The young man who ran errands for the owner of the building was standing in the hallway, one powder blue suitcase in each hand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mama stood in the kitchen doorway, arms at her sides, loosely clutching a vegetable knife in her fingers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

An army of Sixers stood in front of me, and several different gunter clans surrounded me on all other flanks, brandishing swords and guns and weapons of powerful magic. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then I turned and saw Fern still standing in the center of the stage. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I stood in the kitchen, in line to fill my cup for the first time, you walked up behind me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Now I’m standing in the air, out of reach above the upturned faces. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike the line at Yankee Stadium, whole families stood in single file, some with little children tethered to their mothers to keep them from wandering off. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A minute later I’m standing in the living room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He stood in the door of the barn and listened. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Several massive, shaggy work horses stood up to their knees in muck among dense cattail stands in which hundreds of noisy redwing blackbirds cavorted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the grass, my hands on the windowsill, thrilling in the rush of freedom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stood in between the remote and the television so that I couldn’t turn it back on from the sofa. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I left my body standing in front of her, suffering spitballs and whispered insults. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But from where I’m standing in center, I know Malik doesn’t got it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He kept his army gun in his room, standing in a corner, loaded. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Webster’s at the New York Public Library stood in the same relation to other dictionaries of my acquaintance as the Empire State Building did to other buildings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They stood in line and got tickets for a tour. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who are you?” another asked, standing in front of the car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We stood in the rain and were taken out one at a time to be questioned and shot. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I turned off my lights and stood in total darkness, feeling a bath of sweat trickle down my chest, hearing the thump of my heart and the swish of blood in my head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took my time putting on the shorts, but I did not stand in front of the mirror for too long, as Amaka did, because guilt would nibble at me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in a cluster, on the steps outside the library. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mom was standing in front of me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a little white chicken was standing in front of it, glaring at it, first with one eye and then with the other. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I stood in the shade of a linden tree, then set out the short distance to the market. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a white guard standing in front of the judge’s pedestal. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It came to her suddenly that she had stood in this very spot before, on the day Lord Eddard Stark had lost his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Until I stood in that basement room looking at jellyfish on the other side of the glass. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

On the evening of their departure he watches his parents standing in front of framed pictures of his dead grandparents on the walls, heads bowed, weeping like children. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We went back outside and stood in front of Burke’s house, which was painted as pink as cotton candy on the outside. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sean stood in front of the open barn door, his large form casting a long shadow. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Convicted saboteur “John the Painter” stands in irons outside a prison in England. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did give me a turn, she said, as she stood in the doorway with the tray. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in the dark and cold for hours; we were counted, counted again, randomly abused—verbally, physically, or both—threatened, counted again, and finally assigned to work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He stood in the darkened basement with the trunk upon his back and listened to the roaring draft of the furnace and saw the coals burning red through the cracks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stands in the middle of the small, spare room in his underwear. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Wab was still screaming, standing in front of her tent in her long underwear, mouth open in a round O of panic. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The whole crowd has stopped, and our three leaders stand in front of us, arms folded. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In the morning she had a carpenter called who took her measurements for the coffin as she stood in the parlor, as if it were for a new dress. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stood in the kitchen, wondering if he ought to eat, but afraid to do so. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never stood in this room before, but somehow, I recognized it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

They all stood in a half circle, facing the ocean. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. de Vries stares at me, taking out a cigarette as I stand in her foyer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to rush over and check,' but Ephialtes stood in his way. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We cut our way through the crowd, bumping shoulders with boys who were standing in the doorway eyeing the girls passing by. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Thor stood in front of the funeral pyre, and he held Mjollnir high. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I watched the divers standing in the parking lot across from Back Beach. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Richard stood in the middle of the street and looked up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

An older man wearing a white chef’s coat and a black-and-white bandanna on his head stood in front of it, peering inside as the huge beater spun around to mix the batter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The witch stood in the shadows beyond the fire and no one ever knew where this witch came from which tribe or if it was a woman or a man. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Into the hole four calabashes of sour milk were placed and then everybody was ordered to stand in a line. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

That turtle would still he alive, kicking and trying to get away while the man was standing in the store, poring over the vegetables, buying garlics and peppers to cook it up with. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Trigonometry teacher, Mr. Varner, who I would have hated anyway just because of the subject he taught, was the only one who made me stand in front of the class and introduce myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They kissed once more and flicked a little water at each other and rubbed noses, chuckling together, standing in about five feet of softly lapping water, enjoying the peaceful evening. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would they stand in the way and demand papers or something? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Ahhh ...” He scrambled out and stood in the morning sun and stretched his back muscles and his sore leg. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a wreck by the time I got there: 330 miles, two days, standing in the truck with the cows going to the bathroom on my shoes, on my clothes. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn Crow stood in the rain, wishing he could be out there. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stand in silence for a little while, and I’m grateful for his presence, which keeps me from being overwhelmed by grief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I stood in shock, blood frozen in my veins. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They spun around to see Con standing in the open doorway. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Immediately behind him, at the bottom of the steps, teachers stood in rows. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the car, waiting for them to push him in, his eyes wide with astonishment, his impulses deadlocked, trying to remember something. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly stood in the hall looking at the do not disturb sign printed on a sheet of Big Chief paper and stuck to the door by an old flesh-colored Band-Aid. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the pirogue, calling his name over and over, talking nonsense to keep him near. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I were standing in the dungeon, /would hear these sounds. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I feel smarter just by standing in front of it. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Next to the dry fountain in the disused square, a group of four boys, young teenagers with fuzz on their lips, stand in a tight circle, passing around a cigarette. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In my dreams, I stood in a dark cavern before a gaping pit. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Everything about Hideo’s words seems contradictory, and I find myself standing in the middle, not sure what to believe. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And they stood in the quiet of the snow as it settled all around them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As Roz stood in the rain, staring down at those poor, lifeless geese, her sensitive ears detected a faint peeping sound coming from somewhere nearby. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He saw more guards standing in the shadows and Celia in a beam of light from a gap in the curtains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's standing in front of a painting of a girl serving a condemned man his last meal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I craned my neck to see, and there he was, standing in the middle of the hallway as the crowd passed him by, looking around and rocking back and forth on his heels. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of this roomful of staring little kids, not saying a single word. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The cook was in the middle of the room, and three sleep-haggard girls stood in the doorway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But 360 miles away, Hitler Youth were hastily preparing a last stand in Munich. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As we stood in line to board, Grover started looking around, sniffing the air like he smelled his favorite school cafeteria delicacy—enchiladas. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The hilltop faded, and Harry stood in Dumbledore’s office, and something was making a terrible sound, like a wounded animal. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Fadi stood in a daze as the sliding doors closed behind him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When she got home, her mom was standing in the kitchen. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I closed the door behind me and stood in the center of the room, looking around as if I hadn’t spent every night of my life in this space. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

So she keeps the marchers' glasses filled, adds more corn bread and potato salad to their plates, stands in the kitchen ready to slice lemon pound cake into generous pieces. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She had always felt homesick for some other life, even when she was a baby standing in her crib wearing a diaper not knowing any words yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had never let himself dream of standing in a place like this, surrounded by people like these. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This close it’s easy to see why people stand in awe of him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I could not believe that there had been music stands in the minstrels' gallery, and a band playing there, a man with a fiddle, a man with a drum. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in front of her horses, chatting with a family of five. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

At first I was as remote as though I stood in the highest balcony looking on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if he were staking me to a public challenge, he added, “It is therefore not the South Africa government which now stands in the way of Mr. Mandela’s freedom. It is he himself.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she departed, she looked back at the house, and there was a woman in white standing in the kitchen doorway. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’s standing in front of me, and the chunk hit me from behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Max, Eric, Tobias, and a few people I don’t know walk into the room in a line, standing in a small crowd in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mother stands in the aisle with her arm stretched above her head so she can hold the bar. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end of the block, a tall corpuscule stood in the shadows, staring at them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We ate standing in the kitchen holding paper plates, saying how much May would have liked everything. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash had not moved quickly enough; she stood in the corridor, gaping at the two women. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the kitchen, aggressively drinking a glass of water. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door closed behind them, and they stood in darkness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, he saw Quirin open the drawer to his desk. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She let the woman stand in front of her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Were they really standing in tribute, or because they were happy to see him go? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the back, the lights from the stage flickering off his square glasses. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Earlier, Noodle stood in front of a whole bank of cameras and told a story that I know he doesn't believe. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A continent away, War Admiral stood in his stall at Belmont, waiting. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But I just picked the one David Marcel wasn’t standing in front of. Not that hard.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She never even got to stand in court and plead that she was not guilty. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They stood in the hallway near the boys' locker rooms. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Friday night, in Los Angeles, Howard Hunt stood in a phone booth with the receiver to his ear, listening to the rings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Despite all our work, everything seemed to go wrong on that Thursday afternoon as we stood in front of Principal Rivera, Mr. Jackson, and Mrs. Larson, the music teacher. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Esther’s mother stood in silence beside the deep hole, leaning on her husband, who held their grandchild in his arms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway in flannel pajamas, a toddler on her hip and two small girls clinging to her leg. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As the summer days grew hotter and hotter, Chandra and I would stand in the courtyard every afternoon, looking up at the sky, waiting for the rains to cool us. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

This person who stood in the doorway wasn't me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For a few minutes they stand in silence. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was as though we were standing in one of my drawings. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stood in the snow, almost mesmerized by the soft click, click of the pearls, and tried to understand what I’d just heard. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

At Turner’s, he stood in front of a shelf of crackers, baffled by the variety. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The people who had marched in triumph went to watch the bourgeoisie standing in line and fighting to get through the doors of the banks, and roared with laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake is standing in front of us; he turns and looks at me, softening his eyes for the briefest of seconds. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Forgetting the samosa, I stand in the shadow of the bookshelves and listen unnoticed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of her, hands folded. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the door for a moment, afraid to speak, afraid to come closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the busy station, chatting with his dad, when he noticed someone watching him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there hunters were standing in small groups, talking. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The one . who stands in the lake with the fruit tree hanging over you, but you can’t eat or drink.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lucy’s body never stood in the way of her happiness. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then I turned and saw Fern still standing in the center of the stage. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all stood in line against the dilapidated wall, some holding bundles of things and others their children’s hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After the bus bounced back onto the road, Maribel just stood in the middle of the parking lot in the drizzling rain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of a small photograph in an oval frame. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We were standing in the hallway, which, despite my best efforts with the bleach, still smelled a bit of sick. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the bridge and stood in the darkness, looking around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Farrow stood in the open doorway, just watching me like he was waiting for some kind of confession. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I looked up and there He stood in a pink and white poky-dot dress, pointing His plump forefinger at us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The boy came back and stood in the doorway. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a cure that was so common that children would stand in line several times and instead of swallowing the pills would take them home to use as bingo markers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A barrier of sawhorses had been erected, and the women whose husbands were inside stood in a special place behind them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mammachi’s rage at the old one-eyed Paravan standing in the rain, drunk, dribbling and covered in mud was re-directed into a cold contempt for her daughter and what she had done. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only exemptions were mothers who already had four children or women with significant standing in the Communist Party. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Audrey stood in front of me and held my face between her hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ms. Min stands in front of the eleven of us—I counted—all girls, standing and ready to play. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Amanda stands in the flickering pool of light below the sign. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hugo stood in the dark outside the old man’s apartment building. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

His earliest recollection was of great branches of lilac, standing in white jars, and they filled the house with a wistful, poignant smell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in a bra, not a terribly clean bra, and it is freezing in here. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pop took turns throwing me and Diego deep passes while we stood in knee-deep water with our shirts wrapped around our heads like do-rags. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then Adelaide stood in front of Hazel, positioned her own feet, stuck her arm in the air in an arc like a swan’s neck, and bent her legs so she slowly dropped toward the ground. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You are so weak. You must learn to be strong,” she shouts at me and walks away, leaving me standing in the sun with my head down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the hall of his house, putting on his badge with the orange salamander burning across it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

There beside the hulk of the ruined car, countless miles from anywhere, Pollard was standing in a metaphor for his own life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushes a door open, and we stand in a large, open room that reminds me of the building’s lobby. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would stand in the middle and they would tell her how pretty she was, how lucky she was to have naturally curly hair, and what a sweet, quiet girl she was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women woke at dawn to stand in endless lines where they could purchase an emaciated chicken, half a dozen diapers, or a roll of toilet paper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Ehlis stood in the back of the room with her arms crossed, smiling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The creepy old Bottle Tree forest stood in front of me, its canopy creating the illusion of a tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They cut to what is supposed to be live footage of a female reporter, encased in a protective suit, standing in front of the ruins of the Justice Building in 13. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was so gorgeous, we stood in awe, drinking it all in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My thoughts jumped from Mr. Pignati to wondering if Lorraine were waiting for me, to knowing I was standing in a monkey house stuck on top of a small planet whirling through space. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

From this shelf, Edward saw Bryce open the door one day and stand in the threshold, the silver harmonica in his left hand flashing brilliantly in the sunlight flooding in through the windows. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Roberto and I stood in front of him with our hands folded in front of us, waiting for a response. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I stood in the open doorway, watching him, scared of what might happen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Two glass-topped desks stood in the middle of the room, facing each other. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He’d stand in front of us, so colossal he eclipsed the sun, shaking his head so droplets would shower down on us like salty rain. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

With her hand uplifted for the second blow she saw the huge tear that welled up from Janie’s heart and stood in each eye. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her pupils were clouded over, opaque, and she seemed to not know exactly where we were standing in the room. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Though they had twice run against each other for the presidency, he insisted that “we never stood in one another’s way.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The lovely woman stood in the doorway to the kitchen wringing her pale hands. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Cora stood in the guts of a mountain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He stood in the hall with his knights and our entire household. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thaya Jaan stands in the front to lead us all, taking Baba’s usual spot, since he’s both the eldest and most knowledgeable of the Quran. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You must think I like, standing in the wet, and stop answering a question with another question.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then I see him, standing in front of the Hancock building: Marcus, near the front doors, checking his watch. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence in the open kitchen door, she struggling against her tears, he struggling against his shame. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender was standing in the hallway outside the band room, chatting with Mr. Broadwater, the orchestra teacher. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The water was cold and clean and wonderful, and I felt much better as I stood in the warm wind and thought about the treasure I’d rescued from the hornbeam tree. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the open doors and shook the potato plants in his hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the cell door slid open, he stood in the center of the floor, his hands in the air, his eyes level. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There were guards standing in those doorways, distracted maybe, but all one needed to do was turn his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Aimee lay on her mother’s big bed while her mom stood in front of the full-length mirror, this time in black slacks and a gray top. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Beyond her walls the yellow tents of the Yunkai’i stood in orderly rows beside the sea, protected by the ditches their slaves had dug for them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Any idiot can stand in front of a target,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It stood in the center of the room, a minor feat of engineering of which Kote was rather proud. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not until they’d laid waste to everyone who stood in their path. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of Lennie and put her hands on her hips, and she frowned disapprovingly at him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They take on form and color, and the voice is as familiar and true as if my brother is standing in front of me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Uncle Morris and Uncle Charlie stood in the corner shouting information about what to do next, even though they didn't have televisions themselves. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of the naked ones came over and stood in front of me, her hands on her hips, her breasts so close I was terrified her nipples were going to touch me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the lady who ran the park food stand in summer. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ten front seats went quickly, and soon riders were standing in the aisle, keeping their balance by clutching poles as the bus stopped and started. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

