| 单词 | stall |
| 例句 | A continent away, War Admiral stood in his stall at Belmont, waiting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Candy appeared around the end of the last stall. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the Daniels into the boys’ room, and checked the stalls for possible eavesdroppers. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z In the stall next to us, the music stopped completely. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They walk across the alley back to the salon, where there is a toilet and a tiny shower stall made of molded plastic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As Smith walked Seabiscuit into the paddock stall, a stooped man emerged from the crowd and approached him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Flushed and sweating, they were also resigned to the fact that there was no escaping an odor of meat and vegetables, which was wafting through the windows from the market stalls outside. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z When you entered a stall, more often than not a plumbing emergency greeted you, a brown tide, a soup of dead frogs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I got Old Flap back in his stall, shut the stable door, and started walking home. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He holds the cloth high, triumphant, and charges toward me, then stalls. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled into Mrs. Epler’s stall and sat in the stray white feathers that littered the ground. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Augeas had thousands of cattle and their stalls had not been cleared out for years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Kevin said, “Maybe we should have stalled her a little longer to give him a chance to finish chewing off his arm, then.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In a flash, I leaped out of the stall, trying to find my things. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At one stall, flies swarmed up from an open gutter onto the skinned carcasses of goats. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They walked on, passing stall after stall of orb shops. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Makeshift stalls stocked with fireworks had sprung up along the sidewalks, and seeing them, I realized the Divali festival was coming up. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Indoors, where the temperature is usually ten degrees cooler, well-groomed girls in starched shirts and pleated skirts perch on tall stools behind glass stalls displaying gold and silver jewelry. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It appeared that one of the stalls had been selling tin saucepans. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They took refuge under the awning of a book stall along with a number of other people and creatures. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the stalled boat there were other boats, and a few water-skiers, and the smooth July waters, and an immense flatness everywhere. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They drove past a great square dotted with market stalls, and then Jonas turned down a quieter street lined with townhouses, driving slightly uphill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was about to slip out of her stall when two more women pushed through the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One by one, Rashid checked to make sure nobody was in the bathroom stalls. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The morning passed in a blink, and then the sun stalled at noon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The bazaar is the best place we've gone so far—a narrow street with fruits and vegetables and all sorts of other food stalls on either side. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Every time something happened in the house and neither Jazz or I wanted to rat the other person out, we would stall as best we could. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t move,” she told me, and promptly disappeared into the stall. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d seen this place before: dirty windows and flaking green door flanked by a candle-maker’s workshop on one side and a kitchenwares stall on the other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘Chuck her in one of the horse stalls.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nok lay on the floor of her stall with her face pressed to the bars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A stall door slammed and another woman came out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The column did not move, although, on the other side beyond the stalled vehicles I could see the troops moving. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I was rapidly thinking that he was setting me up and inside the stall was a gang of guys waiting to collect their "tax." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I showed him the spice merchants and the vegetable stalls and the man with the basket of cobras. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But it seemed that each time the marchers made progress, they stalled, again and again. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The stall holder sees feat, and shouts, and her cat daemon leaps, but Tony’s sparrow is aloft and Tony himself halfway down fee street already. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I wander through the stalls, enjoying the easy give and take of bargaining in Bangla. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was only one stall open as we wound our way through Customs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The officer stalled for a moment, like he was mentally searching his protocol book for how to handle this particular situation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z How I changed for PE in the locker room stalls. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And the market stalls were no longer empty, but coming to life as though opening for the morning, with vendors in long aprons setting out their wares. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The street and open courtyard were filled with umbrella-covered stands and stalls, flaunting jade-colored cabbages, curled cucumbers, purple eggplants, and tangy oranges. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z There was a clunk, a splash, and a gasp from within the stall and he saw Her- mione’s eye peering through the keyhole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Alberto reported that when he led Sunshine back to her stall at the end of the day, she was too exhausted to try and bite him even once. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Jolly well don’t want to stall at five hundred feet or we’re dead. Let me think...” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z All the children in the neighborhood loved the stall and Grandpa Hong, with his gray hair and wispy beard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She hung above the ledge for a moment, became confused, and stalled herself out by moving her wings and changing the wind flow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then, upon meeting resistance, the young general stalls, in order to allow another cavalry division to attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He merely bowed his head to the man and stepped away from the stall, feeling a little dizzy. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Most I could ignore, or cast only a brief glance their way, but the second to last stall before the exit doors... The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A storm front rolled in and stalled over Maryland, drenching the track day after day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was then that the gentleman with the black silk top hat passed by the stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m in a bathroom stall and I press myself against the door, holding the phone to my heart. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I find a stall and tuck my feet up like a fugitive. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mama was probably still at her stall; she’d be home soon to start dinner, but I didn’t care. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I could see the stalled column between the trees in the rain as I went forward across from it in the field. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Okay. Let’s get this show on the road. Guess I can’t stall any longer.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I hurried back through the marketplace, past the man with the trained monkey on a chain and the stall where birds were imprisoned in tiny cages. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Only when the subject of college applications came up did the conversation stall. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I stop at a currency stall to exchange a huge chunk of my money for notes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I opened up a shower stall for him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He capered around in his stall, his black wings buffeting the air. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They made their way under the graceful arches of a stone bridge, around a long, sweeping bend in the lake, and up the straightaway to the starting stalls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The investigation stalled, I took to reading for religion class again, which seemed to please the Old Man, whose pop quizzes I’d been failing consistently for a solid six weeks. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He reached into the stall to turn off the dribbling shower and then pounded an open palm against the tile wall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They went to the front of the stall, where a man tended a pot of boiling oil. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once my hands got steady enough, she even let me help pour the sweet, flowery perfume into little clear glass bottles that Mama would sell at her stall the next day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “We’d’ve come to meet you, but we decided to get started on the Polyjuice Potion,” Ron explained as Harry, with difficulty, locked the stall again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The man in the stalled motorboat yanked frantically on the cord to his engine, and the two mud hens sought supper at the bottom of the lake, tails bobbing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They lingered by the doorway, and from inside my stall I could hear them whispering about Papa, deliberately, just loud enough for us to hear. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheep nosed open their stall door and milled around the barn, bleating. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z Plus, there was someone he could rely on when his hand-gesturing and broken French stalled the conversation. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z You find it in quantity in shower stalls, bathtubs, Jacuzzis, drains, and even, unaccountably, in sinks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Each stall is made of a wall of curtains and consists of one little stool. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Every morning, after Jody had curried and brushed the pony, he let down the barrier of the stall, and Gabilan thrust past him and raced down the barn and into the corral. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I jump up to my seat and think about taking a handful of Goldfish pretzels, to stall, but Heidi's really got to get back to those Southern guys. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z With the eggs carefully tucked in my basket, I moved on to Mr. Owens’s stall. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after that, I couldn’t bring myself to eat in the bathroom stall again. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Militants within the organization saw the election as an opportunity to install a new, more activist leadership—one which would reenergize a movement that had stalled after winning most of the battles against legalized segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He strode past the stalls and into the tack room. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Across the hall from the bedroom was a bathroom with a baby blue sink, a toilet ringed with rust, and an upright shower stall with neither a door nor a curtain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Maybe if she stalled for time...though she wasn’t sure how stalling would help. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He even starts to teach me how to stall the ball on my shoulder blades and on my forehead, too, like a sea lion doing tricks at the aquarium. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We were moving so fast that we rustled the white curtains of the examination stalls as we passed them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I learned them in the market when I helped my parents in their stall.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the town walls, parchment lanterns had been lit above the stalls, throwing pools of colored light upon the cobbled path. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Along the span were shops and stalls of every sort; weavers and lacemakers displayed their wares cheek by jowl with glassblowers, candle- makers, and fishwives selling eels and oysters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When we came out of the stall, a cluster of girls in the Senior Division were standing by the sinks, watching us, arms folded, a few still in their dripping swimsuits. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z When Jody ran up and caught him by the forelock, he allowed himself to be led back and put into his stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran all around the rows of twenty-five open stalls to make sure of that. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A massive bonfire was burning at the center, which had been emptied of market stalls and was now filled with revelers in costumes of all colors and kinds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Electricity, he said, could operate threshing machines, ploughs, harrows, rollers, and reapers and binders, besides supplying every stall with its own electric light, hot and cold water, and an electric heater. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The stalls were seven feet high and extended all the way to the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like, in the stall with the door closed, crouched up on the toilet so my legs wouldn't show. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I go sit in my stall in the bathroom until the bell rings. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It brought a terror to my body that descended like a cloud and stalled anything I might otherwise do. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He takes a stall in the rear alcove of the bazaar and sells them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She closed herself in a stall, steadying herself against the wall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And like before, if you peered over the rail, you could see the paths zigzagging down to the seafront, except this time you could see the promenade at the bottom with rows of boarded-up stalls. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard had obtained special permission to knock down the wall between it and the next stall so that Pumpkin could take up his customary sidekick position. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't find out about the bus rules until Grandma needed to get a medical prescription filled downtown one day and our car stalled out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As the smell of coconuts and jasmine filled the shower stall, she thought about the anonymous donor who’d paid for the meal. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She called out the twins’ names, and heard in reply only the stir and scuff of hooves, and the thump of a heavy body pressing against a stall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Papi asked, and I nodded, searching for the food stalls I smelled but could not see. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I pulled open the plain white shower curtain and ducked into the stall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Joseph took them both and splashed water into his mouth and the whole world exploded and he staggered into one of the stalls and shattered there until one of the teachers found him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Dicey remembered that in the bathroom she had seen a stall shower. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In Barn 38 Smith kicked down the wall between two stalls to create a palatial home for Seabiscuit and Pumpkin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As we left the markets with our sandals and some fabric Mama had bought, we saw a small crowd gathered around the vegetable stalls we had passed earlier, the ones lining the road. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z An Erudite woman comes out of a stall, and I scramble to my feet, draw the stunner, and point it at her, all without thinking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z From the food stalls came the spluttering of ghee and oil as bread and pancakes were fried, ready for the early worshippers who would soon be coming. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The market stalls stretched for three blocks in the center of the street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To me, a thirteen-year-old Black girl, stalled by the South and Southern Black life style, the city was a state of beauty and a state of freedom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no urinals, only a few stalls with sitting toilets—none of the squatting ones, like my bathroom at Mamou’s—and I wondered if that was a Social Cue I had missed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He wavered for a second, holding himself against the stall. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The trainer was living out of a horse stall, sharing it with another struggling horseman. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even thought about it since seeing that blood in the bottom of the shower stall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Scrambling forward, I wove and dodged through the crowd, tables and stalls, just in time to see the soldiers—with Aycliffe—drag Bear through the open doors of a large building. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The stall door opened and Toby saw her—Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Checking behind her, she caught sight of a flash of crimson among the stalls. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Jule went into the biggest stall and dug through her case. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa took the shovel and shoveled it away, and then he shoveled a path to the barn, where the horses and the cows were snug and warm in their stalls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn't just the idea of the feet-less fowl that was causing her distress; she now saw sunflowers for sale in tubs in almost all of the stalls. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The man in the stalled motorboat was gone; the mud hens were gone. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put him on stall rest and cut his grain. Other than that, there’s not much we can do.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Every time they passed Seabiscuit’s stall, the horse lunged at them, mouth wide open, ears flat back, eyes in a sinister pinch, and he meant business. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the urinal stall on the left. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Nature, whether natural or not, unleashes its fury with a vengeance as we finally sail into the churning winds of the stalled storm front. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It starts to seem again like toilets and stalls and fixtures, nothing special. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped and watched a small woman, almost as broad as she was high, do her best to put up her stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ask the owner of that stall how much the sword costs,” he said to his friend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I pass food stalls and dance stages, jugglers and fire-eaters, acrobats, Kehannis, singers, and players. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Opa returns from his midday walk with a newspaper he has bought from a stall in the market square. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z That night, while playing in his stall, he reared up and smacked his head against the stall door. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I just want to get into the stall and not talk about this anymore. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Somkit gripped the bars of the stall door in both fists. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When he stepped into the stall and touched her on the shoulder she shivered under his hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked through a water-shower stall that contained an ultraviolet light, a bar of soap, and some ordinary shampoo. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of cordovan shoes gleamed in the stall nearest the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the locked stall, staring up at the weak, flickering bathroom light, thinking about how I’d seen Rashad on the concrete a week before and I hadn’t even known who he was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I use it to push open the door to the bathroom and again on the stall handle. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z On both sides of the street shop stalls were open. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Two of the kids got up and went to the next stall, another horse. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Eisenhower worried about the impact of military spending on the budget of the US government and feared it could crowd out other priorities and eventually stall America's roaring economic growth. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her quiet voice stalls the anger inside me, and I relax into the wall behind me, shoving my hands into my pockets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A mule and three horses occupied the stalls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then a shadow detached itself from inside an empty stall and became another Brazen Beast, clad in pleated black skirt, greaves, and muscled breastplate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind him, Seabiscuit fidgeted in his stall, fat and impatient, having not felt a saddle on his back for ten days. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I open the door, I hear someone crying in one of the stalls. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z All summer, he helped me work on how I pivot and stall. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When a warp thread snapped, instead of instantly hitting the lever to stall the loom, she threw her apron over her head and burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was just about to move on when he spotted a shelf at the back of the stall. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She walked into the bathroom, then reached up to a shelf above the shower stall and got me a full-sized towel. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Reaching the stall from which the sound was emanating, he saw that it was deserted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She came right up to me and said: 'The toilet in the second stall is broken. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So much for my plan to stall for a little time, I thought. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw up in the toilet, on the floor—painted the entire stall. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z To stall I asked her what had happened on the Coral Queen after I’d jumped overboard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z On this day it was a gym porter who appeared outside the locked shower stall, wearing only a bathrobe and slippers, half an hour too soon. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was given a warm bath, dried, and led back into his stall, where his legs were painted in liniment and wrapped in protective bandages. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes. The old man pretends to linger at a potter's stall, but the brown one has eyes only for you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They had to use the toilet in open stalls in front of male prison guards. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Usually I take the stall furthest away, next to the window, but I let Carlos have it. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z A number hovers over each stall, telling me how many people are currently considering purchases at that vendor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can see his legs kicking, hear him gripping, grasping, trying to cling on, stay in the stall. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “I can’t stop or the truck will stall. Can you shut the gate after I drive across?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But Tall Andras rubbed his hand across his thick blond beard, looked across the marketplace to where Water Claire stood fingering ribbons at a stall, and said to his mates, “She could be wed.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We walked to the cotton candy stall slowly, people swarming around us like busy flies. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I footed a line in the dirt, dividing our stall in half. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He stopped sleeping, spending his nights pacing around and around his stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya spotted Mama’s cart wedged between two fish stalls by the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She got to walk from the river past shop windows, market stalls, and the courthouse up to Seventh Street every morning. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Along its dirt-swept streets, grocers stood posted beside stalls of fresh fruit, haggling down their final sales as shops prepared to close. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was desperate to find an empty stall. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I head out of the stall and literally run into Mr. Garfield. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When they finish, I stall and suggest they put up another post. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Do not use the elevators or your craft will stall.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Willis, who had stalled our return after Adele and Grandpa had agreed to undergo psychological examinations. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Richard could see her and some other women underneath open stalls, shouting and gesticulating. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We ate quickly and then wandered by a perfume stall that smelled deliciously of sandalwood. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In stall number one, the quickfooted Specify began acting up, backing, ducking back and forth, and kicking at his handlers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no children on the high wires, and all the market stalls were bare. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He read newer authors as well, Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, all purchased from his favorite stall on College Street with pujo money. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rivers ran down along the curbs, and at the corner near our school, cars had stalled in the middle of the huge pools of rainwater. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But the people whose world Kenna was supposed to be changing, it seemed, couldn’t disagree more, and when the results of all of the consumer research came in, Kenna’s once promising career suddenly stalled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He put them in all the stalls of the boys’ restroom, and in all the stalls in the girls’ restroom, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “But it will stall. Stay north of the cliff at least for a while. Please, listen to me!” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He rushed to the washroom on the seventh floor, sadly in a removed area of the building without a local fire escape, sealing his fate in a stall idled with his own anxious stench. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z For one split second his heart stalled—the bunk was empty. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z While Anya finished her errands, Ash wandered among the peddler’s stalls in the village green. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their vehicle was a streamlined “palace” horse van painted in Howard crimson and white and featuring two musical horns, eight headlights, fourteen cigar lighters, and a luxurious stall with kapok-stuffed walls. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry waded across to her stall and said, “Why would I throw something at you?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I squeeze right into the stall and wrap her up in a hug. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z My feet stop at a stall that sells pork dumplings. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sister went into one of the stalls and got handfuls of toilet paper and wiped her off. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard and Smith spent the night on their knees in Seabiscuit’s stall, taking turns pouring ice water onto the horse’s leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My dress drags on the wet and dirty floor of the handicapped stall. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The market deflates, with everyone closing up their stalls for the day. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Booth continued to stall, asking for time to make a decision. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lining the left wall were three empty horse stalls like the ones they used for pegasi back at camp. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I embroidered vegetable stalls with purple eggplants and green melons. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Smith had had enough and secreted the horse away to a new stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah,” Alex says, double-checking the coast is clear before grabbing Henry by the belt and backing into a stall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He followed me out, grumbling like I’d asked him to muck out the stalls after the cows ate too much clover. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And Vonetta said, “Right on!” and we thought we looked pretty tough standing there guarding the stall for our sister like the Black Panthers guarded the courthouse steps for Huey Newton. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We have no stall, no chairs, no cart, and no tables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I go into the bathroom, hide away in the stall, and let out everything I was holding in. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then it stalked over to the corner of the stall and began to wash itself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z As she let herself out of her stall, she heard Mrs. Fanning still active in hers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I tried to stall him as best I could.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She walked slowly past the stalls on her left, looking in each one, and though the horses raised their eyes to her, she did not see the huntress. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was driving so slowly over a speed bump that she feared the car would stall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My sister wanted to look at every single stall in the bazaar that sprawled between the ticket office and the entrance to the ruins, but Babou managed to maneuver her away from them all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Beyond them was the stable yard, with stalls opening onto the yard on three sides. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My gym locker is closest to the door, which means I have to change my clothes in a bathroom stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I go into one of the stalls, shut the door, pull out my phone, and text Detective Stevens: Something is happening tomorrow on Anderdon on the east side. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The heavy smell of fried dough filled the space behind the stall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Egyptian men and women milled about, some just sitting at their stalls, seeming awfully bored of it all. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Upper Djerholm had no real center, but the bulk of its taverns, inns, and market stalls were clustered around the base of the hill leading to the Ice Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Brown picnic tables ran in neat rows along the asphalt, and people lined up at buffet tables with their paper plates, each collecting a pile of food from the cluster of stalls. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I also wanted to say that I was sorry for ...” I stalled at the thought of actually mentioning open flame in the Archives. “... for what I did before.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Still in the stall, she counted her money, both pesos and dollars. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They strolled around the lake, bought tea at a stall, and rented deck chairs to listen to elderly men of the Salvation Army playing Elgar adapted for brass band. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Bronwyn acted as den mother, rounding us up every time one of us strayed to get a closer look at a stall of brightly colored pinwheels or steaming boiled candy. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I’d stay in one of the stalls with the door locked and my feet propped up so that no one would recognize my shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Pong yanked the staff back inside the stall with him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The kid elbowed my head on his way out of the stall. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Marcus’s shadow floated back and forth across the tile floor, but he didn’t try to open the stall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And even if I had been on a team, the showers in the Chapel Hill High School locker room were individual stalls with curtains and everything. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The city passes in a blur of gaping Plebeians, muttering auxes, and a riot of merchants and their stalls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The big yellow horse carefully moved over to give him room in the stall, nickered a little. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On weekends she takes me to market stalls, dropping off the clothes and trying to collect on last week’s goods. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And she kissed him, gently, on the mouth, with lips that tasted of crushed blackberries, then she stood up and walked back into the gypsy caravan behind the stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I already knew the answer, but I needed to stall for time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If Leo were a magic horse, he wouldn’t have wanted to live in a stall with an oversized goddess of wisdom staring at him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Vimy stalled out completely and went into a steep dive, heading directly for the Atlantic. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Rab had gone into one of the many stalls and backed out a tall, slender horse, so pale he was almost white, but flecked all over with tiny brown marks. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On February 7 a hand reaches at my door, and I half rush, half stall on my way there. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The boys backed the Husky Clipper into their starting stall, on a floating platform that had been specially built for the Olympic trials, and waited. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I can see his feet peeking out the bottom of the stall. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The floor is dark brown tile, and each shower stall has wooden walls and a plastic curtain separating it from the central aisle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “This is my maa and baap and my brothers and our cow, which we had to sell so I could marry you. This is our marketplace, where my baap has a stall to write letters.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Madame Semele adjusted the last of the crystal flowers on the stall and eyed the market with disfavor. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z From the back of the stall, there came a tentative sound of nostrils drawing the air, weighing the scent. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrinkling her nose at the sudden smell, the assassin walked past cages and stalls filled with dogs of many different breeds. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There are no tents selling eight- track tape players, imported vinyl pants, or hair-coloring cream, nor are there elaborate stalls glistening with dangling gold or silver necklaces and bracelets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Several hundred miles south of Charles Howard’s estate, an old horse- man named Tom Smith was spending 1935 at a Mexican racetrack, living on a cot in a horse stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it gets jammed up and stalls, and we have to reboot it and start all over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Only her feet and the bottom of her suitcase would be visible at the low edge of the stall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A man sitting in a chair tilted in the broad low door, where a dark cool breeze smelling of ammonia blew among the ranked stalls, said to look at the postoffice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Teenie grunted and kept glancing at the window to the upstairs room where Lena and Miss Isabelle were trying to stall the doctor and Mr. Derby. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved the special safety door from Seabiscuit’s stall to Kayak’s. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before entering the rows of wooden stalls, her heart would pound like the chiwoda drums of her childhood dances. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “We beg and work sometimes and filch from stalls when we can...I and the other boys....I know every street and alley,” he added proudly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The first redcoat shrugged and moved to the spices stall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Is your butler calling the police while you stall us here?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a white plume of steam trailed from the starboard engine and it stalled. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As Seabiscuit broke from the gate, he was immediately bashed inward by Count Adas, a hopeless long shot emerging from the stall to his right. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I ducked down to see under the stall door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was common to come into the bathroom and hear somebody sobbing in one of the stalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The stalls were open and the toilets had no lids, by which we knew that ghosts have no sense of shame or privacy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s only a minute before we’re sitting right at the top of the Brooklyn Bridge watching the traffic stall below. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Pong's pulse throbbed in his jaw as he watched Winya unlock their stall door and step inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They could hardly see for the thick black smoke issuing from the stall in which Hermione was stirring the cauldron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A second guy came in and used the stall next to hers. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Sunk in their pneumatic stalls, Lenina and the Savage sniffed and listened. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I was scandalized by the filth of men’s rooms, the rank smells and pig sounds, the grunting and huffing from the stalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Shortly after, Fair Knightess was led over to the Howard barn and moved into a stall down the row from Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi perched on the toilet, feet pressed against the stall door, in the girls’ room by the gym. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As I jumped into the steam-filled stall, Max switched the music over to my shower tunes playlist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I tried to stall for a few seconds so I could figure out what to do. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then Billy Buck’s voice came from the hayloft right above the stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I closed myself into a church bathroom stall, news of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus had reached the United States. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Despite signing up for the show herself, Priscilla goes into freak-out mode, locking herself in a bathroom stall and crying herself silly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Just then a stable hand came out of a stall pushing a handcart, and when he saw her he called out, “Are you looking for someone?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With each new hour I started up to find Horatio and tell him I would go to Hamlet Then questions stalled my steps. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It’s the Devil,” she said about the stalled car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Upon occasion, the patrons of the stall would offer her wine or ale or great, greasy sausages, and always she would decline. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to the stalled loom and the broken warp thread that must be tied. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The car clunked and stalled, and Maribel and I were just sitting there, waiting for a voice to come through the speaker. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “My dad couldn’t come. My mom’s at the England stall. Maddy and Steph are selling scones and jam, and I think my mother is literally going to polish them off singlehandedly.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A little while later, someone else comes in and knocks on the door of my stall. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The cold in the stalls worked into their bones, and when it rained that night they moved their cots because of the leaks in the roof. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My motor has stalled, so I get out the oars and try to close the distance. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to a stall where a wizened little woman was grill-ing meat and onions on a hot firestone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Melissa locked herself in a stall, delighted for the privacy. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The horse got breakfast when he woke up, usually at four-thirty, followed by stall mucking and grooming at five, and a lengthy gallop with Pumpkin at eight. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I could give you a decent stall in the stable’ and turned and went out and the old negress squatted there and heard them, the voices, he and Jones. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of this contraption, looking dare I say it like something that has fallen off a stall at a fair, is preserved in the Scriabin Museum in Moscow. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She turned and headed for the farthest stall, by the window, but when she reached it she found that it had no door. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When Smith led him out of the stall, he didn’t even need a lead rope; the horse would follow his trainer wherever he went, nuzzling his pockets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But the staff was clearly trying to stall, and even distract her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then the outer door would unlock itself and slide open, revealing a steel-reinforced air lock about the size of a shower stall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When a big black rig finally pulled over, brakes wheezing, engine rumbling, I ran for it, leaving the nasty death scenario stalled at the side of the road. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z At the market stall he bought a loaf of bread from Jean, who tucked a chrysanthemum blossom into the wrapping. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And they were taught formal rules of evidence gathering, in order to avoid cases being dropped or stalled, as had happened with the first Osage investigation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Naomi stayed a long time in the stall, working her fingers through the tail of her braid, fighting to get free of their words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He did not wait for an answer but turned, Lizzie with him and stall waiting for The Change to drop his voice. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The air was thick with the cries of the stall owners promising the juiciest fish, the freshest fish, and fish fit for the King himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next two days Boxer remained in his stall. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would have been exposed to all sorts of tastes and treasures sold in the shops and stalls lining the streets. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Some poor kid started to throw up in the stall to my right; I could see his dark outline like a shadow against the curtain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She points in the right direction, and I follow Dziusia through the booths and stalls of the big market square. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z If someone’s in the stall, it’s really funny to swing and kick his door in, especially if he’s a younger kid. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He opens a stall and helps Marie-Laure into the corner and pulls off her shoes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When I reach Greasy Sae’s stall, I boost myself up to sit on the counter and order some soup, which looks to be some kind of gourd and bean mixture. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The shower stall led into a bathroom, where there was a shelf that held some clean white socks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, I was paranoid someone was going to catch us, so I disengaged from his lips and stumbled out of the stall. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When the rains fell, he put Nellie in a box stall and fed her warm food every morning and curried her and brushed her. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get to the building with the public bathrooms, I go inside the ladies’ room and check all of the stalls. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Ifemelu imagined her combing through the piles of secondhand shoes and clothes in the side stalls of Tejuosho market, finding the best pieces and then haggling tirelessly with the trader. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Who was sleeping in his stall, the wind, for him, a lullaby. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I could do a photography course, or set up a market stall, sell jewellery. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He sprang up and looked down the lane of stalls. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was to set up the stall so that Min would stand with his back to the sea and his wares before him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z During those chaotic years, as the basic functioning of Kim Jong Il’s government stalled, think tank experts in the West were writing books with doomsday titles such as The End of North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Charlie stalled the Wrangler when he put it in reverse, and swore like it was his primary language. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “You asked me to stall your mom when you were going through Mr. X’s laundry. I looked like an idiot and got brown goop on my leg.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She yanked the door of the next stall open and slammed it behind her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She said he’d better come out of that stall right now. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I walk past the long line of open stall dividers and stand beside her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And stalls out at the root cellar door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Except when I hear a noise in the stall next to me and suddenly realize that I’m not. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I know the stall is part of her strategy to keep me in suspense. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d return to the stall and polish off my tasty finds. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I climbed in the front seat, stalled the car twice, and put on my seat belt. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He took brush and currycomb from the wall, took down the barrier of the box stall and stepped cautiously in. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We snaked our way among the merchants and the beggars, wandered through narrow alleys cramped with rows of tiny, tightly packed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Mouse was waiting for me in one of the stalls, curled up in the manger. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z When we got into the car, Kevin told Mama that the soldiers had been ordered to demolish the vegetable stalls because they were illegal structures. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the fathers will stall in broken English while the others hastily pack the merchandise into the van. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them a hodgepodge of creatures and people erected their stalls, hung their flags and wheeled their barrows. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he popped the clutch, lunged forward, and stalled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I muck out their stalls, fill their water and feed buckets, and groom them for the show. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even though the shirt was stretched across my chest, and the shorts kept riding up my butt, I felt very Iranian when I emerged from the stall in my borrowed kit and cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When Pollard, who called the horse Pops, sat outside the stall, reading the paper while Seabiscuit was cooled out, the horse would tug his hot walker off course to snuffle his jockey’s hands. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about ducking into a nearby stall and waiting behind the stuffed animals, but decided that would be too weird, even for me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After a parade before the crowd and a brief, somewhat subdued ceremony in which Vanderbilt called Seabiscuit “the greatest horse of the year in America,” they took Seabiscuit back to his stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As I rounded the butcher’s stall at the far end of the market, someone grabbed my basket and spun me around. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall near the Triple Crown winner’s stall was a little shrine to Man o’ War and Brushup, War Admiral’s mother. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She hustles me into a bathroom and locks us into a wheelchair accessible stall, extra wide. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I said, giving him the chin-up nod while pushing my way into a stall. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Emissary Kim was a tall, thoughtful man who showed no emotion as he walked from stall to stall inspecting the work of every potter. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The bright moon revealed a field of empty tables and stalls, deserted by its trader swarms. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Bull opened the door to the stall, dragged the corporal out, laid him gently on the men’s room floor, then crossed his arms as the corporal pulled up his pants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our van stalled at a stop sign on the next block. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He was so keyed to go that if a paddock official rang the saddling bell, he would lunge from his stall and drag his handlers toward the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I ducked out of Marcus’s crushing hug to peek over the top of the stall door and make certain we were still alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As soon as possible, however, the stalls were righted and the words swept into one large pile for sorting. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It turned the dust to mud, which caused horses to stagger and wagons to stall. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “There’s a first time for everything. Go in the stall and hand over your shirt. You can’t wash it while you’re wearing it.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Madame Semele reined in her mules in the meadow, where her stall would be. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They pushed ahead cautiously, O’Dell holding the flashlight and flashing it around the empty stalls. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z An old woman selling vegetables gazed at them as they stood before her stall, and she handed each of them two bruised tomatoes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She led the horses to their stalls, and I went to the concession stand. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Because of the way the stalls are constructed, I can’t check on him until we stop and unload the other horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As they waited at the tea stall, Ronny, who looked like the older of the two boys, clambered suddenly out of the back seat, intrigued by a goat tied to a stake in the ground. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Their offerings were laid out in stalls, low tables, on pieces of cloth, even on the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He tried to pray but stalled out a few words in each time. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Eels hung along the front of one stall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In midaftemoon they took one of the last electric streetcars that still existed in the city and went to have fried fish at a stall in the market. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The interior of the square was a maze of stalls and crookback aisles, shaded by awnings of woven grass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “What kind of man is it that pulls a corporal underneath a latrine stall and assaults him with his pants down?” the colonel answered in a voice remarkable for its softness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the lake a man’s motorboat had stalled; the man was bent over the engine with a wrench and a frown. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Between heaves I spit and tried to breathe through my mouth and read all the dirty words scratched on the chipped metal walls of the bathroom stall. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He looked about as forlorn and pitiful as I must have looked cowering in the bathroom stall to eat my lunch. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I locked myself in the stall and thought I was going to pass out from the sadness. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Without saying anything to the others, she went to Mollies stall and turned over the straw with her hoof. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Doxology stood patiently in the stall, head down, his milky eyes staring at the straw under his feet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Alex does know—the same health care reform as last year, the one stalled out since they lost the Senate in midterms. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I push open my stall door and come around to knock on hers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I lead the way out of the bathroom stall. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A veterinarian went in the stall with him, and a ring of stable hands watched from the door while he worked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Close up on the stalls he sees that the shapes are tubs, sacks, lumber, wheels, a broken plow, a butter press and a metal trunk. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I'm inside the toilet stall with the door locked. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she goes into the stall, I grab the phone and slide the home screen open before it locks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The truth is, I needed to stall for a while if my plan was going to work tonight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z His name was James Manning, and he had infiltrated the barn area with plans to break into Seabiscuit’s stall and shove a sponge up his nostril, impeding his breathing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Or I’d eat breakfast slowly so I could stall off going to work. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were men in long narrow stalls set against the sides of buildings who sold toys and different candies— one a type of sweet but hot-tasting, candied ginger that was a bright orange-red in color. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But most interesting to me were the men who sold their products from the stalls on the street. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They tied their hands and feet with barbed wire and threw them on their faces in the stalls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I want no part of figuring out how to get undressed in front of girls who like to open the stall curtains on people for fun. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Even so, there’s no way. It must have been ...” I tried to calculate how much heat he would have had to move, but stalled out, not knowing where to begin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I ducked under a worker’s desk to stall the departure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then I said, “We claim this stall for the people.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He sat heavily on the box and let down the barrier of the box stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Leading Sophie to the stables, I seat her in an empty stall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Grandmère found her initials scrawled in a little nook in one of the horse stalls, which is where she would hide under piles of hay whenever the Nazis were nearby. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The animals were so disturbed that they could hardly sleep in their stalls. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Can you tell him there isn’t time? Or stall them somehow? I don’t think that all the monks will even get to say good-bye before Father Cham leaves us.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "That I'll pay with goodwill!" said Dunstan, and with that he leaned across the stall, amid the twinkling jingling of the crystal flowers, and planted a chaste kiss on her soft cheek. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I hoped Chandra was right, but I could not help remembering a stall in the bazaar where Chandra and I had sorted through a heap of mismatched earrings. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to Tree-ear that he would never reach Min’s stall—yet when he did, it was all too soon. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Avoiding my reflection, I headed straight for the toilet stalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At Port Authority I wandered past the tie shops and fast-food stalls, looking for the ticket booths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Leslie came out at recess to tell Jesse that she had started into the girls’ room only to be stopped by the sound of crying from one of the stalls. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z As she studied herself, the stall door behind her opened in the mirror. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In the end, however, she was found hiding in her stall with her head buried among the hay in the manger. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was then that the horse in the end stall got to its feet and began to kick against the door. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But she did not answer, for in the corner stall, where a bay mare stood contentedly eating her noonday feed, Ash found the person she was looking for. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on her knees alongside Cinders, feeling one of her fetlocks for heat, when Osh and I stopped at the open door to the stall. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Rutledge said he believed he would, and I, pretending to be unaware of the plot, obliged by hanging around the fruit stalls. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Laborers streamed back to their squats and street stalls opened for dinner. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The barn was darkening gradually and, in their stalls, the horses shifted their feet and rattled the halter chains. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other market-folk and visitors setting up their stalls all over the meadow, putting up tents and hanging draperies from trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Nok's staff stood propped against the door of the stall next to them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There’s no stretcher, but the old woman at the clothing stall sells us the board that serves as her countertop. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They were to be locked in empty shower stalls on Q-gallery, and for that they needed keys. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The tea stall owner was boiling a big kettle of water. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I shut myself into the stall against the wall and take off my clothes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Manning was quickly hunted down and arrested before he could reach Seabiscuit’s stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Noble Threewitt, the young horseman who was sharing the horse stall with Smith, happened to be training horses for George Giannini, Charles Howard’s close friend. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys slid the staff under their stall door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "I don't want to get stalled in this baking heat." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Did you already sell out everything at your market stall?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Things like cleaning the stalls and shoveling manure and taking it to the fertilizer pile, and feeding and watering the animals. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We stayed like this for some time, crouching in the stall on upturned crates, just waiting for the colt to be born. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When she was living, Mama would sit with me and Jay and eat breakfast Gran cooked, then get up and head right for her food stall when she was finished. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z An exchange student flushes and comes out of the stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Tía Milagros comes into the bathroom as we exit the stall. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mama was always getting home late ever since she opened her roadside market stall. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the next stall, I heard Annabeth and some guy arguing with each other, then the music’s volume decreased drastically. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “And then you didn’t answer one of my first questions ...” I stalled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I could clean the stalls or feed the animals, maybe even slide onto old Belle and have me a look around the place. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Her heart stalled, then stormed in her chest. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The car jerked and stalled all the way to school and in the drop-off line. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z His daughter, Jean, sold flower bouquets and loaves of fresh-baked bread in her marketplace stall while she flirted, laughing, with the gangly, self-conscious boys who stopped by. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Unable to train, he began pacing in the stall again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, her breath stalled, and then she laughed, a dizzying, exhilarating laugh, because her life had become a charmed film in which people found each other again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Epler fluttered in her stall, her tiny black eyes looking this way and that, her chins flapping as she spoke. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sister, see this,” Mister Brother offers when our backs are turned and we’re almost in the next stall. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The man stalled in his progress, seeking a further handhold. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They believed that if they stalled until after the November elections, the suffrage “fad” would probably lose steam. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The veterinarian arrived at the stall, ready to examine the horse whether or not Smith gave him permission. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And she wasn’t reading this word on the wall of her old bathroom stall. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Rosie poked her white head over the door of her stall, flicking her ears and snorting softly. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Inside the barn, we shed our ponchos and, armed with a curry comb and a dandy brush, each took a horse, Cinders for me, a roan named Clover, in the next stall, for Miss Maggie. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z According to the television news, a tropical wave had stalled over southern Florida. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the elephants trumpeted at them from his stall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The horse was led into his new home, a handsome stall adjoining his own private paddock. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were stalls with rugs and stalls with heaps of spices: gold turmeric and precious orange saffron. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z So I stalled, walking over to the shelves and perusing the familiar framed pictures. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Using the stall door, I climbed up on her back, then rode out. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Gabilan put his head out of the stall and sniffed them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the gap in the wall he could see colored tents being raised, stalls being erected, colored flags, and people walking back and forth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They sat on cement blocks behind the guesthouse, next to what looked like the gateman’s bathroom, a narrow stall which, when the wind blew, brought a stale smell. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There are ten minutes left to class, but I can totally stay in a bathroom stall for ten minutes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Sticky, already losing his nerve, couldn’t help trying to stall. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And on Saturdays, when Mama sold the sweetgrass baskets she made along with our extra vegetables at the stall, me and Jay spent all day with Gran. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He slammed the stall doors in the veterinarian’s face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It has sixteen standing stalls, which are formed by dividers that swing across after each horse is led in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Pong waited outside the stall, looking over a table covered with Violet orbs of all sizes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She found a small workshop opposite the empty stalls. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The onggi seller’s stall displayed every size of vessel— from tiny sauce dishes to kimchee jars big enough for a man to stand hidden within. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” he said as he walked toward their stall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to tell him that I had eaten lunch in the bathroom stall. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The part of the market where the vendors’ stalls were so busy by day was dark and empty at night. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I said to Paul, “Ask the photographer how long he can stall before he has to turn these in.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Once inside, Pita walked around the poorly lit barn for a while, playing with an old rusty rake and a pitchfork she’d found in a stall. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In the maze of stalls in Union Square that sell candles and shawls and handmade jewelry, nothing inspires him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran to the bathroom and puked all over the stall. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The merchant rummaged about in the back of his stall and produced a small oaken cask. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At this point one of the remaining lads from the bus collapsed in a shivering heap and Mitraillette sort of stalled. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I stall like Lita used to, taking time to give each of them a sly smile. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I ran into the bathroom, into a toilet stall, and threw up. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z As if at any moment one will stall and drop into the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She walked through the shower stall into the bathroom, put on white socks, and continued inward, opening a door that led to the Level 3 staging area. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Praba’s mother had given us perfectly good bananas and bags of banana chips, but from a nearby stall, I bought a doll with bright black hair you could comb. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He put his glasses on as Ron hammered on the door of Hermione’s stall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He went into a stall and swallowed it. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The Punch and Judy stall was made of striped canvas, red and white, with a frill round the little square stage. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Out on the lake, the man in the stalled motorboat still fiddled with his engine. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, he found his courage and leaped over his stall. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Bottles, cans, and boxes line shelves along one wall, and the horse stalls are like market booths with goods piled inside them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The water on the tiles in the shower stall turned pink around my feet where the dried blood washed down from my body. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z First Avenue was where Indians—the cream of Alexandra’s quarantined society—lived, behind their sell-everything stores and produce stalls, which were the ghetto’s main shopping centre. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Winged Footers swung their boat around and backed it into its stall first, then Penn did the same. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We arrive at a small square with a few market stalls busy with local shoppers filling their baskets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When we reloaded them, we moved everyone up to give Silver Star all four empty stalls’ worth of space. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Everything possible was carved with designs, even the stanchions where the goats put their heads and the stalls in the little barn. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z "There's a water spigot on the wall of the shower stall." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Uh…” He stalled, hoping the panic wasn’t audible in his voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was funny: it didn’t even cross my mind to stall or try to get out of the work. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no paper wads on the ceiling or ashes on the floor, and there was no stall doors missing like the bathrooms at school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Dozens of little stalls packed tightly together with row upon row of food and clothing and other merchandise. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then a space before the stall cleared as a man stepped away, and Tree-ear saw them. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was too late to stall with baby sins. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With violence mounting and negotiations stalled, protesters asked one another how this would end. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He spent the longest time at Kang’s stall, and the other potters gave up all pretense of indifference. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was not until the plane was less than ten feet from the ocean that, miraculously, Alcock was able to pull the aircraft out of the stall and avert certain death. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I got so nervous when I saw him that I stalled a few feet before the space. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Clean the stalls when you’re done gawking. We got work to do come dawn.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z We padded it with hay and put it in an empty stall in our barn, hidden under some dirty old croker sacks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I went into a stall, put the seat down, sat down, leaned against the side, and fell asleep. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I stalk out of rooms and storm down hallways and disappear into bathroom stalls. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z We were getting ready to milk, and I was cleaning the stalls in the Big Barn when suddenly he was right next to me, standing by the manure traps. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z My dad didn’t stall once on the drive home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The floors were beveled concrete, the shower stalls wood planks and plastic curtains crawling with black mold. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They let go and gripped the stall bars on either side of them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Careful not to spill a drop of his Polyjuice Potion, Harry slipped into the middle stall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I flashed to Pa saying, “Where’d you go after you cleaned the stalls, Nathaniel? Looks like a rat’s heaven in there.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Delivery trucks pulled in and out of the market, and inside were a hundred different stalls, with names like Gibbs and Pardoe Fruits, Great British Mushrooms, and David Kira, Banana Merchants. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After a moment, Miss Maggie stepped into the doorway of the stall. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They stalled their ship while turning from base leg onto landing approach. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon sun, tall trees growing along the bank cast long shadows over the starting stalls and the boats, but the heat had not abated appreciably. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We went from stall to stall, arguing about every item we picked out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When we kids played around the mule barn, we peeked through its dirty, screened windows to look at the ghostly stalls and the ancient harnesses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I look carefully down, aslant under the stall wall, and there are two red shoes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The market seemed like a festival, its stalls overflowing with food and rejoicing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the hay, the shift of animals in their stalls, the nickering of the horses brought back memories of Novyi Zem. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He looked into the box stall and then stepped back quickly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I come out of the bathroom stall where I’ve been practicing my unaffected look and stand by the hand dryers to watch her toss the mane around. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The engine stalls on the main road, sending my dress and bag flying onto the dirty floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The cod was easy enough to purchase, but stall after stall turned up no halibut. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi retreated to the bathroom and locked himself in a stall for the rest of the afternoon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “He needs a good currying,” his father said, “and if l ever hear of you not feeding him or leaving his stall dirty, I’ll sell him off in a minute.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z You entrust some money to someone who holds a stall in the marketplace. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Pollard spent his days aboard Acey’s animals and his nights in a stall, sandwiched between two horses, subsisting on his books and irregular meals from the track kitchen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Shielding myself behind some deserted stalls and tables, I made my way closer to the palace. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He stopped and looked over his shoulder into the box stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick glance around the stalls shows that most of the horses are already rented out for the evening. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I recognized Marcus’s voice and threw my shoulder against the stall door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There were awnings over market stalls, and rows of spice shaped into cones. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was going to yell out and explain it all to her, but while I was coordinating the pedals and the steering and my tilting body at the same time, I stalled the car. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z My heart stalls at the sound of movement. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then one night Greta broke out of her stall and ran away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Another woman, a younger version of the Matron, stepped out from behind the stall carrying a tray of raw chicken to add to the roaster. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It held crowds of traders with booths and stalls, with more sellers of goods and food than I could count. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Genie stalled for time, lifting the jar and taking another sip, trying not to make a face even though he was pretty sure that Grandpop couldn’t see his face. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He sat all day in his marketplace stall hoping to make a few rupees by writing letters for those who did not know how to write their own. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Here you are, love,” said the coffee stall man. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "You scared the sand will swallow your feet, boy?" a man calls out from a fruit stall he's setting up. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The floor was wet, and Mrs. Burt was standing in a stall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The traders spotted it from their stalls and packed up their things. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Koffi shrank back into a stall a few feet away as he seemed to pick the latter emotion to hold on to. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There was a line of toilets on one side and a line of shower stalls down the other. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As the horses pulled them closer, Hannah could distinguish a central open market with stalls, surrounded by stores. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging from his pained expression, Percy decided he didn’t want to be in that elevator if the car stalled between Tartarus and the mortal world. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I text Libby just as my cell phone is powering itself down—“stall, do whatever u need 2 do 2 stall, i got a callback”—but who knows if it goes through. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Minli thought as she wandered past stalls, weaving around merchants and customers. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a big building with stalls where you can buy anything,” Mami said. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Grab the bars to the stalls and swing. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Liam must have heard, because he waited for me, leaning against one of the rusted shopping cart stalls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The car lurched and stalled several times on the way home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He paused before a market stall that did not strike her as especially wonderful, but the way he beamed at it made her take a second look. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My mother purchased them for sixpence a cup, from a fat black woman who erected a stall by the street corner every afternoon, peddling them with other exotic creatures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dunstan paused in front of a stall covered with tiny crystal ornaments; he examined the miniature animals, pondering getting one for Daisy Hempstock. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I was still sitting on the floor in a bathroom stall in a public high school, I was still crazy, and my hair still looked like I’d dunked my head in a tank of ketchup. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I stall, pretending to take a few more books out of my locker. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But the work stalled; the connection between genes and pigments was far too complicated to yield a workable hypothesis. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There are shops and cafés, stalls selling mobile phones and shiny electronics. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did you know they have doll holders in the stalls?” she asks. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They brought the ball back in and went back into their stall. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z On rare occasions we would go all the way over to the East Side to the market stalls under the elevated railroad tracks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He never showed me how to clean a stall, he just handed me the pitch, saying, “Clean this out,” then walked off. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The stall door is still closed, but I smile as I imagine Keisha’s expression. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I stalled a bit, looking at my schedule and then at the number next to the door. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Slowly, he stepped up to the bars of his stall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You have other options,” I said, then stalled, thinking of my conversation with Deoch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream, the stalls with electric light and hot and cold water, and the three-day week, were no longer talked about. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Let me explain why you’ll be out of a job if this project gets stalled again,” Chuck Muckle said to Curly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gorillas, cowboys, and astronauts mobbed the food stalls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got there, the barn was dark except for a double stall in the corner. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z In the market places the stalls where food had been were now empty. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Across the clay-paved court was a row of stalls roofed with palm fronds. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Only Calliope, in the second row, is motionless, her desk stalled somehow, so that she’s the only one who takes in the true extent of the metamorphoses around her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I made it to a toilet stall and slammed the door shut. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z To make it easy for her to feed our stock, I cut some poles from the hillside and boxed up one of the stalls in the barn. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Grooms ran down the backstretch before the onrushing water, throwing open stall doors and chasing out the horses, who scattered in all directions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These brief moments became the most important part of my father’s day, and he made sure he was always at his stall where he could watch her. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Finally the school bell rang, and Hazel unballed herself from the toilet and opened the stall. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And he kept the cell, which contained a toilet, a shower stall, a cot, a chair, a table, as neat as his person. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky had stepped into a shower stall without undressing and was trying to grip the faucet handle, but his slimy hand kept slipping off. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They’ll have the most boring stall for sure, same as last year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He housed Pumpkin in one stall, Seabiscuit in the next, and tore down the wall between. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clutching a scratch form, he left Seabiscuit in his stall and ran for the stewards’ stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must be back to normal by now, we are —” But Moaning Myrtle glided suddenly through the stall door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Roy unlocked the toilet stall and gently nudged his friend out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, a number of shabby-looking stalls had sprung up along the street. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Long before dawn the market space was lit by dozens of oil lamps as potters and their assistants rushed about in an anxious, eerie silence, preparing their stalls. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He imagines her smoking in the stall, the lid of the toilet seat down. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the evenings she lay in his stall and talked to him, while Benjamin kept the flies off him. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Aw, come on, boy! Don’t stall! Tell me what he said about the Party!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He struck a match, intending to smoke a cigarette, but something seen by the light of the flaring match brought him to his feet and carried him across the barn to a cow stall. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood tongue-tied, feeling his very existence an intrusion, while Zau directed Heqet to the farthest stall, and to the cupboard where he would find the stake. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He looked for a long questioning minute at Jody standing back of the stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I go into the next stall, lock the door, and unwrap my sandwich. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Bridge ducked into a stall and came out with some balled up toilet paper. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But even as he thought those words, his feet were turning his body around and taking him back to Nok's stall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Jody’s father walked into the barn and stood with them in front of the stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It just stopped out of nowhere, like a car stalled on the highway. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Linga took particularly good care of the mules and Mrs. Linga would often go with her husband down into the mine to help groom the mules and feed them treats and clean their stalls. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a final glance at Marlena, I swing the stall divider into place and help load the rest of the horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You may leave now. The man on the other side of the door will lead you to your stall. Please wait there.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He sat in Pops’s stall, thinking about Agnes’s pregnancy and wondering how he would find the money to support the baby. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the door to a gleaming gym and led them to a large, clean bathroom with individual shower stalls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Others offer to carry purchases of fruits and vegetables from stall to stall in rustic wooden wheelbarrows in exchange for tips. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z New orders, signed by the garrison commander himself, have been posted on doors and market stalls and lampposts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She gave the woman standing in the stall a hard look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She said he’d better come out of that stall right now unless he wanted more trouble. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z In my old village there was one stall for all the snack foods. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I could imagine our mother picking him out, the way she’d pick fruit from the grocer’s stall, choosing the overripe fruit he was happy to give her for free. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Once inside the stall, I was even more alarmed at all the movement, the feet shuffling, the voices whispering. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women, young and old, were squashed between the stalls, most of them laden with bags and parcels, everyone trying to squeeze past one another. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d often stop by my father’s stall and buy a bag of rice and the two men would chat. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It would take as long as an hour and a half some days, depending on traffic, stalled trains, weather, and other factors, but we would make it there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I stitched the marketplace stalls heaped with turmeric and cinnamon and cumin and mustard. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z To think that a toilet stall had once been a haven for me! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From the odor that came through the window he could guess that Wat Hokester had been taken again for selling putrid fish in the market stall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I went the long way around, hit the Burger King, and leaned against the stall door in the bathroom with wads of toilet paper pressed to my lips until the bleeding stopped. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Smith settled the horse in a comfortable stall and retired to his own little room right above it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug up a nanny named Whiskers and parked her in Seabiscuit’s stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At a stall in an open market, Dicey bought little sandwiches made of flat sausages in biscuits. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” Harry stalled, at a loss for what to say next. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Along the walls are large stalls with all sorts of crazy vehicles parked inside them, everything from floating bicycles to flying saucers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As I stumbled out of the stall, my skin cold and sweaty, feeling like one of those eyeless white cave salamanders, Chas was there, still smirking, wiping his face, and watching me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “And the robots are put in the proper stalls?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit, bandaged to the elbows, frisked them from over his stall door. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She stayed in the stall a long time, until she heard Dr. Schwab on the P.A. system informing everyone that all doors were now unlocked and all students should be in class or risk detention. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They staked out the barn, constantly asking Smith to pull the horse out of his stall for photo sessions and even to let them sit on his back, as if he were a carnival pony. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she takes them to the market stall. She doesn’t need Trade Mart for that.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Bearded vendors draped in thin blankets sold animal- skin lampshades, carpets, embroidered shawls, and copper goods from rows of small, tightly jammed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z This Sunday there were no other children at the stall when we arrived. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie came out with us and shut the door to the stall behind her. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A stall door swung open and I shoved Fern inside while Vonetta and I stood guard. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ten thousand people making bets at this one little gambling stall alone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Silver Star’s muzzle is pressed up against the end of his stall, his ears twitching. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I locked the door to my stall and took off my mask and just cried for I don’t know how long. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Five times, Brown had to climb out on the wing to chip away the ice before the engines stalled while Alcock fought desperately to keep the plane on an even keel. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Jody curried and brushed until a pile of dead hair lay in the stall and until the pony’s coat had taken on a deep red shine. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Madeline Ryan stopped at a flower stall, bought a bundle of peonies wrapped in green tissue, the buds still balled in tight hard fists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the washroom I go to the second-last stall, as usual. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The merchants were assembling their stalls, and the boy helped a candy seller to do his. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweet rice cakes with gooey walnut paste next to stalls of fish cake and raw seafood. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Dad stalled my trip as long as he could. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The guards on the walls muttered curses, hounds in the kennels barked furiously, horses kicked at their stalls, the Walders shivered by their fire, and even Maester Luwin complained of sleepless nights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I locked myself in a stall, threw up, and curled into a ball on the tile and squeezed my eyes shut. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “It’s fine. We can stall him in the parking lot.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z By the time Tristran and the little woman were done and the stall was set out for the morrow, they were working by lamplight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He eats his meals off a tray in Commons, shares a bathroom with a floor full of people, showers each morning in a stall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lost sight of Sander temporarily but caught up with him again at a bookseller's stall. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a white horse asleep in the furthest stall, but Tristran was too busy to pause to inspect it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Giggling, we hurried back to the stall, planning all the while what colored beads we wanted for our own bangles. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t I know it,” Sean said as we sat stalled in traffic. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Before us, traders were setting up their wares in stalls and tables. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Albert took Joseph shopping at the market and walked him through the long rows of stalls with Florent, introducing him to everyone. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When one flipped, good gosh it sent a spray of yellow all over the dern animal, the stalls, the hayracks, everything. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A man slept inside his stall at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he opened the swinging door of a stall, it seemed to sigh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I stall for a second and then shake my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I was balancing my lunch tray on my lap in a bathroom stall, my head in a viselike grip between my hands, when my phone buzzed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I reach over the stall divider and place my hand on a sleek black rump. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The stalls opened wider and the toilets wider and darker. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One night at about twelve o’clock there was a loud crash in the yard, and the animals rushed out of their stalls. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z As the car slid into the next stall, the bass from the subwoofers vibrated so much, it shook the pavement. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They drove past Obalende on the way back, tables and stalls lining the bustling road, orange flames flickering from the hawkers’ lamps. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I could go into the tea stall and watch television if I wanted. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He heard Billy whispering hoarsely in the stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, stall after stall was lined up as far as I could see. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Familiar women were back to their stalls selling fruits and vegetables; I even recognized the families of goats crossing our path. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Tina pointed to where Mrs. Das was purchasing something from one of the shirtless men who worked at the tea stall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I make sure there’s toilet paper in the stalls. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It’s a big bathroom, with stalls and a long row of sinks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The barn smelled strongly of leather and hay, but the stalls— at least, those she could see—were empty. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They never said anything when I took my dry clothes over to the bathroom stalls. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And up a little farther was a short row of carnival-type stalls, the kind where you can win a stuffed animal if you throw a baseball into a basket. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Everybody brought his best animals, too, and his best birds, and some of the boys and girls stayed right by the stalls to sleep. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z One day you go to the market and where the stall used to be there is only a mark in the earth, a vestigium. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A hot wind blew trash and dirt through the abandoned stalls. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone saw him wrapping up an alarm clock in a towel and burying it in the straw of a filly’s stall, letting her get used to the ticking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She crept along the stalls one by one, peeking inside each and trying to discern their residents in the darkness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For a wage of about $60 a month, Smith slept and ate in horse stalls and struggled to keep up with the farriery needs of fifty-four horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He rattled the stall door, testing the strength of the hinges. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A few months later, when school let out for the summer, Mom and Dad took us to Heidelberg to look at the stalls and stalls of puppies. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It walked along the stable to the furthest stall, where it lay down in the dry straw, and the star scrambled off its back, dripping and miserable. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sandi spied the stalls in an adjoining room and hurried into one, releasing her bladder. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z To wash, I use a bath stall similar to an outhouse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He housed the two horses as far apart as possible, and whenever Seabiscuit was led down Sabueso’s shed row, Pollard or Smith would shut the stall doors so Sabueso wouldn’t see him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed it was, for as they approached, Milo could see crowds of people pushing and shouting their way among the stalls, buying and selling, trading and bargaining. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Shops and stalls and storehouses huddled beneath a sandstone wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I glance warily at the stalls I pass. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Cap was so shocked that he crumpled against the stall door when she let go. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It’s taking all our combined efforts to stall him. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When they were finally and completely stalled, the wheels dug in to the hubs, we left them in the field and started on foot for Udine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z So Engel stormed back to the car and stalled it getting into gear—she was that angry. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything, just looked down at the floor as if he had mistakenly opened a women’s bathroom door while someone was in the stall. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We sat in a stall near the legs of a sad-faced gray. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Behind one stall an armorer displayed steel breastplates worked with gold and silver in ornate patterns, and helms hammered in the shapes of fanciful beasts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he gets to the house, he pulls into the yard and finds a shed with two stalls in back. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The U-2's huge wings generated so much lift that the plane resisted landing; pilots had to stall the engines just above the runway in the final moments before touchdown. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Half the stalls were empty, and it seemed to her that there were fewer ships at dock than she re-membered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The door to the handicap stall swings open and my heart jumps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z You know the one with no doors on the stalls? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When he first had the pony he liked to torture himself during the trip by thinking Gabilan would not be in his stall, and worse, would never have been there. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my new kit into a stall to change, which was awkward because I kept banging my elbows into the walls and my knees into the toilet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He shifted his eyes from mine, and I already knew what was coming, but I still tried to stall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z At least this way, Z could stall Trepid until he figured out what to do. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt achy as I weeded my fields and carried water to the garden and fed the chickens, and mucked out Plug’s stall. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I loved all the stalls and the small eateries selling different kinds of food. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He spent every minute with the horse, sleeping in the barn, watching him eat, personally wrapping his legs in stall bandages, but he wouldn’t let him out to work. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The high school is old, the stalls are wooden, some kind of chipboard. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She would be hanging about among the stalls, pretending to be in search of shoelaces or sewing thread. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I just go to my stall, put my feet up so no one can see me, and take out my sandwich. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It lay in sharp contrast to the festive stalls and banners of the fair. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "We do not take money at this stall." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z At the gun, Washington charged out of the stall at a high beat of thirty- eight. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z An oyster seller’s cart had overturned in front of the carp stall, and the two men were hollering at each other. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Trees and flowers bloomed on the terraced walls above the stalls, while below it seemed as if everything the gods had put into the world was for sale. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once again, I felt my efforts to move negotiations forward had stalled. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z As they passed the stalls of seafood vendors, a fight broke out between a merchant and a customer. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Even if a kid comes in, they don’t bother with the end stalls. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z If the horse was unsound, he said, he would never let him out of his stall to work out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The industrialists have finally found a cure for the stalled economy: war. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My feet against the door of the stall, my head against my knees, I’m thinking of what I would say to a dead woman and wondering how I am ever going to go to class. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There were stalls that sold food and drink already prepared, and stalls that sold vegetables and fish for cooking at home. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The horse with his tail where his head should be is exactly that—a horse backed into a standing stall so that his tail hangs into his feed bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At last, he replaced the vase he was holding and, still expressionless, moved on to the next stall. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Hazel tried to collect her thoughts, stall for time, but it was difficult while staring down the smoking barrels of those flintlocks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She could hear her voice, and the voice of another, and then saw a hand extended from within a stall to beckon Celaena inside. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After a frantic hunt, two veterinarians were finally located and taken to the stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By this point I was doubled over in the stall, laughing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The animals were restless in their stalls, whickering and snorting at the scent of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A third stall hawks diet pills not approved by health departments, while another offers discounts to watch a famous Dark World girl’s R-rated livestream. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe if I buy some I can learn how to use them,” said Milo eagerly as he began to pick through the words in the stall. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Smith took him back to the stall, inspected his legs, found them clean and cool, and bound them up in bandages for the rest of the morning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man nodded, not unkindly, and started toward one of the far stalls, carrying the collar. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “To stall Rufus. If I really work at it, I think I can get him to let you off tonight. That will give you a start.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, like a colony of worker ants, they dismantled their stalls and left. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice turned and walked back to the cluster of stalls, her gait dainty and contrived, as though a misguided person had taught her how to walk “like a lady.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit lived behind an electric stall door that Smith had designed and built himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And Quintus Sertorius would not stay in his stall, so after school Joseph and I took him out to the paddock to let him walk around. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Moonlight falls on the frozen carousel, on the silent popcorn stand, on the stall of leather belts that smell like long-gone cows. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z A few of our servants were questioned, and in tea stalls and bus stands, possible suspects were debated and dismissed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Beyond the castle lay the market square, its wooden stalls deserted now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Let’s not stall anymore. This is the part where we fight.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Some of the more skittish horses kicked at their stalls and laid back their ears as they en-tered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So maybe it would be good to stall, to delay the inevitable showdown, by going into a restaurant. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He looked at the sky, thinking about rain, about the slick clay roads, himself stalled somewhere miles from town. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought the colt around to the front of the gate, had the assistant place a pair of tongs on the horse’s lips to distract him, then had him backed into the stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To cheer us up, Dayah buys slices of hot Turkish pizza and sweet sticky dough at a street stall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom during lunch, I can hardly stand to stay in my stall. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Smith emerged, went to Seabiscuit’s stall, and began preparing to send the horse out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But sometimes on warm days Pa left the door of her stall open so she could come into the barnyard. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hide in a stall until lunch is over. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Instead, I scour the toilet and shower stall with energy, making sure she sees my effort. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dimple’s heart still raced, but she felt all the million old arguments stall, unspoken behind her lips. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He acted as though he hadn’t heard, grabbed a towel from his cell, and strode quickly down the gallery to the shower stall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every other Saturday they wound through the maze of stalls Shukumar eventually knew by heart. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any money to buy anything, but I like browsing the snack stall and looking at the different fabrics for sale.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her stall, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Most noticeably, there were no urinals, only a row of stalls on the left and a row of sinks, mirrors, and dispensers oozing pink soap on the right. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I locked myself in the handicapped stall and sat down. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He passed that by, but a few steps on he stopped again to haggle over a pair of gloves at a leatherworker’s stall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There are all the men’s empty beds in this village. And empty horse stalls, pigpens, and chicken houses! The emperor’s men took everything and left the villagers shells for their tears.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Wooden stalls contained under a thatched roof stretched for several yards in every direction, full of the temple’s varying livestock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She arranged the little packages in neat rows on the empty seat in front of her as though she was setting up a phlegm stall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I run into it before anyone sees me, shooting into a stall and locking it behind me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We veered toward the stall farthest from the street, keeping our eyes open for patrol cars. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Curly had stalled as long as possible before phoning Mother Paula’s corporate headquarters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So I did, and the flash lit up our stall and now there was photographic evidence of me with a girl. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They stalled around, trying to set up a play, and finally got the ball in to their center who had positioned Jimmy deep. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I head to the bathroom and sit in a stall long enough for the evidence of crying to go away. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She chews her nails as she waits for a stall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There are stalls for stolen artwork, poached ivory, currency exchange between virtual notes and bitcoins and Japanese yen, and, of course, gambling on both Warcross and Darkcross games. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All this was contained in a cityscape of carved honey stone and gilded domes, the streets radiating out from an ancient amphitheater filled with colorful market stalls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I run into the bathroom and hide in the stall at the end. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And so I searched for a stall that looked halfway clean. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Girls were leaning over the top of the stalls on either side of me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carl the waiter is finishing up with a table across the way; I don’t have any more stall time. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He was hammering a wooden stall into place. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He’d been idle in his stall for much of the time since the match, and his weight had crept up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good morrow to you, on this Market Day," said the stall holder, clambering down from the painted caravan parked behind the stall, and she smiled widely at him with white teeth in a dusky face. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The food stalls and carts look bigger, cleaner, and are painted in brighter colors than what we had in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I change in the bathroom stall and wait until I hear Lauren’s voice trail out of the locker room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As they turned down the last aisle of stalls, Milo noticed a wagon that seemed different from the rest. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When the races were on, Seabiscuit could see the fields go down the backstretch and would try to climb out of his stall to run with them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening at five o’clock the farmers and the fishermen would close up their stalls, pack their trucks, and go home. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z My mind stalls, steaming mad, as my gaze lands on a long booted leg extended across the aisle. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, they arrived at the makeshift stall. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Darius was leaning on the post of the stall, tickling my cheek with the end of my braid, while I smacked his hand away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I saw sweetshops and carpet vendors, kabob stalls, kids with dirt- caked hands selling cigarettes, tiny restaurants—maps of Afghanistan painted on their windows—all interlaced with backstreet aid agencies. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I like this stall because I like the graffiti in here the best. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He curried and brushed two saddle horses in the stalls, talking quietly to them all the time; and he had hardly finished when the iron triangle started ringing at the ranch house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The cows declared unanimously that Snowball crept into their stalls and milked them in their sleep. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Standing by the bakery stall with Frolic scampering about at their feet, Matty and Jean recited the lines together. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z In amongst the warehouses and die wharves, shops and stalls of many sorts crowded the waterfront. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There was no sleepover, and you never called Mamá. It was all a trick—to stall us.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Strips of meat, buzzing with flies, hang from the windows of butcher stalls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Blue lanterns fight the wind, clutching the hooks above their stalls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But curiously, she sat on the floor of a stall just like theirs, also locked behind a door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Late in the evening the merchants of the bazaar hear him weeping in the rear alcove, as they shutter their stalls. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The floorboards creak as I shift my weight and stall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He wanted the sound effects to be natural so the colonel in the next stall would suspect nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A horse whickered in his stall when Tyrion let the door slam shut. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The column stalled again in the night and did not start. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I knew he’d stall as long as he could, but I went out anyway so as not to get into a fight with him myself. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I unbuttoned my jacket—a polyester Christmas tree covered in ornaments—and threw it over the stall door. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Before he could pull his pants up, Bull reached under the partition and tackled the man by grabbing his pants and jerking them into his stall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Food stalls and palanquins alike were overturned, men knocked down and trampled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheer, silky saris are draped between the toilet and shower stalls, transforming each one into a private boudoir. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A record shop was playing loud High Life music, and she slowed a little to hum along to Bobby Benson’s “Taxi Driver” before hurrying on to her uncle’s stall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And she moved on to the next stall. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Howard hired three guards to stand by the stall, one in the daytime, two at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of our cul-de-sac the driver, a woman, did a three-point turn, stalled once, and drove off up Kingfisher Meadows. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Rations, reduced in December, were reduced again in February, and lanterns in the stalls were forbidden to save oil. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Three sets of eyes glinted from the dark corners of the rearmost stalls, where the sun did not reach. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Dylan guides us slowly out of the stall and into the landing area. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The women rush me from this room to our dressing stalls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The crying girl is barricaded in the same stall I hid in after Fina showed me that text. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I sat in one of the stalls, wiping my tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She moved around the house, onto the porch, down the streets, to the fruit stalls and the butchershop, like a restless ghost, finding peace nowhere and in nothing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was the cluster of covered stalls in the center of the square that drew the crowds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From around the end of the last stall old Candy’s voice came. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I drifted from stall to stall, eavesdropping on good news and bad. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z High above them she stalled out and fell, landing in a treetop, her wings spread across leaves and twigs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Buyers flocked around the barrels and stalls to haggle over winkles, rJanM, and river pike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She wasn’t surprised the day she heard the door open and close and she saw his brown shoes under the door of the toilet stall. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I remember too, dear, but I think it was just his small hands. He was awfully young ” “I bet it didn’t stall him for long,” Ben said quietly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That night he left a lantern burning on a wire over the box stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Pegasus found shelter in the heavenly stalls of Olympus where the steeds of Zeus were cared for. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walked out of that stall a few minutes later, I was a different person. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I start to head for the bathroom, to sit in a stall until I feel better again, but before I take another step, I hear a voice behind me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Johnny went into Goblin’s stall, but the horse pretended not to know him, and put back his ears and nipped at him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m lost in the bass line, in the lyrics, in my sneakers beating against the stall door and not caring who hears. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead I wound up hiding in a bathroom stall because of her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z None of them had yet stopped at her stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And then I thought, Wow, this is a really nice bathroom, so clean and spotless, with nice clean curtains hanging across the row of shower stalls. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As we shook onto the shelf of the road the car nearly stalled and I stamped both feet again on the pedal and clutch. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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