| 单词 | spoon |
| 例句 | Jule bought a cup of vanilla pudding for a dollar and took a plastic spoon. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "Now," continued the Dwarf, "sit you down. The table's a bit low for you, but then the stool's low too. That's right. And here's porridge—and here's a jug of cream—and here's a spoon." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Different smells kept luring Victor into the kitchen, but every time he tried to sneak a taste he got his fingers rapped with a wooden spoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Toby reached and took down another plate, putting it with the others as Luke began spooning noodles onto the boys’ plates. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I testified that Mrs. Moss beat me with the spaghetti spoon. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "It's too much," Jeanne says, pushing the last of her brown stew around with a spoon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He adds milk, stirs it noisily, rests the small silver spoon on the rim of his saucer, and takes a long slurp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z George spooned out a bit of the applesauce and started to poke it into the hole. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Grabbing a couple of plates and spoons from the drying rack beside the sink, he set the table and dished them both up some food. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mom helps Ford into his booster seat, while I spoon the steaming meat and pasta onto the plates. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At dinner his name was spooned into my bowl along with my soup. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya set her spoon in the bowl so she could clap too. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He prodded a larger piece with a serving spoon to make sure the meat slipped easily from the bone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “You’ve got a great weighty pair on you. I’ll never call that into question. But still...” he gestured with his spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Moss tried to spoon some curry into his mouth, but spat it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He got a can of peaches from the bag and opened it and sat before the fire and ate the peaches slowly with his spoon while the boy slept. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z My mom walked into the room at that exact moment and whacked me in the back of the head with a wooden spoon. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I see her hands shaking as she brought the spoon up to her mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He was trying to juggle some wooden spoons when they heard Travis’s father stumble in the front door. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As if to prove me wrong, the scoop of cereal slid right off the spoon and dropped into the bowl as I spoke. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Like Einstein himself just told him that Earth is not round but instead shaped like a spoon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Anya sat at the table, poking at her stew with a spoon but not eating any. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She had eaten it from a glazed earthen bowl, using a spoon carved from bone, and then wiped her mouth and hands with a folded fine-woven cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She licked the butterscotch from her spoon, then dipped it into Beto’s dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The second time, it was the baby crying downstairs, the girl’s shushing, the clatter of spoon against milk bottle. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Albert laid two newly polished spoons by the teacups and walked upstairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She set out bowls and spoons and glasses of milk. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In an old trunk we kept four mugs, small supplies of tea and cocoa, and a spoon. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I shoveled a spoon full of cereal into my mouth as Dad breathed hard in the place of saying, Ha! Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He washed his cup and plate and knife and fork and spoon and saucepan, put them away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Emmett’s kitchen has more pots and spoons than can fit in the cabinets. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She pouted and took a tray, a pale green paper napkin, and a spoon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Ron spooned stew onto his plate and picked up his fork but didn’t start. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She tied a piece of string to the spoon’s handle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z James’s grandmother gripped a wooden spoon in one hand and pursed her lips, waiting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He dipped the spoon into the paste, then hesitated. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I picked up my spoon and rolled it between my fingers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Poppy was sitting on the floor, banging a spoon on the leg of a chair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I get a flash of impulsive inspiration; I reach over, dig my thumb into her spoon, and smudge an ocher arc across the page. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The pot boiled and bubbled over a fire which hissed and spat, and she stirred it with a spoon as big as an oak tree. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The mismatched mugs, the delicate teacups, the tiny spoons. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then he gives me the spoon, and younger me scarfs down the peas. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But he could not find a spoon and his sardines were rotten. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I step forward and take the wooden spoon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Biddy help Lizabeth to her chair, and they dip they spoons into the soup. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I learned to deftly lift a slice of meat or a helping of vegetables with serving spoon and fork neatly manipulated in one hand while holding the dish with the other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes dried out like an old woman’s and her fingers curled like claws until she could hardly pick up her spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I add scallions, bean sprouts, and mint leaves to my soup, Ma dips my spoon and chopsticks into the hot water, wiping them dry with her napkin before handing them back to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan grabbed at where the spoon had struck him and looked back at the kitchen, searching for who had thrown the spoon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z How could it be any more grunt work than spooning dirt? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He remembered how they had looked, the three of them sitting at the breakfast table, how Hooper had stirred his spoon around and around in the teacup, bland-faced, knowing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She spoons the soup into my mother’s mouth, wipes the dribble from her chin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z While it was warming, she put a sugar bun and a spoon on a round tin tray. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When the doctor changes his bandages I give Captain Smith the handle of a wooden spoon to bite on so that he can endure the pain. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Picking through the clutter on the table, she bends to examine a spoon with a distinctive floral pattern on the handle. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The diners in the packed restaurant had their heads bowed over their plates, spooning curried crab into their mouths or slurping fat, jiggly oysters out of their shells. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z At this, Trotter’s spoon went up in the air like a fly-swatter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z In a mixing bowl, use a wooden spoon to stir all the ingredients until they form a thick dough.* Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The tray went on a small marble-topped side table and she knocked the top of the egg off for me with a pretty silver spoon as though I were a baby and needed feeding. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My father rubbed it in: “So much for your spoon, Ma. It sort of pooped out on you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Leave Jesus out of this,” she said, and pointed the wooden spoon at me before using it to hit me in the back of the head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Still clutching a spoon in her small hand, she came around the table and walked up to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Scarlett had experienced it—the knowledge that a teacher was just about to tell them that she’d been to Inverness on holiday, or that someone had dropped a spoon in just that way before. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Here’s another solution: We watched as the surgeon miraculously operated with a plastic spoon. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "You've never seen a thing like it," he says, lifting the spoon to my lips. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah, but there’s something else, right?” she said, aiming her spoon at me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I slammed the drawer shut after I got a spoon for my yogurt. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To get the girl to eat, Lourdes pretends the spoon is an airplane. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Louis had not managed to find very much money for our expedition, so our possessions were few and simple—a knife, fork, and spoon each, a couple of tin plates and tin mugs. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘No, but it is. It is supposed to match this spoon. Look at it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy and his wife, Valencia, nestled like spoons in their big double bed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only that, but white kids just didn’t put their mouths where black kids had had theirs, be it soda bottles, spoons, or candy bars. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The table was strangely quiet, Mama and Doc sipping coffee and Jay eating up his breakfast without the usual clattering of his spoon against the bowl. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I wore my old hey-diddle-diddle pajamas—cats played fiddles, dishes ran away with spoons. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Kote made a pacifying gesture with the hand that held the spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I lifted my mug and stirred the spoon. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z We spoon the soup into the twins’ mouths. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They licked the spoons and tipped the bowls and drank the rich sweet syrup. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She picked up the spoon and looked at me with the question on her face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z So thick you could stand your spoon up in the bowl, with chunks of this and that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What enormous arms you have,” remarked the Wart, watching him stir the spirits with a spoon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Rasheed pursed his lips and blew, then put the spoon into his mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are down there, spoons clinking on their bowls, ladling out soup for their uninvited dinner guest, their fellow conspirator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Our eating habits are mediated by a mind-boggling collection of such items, from spoons and glasses to genetic engineering labs and gigantic ocean-going ships. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boy has to eat,” Pa said, dipping the spoon into the mashed potatoes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z With the delicate tinkling of silver on porcelain, she rests her spoon on the saucer and finally looks at Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The princess leaned forward and sipped some soup from the spoon her mother held out to her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z We’d gather around the cans, open them, and spoon up the peanut butter like soup, giggling as our mouths stuck closed with the gooey stuff. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, Daddy dear. The spoon slipped,” Mary Anne protested innocently. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself not to look down, and he held out the spoon. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mama stirred the soup in the kettle, heated it through, and brought some to Nokomis in the tin bowl, with the trader’s spoon. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She poured some into a bowl, and fed the girl from a spoon held carefully lest she thrust it away in her fear. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Silver tongs and spoons hanging from the cart chime and clank, and the wheels clatter and wallow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z ‘If I had to hurt my hand, I’m glad it was while doing something worth while—not merely mending an old spoon.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Spoon by spoon, bowlful by bowlful, over the next months, Serafina hovering close, I sip a soup of pumpkin flowers. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She ordered two dishes of coconut ice cream and ate them slowly with a soup spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For dessert we dip chunks of fruit in a pot of melted chocolate, and Cinna has to order a second pot because I start just eating the stuff with a spoon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She bypassed her spoon and started licking her bastani straight out of its little paper bowl. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z While he talks, he makes ungainly movements and bumps the table so that the spoons clatter in their bowls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He dances into the room, clicking two handfuls of spoons and forks together like they’re instruments. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I spoon the sweetened water into her mouth. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Purgatory soup, she thought, stirring hers with her spoon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The spoon is wooden, stained after years of use, but thick and sturdy just the same. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Marvelous, Mrs. Murphy,” he says, and dumps four spoons of sugar into his cup. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After my dad pointed out my poor utensil choice, the guilt got to me and I went back to using a spoon. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Then Baachan spooned two big globs of bacon grease into a pan and set it on the stove before lighting the fire. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Carl laid his mush spoon on the table and touched his chin with his fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z One with her in the kitchen holding a spoon to her mouth, cheesing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Mlothi provided us with many items we could not afford— clothes, knives, furniture, spoons, cribs, mugs, forks, plates and scraps of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a tray with a large bowl, a serving spoon, and four smaller bowls on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When Osh stirred the porridge, the spoon made a sound like a boat being dragged across the beach. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Henry asks, examining a spoon with peanut butter caked on it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Feral asked, bypassing his spoon in favor of tipping back his bowl and drinking from it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The woman, who lived in our neighbourhood, was envying boxes brimming with dented pots, knives, spoons, forks, broken mirrors and articles of furniture; things which, after being thoroughly cleaned, we would use as housewares. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a bear dressed like a Dutch girl keeping time to the music with a soup spoon and a pan. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Tabitha treasured that spoon and always hid it inside the luak, the cattle shed, under a log that supported the wall. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the kitchen table there were books and an inkstand—on the other side a fork, spoon, and plate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Well, your dreams are your business. Mine's in the kitchens, apd I'd best be getting back before Gage starts to shouting and waving that big wooden spoon of his. By your leave, my prince." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Watching the spoon slide into his hand, he paused, bewildered. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Hermione dropped her spoon and pulled toward her the sheaf of notes and maps that she and Ron had been examining when Harry had entered the kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. V spoons eggs into my mouth, but my stomach roils with worry. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He used his spoon to pick the meat off a chicken leg and scoop it up with some rice. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There were pots and pans, spoons and hashi, cigarettes and lamp oil, tea and leather. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She spooned the porridge with such bad grace the little ones complained and cried for Masvita. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Charito dipped her brush into a jar of water and made all manner of finicky, tidying up, tapping noises on the brim, like a nursemaid spooning mouthfuls for a difficult baby. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Each time, as teacup rattled against saucer, as spoon tinkled against edge of cup, I asked questions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She dipped her spoon in it and licked it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the evenings, spooning in his stew or cutting up his meat, Luke felt pangs of guilt now. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She held the tray up higher so that the light from the candle shone directly on Roscuro and the golden spoon on his head and the blood-red cloak around his neck. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Byrd reaches across the table and, as best she can, chimes the side of Axel’s glass with a spoon. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Why not? Because I’ve had my way with him? Don’t tell me it’s like when we used to lick the spoons to claim our place at table.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Morning, sleepyhead,” Dad said, spooning sugar into his coffee mug. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Anya helped her pour the potion into a separate flask with a stopper, and Mama tied a tiny wooden spoon to the flask’s neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She brought her own bowl to the table, too, and then a loaf of bread on a cutting board and a dish of creamery butter and spoons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I look at the bright orange sticky notes on the counter under my spoon. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She drops the sheet and grabs the wooden spoon, grabs Byrd’s hand too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Jacob has been spooning the stew slowly into his mouth and staring into the middle distance. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z If she didn’t like the look on our faces, she would hit us on the head with a serving spoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He showed them his carpentry tools, and whittled them each a little wooden spoon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We spoon chili into mismatched bowls from the cabinet and heap them with sour cream and pre-shredded cheese. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Well, if she must eat out of a long-handled spoon, she must. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Peaches,” she said, immediately picking up a bowl and spoon; smiling at Isidore, she ate with brisk little animal bites. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I can’t hold a spoon or a pencil without dropping it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Before Lefty Lewis could answer, Mrs. Sleet came out of the kitchen with a big wooden spoon and whopped her father a good lick in the head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Nathan scooped oatmeal and raisins and held them on his spoon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Afraid to risk eating or sleeping in the house, he emptied the rice into a plastic bag and spooned in some soybean paste he found on a shelf. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Although he tried to sound humble, he was soon behaving perfectly naturally, standing over Mr. Lapham with his notebook in his hand, reading off exactly how those spoons had been ordered. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just by the way Papa jabbed his spoon in the sugar dish, I knew something was coming. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My mother went on eating her half grapefruit with her special serrated spoon, and I looked back at Mrs. Baylor and caught her with her head bowed and smiling to herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She could hear him peeling the egg, then a faint silvery clink as he picked up the salt spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She picked up the spoon, tasted the potato salad, and, cleaning the spoon with her lips, put it back on the paper napkin. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie dug a spoon into the rich stew, but paused when she saw Citra still standing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With bowls and spoons, she and her sons ate on the kitchen floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Farmhouses in the fields scoured of their paint and the clapboards spooned and sprung from the wall-studs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We lie close like a pair of spoons. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her spoon dipped dutifully into her dish of ice cream. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Kit put down the spoon, her stomach curling. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She removed pots, wooden spoons, a drinking gourd, an old cloth Aunt Chipo once used to cover her hair, and a knife Uncle Kufa had hurled into a bush when the tip broke off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When she finally got how to keep her head up, the soup slop off the spoon. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I broke out the sifter, the mixing bowl, the mixer, some measuring cups, and the old wooden spoon my mother loved to use. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They brought the big, long-handled spoon, and the box full of bits of lead, and the bullet-mold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Kvothe stirred his cider with a long-handled spoon as he made his way back to the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Slowly I turned the spoon upside down, but of course in weightlessness the water didn’t spill, but stayed right in the spoon, which I then put in my mouth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why Because a mouse is not a king’s man here to take me to the dungeon for owning a spoon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z At dinner, which begins promptly at midnight, each course is styled in black or white but bursts with color once pierced with forks or spoons, revealing layer upon layer of flavors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For Axel’s special bowl of pasta, and digs the serving spoon deep into the middle of the bowl. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And then she said, “My spoon was right.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We dip our spoons into the freezer bag full of Earl Grey ice cream with halwa pieces. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Finally she turned around and picked up a long wooden spoon and went to poking at the stew kettle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They sit in the kitchen and I can’t hear their words, but I hear murmurs and spoons clinking around in cups and Dadi’s slippers shuffling about as she makes Papa tea. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Uhmma puts down her spoon and says, Grace Church is just starting and the minister is a very welcoming and understanding man. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Stir them around with a wooden spoon until they get soft. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It meant “don’t let it make you crazy” but it translated literally as: “don’t put a spoon in your eye over it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sight of it all made Tyrion feel queasy, but he forced himself to try a spoon of soup for the sake of politeness, and once he had tasted it he was lost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At night, he’d scoop out their eyes with a wooden spoon and drink their blood like milk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, in the latrines, the dentist from Warsaw pulled my crown with the help of a rusty spoon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay on our sides, like spoons nesting in a drawer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Earlier we’d spooned dry sugar into our pockets, and now, just as a bonus, we sprinkled it on the feeding rims. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t like to brag, but I am a virtuoso at the spoons.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My eyes fixed on the shelf behind his head, the one full of metal spoons and mixing bowls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Before Chapter Eleven, in a reprise of Desdemona’s gender prognostications, began wearing a tiny silver spoon around his neck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She put down the wooden spoon she’d been using to stir the stew and unfolded the letter. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Like two human spoons nestled together in a silverware bed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The model will be on its bench in the corner, and the sugar bowl will be in the center of the kitchen table, its little spoon resting on the rim. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Jobs turned out to be sorting the plastic forks, spoons, straws, and napkins for the cafeteria. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z After pouring a little of each into a large glass beaker, he stirred the mixture thoroughly with a wooden spoon, watching intently as it smoked and steamed and boiled and bubbled. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z As Otto’s second child but eldest son, Tycho was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, but his life almost immediately took a twist which might have come right out of a play. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She scoops hers out, and now we’re both sitting there egg in spoon, spoon in hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, stooping forward, she dangled the spoon over my mother’s swollen belly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She looks down and licks her spoon clean. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Billy and Valencia went to sleep nestled like spoons, and Billy traveled in time back to the train ride he had taken in 1944—from maneuvers in South Carolina to his father’s funeral in Ilium. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Copper pots hang from a wooden rack on the far side of the kitchen; big spoons and ladles are shoved into ceramic holders near the stove top. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The guard squatted down and stirred the pot with a long-handled wooden spoon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Annie positions a spoon on the jeep and shows me how to make adjustments before I whirl the screws in. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Picking up the spoon and placing it on his head, speaking of revenge, these things helped him to put his heart together again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The syrup tasted like thin honey laced with hickory smoke, and everybody who worked in the factory secretly spooned it all day long. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don't want you to say such things. Keep the spoon and knife. You will need them as much as I. We’ll see each other tonight, after work.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman spooned a plate of food for herself. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And he raised the spoon slowly off his head and smiled, displaying his mouthful of truly hideous teeth. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Micah drums on the table with his fork and spoon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My mother gave him a long metal spoon with which he gutted the interior until the last bits of string and seeds were gone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I was done, I washed the bowl and spoon, dried them, and put them away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Jaja picks up the spoon and starts to wolf the rice down again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And a man with a cone-shaped head sitting in a banana split dish rowing with a spoon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Jim and I spooned out what we wanted and we took it to our respective rooms. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the right pocket, hidden in case they should encounter anyone on the stairs, was a rat with a spoon on his head and a cloak of red around his shoulders. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The girl with curly blond hair hovered over me, smirking as she scraped drips off my chin with the spoon. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Potatoes, big chunks of meat, and okra was all floating in some thick juices that almost made the spoon stand up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The spoons they gave us were big old metal soup ladles, which I knew would never fit into my mouth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "I saw him make a knife out a slipper spoon," he said. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The spoons moved in the double moonlight; the food tasted good and the wine was even better. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z With the sun dying at our backs, Joon and I knelt down with our spoons and started to dig. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She stirred it carefully so that the spoon didn’t hit the sides, and at the end the young woman snapped her fingers, just like Richard had earlier. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “So, Matthew,” she said, scooping potatoes with a spoon, and eating a little at a time, like cheesecake. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I spoon the chicken into the tomatoes and sprinkle the basil and onion on the top. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Forks so small that they disappeared in Nailer’s hand, spoons so big and deep they could have been used as ladles at Chen’s grub shack where he served a hundred head at a time. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Merry banged her spoon on her high chair and Tidings passed the peas. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The bowl steamed up to my face, and Versh’s hand dipped the spoon in it and the steam tickled into my mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Merry left them a long while in the hall, and they had time to discover their parting gift of spoons. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He watched the spoon as it rose to his mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned from the altar, tiptoed to the kitchen, and quietly drew a spoon from a drawer. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred the ice around with a spoon in the brownish, cloudy mixture. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Their faces were twisted hideously as they grunted their way to the stage and began spooning the mushroom soup into their mouths. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I jab a spoon in my cereal, which has absorbed so much milk that the pieces look like bloated life jackets bobbing in a speckled ocean. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She took a dainty sip from her spoon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You’re not supposed to use your fingers to eat it. Use your spoon and put some in your mouth. Come on. Which one of you is going to try it first? Arturo?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He sat in the corner, spooning it in as if he hadn’t eaten in a week. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he spooned me a bowl, and Maxie and I went to sit down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z My father used to tease me about it, saying that when I was born he made my cradleboard out of the handle of a wooden spoon. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They spoke soothingly to him, spooning water onto his dry tongue. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim had a boiling case of heartburn, since he had been spooning malt syrup all day long at work. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama brings down the wooden spoon and raises her eyebrows. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I scooped up some chocolate pudding with my spoon. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The microwave beeps a few times when it’s done, and I take out the bowl, throw a few Ritz Crackers in, and grab a spoon. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hathaway ladled quick spoons of soup into their bowls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like oat mash and a salt spoon to feed you with when milk wasn’t enough. A little brandy when you started teething, which I made her take away right then.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He gazed up at the ceiling dreamily, as if he'd just spooned dessert into his mouth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon replaced by a shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As we were not permitted to bend down, we took out our spoons and ate the snow off our neighbors’ backs. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Every fork and spoon and glass in the place had touched his lips. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I put down my spoon and pushed the bowl away from me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But he stirred his coffee good and put the spoon down before exploding. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He spoons the brown liquid into his mouth, careful not to touch his broken teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The old lady stirred hers with a spoon, her eyes very far and distant. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Vernon gave a great sigh, which ruffled his large, bushy mustache, and picked up his spoon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mamita and Mami and Tía Isa, not understanding that drumsticks are the only kind of drumsticks that will do on a drum, suggested pencils or the handles of wooden spoons used for making cake batter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And he pressed the silver spoon against the blade. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in a fetal position, trying even in death to nestle like a spoon with others. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I passed it to him, and he spooned some of them onto his plate. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I bend the lid and use it as a makeshift spoon, scooping a bit into my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I bring the spoon to my lips again. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The tinkling sounds are the spoons hitting each other in the breeze. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The can was the preheating type with enclosed spoon and the warm odor of baked beans filled the room. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I freeze, my hand trembling with the weight of a spoon full of biryani. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I could give it to her with a spoon the way Mrs. Leibowitz is giving it to my mother and she’d gurgle and laugh the way she did with Dad. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She baked vinegar pies and dried-apple pies, and filled a big jar with cookies, and she let Laura and Mary lick the cake spoon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why bother? I have a better idea. We can each take a packing crate from the attic and row with a wooden spoon.