A figure standing in front of a seated group, a box strapped to his back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dozens of soldiers stand in clusters around us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Finally, the platters of fish and potatoes overlapped on the table, and the opened beer bottles stood in a row beside the tracks. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jillson had taken her place at the front, apparently waiting for a cue from Jackson, who stood in the doorway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now in the early afternoon, she stood in front of her door with the magazine opened to the page of her story. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in Stella’s doorway again, watching the steady rise and fall of her bandaged chest, her new lungs working perfectly. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They stood in a vast courtyard several times the size of a football field, surrounded by four enormous walls made of gray stone and covered in spots with thick ivy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The trees seethe and the house smolders, and standing in the gravel of the driveway, the daylight nearly finished, the locksmith has an unsettling thought: Someone might be coming for us. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“This is our homeroom,” he said, standing in front of the half-opened door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Meeting House stood in the center of the clearing, a square unpainted wooden structure, topped by a small turret. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ripred swallowed his lunch in a gulp and stood in the entrance to the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I did not join the Marines to stand in front of a blackboard,” Johnny Manuelito said as a group of us sat around together in the mess hall on our last day at Camp Elliott. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames lit the darkening glass of the window where the boy stood in hooded silhouette like a troll come in from the night. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I shouted, standing in the middle of the bedroom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the page was a photo of a young Stephen Kellner standing in front of a bright green door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of his house for a few minutes, then stomped over to his grandparents' house. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then a huge pig was standing in the middle of the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jolly spot to spend a carefree hour,” Luke said, standing in the doorway regarding the bleak room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping I wouldn’t find him standing in the front hall in his bathrobe, peering around a door at me, I turned the key gingerly and stepped inside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Floss Gaddis, her mother and her brother, Henny, who was dying of consumption, stood in their doorway. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in line to get a haircut, weary with fatigue. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She found her mother standing in the kitchen in her bathrobe, staring at the typewriter. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

In the next room, Herr Siedler stands in a pool of lamplight, talking into a black telephone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A tiny wooden desk stood in the corner, with more photos on the wall above it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I stood in the center of my room, trying to figure out what to say. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Pattie went back to the living room and stood in front of her son. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Both veterans were now standing in the middle of the pavement, letting people with pushchairs move round them, waiting for us to put up a challenge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in a bookshop for an hour and committed a map of Mexico to memory, then learned by heart a chapter of a book called Wealth Management: Eight Core Principles. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Harris stood in the open doorway wearing a Three Stooges T-shirt and plaid golf pants. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of my dresser mirror and tilts her head to look at them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When she was standing in front of him and he finally saw her, he passed the flag to the person next to him and threw his arms around her, lifting her off the ground. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she has to be herself at all costs, no matter who is standing in her line of sight. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Chantal is right behind me, but she just stands in the doorway. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The main building, which stood in a cluster of pines on high ground, seemed to lean heavily to one side, like a cripple, the roof sagging toward Canada. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A porcelain vase of pink and purple flowers stood in the center of the table, just like the painting. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was during this period that she would wake in the night and get out of bed to go to her parents’ room, only to realize, standing in the hall, that she had no parents. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her mind whirled and her feet slapped and slapped the pavement and now she is standing in a parking lot, trying to tell her mother what she is suddenly determined to do. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Singer stood in the street before the house where he and Antonapoulos had lived. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I arrived at the address, I stood in front of the tall building and marveled at its height before entering. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Together they stood in the cart tracks amid the settling dust. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The boys and the girls still stood in separate bunches, though—and nobody prommed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shunk stands in the aisle between table one and table two. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Taylor stood in a perfect three-quarters stance, arms hanging easily at her sides. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Nearly the entire Negro population of Bumblebee stood in the street, quietly waiting while the three men voted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She ran her hand over the front to get the thing to stick as best she could, then waved out the window at the people standing in the parking lot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dad was standing in there with his arms open. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he rolled up the window and they drove away, leaving Hazel and Jack standing in front of their houses. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Without raising his eyes, he could see her standing in the holy place, pleading the blood over those who sought there, her head thrown back, eyes shut, foot pounding the floor. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We had been standing in a rough circle on the floor of the laboratory, just outside the two screen doors that enclosed the mice cages. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she stood in Pilate’s doorway, limp, wet, and confused, clutching her bundles in whatever way she could. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My avatar now stood in that open field, just west of the white house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She stands in the far corner, arms clamped across her chest. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The boy stood in front of the shop door for a moment, looked around with a face that gave nothing away, and then kneeled down to tie his shoelaces. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They stand in stony silence, with stony faces, staring at the young man who did not betray them, but never truly felt that he belonged to them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother remembers her parents standing in the doorway, talking to each other. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The backs of the books stand in rows. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, what made me smile as I stood in the doorway was that I saw he now had a small silver frame on the side table behind his desk. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He remembered the man standing in front of him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It lowered a rope ladder, but Annabeth stood in a daze, staring into the darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I think back to him standing in his private box as the announcement of my number one draft pick status rang out. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Outside Oakbridge station a little group of people stood in momentary uncertainty. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the cabin, listening to the gurgle of the saltwater fountain and the ocean waves outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Since Rontu was standing in front of me and I could not put the canoe into a better position, I had to lean out to use the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cliff and Fred stood in the graveyard behind the house, their overalls drenched and heavy with rain. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I came to the end of the long drive at last I saw that Maxim’s car was standing in front of the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well?’ he said, turning round now and seeing his sister standing in the doorway, clutching the doll, her golden pigtails perfectly balanced on each shoulder, ripe for the pulling. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

When it was all in, the three cars stood in line down the driveway under the trees in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel had a flash of a memory—Jack’s mom standing in front of her on some long-ago summer day, gently putting peroxide on a badly skinned knee, wincing along with Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Trunchbull was standing in front of the class, legs apart, hands on hips, scowling at Miss Honey who stood silent to one side. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of the bulletin board, asking me about the people in the photographs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The mash squad were standing in one of the outer chambets of toe fortress like a circle of worshippers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tens of thousands of inmates stood in rows while the SS checked their numbers. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spy a couple of police officers standing in the street, right by the curb. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guy and the boy were standing in the yard waiting for her when she got back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Next thing I knew, Coach was standing in front of me, telling me to pick my head up and look at him, and asking me what happened on Saturday. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

His mom was standing in the doorway to the kitchen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the Thunderhead would not stand in her way—it had given her the murderer’s name. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We watched the medics go toward the buses while the rest of us stood in the sun. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In reality he was sleeping in the room, and in the dream he was standing in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Florence’s punishment for being late was to stand in the middle of the aisle with his arms out spread. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After darkness had fallen, and when the stores and equipment had all been safely unloaded and stood in waiting on the quay, Farder Coram and Lyra walked along the waterfront and looked for Einarsson’s Bar. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined him still standing in our yard, frozen under the deluge, baptizing an endless circle of children, who would slip away and return with new faces requiring his blessing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up a slight slope, across an expanse of vacant lots, a modern church, quite large, stood in a lazy pall of white smoke—St. Ignatius, I assumed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He started to say hello to the three boys standing in front of his stoop, but the word died in his throat when they turned around. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stood in back of her, with a pencil in one hand and a diagram in the other. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the sweet-smelling house and looked into Betty Alien’s gentle face. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, why would I do that? He was so kind to offer. Don’t let me stand in the way of a good deed.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lost my sense of time, just standing in the dark. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The trees stood in front of her like sentries, and she could not tell whether they intended to welcome her or keep her out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Your father was acting like he was better than everyone else and he was standing in front of a sea cave blocking you from my view. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I remember Coach M telling them to put me in the cart and drive me down the hill to the doctor’s, and I saw JP standing in front of me, holding the cleat I’d thrown. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stand in the aisle and hold on to a pole. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was standing in front of a black man just like my father, but this one was wearing a tie and let me play with his computer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The candle stood in front of a sheet of polished brass, which served as a minor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally found him standing in front of the beauty parlor, staring through the glass at a woman with a drier over her head. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She selected the most thrilling story from her pile of books while the others lit the candles that stood in empty bottles and jars among the mattresses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Four men stand in our entryway, all dressed in khaki pants with small holsters at their belts and tiny revolvers that don’t look real. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I stood in the ship’s stately ballroom, imagining the dancing figures it used to hold. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A stable stood in one corner of the yard. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing in front of the Crown Prince of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

You shouldn’t light candles in the middle of the woods, especially if it hasn’t rained in days, but we’re standing in a small clearing and Kaori insists it’s vital to the ceremony. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He sees a young couple standing in a patch of sunlight on the sidewalk, feeding each other pastries from a bag. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A small, low table stood in one corner. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Johanna and the others who emerged as discussion leaders stand in a line on the tree roots. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a dozen rights and lefts, they stand in front of the house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even as Piper stood in a niche, the water was soon up to her knees. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I face Ms. Washington, standing in front of the whiteboard, and when she sees me look her way, she glances at Zoey and then crosses her hands over her chest, hunches her shoulders, and smiles. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Zooey, standing in just close enough, read the top entry in the left-hand column, then went on reading downward. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the doorway, morning sun flooding in behind her so bright I have to raise my hand to block it out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As he searches the cans, I stand in place, unable to move or breathe. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They reported the rescue team had gotten near the face, but a loader covered by the fall stood in their way and they were trying to pull it out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie got up and stood in the doorway of the room and looked at the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot like when the hero in some blockbuster fantasy film is standing in the rubble of his war-ravaged village, bombed because the villains couldn’t find him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He must be determined to hide what really happened if Dumbledore couldn’t get it out of him,” she said in a low voice, as they stood in the deserted, snowy courtyard at break. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We stand in line; for even longer we sit on hot metal benches facing the podium. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, she wouldn’t stand in the way. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He closed his phone and Esperanza was standing in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The way their game was played, you laid the log across the water, and one player stood in the middle with the stick. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once he was on the floor, he stuck his head around the door of the pantry and saw Cook standing in the center of the kitchen, wringing her fat hands. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I risk a peek through the curtains and catch a glimpse of a figure standing in the corner of the room, swathed in darkness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The victim was required to stand in the middle of the room and lower his pyjama trousers so that the damage could be inspected. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A crowd there stands in a circle around two punching, kicking figures. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mami stood in the middle of the room, her dress bunched on her hips, hands holding fast a long-line brassiere that didn’t want to contain her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Percy found himself standing in the hills north of Camp Jupiter, looking down at the Field of Mars and New Rome. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So he was in double distress when he emerged from under the rock and stood in all his angry might, looking around, baffled, for the cause of his pain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I find August in the menagerie tent, standing in front of the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When I had turned the car and started back I saw him still standing in the same place. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother held to her idea and one night a week or so later I found myself standing in a room in a frame house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A podium stood in the center circle of the basketball court. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the field trying to think. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al is delirious, standing in the center of the hippodrome track with his arms and face raised, basking in the coins that rain down on him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A group of boys stood in a ring outside, smashing the apples from their lunches against their foreheads and egging each other on with guttural roars. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Me! Me!” the schoolteacher called out in a demanding voice, and as Matty watched, Mentor shoved the people standing in front of him aside so that he would be noticed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

By then he was standing in front of us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of the kitchen, trying to imagine what had happened, and preparing himself to walk into the living-room, where all the family seemed to be. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was getting dark and I saw the three cars standing in line under the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My face was sprayed with the saliva of enthusiasm, and I decided that the next time I stood in the spotlight it would be wise to wear dark glasses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of a glass wall looking down into the multistory canyon that ran through the middle of the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

So much water runs down her face and off her clothes that she is standing in a little creek of her own making. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He had his hands resting on a little boy who stood in front of him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Grandmère stood in the middle of the barn, with one hand on her face as she looked around. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She would let nothing—not even the state of Virginia’s segregation policy—stand in the way of her pursuit of the career that had rather unexpectedly presented itself to her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Tobias says, slipping between his bunk and mine to stand in the aisle with us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he needed me back home, not standing in the street in the dead of night brandishing a bloody sword like a pirate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Step by step I kept easing into trouble until I finally was standing in the lake with the water up to my knees. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is standing in the dark of the kitchen, head bowed. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dylan stands in front of me, wrapping my arms around him prom-style. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

You know, it’s easy to play all cool and stuff about how hot certain females are, but it’s another thing entirely to then find yourself actually standing in front of them in your underwear. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When they were already standing in this dangerous place, surrounded by people who looked mad enough to kill. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After that, standing in a crowded train became a dreaded ordeal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to do my work and he stands in front of my desk. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I woke up nearly every day to her standing in the kitchen, Preacher Green playing on the radio that sat on the kitchen table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I looked up and found Josephine standing in front of me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then I turned and headed for a big gnarled liveoak tree that stood in a clear patch of ground down the draw apiece. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in her gray garden and watched a sheet of ice slowly form on the pond. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A little boy was standing in the doorway. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mama is standing in the far corner of the room with her arms folded across her chest. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Mr. Stone was standing in the center of the throng in his underpants. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hicks paused to catch his breath, then walked up to a small, rotund recruit who stood in the front of the second squad. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of Mrs. B, now propped on the edge of the sofa, my pen hovering over my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He stood in his own door and had a hard time making out what he was looking at. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, they stood in what appeared to be a dense mass of vegetation, as sparkling green as the leaves. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After classes, I walked over to Lara’s room and knocked, and then she stood in the doorway, looking like, What? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A low settee stood in front of the fireplace, and a mirror framed in mahogany hung above the mantel, flanked by oil lamps fastened to the walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I stand in the surf and it comes up and over my shoes. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie stood in the hallway, her chess set held in both trembling hands. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The old man, still carrying the lamp, was standing in front of a picture in a rosewood frame which hung on the other side of the fireplace, opposite the bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We were facing the officers and the prisoner stood in front and a little to one side of us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was already standing in the drive, and calling to Jasper. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She looked coldly at Adam as he stood in the doorway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not like to stand in front of artillery. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My older brother, Caleb, stands in the aisle, holding a railing above his head to keep himself steady. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Big Henryk was standing in front of the Flop, holding his head with both hands while the Flop screamed at him and waved the club in his face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Voxy stands in front of a single workstation in the center of a room the size of my entire house. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Commander is standing in front of the fireless fireplace, back to it, one elbow on the carved wooden overmantel, other hand in his pocket. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stands in front of Dill and lifts the copperhead off himself. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In the airport Gogol stands in the check-in line with his father, who is dressed in a jacket and tie, clothes he still thinks to wear when riding on planes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was standing in a large modern fitness center lined with exercise equipment and weight machines, all of which could be perfectly simulated by my haptic suit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya stands in front of the TV, trying to unravel what the picture means. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to be standing in the office, and I didn’t want this guy looking at me, and I didn’t want to even look at my moms. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A tattered veil covered his face, He was standing in a dank cave, lit only by torches. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Through the eye sockets I could see her standing in the back of the gym, underneath the basketball hoop. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of the mirror, wiping her makeup off with remover Jose had given her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was smiling, patting the tips of the longer strands we stood in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Directly northward the rugged Adirondack Mountains stood in a green haze above the land. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Lee stood in the kitchen door, smiling at Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For her seventh birthday, a tiny wooden chalet stands in the center of the kitchen table where the sugar bowl ought to be. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I climb, and Max is standing in the dusty light from the window, staring at the attic with his arms crossed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Feeling at a loss, he wandered up into Great Hall and stood in front of the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When we’re standing in line for the book signing, I tell Jamie I have no idea what I’m supposed to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I walk over and stand in front of him, and I have to tell you, a nervousness manages to sidle up next to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Only a few people stood in the wind on the top deck of the clanking iron ferry boat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy stands in the doorway, watching a reporter and camera operator set up in front of Mr. Lewis’s shop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But now, as he stood in the doorway again, homing to her presence, he thought he saw her shoulders rise with apprehension, her elbows draw in. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I let it play until the instant the electric shock had happened, when Zero suddenly stood in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I suddenly remembered one day when he had had to stand in the front of the classroom. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She dumped him. And anyway, he’s weird, but he’s pretty, I wish he would just stand in the corner of my room so I could look at him.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

You could see that she was considering brushing past, but Lily stood in the way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I came back to my room and found my father standing in the doorway that led to his study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At the zoo, she’d stand in front of the large plate-glass window of the bat habitat forever if you let her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I push myself up and stumble to the opposite side of the car, where the other faction transfers stand in a line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Antain’s mother stood in the doorway of the workshop late one morning, her nostrils wrinkling from the sawdust and the sharp smell of Zirin hip oil, which gave the wood its particular sheen. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They were standing in an imposing marble foyer, and Sierra felt tiny, a crumb in a giant, pristine oven. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I stand in one place in a grocery and look at maggoty cabbages for fifteen minutes while he tries to decide what to do. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

