare hands and carve from naked space the concrete, solid reasons why he had murdered. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Flora hadn’t been reading The Criminal Element for two solid years for nothing. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He wondered whether he was going to suffocate; he could not breathe or see and the only solid things in the world were Ron’s arm and Hermione’s fingers, which were slowly slipping away.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Me and Jay are solid—breathing deep, but not harsh or rushed. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We were walking along the solid part of the sand, where it was dark and packed tight ’cause the tide had just been there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He came from a solid middle-class family and was sent to school at Mill Hill. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Adina had the disconcerting feeling that the ground beneath her was not as solid as she imagined. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They didn’t have much furniture, and the pieces they had wasn’t nowhere near as good as me and Pap could’ve made, but they was solid. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Their grip was solid, and there was the blood from Carl’s cut palm in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I was looking for something solid, as solid as 320 Montana acres. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “We gave him Wallace as a name. That’s a solid man’s style. This ‘Lolly’ sounds like you’re talking to your daughter.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As he enters his senior year at Truman, he weighs 230 pounds on just a five-foot-ten frame, and he doesn’t look fat—just solid. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There’s a good bit of creaking, but it seems fairly solid beneath the peeling plastic stuff in the kitchen. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I stopped: I could not trust myself to entertain, much less to express, the thought that rushed upon me—that embodied itself,—that, in a second, stood out a strong, solid probability. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z So I told her fine, she could take it easy with work, that I could handle the finances, we were solid that way. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We might go to my granny’s for a few days, but we’ll be home most of the break. I’m supposed to go out with Danny sometime, but nothing solid. You?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z If she drew herself right now, she’d use all the watery blues, her whole solid body dripping and melting into a puddle like the Wicked Witch of the West. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were going up, right through solid rock as easily as an air bubble in water. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I had no solid frame of reference, no true mental image of the place. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The color of her gown settles into a deep, solid green. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She remembered the dream of the mahalath, when the mist unmade her and all sense of physical being vanished, but for one thing, one solid thing: Lazlo’s hand gripping hers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His body was warm in the predawn cold, and formed something solid and certain in Tally’s shaken reality. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was physically a typical Gethenian of the Great Continent, compactly made, short-legged and short-armed, with a solid layer of subcutaneous fat giving him even in illness a sleek roundness of body. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When words fail him, the Rooster has been known to communicate with his fists, which, though quick and solid, are no larger than a couple of tangerines. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We had ceilings this time, and linoleum floors of solid maroon. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers move through without stopping, but there is a soft resistance, the impression that there is something occupying the space, even if it is not completely solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There wasn’t anything in his stomach, but he still managed a sickly green slime that was neither solid nor liquid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He reached his hand behind him and touched the wall; he was glad to have something solid at his back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In no time, Duke clambers up into the cockpit and knocks out Dr. Loofah with a solid head-butt. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then suddenly they felt that they were standing on something solid. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z From the front, that leg looked like a solid block of wood. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It may even be a wish to hear the solid click of a door closing behind their backs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was solid oak, with two heavy locks, and bolts top and bottom, though Will thought that no sensible burglar would try the front door anyway. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled it out; after the bewildering events of the past hour and the sudden intersection of her journey and the Current’s, it felt solid and familiar in her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You’d think they could make a few decent solid colors in this place,” my mother complains loudly so everyone can hear. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Soft peaks and vaporous chasms rose or opened here and there, but mostly it looked like a solid mass of ice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His knife was solid and well-balanced in his hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was the simple solid fact upon which all four of our lives were built. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Bathroom Boy. I remember now. He’s in my study hall. Dude’s like an eight. A solid eight. I don’t even like guys and I like looking at him.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She was big boned and solid, with intense blue eyes, a generous mouth, and soothing hands with short fingernails. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He worked hard for a solid half hour, then ran to check on Derek. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The table is silent, except for Mother’s thorough, methodical chewing to try to turn solid food into paste. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Of course, Miss Willis looked pretty real, but I bet if I'd touched her she wouldn't have been solid. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And although Dr. Cable’s office back in the city might be one big lie detector, this table and chair were solid wood, without any tricks inside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson, in his jacket and tie, had left long before, but he loomed in the background, solid and impressive and important, like a mountain range on the horizon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The pain is solid and heavy, it sits in the middle of my chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It made you want to drop your fork and grab holt of something solid. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Every pore of his body screamed in protest: The very air in his lungs seemed to freeze solid as he was submerged to his shoulders in the frozen water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I plugged one end into the battery and the other into the infamous sample drill, then walked off with the drill to find solid ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor felt as if he were made of ice from the knees downward, nothing but solid ice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His small eyes, red-rimmed and bloodshot, were alert in the solid mass of his face. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z But the fence was apparently not built with the express purpose of keeping ten-year-old boys out, for while the bars are solid, they are spread almost a foot apart. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The huge bird wore what appeared to be a leather vest, with a solid cylindrical case attached to the vest on the hawk’s back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Folding it back up would take a solid minute. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Neville, can you be that cool godfather that does his goddaughter a solid without asking too many questions?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The street was solid with dancers, all men. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But Kim, like others with firsthand knowledge of the camps, concluded after meeting Shin that his story was as solid as it was extraordinary. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Make that rending, not rendering, and it’s one solid word. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A solid shelf of winter clouds stops just short of the horizon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her legs ached with the need to walk on solid ground. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now what?” said Harry, blinking at the solid mass of cloud pressing in on them from all sides. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was not solid like ice, but puffy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They have as solid a faith in their leader as any veteran army that ever marched. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows he is on such solid ground that he can afford fantasy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Third, once she’s got them panicked, she tries to explain, being an analyst, why they shouldn’t be frightened, and after a good solid half-hour ego search with Helen, they’re really frightened. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z No matter how hard he pushed, his fingers encountered nothing but what seemed to be solid and inflexible air. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A kindly and deferential sort of fellow, Mengle could talk for perhaps four days solid, with interest, about any aspect of hiking equipment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Beyond were still more steps, hewn out of solid rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had misled the court from the beginning because I knew the charge was accurate and the state’s case was solid, and I saw no point in attempting to call witnesses and defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I laid my foot on the middle cross bench, its hardness had an invigorating effect on me, as if I had just stepped on solid ground. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z While the country as a whole had endured a torturous depression during the early 1890s, Durham’s businesses were so solid that the town experienced merely a slowing down in its normally frantic activity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Once they’re a solid, dark mass, they speed off back north. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z This time it was a tentative pull, not solid nor heavy, and he knew exactly what it was. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a lean, muscular frame, but he felt, suddenly, very solid standing next to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was solid and functional, though larger than most of the other houses on the street. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z —He had the money with him and gave it to me, a solid sum in Royal Karhidish Merchants’ notes of credit, nothing to incriminate me, and consequently nothing to prevent me from simply spending it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z We hunker down in a shady corner to wait it out, sitting quietly within the solid walls. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It made him swim again, to get a foothold on solid ground. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanging in the middle of the front door was a solid ring of ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z His breeches were similarly split; the right leg was solid green, the left leg striped in red and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The solid wooden box had a thick metal plate on each corner. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One morning when the air was cold and the puddles around the house were solid ice, an old man from seal camp arrived at the door. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a number of bathhouses along the beach, of rough but solid construction, built with small, protecting galleries facing the water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy looked at him questioningly when he saw the solid bars, but Dustfinger just laid a finger to his lips and looked up at one of the windows on the second floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Pennies spent well enough here in Tarbean, but Cealdish money was solid no matter where in the four corners you found yourself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt suddenly that he wanted something in his hand, something solid and heavy: his gun, a knife, a brick. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As a senior KGB official with colleagues and admirers throughout the Soviet government, Gordievsky could not simply be arrested; the KGB had to find solid evidence of his treachery or force him to admit it. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We followed the hidden ribbon of solid ground through the bog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And the solid part was called the Philosopher’s Stone. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The hooded mask kept slipping down over my eyes and I held my scythe straight out like a lance so I didn’t run face-first into something solid. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Only a few scattered clouds crept across the sky, but the air still felt too crisp, almost burned, like all the moisture was gathering into something solid, something we could feel. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We followed this routine for one solid week. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I pulled open his mouth and blew anyway, a dozen times, a hundred, pumping down on his chest with all my weight, eventually pounding on him as if he were solid ground. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If the movers have bothered to look upward, I can't tell, because as soon as I got to this landing, I unspooled the carpet, using it to make a solid floor on the fire escape. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was like a hoverboard course made solid, complete with tight, banked turns, sharp climbs followed by long drops, even loops that took Tally upside down, her crash bracelets activating to keep her on board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His friend was found the next day, “half out of his sleeping bag and frozen solid.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z All the rain from yesterday had frozen solid — coating the needles on the trees in fantastic, gorgeous patterns, and making the driveway a deadly ice slick. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The footsteps stopped and she was caught in a movement of air so solid that she staggered and was held. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The ice was solid under their feet, but as they walked farther, Pinmei could hear the faint whispers of water growing louder. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z These supernova results are preliminary, but they are getting more solid with each observation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When all our plates are clean, Emily says, “Siraj’s logic is solid about the science fair. Winning that would definitely give one an edge in the Excelsior contest.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Scientists are generally agreed that the world beneath us is composed of four layers–rocky outer crust, a mantle of hot, viscous rock, a liquid outer core, and a solid inner core.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I spent three solid days thinking about Him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Its walls were solid stone, so thick that he could hear nothing of the outside world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The wand spun around once and pointed toward his right, into solid hedge. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She just wished she were on solid ground again. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m up to my elbow and I haven’t even hit solid stone yet.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He walked in and looked around and then asked me, “Do me a little solid, Chino, and open the fire escape for me. I have to show you something.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Tomard was a solid man,- affable, loyal, tireless, capable in a limited way, but he was near fifty, and even in his youth he had never been energetic. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jack had backed right against the tribe and they were a solid mass of menace that bristled with spears. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Volta took his shot, sinking both a striped ball and a solid, which didn’t help Rowan in knowing what he was going for. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z For five solid hours of downpour we watched small red frogs with immense, cartoonlike toes squeeze in around the windows and hop steadily up the walls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The flesh at the joint was pale blue and frozen solid. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Now I will rest an hour more and feel that he is solid and steady before 1 move back to the stem to do the work and make the decision. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mama reached Anya, she pulled her into a surprisingly solid hug. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The turnpike lamp was a blur, quite out of the lamp’s usual place apparently, and its rays looked solid substance on the fog. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The disappearance of the trees paused and, when the dust settled to a solid haze, there was a flash of yellow in the gap. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But eventually Reynie and Kate had dragged them back up onto solid ground, where all four now lay on their backs, looking up at the sky and panting from the exertion. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She did feel it, solid beneath her foot. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Here, she felt, anything could happen, a ripe tomato could burst out of solid stone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then he took another....and another....and oh, the joy of being able to cram large pieces of something sweet and solid into one’s mouth! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m solid, Coach,” I say, putting my game voice on. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z It was a solid punch to Jim Crow, one that produced powerful shock waves throughout the South. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z There was a delay, no more than a second, and it fell to their feet with a solid thunk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The interior was also smoky gray, but it felt solid enough. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Now you are a solid-looking woman, ma’am. And I mean that as a compliment. You look solid all over.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The river below this pool was smoothed over, icy, frozen solid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave my hand a solid shake, and then caught herself. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It seemed as solid as the granite on which it was built, and Turner marveled that it could still be so after Mrs. Cobb had gone. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At that moment a solid shot passed through the trees above them, tore through the leaves, ripped away a branch, caromed out into the dark over the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What you had to do was walk through the solid barrier dividing platforms nine and ten. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She saw with quiet impotence how the deluge was pitilessly exterminating a fortune that at one time was considered the largest and most solid in Macondo, and of which nothing remained but pestilence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She looked familiar some way, a solid sort of woman, with a very settled-looking hat and her neck all wrapped in a big woolly scarf. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It looked to be made of pure and solid gold. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She could feel the steady beating of her heart, the rhythmic pulsing of her blood through her veins, and beneath her the dense, solid earth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt his feet hit solid ground, and stood, shaking, as the blurred shapes around him came suddenly into focus. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She tried to gulp, but the air seemed to have turned solid. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was the main line from Venice to Trieste, with a high solid embankment, a solid roadbed and double track. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There wasn’t another good, solid, flat floe in sight, and Shackleton felt they could not do better for a camping place. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Bailey takes a closer look as he walks by, wondering if the contortionist is somehow concealed in the platform, but it is solid wood and open underneath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Any solid land is a godsend when we are so badly in need of rest and food,” Worsley admitted. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The books on the shelf rise up in solid lines of singing color, the world drops out, and its hidden shapes snap forward to meet my eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not lose his job, and with it, this solid house, with its ever-growing lawn and maturing ornamental shrubbery. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your punch has gotten pretty solid over the years, but what you gonna do when you finally get in the ring, not for a spar but for a real match? Break your hands all up?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But there was also something solid inside, about the size of her shoe, floating on top of the blue liquid. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z George found the two bottom corners of his thick green comforter and whisked the blanket off in one solid yank. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z We made solid eye contact at least four times throughout the weekend, so I think it's pretty on point to say that he was in love with me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “There was more dirt than boy before. And I would have bet a solid mark your hair was black. You really don’t look the same.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The air through which they needed to move seemed to have become solid: They could not Disapparate; the Death Eaters had cast their charms well. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A tear fell on the grass and froze solid. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He lived for the times he could get off the rolling, rocky seas and onto solid land. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sean didn’t go down—he was too big and too solid for that, too ready for anything—but he rocked on his feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Two solid hours and I didn’t know where I was. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Right about now, running out of here and straight home seems like a pretty solid option. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could try the exercise again and stay on solid ground this time. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z What he didn’t realize—what he couldn’t see because it was almost inconceivable—was that the entire spleen had become a solid clot of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You could read it as a materialization, out of the white pipe cleaner mist into the solid fight of day. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He heard the man’s heavy breathing mixed with his own, the solid thumps of their feet pounding the steps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Colin woke up, exhausted, to the rooster, and rolled around in bed for a solid hour before making his way downstairs. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z On date night, I got home from school and spent a solid two hours getting dressed. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A throwing axe sprouted from the center of his forehead with a solid thunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, feeling the peace of the afternoon on her skin, the warm breath of the air and the solid mass of the ground beneath her, and she fell asleep. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The milk is fresh, the rain has stopped, the ground beneath them is solid. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I yanked on the padlock, but despite a thick encrustation of rust it seemed rock solid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I found two solid branches that were level and close together, and I tied the net to them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sea does not become a solid mass of cod as it would surely do if all the progeny of all the cod were to survive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Wet clothes froze solid when you tried to dry them anywhere but right next to the fireplace—but when you dried them there, they sometimes ended up burned. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When he reopened them they were solid blue, the color of deep water or the darkening sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The purpose was to keep the man’s focus and attention as sharp as possible, and to guarantee a solid night’s rest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “You’ve d-done it!” said Harry through chattering teeth, but before the words had left his lips the outline had gone, leaving the rock as bare and solid as ever. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Aimee talked to me about adding hours to my training regimen so that I could become so rock solid on all my skills, I could go out and just enjoy myself in competition. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It could have been the greatest moment in the partnership of Lawrence and Oppenheimer; the unveiling of earthshaking experimental findings with solid theoretical underpinnings. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Had it not been for their frantic clashing, I might have imagined they were not solid metal at all, but something thin and insubstantial, like the elder sticks we fought with as boys. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After a few laps, I had compressed the soil enough to have a solid path. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When thirty foreigners were killed in Stanleyville, each one was tied somehow to a solid exchange, a gold standard like the hard Belgian franc. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a narrow road painted with a solid yellow stripe, with one lane of traffic in either direction. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The way the boat moved across the water made it seem as if they were driving over a road, something solid. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was somehow more disconcerting than if the haint had been solid. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, in contrast to the proteins, the solid chemical facts known about DNA were meager. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The clock read 2:40.I needed a solid plan, but I didn’t have the luxury of sitting down to think one up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Like ghostly figures, large trees loomed out of the almost solid mass. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Think of our life in nature-daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it,—rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! the solid earth! the actual world! the common sense! Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They resembled most closely the Riddle that had escaped from the diary so long ago, and he had been memory made nearly solid. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Bone plates move and grow over time, with the skull eventually forming a thick, solid layer of protection around the brain. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The beasts’ legs floated in the abyss, turning from solid to smoke as they moved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Larger than regular wasps, they have a distinctive solid gold body and a sting that raises a lump the size of a plum on contact. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Throughout the warm-up period, with only our team in the yard, he kept thumping his right fist into his left palm and shouting at us to be a solid defensive front. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The next morning, they picked their way across an ice field splintered by jagged crevasses, keeping to the solid expanses between the deadly rifts, and arguing about Nina’s sleeping habits. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Durham had earned a solid reputation throughout the nation, black people in the South held it in even higher regard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were known to be five regular or “platonic” solids, whose sides were regular polygons, as known to the ancient Greek mathematicians after the time of Pythagoras. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll want two solid marks,” he said without any hint of apology or wheedling in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The wind hits him like a solid force, knocking him back against the rear fender. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The globe light holds and bathes each scene, and it can be assumed that at the curve where the light stops is a solid foundation. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Day after day, the winter sun had melted the snow on the eastward-facing slope, and the night frosts had hardened it, until it was a solid, frozen, glittering wall. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was only after five solid years of failure that he began to worry. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He’s standing behind me, hands on my shoulders, warm and solid. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything around him seemed solid and real, but he was a spirit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A solid block of redcoats faced out, presenting their muskets at the market people and inhabitants. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had wooden double doors, and each had a differently shaped bronze knocker on it: a horseshoe on the right, and a solid rectangular slab on the left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The suspicion was taking on an uncomfortable solid shape. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Next moment, he was standing alone, gazing at a solid wall of broken rock. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I feared that black children and youth would always be met with the same kind of artillery and white opposition— just for wanting to get a solid education. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Its face was as solid as a mask, the interlocked feathers unmoving, yet the way it moved its head, those small angles, they communicated a world. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I believe we would then be fresh and solid as we drive back to 8115. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our father was solid and tall, six feet, and our mother was delicate and tiny, four feet ten. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I heard his heart beating in there, solid and steady and strong. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The cloud looked so solid, I’d have sworn I could jump on it like a feather bed, and yet the plane cut through it as easily as a hot knife in butter. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hold on!” she yelled as, with a great effort, she got out of the mud and onto solid ground. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She slipped her arms around her mother’s waist and pressed up close to her, feeling the solid warmth of her body. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshy silt and decomposed plants made a surface that looked completely solid, but it was even worse than quicksand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They met head on, with a loud crash of horns and a jar so solid that it seemed like I could feel it clear up there on the fence. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a crowd all along the fence that led to the ring, and the outside balconies and the top of the bull-ring were solid with people. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z At least now I had solid proof that my mom wasn't reading my diary. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "The purse is just a taste, my friend. My brother wears armor of solid gold plate." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For the first time, Lawrence heard a physicist with a solid grasp of subatomic behavior express support for his idea rather than smothering it in quibbles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The riders picked their way carefully through the drifts, groping for solid footing on the hidden, uneven ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For we shall always be human, and always vicious; suspended motionless, yet never at rest; trapped, yet without any solid thing to grasp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Thankfully, before his arms gave out, his shoes pressed against solid floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Holding my breath nervously, I pray she will take pity on me and scoop my ladle of soup from the bottom of the pot, where all the solid food rests. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She flung out her arms to seize hold of anything solid—but she had no arms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Rather than jar his fragile stomach with solid foods, the doctor decided he should be put on a liquid diet until he got better. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Once I ran into a flat piece of bottom land, and what seemed solid earth by the light of the moon was a marshy quagmire. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Longstreet sitting alone in the same place, on the same rail, drew comfort from the solid presence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The blob of jelly has become a solid Jell-O popsicle. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I threw the stick into the gloom, a good solid throw. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Cole’s fingers sank into the bushy white hair until he touched solid body. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Instead, the first formal ceremony of their lives centers around the consumption of solid food. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a solid, taxing workout, whittling ten pounds off of Seabiscuit’s frame. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then would they taste the pure flavor of rice and feel its solid goodness in their bellies. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "Will you keep it down? I'm trying to sleep. The nutrients need three solid hours to soak in." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Fox and Hobs were fighting against a handful of solid, mean-looking men on the pier, but they weren’t fighting alone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After eighteen solid hours of sleep and a light continental breakfast, Artemis climbed to the study that he had inherited from his father. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One was skinny and stringy and the other’n was all thick muscles and solid bone. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I threw out my arms in a lame attempt to reclaim my balance, but the only solid thing I found was Rob’s arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “All in solid, safe blue-chip stocks and government bonds.