| 单词 | spreading |
| 例句 | Will stood up, meaning to say “Hold him tight,” but even as the words came to his mind, the angel sagged against the ground, dissolving and spreading out like mist, and then he was gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For he recognized that Jackson Park had something no other city in the world could equal: the spreading blue plain of Lake Michigan, as comely a backdrop for a fair as anyone could hope for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And no matter how much Ivory tried to hate it and belittle it and scoff at it, something took hold of him on game day as surely powerful as spreading the word of Jesus. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, Hale’s pastures were set on fire, the blaze spreading for miles, the blackened earth strewn with the carcasses of cattle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Later when it all turned out to be nothing, nobody would remember who started spreading the rumor—it had always been the same with the Sparra. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I hope you will all be as eager to accomplish your tasks once they are set out,” said Gwydion, drawing a sheet of parchment from his jacket and spreading it on the table. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know it, but he was spreading the word of an American Muslim on the fourth tier. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If the poll concerns an issue about which opinions are changing rapidly, how are the results affected by spreading the poll out over time? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, the two of us were alone on the planet, with all the vastness of the sky and the future and the past spreading out around us. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z My heart shatters like a glass mirror, the tiny shards shooting out into every part of me, cutting at my insides, spreading pain. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Instead of spreading out, the egg stood up nice and tall in the pan. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the Halloween spirit, but the word had started spreading almost as soon as Zach and I had begun passing the flyers around the school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z While Anya put away the items she had purchased at the market, Ash unsealed the letter, spreading it out on the kitchen table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was spreading out his sugar, which he had saved, in the window, and was manifestly beginning his fly-catching again; and beginning it cheerfully and with a good grace. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Perhaps more striking than the racial integration of the female mathematicians, which had been spreading organically throughout Langley for years, was the fact that a group focused on computing now employed increasing numbers of men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A shout, beginning among the factionless and spreading to the Dauntless, rises up from the crowd like we are all parts of one organism, following the commands of a single brain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z By spreading relatively moderate losses among many big companies, North Korea concealed how bad a risk it was. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The way we were with each other, it would make me think of Socrates on the steps of the Athens market place, spreading his wisdom to his students. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wave back, lifting my arm high, spreading my fingers wide. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you start spreading dissension, Mary Anne. I want Dad’s homecoming to be absolutely perfect.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei felt the stinging feeling of the rice jar return, its numbness spreading over her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Tally’s heart pounded fiercely, her blood spreading unexpected warmth throughout her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Over the spreading canopy of the Oxscinian forest, the clouds rolled through the sky, growing darker and darker with each wave. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Only a few people were on the flats: a man cleaning fish on a flat rock at the water’s edge, a woman spreading clothes on the dirt to dry, a few small children. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We both gived a yell, and Ma reached down to get her frock with her right hand and, spreading the fingers on her left hand, she put ’em ’crost her chest. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Miss Walter gone tell this woman everthing Miss Hilly been spreading around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We did not know about germs, but we were spreading them every day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised at you for spreading rumors, William,” she reproved him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Of a spreading pool of clear liquid with a bare bulb reflected in it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames were spreading toward the door, eating up that dry old wood in no time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My skin prickled, the sensation spreading up to my ears, down my neck and shoulders, all the way to my toes. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Newt stepped forward and dug his hands into the thick ivy, spreading several vines away from the wall to reveal a dust-frosted window, a square about two feet wide. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The path narrowed to a ribbon, the ground rising sharply on our right side and dropping away on the left, a carpet of green tree- tops spreading beyond it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There are twenty-seven in Sarasota County, and one hundred and fifteen in all of Florida, spreading across the state like some untreatable rash. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And then the cops and firemen are coming in the kitchen and saying things I can’t understand and spreading out and kneeling by Diego. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The enemy is engaged in making war in this country, transmitting news to Berlin, and spreading propaganda and lies about the condition and morale of American military forces. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The first refugees had come with carpets and armchairs, radios, Victrolas, lampstands, dressers, spreading them out before the harbor, under the open sky. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Soon a rumor started spreading that I was really an undercover assistant principal hired to keep kids in line. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Dragging him along, Gwydion dropped to the earth under an oak tree’s spreading branches. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The waters ate most, but a few found the decks of galleys in the first line of battle, spreading flame when they shattered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Farther down the street, a group of homeless people are settling in, spreading their blankets and pitching their tents in the entryway of a shuttered store. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To continue spreading our message, we’ve planned a trip to Europe that will bring our literary journey full circle. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "That's him! The plague boy! He's the one spreading all the pox! Get the cops!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But word is spreading through the circuit that both Julie Verity and the explosives are here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Fear, it seemed, was spreading even faster than the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Owls hooted and left their perches, spreading pale wings over the black ground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Bright colorful tents begin to emerge, spreading out over the entire field. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Another man wearing a coat and pajamas like my father lay dead in the middle of the street, a pool of darkness spreading beneath him, glinting in the streetlights. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Warmth radiates from the spot where his lips just touch my neck, slowly spreading through the rest of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A spark lit at the center of my chest, spreading quickly up to my brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I think,” begins Mama, spreading butter on slices of bread, “I think I’m ready to go back to work.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The man she was addressing, a horse trader, was shrugging and spreading his hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Dark, glowering woodwork, burnt-brown leather chairs, walls that might once have been white but had succumbed under a spreading malady of mold or damp. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Alex feels his own lips spreading into a pleased smile, awed and proud. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Downstairs, her mother, guilt-stricken by her absence from the family, would be spreading anxiety and confusion all about her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just after World War II, beginning in the Baltic port city of Danzig and spreading through central Europe, there was an epidemic of PCP that claimed the lives of thousands of small children. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like she just dropped a seed of doom down my throat and now it’s growing and spreading poisonous vines that are wrapping around my internal organs. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z "If you are here about those begging brothers, Tyrion, spare me your re-proaches. I won't have them spreading their filthy treasons in the streets. They can preach to each other in the dungeons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It lay there, slowly spreading out, a yellow blob against the white. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z On the second day the land widened until all that Ash could see from one horizon to another was spreading golden fields ready for harvest. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just blood and bones spreading all over the place. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He turned his back on her and quickly sloughed off his sodden clothes, spreading them beside the fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The idea of spreading mercy, indiscriminately, or, to be more correct, spreading it on someone I really didn’t care about, enraptured me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We hunker together, spreading bedrolls on the planks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Lyra led him almost to the end of the garden, over a little bridge, to a wooden seat under a spreading, low-branched tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Auri nodded, satisfied, and sat down, spreading out the small cloth and arranging her food with the same care as always. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I agree. Take care. Your words are spreading a net at your feet.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A drift of gray was leaving the Clouded Mountain, a slowly spreading smudge against the blue sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Sam and Joe had become the schools roaming tech support, a rapidly spreading phenomenon among geeks as hard-pressed and technophobic school districts turned to their onetime social outcasts to help run their computer systems. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fat droplets ticked off the edge, spreading and dispersing like drops of ink in the clear water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z People of every rank and station wanted to escape the spreading pestilence and breathe the fresh, healthy air of the countryside. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “That’s it,” he said, a slow smile spreading across his face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I can feel him smiling at me, the blush spreading from my chest to my neck, the way it always did when he looked at me a certain way. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Quendy came back from the bathroom and said, “Omigod! Like big thanks to everyone for not telling me that my lesion is like meg completely spreading.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Abby hopped down the porch steps, grabbed it, and turned it slowly, a smile spreading as she noticed the freckles and eyelashes I’d glued in place one by one with Nan’s tweezers. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z But instead of arms, Max has drawn Helena and me with angel wings, spreading from one end of the paper to the other, and under our wings are thirteen faces. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Given that corruption seemed to permeate every institution in Osage County, these sources might be intentionally spreading disinformation in order to conceal the real plot. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Stand like this,” he told her, spreading his feet wider. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The blood — spreading crimson across my white shirt, pooling rapidly on the floor — was driving him mad with thirst. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Some of the monkeys had to be examined, however, to see if and where the virus was spreading inside the building. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh watches as she rearranges the plans, a grin spreading across his face as he begins to see what she is doing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And almost everyone in prison eventually comes out, spreading this hatred. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She dreamed of sunlight spreading like honey over her skin; she dreamed of sweat sliding down between her shoulder blades as she ran down sweltering alleyways behind the palace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Rather, he looks for an answer himself by taking out the map of Schoharie county, which we’re in, and the map of Albany county, which we’re coming to, and spreading them contiguously. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In every direction the blunt, accustomed, holy fingers were spreading little tablecloths, or holding up books, or blessing each other thoroughly, or soaking each other with Holy Water, or reverently displaying God to the people. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reached the spot 03-01 had designated for our supper — a spreading oak that would afiord us all shade from the afternoon sun — we stopped, and the footman helped us step down. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were all yellow in the sunset that was spreading over the Clouds™. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of me the marsh looks huge, its patches of brown spreading farther than I can see, even up this high. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Whenever Boomer and I walk through the village, we see new signs of fall spreading across Lanternwood. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The pain was subsiding, translated now into a dull spreading ache. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A common fire-fighting technique of the time was to surround a blaze with engines and use a flood of water to stop it from spreading. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But this time there was more: a hot wash of guilt, spreading a bitter taste in her mouth. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My smile is cheesy, spreading from ear to ear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I thought I could cure diabetes by spreading suntan lotion on sticks of chewing gum. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Queen’s eyes were almost entirely black now; only a thin rim of gold encircled her pupils, and a chill was spreading over her skin like frost. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He felt a coolness spreading all the way through him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She is kneeling on the floor at Russell’s side, spreading a generous amount of brie on a cracker, paying no attention to what Russell is doing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But we only had the money for one and I ask you, how do you choose which of your twin sons should go to college and which should take a job spreading tar? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One especially does not need an unwieldy, totally immobile mass of wires and coils spreading over twenty-five square yards. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Word had been spreading throughout the school—the kid had refused to sell the chocolates in direct defiance of The Vigils. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A rivet's current was a tricky thing, and the wildfire was not spreading as evenly as he had hoped. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nothing happened, but the cracks seemed to be spreading across the floor more rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t see how,” he replied, spreading his arms wide. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When we asked him to lie down, he’d humor us, dropping first to his knees, then to his butt, then spreading himself out obligingly, faceup on the living room carpet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z An opinion column in the Boston Daily Globe said that the Welles broadcast revealed a fact many Americans didn’t understand: Radio has the potential “for spreading alarm to the unthinking or ill-informed.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As a new decade dawned in the Cold War, the struggle between America and Russia was quickly spreading around the globe—and into the skies above. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Trapped between these two spreading arms of dark fog was Fela, who had been working by herself at an out-of-the-way table in the corner of the shop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They needed clear skies to get a good look at the explosion, but far more worrisome was the danger of spreading radioactive fallout. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I will,” said Harry, and they were surprised at the grin that was spreading over his face. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z One man was dead, his blood and brains crusting Lorren’s longaxe, but the second was still breathing raggedly, though Grimtongue’s spear had pinned him to the ground in a spreading pool of blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Its spreading branches seemed to cast a light rather than a shade, and silver apples peeped out like stars from under every leaf. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I’m spreading cream cheese on a bagel now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She took the cloak out of my hands and stepped close to me, spreading it over my shoulders, her arms circling me in something very near to an embrace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “That’s one way of putting it,” she said, a gracious smile spreading across her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I had a vision of anger spreading through me like a malignant tumor, sullying the best hours of my life and rendering me incapable of tenderness or mercy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a warm, spreading feeling, entirely new. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at that,” Mr. Trepid said, scratching fiercely at the rash spreading up his arms. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The blight was spreading thick and fast; the greenery was withering, and trees fell as their roots died. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They rushed home and wakened family members, knocked on neighbors’ doors, roused children from their beds, spreading the news. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly his elbow, knocking against the inkpot, upset it, and the chair and the desk and the quill pen and his own best clothes were covered with great spreading stains of blue ink. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I imagined his hands quivering with fear, a wet patch spreading on his trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She takes the back of my arm in one hand and runs the other over the blue patch that’s spreading beneath my skin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was rewarded with an intense burst of euphoria that began in my feet and surged up my legs, spreading to my fingers and the tips of my ears. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But Tally was out in the open now, the plains spreading out below her as huge as ever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I had imagined that if there were an explosion there we would have 4.3 years to watch the light of this magnificent event spreading across the sky, as if tipped from a giant can. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The sickness in my stomach spreading up to my chest tells me they are real. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I felt a slow grin spreading across my face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The man was concerned only with rescuing his papers from the spreading pool of ink. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning sun was hot; three men were spreading palm fronds on the tarmac, working swiftly and sweating, pushing along large carts piled with fronds. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “So do I,” she said, and turned back to spreading the red plague. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn't anticipate the heaviness of the dread spreading through my stomach, though. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z For a moment, none of us did anything but stare at the hole and the spreading spiderweb of cracks radiating out from it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A dark bluish slick surrounded the boat, and the men in the Coast Guard inflatable were laying out yellow floating bumpers, to keep the oil and grease from spreading. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The dripping from the blades, as they lifted, sent rows of overlapping circles spreading silently behind them. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When he redirects his attention to June, his eyes grow brighter, his grin spreading. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z From inside her Davos saw green gushing from a thousand broken jars, poison from the entrails of a dying beast, glistening, shining, spreading across the surface of the river . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He felt the chill of her secrecy, numbing him, like a poison spreading quickly through his veins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The pain had gone from being a pointed injury pain to spreading in a hot smear up his leg and it made him catch his breath. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I say, shaking my napkin and spreading it across my lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z More plants bloomed along the edge of the pit—hemlock, nightshade, and oleander spreading toward Percy’s feet like a deadly carpet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers as he waited, squeezing and spreading until the hand tingled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We’re sharing the same space, but our thoughts are spreading outside of it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then very slowly, with a slow and marvelous grin spreading all over his face, Grandpa Joe lifted his head and looked straight at Charlie. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z And if it does keep spreading, well, it’s like Dad said. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I backed against Martin’s trough, reeling, numbness spreading through me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But I can see the grin spreading on her face, and I realize that even though she thinks I’m crazy, she has also agreed to help. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The red alert was spreading to my cheeks. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “You are still young. Free,” he said, spreading his hands apart for emphasis. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s finally here,” Sahil said, smiling at me and spreading his arms wide. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z These attacks are spreading throughout the Twelve Towns!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In front of him was a broad green field at least half a mile wide, spreading eastward. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the thing that faced him changed utterly, spreading out to either side as if it opened enormous thin wings, and it writhed, and swelled, and shrank again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the fang that was spreading poison through his body and wrenched it out of his arm. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Above the engine roar comes a loud crack, followed by a scintillation spreading underfoot, as the Packard hits a dark patch on the frozen lake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There’s no way to tell if the fire is spreading, downward or farther east or west. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z There was a blinding, blooming pain right behind his eyes that was quickly spreading to the outer edges of his skull. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Cockroaches poured from under the door, spreading over the floor like an oil spill. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Watch out for your mouth,” was all that Pilar Ternera brought out after spreading and picking up the cards three times. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mother smiled at her over the white tablecloth, where she was spreading bread with margarine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There she kept the pigeons of Delhi from spreading disease. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The sun appeared, spreading a golden filter across the concrete and warming the back of my head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Under Leon’s steady gaze, Bailey had stopped stroking his cheek, even though a pink welt had appeared, like an evil stain spreading on his flesh. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolls over me, spreading herself against my chest. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The flexible stems and shoots thrust aside by Sticky’s fall were stiffening and spreading back into place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “How do you keep the orchids from spreading?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Colin wiped the back of his sweaty palm against his sweaty forehead, spreading the moisture around rather than truly dealing with it, and took several gulps of tea. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Hopefully the firefighters stopped the fire from spreading. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I know who my opponent is,” Marco says, pulling armfuls of books down from their shelves and spreading them out haphazardly over tables, leaving several in messy piles on the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One evening her uncles appeared as she sat on a blanket pitting cherries and spreading them out to dry in the sun. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally you must become a kind of activist, sharing and spreading the gospel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And then the warmth got other ideas and started spreading into places a girl like Desdemona didn’t allow it to go, and she broke off the stare and turned away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Strolling leisurely around the bank of the Abbey pond, the two companions gathered up the nets preparatory to spreading them upon the water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I saw a slow red flush creep, then spurt, up his neck, spreading over his face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Its massive spreading branches seemed to be enfolding and embracing the tiny building, and perhaps hiding it as well from the rest of the world. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Migraines left my blood spreading across unfamiliar hotel sheets, dripping on the floors, oozing into carpets, soaking through leftover croissants and Italian lace cookies. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Here I am,” I announce grandiosely, spreading out my arms. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I blink a couple times and Agent Fiona leans back a little, a big grin spreading across her face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Then a few weeks ago, Julian started spreading this ridiculous rumor that Jack had hired some “hit man” to “get” him and Miles and Henry. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z While he was there, he made the sign of the cross over a kid’s head and they thought he was spreading curses, so they took him prisoner and killed him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows were scattered and the hairs too few, and her lips were too wide, and her hands and feet were large and spreading. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z When Turner and his mother did appear at church, silence followed in a spreading wake as they walked up the center aisle. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Today’s affluent societies are in the throes of a plague of obesity, which is rapidly spreading to developing countries. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This happened especially to Jaime, who made fun of the British royal family and at the age of twelve displayed an interest in reading Marx, a Jew who was spreading revolution around the world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He even tried to tie a knot in one coil to stop the sauce from spreading further, but it was to no avail. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then the blood began to well from the wound, spreading across his doublet, dyeing it red, and I realized with a shock that this was no illusion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The pain over my heart returns, and from it I imagine tiny fissures spreading out into my body. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He hit the ground, spreading his wings and tail to cushion his fall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Cecile wasn’t exactly like Hirohito’s father, going around spreading the word and telling the truth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not have you spreading more panic in the camp.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If my white patches keep spreading, people might be staring at me for the rest of my life. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z White-hot pain was spreading slowly and steadily from the wound. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I hear my name rippling through the hot air, spreading out into the hospital. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We spent the next hour sweeping the heavy mat of soiled and soggy rushes onto the ground, spreading a fresh supply from a wagon over the boards, then loading the old ones on the wagon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z While one’s first association to African antelope is “vast dense herds spreading across the horizon,” in fact the males of those herds space themselves into territories and fight fiercely with each other when breeding. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A hush has fallen over the room, and I can feel it spreading across Panem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A few hours later, Strauss called him back, determined to prevent Lawrence’s “illness” from spreading. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It seemed the news of my father’s miraculous healing was spreading, earning them more and more customers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Pain flared in my hand, spreading quickly up my arm to the center of my chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The firemen had managed to keep the fire from spreading to the houses around the Soldanos’. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stringy, wet hair hung down her shoulders and arms, spreading in the water like ruddy tentacles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Inside, a round moon met me, shining through the square window, its yellow fight spreading like a rug under my feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She was spreading a quilt on the old sofa, making it into a bed for Winnie. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys in the front row hope he has no diseases for it’s the spit that carries all the diseases and he might be spreading consumption right and left. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lady Marya had won clear too, and a good thing; the fire was spreading over Queen Alysanne and her foes faster than he would have believed possible. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a little puddle of mud spreading in the dust where his tongue was resting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was the sound of water that Merry heard falling into his quiet sleep: water streaming down gently, and then spreading, spreading irresistibly all round the house into a dark shoreless pool. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We were only about twenty feet up, but the gardens and fountains spreading out on all sides made for a spectacular view. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yossarian cried incredulously, and he pointed to the deepening pool of blood he felt splashing down all around him and spreading out underneath. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The familiar sweet perfume spreading from the fire met their nostrils as they emerged at the top of the stepladder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I may not have saved it on my page, but somebody saved it and now it’s spreading. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I settled back onto my bed, spreading the paper’s narrow pages in front of me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Driving up Main Street, past the courthouse and the Ben Franklin store, I sometimes felt the fear spreading inside me like weeds. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been sensible of its pulses spreading throughout my arms, across my chest like the ramifying systems of artery or nerve. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Who knows how this cracked plague is spreading. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z By the end of the first millennium a.d., agriculture was spreading rapidly and the region was becoming an unusual patchwork of communities, each with its preferred terrain, way of subsistence, and cultural style. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The giant's hair went up faster than dry tinder, spreading down his head and across his body until the heat of the bonfire made Hazel wince. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The idea of invisible creatures swooping through the towns and countryside, spreading despair and hopelessness in his voters, made him feel quite faint. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Finally, Madoc enters the room, his shadow preceding him, spreading across the floor like a carpet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The spiders blanketed the walls, crawling over one another, spreading across the floor and gradually surrounding her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were also great differences in the completeness with which suites of crops and livestock spread, again implying stronger or weaker barriers to their spreading. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t they realize they were spreading the fire? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She's spreading out her large stack of winning pairs when Didu comes with a tray of tea cups, a tea kettle, and a plate of cookies. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My Lord of the New Creation, it is our pleasure to greet you,” said my mother, spreading out her dress and sitting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This is what allows her to wander the world, spreading her malevolence and sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Robin gathered all his strength and flung his arm toward the bowl of porridge, sending it flying out of Ellen’s hands and spreading its contents all over her. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z They lay curled closely together for comfort and warmth, and when a thin, cold rain fell as the wind rose they moved under the spreading branches of an old spruce for shelter. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly I raise my eyes and take in the water spreading out in every direction. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His heartburn was spreading out to the limits of his chest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I'll be spreading the resin pretty thin, but it's literally the strongest adhesive known to man. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Little water snakes slipped down to the rocks and then gently entered the water and swam along through the pool, their heads held up like little periscopes and a tiny wake spreading behind them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone had read of the symptoms that were not supposed to cause any concern—the same symptoms that were spreading from town to town throughout the country. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My fingers find the hem of his T-shirt, and slide beneath it, spreading wide over the small of his back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Even, to my astonishment, a sly smile spreading over my mother’s face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were spreading, tips touching opposite sides of the well, taking up all the space that he and Gulliver couldn’t manage to fill. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Nobody wants to think that the rapidly expanding mass of mankind, spreading out over the surface of the earth, blackening the ground, bears any meaningful resemblance to the life of an anthill or a hive. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a blanket and walk outside, spreading it over a grassy patch in front of the cottage. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z That’s part of the reason why Fertile Crescent domesticates spread west and east so rapidly: they were already well adapted to the climates of the regions to which they were spreading. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll see this afternoon,” she said, and she turned back to a pile of essays on her desk, spreading a red plague over them with her pen. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It had trampled on most of its supporting wall and lowered its front by spreading. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “FIVE”—she holds up her hand, spreading her five fingers—“fencers of color.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Hassan’s prices and work were always the best for miles around. The crooks who run the shops around here are spreading rumors about that shop already.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z But something felt wrong about the night—the sickness of Thalia’s tree, spreading across the valley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Below us Toronto festers in the evening heat, the trees spreading like worn moss, the lake zinc in the distance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a headpiece for Rosie,” she says, pinning it to her chest with her chin and spreading the rest of it across her front. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So off she went, leaving me filling the root cellar with bushel baskets of vegetables, pruning the fruit trees, spreading the compost—getting ready for winter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She came away humiliated, and felt a hollow sensation spreading in her stomach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Each of us knew only too well that listening to the foreign radio and spreading the news was punishable by death,” said Henry Metelmann. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The next moment Haie Westhus was there, and spreading his arms he shoved us back in order to be first in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But man did not put the germs into the environment and his role in spreading them was involuntary. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was infecting every corner, spreading in all directions, resonating from wall to wall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When rumors began spreading that the Germans were about to start a bombing campaign against Poland, Jack’s father feared Gdynia would be a target. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Her gigantic head rose out of the water, jaws spreading, and everything around them seemed to tremble, like Missy herself was a singular aquatic earthquake made of flesh, blood, tooth, and bone, and utterly unstoppable. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In another few minutes he was back where Dicey and Maybeth were spreading clothes out on the sand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Police boots stepped back from the rim of a pool of urine spreading from him, the bright, bare electric bulb reflected in it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed. Your fame is spreading, children. And Jacob, you heal mortal wounds with just your hands, some plants, and a prayer. Is this not unique?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Y’all calm down,” she began, spreading her smile around the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was no denying it: The Taliban might have been defeated, but their beliefs were still spreading. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was an irregular circle of blood spreading over his T-shirt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That night drew to its end, but clouds were now over moon and star, and they knew of the coming of day only by the slow spreading of the thin grey light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Carlos asked, a clownish smile spreading across his face. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One might also at first be surprised that the Americas evidently filled up with humans so quickly that people were motivated to keep spreading south toward Patagonia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she reached inside and pulled out a small stack of papers, spreading them out on the granite-topped desk. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The force of the blow knocked me into the wall, and I banged my head, the pain of the collision spreading through my skull like ripples on a pond. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s see if we can keep this from spreading. Is there any kind of mosquito netting—or whatever people use here?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It bloomed, spreading down his fingers, and there was more red, and it wouldn’t stop coming. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her steps were faster and lighter tonight, a smile spreading over her face as she thought of giving Geak the chicken to eat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Great dark wings were spreading out from the alcove. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z His immune system couldn't fight the bacteria spreading through his bloodstream and ravaging his body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When the universe begins to expand, it won’t be spreading out to fill a larger emptiness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z So what’s going to happen if my patches keep spreading and spreading? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Galileo delivered the manuscript to Riccardi in Rome in May 1630, but in June he had to return home because an outbreak of plague spreading south into Italy threatened to reach Florence and disrupt communications. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He glanced back at me once more and then moved on to the rest of the people in the room, spreading himself among them wide but never thin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She never glimpsed their spreading sails without an answering surge of her spirits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t like to have an immortal monster on my conscience, a monster spreading fear and terror here for all time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought I saw someone moving around one of them, and for a moment, I froze behind a huge spreading tree. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then you are even more foolish than I perceived you to be,” said Mr. Curtain, and spreading his arms and legs with one powerful thrust, he ripped the sashes in two. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Almost as if the spirits she knew lived in the mountains of Japan had stopped the chaos from spreading. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The sack the woman had been toting fell when she got hit and everything in it was spreading out willy-nilly on the sidewalk. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She shook her head, her smile spreading even wider. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The sheriff doesn’t look much like Sandy—he looks more like Mikey, with a sunburn spreading across his nose, puffy cheeks, and those small, pale, watery eyes. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I mean, I might be starting off with her talking about how scared she is with the smallpox spreading around the ship and killing people. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z But in camp rumors were constantly spreading, dying, and spreading again in different form. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The spreading moss is crushed by deep plum and sparkling gold as he pulls her away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I ran over to Needles and almost backed away again—he was lying there in a spreading puddle of his own blood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The rangers laughed, and Tonk said, “We just work the edges of the infestation, to keep the flowers from spreading. This spot is right smack in the middle. No hope left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Thinking of Elizabeth caused a little crack in me, an ache that was spreading, getting longer and wider like a run in a fine-gauge knit. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A new word was spreading across the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There were thousands of men, a sea of bright red spreading as far back as Nate could see. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z All around us we could hear the wights spreading throughout the camp, kicking things over, throwing open caravan doors, shoving people. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He squatted down by the pool and watched the dawn spreading across the sky like yellow wings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Both boats plowed along, their wakes spreading out behind them like huge fans on the glassy water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Hernandez dumped a truckload of dirt in the driveway, and now they mixed it with peat moss before spreading it around the yard. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Back home in Washington, news of the terrible crash was spreading. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This ritual continued for months, until the shoes formed a huge pile surrounding the santo, and trickles of miniature footwear were spreading out underneath the pews. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Smallpox radiated throughout the empire like ink spreading through tissue paper. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At the moment, he had NT 5, NT 4, Work Station, Windows 98, and he and Eric had begun fooling around with Linux, the complex, open-source software system rapidly spreading across the world. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “One day there’s nothing and then the next day—boom, there’s a new burger place or a coffee shop or whatever? First a single store, then two, then four— exact replicas spreading across the country?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She tried to mop it with her sleeve but the stain was spreading. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dear,” Dr. Montague began, and stopped, spreading his hands helplessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Bring ... bring ...” Viserion launched himself from the ceiling, pale leather wings unfolding, spreading wide. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What?” he says, spreading his hands in feigned innocence. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With a spreading smile, she hurried across the plaza and through the front doors of the Monk Building, which had finally been unlocked. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “So, please, keep spreading the black. Keep using the symbol. Just...try for some subtlety.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “So is yours,” he said, his eyes dancing around, a grin spreading across his face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’ve a mind to call that Dennis James on the phone and say, Who do you think you are, spreading lies like that? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Axel takes all of his energy to focus on spreading soft butter on every square inch of white bread. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As he got over his initial shock, he noticed other details: the frost spreading from the base of the Doors, the purplish glow in the air around them, and the chains that held them fast. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The spreading of the Gospel, regardless of the motives or the integrity or the heroism of some of the missionaries, was an absolutely indispensable justification for the planting of the flag. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Miss Ingram, who had now seated herself with proud grace at the piano, spreading out her snowy robes in queenly amplitude, commenced a brilliant prelude; talking meantime. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Frodo dozed, though the pain of his wound was slowly growing, and a deadly chill was spreading from his shoulder to his arm and side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He allowed his hand to touch bottom before spreading his fingers to pick up the next question. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And, on Johnson’s orders, the rest of the administration worked to change the mood of the country by spreading good news about Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Not only did they frighten those who came upon them, but they might very well be spreading the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Ifemelu said, her voice rising, and then she was sobbing, apologizing to Aunty Uju, her own guilt spreading and sullying her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z People continued to pass by our house, spreading word of impending terror. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Making use of the new corridor, people moved south en masse, spreading over the entire continent. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Berkeley had few faculty positions to offer members of the Rad Lab, and, in any case, sending his people out into the world was a crucial factor in spreading the cyclotron gospel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Tyrion smiled; whatever happened here tonight, he did not wish it to happen in secret, and there was no one like a singer for spreading a story near and far. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If radioactive fallout started spreading through the sky, it would be Hall’s job to help evacuate people from local farms and villages. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “How old you?” asked the old cook with crescent-shaped eyes and night spreading his two front teeth. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The great, smooth trunks stood motionless in their green shade, the branches spreading flat, one above another in crisp, light-dappled tiers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We felt the idea spreading at Big T’s. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He read it, a cocky grin spreading across his face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It creates an awful stench, yes, but no one dies from a bad smell. If they did, every farmer spreading manure would be long dead and us city-dwellers all hungry!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see a lot of new faces out there tonight. It’s great that you all came down. Looks like my boys are doing a good job spreading the word.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Directly ahead of them, Nina saw a vast, silvery tree at the center of a circular courtyard, its boughs spreading over the stones in a sparkling canopy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was a smudge of soot there, spreading up onto the fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Get the flower and bring it here. I should be able to use it to make a healing potion for the pox Nergal is spreading." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I should’ve been overjoyed, but I hardly felt anything, just a spreading numbness as the trembling pain of the Feeling receded. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The parade of famous visitors spreading the farm’s renown made the place into a symbol of colored uplift—and a target. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She stopped in front of Leo and turned, spreading her arms as if she meant to personally shield him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Queen’s words rang in Con’s ears, and he felt a chill spreading over his skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A clay jar of Greek fire broke on the floor and began to burn, green flames spreading quickly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 Superplumes of the type on which Yellowstone sits are rather like martini glasses–thin on the way up, but spreading out as they near the surface to create vast bowls of unstable magma. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She is close enough that I can see the small pink veins, like seams on the back of a delicate leaf, spreading across her cheeks, the downy fur on her jawbone, her bristly black eyebrows. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Nazario, with his clean-shaven face and the good looks of someone who never in his life has been in a street fight, went around spreading favors for Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z After the end of his expedition, it was a long time before Europeans again reached the Mississippi Valley, but Eurasian microbes were now established in North America and kept spreading. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In early June, Henrietta told her doctors several times that she thought the cancer was spreading, that she could feel it moving through her, but they found nothing wrong with her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z October arrived, spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The northmen were spreading out to encircle the castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the officers had left, I imagined them returning to the mainland, writing up a report, telling stories in the pub, spreading the news that the mysterious southerner really had been digging for treasure. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Moss laughed at her, a bashful smile spreading over his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I eased across, spreading my arms to keep my balance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Hello, Peach,” he says, a sneer spreading on his face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mark could tell that those at the top were communicating with other people in the house, spreading the word. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The only factor that prevented horses from spreading beyond West Africa was trypanosome diseases borne by tsetse flies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The smoke is spreading ever faster, approaching the announcer’s perch on the Broadcasting Building roof. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In that case, however, conquistadores contributed nothing directly to the societies’ destruction; Eurasian germs, spreading in advance, did everything. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z From the pig’s head comes a narrow river of blood, spreading out toward the bottom of the frame. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She stopped spreading cream on her face and turned to look at me directly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It began as a spark and exploded, spreading like a universe within my mind. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z These refugees had terrible stories to tell: houses destroyed, people sleeping in the streets, children dying, water running low, disease spreading. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And there in the spreading chestnut tree were the knife, the dog, the fish, the old woman, the candlestick—all circled by my own hand, shaky with earache, years and years before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The sea was a pane of rippled glass spreading endlessly before us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Microbes have evolved diverse ways of spreading from one person to another, and from animals to people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We have grown into everywhere, spreading like a new growth over the entire surface, touching and affecting every other kind of life, incorporating ourselves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The gunshots increased throughout the day, spreading across the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The shrews are multiplying and are spreading out over the island, some marked individuals having been recovered as much as ten miles from the point of release. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It stood on a hill overlooking the village, some of its windows boarded, tiles missing from its roof, and ivy spreading unchecked over its face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s spreading some kind of sauce on itself. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I flattened my hand against the table, spreading my fingers out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He covered the roller and started spreading paint evenly across the wall. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Saturday we're up early: The Watchtower and Awake! in our hands, we walk like sleepy soldiers through Nicholtown, ringing bells, knocking on doors, spreading the good news of something better coming. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The sun is touching the hills and spreading its red guts all over ’em. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z From nowhere now a form appears like spreading ink. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Ellsberg admired President Harry Truman’s response—a commitment to supporting democracies and containing Soviet influence from spreading further. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A thin spider web of sweat draped itself over his forehead, spreading into his hair. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Welcome, welcome,” said the grandmother, spreading her arms wide. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z From there the power was spreading far and wide, and away far east and south there were wars and growing fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Goll also insisted he turned in a second alarm when another man appeared ten minutes later to announce that the fire was spreading rapidly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Flames lick their way down the palisade, spreading like spilled wine. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When it was apparent that the shadow wasn’t coming back he felt the calf of his leg, where the pain was centered and spreading to fill the whole leg. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon the promise of sunshine failed and the travelers took refuge from a sudden shower under a spreading beech. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Lina looked out at the lighted streets spreading away in every direction, the streets she knew so well. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We'd gotten them from a Turkish wholesaler: blue branches spreading across a shiny white background, a design called the tree of life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “So will you be spreading your legs for that elephant in exchange for Daddy’s contract?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The pressure made me more clumsy than usual, but eventually I made it out the door, feeling the same release when I saw him standing there, a wide smile automatically spreading across my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z While the Islamic world was spreading and absorbing new knowledge, enjoying the taste of sugar, Europe had gone the opposite way: isolation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The Masks were a form of spirit pollution, spreading poison from top to bottom in the country. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony spreading out from the empty stage in a cascade of crimson. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Barrius falls to the white stones, the pool of blood around him spreading rapidly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If you mess up, your rows will wobble, overlapping or spreading apart. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A sense of something tasty about to happen was spreading across the bar and drawing more soldiers in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Queen’s face wavered before her, coalesced into the image of an old woman, lines cracking from the corners of her eyes and spreading down her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, I measured the glistening black drops, seeing them settle upon the surface and become blacker still, spreading suddenly out to the edges. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Animals ate the plants and the farmer recycled the nitrogen by spreading the animals’ manure on the soil. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps some electrical finder could have been developed so delicate that it could have located the source of all this spreading joy and fortune. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When rumors of Hannah’s unexplained absence began spreading through school, Mr. Porter asked our class why he kept hearing her name mentioned in the halls. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z An arrested Korean gang chief named Han had been publicly threatening him, spreading the word on the street that Kwang had betrayed them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the biggest tree Jem Snow had ever seen, the trunk near eight feet wide, the branches spreading so far that the entire village was shaded beneath their canopy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They lit a fire in a hollow, down among the roots of a spreading hawthorn, tall as a tree, writhen with age, but hale in every limb. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Gangrene was spreading from Day’s toes to his knee; his doctor said his toes needed amputating, but Day refused. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He sensed in the spreading unrest something unprecedented, “more threatening and far-reaching than anything that had occurred before.