James asked once they stood in front of the third bench down the pier. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The conductor stood in the aisle next to her seat and spoke a bit louder than he normally would, in order to be heard over the screechy din of the train’s brakes being applied. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He walked quickly over to Wilson and standing in front of him seized him firmly by the upper arms. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When the world reappears again, we are both standing in a sterile, white space with white walls that stretch to infinity. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So much depends on the white chicken bones in the calabash bowl left standing in a puddle of rain outside our door. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a half mile to the south and west of the Islander Carl Heine stood in his cabin door and listened uncertainly to the same whistle blasts now penetrating through the fog. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A picture: the expression on Rafael Luna’s face when he looks up from his paperwork to see Alex standing in the doorway of his office. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I waited behind the door, frowning at Jasper who stood in the doorway looking at me, his tongue hanging out, wagging his tail. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rocky was standing in a small clearing surrounded by thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The five of them stood in a loose group, looking out over the empty field. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Four people stood in the driveway's melting snow, shivering as the sun dropped behind Sunset Towers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus had come into the room, and he was standing in front of our table, looking right at me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Patrice stands in front of me, her arms folded as she glares. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She made him stand in a dark basement corner on one foot, nose pressed to the wall, dirt filling his eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Great waggons were standing in disorder in a field beaten bare of grass. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Jason stood in the underground temple of Epirus, the giant Clytius looming over him, speaking in a chorus of disembodied voices: It took all of you together to defeat me. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence as the man made to walk up onto the porch; each time he did, he seemed to hit into an invisible wall. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and then reopened them, as if he found it extraordinary that someone such as myself should stand in his path of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hanako turned to look at her brother, who was standing in his underwear, his pajamas in his hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stood in the sand with his arms crossed, his hundred eyes glaring at us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The floor was wet, and Mrs. Burt was standing in a stall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A colony of thin candles stands in the sand, a few of them flickering with yellow flames. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mama trying to get Father to back off was like a daffodil standing in the path of a freight train. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

James stood in the muddy water and washed out their underwear, using the cake of soap. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the mirror for a few minutes, looking at the stitches closing the cut over my eye. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly where I got the singing part from, but Chas, Joey, and Kevin weren't about to stand in the way of my willingness to compound my idiocy. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were told to stand in the doorway between the living room and kitchen, and the minister began to read. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force my feet to move into the scanner, and stand in the middle, where all the others stood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Wart felt a man on either side of him take his hand, as they stood in a circle, and then he noticed that the stridulation of the grasshoppers had begun again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any free lunch stand in town serves a better one. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood at the token booth with my hands in my pockets trying not to notice the people standing in line behind Ty'ree getting impatient. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

They stood in the canoe, they waved, they yelled. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mitch stands in the doorway with a brown grocery bag clenched in his fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was in my bedroom, standing in front of my mirror, trying it out, when Shawn appeared in the doorway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the shadowy arcade that encircled the cobblestone courtyard. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many men standing in the corridor and the men in the compartment all looked at us when we came in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lee Chong did not give it these things, with the result that the truck stood in the tall grass back of the grocery most of the time with the mallows growing between its spokes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you’re standing in the dock, English is the difference between getting off with a fine or going to prison. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There were garden tools standing in the corner. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Whenever one of the missiles landed intact on the rubble pile, she would seize it, standing in full view as she whirled the corded iron round and round, releasing it in a blur of speed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stood in the forest cellar, my gun fixed on the dead Russian. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence for a few moments, separated by a body’s length of the deepening darkness, and Ash suddenly felt self-conscious, not knowing what to say. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of him, afraid to ask what was wrong with her clothes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The week before, Maya had spotted her standing in their parents’ closet, sniffing one of their mom’s blouses. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Searchlight walked over and stood in front of the sled, waiting to be hitched up. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go through the box and find Papa’s sterling silver pocket watch and rub the figure of the fisherman standing in a rowboat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But this was only a temporary measure; the government would not let a few illegalities stand in their way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back from the trailer park, she was standing in the driveway and talking with Mr. Shine, the lawyer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The boy who had been looking at the gondolas was now standing in front of him, grinning broadly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take skill to stand in a place where no bullets find you, or to fire into the dark and hit a man you didn’t see. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Beyond the gate, oversized silver mailboxes, spacious enough to hold a month’s worth of mail, stand in a row. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On this day, she stood in front of the dining room cabinet and put the radio on the highest shelf she could reach, moving it around as she held a wire connected to it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stood in the doorway and cleared my throat. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Ravenclaw team, dressed in blue, were already standing in the middle of the field. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of the sidewalk with his jaws clamped tight; he wanted to strike something with his fist. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She barged along straight through anything that stood in her way, the heavy striped face a mask of cold fury. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stood in the hallway, listening, and then crept past the next two doors to where the knocking was loudest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The paper cost fifteen cents, and I sold it myself, going from class to class and standing in the hallways, hawking it like a newsboy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher stands in front and “passes” a pattern to the first student in one of the lines. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of his chair, leaned back cautiously, grabbed it with both hands, and collapsed into the chair with a series of quick, shallow breaths—like a woman in labor. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad were standing in front of me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver pulls away from the curb while I stand in the aisle. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We all stand in the hallway while Carlos goes inside the closet. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I go back to that one moment when I stood in the driveway with small rocks and clumps of dirt around my feet and looked back at the porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman, dressed in a simple green calico dress and a bonnet to match, was standing in front of the house and waving to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom stood in the doorway in her maroon scrubs, her dyed hair pulled into a ponytail. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

People stand in line on the saturated ground, waiting to fill buckets, basins and containers from a row of taps on the outside timber wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He heads into one of the open office doors, and I remain standing in the middle of the room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Chunks of stone stood in the street where before no stones had been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

What it must have sounded like, to stand in there. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A young woman stands in the doorway of the next hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is outside, standing in front of the building. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“My brother and sister, and Jasper and Rosalie for that matter, are going to be quite upset if they have to stand in the rain waiting for me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I stood in the door looking at him for a moment, and then I said, “Wait a minute” and went down the hall to Judy’s room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the fire and held out his hands to get warm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I dream that I’m naked and standing in the bell tower at school, in the cold and the rain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She waited with her fleet of sixty ships standing in formation. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I think she was the only person in the house who stood in awe of me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped at the bank, and while my dad stood in line, I grabbed two free suckers, one for me and one for Robin. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I studied in the evening until the sun set, and I stood in line to use the little libraries that missionaries had built for us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stove Orr was manufacturing out of an inverted metal drum stood in the middle of the smooth cement floor he had constructed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of Drew and put a hand on Drew’s chest, craning his neck to address the rest of us. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She won’t have to stand in the queue at the St. Vincent de Paul Society asking for clothes and boots for Malachy and me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The army stood in long uneasy ranks for a moment, and then, with a soft sigh of sorrow, rose up in a faint gray mist and disappeared. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boy flung it open, and one by one, they stood in the doorway and stared. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Villagers stood in a long line, waiting for their chance to speak, but they were patient and kind to each other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The monster was standing in his backyard, big as the setting sun. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

If Mom had any house-showing appointments, she must have canceled them, because when I finally came downstairs for breakfast, she was standing in the kitchen in flannel pajamas. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She watched them knock on the ramshackle door of the cabin, saw the door open, saw Old Ben standing in the doorway. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gale squeaked excitedly and jumped from Hazel’s shoulder, scampering to the entrance of the cavern where a blond woman stood in a black dress, the Mist swirling around her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She did, not caring who might be watching, not caring that it was nearly Midwinter and she stood in four inches of snow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She heard a step behind her and turned to see that Sidhean was standing in the dark between the trees, where he had been waiting for her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Medina comes to stand in front of us again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In a minute he had squeezed through the fence and was standing in the long grass outside his yard. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Emma closed her hand and the flame hissed out, and we all spun to see a man standing in the doorway, holding a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

An aged witch stood in front of him, holding a tray of what looked horribly like whole human fingernails. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A major stood in front of them sucking on his pipe stem, with his right elbow tucked into his left palm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless stand in a semicircle around the interrogation chair, where Eric now sits. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he reached the ferry, the boat was already there and the ferryman who had once taken the young Samana across, stood in the boat. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you stood in a two-dimensional universe you would only be perceived at the point of intersection, you’d be perceived as two oblong discs, two two-dimensional universes, seven-dimensional ones. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They crawled out and stood in the shadows beside the warehouse. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Y’all children can relax now,’’ Peewee said as he stood in the doorway to the hooch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a blur of motion he was standing in front of me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She stood in the main lobby and watched us come in. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She reasoned that it hadn’t been a church, or a real marriage so why let it stand in her way? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall woman with short hair and a wrinkly smile stands in the middle of the gym holding a clipboard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Bush could not fail to be impressed by DuBridge’s instantaneous assent and what it indicated about Lawrence’s standing in the scientific community. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The three of us stood in the road in an awkward silence. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone stands in pairs in Poplar Springs Middle School’s kitchen classroom, where I’ll be taking FACS—Family and Consumer Science—later this year. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The dullness of military life, the endless repetition of duties, the standing in line to eat, to use the bathroom, to shave, served as no distraction at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Don't stand in front of the TV when other people are watching it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they stand in a group on the other end of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway, trying to frame an excuse or apology, but as usual the words did not come quickly enough to mind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thirty minutes later, they walked into the adult detention center and stood in front of the receptionist. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A girl standing in the aisle with a mic passes it over to me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The cow is standing in the barn door, chewing. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in the hallway, under a chandelier shaped like a sci-fi UFO, and the police began to grill me right there under its bright, blinking lights. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Lampposts stand in the various play areas, but most of the bulbs are either burnt out or busted. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A huge black man stood in front of it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are two policemen standing in front of Tatarska 3, clubs in hand, looking the street up and down while they rock on their heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He stood in the hall for a few minutes and his face was sad and calm. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In another picture, Ahmad was standing in the middle of downtown New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I was standing in a vast throne room with black marble walls and bronze floors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Others stood in small groups and spoke in low voices. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A rack of rickety weapons stood in the center of the room. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They stand in silence on the empty street, the chill of the night air falling between them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Especially if I see millions of people standing in one of those long, terrible lines, all the way down the block, waiting with this terrific patience for seats and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Bunnicula was out of his cage on the floor, while Chester stood in front of him, a piece of garlic around his neck and his arms outstretched, blocking the kitchen door. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the last day of the school year, we stood in the playground to receive our certificates. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

All that stands in the way of our assessment of our sixteenth- and seventeenth-century ancestors as cruel, barbaric monsters is what they produced in art, poetry, architecture and music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

One of these games was to stand in a circle, while the junior ganders, one after another, walked into the middle of it with their heads stretched out, pretending to hiss. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without warning, I’m suddenly on television, standing in the rubble of the bakery. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The younger man stands in front of me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined standing in front of a firing squad or on a wooden box with a noose around his neck. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In the distance I saw Danny standing in the hallway, facing the door of the auditorium. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nok and her parents stood in the temple courtyard, a sprawling jackfruit tree shielding them from the afternoon sun. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the doorway in her nightwear, clutching the jamb, cradling her belly in one hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

On the long flight back to Washington, D.C., he stood in the back of his windowless military airplane, arguing about the situation with Bob Komer, one of President Johnson’s aides on Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Later, as the sour smell lingered, Mrs. Moss reminded everyone that it had been my fault and made me stand in the corner. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Will stood in his muddy socks on the lowest step of the Poughkeepsie train station, pressing his hands into his ears as the train screeched to a noisy stop. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of her for a full minute before she folded the paper in half. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The weird thing was: a middle-aged couple was standing in the buffet line right behind the devil dog, patiently waiting their turn for the eggs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

All of the rage she had accumulated during their marriage was told him in that evening as they stood in their small kitchen. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whitaker stood at the podium, Andre’s mother sat up front, and just about everyone else stood in the back, along the wall. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Of course it could be because we’re standing in front of the fire. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I stood in a state of rapture after she left. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A boy jumped to his feet and stood in front of him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hufflepuffs, who played in canary yellow, were standing in a huddle, having a last-minute discussion of tactics. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was Bull, of all people, standing in front of the house. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he has to halt short of the security gate, because someone’s standing in his way, preventing him from proceeding. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The next time I saw Jerome, I was standing in Fisk’s cafeteria line. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Zuccarini, an admissions officer, is standing in front of a table displaying literature for Rider University. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Night deepened until the inn across the street stood in a pool of light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They stand in the kitchen with the curtains drawn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They went into the front room and she followed along after them and stood in the doorway. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Though the Crepuscule was armed with but sixteen guns, the noise of their detonation was great, and as we labored to stand in the darkness, cannon blasts quaked the whole ship from strake to stringer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Taylor is already dressed and in makeup, and she stands in the wings doing some awkward vocal warm-up that she invented herself. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She walked over and stood in front of her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cold December drizzle was falling as I stood in my place and listened to the loud blare of the prelude music for our daily exercises. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up ahead of her and stood in the path looking back at her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of the living room, feeling dizzy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later they stood in the little square at the foot of the Tower of the Angels. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stand in a line that’s kinda long, and when we finally get to the front, Mama hands the clerk our tickets. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He had to find a building where Bessie could stand in a window and see the package of money when it was thrown from the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the weeds and we looked at one another for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the middle of the room for a long time, staring at the camera in the back-left corner. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

For Prudence was an entirely different child from the woebegone shrinking creature who had stood in the roadway outside the school. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s how you practice shrieking like an insane woman who has been locked in an attic for a great many years: You stand in the middle of the field. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Don’t know how long I stood in that hallway before Pa came to collect me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the closed doors and concentrated, imagining myself a princess, making a grand entrance at a ball. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good, now one of you can go stand in the bread line.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She collared him and made him stand in one spot. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with a tight bun and a tablet stands in front of one of the pods. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I stood in this state of indecision, there was a dry crack of wood and a careless disturbance of undergrowth perhaps fifty feet into the woods—something good-sized and unseen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the lobby for a long time, dripping and thawing. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Slept but a sea apart on another beach among the bitter ashes of the world or stood in their rags lost to the same indifferent sun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The holophone danced around eagerly until it was ordered to stand in a corner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Looking round for Hazel, Pipkin caught sight of Kehaar, a little way off, standing in a patch of shallow water between two clumps of willow herb. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the final turn, I see Mrs. Morehouse standing in the entrance to the parking lot, her palm out like a traffic cop, keeping cars from pulling in. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little while later I had the feeling that people were leaving unusually early, but I didn’t pay much attention until Nemur came up and stood in front of me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Nora and I are standing in front of our building, ready to take our very first walk with all four dogs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We stood in the shadow of a marble column and watched them file in. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in a theater-sized version of the camp’s headquarters—a principia with walls of ice and freezing mist hanging in the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Specialist Rhonda Williams was standing in the main corridor of the monkey house, afraid she would end up in the Slammer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik stood in shadow, the great rock tight in his great hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We stand in his closet, and she covers her mouth at how bare it is, how much is gone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jinx stood in the doorway of Shady’s place, holding up a catfish still dripping from the creek. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The rest of the eighth graders were already onstage, standing in a big semicircle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“He stood in front of the Privy Council and said, ‘Christ had John, and I have George.’” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoker stands in front of us with his hands on his hips and his foot tapping. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway, still barking furiously, an hysterical note in his voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I bypassed the customary comparing of kite-fighting scars and stood in line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If that weren’t trial enough, a few hours of standing in her proud new boots and her feet had swollen so that the laces cut into her flesh. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Minho stood in front of the door with his hands on his hips. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He hung up and stood in silence for a full minute. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stood in the bus shelter until five, when Mom pulled up in the station wagon. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the yard studying the facade. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stand in Erin’s room, and it still smells like her. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To a windowless building where he stood in one place all day sifting through dirt without eating or drinking or seeing the sun? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When it was time, she stood in front of him and held out a shoebox encrusted with plastic gemstones. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He asks me if I want to stand in the lacquered box while he jabs swords at it. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