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Mabel had given the girl her own supper portion and spooned potlikker and roots into her trembling lips until she opened her eyes again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He stirred in half a spoon of sugar. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She winced when he put two heaped spoons of sugar into his extremely milky coffee. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Incorrect: Miraculously we watched as the surgeon operated with a plastic spoon. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Opa leads the family in a mealtime prayer, and then bowls and spoons are passed out. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the spoon hitting the edge of the bowl sounds like a bell. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Atticus drew the line at having someone feed him, and Dr. Finch solved the problem by jamming the handles of a fork, knife, and spoon into the ends of big wooden spools. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Saltcellars, each with a tiny spoon, and pepper mills were set in easy arm’s reach of each place. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a plastic spoon, dipped it into the purple-red stew, and he ate. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He picked up his bowl again and raked his spoon through the thick soup. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Biddy nod, all happy, and set her spoon to flashing in the fruit. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Anyway, he was babbling away about how our “special moatmeal treat” would “refix” his “parts” when I turned away for a second to get a wooden spoon. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They filled the bottom of the steamer pan with water and took along a saucer and spoon. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Esperanza tapped on her mug of tea with a spoon, and the noise caused everyone to quickly quiet down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t use the spoon, just picked up the bowl and poured the remaining soup into his mouth, some of it dribbling down his chin. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She puts her spoon down and busies herself tightening her ponytail, as if she’s bored with this conversation. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She set the five colorful bowls on the table, then returned for hashi and spoons. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Me loves evvybody,” she once said, opening her arms, with her spoon in one hand, and her mug in the other, as if eager to embrace and nourish the whole world. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Mike waved to the kids inside, who were turning whatever delicious creation was inside of their pots with long wooden spoons. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Peggy came back with her arms full of cups, saucers, spoons, a jar of cream and a bowl of sugar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She spooned food into his mouth like he was a toddler, which he seemed to enjoy a lot. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z James’s grandmother gripped a wooden spoon in one hand and pursed her lips, waiting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I put down my spoon, my heart speeds up, I go to the window again: will it be blue and not for me? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z After the chief issues us our meal bowls and spoons and assigns us our hut, we have only minutes to settle down before the 6 p.m. bell rings, signaling mealtime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bilbo believed that she had acquired a good many of his spoons, while he was away on his former journey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The lord picked up a wooden spoon and attacked his stew again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Genie imagined him and Grandpop were sitting on a giant spoon, and God was holding them up to his mouth and blowing on them like hot soup. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They took the tart away and beat him with a big wooden spoon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I looked around for someone to trade spoons with, but lo and behold, nobody but our family even had any kind of a spoon at all! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Hana’s not back yet, and Momma is spooning out the red beans and rice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Still frowning slightly, Ben slapped the spoon against his hand softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So if the first word is “fork,” a contestant might say, “You use this to put food in your mouth—not a spoon but a...” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She put the spoon down and took up an enormous saltshaker and sprinkled salt into the kettle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z So I pick up my spoon, lick it, and hang it on my nose—a pretty good trick even when your nose looks like it's there. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood awhile longer watching Mama Mwanza argue good-naturedly with her lazy son and take several broad swipes at him with her big cooking spoon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Brigid had brought some Irish concoction that Mrs. Bedlow seemed to be trying to refuse, but the girl would not leave until she had been allowed to spoon some of it into the patient’s mouth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I also rinsed my spoon and washed my hands and face. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I see him take my spoon and pretend to eat my food. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Hmm,” she said finally in a squeaky little tone and spooned two heaping measures of sugar into her cup. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Edd stood over the kettle swishing the eggs about with a spoon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Simmon, his mouth full, shrugged and made a gesture with his spoon that seemed to indicate that there was no offense taken. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She dug the spoon deep into the creamy potatoes and came up with a big scoop. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We made catapults out of Popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "That guy David, yo. The one with the slipper spoon," Aaron said. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Dad's been waving the spoon around as he talks. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The syrup trail from my spoon was the path of our marines. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When she was done grinding the unusual ingredient, she spooned its fine white particles into a miniature sieve and dusted the top of four freshly baked pies with it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Grandpop wiped a spoon off with a napkin and held it out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z My mother says I used to beat out rhythms on my high chair with a spoon. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She gathered up her bowl and cup, knife and spoon, and pushed to her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miss Lizzy told me which side for the napkin and spoon. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z People carved spoons from wood, or we collected empty snail shells, which make really good spoons. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Li’l Man, he’s started swiping things, spoons and nickels and hair pins. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Mama is really somebody,” thought Francie as she held her marshmallow down with her spoon and watched the melting white sworls vein the dark chocolate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I’m not the only one who can hear that spoon against the bowl. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Inside, there are two plastic cup containers of miniature Oreos and a box of plastic spoons. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z First he melted the bits of lead in the big spoon held in the coals. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She blew on the sediment and began turning it over with the handle of the spoon, prodding it to let the heat out Later, she was able to sort it with her fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I save the last mousse for myself, sit down, choose the small dessert spoon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember when you were a baby, you grabbed a spoon full of peanut butter out of my hand and shoved it into your mouth. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You sat smiling on the floor, blindfolded with a pair of your own black tights, and Vinny came with her spoon, laughing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The heat from the explosion melted through the shield as if it were a plastic spoon. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I throw away my yogurt cup and toss my spoon into the sink. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Worsley took advantage of the argument to get an extra dig into the pot with his spoon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He was always scared he’d poke himself in the tongue, so he only ever used spoons. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I see her dark wrinkled hands spooning masa onto a corn husk. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She found a can of fruit cocktail and spooned it into three dishes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She points to the tomato-splashed spoons, pots, and measuring cups piled in the sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Ray’s licked the spoon clean and he’s tapping it on the windowsill. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Seth probed the cream of wheat with his spoon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Peeta makes a little gesture with his spoon, connecting Gale and me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Sara is banging her wooden spoon against the sides of the pot so hard, some lentils pop out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I shake my head repeatedly, but he stands firm and gives me the spoon. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Mom picked up a spoon even though she had a cone. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Then Barbara had her share, and she gurgled and licked the spoon twice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He did not talk anymore at first, but swallowed the soup spoon by spoon—I can even say hungrily, because he did seem to like it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was Hannah who found the bent spoon black from steady cooking. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I also opened a bank account, rented a post office box, and bought a plastic bowl and a spoon at Woolworth’s, a store whose name I recognized from London. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Also a fork, spoon, knife, salt, pepper, sugar. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The only sounds were the clinking of forks and spoons against plates and serving dishes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mamita looks up from the simmering tea and stares at me, her wooden spoon frozen in midair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might have to put guacamole directly into my mouth with a spoon because I need both hands for the next forty-eight hours.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I picked up a handful of knives, forks, and spoons, counting us out: my mother, my twelve-year-old sister Nattie, and me, then three Marshes. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She’d never slept like spoons, encircled by a man’s arms; she’d never experienced a man getting hard against her spine while trying to talk as though nothing were happening. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The queer earth was a mosaic of sleepers who nestled like spoons. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He came into the room and forgot and waved his spoon and drops of turkey fat fell to the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I keep telling myself this while I’m trying to get egg yolk out of my hair, while I’m crawling around on the floor picking up spoons and upturned bowls. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Our knives and forks and spoons had to be polished, with an old toothbrush for the decorations. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And still there was more to reap: horns were turned into spoons, sinews into bowstrings, tallow into fuel for torches. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What if he grew up to be a junkie, and when I caught him with a bent spoon under his thin dirty mattress, he'd scream that he learned how to do drugs from watching me? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Grandpop was standing at the counter, using a spoon to smear peanut butter on the side of an apple. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z By the end of the summer, the scraping of spoon and fork against the plate had replaced dinner table chatter and Baba had resumed retreating to his study after supper. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She pounded the dough with a wooden spoon. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The blokova came forward, a wooden spoon in her hand with which she dealt out blows right and left. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday Mother Ermentrude herself cleaned and dried all the trenchers and spoons. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I dropped the spoon I’d been given and slurped straight from a wooden bowl, my table manners a distant memory as greasy, delicious broth dribbled down my chin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Mellower talked so much, ice cream melted off his spoon and ran down his shirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I got some and fed it to him with a spoon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He held his big basting spoon in his right hand, and he cupped his left under the bowl for fear it would drip on the carpet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I slurp some macaroni off my spoon and move it gently around inside my mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the rocking chairs on the porch again while I ate my ice cream, holding the spoon with my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Billy didn’t spoon syrup on his first day at work, but lots of other Americans did. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull her eyes a little out of their sockets, like spoons lifting eggs out of a cup-server. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a sip from the spoon but couldn’t really taste much except the milk. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She sets the spoon on the table and raises the bowl to her lips. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In search of her missing cups, spoons, and mixing things, Mom came down, looked over my laboratory, sighed, and went down to the Big Store to buy replacements. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Pea looked right directly at the rat and at the spoon on his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z In it he puts a bedroll, cup, spoon, some raisins, a collapsible fishing rod and a change of clothes, a raincoat, and a couple of cans of stew. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Use this, my dear,” she said, and handed her a wooden spoon and a steaming cup of tea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She realized that she ought to have brought a spoon or something. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl went pale when she heard this, spilling the contents of her spoon on the tablecloth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was full of the low murmur of conversation, punctuated by laughter and the metallic sound of spoons and forks scraping against the tin trays. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sunny shrieked, banging on the table with her oatmeal spoon. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Porringers, tankards, spoons, teapots, were being re-formed into bullets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled me to her so that I was spooning her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He jammed his spoon into the bowl and dug out a mouthful. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We raise our spoons in a kind of toast and dig in. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A pockmarked boy in a green uniform dressed Matt’s wounds and measured three drops of liquid into a spoon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The vendor spooned blobs of batter into the pot of oil, where they hissed and bubbled with a satisfying roar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She places a gleaming silver spoon and fork on the dirt-encrusted table and leans back to survey it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The few cooking pots and bowls were stacked on a little shelf formed by the rocks, with chopsticks, a single spoon, and Crane-man’s knife in a neat row. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And yet a few minutes later I find myself scraping my plate with my spoon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He rapped on the table with a spoon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I scooped a spoonful of beans carefully into my mouth, holding the spoon with my toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Will, holding the knife, felt only the slightest resistance as the tip of the spoon’s handle fell to the table, cut clean off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the third time the Thibauts all hugged and kissed me good-bye—Amélie creating a fuss, Maman trying to make a present of a dozen silver spoons—I just couldn’t. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Why?” exclaimed Ron, slamming his spoon down and glaring at his mother. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, we fed each other with big spoons; somehow hers always tasted different from my own. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon was bent over a wooden bowl finishing the last of his own portion of pease porridge when a light touch on his shoulder made him drop his spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I have to go into the kitchen, open the box, get a bowl out. . . . This doesn’t include your dishes, you know. If you want a bowl and spoon washed, it’ll be another dollar.