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The morning-glories were open wide, themselves the color of the sky, with thin white clouds spreading from the center of the blossoms into the bright blue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z From some in our group, the word was spreading from seat to seat that I was a Muslim from America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I flip my hair over and gather it into a ponytail so that he can’t see the blush spreading across my cheeks and down into my chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Raindrops begin hitting the window, spreading into soft rivulets. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Already other tributes have reached the Cornucopia and are spreading out to attack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He lay quiedy, feeling the warmth of the alcohol spreading through him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “We Americans know, although others appear to forget, the risks of spreading conflict. We still seek no wider war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He felt it most in his hands, but it was spreading: a pulse of blood and spirit and...power. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Death Eaters came to a halt: Harry heard them spreading out in a line facing the open front doors of the school. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She told him he was too old to be spreading tar on his roof. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z At my question about them, Dad said they were “dusting”: spreading rock dust around to hold down the explosive mixture of coal dust and air. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But that was past, and too many of those now reaching the top of the mountain and spreading massed together had never shared it, and some had been born in other lands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can fly it anywhere, with or without a magnetic grid. And it’s the perfect thing for spreading fires. The Rusties sure knew how to make a mess.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We settled on a bench beneath a great spreading willow, then abandoned it and found more comfortable seats on the ground at the foot of the tree. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They set the tree up in the front room after spreading a sheet to protect the carpet of pink roses from falling pine needles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So Dray had to deal with him for spreading rumors about me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes had distance in them; when he looked at her he saw miles spreading into canyons and hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I stash my hidden straws inside and roll up my mattress, spreading a blanket over the top. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Dawn was spreading her rosy fingers in the sky when Sean finished twenty of the smallest, neatest, most careful stitches his big fingers could manage, would ever manage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Normally, when something makes a wave, the wave travels outward, gradually spreading out and losing strength, like the waves moving away from a pebble dropped into a pond. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And the possibility of mass insurrection was heightened in everyone’s mind by the riots already spreading across the country. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In a flash Basil had lugged a haversack from the undergrowth and was spreading a repast on the grass between them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Soheil is already at the bare plot, raking the earth, spreading out the soil where seeds will grow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There were enormous spreading oak trees to sit under and open lawns where we could throw Frisbees to relieve our stress. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Outside, a soft violet light was spreading out across the eastern hillsides. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I mentioned their vertical differential, she smiled, the blush in her cheeks spreading to her neck, and said, “It’s kinda cute, isn’t it?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Bright red blood bubbled up from just below Chubs’s right shoulder, spreading out over his shirt with hundreds of gliding fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The yellow daffadowndillies have burst into bloom, and the tiny cupped flowers of crocuses are spreading their pied blankets of white and purple. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She and Dr. Howard finally decided that twice a day, I will put this cream on my white spots to help the color come back and try to keep the spots from spreading too fast. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z John Carter got there by standing in an open field, spreading his hands and wishing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Going to the plague-infected areas of Lake makes her nervous, and she always comes back scratching at her arms—as if she can feel an infection spreading on her skin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "Very well, Brother," said Ishtar, a cruel smile spreading across her crimson lips. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then Tremonton started to receive a heavy dose of Mormons, spreading out from Salt Lake City. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Miss Hilly talk slow, like she spreading icing on a cake. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Their branches were corded to hold back the glory of their spreading and probably to make shipping easier. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling rushing over Marco’s skin is intense and intimate, beginning where his palm meets hers but spreading beyond that, farther and deeper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bigger stooped and saw, through the cracks of the furnace, the coal spreading out fanwise over the red bed of fire. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Very well,” he said, spreading his hands wide on the table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were stories in the paper of German parachutists disguised as nurses and nuns, spreading out through the cities and infiltrating the population. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Probably no person is immune to contact with this spreading contamination unless he lives in the most isolated situation imaginable. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In terms of a spreading epidemic, Farmer and Goldfarb knew this was a nightmare. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I slam my other hand next to the first and drive another crack through the glass, this one spreading outward from my palm in long, crooked fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I let my eyes follow the smooth white trunk up to the huge spreading limbs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chattahoochee is part of four million acres—6,000 square miles—of federally owned forest stretching up to the Great Smoky Mountains and beyond and spreading sideways across four states. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Asher has his eyes trained on me, a smug grin spreading across his face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “So is this,” Sonny said, slowly spreading his arms and stepping aside to reveal his eighty-four-year-old father, Day, teetering on unsteady legs behind him. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Recently, she had begun spreading her wings, taking adult courses in real estate and international economics and business management, dreaming of a bigger-than-family-size life for herself. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She was the authority when it came to spreading the word. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Dawn was breaking, spreading soft pink light across the eastern sky above the city. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then I feel something hot spreading through my left arm, and I see blood and my feet scramble on the floor, searching for traction. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But as the days passed, my grandmother found herself obediently spreading out silk before the heating vent to cushion her knees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even after I reached the stairs and took them two at a time, the gas lamps’ glow lingered in my vision like spreading flames. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Though the queen had let the Astapori starve outside her walls to keep the bloody flux from spreading, it was spreading nonetheless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The wild- ling was within, seated at her board, spreading butter on a ragged chunk of warm brown bread with his dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I bend down and stick my head and shoulders out, spreading myself as much as I can across the windowsill so Jude can’t see out or Brian in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “And us,” he mumbles, taking out his bedroll and spreading it under the leafless tree. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Early in the nineteenth century, the dream of freedom had begun spreading through the slave cabins on all the plantations. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way, we pass a window and I see a gray, snowy dawn spreading across the Capitol. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Moss stood slowly, the horror of realization spreading upward, planting itself in his chest, threatening to erupt out of his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She would listen to them till their words blended into a soft sheet of sleep gently spreading over her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Blake turned around and saw an American officer, spreading word quietly to the other American military men in the church sanctuary. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I rub my hands together, spreading out the soap. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Each time it fell, a fine red dust rose up, spreading a rich, acrid smell in the air. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks later, Lawrence was spreading the news that the apparatus had accelerated protons up to 900,0 volts. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Come over here,” he beckoned, spreading a map of the mine on a table. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, just look at this wealth spreading from sea to shore!” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the increasing light, the ship’s wake curled white behind them, a spreading vee in the still gray water of morning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They lay curled closely together in a hollow filled with sweet-scented needles, under an aged, spreading balsam tree, near the banks of the the stream. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined my brothers spreading over the mountain, searching the black forests. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was something wonderfully wicked about the thought of peeling the septa out of those chaste white robes and spreading her legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She told him she was worried that it could be spreading into other rooms through the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the weeks ahead, as we moved from village to village, we sounded the alarm, spreading warnings as we went. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Philobosian delivered the baby, whose sex was revealed in the usual manner: by spreading the legs apart and looking. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She turned her back to me, spreading out what looked to be a map over the hood of the SUV. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Suffice it to say, there was a love triangle, and one who, to seek revenge, went spreading tales of having licked a breast. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Dimblewit held his hands up, the smug smile spreading on his putty-like face as he tried to calm the audience down. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Similarly slow in spreading down Africa’s north-south axis was human technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d laid it on the edge of the pool table and the coal had burned down to the wood; a charred spot was spreading on the varnish. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Under the night the trees stood tall before them, arched over the road and stream that ran suddenly beneath their spreading boughs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was built of a light stone that shone almost like snow in the glare of the moon, a vast spreading complex of walls and roofs and buttresses, all surrounding the slender spire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As we sit in silence, I feel sadness spreading inside me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Within a few minutes of the assassination, the news began spreading, first by word of mouth from Ford’s, then by messenger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss’s blood boiled, an instantaneous fury spreading so fully within him that tears leapt to his eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Ernest had sought to get Time to hew to his practice of spreading credit broadly, but was only partially successful. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hale had begun spreading even more patronage to solidify his power. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What White discovered was that the fire was spreading so rapidly that it was only about five blocks away from his home. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Word’s spreading around the Garden that I’m the witness. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I waved nonchalantly at Tina with my free hand and hoped she wouldn’t notice the sweat stains spreading down my shirt. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sting of the hand sanitizer was gone now, which meant the bacteria were back to breeding, spreading through my finger into the bloodstream. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She catches my eye, an irrepressible grin spreading across her face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They came to a patch of milkwort—a blue as deep as that of the sky—with long stems creeping through the grass and each minute flower spreading its two upper petals like wings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The yellow part seemed to be getting wider, spreading out at the center of the star. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the way they say it—I know Nathan’s story must be spreading. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The patches above my eyebrows are spreading down past my temples. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And dread of what all this spreading might reveal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I shouted as I ran up to her, spreading my dripping-wet cloak with both hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some of those guys must have been ten feet below ground level at this point, and the sinkhole was still deepening and spreading. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Reeds grew thick in the shallows along the banks, and Arya saw a water snake skimming across the surface, ripples spreading out behind it as it went. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The curls of smoke feathered out into the open air, spreading themselves thinner and thinner, until at last they were gone. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “See that you stick closer to town. We don’t need the influenza spreading to the outskirts.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Grandma and the children began spreading them across the kitchen floor. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had participated in spreading the truths that had done so much to help the American black man rid himself of the mirage that the white race was made up of “superior” beings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendrils of darkness were now spreading out from his feet, killing all the weeds between the cobblestones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I pushed myself from the ground before he could even think about standing up, spreading his arms, screaming desperate, crazy screams, stepping into nothing, killing us both. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They sometimes do this by creeping near the cattle and spreading their urine on the ground. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in through the double-doors he marched, black tail-coat and all, spreading his arms wide as he ushered in a great flock of ladies. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And while Toby knew he cared, he knew Luke didn’t want to hear about the wildfire spreading inside of Toby right now. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Bloodstains and tiny bits of gray matter from Lincoln’s brain oozed on to the cream-colored silk fabric, spreading and adding color to the frock’s bright and festive red, yellow, green, and blue floral pattern. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The blaze goes out of control, spreading to buildings onshore and thence to the Library, where it reduces a large number of scrolls to ashes. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He abandoned the noiseless transparencies and pointed at the center of the spreading rings like a setter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The last thing I remember is Boggs spreading a couple of burlap sacks over me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He told her, spreading some smoked whitefish on a cracker, that his wife resembled an actress in Bombay named Madhuri Dixit. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The water was almost black, and pale twilight, darkly reflected in the waves, was already spreading across the sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But I reasoned that they might look at my representing and spreading Islam in another way: instead of keeping me in they might want to get me out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They slowed to a stop for just a second before spreading out and taking off in different directions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Old Lord Locke was shouting for a maester as Manderly flopped on the floor like a clubbed walrus in a spreading pool of blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was on the phone with one of his teammates, spreading the word about a team project. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As it slowed to normal, he felt a pain growing inside, a pain spreading through his body, pressing from within. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The infinite was as vast and cold as the ocean spreading around die ship, and in all that emptiness what Milton felt most acutely was the reality of his own buzzing mind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then over these they put two more bundles, spreading out the stalks to make a little roof and shelter the five bundles from dew and rain. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze stood by the sink holding his phone, that drained lassitude spreading over him again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They might already be spreading word around town. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z After a concerted effort, the body finally floats down the river, his long hair spreading around. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sounds of digging continued, he sensed fear spreading all through the burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An underground of rumors about the note was slowly spreading; he was becoming the butt of the campus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s empty but for an oily stain slowly spreading across the bottom. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The realization of what I have done comes as a fog in my chest, cold, dark, and spreading. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Depends on your perspective,” Grandpa said, spreading his hands. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But I keep moving and scooping and spreading. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Those leaves were all sizes now, from tiny new ones to big spreading full-grown ones. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Dunwing left the nest an hour before the Joseph Bell tolled lunchtime: she had to start spreading the tale of the snake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When complaints came in about the foul smells wafting from the potter’s field—smells that many feared were spreading the disease—Israel went with James Sharswood to personally inspect burial procedures. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The blood stopped spreading, but he still felt like he had a hot metal curtain rod sticking through his ribs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A high cascade of sound bubbled from the organ, spreading, thick and clinging, over the chapel, slowly surging. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw draped his anorak carefully over the top of the bushes, spreading it out as much as possible. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “You’re safe. You said spreading your parents’ and sister’s ashes didn’t do much for you. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It dripped down into the sink, red on white, spreading out into the water that poured from the faucet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally, I said I was greatly disappointed in the PAC for spreading such lies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A nightmarish red began to creep through the snow like spilled ink spreading, expanding, devouring. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He heard a shriek, and then rising, spreading waves of laughter in discordant tones. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z At his feet Jody could see the little arms of new weeds spreading out over the ground. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A sense of hopelessness spread in my heart like the stains spreading on my skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But maybe God intended for me to sleep in that morning, needed me to stay home, as He counted on all of the day’s events spreading out just like He’d planned them. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z A hot rush surges through my chest, spreading outward. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A liquid—urine—was spreading on the floor of the train. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They gaped at it the way they might have gaped at a sudden apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe spreading roses around the Body Shop and Pipe Queen buildings. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With shaking hands he unfolded it, then dropped to his knees, spreading out the note on the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sure, he had made a monster out of me by spreading rumors and just being his terrible self. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z There was a sea of spilled kibble bits spreading across the asphalt parking lot. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Such nice little girls, he thought, warmth spreading through his stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The open trap was only a few feet ahead, but the fire was spreading fast, consuming the old wood and dry straw faster than she would have believed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then very quickly the frightful burning searing scorching feeling started spreading down into my chest and into my tummy and on and on into my arms and legs and all over my body! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z A new rumor was spreading: The gangs were hatching a plot to burn black families out. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Greek fire was burning the tables and furniture, spreading up the circular stairs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It breaks my heart to see her so pitiful, with just the top of her cabin showing, and a shine of oil spreading like blood on the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’d be cool to change things up. Maybe have a lion or a grizzly on the uniform,” I said, spreading my hand across my chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Word that Parzival and Art3mis were here, chatting each other up at the bar, was already spreading through the entire club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Their flight followed the course of the river, and she saw the fires spreading across to the other shore, driven by the wind of its passage. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “The letter was just fine,” Roy’s father said, spreading open the newspaper. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As she approached him, he had picked up the foil in his beak and was spreading his wings to fly off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There had been a general decision to take out one room of monkeys, and see how that worked, see how things went—see if the virus was spreading. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see,” I said, shaking out the map and spreading it flat on the table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Come on,’’ she said, taking off her jacket and spreading it on the floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I like taking it out and spreading it over my bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I pointed to my head, afraid to touch it for fear of making contact with the hair dye and spreading more green. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z His aggressive companion stopped short: the look of surprise spreading over his face was quickly replaced by displeasure. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z For more than two years, he had been spreading filthy rumors about her evil ways to add to the stories that the Romans already knew. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But no matter how true he knew that was, he couldn't stop the grin from spreading over his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But homesickness would often strike them, spreading like a terrible fever; some wasted away out of sadness. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The rum’s soft heat was spreading fanwise out from his stomach, engulfing his whole body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The anxiety stretched out inside him as if preparing for a long haul, spreading from his chest up into his head and down through his torso. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Not that I know of,” Joe said, spreading his hands helplessly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I could have been spreading on this jam a little thick. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Very carefully she unscrewed the top from the tube and, spreading her knees, shook out a gelatine capsule. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A majestic green mountain sat in harmony with the deepening blue sky, the sun spreading its light for the last time before it set. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The stories coming out of Little Rock were spreading across the land. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju stared at the yellowish-green sauce spreading across the kitchen floor as though she did not know how it had happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The first time, almost everything rotted, and the stench issued forth from the locked rooms, spreading through the house and seeping out into the neighborhood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The capitol building sprawled gray concrete like a regal queen spreading out her petticoats, and its giant dome glittered pure gold in the morning sun. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Fire across the ridge, down the mountainside, spreading inland, tree by tree, burning like massive candles, pop-pop-popping and falling, striking more trees, burning ground cover, eating the landscape alive. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Kids were constantly getting up and trading places, spreading rumors about who liked whom and all the other gossip. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All of the hope that had sprung there, growing and spreading and yielding like a stream, had dried up in an instant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then blood crept outward in widening circles of pink on the newspapers, spreading quickly now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly,” Tess said, running the white cloth over each key, spreading the strange scent of cooked flowers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z To prevent the virus from spreading, the library where Elizebeth worked had shut down for four weeks, and people were required to wear masks in public places. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Uncle Al shouts, spreading his arms wide in jubilation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was saying that the teachings should be spreading further than they had, and temples needed to be established in other cities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z What has changed is the class status of evangelicals— Protestants who emphasize the authority of the Bible, the importance of a “born-again” conversion experience, and spreading the faith. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The Candor in the corridor yelp and dive out of the way as we spill into the hallway like a burst pipe, Dauntless water spreading to fill the empty space. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I watch the swans until they start spreading their wings and my heart goes heavy inside my chest. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Using one signal or another, each form of life announces its proximity to the others around it, setting limits on encroachment or spreading welcome to potential symbionts. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tell them about everything that the Ecuadorian Andes have to offer. I enjoy spreading my pride in our country’s rich cultural heritage.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the young Dawn came bright into the East spreading her finger tips of rose, Telemakhos, the king’s son, tied on his rawhide sandals and took the lance that bore his handgrip. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They formed multicolored skyscrapers, spreading high and wide. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Thin red streams were spreading out across the stone from the pool of blood where Dagon Codd’s head had come to rest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The wounds at his neck had not yet clotted, which made him seem animate even in death, the blood still spreading out across his shirt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Today they caught a spy from the Colonies who was secretly spreading propaganda about “how the Republic is lying to you!” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Some farming populations make it even easier for their own fecal bacteria and worms to infect new victims, by gathering their feces and urine and spreading them as fertilizer on the fields where people work. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to think,” Natalie said, spreading her hands wide, as if to show how much she didn’t know. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A ladder led up to the top of the wall, and people were climbing up the ladder and spreading down to stand on the walls that separated the two corrals. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There were clusters of freckles on her forearms and wrists, an entire Milky Way spreading across her forehead, even a few sputtering quasars flung into the wormholes of her ears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At a place where the undergrowth ended and the papyrus began—the water’s edge in winter, now a stretch of mud—he stopped beside a spreading patch of some low, green plant. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It had been spreading quietly along the Kinshasa Highway, a transcontinental road that wanders across Africa from east to west and passes along the shores of Lake Victoria within sight of Mount Elgon. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Law of the Few looked at the kinds of people who are critical in spreading information. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain is sharp and sudden, beginning in my shoulder and spreading outward with electric fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Underneath her, across the sheet, is a great splotch of fresh blood, spreading out like bright red wings to either side of her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh. My. God,” Edie says, a joyful smile spreading across her face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And then spreading to the guests who walked on the terrace and strolled across the lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Of course, none of it was true, and most people knew that, but it didn’t stop Julian from spreading that lie. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She would move to accommodate me, spreading her legs or throwing an arm around my back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I started spreading my fingers to count it off again but afore I could even get to forty, Pa and the new-free folks turned up the road heading toward the schoolhouse. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His hair is speckled gray and a bald spot is spreading on the back of his head. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His wife, Lili, was squatting in the middle of their one-room home, spreading cornmeal mush on banana leaves for their supper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t even know she had a neck until Jude remarked on it, or that her smile was anything but the spreading of her lips until he saw it as a small miracle. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Diego busied himself with spreading out a ratty blanket that had been wadded up in the bag with the telescope. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He dumps the jam on the bread, spreading it thick with the knife. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Watching his fiery body rise between the distant mountains, I could feel him in my own beating heart, spreading love throughout my chest and warming my entire being. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Finally Jason flew himself across and his squad began cutting through some very surprised-looking telkhines, spreading fear through the enemy’s ranks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I did what she asked, spreading the leaves out so they overlapped as little as possible. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “All these rumors that are spreading are just a way to try to justify what happened.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Whatever the circumstances, Ayenwatha vowed that no parent would ever experience such a loss again and rededicated himself to spreading Deganawidah's ideas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “No, but he agreed to drop all the charges. He promised not to prosecute if you promise to stop spreading stories about him. He also wants you to get some psychological counseling,” my mother said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her blood was black in the moonlight, a deep pool spreading. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Hema was now completely ablaze, a great fiery heap spreading fast to other parts of the Night Zoo’s grounds. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When she found a place she got comfortable, spreading her blue shawl on the ground after she had cleared the area of pebbles and little sticks and made sure no ants were disturbed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She made us ham sandwiches—spreading one of the slices of bread with mayonnaise and the other one with mustard. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “They want to prevent whatever new disease he’s spreading.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z All around him, men leaped to their duties, spreading sails, bracing the yards. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He took my hand in his, as if it were a leaf, spreading out the fingers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That feeling seemed to expand, spreading over me every time I stepped back to look over my work. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Thousands of beetles laying eggs, spreading bacteria, and killing trees.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z In a few years there might be thousands of his progeny spreading out from this original hearthstone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And spreading out her dress, she chasséed across the room till, having reached Mr. Rochester, she wheeled lightly round before him on tip-toe, then dropped on one knee at his feet, exclaiming— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then I covered the chicken slices with caviar thickly as if I were spreading peanut butter on a piece of bread. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then like a field of thorns springing up from one root and spreading here and there, there was yet more to trouble Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The color spreading on Leon’s face, like his veins had turned into scarlet neon signs. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see her chubby little hand spreading it into the cracks of the wooden floor. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And with more loved ones getting sick and word spreading of an even worse strain of influenza heading west from Chicago, Indianapolis, and Des Moines, those wives and mothers were determined to protect their families. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 Without taking her eyes off mine, she adjusted her legs, spreading them slightly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z |
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