They stood in the pastel light of the carriageway listening. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They flowed past the President’s Palace, where President Hindenburg stood in his brightly lit window. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jody stood in the middle of a circle, holding the long halter. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alayaya stood in the doorway, dark and cool in gauzy green silk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On the other side, a tall, thin stone stood in front of the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A few steps away, Chip’s mother stood in her nightgown, her hands fiddling with a dish towel. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We both downed the stuff greedily and straightaway ran back into the tent to stand in line again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He stands in the hall outside the door with his hands on his cane and waits for Marco to speak. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They were standing in a country lane bordered by high, tangled hedgerows, beneath a summer sky as bright and blue as a forget-me-not. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Consuelo waved her hand and walked over to talk to some women standing in line for food. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She gave the woman standing in the stall a hard look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Levi stands in the doorway, his camera hanging around his neck. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mind ached like a broken bone as I struggled to stand in the new place I found myself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where could she be standing in the restaurant and be able to yell like that? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We are standing in front of her desk. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the people I saw standing in the halls, huddled around whoever had a copy, they knew it was a joke, too. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to barrel through folks who were standing in the doorway to the Serenity Suite—“Excuse me! Pardon me!”—but there were too many people trying to get into, or out of, the room. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Other Negroes stood in other doorways, watching me as though they thought I was insane to stand there in the bright light. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see my dad standing in the window with a machete in his hand. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

While we stood in line, my mother, in an attempt to allay her doubts about the contents of the note, asked a man in front of us to read it to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people who are standing in front of the door move to the side, and it opens again. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In her watery eyes I drew the reflection of the commander, standing in front of her, his fist clenched. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They came up on deck at the appointed mealtimes and stood in separate lines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was standing in my room after a day of roofing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All around the smoking room, gentlemen seemed to be standing in clusters laughing and clapping each other on the shoulder. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Diego stood in the doorway, blocking it with his whole body. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The white kids I’d met that morning, they went in one direction, the black kids went in another direction, and I was left standing in the middle, totally confused. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Fern and Avery were standing in the body of the truck hanging on to the sideboards. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“If I hadn’t told it to drink, it would have stood in front of the trough until it died. Stay,” he told the horse. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manager stands in front of me, smiling graciously. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Step outside, put your shoes on, and then stand in front of your cell with your hands clasped behind your back to await instructions. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Twelve giant empty thrones stood in a U around a hearth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And before I knew it I was all the way back to the Lighthouse, standing in front of the door. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Aunt Letty looked round and saw with amazement that an enormous woman, splendidly dressed, with bare arms and flashing eyes, stood in the doorway. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The woman stood in the gutter, her phone at her side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nat stood in the midst of the charred cinders that had been the little house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Australian Aborigines, of course, stood in the way of European food production, especially because what was potentially the most productive farmland and dairy country initially supported Australia’s densest populations of Aboriginal hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the doorway, her hand on the knob. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The officers stood in the man’s living room, giving him orders as to what would now happen. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We stood in front of a huge oak tree on the edge of the meadow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a beach house and a woman standing in front of it looking out to sea. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the road and studied it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Tayo used to stand in the big sandstone cave and hold the siphon hose under the water in the shallow pool where the spring water splashed down from the west wall of the cave. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why were they here, standing in my front room, stealing the hard work of my family? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the shovel stood in front of the furnace and looked down into the ashes strewn over the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could stand in it, lie down in it, and there was room left over for a stump to sit on. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slave-girl stands in the shadows near the stairs, and as Marcus passes her, he reaches out and yanks her close. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Off to his right, the ghost of his father seemed to be standing in the trees, grinning. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lynch, who worked at the bookstore, was standing in the doorway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For a while, they stand in a circle, holding their plastic cups of beer, shouting over the music in order to be heard. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, don’t let me stand in your way. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Gran unbolted the door, and we stood in the doorway leading into her garage, shadows and dark outlines lurking throughout. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He stood in the very middle of it, now, and the sun came glaring down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

What was the matter with his life all these years, that it had stood in anxious whitecaps? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadow from before, the one I had seen when I was falling through the hole, stood in front of me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Victor, panting heavily, stood in front of him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He walked up the steps and stood in front of the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the most peculiar kitchen Harry had ever seen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now I stand in front of the polished wood doors, lit by two lamps of trapped sprites who fly in desperate circles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I realized I was one of the few people still standing in the room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway, dressed in midnight black with her face hidden by a ski mask, carrying a gleaming scimitar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Who am I to stand in the way of a quest?” he said. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He stood in a livingroom partly burned and open to the sky. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Alice was standing in front of the bathroom looking all wounded. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He had been busy trying to get everyone to stand in their places. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed the door, and froze, because standing in front of an easel, painting, was a slender blonde in pink bra and panties. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in silence for a while and slowly started walking to our respective sleeping places, as the curfew was approaching. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When she had an order to give, it went through Becky, even if we all stood in the same room. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again one stands in awe at the marvelous ingenuity and patience by which the mystery of the mitochondria has been solved. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

While passing through downtown, I recognized The Spirit of Detroit, the Marshall Fredericks statue that stood in front of the City-County Building. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Built of adobe, it stood in a tiny opening in the foothills, a miniature valley fed by a precious ever-running spring of sweet water. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

O-lan brought them food and the women brought their men food, and the men ate standing in the field, gulping it down as beasts do, as they worked night and day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“That's a dollar fifty,” she said to the woman standing in front of her. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I mean, I didn’t think anything would happen to me if I stood in the back with them, but I wasn’t going to take any chances. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Donna comes out of the bathroom and stands in Chantal’s doorway. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gravestones stood in the wispy grass, seeming to watch me go by. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No,” he says, “but I stand in support.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He had to know someone besides himself was standing in the kitchen, and, just as obviously, he didn’t care. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two Peacekeepers, a man and a woman, are standing in the doorway to our kitchen. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin gestured at the door, and leaving Herod Sayle standing in front of his huge captive, Alex left the room. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The doctor at the chessboard stood in respect. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo tried as hard as he could, and, as he did, his feet floated slowly off the ground until he was standing in the air next to Alec Bings. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You played good tonight,” she said, standing in the doorway. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Grammy is in the kitchen, and I stand in the doorway. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But then she looked across the street and spotted someone standing in the window: Aiden. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She is standing in the middle of the path between the tents, just standing there as though she is waiting for him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was still standing in front of the fireplace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d stood in her doorway, neatly dressed, his hands clasped, unblinking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did a quick scan of the room, then twisted my way through tight rows of desks and stood in front of him, hoping he’d notice me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of the house, turned both photos of Elsie so they faced me, and held them to her chest. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of the door to my trailer and press the ice pack against my cheek. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I was just standing in a crowd in front of D. H. Holmes.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continues to stand in front of us and wait. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see someone in a park ranger uniform standing in the ticket window. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nobody seems to think it odd that an old man is standing in his slippers on the sidewalk right outside an old folks’ home. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was early twilight when he reached the Burdow place, where the wagon that Jethro had seen in front of the general store in Newton now stood in the cluttered barnlot. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl knocked me down to the ground with her shoulder as the other PSFs rushed for the boy, still standing in the bus doorway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway, holding his guitar. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Instead, they stood in front of them, arms crossed, staring me down as if they could crush me with their gaze. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jody told her to dress up and stand in the store all that evening. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

A metal island on wheels stands in the middle of the room. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“But you don’t have someone to talk to, about this moment in your life. The crossroads you’re standing in right now.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Fito arrived and stood in the doorway, stricken, the skin on his face sagging. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I stand in the aisle of the little pews, as much in the center of the church as I can get. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

By the time I reach my room, David’s standing in my doorway, his hands over his ears. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exhausted, I could barely stand in the waist-deep current, tangled up in my shorts, which had pulled halfway down to my knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Three times he has Marie-Laure test it: she stands in the street and swings open the outer gate, and from deep inside the house come two faint rings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Standing onstage in the empty concert hall in Würzburg, learning how to tease the loudest voice out of my belly while Maria stands in the back row of the balcony. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The girl standing in front of the delicatessen stoops to tie her shoe. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We must have taken a wrong turn, because we found ourselves at a dead end, standing in front of the Lotus Hotel and Casino. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the V of the open car door, watching as I went up on the sidewalk. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Being small, I was easily captured and made to stand in the circle that was called hell, until I could catch someone else and be freed or until Laertes took pity on me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"We shall let nothing stand in our way!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, he was standing in front of the shelf. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

One afternoon while standing in the bus line, I noticed two girls staring at me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Gunnlod unlocked the door, and in moments she and Bolverkr were standing in front of the kettle and the two vats. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

An officer stood in the road, wearing a reflective vest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We stood in the parking lot, listening to kids laughing on the playground. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Eighty cots stood in a row against the wall. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look behind me, and Kalinda is still standing in the yard. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The stairs curved elegantly in an S shape, and I was halfway down when I saw Jaja standing in the hallway. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A bareheaded boy stood in reverent silence, black hat clutched to his breast. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the truth, because Lily was suddenly standing in the doorway behind me holding up our mother's keys. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She stood in line at the base of the ladder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of my bedroom and read the letter from start to finish. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he stood in the doorway looking around, looking puzzled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He climbed the monument’s white marble steps and stood in front of the imposing, seated figure of Abraham Lincoln. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His mother stood in the doorway, in the long shadows of the hall. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was such a chill in me I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking, and although I was standing in the same spot, I felt as if I were moving forward. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

To amuse herself she thought of the hill where the white house stood in San Francisco. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dark figure stands in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, routine life in the camp consists of standing in one line after another for our food and water rations. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not for long,” said Mr. Weasley, mopping his bald patch with a handkerchief and peering in at the four bunk beds that stood in the bedroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in the wings, half in costume, surrounded by dudes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The striped curtain beyond the ticket booth hangs open, and through the haze, Marco can see a figure standing in the shadows, illuminated by the sharp spark of light from a cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he comes back to the hotel he is surprised to see the taxi driver standing in the lobby, hands deep into his pockets. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Water stood in shallow pools on each stair, in the hollow worn into the stones by years of footsteps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the saddest-looking flag I’d ever seen, standing in the corner, its stars and stripes drooping down as if they had never known a proud moment. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in a dimly lit room, and a semicircle of wizards faced him, and on the floor at his feet knelt a small, quaking figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Where there was a morsel of food on a shelf, there was someone standing in front of it, often with a club in his hand. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

For the first time since the formation of their union, the shrews stood in slack-jawed silence, completely lost for an answer! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway for a few seconds before I enter Erin’s room. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had made a leap to marry even though they had one big difference between them that could stand in the way of their happiness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her standing in a cloud of dust and that pantsuit being so tight, I wonder how she can breathe. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“In fact, Captain, I’m glad to hear that you wouldn’t stand in the way of our medical care—” “Yes,” Patria swiftly cut in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the tall grass near the shores and sprinkled magic water over his body and rifle. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the children and sang the words. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“If you stand in front of it people’d just see a pair of legs, and that would make ’em curious. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot that you know Sookie,” I said, looking down at the bearded fisherman standing in the pulpit in Mom’s proposal. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

This was because a fight could start around those seats, with the accidental bump of a diner by an inmate standing in line or a deliberate act, such as a clan-destine stabbing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I can see standing in front of me is a man with blood on his hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Adam Douglas and Enoch Washington stood in the back, behind their players. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of his locker, fumbling with the lock. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I can’t ignore how despite my standing in front of him, despite us being in class together, Brian totally erased me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Just a couple of days ago, I’d been standing in front of my apartment, looking in despair at a bright yellow eviction notice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Schwartzie was standing in his pitcher’s position with his mouth open. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her mom and dad stood in the entry hall smiling up at her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Every European and Asian culture since, no matter how disparate in appearance, stands in Sumer’s shadow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jacob pushes past him and past me and past Levi, until he’s standing in front of the little boy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then she whirled to face the larium—the household shrine where statuettes of the hearth-protecting gods stood in a small wooden cupboard. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The plastic sheeting was gone, and Charlie stood in the doorway, grinning. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And all of my thirteen, just standing in the living room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was obliged, as I was saying, to spend some uncomfortable minutes standing in the drawing room yesterday afternoon while Mr Farraday went about his bantering. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the corner and listened as he finished telling them what he’d told us the night before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“So your legs are stronger? Is that why you can stand in this wind?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ron roared, trying to get a clear shot at Ginny around Harry, who was now standing in front of her with his arms outstretched. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She bent down, scooped up her sherry bottles, and dumped them unceremoniously in a large blue-and-white vase standing in a nearby niche. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I arrive to find a crowd standing in front of the blackboard shaking their heads. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I lift my eyes to a mirror that now stands in front of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The head editor, Mr. Stieglitz, stood in the doorway, his gloved hand curled around the silver head of his cane. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And in that mood, he said to Yellin by the door, “And, oh, if you see the albino, tell him he may stand in the back for my wedding; it’s quite all right with me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gaskill stopped me; he moved quietly and surprisingly quickly, and before I could put my hand on the door handle he was standing in front of me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

These men, taken by surprise, spun around, saw whom he meant, then began running in my direction, shouting, knocking down anyone who stood in their way. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the hill they stood in the cold and the wind, getting their breath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was standing in a vast cube-shaped crater—the space where the foundation and lower basement levels of Castle Anorak had stood. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Iran down the front steps and stood in the middle of the street. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I stood in the driest spot I could find, clutching Otto and wondering what to do. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

One spindly specimen stood in for everything she had been up until this moment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You know what’s the worst line to stand in for days?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Where are your clothes, Lorraine?” was the first thing she said, standing in the shadow of the doorway, looking at the policeman and me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sookie stood in a waist-high, metal pulpit, with his back to us, holding on to a long metal stick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Noah’s standing in front of the painting of the kiss. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The idea of making a new friend—a white girl at that—is scary and exciting, like standing in front of a roller coaster, not knowing whether I should get on or stay back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We’d left Georgia at the height of a peach-blossom summer and now stood in a bewildering dry, red fog that seemed like no particular season you could put your finger on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, as she was cracking the spine of yet another dusty history, Ophie would catch movement out of the corner of her eye, and there would be the ghost boy standing in the doorway. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

With some pomp and circumstance, Wallace stood in front of the Crowell house and gave a brief speech to the crowd of black spectators, white reporters, photographers, and our neighbors. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not gaze at the sun, lest you go blind, but stand in its light and let it warm you,” he instructed me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

These things made me feel like I could stand in one place my whole life and never run out of new things to discover. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was off the couch by this time, standing in the hall, looking all excited. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sheriff, a lanky, red-faced man named Amos Sizemore, stood in front of the door, arms folded across his chest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Cohn was standing in the door of the room. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Inside the station, men stood in a long line at the ticket booth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

As far as he could see through the glass panels, up and down the street, were white people standing in the cold wind and sunshine. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A girl is standing in front of the entrance, playing around on her phone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now she stood in the garden looking out across the meadow at the budding trees of the King’s Forest, and she felt something inside of her turning toward those trees. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At their Test the next afternoon, Celaena stood in the training hall with her arms crossed, watching Cain spar with Grave. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She shifted the little girl to stand in front of her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Coach Mustilli didn’t say anything to me as I stood in line with the other kids as he walked up and down the length of the cafeteria examining us all. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

One of the ladies-in-waiting was standing in front of the Queen’s tub, holding an embroidered mantle for inspection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Edmund Rice, chief of the exposition’s Columbian Guard, described what it was like to stand in a shaded wood at Gettysburg as Pickett launched his men across the intervening field. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Farmers stood in a knot around a man Matt hadn’t seen before. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them had the beginnings of beards, straggly tufts of hair that stood in isolated clumps on their chins, jawbones, and upper lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was still standing in line at the deli counter and didn’t seem to have any plans to collect me soon. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I stood in the sliver of light coming through their open doorway, waiting to see if they would wake up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was wonderful to know that he would soon be standing in front of thousands of people, reading the same words he read to me that Shabbat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mola walked around to stand in front of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We tried to get in and we were standing in the doorway and they were all, “Who the hell are you?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mum stood in front of us, barring the way. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zak called to her again, but she ignored him, and I stood in the path, blocking their way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she came to Edward, she stood in front of him for what seemed like a long time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

