| 单词 | stacked |
| 例句 | She was straight-faced and matter-of-fact as she stacked up several of the spotting blocks so that she could stand level with the bar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On graduation day Dee-Dee and I opened up the store, set out the meats, stacked the fresh vegetables, and I worked behind the counter until it was time to go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual he walked the horse through the British encampment, through the idle men, stacked muskets, military stores, camp kitchens. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no place to sit with the benches stacked against the walls, so the castle folk stood in small groups, not daring to speak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Books were stacked in front of him, books made entirely of faces. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Valentine, in the class ahead of me, had a figure that was usually described by boys watching her sashay by as “stacked like a brick privy.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “To win this game, your team must be the first to complete four laps of the second-floor balcony without spilling any of the three dozen books stacked on your rolling shelves, no matter the obstacles.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She followed her mother into the stinky store crowded with stacked shelves of crooked stick and wire cages. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And stacked or lying upside down, even put in backward, were books—hundreds of them. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Yes, they would have to be stacked neatly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A man with a tray of round flat breads stacked sky-high grinned at Liyana through the car window when their eyes met. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ben yawned, stretched, and led the way through the shop to where huge coils of rope were stacked. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were stacked one on top of another: Book Bag Pocket Shoe 39. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z As I edged around the elaborate, china-cabinet-flanked dining room, I wondered where Celia’s parents were and if they knew exactly how many cans of beer were stacked on their polished mahogany dining table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And after we’ve eaten our fill and the dishes are stacked up and the children are sleepy, I have everyone gather in the living room and bring out my last surprise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Most of Wylan’s plans showed the Ice Court from above, but the prison elevation was a side view, a cross section showing the building’s floors stacked on top of one another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I followed him into the long room where the lots of paint were stacked along the floor beneath numbered markers that hung from the ceiling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Caroline stacked the cards and dropped them in one of the three large open boxes that were kept lined up behind her bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Without a word he went outside where the sacks of chicken grits were stacked against the show window and commenced talking to some old men sitting on the bench in the sun. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She held her wings to her body and stacked her tail feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The air felt stacked with weeping and raging and praying to God by all the different names. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he was out the other side of town, and there were piles of stacked Union muskets, blankets and canteens and wagons, the abandoned implements of war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The books were already stacked on shelves for the summer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Geneva found a plate and stacked the French toast on it and set it on the table. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Two pairs of pillow slips, still warm to the touch, were stacked on the table. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was white and rundown with a weathered tin roof and wood stacked on the front porch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But she’s hung our clothes on the hooks in the bedroom, put the ugly rugs that were over our windows on the floor, and stacked the dishes on the shelf beside the sink. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My father stacked his two pails to the side, then righted Joseph’s pail underneath Rosie. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Uncle yelled over the high whine stacked on deep bottom notes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He folded his jeans neatly, stacked them on his chair, and then, dressed head to toe in black, walked over to Adrienne. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Help me push this aside,” he said, placing his hands on one edge of a stacked filing cabinet. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He had been allowed to keep the angle iron, and it was now stacked—four hundred thousand pounds of it—in tangled mountains all over the yard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Against the other wall were shelves neatly stacked with jars of fruit preserves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One wall is a grocery store, where coffee, canned soups, bread, and pancake mixes are stacked on shelves. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Along one wall were stacked hundreds of crates. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z An unpleasant scurrying told him the roach’s family was searching for the dishes that were usually stacked there. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One wall was lined with bookshelves and bins stacked with old scrolls and parchments; another held racks of ointments, herbs, and potions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had seen the garden and took note of the wood I had stacked. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Davis brushed some cereal dust off the hundred-dollar bills, stacked them next to the sink, and then grabbed them. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The white bookcase on top is stacked with books I always planned on reading. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He stacked the packages back carefully, straightening the pile to its original symmetry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the books are stacked into boxes, I press Understanding Our Universe to my chest, as though it’s a best friend I’m leaving. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Spurge and Werfel were suddenly very aware that there was a lot of midnight around them, stacked up for miles. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Two of the end tables had magazines, neady stacked so that the tides were clearly visible. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Two baseball caps are stacked on top of the toque, and the fedora wobbles at the top as Ambrose laughs. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Chas began unpacking, stuffing his folded clothes into the cubbies stacked like a ladder along one side of our shared closet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Champagne bubbles over a tower of stacked glasses into a small golden well. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His clothes, on the bank, folded neatly and stacked, collared shirt on top of jeans on top of leather jacket on top of black boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Three stones are stacked one on top of the other, the fourth, on the ground beside them, points the direction the person is taking. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A collection of charred bodies had been stacked on a comer, not fully covered by a blanket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t listen and told us to hold on, while he swung into the street, careening past emptying barracks where suitcases and duffel bags sat stacked. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad knew all about statistics, and he explained how the casinos stacked the odds against the slot players. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Nathan lost track of time, and before he realized it, he had chopped a large mound of firewood that needed to be stacked. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Hymn books are stacked on the small wooden table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I ran upstairs at top speed, hoping I would be in time but knowing that the odds were stacked against me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Cord on cord of oak and ash were stacked to make tall, crooked walls between the trunks of trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He looked at me a long time, then walked over to the bushel baskets stacked at the back of the stand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept the gambling sticks all stacked up ready for them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Joseph’s cheeks tingled with pleasure as he stacked the logs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Platt has begun her third revolution of plates around the house, stacked one atop the other.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Magazines and old newspapers were stacked in heaps everywhere. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As she walks slowly through the rooms it irks her that there are dirty dishes stacked in the kitchen, that the bed has not been made. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Two medium-sized brown boxes are stacked by the door. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Drilling, shooting, marching over, they stacked them at their barracks and there was always at least a sergeant guarding these stacked guns. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was cool and the fire burned high, stacked with dry wood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Across the screen marched old photos of Nazi concentration camp victims, corpses stacked like cordwood, and dead-eyed survivors. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Small tables dotted the room, with more books stacked on top of each one. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was probably as long as three fishermen stacked end to end, though it twisted as it was raised above the crowd, tied in three places. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Knives of all shapes and sizes were stacked haphazardly all the way to the top. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I could see them stacked in the corner, small brown boxes stamped NOT FOR SALE, waiting for other families to come along. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There were boxes of soda crackers and stacked loaves of brown and black bread. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Tam Lin built a fire and stacked dry wood nearby. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her locker had been neatly stacked with textbooks when Lacey opened it, I remembered, as if she intended to come to school the next day. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z My books are stacked by height and turned so that the titles can easily be seen. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His eyes blurred and there swam before him a vast array of red and blue and green and yellow cans stacked high upon shelves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The floor was swept bare, with bags of seed and fertilizer stacked neatly by the door. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cars are stacked and waiting, their fuel tanks ruptured and drained. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The onions must be harvested, packed into the rough sacks that Mercy had sewn, and stacked ready to be hauled into Hartford or bartered for goods when a sailing ship came up the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the help,” she said once she was stacked back up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The used plaintain leaves I stacked in one heap—they would do for the bullocks. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z For now, Mrs. Richardson stacked her notes in her folder, which she had discreetly labeled M.W. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nelson gently stacked wood into my outstretched arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a split log and walked it over to the stacked wood. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Games stacked on top of games were practically spilling over the sides. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sure you all need your rest...but there are wedding presents stacked in my room that need sorting out and I was under the impression that you had agreed to help.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Shelves are mounted on every available surface, with books stacked up to the ceiling. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We stored them in the musty shed across the parking lot from Scanlan, stacked atop one another from September through May, nesting grounds for spiders and the occasional rat or garter snake. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There were spidery shapes made out of old desks stacked top to top. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z They were diving headfirst down the sliding board—stacked, all three. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We joined other new officers in the mess hall, where I held a tray and Bella stacked it high with Styrofoam “clamshells” full of beef stew and rice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized that the base pairs could now easily be stacked atop each other, facing inward into the center of the helix. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I see a folding table stacked with towers of small green cups and a water cooler that's nearly as tall as me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The clothespress at the bottom of the stairs was untouched, the bed linens and tablecloths stacked in it as neatly as if Mother had set them there a moment ago. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole street is stacked with buildings that have signs advertising famous singers and jazz bands like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had just begun washing the dishes that were stacked in the sink when there was a knock on the back door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A small stage at one end, folding chairs stacked along the walls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My mother stacked the pages, folded them in thirds, business style, and slipped them back into the envelope. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I descended a narrow staircase from the mess hall to R-gallery very carefully, because with the trays stacked high, I couldn’t see in front of me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The few cooking pots and bowls were stacked on a little shelf formed by the rocks, with chopsticks, a single spoon, and Crane-man’s knife in a neat row. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The dinner dishes are stacked in the sink, and the candle wax is dripping onto the Formica table, and the wineglasses only have the last puddles of red. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Cabinets and trunks line the walls, boxes of files are stacked in tidy rows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The bunks, stacked three high, hold at least one and sometimes two men, as do the spaces beneath them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I chopped a large pile of wood and stacked it close to the kitchen door. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I got real good at this and, within the week, had a pile of stones ready to be stacked into a millhouse. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I stacked the cards and fastened them together with a rubber band and put them in my backpack. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the corpses stacked and watched the blood run in little streams down Shiloh’s hill. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Six wooden crates the size of picnic tables were stacked nearby, and they were rattling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I had ordered the steak, which, bowing to the same minimalist fashion, is served without the bone, the thin slices of beef stacked to resemble a funeral pyre. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Dishes and cups, plastic basins and sacks of clothes, packets of food, and water containers are stacked everywhere, with our blankets and cushions and rugs. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I read the letters stacked on one another like a word tower: Vincent van Gogh. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A bottle of it is stacked next to the other chemical supplies right in front of me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jon’s pictures hang in the white room or are stacked against the walls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Every time I turned my e-mail program on, I faced hundreds of messages from kids, students, former students, parents, and teachers stacked in vast queues; it took hours just to download the mail. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge crates were all stacked now, and tightly roped in. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her thin brown arms were stacked with gold bracelets, a small red circle was painted on her forehead, and the edges of her feet were tinted with a decorative red dye. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There they hung, three live men and one dead one, as the Lord of Light’s devout stacked split logs and broken branches under their feet, then doused the piles with lamp oil. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But walking out back, I could see that my father had pulled every one of my traps and stacked them up, four deep, behind the shed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z In the boys’ room miniature bunk beds were stacked three high, while the girl twin and I shared a room with the biological daughter. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Thick black doors shine bright with the House of Inventors emblem—a chrysanthemum growing out of a stacked tower of cogs and gears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The shelled cobs could even be stacked by the outhouse and used as a rough substitute for toilet paper! The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ishmael opened the closet door and looked in at the boxes stacked there. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The bunks weren’t beds but shelves, stacked three tall on top of one another, and they stuffed us in again as they had on the trains. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t answer just giggled and took our clothes and stacked them on her rocking chair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Seven stacked her hand on Valley’s, and they stood there for just one more silent moment. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z We knew where the tests were: stacked up and ready to go in the supply room at the front of Mr. Thorp’s class. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I look around, taking in the sofas stacked with wilted cushions, the creaky hardwood floors, the dust particles swirling in the sunlight. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jones led the way to his office, and Ellsberg opened his briefcases and stacked the papers on the desk. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Coach Susan had spotted me in practice the day before, standing level with me on padded leather blocks stacked on one side of the foam pit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I cleared away leaves and stacked some rocks to make a quick firepit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were under the main prison now, five stories of cellblock, prisoners, and guards stacked on top of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The shed was full, the bags stacked to the ceiling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The long counter is stacked with plates of juicy hamburgers, old-fashioned milk shakes, and seven-layer cakes under glass domes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In his not terribly clean uniform, wearing knee-high Cretan boots, Captain Kontoulis scrutinized running lights, stacked deck chairs, lifeboats. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In front of the fireplace was a fifteen-foot-long library table stacked with new editions of books on every conceivable topic. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The floorboards are stacked neatly against the wall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then he went around behind Joseph to pick up the pails he’d stacked. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Homes, stores, and restaurants lined the water’s edge, stacked one on top of the other, lit ceiling to floor in a rainbow of orb lights that blurred together through Pong's tiny basket window. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The Slat wasn’t much, just another house in the worst part of the Barrel, three stories stacked tight on top of each other, crowned with an attic and a gabled roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “We stacked the bodies in thirty to thirty-five layers on top of each other.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He found them in a corner, neatly stacked, the Hessians’ caps nearby. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The size of the room had not been lost in the clutter of boxes and trunks stacked almost to the ceiling beams. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In one corner are bags of clay stacked on shelves. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She even sends us sometimes to bring back meat from the butcher marché, a place where Rachel will not set foot on account of the intestines and neatly stacked heads. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivan flipped to the next page, where writing was stacked in neat lines along the paper. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With the exception of a few stacked newspapers and tied-off plastic grocery bags tucked under the rear seat, the inside of the minivan was pretty well kept. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The cavernous room was filled with golden cages, round and square and rectangular, some stacked on top of each other, others standing alone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She stacked the books, changed the candles, put the quills and inks and sealing wax in order. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I unlocked our bin, pulled up the sliding metal door, and stacked the boxes inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Cars were still stacked up at the border long into the night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there are enough old issues of the Globe stacked in the corners of the apartment to wrap all their plates and glasses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d found more blankets upstairs and they dragged in great piles of wood and stacked the wood in the corner of the room to dry. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Bubbles full of the hot air of American democracy, boiling up from the stacked vinyl platters inside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A whole row of unstrung bows in varying stages of repair or build rested on a worktable, and hundreds of bushels of arrows were stacked into pyramids on the floor beside them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The front rooms were filled with piles of blankets and bedding, a few stacked mattresses, and a number of unidentifiable gray plastic tubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Well, for about an hour we lounged on Constantin's balcony in two separate slingback chairs with the victrola playing and the balalaika records stacked between us. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I stacked a few plates and followed Mrs. Baxter into the wallpapered kitchen. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z On his far left, he stacked three road maps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodies, stacked like firewood, were covered in snow outside the huts. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Canning jars, stacked three deep, gleamed like a rainbow of liquid jewels along the length of the shelf. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The horses hauled it up into the field where Pa and Uncle Henry and Grandpa and Mr. Peterson had stacked their wheat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She makes a sharp left into a lab where her nanomaterial collection bags are already stacked on her lab table. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When the elevator doors eventually open, he sees a cart stacked with breakfast trays, most of their contents hidden under domes, and tiny cartons of milk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Perspective drawing . . . algebraic equations . . . music theory . . .” Now giggling at the impossibility of keeping up, the children fetched books at random and stacked the volumes at their governess’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Shields stacked ten deep formed columns jutting off the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Mom waved back at him, but she was looking at the boxes stacked in the kitchen. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Mom stacked the dishes in the sink, turned the faucet on, and went to change her clothes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It was stacked with small mountains of pottery—not celadon work, but the very dark brown stoneware known as onggi, for storing food. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The supplies were stacked on large wooden pallets and stood as tall and wide as four homes in Kaunas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A dozen were squeezed in, trying to sleep, suitcases and luggage stacked to the ceiling. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Cardboard boxes were stacked on top of wooden crates sitting on plastic bins stuffed with papers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He removed the glasses first, then the stew-smeared bowls and the cutlery, and finally he stacked plate on top of plate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some boxes were stacked in closets, others were hidden in the attic. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mum noisily stacked the plates and took them to the kitchen hatch. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It was a large room, packed with built-in bunks stacked four high. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We were so nervous that we worked like robots—she scrubbed, I dried and stacked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They are huge, stacked in rows of twenty and thirty along each block. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When I got to Miss Volker’s house I stacked up all three boxes on top of each other and carried them as if I were Hercules. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A dozen bales were stacked by the door. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I wondered if Mrs. Croft had ever seen a woman in a sari, with a dot painted on her forehead and bracelets stacked on her wrists. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind them were shelves stacked with supplies and goods. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Others had stacked their bills, creased them down the middle, and held the wad as though they were about to deal cards. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few seconds, I’m disoriented by the businesses stacked high on top of each other with Korean signage until I remember that we’re in Koreatown. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He put the coins back on the pile, took a basket from those stacked behind him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a network of vaulted hallways, each lined with coffin-shaped sleeping capsules, row after row of them, stacked to the ceiling, ten high. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They stacked boxes of records by the stereo, and hung photos from their travels on the walls. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Or it could have been something she read in all those newspapers stacked neatly along the baseboard in her bedroom. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Some camps were orderly, with the tents arrayed around a fire pit in concentric circles, weapons and armor stacked around die inner ring, horse lines outside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I enjoy seeing my work, a mirror of me, tile upon tile stacked up, knowing that the shape of my knee will one day give shelter to somebody. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The women then unfolded blankets that were stacked against the shelter wall like giant wafers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, at the sound of the buzzer, they stacked their plates and began to tidy their table. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Around him, the leather-bound tomes of the Temple of Lkossa’s library seemed to reach into the heavens, stacked so high that some shelves required ladders to reach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The clown showed us to a table stacked with food—the same boiled nuts and roasted meats that had tempted us at the carnival. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But everything we owned was packed and stacked against the yellow walls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Papers are stacked on the table where paratha and eggs usually wait for me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He stacked cardboard boxes on top of it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Some filled tubes, others inserted rubber stoppers, sealed tubes, or stacked them inside a walk-in incubator where they stayed until being packaged for shipping. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The shelves in this room were stacked with cages containing live animals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dr. Hyde shuffled into class then, our final exams stacked underneath one arm. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Now Sherm stacked sugar packets on the tabletop, carefully shaking each one first to make it lie flat. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I used to think Mom was old-fashioned for always printing pictures off her phone, but now I’m glad for the bazillion albums that were stacked up there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Boxes of medicines are stacked on racks, more on the floor. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Shukumar stood up and stacked his plate on top of hers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Behind the stage there's this narrow back room stacked with stacks of chairs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She did, however, manage to trip over his left knee and knock down a pile of comic books stacked by his desk. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I count at least three different hats stacked on top of his head, which he keeps tucked in close to his chest. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I think one of the biggest things was when they made the high- rise homes in the neighborhood and stacked all of the people on top of each other. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dirty dishes were stacked in the sink, which wasn’t right. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Turner stacked his plate atop hers and then went out to the front porch and sat on the steps. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Behind them Sam came upon a small store of firewood neatly stacked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The purple cooler was in the middle of the garage and two plastic chairs were stacked on top of it. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z This drawer held Mom’s sweaters, neatly folded and stacked. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The front half of the basement was stacked with crates. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many of the buildings were made of stacked logs with cracks filled with mud—like Anya’s own home back in Zmeyreka. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The wood was stacked as high as a man could reach, in orderly piles on either side of a central aisle. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He could see through the kitchen door to the steak plates stacked high and the skillets deep in grease. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There it was, stacked up behind the barn, waiting for willing hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Now, you might object that the experimenters stacked the deck by writing a passage about a concrete physical activity in vague and abstract language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The firewood was stacked against the door as she and Charlie had left it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When Elizebeth and her team stacked up the twenty-eight Enigma messages they had in December 1942, they discovered that the first column had far more O’s in it than anything else. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are books stacked high around them—the way opportunity and possibility are stacked around them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The old farmhouse—the heart of the Cottages—had a number of fireplaces where we could burn the split logs stacked in the outer barns. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s stacked her folders on the table, and now there’s no place for her cup of tea. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It would be almost impossible to find wood in die dark so he had to have it all in and cut and stacked before the sun went down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw them stacked in front of machine guns in doorways and on roofs and at the ends of streets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z As it did, the solar cells neatly stacked on the roof flew off and scattered like a dropped deck of cards. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dakota was running back and forth along a line of stacked shields, banging his goblet on them like they were a xylophone. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Matt rinsed the plates and stacked the dishwasher while Celia took a shower. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No pictures hung on the walls, and I saw a couple of unopened boxes stacked in one corner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But the deck is really stacked against us. You really think we can win against all of that?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But today she hurried even when looking over the monkey cages stacked higher than her head. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stacked the plates in the sink and ran the hot water. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Grigori’s words passed through my head: An eyesore of rotten wood, stacked haphazardly, without taste or culture. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z All her clothes wait patiently on hangers, organized by type—skirts together, pants hanging by their cuffs, her sweaters stacked in plastic bags on shelves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Two cardboard boxes of stuff are stacked by the kitchen, two mattresses lie on the ground by the window, and an ancient TV and old, mustard-yellow couch take up the rest of the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the floor, Ray has some blocks stacked high. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Mom hung paintings on the walls and stacked street finds in the living room and put colored bottles in the windows for that stained-glass effect. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d just woken up, the first traces of dawn leaking through the cracks of the stacked logs that made up the wall of his small hut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was still rows of narrow beds, but here they weren’t stacked two high. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I'd caught glimpses of old poetry books stacked on his desk. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There's a wilder corner where broken slabs're stacked under corkscrewed holly. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A few boxes from the move remain unpacked and stacked by the doorway. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama gestured at the mess of boxes stacked in unstable piles throughout the living room. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I stacked several chicken crates in the corner by the killing cones. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The sofa I sleep on, the books stacked on the floor, are mine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He saw a pile of old newspapers stacked carefully in a corner. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Dirty plates and cutlery were stacked on a steel trolley. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Except that here the cars were driving above and under each other as if they were on interchanges that were stacked ten storeys high. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He returned regularly to feed wire behind the coins stacked up inside, hook the paper, and fill his palms with change. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was only when they were done eating that Penelope remembered: Her presents for the children were still waiting, carefully stacked under the small Christmas tree of the nursery! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Towers of junk—paper, plastic, glass, and metal—were stacked everywhere. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There were cages, hundreds of them, stacked like crates. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The wood was damp but he shaved the dead bark off with his knife and he stacked brush and sticks all about to dry in the heat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A neat pile of books was stacked next to it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The boards that he had crafted so carefully were neatly stacked, but his tools were scattered about, and it looked from the graying clouds as if rain was on the way. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His garage was filled with shelves stacked with samples, and after each new season Glen's dad let him sell the samples to his friends. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mona opened the trunk, and inside there were dozens of little boxes and vials stacked one upon the other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z All the buildings on this street had garages on the ground level and the houses stacked on top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Messes” of loose paper, clothing, or toys are to be stacked into “neat messes.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Fermin slowly unties the red ribbon, lifting the folds of the heavy paper until they petal out to show the bright color of the neatly stacked money. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia had stacked them neatly inside: half portraits, half wishes, caught on paper. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He wheeled a cunning rolling rack of stacked lanterns up next to the Plant and lit them, nine lanterns in all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Rows of oil lamps made the room bright, and each of the men had his personal torch behind him, illuminating stacked and scattered papers that lay on the table. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is to be a burning. A great conflagration. Of books. They are to be stacked like logs, or thrown on a pyre, in the center of Paris,” Michelangelo explained. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Slowly they had built up the sketchy maps and notes now stacked in front of Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He looked into the little cabinet, and there he saw, neatly stacked, about ten packages wrapped in plain paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The barge was stacked deep with crates from front to back, with only the middle open. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie’s granddaddy took the bowls and stacked them in the sink—“Time enough for that later on”—and he pointed to a line of sepia photographs tacked to the doorway. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, there was already a decent amount of wood chopped and stacked. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Splashing cold water on his face, the tonnage of missed sleep stacked on his brain lightened only slightly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Connor rummaged through the junk while Zion and I tried to read some old documents we found stacked in a giant heap in one corner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I often leaned on the window sill and watched the huge garage doors groaning up and down, the forklifts whizzing in and out with pallets stacked with crates of delicious fizzy drinks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She beheld the billiards cues along the far wall, and the heavy colored balls stacked on the green felt table, and grinned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Piles of books and papers were stacked up wherever they would fit: on the desk, on the bookcases, in shoe boxes above the bookcases, on top of the TV, pouring out of the open closet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Cannonballs are stacked in pyramids, and there in the middle sits the cannon, impossibly heavy—the copper planks beneath it buckle from its weight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Oakes was busy in the old stone house, cleaning and polishing, while her husband stacked the wood cellar. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She bobbed her head up and down and nervously stacked and restacked her tail feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t eat mine; I stacked it on top of the scarf and the figurines in a pile next to my backpack, with the excuse that I’d eat it later. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I protested that I could not pay for the clothes, but Lady Seymour simply pointed to the portrait of the yellow-haired man, her husband, on the mantel and his letters stacked next to it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake was still going to the bank in the afternoons, but Alfred couldn't get bothered about it, not when he felt his muscles flex every time he stacked the canned goods or lifted a box. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z George stacked the scattered cards and began to lay out his solitaire hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Paintings were crowded to the ceding and others were stacked against each other on the floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Doc went clink-clunking around in some boxes stacked in the corner of the cabin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It's filthy, crowded; dead bodies lie stacked in horse-drawn carts in the street; people are shot or beaten for no reason—but inexplicably, there are concerts and plays. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A co-ed sat at a graceful table stacked with magazines. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon he’d made his way back to the two stacked stones. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She hosting a luncheon tomorrow for her church and the dining room’s stacked up with party serving stuff. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z During the day my mother stored our pots and pans beneath the bed, but at night she stacked them in the corner so Lois and George could sleep there. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Cardboard boxes and plastic storage bins are stacked everywhere in haphazard piles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They cheered and yipped and did a nutty dance before the stacked crates. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Adina stacked pieces of fish on her stick and twirled it over the fire to cook them, as she’d learned to do. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The cargo containers were stacked like a pyramid here. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’d stacked the dirty dishes and was filling the kitchen sink when I heard it—a shrill, strangled cry that began in one key and ended in another. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Toby looked around at the boxes, stacked deep into the surprisingly large bathroom. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He stacked them on the counter above the small galley refrigerator. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then at one point Ruth was running a finger up and down the cassettes stacked in little piles along my skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Along each side of the cavernous room, long, sleek racing shells were stacked four high on wooden racks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The golden morning light enters the cottage through the crevices in the piles of wood I’d stacked on the window ledges. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z John had also split and stacked the wood from a dead maple we’d cut down, and climbed up on the roof to replace some rotted cedar shingles. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Cartons and bags of rice were stacked against the wall near the door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She motions me to the back of the room, where history books are stacked waist high and a bunch of kids are copying answers for last night’s homework. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The front rooms and hallway of the house were full of furniture, chairs and desks stacked on tables and couches. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The rest was concealed by the other vehicles stacked on and around it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Four days later, I saw his naked body, eyes wide open, stacked in a heap of corpses. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Empty plant seedling trays and irrigation tubes lie stacked on floating shelves. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When Richard comes, the living room is full of them or the kitchen table is stacked up with books. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, she dumped the decorative pillows and extra blanket stacked on top onto the floor, then lifted the lid. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the lowest shelf, at least, purification straws are stacked neatly. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They looked like giant chocolate bars stacked on top of each other. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Everything is clearly labeled by place and date with a black Sharpie and neatly stacked in chronological sequence under the eaves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Nurses had stacked sandbags all along his left side to prevent him from turning over on his broken chest. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond him Lyra could see the other men around the table, with bags of gold stacked neatly, and papers and pens, and glasses and a crock of jenniver. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The gold sat there, stacked in shining rows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Don’t think it didn’t bother me, the way those traps sat all summer, stacked four deep against the back of Dad’s toolshed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s a professional gambler; he has all the cards and the odds stacked on his side, and he has always dealt to our people from the bottom of the deck. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Whitewashed cement blocks carrying the dead are stacked on top of one another, building a graveyard city that’s bleached like bones in the sun. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And books all over the floor, some stacked in piles, some wom-looking, some brand-new, some splayed upside down, some sliding off the pink bedside table next to the lamp with the orange fabric shade. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z They peeked at passersby from behind stacked sandbags at intersections. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He collected everything and stacked it against the table. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She immediately thought of books, more books than she ever could have imagined existed, stacked one on top of another, and between their covers, millions upon millions of new words, new combinations. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, Albert, I’ve thought you have nothing but facts stacked up in that head of yours. And then you do what you did today and say something like that. You know what you are?