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Neither of them looked up; steadily they spooned the watery stuff into their mouths, and between spoonfuls exchanged the few necessary words in low expressionless voices. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The only sounds in here are the slow, repetitive clanks of our spoons. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Keep the zipper locked or you’ll wake up being spooned by a bum.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Okeoma ate everything with a spoon, his fork and knife pushed aside. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z One day, as I am polishing an ornately decorated serving spoon, Mrs. Nielsen points at her clavicle and says, without looking at me, “We could clean that up for you, if you like.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Sapo took out a plastic spoon and began to eat his flan, which floated inside a white carton filled with sugary syrup. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z After she pays, Millie picks up some plasticware from the condiment bar while I spoon her chili out from the pot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As Sula poured the liquid into a sticky spoon, Nel began the sickroom conversation. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Ashima’s eyes fill with tears as Gogol’s mouth eagerly invites the spoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But before I can get the last spoon in there, Miss Leefolt give me the look, say, “Go get some more tea, Aibileen.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But she did not say the words out loud anymore because Raymie’s mother was very upset, and talking about dishes and spoons running away together was not appropriate. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But she said manners meant more than holding a spoon right. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I’m digging at the bottom of my sundae dish with my long-handled spoon, my phone buzzes with a text. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Nita’s face intruded on his thoughts, her smug look when she teased him about not eating with a fork and knife and spoon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Such a happy sound, it makes me want to scoop out someone s eyeballs with a spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As soon as the cry reached my father, however, he marched into the kitchen to tell his mother that, this time at least, her spoon was wrong. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She handed us two beat-up old spoons and said, “Don’t be shy, you two just about missed supper, you’d best hurry up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Woodcutters, carpenters, the lady who carves spoons. I could go on and on.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I handed Dad the last plate and started gathering the forks and spoons. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He slices his metal spoon into a glass bowl filled with two perfect scoops of mint chocolate chip. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With everyone’s eyes upon us, my sisters and I picked up our big metal spoons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like tiny spoons had dug tiny spoonfuls out of his cheeks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Michelangelo was noisily slurping broth from a carved wooden spoon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When it was done, Rashid Uncle took out five bowls, and I spooned rice and dal into four of them and then one with just rice. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The midwife had lost another tooth, and was hobbling about on her broken ankle, throwing copper pots and cooking spoons about the cottage in her anger at age and teeth and life. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Ma rushes into the kitchen and begins to toss aluminum bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and knives into a big pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Albert looks up from the stove, he startles but only says, “Hello,” and “Watch your head,” and waves his cooking spoon as the giant dodges the light fixture. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sonny returns with the pint of ice cream and three spoons. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In her own portion she put several spoons of sugar. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I watch the group of factionless as I spoon it into my mouth without tasting it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “No, yours,” said Mary Poppins, holding out the spoon to him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Biddy turnt her grip on the spoon so that she wasn’t holding it in her fist, but on her fingers, and spoon her soup just like Lizabeth did. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My chest rose and fell with his words; my eyes dug like spoons into the pastries. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Illyrio smiled as his serving men spooned out bowls of black cherries in sweet cream for them both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I never got used to eating with my fork and spoon.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He watched her chip off the egg and dip a spoon into the shell. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stood still, spoon in the air, looking as if he was deciding whether to get mad or to ignore me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I forgot a spoon,” I say, rubbing my face. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The baby, Ruth, sat in her high chair banging on the tray with an oatmeal-covered spoon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Grandma watched shows about antique collectors, so he knew the importance of properly storing things like bronze spoons from the 1700s. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Since I can’t hold a fork or spoon—I try, but I keep dropping them—someone has to place the food into my mouth, one spoonful at a time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Late in March, sitting in Duggie’s drugstore, Violet played with a spoon, recalling the visit she had paid to Alice that morning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I try not to think about how many diseases could spread this way as I dip my spoon into a can of soup. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Malia uses the spoon to scoop a couple of mini marshmallows off the top and eats them. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “He used to have about a dozen cups of coffee a day with ten spoons of sugar in each.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Tali blinked and let go of the wooden spoon in surprise, and it fell into the fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I set the bread aside and grab my spoon. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wrap my arms around her and we're little girls again, two spoons side by side in a drawer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I shake my head in answer, clutching at my nightgown, a spoon held over the porridge. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The malt syrup it spooned at the factory contained only a few of the vitamins and minerals every Earthling needs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Marguerite lays down the spoon and complies without question. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A bronze spoon hovered over me and liquid was dribbled into my mouth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My fear spikes so hard I can barely hold the spoon. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Clyde drew out each syllable like molasses dripping off a spoon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Encouraged, I took a tablespoon of saltpeter and dumped it in and then stirred the pot with a wooden spoon also “borrowed” from the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I spooned the mush into my mouth, quickly fanning away several large flies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she dip her spoon into her soup and held the spoon up. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We cooked quietly and afterward I spooned the fried vegetables and rice in bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Old Tallow took the horn spoon from Omakayas and ordered her to lie down, to sleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Yolanda was already inside, unfolding chairs while Mari rolled up forks, knives, and spoons inside napkins. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Biddy was lapping her soup and using her spoon like a shovel. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When the corn began to steam he took the cans from the fire with the pliers and they sat bent over them with their spoons, eating slowly. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I have a fork and a spoon, but never a knife. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s try a few bites of this,” she says, spooning some into my mouth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The spoons were moved slowly: I saw each girl taste her food and try to swallow it; but in most cases the effort was soon relinquished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Raheem handed his spoon to the guy next to him and wiped his hands on a cloth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So we spoon out the oatmeal, and we somehow get by. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Knives and forks and spoons had been put down and all over the place heads were turning round to stare at Mr Jenkins as he stood there spluttering and shouting. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I rearranged the food so that none of it touched and dipped my spoon into the gelatinous hill, which was firmer than I expected. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z For the first minute, the spoon didn’t move at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ivan left his spoon hanging out of his mouth as he clapped. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Moss spooned out a fishy mixture, I pleaded as cutely as possible, “May I pretty please have a bowl of cereal instead?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Though the silkworm box reappeared now and then, the spoon was no longer among its treasures. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He sets down one ice water with a slice of lemon perfectly placed on the top of the glass—far enough away so it’s out of Hector’s reach—and one spoon close by. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “You need to wash your hands. Put down that spoon.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Sunny banged on a pot with a wooden spoon, singing a rather repetitive song she had written herself. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Dyedka, having finished his stew, slammed his spoon on the table. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I drop the spoon and push more phone buttons. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I balance the tray in one hand and sweep up the spoon, taking a moment to neaten the crockery before approaching the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You seem a little old for this,” she said, sculling out spoons of flesh from her half melon. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a tablespoon of sugar and the same of saltpeter, stirred them in a coffee cup with a wooden spoon, opened the door to our coal-fired hot-water heater, and tossed it in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She came out looking defiant and said, “I told them that Grandma hit you with a spoon and that she made me taste hot sauce when I didn’t want to.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Severed hands clutched bloody cups, wooden spoons, roast fowl, heels of bread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Miss Watson’s eyes rounded into two soup spoons. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He thanked me for the bread and milk and was able to spoon it out himself. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But then I dipped my spoon back into the milk, to wash down the soggy cereal. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She held the spoon in her left hand and ate sloppily. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tiflin was in the kitchen spooning clabbered milk into a cotton bag. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your mom calling me back,” he says around the spoon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He seems to have taken an interest in me and comes back to visit, to spoon soup into my mouth and wipe it from my chin. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She pointed the spoon at the ground by her feet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She shrugs and takes a can of beans from Edward, plunging her spoon into it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She pushed aside the paper, then forked two waffles onto each of our plates and spooned syrup over them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Across the table, Mom dipped her spoon delicately into her bowl of foraged greens, as though she were eating a gourmet meal. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As he sits down with a big bowl of it as well, he’s humming and tapping out a beat with his spoon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z With dignity, Matthew opened the can of peaches and sat poised with a huge spoon he had selected from Lillian’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But do you see this white thing on the spoon? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They could bring bedding, linen, toilet articles, extra clothing, knives, spoons, forks, plates, bowls, cups. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama lifted the corner of one muslin cloth and stuck a spoon into the jam. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And when Karin finally gets impatient, she strides over with a spoon and lifts the lid of the pot. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The blood that sprayed over the food trays was wiped off by the line workers and they kept spooning up our chow. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He fed Alyah in the early evening, warming milk in the microwave and stirring in powdered baby food, which he would then spoon into her mouth as he held her on his lap. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Some times Mrs. Bedlow was spooning broth into her, sometimes another of the boarders. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she dipped the spoon into the egg and the yolk came up golden like the sun popping out of a cloud bank. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Pasta bowls, bread plates, glasses, two forks, two spoons, and a butter knife. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma was scraping a burnt pot in the kitchen, and the kroo-kroo-kroo of the metal spoon on the pot seemed intrusive. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a spoon so you can stir it,” she said as she put the glasses on our trays. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I believe you they dread him. Not but what he’s artful, even in his defiance of them. No silver, sir. Britannia metal, every spoon.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Who could care what spoon was used for what or the proper address for a European noble? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She held a baby spoon in her right hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned mealtimes into thrice-daily medical treatments, using a wooden spoon as a squeegee on Shin’s infected blisters. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Hanako spooned some soup up, but she secretly kept her nostrils closed so she couldn’t taste it too well. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The knife feeds the end of the spoon and the front of the spoon feeds the prongs of the fork, and the table edge is the last part. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I used the point of my spoon to break off a segment of kabob koobideh. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She turned to Septa Mordane, who was eating porridge with a wooden spoon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After he had spooned up the pieces of tripe, he raised the glass bowl to his lips and drank the broth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If thirty minutes go by, start digging in with your spoon so you can get the hell out of there. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And I’d rather work for something than be born with a silver spoon in my mouth any day! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Our spoons clinked in the glasses as we mixed up the ice, and Lolo told me about his farming days in the Philippines. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Last week I seen some girl named Beth in here staring at him like he was chocolate ice cream she couldn’t wait to spoon up. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the underground commissary, men sit against the walls spooning oatmeal from their upturned helmets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I take a drink of the water while Hector is distracted by the spoon. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z When it was time to add milk, I dipped a clean spoon into the Froot Loops milk and tasted it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z There were wedding rings, baby bracelets, radios, televisions, necklaces, engraved watches, old- fashioned spoons and knives, scarves, pins, coins, and other junk that was left behind for Doiia Ramonita to resell. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She put three spoons of sugar in her coffee and, holding the spoon in the cup with her thumb so that the handle threatened to puncture her eyeball, she slurped a bit more. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From his side pocket he brought out two spoons and passed one of them to Lennie. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad is walking back and forth with Oliver in his arms and Eugene is playing on the floor with a pot and a spoon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “If some crow wants to slip a knife between my ribs whilst I’m spooning up some supper, he’s welcome to try. Hobb’s gruel would taste better with a drop of blood to spice it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Peggy placed a plate, knife, fork, spoon, sugar, cream, and bread before him; then she dished up the bacon and eggs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The New York Times puzzles grow progressively harder as the week advances, with Monday being the easiest and Saturday requiring the sort of mind that can bend spoons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Queenie stayed in the kitchen, thoughtfully lapping up the last drops of warm cream with a tin spoon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Miss Riley poured on the ground a small amount of white powder from each of two little paper bags she had carried with her and then mixed them with a wooden spoon. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Odd sterling servers are popular, for spooning out deviled eggs, removing pimentos from olives, cracking quail legs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Esme always gives me one of those spoons hanging in the tree to stir it, and we drink with our pinkies in the air and laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally she stirred the cat with a wooden spoon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’d get cross with her about a tarnished spoon and Constantine would serve her toast burned up for a week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then back some more as a spoon stops swinging and a thermometer goes back into its velvet case. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ill Santa Battaglia tasted a spoonful of the potato salad, cleaned the spoon with her tongue, and placed the spoon neatly on a paper napkin next to the plate of salad. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We ate them in silence, our spoons clicking loudly against Grandma’s porcelain plates. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Antonapoulos tasted the dishes with his wooden spoon and they drank glasses of red wine. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ben would give Him the shoulders of Virgil Hedgepath, the innocence of Karen, the spoon and tears of Mary Anne, the high-pitched laugh of Sammy, Matt’s intensity, and the loyalty of the Gray. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pascagoula clangs her spoon on the bowl and I grab the receiver before she can. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He just stared at the bowl with his spoon poised in his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When she arrived later in the day, she took the point at once, but she also took the spoons. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I could feel his eyes on me as I poured the milk and grabbed a spoon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Joseph set down the spoons and forks on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Garrett cackled and plunged a spoon into a lump of clammy apple crisp. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the top drawer Marly found dingy, blackened spoons and forks and knives. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The next one displayed inmate weapons: a sharpened piece of Plexiglas, a filed-down serving spoon, a metal spike. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When his custard was cool enough, I tried feeding it to him with a spoon, a sip at a time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He wondered whether Harriet would notice that his paddle was really just an ice cream spoon. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “I guess it runs in the family,” I said, spinning my spoon around my bowl. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "So, what have you got for me today? I hope it's not just fake gold and inferior silver spoons." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards, during her cooking lesson, she was still shaking so bad, she couldn’t even measure the salt in a spoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Stella said, taking the stirring spoon from her and peeping into the pot. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Billy closed the window and hid the sticky spoon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Syme had fallen silent for a moment, and with the handle of his spoon was tracing patterns in the puddle of stew. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “A sheet. A pot. A spoon,” Dr. Martin lists. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mama stirs the food in the pot hard, and her spoon hits the sides. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She pointed her spoon toward the end of the hall, where the tall wooden doors had been closed and barred. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dozens of skinny cats, sliding away, their flanks hollow as spoons. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And what’s so satisfying is that I have, just like you,” she says, letting go of the spoon. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z With each repetition of his name, he pounded on the table so hard that the blue glass sugar bowl with the spoons hanging around its rim clattered up and down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You really do love donuts, don't you, Albie?” she asked me while I slurped up the last of my milk on my spoon. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Uhmma picks up her spoon and takes a sip of her soup. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Jinny hadn’t thought about that before, and she was pondering it when Loo, beside her, began to bash his spoon against his metal plate for no apparent reason. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s mother hesitated, then put her stew spoon down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The guard crossed the room, took a bowl down from a shelf, and used a spoon to dish the rice pudding from the bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, I curl around her like a spoon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I described every room in our house in detail, even the pattern on the spoons in the kitchen drawer. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When he spooned an extra portion onto Jon's plate and gave him the crusty heel of the bread, he knew what it meant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I laid down my spoon and rose to my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When I got back from school the next day, I found Lori in the kitchen eating something out of a cup with a spoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked into the rearview mirror as he slowed for a crossroads and saw Mary Anne with a silver spoon catching tears as they fell from her eyes and flicking the spoon at her brother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Crying gently, she held the spoon under her eyes, carefully catching each tear, preserving their sad silver in the hollow of the spoon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoons the rice into his mouth as quickly as he can. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z One day when the boys went to the river to play, I took all of the spoons and destroyed them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I scraped the last few salty black eggs from the dish with my soup spoon and licked it clean. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Our uncle puts a spoon in front of him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Luke and Nigel were inside eating from wooden bowls with what looked like wooden spoons. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then he slid a spoon under the fragile, trembling sac of yolk, and popped one, then the other into his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam had just picked up her spoon when there was a loud knock at the front gate. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “If you turn me into a frog, I’m telling Mom and Dad,” Zack says, holding the spoon in front of him like a sword. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He lapped at it eagerly, and by the few drops that were spilt on his bib, Jane and Michael could tell that the substance in the spoon this time was milk. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z At five the next morning Grandma was at the foot of the stairs, banging a spoon against a pan. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We fell on the food, spooning the peppery bean soup ladled over fluffy rice into our mouths. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She glanced at Tyson, who’d lost interest in our conversation and was happily making toy boats out of cups and spoons in the lava. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The yellow pillow, the yellow smell, the bottles and spoons. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Gary asked, spooning ice cream into his mouth and grunting with delight. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He froze mid-scoop, a big glob of oatmeal stuck to his spoon, suspended over the dish. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She sat down across the table and spooned porridge into a bowl. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She points out a gray metal plate and cup and a dented spoon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She gives me a nod, and as she slips a spoon into my hand, I feel the pressure of friendship. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She asked me if I wanted some ice chips, and I nodded, and then she sat at the bed with me and spooned them into my mouth. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I put down the spoons I’d been using to measure the ingredients of the rocket candy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So she ended up a daylight lover, and it was only once actually that Sula came home from school and found her mother in the bed, curled spoon in the arms of a man. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We spoon out the honey for the corn bread, unwrap the butter. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I made white bread, brown bread, corn bread, and spoon bread. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She devoted herself to the kitchen after that, preparing meals that she spooned into plastic containers and the tins usually reserved for Christmas cookies. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Tato rattled lids and dropped a spoon on the new cement floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly Nana began to shake so hard that the salad spoons fell off the platter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He could pick up forks, spoons, and knives easily. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He began to spoon soup into his mouth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The only other person who could see Billy and his spoon was poor old Edgar Derby, who was washing a window outside. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He blows on the spoon, all dramatic like it’s burning hot, and then he puts it into his mouth. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But before they could talk any more, a doctor banged on a table with a spoon and began to speak. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He spanked me so hard with a wooden spoon, the handle broke. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Imogen ate one or two fries, and then took a banana out of her bag and ate it with a spoon. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She put the ochazuke in her own special bowl with the gold cracks and took it into the bedroom with a porcelain spoon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She dragged herself downstairs and dragged her spoon through her cereal and up to her mouth. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Ace,” Bull called across the room, “you got the spoons?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug in, spoon clinking against the plate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She spooned three bowls of steaming food for them—corn pudding and roasted rabbit—acting as if greeting strangers was what she did every morning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizabeth pick up her spoon and say that a princess hold her spoon pretty and dip it in the soup, and a princess would spoon away from her body. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had even brought a China plate, a silver spoon, and a silver knife for himself. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The spoon drops and jangles on the floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed two bowls from the cabinet, two spoons from the drawer, and the carton of milk from the refrigerator. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The steam from the soup kept floating up into Blount’s face, and after a little while he reached shakily for his spoon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Not much fine hollow ware. Plenty of buckles, spoons, and such.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She led them to the stove and began to spoon rice porridge into bowls, its steam issuing like a sighing breath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The twins were slurping the last of the syrup from their bowls when Henry’s spoon began to clink against his dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They brought their drinks in paper cups over to a stand with milk and coffee spoons. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The spoon felt cold and clammy in his hands. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Alex’s hands freeze, and his head jerks back to his dad, who’s still stirring with his heavy wooden spoon, face impartial. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “So long as I get to be the little spoon.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When I came to visit her, we settled on the warping floorboards, where Felicia ate her meals with a serving spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She's at the counter, going through drawers and looking for spoons or whatever. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I rummage through the china cabinet in the dining room and pull out green boxes of silver serving spoons blackened with tarnish. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z On the dais, Lord Wyman Manderly sat between a pair of his White Harbor knights, spooning porridge into his fat face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And he was wearing her dead mother’s spoon on his head! The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But most times it is soup and rice in a bowl, all mixed together so you can eat it with one big spoon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Then the clink-clink-clink of forks and spoons scraping against plates would echo over the house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We clean up the plate and spoon, and Sandy throws out the rest of the fish and its insides and all back into the river, the way I’d asked him to in the first place. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He was angry that he didn’t have anything better than a paper spoon for a paddle, but he decided that there was nothing he could do about it. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Now this is how I like my work, Victor thought as he blinked into the low sun, while he stirred his coffee with a spoon that was far too small for his fingers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The stew seemed to be cabbage-based, and she inspected it for any meat as she spooned it into her bowl. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Quiet followed as we listened to Grandma’s wooden spoon scraping the sides of the stew pan. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I push my payesh around in the dish with my spoon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama is banging spoons against pots in the kitchen. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He points his spoon at the aunts and asks their names again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The spoon went into the salad and stirred. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z As Syme had done earlier, Winston had taken up his spoon and was dabbling in the pale-colored gravy that dribbled across the table, drawing a long streak of it out into a pattern. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He gets to his feet, holding out the spoon for me to take, the expression on his face pained. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We opened at six a.m. to fuel the office workers with fresh pita and Turkish coffee thick enough to stand a spoon in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He tapped my nose with the clean end of his spoon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was an enormous black stove, and a metal sink, and every surface, every wall, was piled and strewn and hung with everything imaginable, from onions to lanterns to wooden spoons to wash- tubs. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z You got to eat them with a spoon if you want egg salad. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of the girls collected bottles and worked weekends in greasy spoons. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she put down the spoon, picked up her pen, and wrote: What is love? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Grace smiled and took her spoon out of her mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Clyde drew out each syllable like molasses dripping off a spoon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see the ceilings dusty with flies, the ugly maroon walls, the bottles and sticky spoons. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the kettle on and laid out cups and spoons. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked over at Uncle Arthur, who saluted Oliver with his soup spoon. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I set out an enamelware plate and a tin fork and spoon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The spoon twirled; I kicked; my mother cried out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We float the plates and glasses in the dish pan and dive-bomb them with the spoons and knives, whispering “Bombs away.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He glared at the boy, who dropped his eyes contritely and spooned up a mouthful of stew. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We passed the pot around, spooning in our warm breakfast, and again I couldn’t believe how good the plain undercooked lentils and rice were. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Better just to let them be ” It took him another minute to find a spoon— knives, forks and spoons were scattered all over— before he could sit down to eat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hattie laughed, scraping her spoon around her empty bowl for the last remnants of porridge. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Anya sipped the potion off the spoon and immediately regretted it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They both supped sorrow with a big spoon, that’s what Mother said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach for the steak knife hiding in the nest of spoons. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We imitated the soldiers, pointing our fingers or pointing bananas, spoons, or slippers at one another and making the sounds of shooting. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Stuart took the spoons, but he was disgusted with the looks of them. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She took the chicken casserole from the oven, placed it on the table, and reached into the drawer for a serving spoon and told us to help ourselves. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, on one show I filled a spoon carefully with water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad stands there with the wooden spoon in one hand, frying pan in the other. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I held forth the spoon, and answered, “Because Slant of our Company is dead; and Jocko of our Company is dead; and Pomp of our Company is gone. And John of our Company is sold.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They looked up, startled, then saw it was only Alfred, and went back to their spoons and needles. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tiflin took up the spoon again and went back to her cottage cheese. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They took four spoons and dug in, not having any idea what it was. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I crush the peppers against the side of the bowl with my spoon and finally my soup is ready to taste the way I like it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave Mam money for food, loaned us a kettle, a pot, a frying pan, knives and spoons, jam jars to be used for mugs, a blanket and a pillow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The spoon descended and a hot—but not burning—swallow poured in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I heard a spoon rapping against china as Dad stirred in his sugar. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts the spoon in Frederick’s mouth and he hums as he swallows: he is happy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He ate little, Hotah observed: a spoon of soup, a bite of the pepper, the leg off a capon, some fish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tam Lin said he was counting the spoons. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifts the pot to the table, spoons out the potatoes one each and uses a fork to lift out the corned beef. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She opened another drawer, took out a big spoon and scooped the stiff red and yellow contents of the can into the saucepan. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit at the island and eat my cereal, and it’s like I can’t even get myself to bring the spoon to my mouth because what’s the point? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The ice cream came with a small wooden spoon wrapped in thin white paper. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He learns not to put wooden spoons in the dishwasher, as he had mistakenly done one evening when he was helping to clean up. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The first night, my hands were so blistered and sore, I couldn’t even spoon up my supper. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She picked up the spoon again, dropped it once more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I open the freezer and grab a pint of mint chip ice cream, find a spoon, and head to my room. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z One mouth closed on a spoon meant two crying empty, feathers flying, so I dashed back and forth like a mother bird, flouting nature’s maw with a brood too large. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I point a drippy wooden spoon at a pan. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Ron scowled at both his parents, then picked up his spoon and attacked the last few mouthfuls of his apple tart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I spooned the warm soup into my mouth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently, the big tsotsi returned with a carton and a spoon. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Negro took some silver spoons and a sauce boat when he ran, and left our household in circumstances the most outrageous. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hands, with long tapered fingers and wide nails, grasped pots and cooking spoons from shelves above the stove and placed them soundlessly on the glowing hot-plate burner. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She stabbed her spoon into her oatmeal and shot him a dirty look. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z A wagon driven by a king’s soldier and piled high with spoons and bowls and kettles was making its way to the castle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The woman handed him a tiny plastic spoon with three licks' worth of pink ice cream on it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She got me a wooden bowl, filled it with something from a pot near the fire, and handed it to me with a wooden spoon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then a big pot was brought out as we raced to retrieve our indispensable spoons and bowls. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Especially when Toby sighed heavily and pulled a plate down from the cupboard and started spooning cold spaghetti onto it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Pa stared at her, his hand still on the spoon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “And a pot and spoon if you have them.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Correct: Miraculously, the surgeon operated with a plastic spoon as we watched. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Babulya grumbled and dropped the spoon into the potion, then hooked her fingers in the air over the simmering pot. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When I finally shoved the hash down all the way I bent the spoon in half and left it in the hole. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Carlyle takes the spoon out of my hand and sets it down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I heard drawers opening and closing, and the clank of spoons against the inside of bowls. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The bowl and spoon rattled and he removed them to the sink. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hell, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Sam Fetisher, and he spooned a trembling lump of orange Jell-O into his mouth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I am making these types of sacrifices every day, allowing others to eat from my spoon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Yehuda, too, kept his eyes in his broth, struggling to get dumplings to stay on his spoon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He nodded to me and spooned up some more soup. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Ruby demanded, and Sparrow couldn’t tell if she was joking, or truly saw no difference between licked spoons and licked boys. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She waves a wooden spoon in her hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “This was Ruby’s idea, actually. She misses her mom and says the spoons sound like her mom’s laughter.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “A lots of cream and sugar up the spoon just a little bit.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a spoon and swiped a bit of mashed potato. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was in the study, carrying a tray with three glasses of tea, sugar, spoons, and some of his mother’s cookies. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Their surfaces are scattered with beakers, tubes, droppers, spoons, a set of mortars and pestles, and graters. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Never use a metal spoon; the lye will turn it black,” he told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If Huygens was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Boyle was born with a canteen of cutlery in his. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Mutti smiles and taps the wooden spoon against the frying pan rim, then rests it on the counter. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He began to stir the spoon, observing the way the dark liquid of the cup slowly moved into the cream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Polly picked up her spoon and noted with disgust that Amari put her hand into the bowl and greedily scooped the food into her mouth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I slice the top off the egg with the spoon, and eat the contents. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay snug in his bed like matched spoons. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a couple of spoons and made them do high kicks on the tabletop until Hazel slapped his arm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hot Pie was stirring the kettles with a long wooden spoon when Arya returned to the kitchens. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He mixed them together with a long spoon until the mixture was no longer the pale amber color of the whiskey and looked like water instead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A servant dips a spoon into the princess's bowl, tasting it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Finn cracked the spaghetti in half and jammed it into the pot with a wooden spoon. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She shoveled a few more spoons of porridge into her mouth obediently. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I think about this for a minute, digging my spoon around the ice cream carton to find the biggest chocolate chips. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He took several deep breaths, mouthed paragraphs in front of his reflection in the pane of glass, attempted an argument with a spoon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And then, without waiting for an answer, she took a saucer and spooned some soup into it and set it on the kitchen floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They had been hidden in haste by persons who had been spooning syrup, who had heard somebody else coming. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He used his spoon carefully, set it in his saucer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I scoop up some cereal with my spoon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I opened a drawer full of rubber bands, old batteries, rusted spoons, and what I hoped was a dried-up raisin. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She smiled at the baby, who was now trying to cram the fat end of a spoon into its mouth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He waved his spoon at Maxie’s and my bowls, which were still full. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She had fed me with a tiny spoon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sheet, spoon, and pot,” George says, banging the top of the pot for emphasis. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Clay’s antagonism toward Mrs. Derby was almost palpable—he glared at her every time she picked up a spoon or wiped her lips with a linen napkin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He scoops up his stew, slopping it on the table as he struggles to eat from a too-big spoon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I gather my spoon and bowl and a waterskin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I set my spoon neatly beside my bowl, raised my eyes to his and said yeah, I was looking for more than just help with the head wound. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I pictured Mum, Dad, and Julia sitting at home watching The Paul Daniels Magic Show but their faces melted away, like reflections on the backs of spoons. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Habib twirled the spoon in his fingers, as if weighing his words. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z From time to time she spooned food into their mouths, as if they were baby birds. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nokomis baked the deer bones, cracked them, and used a special long carved spoon to scoop out the hot rich marrow. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z My gift from Mother was a tea set—a teapot, four cups and saucers and tiny spoons—and a doll with blue eyes and rosy cheeks and yellow hair painted on her head. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Granny stared into her bowl, stirring and stirring the soup with her spoon, but she didn’t eat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Today while cooking oatmeal she is Madame Butterfly until she sighs and points the wooden spoon at me. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z People in Mexico and Russia and Poland will spoon out her sugar for coffee, or to bake in their birthday cakes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She left and returned with shoyu, a spoon, and a bowl of what looked like pulverized sprinkles of dry fish. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I pick up the spoon with dried peanut butter, hold it out to Garrett, and he gives me a look of profound disgust. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I nodded and began to spoon up my beans. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Why, what’s wrong with it?” said Harry, grabbing a spoon and squinting at his distorted reflection. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I take his spoon, fish out an ember from our fire, and send him on his way. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At last, Laleh’s story ran out of steam, and she began scooping spaghetti into her mouth with her spoon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I picked up my spoon and kept eating. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He bangs his spoon on the kitchen table. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And I never would have remembered spoons, but he did. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I sat on the hay cross-legged, bowl in my lap, horn spoon in hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She heard laughter through the window of the nearest brownstone, and what sounded like a metal spoon scraping a pot, getting the last little bit from the bottom. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She took a spoon and picked out an ice chip and placed it on his tongue. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern brought in the forks, spoons, and butter knife. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We had to get the sugar into the gum, but it was too sticky to stir with a spoon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen and the spoon slips down into the pot of beans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Joe leaned over to me and pointed with his spoon to a man across the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was spooning him some oatmeal, but it looked to me like most of it ended up on his face. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom spooned one more portion into my mouth. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Above the refrigerator were shelves holding more pots and jars, more spoons and knives, a wind-up clock that Granny always forgot to wind, and a long row of cans. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I fished it out with a spoon and then downed the acid drink, proud to have resisted the pork chops and grits. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The man trembled with expectation as Joe leisurely smoothed the food with the back of his spoon. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrape my spoon against the ice cream, and cookie and fudge goo dribbles down the side because it’s softening quickly in the summer air. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I picked her up to rock her, her hot tiny body spooned next to mine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad take turns spooning food into my mouth, and I ignore anyone who is rude enough to stare. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z P.M. spoke, though his words were distorted by the spoon in his mouth. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Like always, Jake used the bottom of his spoon to form a crater in his mashed potatoes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He stared at it in fascination for a long while, until he finally dared to pick up the long-handled spoon and, with a sigh of ecstasy, plunge it into the cream. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She held a wooden spoon in her hand as if she had come straight from the stove. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They grated plantains, green bananas, yautías, and yucca, into bowls, seasoned the mixture, spooned mounds of it onto roasted banana leaves, and dropped chunks of savory meat into the centers of the mounds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A knot formed in my throat, and I spooned around him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The spoon and grasshopper bowl were passed around. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I think there is status to having a house full of pretty things, to buying expensive paintings of seashells from her arty friends and spoons from Tiffany’s. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Sitting in the thin sharp light of the drugstore playing with a long spoon in a tall glass made her think of another woman occupying herself at a table pretending to drink from a cup. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They got rid of everything that had to be eaten with a knife, spoon, or fork. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Sim waved and I headed to the Mess, where I sat down long enough to spoon up my beans and chew through a flat piece of tough grey meat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sunil, an anesthesiologist, walked in, spooning food from his paper plate into his mouth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Those few minutes before my name gets called go by like honey dripping from a spoon. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Using the shovel like a big spoon, he scooped out a tiny bit and tasted it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The sonogram didn’t exist at the time; the spoon was the next best thing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She hastened to ring the bell; and when the tray came, she proceeded to arrange the cups, spoons, &c., with assiduous celerity. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Anya nodded, and Marina spooned an egg out of the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Each man kept a spoon and a knife. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Each of our spoons has a dark-yellow halibut liver oil capsule in it, shaped like a small football. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She turned to the main junk drawer, which held all the utensils, the stirring spoons and vegetable peelers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not lost on me that the fork has magically transformed into a spoon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z ‘The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A spoon was attached to the neck of the bottle, and into this Mary Poppins poured a dark crimson fluid. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He could hold a spoon by wedging it between his index finger, which bowed upward, and his ring finger, which curved downward, but he ate with difficulty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All I need is a blanket, a few spoons of tea and sugar and a few cuts of bread to keep me going. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He spoons a layer of foam off his coffee and into his mouth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She put the candle down and picked up her spoon and started to stir. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Also do not lose consciousness in the dining room if that waiter drops that big spoon again. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “A princess fills her spoon half full so she can take dainty princess sips.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I picked up my spoon and thought of, well, Spoon. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z So I say, “Maybe we could share the same spoon.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The spoon came up and I ate, then I cried again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “None of us have money. All we have to sell are store vouchers and perhaps a few silver spoons and thimbles brought Over from our homelands.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He said since me and my sister were born in this country, we were born with the American Dream, like a silver spoon in our mouths. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A pot, a frying pan, a plate, a cup, a knife, fork, and spoon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But each time the spoon lands in the girl’s mouth, Lourdes is filled with sadness. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She held the tray up higher, and the candle shed its weak light on the towering pile of spoons and bowls and kettles. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally, we kneeled, huddled together around the fire and passed around the pot, spooning lentils and rice in our mouths, soft and almost salty, big grins spreading over our faces. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I won’t need it anymore. You may find it useful. Also take this spoon. Don’t sell it. Quickly! Go ahead, take what I’m giving you!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She spooned the canned spaghetti into her mouth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Hunter, and he moved to the stove like a predator and started spooning himself out dinner. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I think of the knife, spoon and fork as an electric current. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They all held dishes of food, and as the monks came to them, they spooned it into their wooden bowls. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She fed them on the afterdeck, pressing honeyed biscuits on Young Griff and hitting Duck’s hand with her spoon whenever he made a grab for more bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It took a while to get reacquainted with my old habit, but while I scooped up my rice with a spoon, it dawned on me: I am a spork. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night one kid or another ends up under the crook of my arm or spooned against my back. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I nicked the tip of the sausage with the spoon and tongued it around before crushing it between my teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She set her spoon down on her saucer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I drop my spoon with a clatter; hers freezes midway to her mouth. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “When I look for my face in my spoon, I’ll see only you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He adds another spoon of sugar to his tea and waits for her to elaborate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When he raised his head and saw Tyrion, the spoon slipped from his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And as Mig went singing down the stairs of the dungeon, there appeared from the shadows a rat wrapped in a cloak of red and wearing a spoon on his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He point at the crib and I go over and poke through the blanket and sho nuff, there’s a hair roller, a measuring spoon, and a dinner napkin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Soon he is taking Marie-Laure along on various errands again, teasing her about the mountains of sugar she spoons into her coffee or bantering with warders about the superiority of his brand of cigarettes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then she picked up the stirring spoon and turned toward the pot of simmering soup. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Stanley put a carton of juice and a plastic spoon on his tray. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The blows of the cook’s wooden spoon, the harsh words of the schoolmaster, and my father’s neglect were evidence of the world’s indifferenceto my feelings and well-being. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Cook stirred the soup and then put the spoon down and held up the candle and looked over at Despereaux. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I spoon out the congealed salad and the ham sandwiches, can’t help but listen to the chatter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But Mom just shook her head and kept on spooning applesauce into my mouth. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It was hard candy on the outside but the inside was a warm burst of actual honey, like you’d stuck your spoon into the jar when no one was looking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Checking her reflection in the back of her cereal spoon, she thought they looked surprisingly natural. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I better put a small line out with a spoon on it and try and get something to eat and drink for the moisture. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Ugwu said, although he had sworn never to eat Harrison’s food after he dropped by Mr. Richard’s house and saw Harrison spooning shredded orange peels into a pot of sauce. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “No spoon on earth has ever felt lonely or forgotten, Olive. But Henry? We must remind him and Ruby that we are their neighbors and friends.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z We turn onto the Midway, banging our pots and pans and spoons, drawing attention from some of the other internees who were standing around their blocks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Lil and I dropped our bowls and spoons into the sink, and we went to the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When Davos did not answer, he rapped his spoon against the table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She used to let me lick the spoon, but my finger? The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I hand Miss Celia the spoon to measure it out, but that tacky woman just drinks it straight from the bottle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z William and Jacob paused, their spoons aloft, and looked uncertainly at the old man. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Sammy jumped on Ace’s back as Ace tried to spoon more of it into his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some boys found that if they carved really big spoons, they could get more food than the others. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was asleep and dreaming of her mother, the queen, who was holding out a spoon to her and saying, “Taste this, my sweet Pea, taste this, my darling, and tell me what you think. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I took the sugar spoon from the bowl and put four spoonfuls in my cup, stirred it, smiled at Gretchen, and nodded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The baby was busily engaged in spooning out the oatmeal and dumping it on the floor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He joins us at the kitchen table, but not before grabbing a spoon from the dish rack and helping himself to my bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z An aluminum cookset with four little pots and two frying pans; it actually even had a fork and knife and spoon. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As she spoke, Felicia rolled the spoon between her palms and watched its clumsy, twirling shadow on the wall. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Esme’s collection of spoons and her wall of teacups and how she lets me choose whatever cup I want when she has me over for tea. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The little plastic tackle case had a small variety of silver spoons and some feathered lures, and he tried them all. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the diners watched and listened to her as she stooped murmuring at each place, scraping the serving spoon and fork across the silver platter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A pile of giant bamboo spoons coated in silver glitter paint rests at Annie’s feet. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z That led some of the boys to cut spoons out of scraps of metal so they could scoop their food without burning their fingers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Granny flung the spoon against a wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I take the pail from her and spoon out the cream, trying to stay calm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She garnished it liberally with whipped cream, plunked two spoons on the table, sat down and indicated that Francie do the same. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we whooped their butts too,” Momma says, licking ice cream off her spoon. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Rodney and Connor then lined up all the salt and pepper shakers and started tossing sugar packets over the barricade with forks and spoons as catapults. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Daddy sets out two plates, two spoons, and a loaf of bread. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Another match was struck; the candle was lit again, and Gregory held it up so that its flame illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of spoons and kettles and soup bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Part of me just wants to leave the bowl and spoon and milk and cereal, and I know looking at me, Sandy can tell. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z When the last of Ellie’s pink fur disappeared underground, Joon and I stood up and put the spoons back in our pockets. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When a spoon is full, it’s a spoonful—but are two of them spoonsful or spoonfuls! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He covered a pot with a metal lid and rested his cooking spoon to the side. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He would cry out with rage when she stopped ladling, he would try to wrench the saucepan and spoon out of her hands, he would grab bits from his sister’s plate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But my eyes kept staring at the glass—through the glass—at the spoon. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She nodded, then got up to spoon steaming Cream of Rice into a bowl for me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They’re not going to spoon all night or wake up in each other’s arms or eat breakfast together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They ate a quick breakfast and then Dicey washed and dried the bowls and glasses and spoons. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am only doing my duty. Please hand over your spoons, your bowls, and your kettle. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He jabbed his spoon into the stew again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They ate and the old man sat wrapped in his solitary quilt and gripped his spoon like a child. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A cutting sound—a can opener—the scrape of a spoon, and the bowl was back on the floor. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I find the lures that Papa made from old spoons and pieces of wood. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I run to the kitchen and grab a big spoon. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nan reached over and plopped a handful of mini-marshmallows and a heaping spoon of brown sugar in my bowl when his back was turned, but I still didn’t eat a bite. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The woman with the kindly face brings me a glass of water, a spoon, and chopsticks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well then. The spoons were always fair game again after a wash. The same ought to go for boys.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My mom takes a breath and lowers the spoon. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z As soon as they started speaking, we would throw bowls, spoons, food, and benches at them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I clank my spoon against the bowl, scraping the sticky rice from the sides. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Mama, Papa, and Chasca went still, their spoons frozen in midair. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Sam and his master sat just within the fern-brake and ate their stew from the pans, sharing the old fork and spoon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She takes down a cabbage-rose teapot and cups—a wedding gift from Mrs. Murphy that’s been in a box for decades—along with some recently recovered spoons from Mrs. Nielsen’s silver service. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Come on. Pick up that spoon. Pick it up, Private. Nobody is going to feed you forever.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Older women would bring out pots and pans, and bang on them with wooden spoons. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She reached under the wedding crowns and the hair braids to come up with something Chapter Eleven hadn’t seen: a silver spoon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They sat in the kitchen and rolled dough, chopped green onions, minced garlic, offered bits of cucumber to Aziza, who banged spoons nearby and played with carrots. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It will be good to have ice cream that you don’t eat with a wooden spoon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She eats it up with a sugar-coated spoon. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite her fear of him, however, she took her spoon in her right hand and began to eat her oatmeal. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she unlocked a white cabinet and removed a small brown bottle and plastic spoon. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Plates, cups, spoons, pot lids, the heavy aluminum rice pot, the frying pan, all half submerged in gray water with a greasy scum floating on the top. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That whole day, every time I walked past the fridge I’d pop my head in with a spoon and sneak a bite. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was eating slices of bread and jam, deftly cutting the bread from a large golden-brown loaf with a huge knife, then spooning on the purple jam with a wooden spoon. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z All along the benches men put down their cups and spoons to turn and gape at the grisly spectacle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He picked up his spoon again and helped himself to marmalade. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Once home, I got out measuring spoons, cups, a mixing bowl, and an egg beater from Mom’s cupboard and carried them to the basement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So Tendai, not seeing any spoons or forks, broke off a piece of sad^a with his fingers and popped it into his mouth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Flowered china bowls skinned with half-eaten soup sat on a dusty tablecloth, the spoons still in them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Their spooning bodies together barely amounted to the size of Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Hear hear,” she said, and he clinked his spoon against hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Coach shifted one fork, one spoon, one knife, and one set of chopsticks in his right hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A stray wooden spoon sitting on the counter flew up and hit the back of Ivan’s head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Dinner plates, dessert dishes, creamers, skewers, candlesticks, butter dishes, forks, spoons, teapots, trays, platters, ladles, tureens—the long table was covered end-to-end with treasure. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She shoves a big spoon of ice cream into her mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His napkin was tied around his neck and in his hand he still held his empty spoon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The gold spoons on the table and the jingle bells on the juggler’s cap, the strings on the minstrels’ guitars and the crowns on the king’s and the queen’s heads. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Two days later, she bent to pick up a dropped spoon, only to find that her toes had begun to flicker like the dying flames in the hearth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And he swept the spoon off his head and bowed deeply at the waist, “yes, your most royal Princess Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And how he loved letting me lick the batter off the spoon before baking a cake, but not nearly as much as he loved seeing me chomp down on the finished product. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The two men laughed and started eating more rice from the tray, plowing through it with their plastic spoons. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z After some initial hesitation, the spoon swung north to south, which meant that I was going to be a boy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The maid robot spooned porridge on the tablecloth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Rachel Wood was setting out a pewter mug and spoon and a crude wooden plate. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The boy nodded over his bowl and his spoon clattered to the floor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The theater was paved with American bodies that nestled like spoons. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That was like trying to stop an avalanche with a spoon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She filled an electric kettle, and while she spooned instant coffee into two mugs Lyra stared at the Chinese pattern on the back of the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The forester sucked on his spoon a moment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes on his bowl of milk and drank from a spoon that was unsteady in his hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Moushumi leans over the pan, watching the contents come to a simmer, prodding the pieces of chicken with a wooden spoon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as though notables must be fed to her, much as invalids are spooned their jelly; and though titles were preferred by her, any face once seen in a social paper served as well. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “This is a quality establishment,” Zack replies, carefully stirring in the sugar with a long spoon. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As I was talking, she spooned in the chocolate powder and started rolling a small whisk between her palms really fast. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Mama put the back of the spoon, covered with jam, against her bottom lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She slices a grapefruit and sets each half-moon before us with a special spoon that has prickly edges so we can tear into it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z On Fridays, we would eat vanilla ice cream that I spooned into dishes the size of small, cupped hands or pan dulce that I baked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The spoon slanting a bit, so that a bulge of the pudding was about to slide off, nutmeg skin and all. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She used her spoon to scrape up the last of her lunch, which her dad packed for her every day in a cleaned-out yogurt container. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z British soldiers looted a burning house, running out with arms full of silver, and forks and spoons sticking out of their pockets. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After we’d picked up our spoons and bowls a lady dug a big mess of oatmeal out of a giant pot and swopped it down into our bowls. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She was looking, Mariam said, for the long wooden spoon she used to stir rice. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They had one cook pot and three spoons, and when the hoosh was ready they took turns dipping their spoons in one at a time. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Mamita is stirring the soup with a long wooden spoon, and I’m thinking what Modem Etiquette would say about this meal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She rests the spoon on a piece of paper towel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There were spoons hidden all over the factory, on rafters, in drawers, behind radiators, and so on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I took out my dish of rice and a spoon and sat it beside my thermos of tea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Biddy, dear, could you please not tap your spoon like that? I have a touch of headache,” Lizabeth say. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When the lead was melted, he poured it carefully from the spoon into the little hole in the bullet-mold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Clang clang clang, a spoon chimes against a glass bowl. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I watch as she spoons loose tea into a strainer and pours the boiling water over it into two cups. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I ate cornflakes and milk, morning and night, and bought some bananas for variety, slicing them into the bowl with the edge of my spoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He stirred and stirred and stirred ... and suddenly the tip of the spoon knocked against the glass, opening a crack through which the coffee leapt, pouring onto his clothes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She put a bowl and spoon in front of him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The air smelled of smoke and grease, and the clatter of knives and spoons echoed off the vaulted ceiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She spooned porridge into her mouth, found it to be bland, and scooped four heaping mounds of brown sugar into the gray mess. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The hand with the spoon didn’t rest, but her other hand was held stiffly by her side. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The spoon sat in his syrupy fruit cup. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We dipped spoons into the mixture and tasted it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Father Damian spooned some powdered milk into his mouth and then placed a bag of sugar and milk next to him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Why wasn’t a regular mixing bowl or a spoon or a lightbulb a piece of art? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Biddy slap her spoon down and reach in her jacket and jerk out a bag of cookies. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The two sets of knives and forks and spoons were in his pocket with a paper napkin wrapped around each set. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She fed the banana slice to Zoe with a spoon, saying, “Don’t peek! Don’t peek!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z His voice was too low, drowned by clinking spoons and woeful moans. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She dips her spoon into a container of chicken dumpling soup, swimming in grease. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He squinted at me with his spoon in his mouth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She laid the spoon carefully on her napkin but did not speak. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I blinked my tears away, stuck the spoon in the pot, and leaned over the warm yellow dal. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He puts his hand on top of Ruby’s head and glances at the spoons. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Ba, tell me the story about Fruitless Mountain again,” Minli would say as her mother spooned their plain rice into bowls. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I grab a coffee yogurt, shut the fridge, and dig in the drawer for a spoon. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Let’s get your older brothers married before we worry about you,” Marina said idly as she spooned more boiled eggs out of the cold water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They eat delicacies like Slim Jims in front of us while we spoon down our oatmeal. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sound of the porridge thwuping into the crockery, the tock of the wooden spoon against the edge of the bowl, made me wonder who had named those things. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Olive starts talking about the spoons, but Henry interrupts her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z In the darkness of the dungeon, he sat in his nest with the spoon atop his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She used a spoon to scoop a few macaroni noodles out of the pot. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “What the devil do you mean?” he said, staring at me, laying down his spoon. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She adjusted her hairnet and tapped her spoon against the glass case, pointing down. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She must have done up her hair first, before she came in from two hours’ stone-picking on the runway, but she’d fallen asleep before she’d even taken the spoon out of her tea. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She winces while she stirs her tea, as if holding the spoon pains her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She stirred the water all the time with a big wooden spoon, and sifted in the meal until the kettle was full of a thick, yellow, bubbling mass. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I slap the spoon down on the table, and little grains of rice fly around me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I licked icing off a spoon and put it in the dishwasher. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He only finds one chipped plate and a spoon, so we sit together on the couch and try to pull apart some slivers, careful not to cut our fingers on the leftover scales or bones. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, all right,” grumbled Fadi, handing her the wooden spoon while he kept the steel fork with the crooked prong. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “When you returned my silver yesterday, there were three pieces missing out of that felt wrapper. One silver fork and two silver spoons.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z So she spooned in a very little bit of grasshopper. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ace and Sammy, taking their cue, pulled out their spoons and in a desperate foot race with each other dove onto the stage as soon as Bull ceased to throw up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom answered, a spoon in one hand, the dirty Kleenex in the other. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As everyone finished, the only sounds to be heard were the creaking of chairs, the pushing of plates, the licking of spoons, and, of course, a few words from the Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I took out my spoon and began to dig. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Throws some things together in a pot he heats on our hot plate and we eat quiet while our spoons bang the tin plates. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z It showed a spoon brimming with stars and mythical beasts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Eat!” said Merry, banging her spoon on her plate. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They cooked faster than the rest and she would let us spoon out one each. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Cook leaned in close to the kettle and put the spoon in and took the spoon out and blew upon the spoon and then brought it to her lips and sipped and swallowed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Hold on,” I said, pointing to my tray with my spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I went into a little variety store and bought a metal serving spoon. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I tried to cut slices but mangled the job and ended up spooning out pie that looked more like cobbler. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Trotter looked up from the table where she was spooning cookie dough onto a baking sheet and gave her the eye. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z On his second day, Billy was cleaning behind a radiator, and he found a spoon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls two spoons from her bag and passes one to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She’d dumped in the ingredients in a daze, clacked the wooden spoon through the bowl in a daze, and poured the tragic-looking batter into the pan in a daze. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They carry long spoons, which they insert into the pot. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She went rigid when Mariam came at her with a spoon. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Soup spoons, gravy boat, butter knives, salad forks and carving platter were additions to my vocabulary and in fact almost represented a new language. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought the glass of tea to Will, together with a little saucer of jam with a silver spoon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Behind him he could hear the men’s talk and the tinkle of their spoons against the cups. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed up a second spoon and started to help. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They give us a thin soup which we spoon down greedily and scornfully, because we are accustomed to better times but are hungry all the same. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the clang of a spoon against the bowl as my mom mixes the barbecue sauce, the second-to-last step before the bites go in the oven. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I rush to follow my sisters, but Mama steps out of the kitchen and stops me in my tracks by holding a wooden spoon out in front of me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They closed the door behind them with exaggerated, perhaps even satirical, care, and at the moment they released the handle Emily picked up her spoon and the company followed her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he had to explain to his master how badly Dove had done the spoon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll get bowls and spoons,” Esperanza said, rising from the table and then making a silent count of those at the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And now my mother was standing and slamming a serving spoon down on the table. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Does my father have a special spoon for raspberries and one for blueberries?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And that Ms. Wyman, I swear, wouldn't blink at removing your liver with her bare hands and eating it with a spoon. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He reached up to a top shelf and took down a box containing a little bottle of medicine and a spoon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘Knives and forks and spoons,’ Mr Tibbs was heard to mutter. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Caddy put the spoon into my mouth easy. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The king’s men were sent out to deliver the grim news and to collect from the people of the Kingdom of Dor their kettles, their spoons, and their bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “And a princess brings the spoon to her mouth, not her mouth to the spoon,” Lizabeth tole her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She always says she can't wait to one day trade that serving spoon for a stethoscope, and this house for a new one not in Glass Manor. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Abby and I both stared at her, swinging a spoon like it was a sword and staring out the kitchen window. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She pours the oil into the baby’s mouth, turns him over, presses on his back, turns him back over, sticks a spoon down his throat and brings up a white ball. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Breakfast was instant oatmeal and yogurt spooned from individual containers into a large lumpy bowl Nan and I had made in a “Mom and Me” pottery class. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Holding her aluminum tray, she moved from body to body, spreading maple-syrup-colored wax where it was needed with a flat wooden spoon, and pressing in strips of gauze before it hardened. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She mixed the potion with a big wooden spoon as it bubbled and, horrifyingly, cackled softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A couple of minutes later, Dad comes back out with two mugs of hot chocolate with lots of mini marshmallows on top, plus two spoons. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Gripping my wooden bowl and spoon, I run with my family to the communal kitchen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Determined that he should stir from this deathly posture, this fatal repose, I filled the spoon again, and held it before him as a command. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z ‘Well, then, this spoon you finished yesterday afternoon has to be melted down—made over. You beat it to the wrong gauge.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Another spoon of foam and more laughter from him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “This edge,” said Giacomo Paradisi, touching the steel with the handle of a spoon, “will cut through any material in the world. Look.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think this whole situation is weird,” Jessie said, banging her soup spoon on the table. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He scalded the bowl and spoon and washed out the dishtowel. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He spooned some of the canned sauce heating on a saucepan on the stove over it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Her mother’s fingers were stiff and splayed as spoons, her milk a tasteless gray. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Laney insisted on rummaging through the silverware drawer for her special soup spoon. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I pull my glass closer and turn the spoon inside it in slow circles, softening whatever remains at the bottom. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Hazel liked to use a spoon but Jack just stuck his finger in, because he was a boy. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z |
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