In another she was standing in a line with three other girls; they were wearing what might have been prom dresses, and her black hair was tied above her head in an intricate knot-work. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

That first day, I stood in my best padded dress at the low wooden table and began to chop vegetables. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two additional battalions of soldiers plus a machine-gun company stood in readiness outside the city. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Papa stood in the doorway wearing his banker’s uniform . . . dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are the color of dirt, almost copper if I am standing in the sun. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Miguel, however, stood in front of him with his hands on his hips. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we stand in line to pay for the spaghetti, I finally agree to go shopping for school stuff the next day. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Franz, who now realized that knocking Isa over was one of his poorer decisions of the year, retreated slowly to Hyacinth, who stood in the bathroom doorway, still dripping. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to remember how it felt to stand in the entryway of the church, trying hard to breathe even though the air felt like soup and everyone was standing too close. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Violet and I stand in front of her house and, because it’s her turn to pick the place, she gives me a rough idea of the route and tells me to follow her there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of his desk, waiting for him to look at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went past us and stood in front of the little podium, his back to the congregation, the little boy still holding on to his caftan. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone except Clancy, who stood in the middle of the storage room, leaning against a shelf of macaroni boxes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

James stood in front of the class and held up his vertical strip of paper with letters on it: Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't like just standing in their kitchen and causing a scene. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland was alone in his kitchen when she walked through the hall and stood in the doorway to tell him this. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am surprised you have nothing better to do than stand in corridors all day.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A husky blond dude, like a surfer, stood in the corner of the bedroom keeping watch over me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I tore open my present with him still standing in the doorway. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I let go of Danielle and walked over and stood in front of the mirror. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

There was a child standing in rompers outside a chicken-wire fence, looking in upon a huge black-and-white dog, log-chained to an apple tree. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Apparently, the longest keg stand in Winter Park history is sixty-two seconds,” she explained. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lily, standing in front of her, fidgeted impatiently. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He halts, refusing to walk any farther, standing in the middle of the path. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were left standing in a tunnel covered in vines. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Missandei stood in the door of the queen’s bedchamber, a lantern in her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He has made his way to stand in front of the knights. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you must think it’s pretty adorable. You stood in the hallway an awfully long time staring.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway, holding a large pitcher on a tray. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It stood in the hallway between their rooms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

People noticed Nick when he walked into his dad’s hardware store or when he stood in line at the Penny Pantry to buy a candy bar. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad stood in the doorway again, this time armed with a saxophone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Early in the season, before everything had turned so hideous, L.V. had stood in the failing afternoon light and silently watched Boobie perform. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

People jostled him trying to get past the solitary man standing in their way- He had remembered something. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new cyclotron’s 4,500-ton magnet, the largest in the world, was still standing in the open air and other parts were packed in huge crates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I flew down the sidewalk and found him standing in front of a vacant lot, making gestures to a man with a shovel. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need anybody else standing in front of me all teary-eyed, or sitting on the edge of the bed feeling awkward. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was weird to come home and see her mom, just standing in the kitchen, like . . . like normal. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Your father stands in your path as you’re on the way out the door. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I think about standing in center field during the last inning of the third game—a game we lost 5–0—with tears streaming down my cheeks. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I can’t stand in a television studio wearing a costume and makeup in a cloud of fake smoke and rally the districts to victory. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The cabin door was open; the boy’s mother was standing in the doorway. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she would be there, standing in the thick pines beside the river, watching him as he worked. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was large enough for Anya to stand in the center and almost stretch her arms straight out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Because I was pretty sure the Virgin Mary was not back there on the peach farm standing in for me the way she’d stood in for Beatrix. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A figure rose from the high-backed chair that stood in front of the hearth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quietly she surrounded and nudged and pushed until they stood in Faye’s room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Jackson and Tommy pulled Mong over to the couch and sat him down and stood in front of him so he couldn’t go anywhere. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I step to the side so I stand in front of the mirror. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dad had a cold and was sneezing every two minutes, so I told them they should stand in the back, that Dad was a health risk to the entire town. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was snowing, she said, and Charles was asleep, and she was standing in her crib looking out the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sobbed in desperation and turned, but the thing pursuing him now stood in his path—a colossal being wrapped in shadows, its shape vaguely humanoid, its head almost scraping the ceiling twenty feet above. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every table but one was filled and there were five or six people standing in the doorway waiting to sit down. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Markey answers, but instead of letting me in, she stands in the doorway, the door pulled close around her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I felt like a kid standing in the world’s greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“My God, what an eyesore!” rang out a girl’s voice, as clearly audible through the open window as if she had stood in the room beside them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Claire, listening from where she stood in a small grove of trees nearby, smiled at the sweetness of the children. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the door, feeling nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they simply stood in front of her in the middle of the sidewalk, like human trees, forcing her to walk around them. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the doorway, stooping a little to fit. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Müller stands in front of the hut waiting for me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, I used to stand in front of mirrors with hairbrushes and imagine crowds chanting my name. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Seeing me pass, he came and stood in his doorway and called, “Rukmani! I have news for you. Stop a minute!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dworkin made me stand in a corner for almost an hour. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The worst was the time I had to stand in a ditch filled with icy water to my waist. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the doorway, not sure what to do next. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I now stood in full view of the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood in the hall looking at her. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I wondered what the examination this time was I saw a muscular black man stand in front of the white man as if waiting for some command. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to head through the passageway, only to find Uncle Cotton standing in front of me, the Story Box extended, a weird gleam in his blue eye. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They stood in a group smoking, four cars down. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I stood in line behind one of the big hats and watched as the girl I knew as Renee, but whose real name was Love, dished out the food. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stands in front of a tabletop divided into compartments, placing tiny rectangular prisms of leaden letterforms into a bracket in his hand. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dad was standing in the doorway with his arms crossed and a sly grin on his face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I whirl around to see Ms. Singh standing in the doorway. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the warm, open field feeling hot, dirty, and bored. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I had such a moment right then, standing in my own ordinary room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother stood in silence, pondering Grandma’s words for a long moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her standing in the hall, surrounded by a group of boys I didn’t know. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the final window, a red Indian received a piece of parchment from three white men who stood in noble postures, their hands open in gestures of negotiation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the shadow and stood in his path. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The man handed over the ticket and led us over to where he’d been standing in the queue. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hand in hand, they followed Redemption up the stairs, down the hallway, and around a corner, until they were all standing in front of Moss’s bedroom door. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence as icy as the ground beneath their feet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Many of these old brick and stone houses, with their tin-roofed verandas, still stood in Sophiatown, giving the township an air of Old World graciousness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A monstrous sycamore stood in the middle, so large that it shaded the entire grounds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But, despite his misgivings, he said he would not stand in my way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A puff of breath would have extinguished your candle,” 03-01 chided, standing in the door — which now was wide open—behind me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She remained standing in place, beginning to feel a little foolish, reluctant to go outside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Arya stood in the shadows of the stairwell and watched him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“This is Corporal Johnny Manuelito. I am Corporal John Benally,” said the second Navajo man who stood in front of us, speaking in English. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his class schedule clenched in his hand, Fadi stood in the doorway leading out of the office. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle Bill took orders for lunch and stood in line while Kelly and Melissa waited for a table. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Fifty thousand men and women are standing in pouring rain and ankle-deep mud to watch Abraham Lincoln take the oath of office to begin his second term. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the center of the dark room with her hands in her pockets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A freckled boy standing in the back crossed his arms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He made them take off their shoes and stockings and stand in their bare feet on his green carpet while they sawed away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the aisle with all the cheap dinnerware, looking bored while her mom turned over a package of plastic silverware. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Aragorn smote to the ground the captain that stood in his path, and the rest fled in terror of his wrath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But as I stood in front of my own house in the cool, violet morning, I had the crazy idea that I could be standing here thirty years from now looking back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It is very simple to make and merely involves letting the milk stand in the open air and curdle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the fire lay in beds, stood in windows, changed the colors of drapes! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stand in the common area of my trailer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Annabeth stood in the back of the room, rifling through old scrolls. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Burqa-clad women stood in groups and chatted, their belongings piled at their feet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just before they reached Court Square, Claudette realized that a white woman was standing in the aisle between the four seats in her row. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We stand in the middle of the room looking at each other. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Each of them wore the remains of a black cap and ages ago they had stood in two demure rows and their voices had been the song of angels. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The only monsters left were his own undead Romans, standing in a stupor with their weapons lowered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody is standing in front of it, so I walk forward to get a closer look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A young man stood in the shadow of an overhanging roof. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As we pray, standing in lines on red carpets, I wonder how many people have stood on this very spot, over hundreds of years. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The ice cream stood in neat rows in the opposite freezer. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I find myself standing in the middle of the main room, not knowing exactly how I got in here from the kitchenette. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like if I get intelligent enough I’ll understand all the words in my mind, and I’ll know about those boys standing in the hallway, and about my Uncle Herman and my parents. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Goblet of Fire had been moved; it was now standing in front of Dumbledore’s empty chair at the teachers’ table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This is the moment I remember clearest of all—how I stood in the driveway looking back at them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things go through your mind when you’re standing in the cold, in the dark, watching the snow, with your feet freezing on the wood floor. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The three stood in silence as the procession moved forward. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I held Sammy while she stood in the living room excitedly watching all the commotion. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

All they had in the world was the nerve to stand in a back yard with cap in hand and sing loudly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did very good down there. You’re all very brave to stand in the face of such evil.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If firings had fallen out different, Lyra, you might have been brought up a gyptian, because the nurse begged the court to let her have you; but we gyptians got little standing in the law. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We moved, unnoticed, past the kitchen, where my parents were standing in the middle of the floor silently looking at each other. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing in the street against a high wall. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lexie stood in front of me and put her hands on my shoulders. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of the window and unbutton my blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There’s only that one picture of me, standing in front of the motel door with 9 on it, long ago, a month ago. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and saw that my avatar was standing in front of a large C-shaped reception desk. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He squeezed through and stood in the snow on the roof. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, as Bolles spoke with them, the boys noticed a figure standing in the background, watching quietly and listening intently. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The survivors stood in groups, their arms around each other’s necks. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She stood in the open doorway, her mouth slightly agape, as though Dill had robbed her of the last few seconds she needed to figure out what she’d say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I stand in the living room with my hand in my pants as the phone rings. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the goal at soccer practice taking shots from some of the starting players, mostly eighth graders. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn had not heard him enter, but there he stood in the doorway, looking at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Hey, where did that come from?” he asked, standing in the doorway. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, Safer is standing in my kitchen with a knife in his hand. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She stood in the shadow of the first house and waited. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in an open-air courtyard surrounded by enormous sheets of glass panels. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He stood in the shade, waited while they closed in silently, watchfully around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I’m standing in front of you right now. I want to tell you and Nattie how much I miss you. And I love you.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As he stood in the paddock, a reporter’s voice sang out from the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warrior gave another deep bow and a salute before leaving the room, but the old man stayed standing in its center. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They watched as the base of the wig joined itself to her scalp, and then Sif stood in front of them even more radiant and beautiful than before. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Slammer stood in an obscure place between the Homestead and the north Glade wall, hidden behind thorny, ragged bushes that looked like they hadn’t been trimmed in ages. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He stood in the entry to the hall staring at them, with a sardonic smile on his face. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a man I’d never seen before with a headset and a clipboard standing in the doorway, and he stared at me the whole time I walked toward him. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

There it stood in all its wild beauty, a waving red banner in a carpet of green. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Some are standing in groups and pairs, others sit on pillows and boxes and chairs that add flashes of color to the predominantly black-and-white crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As soon as she noticed that I was standing in the doorway, she began to smile, but continued doing her work. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The groom or hostler, a man she had never seen, was standing in the door, eyes wide with fright. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince Brat was standing in the center of the road. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the cage, the men had few options: they could stand in the center, they could sit on the cement, or they could lean against the steel rack. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand the rage that arose upon seeing Dorian standing in the doorway, didn’t want to understand that sort of anger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When their employer came by and saw them standing in line at the courthouse, he fired them all. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we got what we wanted,” Benji said as they stood in line at the concession stand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey paused and leaned back in her chair behind the plain table that stood in the middle of the floor in front of the class. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the words “five times five” all stand in place and layer hands in the center of the circle to the beat of the song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When she reached the second floor and rounded the corner, she saw Jamison standing in the open doorway to her room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A knight stands in the road, his shoulders rising and falling, his sword in its scabbard casting a serpentine shadow on the ground. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But as I paint Buddy Gui with his chain saw, standing in the wood chips, buzzing away at another pine Buddha, I start to slow down. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As a girl I had often imagined myself in heaven, dressed in a white gown, standing in a pearly mist across from my husband. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Now Sarah Johnston was standing in front of the class talking about zombie ants. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A newscaster was standing in front of the monkey house, and he was talking about people dying in Africa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Chong stood in his usual place back of the cigar counter and in front of the liquor shelves. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said “our zoologist” as if they were normal words to say in the course of everyday conversation, as if most people who reached a certain standing in life acquired a zoologist. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I left Mama and went to stand in the light of the burning bear grass. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every single hair on my neck stands in military style. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Now, standing in my room arguing with me, she looked stuck. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She took a broom that was standing in the comer and swept the dried leaves off the porch. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are floridly willing to stand in a circle around him all night, with their zap guns drawn. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

You learned not to stand in front of a jarhead whose face was turning green. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the shower for ages, gradually' reducing the water temperature, making it cooler and cooler until it’s properly cold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later I find myself standing in front of the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It opens to the sky and we climb onto a viewing deck that has a tall wooden railing, so that it seems like we’re standing in a gigantic wooden cup. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her big brother stood in the doorway to the room, wide-eyed and scared. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A few police stand in the buffer zone but not enough of them, it seems, if any real trouble flares up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rains, and you stand in the rain. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she stood in the doorway and waited. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I look around, Helena is standing in the doorway of the bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Inside the sphere, thousands of power-armored Sixer avatars stood in silent formation, completely encircling the castle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maria standing in the doorway, watching us being arrested. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He looked nervous, standing in his white socks while the inspectors surrounded him, holding his hands submissively along his trouser seams. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway; he leans against the counter opposite me, his arms folded across his chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of the kitchen, the statue of Adonis again, staring abstractedly out the back windows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I see the top of a girl’s head standing in front of the house—Donna. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

First I checked out Fang, standing in the bathroom doorway, one arm resting on the chin-up bar we’d mounted there a few years back to keep his pipes steely. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Each night it filled the valley with her soft light and lighted a way for the solitary man standing in his field, listening to the plants sleep, listening to the resting earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quick as a wink, the man flicked the main switch so that all the lights went off and everyone was standing in darkness. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sam stood in front of her, his dagger drawn to protect them both. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As I stand in the cold with the snowflakes tickling my skin, I pull the crumpled envelope and directions from my pocket. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Libby’s standing in my backyard tonight, lit only by the moon. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stand in the wings, dressed in a lush black tutu embellished with black feathers and blood-red flowers. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in front of a row of black and white horses, wearing pink sequins, tights, and satin slippers, talking to a man in top hat and tails. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When her eyes finally adjusted, she saw that they were standing in a line. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to Percy that they might have to pay admission, or stand in line behind a bunch of families and kids from summer camps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she called me stupid and left me standing in the hall. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Being immune to fire, he’d stood in smoky bonfires, endured dragon breath, and cleaned out blazing forges plenty of times. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the room of the biggest Carousel in the world, listening to “The Emperor Waltz.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Emily, James, and Matthew stood in the dark and deserted Portsmouth Square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He and Dumbledore were now standing in what appeared to be a deserted village square, in the center of which stood an old war memorial and a few benches. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Minny’d gone in the kitchen to stand in front a the icebox. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Together, they all went into one of the West Computing offices, where Blanche was standing in the middle of the room, preparing for a 10:00 a.m. meeting. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He lifted the latch and stood in the doorway, wondering what he had forgotten. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Thomas got his bearings, he realized they were standing in a ten-foot-high stone cylinder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Extra chairs had been set up along the wall, and a crowd of people unable to get seats stood in the hall, craning their necks to see in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Keep an eye on him, Merci. No standing in the sun too long.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They stood in muddy snow and watched the line of tanks, armored trucks, and jeeps as light snow flew across the glare of the passing headlights. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The shelter, a simple wooden affair, open on one side, stood in a snowy glade—a little winter wonderland—150 yards or so off the main trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