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z At exasperatingly frequent intervals, the path was broken by steep, thickly bouldered streams, frozen solid and ribbed with blue ice, which could only be negotiated in a crablike crouch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not a gusher, but a solid strike. It’ll be a steady producer, that well.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was as if a black-waved, frozen sea had been sliced by a scythe, forming black, solid walls along a jelled path. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He handed the computer to Annabeth, who stared at it like it was solid gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The chaplain nodded without any hesitation, feeling himself on very solid ground now. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Understanding came and with it something cold and solid jabbing into the back of his neck. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Now, with a solid suit capable of holding pressure, refilling the tanks was a breeze. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The men dressed in neat white shirts and ties, and the women wore sleeved blouses and long skirts in solid, dull colors year-round. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All those early Old World wheels are of a peculiar design: a solid wooden circle constructed of three planks fastened together, rather than a rim with spokes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The mattress felt as solid as the frame. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the white weather one could not see a crevasse until one could look down in to it—a little late, for the edges overhung, and were not always solid. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z From afar, the smoke appears strangely solid, as though carved from luminous wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The nuns' house, at the edge of La Saline, felt sturdy and solid, cool and calm. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He might have been able to pass as a twenty-year-old with his facial scruff and solid build, but he didn’t fool anyone while tucked away in sleep. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Nathan handed his father the water bottle that he had frozen completely solid. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Good thing Pa had taught me how to make a nice, solid knot when I was still young. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was good to be on solid ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He got carried away by things; for example, he was so fascinated by the tilting planes of solid geometry that he did almost as badly in trigonometry as I did myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Money for the cement and cinder blocks that rose out of the ground in solid, grey walls and flat square roofs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Released after what was probably a solid minute, but still too soon, Tally stepped back, hoping that she wouldn’t cry again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He had time to notice quite carefully what sort of an arrow it was, and how it had driven three inches into the solid wood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy realized that the floor, which looked like solid stone, was more like the glacier he’d walked on in Alaska—in some places solid, in other places...not so much. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She stood up and sang with all her might into the deep, solid blackness. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A year of searching for the symbol and it had appeared not among the words but in the world, solid as the crate it was branded on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She walks away, and I’m left staring at a solid brick wall. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z When I washed my hands in the sea, my hands became solid again. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked it up and wrapped it around herself, the weight of it comforting and solid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight we would have thick walls, a warm fire, and a solid roof to shield us from the snow. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The old man swung the club down on him again as he slipped away to swallow and hit only the heavy solid rubberiness. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as she said it, the walls seemed to grow more solid, the smell of mildew more intense. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had big arms and a solid torso, light brown skin, and a dusting of powdery blush on her cheeks. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I had built my house on solid rock, all right. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to be on solid ground again, anyway.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just occasionally these stray visitors smack into something solid, like Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And so he did, the insubstantial presence in the fog once again becoming the solid figure of Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The step in question proved to be as solid and unmoving as its counterparts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It is too solid and unequivocal a term to be used as a euphemism and this seems to be what we are attempting. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Shusgis, a solid, beaming man, looked me up and down and laughed again. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was lying on solid ground, the sound of the ocean far distant. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The white marble plaza was a solid mass of people, all yammering excitedly at each other and straining to get closer to the Great Sept of Baelor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With each step she paused and gingerly padded her foot in front of her, feeling around for solid ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He looked almost solid now—a pale bearded king with cold eyes and tendrils of Mist coiling off his robes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z First on the path is a big wooden barn, built as watertight and solid as the bridge, like it could last there forever if anyone asked it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The wagons gathering around it seemed rather insubstantial compared to the stone’s solid presence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Other fish that I could not identify were yellow, brown, silver, blue, red, pink, green, white, in all kinds of combinations, solid, streaked and speckled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She coaxed it carefully back over the cliffs edge, a huge shiver passing through her body as the board passed over solid ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Just once Winston caught a phrase— “complete and final elimination of Goldsteinism”—jerked out very rapidly and, as it seemed, all in one piece, like a line of type cast solid. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Even in broad daylight his hand passed through solid objects. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After puzzling over this for some time, Kepler hit on the idea that the number of planets might be related to the number of regular solid figures that can be constructed using Euclidean geometry. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Others had wagons made of a wooden soap box with solid wooden wheels. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So she stumbled when her foot went all the way to solid ground. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But instead they stop, and Marco’s hand in his is almost solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The laboratory to which Mr. Loomis reported the next day was eighty feet underground, a place as big as a house, hollowed out of a mountainside of solid rock. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z As the son of Macon Dead the first, he paid homage to his own father’s life and death by loving what that father had loved: property, good solid property, the bountifulness of life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Isaac tossed it, missing the car by a solid forty feet. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Seven seemed to be made of solid gold, which gleamed so much in the sunlight it was almost impossible to look at. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Sent into Washington’s camp disguised as a peddler, she would bring back solid reports on the number of cannon and the number of Continental troops, regiment by regiment. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Or do what baseball teams do when it’s late in the game and they need a solid batter to bring the guys on base home? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She came out from behind the register and led me to the fabric bolts, stacks of solids mixed with prints, cottons with satins, and linen with corduroys. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z After about fifty yards they reached the more solid ground that fanned out from one end of the canyon. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I bumped it, on Mr. Jones’s grave. It was solid. I...” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Six solid months at the top of the best-seller list! Broke all records!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The result was that he walked into something very large and solid, which knocked him backward onto the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The aeroplane had no solid body; it was only an empty frame about twenty feet long, four feet high in front and angling up in back to only about a foot. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed through the throng of ghosts and they were as solid as living bodies, but with none of the warmth and give. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mother was a blithe chick nuzzling around the large, solid dark hen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re committed, as she gets older, to teaching her about her birth culture. And of course she already loves the rice. Actually, it was her first solid food.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the stairs leading to the gallery nearly twenty small boys were clustered, shoulder to shoulder, and the solid ranks undulated with the constant jerking of restless elbows straining under tight woolen jackets. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was a sixty-foot gaff-rigged ketch with a wide beam—a real tub—but as I stood on deck it felt solid against the harbor chop. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The giantess toppled backwards - steaming white and frozen solid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A hand touches my shoulder, and I fling a fist out, hitting something solid but soft. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They had taught Fezzik for three solid years before they mutually agreed that he was ready. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But the cover was solid and the binding firm. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It flowed like smoke, but looked solid, like the strands of a silkworm web. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A solid stillness covered him, and Pinmei saw his legs meld into the stone platform. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In the bathroom she discovers, on her underpants, a solid streak of brownish blood. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The screen turns solid blue, while the word “PLAY” flashes in the top left corner, in pixelated white letters. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Not even an eagle can see through solid stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The nets they lowered through the ice hole came up frozen solid the moment they reached the surface, of course. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She could tell why, poor things; they missed the heavy solid warmth of their humans’ bodies; just as Pantalaimon would have done, they longed to press themselves against a heartbeat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Well, if you can get this ship down onto the ground here—solid ground you might say—so that we can, as it were, have some substantial— The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Its heart is bright pink and almost solid with seeds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The floor is solid metal in some places and metal grating in others. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A short way on either side of our village the road falls into a frenzy of hard dirt ruts that look like ocean waves frozen solid in the middle of a tempest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a ridge of solid black cut through the forest like a vein. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the mirror I noticed that the side of my face that had somehow been firmly planted into the wooden floor was solid red and had two creases running horizontally across it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A solid block of buildings with rooms and rooms and a gymnasium and everything, with policemen to help all the children across the streets. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, as replication became the test, historical facts, which had once seemed so solid and reliable, came to seem increasingly fragile and tenuous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The relief room held only a solid stone chair with an opening cut in the middle. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tally looked at the entrance of the cave, the sheet of water a solid curtain against the night “I hope so. Where’s everybody else?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She was glad to be back on solid ground, even if it was Gaea’s territory. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly they weren’t big enough, or solid enough. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The hoverboard had become something more solid, something that obeyed its own rules, and that could be dangerous, too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Something large and loud in the center of the painting had the hind legs of a goat, fur like grated bone, solid thighs, their surface thrusting toward the ceiling of the studio. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The doublet was black velvet covered with golden studs in the shape of lions' heads, the chain a loop of solid gold hands, the fingers of each clasping the wrist of the next. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z |
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