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Pet started walking around and looking through the rest of Bitter’s work—piles of drawings stacked on every flat surface, canvases layered and leaning against the walls, shelves full of small sculptures. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He closed the books and stacked them carefully on top of each other before turning to Jam and holding her by the shoulders. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Nibbling on a macaroon, she stacked the used coffee cups on a tray. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy cans full of fuel for the planes were attached to her wings and stacked up in the rear cockpit, weighing down the little Po-2 so that skimming the treetops was even more hazardous. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This could only mean that the 3.4 A-thick purine and pyrimidine bases were stacked on top of each other in a direction perpendicular to the helical axis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Newspapers were stacked two and three feet tall. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z So I take them into Stephen’s room and slide them in among his own old comic books, which are still there, stacked up under his bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In moonlight, neatly stacked, twelve wooden crates gleam. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z After twiddling their thumbs a few minutes, the children stacked their suitcases and took turns standing on them to peek over the wall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Mini had already pulled out two stools, stacked them one on top of the other, and climbed up to read the book spines. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The run-down house, the overheated room, the stacked mattress, and the hoarded toilet paper—all remind him how far he would have to go to achieve a success like John Zannikos’s. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z One at a time they carried the heavy cardboard boxes up to the shelter and stacked them inside the door. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The Homesteaders had almost everything ready for the move, stacked and tied in one pile. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Liam let out a low whistle at the sight of the boxes of cereal stacked high over our heads. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We stacked the platters and rounded up the beer bottles for Grandma’s next batch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All the buildings on this street had garages on the ground level and the houses stacked on top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Liyana noticed another handsome young waiter watching her as he rolled silverware into white linen napkins and stacked them in a mound. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z By the time she returned, Brandon had stacked his boy books on the coffee table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In these stacked blocks of portraiture, Annie stared at the camera, unchanged from frame to frame. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Doc stacked the last box and wiped his forehead. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the floor of this room was a door or hatch and it was locked with a large padlock made of stacked steel plates. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After that, Jinny stacked her cushions beneath the bed and, checking to be sure that Ess and Loo were still sleeping, tiptoed outside to stretch and see what was going on. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Attendants trail behind her, holding stacked towers of dress boxes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Unopened boxes were stacked along one wall, and bolts of fabric lay piled in tall pyramids covering almost every inch of floor space. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He liked best little green soft butter beans and he stacked them in a neat pile on the prongs of his fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Strange specimens peeked from the stacked crates: preserved lizards and snakes, foreign butterflies, live crocodiles, even an elephant! The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Each row of shelves held men—human beings—chained like animals and stacked like logs for the fire, row after row, shelf after shelf. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the Black Panther newspaper cost a quarter, I told myself Fd only skim the front and back pages as I stacked the papers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Books were stacked three deep on the mantelpiece, books with titles like Charm Your Own Cheese, Enchantment in Baking, and One Minute Feasts — It’s Magic! Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Obediently the children stacked their mugs on the stainless-steel trolley before leaving in silence. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The boy whimpered, stacked dishes and baked goods onto a tray with a tremendous clatter, and hurried down the hall. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I stacked a whole bunch of cardboard coffee sleeves too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He sat in one of the pews next to a bank of vigil lights and decorated his hands, his packages stacked beside him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a long line of dark wagons, a band of Provost guards, men gathered in groups around stacked rifles, small fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Others are filled with boxes, stacked six or seven deep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The young men formed a circle and stacked their hands one on top of the other. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The views are dreary: a bare brown hill, a chain-link fence, searchlights stacked on a pole. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She had no concept of how emphatically the conservancy laws were stacked against her people. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the produce market he stacked a pyramid of oranges on the top and kept two more sackfuls in the cabinet underneath. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A group of heads stacked upon one another stared back at me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Need to disappear, escape this bright office with its stacked trophy case and laminated Massachusetts map with a stenciled #7 above two crossed swords. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mattresses were stacked, bunches of green bananas hung from the rafters, the gash where the machete had cut dripped white sticky ooze onto the floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mother took sides against Father without saying so, in the noisy way she stacked the plates. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He searched the house and found the books where Mildred had stacked them behind the refrigerator. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In a related exercise, Democritus imagined calculating the volume of a cone or a pyramid by a very large number of extremely small stacked plates tapering in size from the base to the apex. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were only two feed bins in the barn built to keep out mice and I’d already stacked one with potatoes and the other halfway with nuts and com and cabbages. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were stacked high on the litter—half a dozen wide, a dozen deep, a dozen long. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We piled into my two-door Corolla, which was stacked with papers, trial transcripts, and court records. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Newspapers, too, were stacked in front of the windows; recent ones were piled next to Mr. Larson’s chair. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Each car has a wall of corpses stacked in the front. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He would’ve stacked boxes, books, and file folders to block it. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Row upon row of identical tents, cook fires, tethered horses of officers, camp followers, stacked muskets, the quick, smart pacing of sentries. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She dug through a precariously stacked pile of documents on her desk till she found the ones she was looking for. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We stacked four of them in front of the pens and then he and I got to work catching chickens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There were crates and boxes stacked in one corner, and along the wall behind us hung rusted tools. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He sorted the new crates, stacked the canned goods, lugged the filthy garbage pails out back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama stacked the full boxes of jam jars by the front door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z All around him were crates and trunks and bags neatly stacked on shelves and lined up on the floor. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z This was particularly true if they were helically stacked. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Several long boxes of comic books were stacked against the wall, each carefully labeled. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Maintenance panels were pulled up out of the deck and stacked in bins. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z More books were stacked under the tables and teetered on the fireplace mantel. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later, Miss Celia walks in with five big boxes stacked on top of each other. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Puffs of dust shot between the hastily stacked and mortared logs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z On one of them he stacked some cups around a coffee pot. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Just outside the window was a simpler verandah for the servants, with some threadbare charpais and stools stacked against a wall. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There are glowing neon signs, fresh-cut wildflowers, fruits and vegetables stacked in bright, shiny rows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Having been trained by Papa and Henry, I look for the lifeboats, too, and see they are stacked on top of the cabin. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The walls of the throne room had been stripped bare, the hunting tapestries that King Robert loved taken down and stacked in the comer in an untidy heap. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A lesser mind would have accepted defeat, since the odds were stacked against me, but the best military leaders always find ways to eliminate obstacles. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Neady stacked piles of paper and pencils lay about the table’s surface, one for each chair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Notepads stacked to her right, a manila folder in front of her, and a calendar to her left. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Their rifles were off to the side, stacked in piles. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Whenever they transferred seedlings from table beds into small flowerpots, they always ran into a slew of black widows nesting in the little stacked flowerpots that were kept in a dark shed beside the greenhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I waded into the stream and stacked the rocks on the cascade to direct the water more forcibly into the box. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She led me to a column of white boxes stacked one on top of the other. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of each day, we leave the tiles we have made stacked against each other, ready to bake in tomorrow’s sun. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Plates and silverware and napkins are stacked next to containers of food. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then she dried everything on another cloth and stacked it neatly on the drainboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier when a beech spinney was cleared. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The Grotes use gas lights and candles, and there’s a pump and an outhouse in the backyard, wood stacked on the porch. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I stacked bigger and bigger branches on the flames as they grew, until a basketball-sized fire snapped and glowed on my little island. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The corn had been stacked in a great mound. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She stacked them with the Poe collection of stories on top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They would all do better to put their faces on the curbs and wait for the boys who come through the city dragging sledges stacked with corpses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The coffee table was stacked with magazines, and a little kid’s winter coat was spread on the floor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He sat on two large cartons that he brought with him and stacked one on top of the other. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I settled on the books, staring at them stacked on their sides, spines out, the haphazard collection of literature that was Alaska. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then he looked at all the supplies she’d stacked up—easily enough for two people for several days. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She stacked them with the Poe collection of stories on top. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But he leaped down again and stacked a couple of crates. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z An organ is pushed against the wall, and next to that are three snare drums stacked one on top of the other. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Two blue-striped armchairs flanked a stone fireplace, and a trunk stacked with books served as a table between them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I stacked all the pots and pans on the counters. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When they were stacked up on their rack, they made our room shine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor were they stacked the way the men were. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She stacked these things on the chairs and desk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Manchee says, using his mouth to pull one about half the length of himself out from under what looks like a burned-up pile of stacked chairs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She stacked the other albums to one side so I could sit next to her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Inside, the living room’s a lobby, with a desk of brochures stacked high and a woman who asks, “May I help you?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Our desks and chairs were stacked in the back of an open truck, our textbooks smoldering in a heap. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The entire expanse of window was filled with books arranged by color and stacked atop one another like LEGOs to create the Bayside Press symbol. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We follow her into a sunny open kitchen with marble countertops, chrome appliances, and cheerfully stacked Fiestaware. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I see a mind movie of me walking through a forest of alphabet blocks stacked on top of each other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z They gathered driftwood and stacked it and covered it with the tarp and then set off down the beach. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z All of these items are now stacked in a climate-controlled storage space just west of here, out on Route 22. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Minutes later they were in the hayloft, with Håkon blocked from the door by some hay bales stacked three high. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There’s no phone, but Scoob does make an unexpected discovery in the hidden space behind the kitchen TV: rubber-banded piles—four of them—of crudely stacked green paper rectangles. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z There, stacked from floor to ceiling, were thousands and thousands of boxes of canned goods. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The drunk stacked the money into a little pile on the counter, still protecting it with his big, dirty hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Magazines and records were neatly stacked around the room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s what I figured out about the coffee cups at the bodega downstairs that I stacked after school for free donuts while Calista was looking at art books with Hugo. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Books were stacked on every available surface; the tables were cluttered with papers, ashtrays, bottles of whiskey, boxes of chocolates; umbrellas and galoshes made passage difficult in the narrow hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mouldering cardboard boxes were stacked along the walls. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I stacked them up on my locker and sat down on the bed with the pad and pencil. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Though not as tall or physically commanding as Bull’s, Captain Brannon’s body was stacked together with the knotted muscles of a stevedore, and an implied menace shadowed his whole appearance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Neatly stacked piles of paper and pencils lay about the table s surface, one for each chair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z One half is clear for my mom’s car, but the other side is stacked with boxes of props from her shows over the years. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z She emerged in a cavernous vaulted cellar, surrounded by casks of ale stacked twenty feet tall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In a nearby room lit by dim red lights, she had watched another gloved worker look through trays of stacked fertilized eggs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I find Henek and Danuta in a section of the barn that has been fitted with wooden beds stacked on top of one another, ladders going up their sides. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z S.Q. finished grading the quizzes and stacked the papers on the edge of his desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs again, Mr. Pomodoro unpacks a few things from one of the many boxes stacked by his desk. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The magazines were neatly stacked on shiny bookcases with metal lamps and colorful shades. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Someone had stacked it neatly again in the woodshed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The plastic molded chairs were stacked along the walls, and the carpet smelled like shampoo. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Reaching the cover of some stacked crates, I readied myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Soon, Speed stopped opening the letters and let them pile up in the backroom of her store until they stacked thirty envelopes high. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The entire expanse of window was filled with books arranged by color and stacked atop one another like LEGOs to create the Bayside Press symbol. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He pointed to the other side of the room, where the aforementioned journals were still stacked, notably untouched. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then she took each long bone and stacked it on top of the dress. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The city was stacked up in a hot, close grid, and the summer lay heavy over it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They had set up a table on the corner of Grand and MacArthur and stacked it high with every Tupperware container they had between the four of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Farther down the path several bodies had been stacked on top of each other. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She pointed at a pair of boxes stacked on top of a dolly. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One million helices stacked side by side would fit in this letter: o. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They were going to the next place where neighbors had stacked their wheat and wanted the machines to thresh it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes us through the living room, where there are books stacked high in several corners. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It’s a stair-step bunch of cave homes stacked around each other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Hundreds of crates of misprinted dictionaries are stacked in the halls, and the girls burn them page by page in the potbelly stove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was dominated by twelve narrow wood bunks stacked in tiers of three, each with a thin bare mattress and a grubby bare pillow lumpily filled with shreds of Styrofoam. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The casements are in the alley behind the shop, stacked with regular tubing stock,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Shelves lined each wall, some bare, others stacked with Wonder Bread, rice, toilet paper, and pigs’ feet. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z On one of the desks, someone has stacked brochures for subdivisions into a singlestory house of cards. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “In boxes. They’re stacked on top of each other with just enough space in between for us to fit our hands in. Everything is controlled. The ventilation, the humidity. And they keep it dark.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A fine green mold spread over the books and papers and paintings that were stacked so high and piled so deep you could hardly cross the room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The officers stacked it on the table in its own pile next to Nasser’s. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I-r0k turned and walked over to the long boxes of comic books stacked on the other side of the room, as if he’d lost interest in the discussion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Under the direction of our guard we carried and stacked sawn boards from the mill to a huge shed where lumber was stored through the winter. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There are two hundred perfectly good traps stacked on the dock right now, all licensed and tagged, not doing nothing since my dad quit fishing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The paint was stacked in neatly pyramided lots along the concrete floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z These she stacked and shaped into a house that was generously large. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wares were stacked in tall towers that seemed to tilt precariously. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The other end of the room boasts the concessions: glass-paneled and red-topped popcorn machines, shelves stacked with boxes of candy, empty plastic cups piled between the cash registers and soda fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She stopped pushing the Mason jars around and began dusting off the table where the old shopping bags were folded and stacked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was stacked up in a pile that seemed to be more pins than hair, and the whole thing teetered forward over her thin pale face. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach gathered us at the bleachers, and the fifteen of us stacked up side by side in the first three tiers, as if we were having our photo taken. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I point at all the art books and magazines stacked on my desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She expected them to rush to the long table stacked with identical bows and arrows, but apparently none of the twenty-one other competitors were in much of a hurry to go home. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She saw the loathsome masks stacked in a heap against a wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Books and magazines were stacked in a basket near her bed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The sinuous channels, stacked polar plates and other evidence suggest that Mars once had such a denser atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The train rolled past scrap and recycling yards, men and women’s backs sheened mirror bright with sweat as they stacked hand carts with purchased scrap and moved it to weighing platforms for sale. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He stacked up the gift cards and put them away in his pocket to pore over later. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The flaring light illuminated the books stacked around the trunk nearby, and as the shadows leapt over the bindings, she began to wonder what was in them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he carefully stacked the notebook pages, squared them off, patted them, and looked at me out of the tops of his eyes in that significant way he had. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Two tables stacked with printed material stretched across the middle of the room, and in the far corner an oversized printer was spitting out page after page. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Overjoyed, I quickly removed and stacked them in crude piles next to a ditch nearby. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They peeled and sorted and bunched and sprayed and cleaned and stacked and shelved and swept; my father put them to anything for which they didn’t have to speak. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The storage bins are stacked in small towers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Inside, huge wooden containers are stacked floor to ceiling. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A bright fireplace sends light dancing over the shelves and shelves of books stacked every possible way. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The room—the library, Nicodemus had called it—had, in addition to its shelves of books, several tables with benches beside them, and on these were stacked more books, some of them open. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z In-stead, stacked neatly, were plastic containers, each with a note attached. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I stacked my hands on top of my stomach and told myself to breathe. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z As he stacked the pale slices neatly next to the frying pan, he looked over at his son. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and yelled to the back, but it looked like she was yelling at the chicken stacked up in that big metal bed thing it sits in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Orange curtains framed windows that reached nearly to the ceiling, and piles of books were stacked around the room. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Cases of motor oil were stacked in front of the counter; the cans had a dull oil film on them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We stacked the pots near the rest of the food, and then stood by the fire—Mrs. Sidman did not seem to mind me adding a few sticks to make it blaze up. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Dad had decided it was time to salvage the angle iron stacked all around the farm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Frozen bodies were stacked in the hall waiting to be buried in the pits. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Because his bed is stacked with clothes and books, he drags a comforter out of his closet and we lie on the floor, the blanket wrapped around us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The room was mostly taken up by a makeshift desk—an old warehouse door atop stacked fruit crates—piled high with papers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He stacked more meat into his canoe and went in search of the other animals left behind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She bustled past, books stacked high in her arms. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was big enough to for six pillows, side by side and stacked three deep. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z We leaned against each other like stacked chairs. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z During one very hot summer the workmen’s huts caught fire and before it could be put out it had spread to the timber stacked nearby. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The boxes with today’s excess are stacked neatly to one side, for later. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I had to escape the maze to recover it, but I couldn’t find the way out, and Dad was pursuing me, sealing the exits with sacks of grain stacked into barricades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The boxes that were stacked up against the wall would remain unopened. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When we were done, there were one hundred shoe boxes stacked in our living room, full of three hundred cards each. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He flipped past more pages stacked with strange letters until he found a drawing of one of these life stages. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There was a time when her feet fit neatly on the curve of the earth and her thoughts stacked evenly—one on top of the other—in the cupboards of her mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z One long table was stacked with glass jars filled with pickled things—severed hairy claws, huge yellow eyes, various other parts of monsters. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We marched single file into our yard, where Papi stacked floorboards. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The barrels of salted fish were in the pantry, and yellow cheeses were stacked on the pantry shelves. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Humble reaches behind him to the one window in the dining room, which has board games stacked up under it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z After a certain amount of blubbering and wiping away tears, the children stacked their tests on top of Reynie’s and returned to their seats. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A pile of wooden cigar boxes was stacked in one corner. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I stacked them neatly by the desk, lifted my pack, and sought the kitchen once more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I face him, a shelf stacked with paper at my back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s tidy, except for all the gear emptied from her bunk, which is now stacked around the bench seats. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We stacked the four boxes in the back of the pickup. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Used chess books were everywhere, hidden in every conceivable crevice, many stacked from floor to ceiling or on top of chairs, or weighing down and bending the shelves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But Czerny was full of life there, unfazed by jaywalking pedestrians and the smell of urine and stacked garbage wafting from the curb. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And there were the stacked plastic chairs, four of them this time. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He sat down on a pile of stacked firewood to catch his breath. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z With the operation over, the exhausted men had put the unused mortar shells back into the cases, stacked them in the truck, and driven back to the base. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I told him that Joan was my cousin's name and that I had no idea how stacked she was. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They marched toward the entrance of a huge superstore, where two columns of stacked dog food sacks rose like lumpy towers. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Satisfied with a job well done, the work crews stacked up their materials, and were hauled up to the ramparts in the large grain baskets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The floor space was very restricted, because all round the walls were stacked innumerable dusty picture frames. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We stacked the filled supers onto the truck like the cat had our tongues, and neither of us said a word till we were back in the honey truck passing the city- limits sign. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While the water heated and the milk boiled, she stacked the plates to be taken into the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually she closed and stacked the books, then lugged them to the checkout counter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He stacked a high pile of wood outside the kitchen, where it could be reached quickly during the night. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z China was dusted and neatly stacked in a glass-fronted cabinet; the silverware was filed away in the kitchen drawers nearest the sink. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As you went up, carved into the column itself, would be shelves, where books were stacked by the dynasty in which they were made. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There were three coffins stacked on the deck. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke didn’t want to start a fight, but if they stacked up the evidence side by side, he was pretty sure the case for Lily would crumble. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We stacked up our dollar bills and separated the coins by type. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Above all else, they try to get the case into a Federal court where they know the cards are stacked in their favor. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z To the left are stacked boxes labeled with a felt marker: Xmas Ornaments; several boxes with a big B for books. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He knew where things were: socks in the top dresser drawers, toys in the bedroom closets, skates and bikes on the back porch, and pots and pans stacked neatly in the kitchen cabinet. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z More than thirty envelopes in various shades of pink sat stacked in an old shoebox. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” Moss’s mama said, and she brought over a plate stacked high with chicken. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We both had books shelved and stacked and boxed and crowding out the furniture. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Old crates were stacked on a loading dock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The ladder led to a maintenance deck stacked with yellow lifeboats. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The comforter was mussed, the pillows stacked precariously. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My mouth began to water as she picked a plump chicken from the stacked crates. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It stands at least the height of three men and looks to be made of stacked mud bricks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He stacked another cinder block and scraped the ooze that came out the sides and bottom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Lexie scanned the living room: only a few throw pillows stacked on the carpet, bare walls now except for some stray thumbtack holes in the plaster. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the sides, layers of different colors were stacked on one another like the distant mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The books in Mo and Meggie's house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I spotted a camp stove in the corner, and rows of cans neatly stacked along the wall. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Our mattresses had to be wrapped in plastic and stacked in the living room for the movers in the morning. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Sawed circular tree trunks were stacked on their sides, creating a massive wall behind the chaha’oh. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The place smells of wet newspaper, and the entrance is crowded with bags of dog and cat food, old blankets folded and stacked, and empty animal crates of different sizes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She stacked up the playing cards and slipped them back into the box. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It had begun to rain hard, so having stacked the sandbags neatly beside the door, they hurried inside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He pointed to a bookshelf stacked to the top. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she disappeared out the door, and Oliver could hear her weaving around the growing number of boxes stacked against the hallway wall. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I stacked my deck of cards, put a rubber band around them, dropped them in my backpack, and said, “Way to go, man,” and wished I hadn’t. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are propped against the walls, some are hanging, and some are stacked up on a wide wooden table in the far corner of the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Each schooner carried a bunch of wooden dories stacked on deck, and when they got to the fishing grounds the men got into the dories and rowed away, looking for cod and haddock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The counters to the right of the sink were stacked high as the Gate of All Nations with pots and pans, plates and glasses, and teacups. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He made speeches about the dishes stacked in the sink or about Gerald Ford or about the raspado vendor who’d gotten in his way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Right under the window was a pile of stacked wood. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z In the next, casks of salt beef, salt pork, salt mutton, and salt cod were stacked ten feet high. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had about forty shoe boxes stacked in a corner, and he knocked all of them over. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I dropped to my knees, opened the cabinet doors, shoved the stacked toilet paper out of the way, and reached into the hole. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She turns and goes to the corner of the greenhouse where several bags are stacked, and she begins dragging one across the floor. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The ten-gallon bottles stacked in its bed are clearly visible, and are a let-them-drink-wine sort of slap in the face to an increasingly thirsty population. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I said, pointing to the rolls of blue paper stacked in the cart. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the original home stood in the middle with various additions, rooms, and wings stacked and piled around it, like a merchant trying to carry too many bags at once. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But it is a place where bodies were stacked, and I don't want to make friends with trees that once hid the dead. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We stacked our suitcases and Jonas sat on top, holding the bundle from our cousin Regina. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Levant led the way to the records room on the second floor, which was stacked floor to ceiling with wooden crates, file cabinets, and duffel bags. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At his desk at home, he stacked the thousands of letters he’d received since his arrest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Once, Mother found a whole shelf of matchboxes in his closet, stacked by year. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Towards the end of the afternoon, when all the heat had gone out of the sun, the woman stacked up the grass she had cut and loaded it onto her back. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The kitchen came first, with an open cabinet where dishes were stacked in perilous towers without the least regard for their varying dimensions. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there, the sultans’ tombs were stacked up like bright chips. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They are in the car—all thousand of them, stacked like paper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She brought the skillet over and stacked more johnnycakes and ham onto his empty plate, then went back to the stove. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I went back to the main room, pulled a chair over to the side of the bed, and stacked all my books on it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Four large, round loaves were stacked on the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But the fact is, take current immigration laws, adoption agency policies, and the political situation in Afghanistan, and the deck is stacked against you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They went to a Brazilian restaurant by the lagoon, where the waiter brought skewer after skewer stacked with meat and seafood, until Ifemelu told him that she was about to be sick. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He maneuvered around the moving boxes stacked along the banister. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Tree-ear wiped out the bowls, stacked them neatly on their rock shelf, and finally asked, “What happened to the old one?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z There are bales of hay lining the entire surface of the trailer, stacked up higher along the back, and red bandanas knotted together like streamers all around the border of the frame. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Two pitchers of water sit at either end, with brightly colored Dixie cups stacked up beside them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Say someone or other finished a manuscript every minute; in five minutes that would be five manuscripts stacked on the Fiction Editor's desk. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Each page was filled with rectangular boxes stacked on top of each other. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven crates were stacked in two piles at one side of the tent. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Three of the massive stones were stacked together to form a huge arch, like a massive doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By mid-September, round bales of golden straw dot the yellow fields on my walk to the county road, arranged in geometric formations and stacked in pyramids and scattered in haphazard clumps. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z With each word, I stacked another gold coin on the counter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that I expected a ton of Bibles stacked on the backseat, but I was surprised to see that, inside, it was like anybody else’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The shelves were stacked with slabs of white meat, cans of oil, and sacks of meal. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was lifted and lowered, rolled and stacked, upended and righted and rolled again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So that's what was in those boxes stamped Danger— explosives stacked in the ground-floor storeroom. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Three trunks were stacked against the far wall; there was an old wheelbarrow, garden tools, a coil of rope. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff’s officers dragged the bodies to a car, Fannie by her feet and Joseph Starzeleski by his collar, and stacked them into the trunk to haul them away. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z By the time he finally moved on to the far side, so the legend goes, twenty- three cars, several bicycles, and a bus were stacked to a dead stop in both directions. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything became soggy, and Cole was glad he had cut and stacked a huge woodpile. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He walked us over to a wall with stacked trays, all neatly organized, and pulled out two sheets of rough paper, handing them over to me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The room appeared to be in the process of being disassembled: Two long tables had been folded up and leaned vertically against one wall; several empty wooden crates were stacked against the other. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Willie stacked some of the chairs up on the tables and mopped at the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The houses stacked on top of each other, higher and higher. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And even though the deck is stacked against him, he fights to maintain his innocence. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Some prisoners used small axes to hack the branches off logged trees, while others stacked wood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There’s curved windows and most of the building looks like boxes stacked on top of each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Around the far side of the prison, rows of windows were stacked three stories high in straight floors, forty-five cells to each side of a tier. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The deck marked “life” is stacked full of bum cards. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Here, the rows of crates and cargo containers were stacked high on either side of her—three, sometimes four, on top of one another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The bricks are stacked into pyramids inside ovens as big as rooms. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The wasi was sturdy, built of tightly stacked stones with a thick thatched roof, but it could not protect us from the creeping fingers of the cold night air. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The sight of all the food stacked in those kitchens made me dizzy. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The Baggage Room stacked to the ceiling with luggage. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You got all these people pushing big flatbeds around, and them things are hard to push as it is, and you gotta maneuver it while it’s stacked with stuff. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Highways stacked on top of one another, drenched in the red and gold lights of cars racing by. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We walked directly over to the brightly colored sacks of flour, and Grandma reached above them to the stacked boxes of baking soda. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There, in the corner, the barrels stacked up to the deck. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In one magnificent motion, Rooster Jim jerked the bicycle off course and careened—thunk—into the stacked bundles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I held on to the idea that Suzanne’s health would turn around, even as the evidence against it stacked up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was stacked so full of leftovers, the light up top didn’t hit anything below the first shelf. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There was a camping chair in one corner and a nest of blankets in another, and several books stacked in a neat pile next to an actual lantern. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Aisles of metal shelves stretched out forever, stacked high with crates of merchandise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There were only men and women with guns, hundreds of boxes of water and other supplies stacked in the hallways, and Zeitoun and his fellow prisoners. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Reed stacked eight copper zens on the bar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Luma extended her arm and her players formed a circle around her and stacked their hands on hers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z At first Ben was appalled by the lack of respect for the man and by the man’s ability to disregard the stockpiled vitriol stacked on him by his students. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The boxes were stacked crookedly, some stacks leaning into others, with only their opposing angles holding them steady. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z |
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