As Ben got in bed his door opened and Mary Anne stood in the opening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are a walking germ-factory! I don't wish to see any more of you today! Go and stand in the corner on one leg with your face to the wall!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the kitchen of our house in Edmond, Oklahoma, watching our cocker spaniel sleep in a sunny spot by the back door. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You fell into a good Kommando . . .” Ten minutes later, we stood in front of the warehouse. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the room of a museum, for here was no carpet on the polished oak boards, and the display cases stood in two long rows, from one end to the other. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see the man standing in the Wood beyond the house, watching her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men who belonged to the Nation were easy to recognize, standing in front of their storefront mosques with their bow ties and bean pies. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The prisoners were supposed to be standing in orderly lines, too, but the children had run up to the gate to wait for the Governor's boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She comes to stand in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I can stand in this wind, because I’m not trying to stand in it,” I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I lagged behind and stood in the doorway. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And standing in front of her makes my stomach roll over and over. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When we’re standing in front of my car, I dig through my bag clumsily until I find the keys. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tyson^ looked nervous, but he went to stand in the middle of the Council, and Zeus grunted. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of the fireplace and read it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Or she could go to the door, stand in front of her ghost guards, and scream down the corridor until Minya came. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dayah stands in the middle of the street, headscarf held to her mouth, eyes locked on us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, Elizabeth would rendezvous with a Soviet agent in Washington by standing in front of a drugstore in Georgetown, wearing a red flower in her hat and holding a copy of Life magazine. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln stood in the box and bowed to the audience. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I came to stand in front of the desk, he was already typing away at his laptop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of her sink, her wicked paring knife in one hand, a half-peeled potato in the other. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all stood in a line in front of me, and I braced myself for yelling, or more punishment, or something else equally terrible. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

An altar originally stood in front of the fresco, marking the transition between the upper and lower portions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Through an open doorway Lyra could see another room, where some kind of complicated anbaric machinery stood in silence. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white wooden houses of Paramaribo stood in orderly Dutch fashion along streets paved with crushed seashells. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in front of the class, a dummy laid out on the floor, plastic, faceless, torso cut in half. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He stands in front of me and pulls the cork. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly pointedly aware of the fact that I was standing in one of the cornerstones of civilization, talking to the Master Archivist of the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jinx and Finn were standing in the clearing surrounded by a circle of trees and bushes, cutting them off from the town, from Shady’s place, from help. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway and watch as she pours the popcorn from the microwave bag into a large bowl. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of a drunken crowd and I called 911 because I needed help. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She would never stand behind me on the stairs, sit beside me in the dining-room, lean down from the gallery and watch me standing in the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe they’d do that to a woman,” Amélie told her brother as we stood in the road with our bicycles. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The meteorologist is on now, standing in front of a map of western Washington State. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He showed his credentials and, though a few eyebrows were raised, only minutes later the scrappy fourteen-year- old was escorted out of class and stood in front of him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But all over the countryside, neighbors, leaning against slanting porch posts or standing in open cabin doorways and listening, knew that it was Sounder. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And standing in the place of my anger is my initiation instructor and friend, alive again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She flew up the drive and suddenly she saw Miss Honey in the front garden, standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The door swung open, and Connor stood in the entryway...with his bare chest on display. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I realized that I was standing in a re-creation of James Halliday’s office, the room in his mansion where he’d spent most of the last fifteen years of his life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ishmael watched Hatsue pull sheets from the line, standing in a pool of muted porch light with her arms illuminated and elegant. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We stand in the arch of a small powder room beneath the riser. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, Bridge and Tab stood in Tab’s small kitchen, eating mini-marshmallows and waiting for the Stove Top to cook. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Under the midday sun, it was like standing in an oven, an oven that smelled of human sweat and urine and feces. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now Harry stood in the headmaster’s office yet again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I breathe in the soap smell, the disinfectant smell, and stand in the white bathroom, listening to the distant sounds of water running, toilets being flushed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my mom, in her nightgown, rushed to the set and stood in front of it, watching with her hand over her mouth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She stood in back of me and prodded and pinched, forcing me to translate her bargaining, word for word. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he said, grabbing on to a metal bar hanging near the doorway he was standing in. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I stand in the kitchen doorway, watching him, trying to force the words out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four of them stood in a line, two sets of twins, distinct mostly because of their hair color. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s water made from the dead people, dissolved and clear, and I am standing in it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes open wide when I see Meng standing in a group at the side dripping wet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in front of the big open windows now, three racks of ribs spread out on pans on the counter in front of him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in the road and watched until I could bear it no longer. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had gone to dances with other girls and stood in a corner refusing requests, while Ishmael stood among his friends. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Nightingale stood in the shadow of the leaves, barely visible. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And a dark part of my mind imagined Bloody Miles standing in the trees, waiting for me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Rosie stands in a trampled vegetable patch, running her trunk lazily across the rows. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

About twenty or twenty-five of us boys, plus Dawn Madden, stood in a bunch to be picked like slaves in a slave market. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The music on the stand in front of me is illuminated, and I fall in love with the light, the alto clef curlicuing around the cloudy patterns from Papa's pipe. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had been thinly dispersed around the track to see War Admiral’s distance workouts, migrated up to the turn after Seabiscuit and stood in a thick mass by the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the girls sat on the couches or in chairs, but one first year stood in front of all of them, holding a banana. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It happened two and a half years ago, but standing in front of this school makes me feel like it happened two weeks ago. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of her, in her face, annoyingly close. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the yard in a cornflower blue dress hanging laundry on the line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Bridge got to the light board at the back of the auditorium, breathing hard, Mr. Partridge was standing in front of it, scowling at the cue sheet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

For there they saw us — a Fortification where None had been the Eve before — and now, Rank upon Rank, Company upon Company, standing in our Trenches, we faced them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man standing in the shade of the rubber trees with coins of sunshine dancing on his body, holding her daughter in his arms, glanced up and caught Ammu’s gaze. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camper van, standing in the abandoned barn like a solid, multicolored animal, was more familiar to Meggie than any of the houses where she and Mo had lived. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was going to go stand in the dock, unable to speak or understand English, and everyone in the courtroom was going to assume the worst of him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The mighty dinos stood in military formation, each with additional armor supplementing its already fierce horned head shield and thick hide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t know one way or another, but I also couldn’t bring myself to stand in the way of his aspiration, that thing always tugging at him to try for more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All four of us stood in the hall, the sickly smell of mold in our nostrils. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The crib stood in the middle of the floor, and one gloomy lamp was all the illumination in the room, so the baby was in semi-darkness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She said, “Boy been standing in that corner so much these pass few years he done wore a spot out in the floorboards.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Luke was watching him when he noticed Annie standing in the doorway. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There’s him and his mom dressed up and standing in front of a fancy hotel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They didn’t see the completed puzzle standing in front of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime in the large gray concrete playground, he would stand in the center of a crowd of big boys and ask, “Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy21 and I stand in silence for what seems like a long time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the middle of the sidewalk and cried. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo had chosen it, because it stood in an out-of-the-way corner of the country, and there were no other dwellings close by. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But Hannah stood in the center of the room, staring around. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plane stood in the field around which the race track was laid out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy stands in the middle of the street, breathing hard, looking helpless. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Alec rears back and punches the man standing in front of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But when I open my eyes, I am still standing in my place next to Apa. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They stood in a bright, narrow stone passage. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the hallway for a minute, listening to the sound of their car as it backed out and drove away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, is it on the right when I’m standing in the street facing the house, or when I’m standing at the front door facing the street?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And suddenly Cal Price is standing in front of me, nudging my foot with the toe of his sneaker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Our nameless host and his mother stood in the crowd. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We stood in the early morning light and a touch of sun broke on the horizon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Santa grabbed the picture on the mantelpiece, a photograph of an ancient and hostile-looking woman in a black dress and black stockings standing in a dark alley paved with oyster shells. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes jump open to find Elsie standing in the doorway of our usual study room with her hands on her hips. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She stood in the hallway, turning, looking back of her at the staircase and then around again at the front door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered Danny Saunders standing in front of the plate and staring at me with that idiot grin on his lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I stood in the front hall,” Elizebeth wrote, “and watched my husband being carried on a hospital cot out the door.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don't believe it!” said Mo, outraged, standing in front of Fenoglio’s dusty bookshelves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For days afterward, as we walked our children to school, picked up our cleaning, stood in lines at the ration shop, we whispered. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Winterfell’s walls were strong as well, but Winterfell stands in ruins today, burned and broken. A wall is only as good as the men defending it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the shade of hazel bushes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My favorite photograph is of the three of us sitting in the football stands in junior high, all jammed together, shoulder to shoulder. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I went slowly to the ghetto and stood in the shadow of a doorway, watching our deserted section of fence for a long time before approaching it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We quickly assembled in the yard, standing in rows, and I could tell immediately that something was wrong. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some distance away, Francis and Mr. Hatch were standing in the driveway. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

One child stands in the middle of a circle of partners who walk in a circle in promenade position. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I turned from the window and stood in the middle of the room, mentally running through my nonexistent options for escape. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When we reached the store we saw the team was already hitched to the buggy and was standing in front of the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You and I need to have a talk, my boy,” she said, standing in the doorway and blocking his escape. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

There, standing in the garden, was Aunt Rose’s husband. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now, standing in the living room with the shades drawn, she wonders if she should leave. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I whip my head around to see my brother standing in the middle of my bedroom, a nervous grin on his face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Piper couldn’t see what was happening inside the ruins - just the heads of twenty or thirty giants standing in a circle, mumbling and swaying, maybe doing the evil monster version of‘Kumbayah’. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then she blinked and returned to the present, where Archer stood in front of her, a smile lighting up his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I walk over and stand in front of it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I’d stood in front of a boy this way. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boots popped on, and she stood in them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Lily slid off the bar stool and stood in front of Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Why are you standing in the dark, anyway?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He just stood in the road and waited, the pistol in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stand in my corner with more conviction than ever to kill these soldiers, to avenge the blood that drips from my brother’s skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the entrance, his hand on the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the middle of the drive, their eyes on me, unsure what to do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was there on that map, in that white spot, standing in a room waiting for them to come. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of her standing in the schoolyard, her cold, bare hands balled up in fists at the ends of her sleeves. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Kino stood in the door, filling it, and hatred raged and flamed in back of his eyes, and fear too, for the hundreds of years of subjugation were cut deep in him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to her, stood in front of her, but she seemed to look through me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was still looking into the faces of his sons when Portia perceived him standing in the door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Have you ever heard the riddle about the two brothers standing in front of the two doors? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was so busy thinking about it that he didn’t even notice Mark and Linda standing in Grace’s driveway, their car parked out front, their faces full of worry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If I stood in the water, I think it would cover me past my waist. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s just that looking around this room and at this beautiful boy standing in the doorway, I feel like I’m encroaching on something sacred. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She walked out on the front porch and then came back and stood in the hall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stood in the irons and began pulling the horse up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small cones of damp plaster standing in the floor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When asked about the squatting, she said that when children stood in the corner for time-outs, they would scratch the drywall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The room they stood in was small but cozy, with a fire burning in a fireplace to their right. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was dark with age and wear, like she was standing in the shadows even then. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They all stand in a line, like for rations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the middle of Oxford Street, half a block from my dorm room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dressed in the right language this might have made a fantastic answer—something about the woman’s serenity standing in powerful counterpoint to the general realism of the piece. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The truck drives away, and Mrs. Bierman still stands in her doorway. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I let myself into the house and found my mom standing in the foyer, like she had been waiting for me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Chong stood in back of the cigar counter and his nice brown eyes were turned inward on a calm and eternal Chinese sorrow. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, among the thousands of culturally diverse native peoples of Australia, the Americas, and Africa, no universal cultural taboo stood in the way of animal domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When this was over and the troops moved on down the lane to Union, Johnny and Rab stood in the street and watched them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re standing in afield of apple green grass with soft wisps of clouds drifting above. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I turn and find him standing in the doorway. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Back to Life Say something, punk, one-eyed Dean says, standing in front of you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smeath, standing in the hallway, considers me as if I’m an orphan left on her doorstep. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the doorway, a few feet behind him, one hand on the doorknob—a portrait of spurious hesitancy about making another full entrance into the room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

A strange woman stood in the living room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two friends, Paul Revere and Joseph Warren, were standing in the Doctor’s surgery. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know the meaning of the word ‘liberating’ until you’ve done that, stood in a roomful of targets, let the bullets fly, free of guilt and remorse, knowing you are virtuous, good, and decent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I supposed she was suffering the feminine hysteria common to pregnant women, but then I saw the recruit, standing in the small window of the projection booth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figure my grandmother must be getting ready to cook something, so I move over to the kitchen and stand in the doorway. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stood in the innermost room of the House of the Wise, and it was open to the sky. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of me, towering, not even a hint of a smile, only worry and sadness and something verging on panic. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The three of them stood in awe, swinging their flashlights across the stalactite-dripping ceiling, admiring the vast cathedral of glittering stone they’d just entered. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The boys on the neck stood in a pool of their own shadow, diminished to shaggy heads. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dicey looked at Stewart, who still stood in the doorway to his room where the little kids had slept last night. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of her, not sure if I should sit, not sure if we were continuing on just yet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then they stood in a row at the edge of the chasm, Doon in the middle holding Poppy’s hand and Lina’s. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I came to stand in front of the drench I dropped the glass to the floor, concentrated, and stepped down hard, crushing it with my heel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed as if Bailey had been at fault all along, that Bailey had committed an error, had stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and had caused his own misfortune. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just walked from class to class alone; I sat at lunch alone; during PE I stood in the corner of the gym and played catch with myself. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo stood in the door and looked around inside, at the empty tables with crooked legs of different lengths. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Volker asked him as we all stood in the kitchen around the sheet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stood in the scalding tub; I was too scared to move—the skin of my feet would peel off if I tried to step out of the tub. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not step out on the porch, but stood in the dark behind the screen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I whispered, “This is a bad idea,” but I followed behind her, crouched down as she was, until we were standing in front of the still-open basement window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Charlie Bucket found himself standing in a long corridor that stretched away in front of him as far as he could see. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seconds later Harry’s lungs expanded gratefully and he opened his eyes: They were now standing in the middle of a familiar small and shabby square. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I could see that she was watching me and waiting for me to leave because I could see her standing in her hall on the other side of the frosted glass in her front door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My parents, like phantoms made of dust, walk in but stop short when they see Jake standing in our kitchen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I could not even get in the 4por, but I refused to let small difficulties stand in my way. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice trailed off, as he stood in the doorway. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I stand in long grass and hear the river now for the first time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The King does not follow those ways anymore, and you must understand that keeping to those traditions will only harm my standing in court.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in a pool of shadow by a bookcase, plump, pale- faced, round-shouldered, clutching a crossbow in soft powdered hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His focus was now on the group of people he’d not been able to see from so far away: a line of imposing cops in riot gear who stood in front of the gate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He stands in front of the doorway, and the only other way out is by jumping off the balcony and into the garden below. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Arms still folded, I gradually turned around and studied the large room I was standing in. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As I stepped out I spotted a tall man in an Italian suit, standing in the bright spring sun glowing like an apparition. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It just wasn’t the guy standing in front of me right now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And all because I’m an idiot, standing in the middle of the road trying to save a stupid bird.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

From Cleopatra’s point of view, only Octavian stood in the way of Ptolemy XV Caesar’s destiny as Caesar’s heir. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the parking lot, gazing in awe at the trees, the houses, and the office buildings behind them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Charlotte had written the word RADIANT, and Wilbur really looked radiant as he stood in the golden sunlight. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was standing in a graveyard under a starry sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jaime got used to standing in for Nicolas, and it seemed perfectly normal to him to be punished instead of his brother, to do his homework and cover up his lies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she is leaning in the empty doorway, arms akimbo, almost standing in the way I would glimpse her when I left her countless times before, her figure steeled, allowing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you have a barn, and it’s still standing in the morning, it’ll have rocks and keys and bolts embedded in the wood like they were shot from cannon. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But there it stood in the Nolan parlor, a real true miracle that had come without a wish or a prayer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy stood in the road holding the map. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He returned her plaintive wave, stood in the street, and watched her taillights fade and disappear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They parted to let an old monk with a walking stick stand in front of them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Obinze looked through the window at an old jet standing in the mild late afternoon sun, until a uniformed man came walking down the aisle. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A man in furs, his face hardly visible in the deep hood of his garment, stood in the foreground, with his hand raised as if in greeting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I sprint and stand in front of her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In the field the dead sedge was drifted nearly out of sight and the snow stood in razor kerfs atop the fencewires and the silence was breathless. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We stand in the tall grass and I clutch my stuffed friend. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He stood in a vast gloomy space like an underground parking garage. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Vice President Andrew Johnson, whose luck held when his assassin backed out, now stands in the next room, summoned there after learning of Lincoln’s condition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, still looking at the figure standing in the shadows. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Less than twenty-four hours ago, he had been standing in the sunlight at the entrance to the marquee, waiting to show in wedding guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And behind this person, standing in the doorway, were an assortment of people the children could not see but who promised to be just as frightening. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then I stood in the door, watching anxiously as Charlie and Jacob helped Billy out of the car and into his wheelchair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel eyed the wolf, who still stood in front of the path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

We stood in front of my father’s body for the final time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A woman was drawing water from the well, and Gage the cook stood in the door of the kitchens. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But a twenty- two-year-old African American boxer from Detroit, named Joe Louis, stood in Schmeling’s way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then she stood in front of Richard and read aloud a letter, her voice quavering. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I stood in the back of the room. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’M standing in Brent’s Drugstore picking out Mother’s Lustre Cream and a Vinolia soap bar, while Mr. Roberts works on her prescription. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We line up behind them and Four stands in the middle, where we can all see him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Back in his cell, Bigger stood in the middle of the floor, not moving. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before I even think of running upstairs to change and fix my face, Kasim is standing in the kitchen with a smile and a bouquet of flowers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t actually thought about what I might say to her once she was here, standing in front of me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was standing in the middle of a vast plain in the snow-shimmer night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The last Sunday in October, she waited in the parlor for Lizzie, too shaky to stand in the cold. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I went and stood in the hall by the front door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The room they were standing in was long-shaped and softly lit. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When I stood in front of these large audiences, I wanted to be modest in my clothing options, but did not want to sacrifice my sense of fashion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Beto stood in the darkened kitchen and traced the edge of the real casket, the one that was right and tight and smooth from sanding. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the driveway reading as Kava and Romey did their welcome dance around me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then we stood in the high entrance of the great barn and smelled at the sweetness of alfalfa and the bready odor of rolled barley. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cucos were after Beefy for his power, and the only thing standing in their way was Seven and her coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the truck pulled away, I saw Zaman in the side-view mirror, standing in the doorway. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But then that day in Miss Geraldine’s class, Tommy had done this particular watercolour—of an elephant standing in some tall grass—and that was what started it all off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each fresh arrival was briefed in this way; people—police, doctor, family members, servants—stood in knots that unraveled and reformed in corners of rooms, the hallway and the terrace outside the French windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was a woman at the front of the room, standing in front of a chalkboard that had a bunch of math equations on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Stan stood in the street, collecting all of the failed attempts. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t really want to go into all that standing in the middle of the bodega. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She dries herself off and wrings out her sari, standing in her blouse and petticoat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pippin saw then that they had been standing in alcoves on either side of the door, unseen as he and Gandalf entered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After a few blocks I find myself standing in front of a cottage that’s been turned into an office. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The thought had barely formed in his mind before a bolt of white light shot past him and slammed into the chest of a woman standing in the group by the door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I drank a beer, standing in the doorway and getting the cool breath of wind from the street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They were already inside, standing in front of the gate, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the hallway, holding my sides like I was going to split in two if I let go, which I think I might have. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If you stood in front of the store and looked right, you saw the town—the railroad tracks, the department stores like Leggets and Wool- worth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego and I stood in my bedroom, the lights off, our arms wrapped around each other. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ocean was standing in the middle of his room, watching me as I looked over the details of his life. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just watch me get a quarter from the first white man I see,” he told me as I stood in the elevator that morning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still gets Malachy and me out of bed to stand in our shirts promising to die for Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we pulled up to the house, Rachel was already standing in the doorway. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I imagine them standing in the airport, counting their money and trying not to draw any attention to themselves. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I could imagine it—them standing in her driveway listening to the song from his car’s speakers. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It could be a fake memory, because one of the pictures we still have—a baby picture—was me in the backyard standing in front of a wall of white jasmine flowers and red roses. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’m standing in a big open held—one I’ve never stood in before. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I could have shot them, for they were within reach of my bow, or driven off the pack, yet I stood in the brush and watched. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go around the bank’s back side until I’m standing in front of a parking lot at the end of an alleyway. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Laura came down the last few steps and stood in front of me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I whispered to Sander as we stood in line like soldiers awaiting inspection—or execution. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We come to a big gate where there’s a man standing in a box with windows all around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought I heard you,” said Charles, who had been standing in the kitchen door for I didn’t know how long. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And he began to feel like a man in a nightmare, who stands in the path of oncoming destruction, who must move quickly—but who cannot move. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I left, closing the door behind me, the last thing I saw was the two of them standing in the middle of the living room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Grover stood in the middle, facing three really old, really fat satyrs who sat on topiary thrones shaped out of rose bushes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Uncertainly, she walked around to the front of the house and stood in front of the door to the empty flat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And then she opened her eyes to stark incandescence, squinting at Scythe Curie, who was standing in the doorway, by the light switch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I want to ask her more, but then the door opens, and Matthew stands in the hallway, chewing on an apple core. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I stood in the position of one without a resource, without a friend, without a coin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I heard the auditorium doors swing open again, but we were outside, standing in the crisp night air, before Miles caught up with us. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He remembers Frau Elena as she looked early this morning, standing in her nightdress beside the hall lamp, fussing over his bag, all the other children asleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of Cassiopeia, but he spoke to his companion. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I stood up, holding the almost empty jugs and stood in front of Amil, facing Papa, putting myself between them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The alcohol made me feel giddy and powerful until I stood in the kitchen alone. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Dutchy is standing in the middle, looking up at the sky through that glass ceiling, and then he takes off his cap and flings it into the air. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of us, hands clasped at his back so that his impressive paunch greeted us first. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

TJ’s cheeks turn pink, and I stand in front of him like a mother bear protecting her cub. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Someone is standing in front of my locker. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stands in the parlor of Children’s House, trying to absorb it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bridge found herself looking at a head-to-toe picture of Patrick standing in his underwear. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I come home, Helena is on the sofa, reading the dental textbook, and Januka is standing in the living room, holding her purse and tapping her foot. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in the middle of the room taking huge gulps of air with tears streaming down her face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in a field, one where trees had been clear-cut and what remained was nothing more than what looked like some sad, ancient war zone. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The big cow and the little one were standing in the door, and we could hear Prince and Queenie and Fancy stomping inside the barn. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young mouse stood in the gloom of the barn, knowing he was being watched. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I walk back and stand in the kitchen, turning a big circle while the woman watches me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I could see groups of students standing in the halls instead of in class where they would normally have been. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His happy question thinned to a whisper as he looked at me, standing in the doorway, menacing and mean, a pitchfork pointed straight at him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I stand in the middle of the bedroom, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lemoncello, Dr. Zinchenko, and Clarence were standing in the same spot that had served as the starting line for the Library Cart Relay Race. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stood in the doorway, nearly filling it to the top. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the bathroom, getting ready for bed, and this little Gap Kids baseball hat was sitting on the ledge by the sink. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there they stood in the dead city, a heap of boys, their hiking lunches half devoured, daring each other in shrieky whispers. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd broken so many taboos today, leaving the house, standing in the open yard, talking to a stranger. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he stood in the doorway, his hands stuffed into his pockets beneath his huge jacket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roomful of players was silent, rapt; then, when Reggie was finished, they stood in applause. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stand in the main gallery, black from neck to toes, with my third glass of red wine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured you knew I’d run away like Beatrix did. You were trying to tell me that Mary was standing in for me at home, taking care of things till I went back.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jiichan was standing in the middle of the room holding out his arms with his eyes closed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dozens of people were standing in line to buy bags of “McDonald’s Famous Hamburgers.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

But when I walked by the office and found no one standing in line, I thought…what the hell. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster’s chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mom says I have an attraction to dangerous smells, her main example being the fact that I love to stand in a warm cloud of dry- cleaner exhaust and take deep breaths. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The desk stood in almost the exact spot where my father had his desk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the letter he asked for “one of your scrapers as my teeth stand in need of cleaning.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

You stand in the fading light, the scarf around your neck pulled up against the chilly evening breeze, waiting to see for yourself exactly what kind of circus only opens once the sun sets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I pass the stable tent, I see Kinko standing in its scant shade. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Lynn stands in one of these rows, somewhere else. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody had to reach out and hold the hands of the person standing in front of them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A lone Clock Watcher stood in the corner. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A group of three wild horses with sweetly shaggy coats stood in the middle of the road. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence until the white horse emerged, ghostly pale, out of the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides that, I didn’t like standing in one place for ten hours. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He was simply one more in the pile of creatures who sang the national anthem in the schoolhouse and stood in line to receive their Christmas presents. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she stands in the kitchen, being interviewed by another crew. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in front of his chair, bent double as if he feared his legs would refuse to obey him if he took so much as a step toward the Shadow. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Cora had been standing in the middle of the grass, staring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They stood in the middle of smooth, soft sands that sparkled and shone like tiny stars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The soldiers standing in my cell have more weapons than usual, along with gas masks and protective vests. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Taisin heard the words as though she were standing in that frozen palace with Elowen; she heard them as though she had spoken them herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Pretty much. He and I are standing in front of the same painting. I’m smiling, he’s frowning. I tell him I think the work is remarkable, and he says, ‘a remarkable burden.’ Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He had just come from a maternity case and was standing in the rain on a corner. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Renzo stood in the middle of the shop, underneath the chandelier with the colored glass petals, and looked around. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the remark when I stood in a university auditorium and saw an audience of brown and black faces watching me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá stood in front of our two lime trees, looking across the dance floor with his hands in his pockets. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice and I watched them as they stood in the open doors of the freight cars. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence for a moment and Tally glanced past her friend out the window. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Talking to small groups of people is easier than standing in front of a room of kids staring at me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was standing in my face, and started swearing at me, close ’nough that clumps of slob was jumping off the hairs covering his mouth, splashing foulness all o’er my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Aru looked around to see that she was standing in another parking lot. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I picked up a pencil and held it over a sheet of white paper, but my feelings stood in the way of my words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stewart stood in the doorway of his room. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

X raised his head, turned it, and saw Corporal Z standing in the door. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Leo were still ghosts, but now they stood in front of a rundown house next to a drainage ditch overgrown with weeds. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I knew then I had made the circuit of the house, and was standing in the corridor of the west wing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Its fires were now dimmed, and it stood in smouldering slumber, as threatening and dangerous as a sleeping beast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stood in line to get my check. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day they spent the last of their money, standing in the rain to eat cold doughnuts. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four of us stood in front of the throne, where Nyame slouched to one side. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Before my parents sit down, they stand in front of Caleb and me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stand in the high wind balanced, blackening the night with my stench, gazing down to cliffs that fall away to cliffs, and once again I am aware of my potential: I could die. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Rolls-Royce stood in front of the house, and the chauffeur was moving around to the passenger side to open the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it seems like all that stands in the pot is a confusion of dirty water. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the craft to protect it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susie was standing in the moonlight in a space of trees, looking up at the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I stand in this box that fills up with a certain kind of light that’s supposed to help me get color back in my spots.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The men of the fishing fleet and the soldiers stood in line. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around and there’s Garrett, standing in the kitchen doorway. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Peaceful Sunday would come in-between when she would think long thoughts about the nasturtiums in the brown bowl and the way the horse had looked being washed while standing in sunshine and shadow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered the two of them standing in the Greater Jungle, the moment she’d looked into the eyes of a girl who was lost, tired, afraid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They departed one by one, until a sole figure remained, a black father, who stood in front of me with his son, saying, “Don’t worry, your mother is coming soon.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a photo I have of the day our new president came to visit the monument, I’m standing in front of the house, all made up, my hair in a bouffant style. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An empty chair stood in the very center of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A table stood in the center of Dr. Finch’s kitchen, and on the table was a saucer containing a cracker upon which rested a solitary sardine. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The four of us stood in the dark while the truck drove for what seemed considerably longer than an hour. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother says you almost froze to death,” she whispers as we stand in line, two by two, waiting for the bell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was there, while she was standing in a shopping arcade surveying jackfruits and persimmons, that she felt something tugging on the free end of her sari. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The food stamp program, in turn, was a vehicle to let “some fellow ahead of you buy a T-bone steak,” while “you were standing in a checkout line with your package of hamburger.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He touched the ndoro and imagined the Mellower standing in his place. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in front of a wall of darkness, and on the other side of it there was something unendurable, something too dreadful to be faced. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You are standing in my house, my very house, naked.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And standing in front of the pizza place with Leo and Callum—it didn’t mean anything. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A gray day in a foreign city where he stood in a window and watched the street below. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now I'm conflicted, standing in the middle of the kitchen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Apa throws me on the couch and stands in front of me heaving, his nostrils flared, eyes thin with anger. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He remembered Robb as he had last seen him, standing in the yard with snow melting in his auburn hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I remember his standing in front of the cabin with his horse saddled, his gun in his scabbard, and his bedroll tied on back of the cantle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The electric hallway lights were also still on, so it was easy to make out the figure standing in front of Mrs. Caruthers’s bedroom. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“They’ve gone down,” she whispered, “Mr. de Winter, and Major and Mrs. Lacy. Mr. Crawley has just come. They are all standing in the hall.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And he stood in the cockpit listening, perhaps, with the fog closed in around him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We stood in confusion; and might have continued in that way for longer, had not a door thrown itself open, and a rebel appeared before us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"The usual method," Mr. Pope said, "is to pay your penny and stand in front of the stage." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dell stood in the doorway of the garage and stared. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The longer the statue stood in Pompeii, the more anger it seemed to radiate, making Reyna’s skin itchy and her nerves raw. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stood in the garden on a warm afternoon, the arbour heavy with blooming honeysuckle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stood in the middle of the room with her left ear to the rim. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I stood in the hall for a few minutes, the afternoon sun shining golden on the polished oak floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It stood in a corner of the gallery, and the eyes followed one from the dusky frame.... Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Three chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and a grand piano stood in one corner. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stood in front of the wall and replayed the scene in my head. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They reach out too, and we stand in a little circle of linked hands. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But that involves getting up and standing in front of a group of people. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo ran forward then, standing in front of the nobleman’s horse, blocking the nobleman’s path. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Our work complete, the row of buildings all along the riverfront given over to flame, we returned to our landing and stood in formation, awaiting the order to embark. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The other is of my aunt, my uncle Phillip, and my cousins when they were babies, standing in front of 8800 American Street. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They cut school to stand in line for killer concert tickets. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up then, and people were now standing in the street in front of him, snapping photos. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just about the only business left standing in Churdan is the grain elevator, the tall structure where corn is stored before it is shipped elsewhere. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Fledge visited the river too but he only stood in midstream, stooping down for a long drink of water and then shaking his mane and neighing several times. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They had been standing in the traditional pose of fighters, gloves raised, ready for battle but a pathetic parody of professional fighters. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine is allowed to stand in the back behind the cameras, just in case I have an emergency. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I walk farther into their bedroom and stand in front of my favorite photograph. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The furnace had cooked the air so hot my mother had peeled off her sweater and stood in short sleeves, jerking at the window in her bedroom, wrestling with the stuck paint. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in front of our seats, as assigned, and on a signal from the choir director, we sat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he stood in the darkness, clinging to the gritty edge of a shelf and breathing fast with joy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As Alex stood in front of his locker trying to decide what books to take home with him, he felt a tap on his shoulder. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he saw this photo, and so many others of Ahmad standing in front of this city or that monument, Zeitoun always thought of the people Ahmad had asked to take the pictures. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And standing in front of the class taking my poem from her my voice shakes as I recite the first line: Black brothers, Black sisters, all of them were great. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He’d been standing in front of a sign that read Topeka 32. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But now, standing in the somewhat empty lobby, he wondered if she'd freak out again. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam looked lost in the shuffle, still standing in his cabin doorway alone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

To let them know he was done talking to them, he bent straight back to his paperwork while the three young women were still standing in front of his desk. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the 7-Eleven parking lot with the van behind him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t the Third World,” De Roos said on the news, standing in the heart of downtown Flushing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge went up to the counter, and Adrienne came out from behind it to stand in front of her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were standing in a dark corridor: Harry pulled Luna back into the shadows, fumbled in the pouch around his neck, and took out the Marauder’s Map. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

An unabashed king-size bed made up with a flowered bedspread stands in the dead center of the room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She stands in front of me, wearing some kind of crazy helmet with bars across the face and holding a baseball bat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I promised my mother that I would not fight, but I knew that if I kept my word I would lose my standing in the gang, and the gang’s life was my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in a corner and watched my siblings trickle in. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Inside, men stood in groups arranged by language. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She stops walking, standing in the middle of the ballroom. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can’t see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Just stands in the doorway of his trailer looking at me, and then I get the feeling he’s going to tell me I can take that paper he signed and use it for kindling. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked downstairs and stood in the doorway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We hear her inside starting the fire, rattling the poker in the range, then yelling at us, Are ye goin’ to stand in there all day? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A dozen or so people stood in a loose group at the side of the road. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you sit on the floor then ?” No, she would stand, as her sister was probably standing in a line she could not see from here. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly she stopped by a house where an older woman stood in front, watering her lawn. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They stood in long lines outside recruitment offices, hoping they’d be able to join the Red Army and immediately get sent where the fighting was fiercest. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I stand in a quiet spot and close my eyes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The only light came from the hall, and Coraline, who was standing in the doorway, cast a huge and distorted shadow onto the drawing room carpet—she looked like a thin giant woman. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he’s standing in a bathtub, his tail whacking the tiled walls behind him, his fur lathered in fragrant bubbles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t mess up her dress by sitting down, so she stood in the middle of the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were three pictures: one of the record crowd standing in line; one of the statue itself; and one of the director of the museum with an assistant. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will use every last bit of his trademark determination to see these goals realized; nothing must stand in his way. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Our branches never looked as bright as the demonstrators’, though, and sometimes as we drove past, I wondered what it would be like to join them, chanting “Freedom,” standing in the way of cars. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the open doorway and watched them retreat down the long corridor, the man leading the way, Matt walking jauntily just behind him, and the dog at Matt’s heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quick—quick—come—” Buttercup’s father stood in his farmhouse, staring out the window. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in line without even knowing what was being sold, just so they would not lose a chance to buy something, even if they did not need it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the sound and looked up to see the man looking straight at me from where he stood in the dim light of the hall, looking in with neither interest nor surprise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she stood in the nursery waiting for her cousins’ return she sensed she could write a scene like the one by the fountain and she could include a hidden observer like herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then, the last time I asked, he told me, while standing in our lobby and looking at his feet, that he didn’t want to have lunch or walk home together for a while. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

We walk slowly past the cafeteria and stand in front of a huge glass window off to the side, away from any passersby, watching the sky slowly lighten. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, I remember,” said Voldemort, looking down at Neville, who was struggling back to his feet, unarmed and unprotected, standing in the no-man’s-land between the survivors and the Death Eaters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Leanne stood in the center of a group of women who were all holding different types of dessert. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Driving back to the church from his weekend job, my father saw Wendell standing in the street. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A short man with a round belly stood in front of the house with his back to Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I was standing in gratitude, thankful for the ability to see past other people’s low expectations for me and fully embrace the future. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the floor now stood in silence. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Two more policemen stood in front of him and two more stood in back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Down the centre of the dormitory stood the basins where you washed your hands and face and did your teeth, always with cold water which stood in large jugs on the floor. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The open space he and G’ma are standing in appears to be some sort of campsite. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He turned to face me, still standing in the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was standing in front of the synagogue entrance, staring up at the doorway from the sidewalk, lost in thought, the rain billowing into puddles around her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in my only path of escape. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Papa seemed to be confused, wandered aimlessly for a few minutes, and then stood in front of a sign for a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He always seems so relaxed standing in front of a group, like it’s one of his favorite things to do. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I went and stood in front of Granny. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A woman in high-waisted trousers and suspenders stood in the doorway. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of a bumbling drunkard there now stood in the path of the mob a giant man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The church is full of whispers and praises, and more and more people stand in line at the microphone to tell of God’s goodness. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had lost track of time and he did not know how long he had been standing in the doorway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a dress-up suit and stood in a walker thing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

People are already arriving at the port to stand in line for one of the big ships. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Grandpa stood in the entry hall, watching Seth and looking politely uncomfortable. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It was overwhelming and beautiful, and I stood in the center of the room, trying to absorb it all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the woman reaches up to her cheek, the boy breaks free, pushes against anyone standing in his way, and starts running back toward the main gate, where the buses entered. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the Bayside Press building in the same burgundy-and-silver-blue outfit James had described him wearing at the book carnival: top hat, suit, and walking stick all in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed to feel awkward standing in the kitchen doing nothing; he lumbered into the living room to watch TV while I worked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They stood in the protected and dark doorway, held each other’s hand and watched the rain falling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the middle of the road, looked one way, then the other. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stood in the same circle as he and Susan, and he glanced at her and thought she was the mistress of one of the politicians. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look up from my lunch tray and catch Tanisha’s eye while she stands in the cafeteria line. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in front of the mirror in his office, snipping away at his beard with a tiny pair of scissors. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We filed out into the high- roofed garage and stood in line, the Negroes to the rear, the whites to the front. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs start barking outside, in a friendly way, and soon Matilde and Santiago are standing in the doorway, backlit by morning sunshine. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Missing Tooth rediscovered the stranger standing in the doorway. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vast canvas awning kept the worst of the sun off the highest-paying citizens; the rest sat or stood in its full blaze. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the fourth day, as we stood in front of our tent, the Kapos appeared. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atticus was standing in the door with his hands in his pockets. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the worship hall, and then to the statues of the Six standing in silent observance. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I find the only thing up there: the photograph of my mother at twenty-two years old, standing in the sun. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Nightingale was standing in front of her, an arm’s length away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You want me to stand in the street?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And when her baby could barely stand in skates, couldn’t sing on pitch, and mangled her lines in the school play, her mother only became more determined. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The land dripped with richness, the fat cows and pigs gleaming against green, and, in the smaller holdings, corn standing in little tents as corn should, and pumpkins all about. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some stand in the warm plumes of diesel smoke. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A head came into view; a white man climbed out of the trapdoor and stood in the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dottie was standing in her nightgown in the middle of the living room, gazing around with a troubled, quizzical expression. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And when I lock the door behind me, and my back is tired and I have a cut on my hand from one of the screw machines, Max and Siunek are standing in the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When a teacher made him stand in a corner for spitballing, he deflated her car tires with toothpicks. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I get up and peek through the blinds, and Theodore Finch is standing in my front yard dressed in pajama bottoms and a dark hoodie. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was a serious dad and everything, but he was standing in range for a spinning wheel kick without even knowing it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I stood in a gooey room full of broken glass, and I didn’t care. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spring back in surprise and an embarrassing garbled sound flies out of my mouth as my brain catches up to the fact that it’s him, that Brian’s standing in front of me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

May Belle was standing in the kitchen door watching him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Already, she hardly believed anymore in the figure standing in the rain—until she knelt down again at the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was a crude fireplace with one or two black iron pots standing in front of it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will not stand in a row with my head down. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My siblings stood in a loose half circle around the room, facing the four intruding adults: three large, unfamiliar men, plus a woman I’d seen before, from the welfare office. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My colleagues at the hospital would stand in my doorway and casually drop the question, probing for some bit of early news. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of the train car, trying to see into its musty interior. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The first four cohorts, each forty kids strong, stood in rows in front of their barracks on either side of the Via Praetoria. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They found themselves standing in the big entrance hall. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The officer in charge stood in front of him with a sword. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw that it was so indeed, he returned over the land to Shath and as an exile stood in the doorway of the Outer Hearth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when I looked up again, Mong was standing in front of us, nodding. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Each hawk or falcon stood in the silver upon one leg, the other tucked up inside the apron of its panel, and each was a motionless statue of a knight in armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fellow stood in the street, on the other side of a green Volkswagen, his chest resting on the car’s roof. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joanna carried her baby into the house not caring that the carriage stood in the middle of the sidewalk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trepid had taken the bus to Prosper City and was standing in front of the First Avenue Jewelry store. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

John closed the door behind him and stood in the narrow church aisle, hearing behind him the voices of children playing, and ruder voices, the voices of their elders, cursing and crying in the streets. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When they turned again, Goldberry stood in the door behind, framed in light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We briefly stood in silence before he began to speak again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Jesper and the rest followed, and they stood in stunned silence, all language dissolved by what they’d witnessed, gazing out at the field of fallen bodies. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Only three still stood in front of Mo, staring at him with intense hostility. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon, each person in the group had part of the whole except for Moss, who still stood in the aisle, a suspicion creeping into him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And learned how to telekinetically transport herself, because she was immediately standing in front of him in the kitchen. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would stand in line, holding one knee up and Master Moon would attack their shins with bamboo rods until they passed out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Without a word the Earth Men stood in the center of the city. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point Lyra and the others became aware that there was some kind of subdued emergency going on, because the adults were hurrying to and fro or standing in anxious groups talking urgently. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

One SS man stood in the middle of the street, shouting and pointing out each Jewish-owned shop. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him were two county troopers standing in front of the doorway and they had their thumbs hooked into their pants pockets. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They stood in the back, with the shadows, reaching for each other. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen,” said a slightly singsong voice, and with a slight shock, Harry saw the same small, tufty-haired wizard who had presided at Dumbledore’s funeral, now standing in front of Bill and Fleur. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wonka led the party over to a gigantic machine that stood in the very center of the Inventing Room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

My invitingly plump grandmother stood in the doorway, her hair in a light Jheri curl and a smile settled so firmly across her face it seemed permanently engraved. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

At the entrance to the cemetery, a tall man stood in shreds and patches, his face slackly wrapped in scarves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bert Lewyn and his father stood in line at the Bolivian and then at the Chilean embassies, trying desperately to apply for a visa to South America. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Malcolm stood in shock, a wave broke over the top of the rubble: the river had burst its banks. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She stood in our doorway and announced that something terrible—absolutely terrible—had happened to the Mansfields. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I trudged down the hall to my room, alone, but when I turned to shut the door she was standing in it, still toting the baby on her hip. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was still almost eighty degrees outside, the sun hadn’t even set, and he stood in his dark three-piece suit, smiling his stiff, press-on smile, gesturing to everybody and nobody like the Queen of England. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If I was standing in it, I’m sure it would be higher than my knees. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She walks in and stands in the middle of my room, as if it is the first time she has ever been there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He remembered how she had stood in silence while Moss wailed in anger and grief, dropping to the cold concrete. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I helped them as they helped me and thus passed the weeks while my grain dried, standing in proud shocks in the field. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just as I was about to give the signal for her to drop the boulder, though, the hollow leapt from one hold to the next, and now she was standing in the wrong place. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He stood in the background, silent and motionless except for the dark smoke pouring from his body, pooling around his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Jeanne and Jacob stood in the midst of the kneeling knights. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

One cop in all-black paramilitary gear stood in the lookout turret on top, and he surveyed the street as if he were looking for snipers. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Halliday now stands in a dim cavern, where light from unseen torches flickers off the damp walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Her other parents stood in the kitchen doorway as she walked down the corridor, smiling identical smiles, and waving slowly. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A truck is blocking the street in front of them: a red-faced cop standing in front of it waves and shouts and points them down the nearest street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

By the summer of 1964, hundreds of black adults were standing in line outside the Dallas County Courthouse on registration days, waiting to be admitted so they could register. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paula was standing in front of it, talking to him soothingly through the closed door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby’s cage hung from a metal stand in the corner on the opposite side of the room, quite high up, so that the floor where she crouched was above their heads. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"We can telephone him now if you want. But I'm going to stand in this hallway until you let me in. I'll say hello to all your neighbors." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He stood in the din, uncertain what to do. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the landing took place, Seaman Stephanides would stand in the front of the boat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At the lectern during rehearsals he turned the pages of the missal, a book of music notes large enough for all the Brothers to see as they stood in the chantry. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I pull out my phone, and we stand in the shade of a tree as I show her the lines he wrote. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Crocodile Guts suddenly stood in the doorway of the dark hut! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hand in hand, they stood in line abreast, taking their cue from Chloe, stepped back two paces, came forward, bowed again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mostly they looked, their elaborate dresses, long-sleeved and long- skirted, hiding the nakedness that stood in their eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel crossed the clearing and stood in front of the path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in the water, arms crossed, beaming at me as I come up from the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Like every year, the Christmas tree stands in a corner of the living room. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Impassively they stood in ranks awaiting the Warlord’s inspection. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just being near the thing was like standing in an acid fog. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They stood in the strawberry fields early one July morning just after picking season was finished. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tab’s mom stood in the doorway in her socks, holding her briefcase. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No. Why are you standing in front of my house right now?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Round two— How about that man standing in the back? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“These are from last Christmas,” I said, pointing to one of me standing in front of the Christmas tree. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he even sold it standing in the field to save himself the trouble of harvesting and threshing to get a little ready cash. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She hands me her bowl and stands in front of the TV. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She stood in the bathroom and combed her hair, then she padded to the kitchen pantry and pulled out a dime-sized lump of brown sugar from the sack on the shelf. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie ran down the stairs quickly, and when she reached the bottom, she was surprised to see the old ghost from the study standing in the middle of the foyer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Watch this,” Two Step said, standing in the middle of the wobbling cart and lifting both his wide arms to the sky. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Another will stand in my place. I ask of you, release me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then she quit government and opened a small stand in a flea market. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marlene stands in front of one of the targets and sets the muffin on her head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My parents keep talking to their friends for another ten minutes while I stand in the entryway, burning up in my jacket. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Remember when I told you the story of Beatrix,” she said, “the nun who ran away from her convent? Remember how the Virgin Mary stood in for her?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like standing in the hollowed-out trunk of a massive tree, something long dead and howling with echoes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then I put my hands in my pockets and walk in one big circle, weaving in and out of traffic, switching sidewalks, until we’re standing in the exact same spot we started from. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A crowd of older men stood in front of the Garden, arguing about the fight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several more minutes for me to connect the name with the image on the screen—of a dark-skinned man standing in front of a white marble temple and surrounded by a vast crowd. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stand in the snow, looking at it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was now standing in the same position as when she’d been using the minister as a leaning post; her arms were raised, her head bowed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The two men stood in different halves of the century. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z