Jasmine turned, saw them standing there, and scowled at Lydia in particular. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It was an air of death that she’d felt standing before that black void summoned by Cain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he jumped into the pool quickly so he wouldn't be standing on the deck in his boxer shorts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Who else is standing here besides you? Get that baton away from her.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She led him away from the street where she’d seen the children, where the stricken Tullio was standing, as still as death. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people in front of him become zombies, moving slowly, standing up, all leaning to one side or the other, eyes hung low, mouths open, and swinging dead-like. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When she woke up, the barn was bright with sunlight, the cat was gone, and a beautiful dark-haired boy was standing there, gaping at her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wasn't sure if I was proud of myself for finally standing up to him, or embarrassed it had taken me so long to do so. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, I have to hear this upstairs. I can barely hear it standing right next to you.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m mostly self-sufficient,” she says, standing next to me now. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dated models and actresses and romanced his stunning American wife after standing behind her in line to use the phone at Heathrow Airport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She was simply standing there, her mouth open with no words coming out, when an arm went around her shoulders. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen a big black bear standing beside the pigpen. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think standing under a tree is the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do in a lightning storm.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She looked at the broken table and then to Luke, still standing in the pile of wood and glass. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She turns to a young man standing nearby, who Bailey had not even recognized as Poppet’s performance partner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The pitch-black room seemed alive with the voodoo spirits of my mother’s tales, ready to pounce upon me if I as much as took a step from where I was standing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here a soldier was standing looking out the broken front door. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The three friends scrambled out of the shallow pit so they weren’t standing on top of the treasure chest’s lid. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Holding the iron bowl in her hand, Taisin walked to the northernmost edge of the circle and closed her eyes, standing still. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to find her standing behind me, facing the white bus driver, who was in front of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rogers was standing by the dining room door. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

On Fridays, back in Chicago, we had a standing date night, usually meeting downtown at a restaurant called Zinfandel after we’d both finished up work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She looked past him and saw their grandmother standing to hold the porch door open for James, who struggled up the steps with a basket of tomatoes in his arms. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to avoid any awkward moment when the realness of reality sticks its fork into our flesh, leaving us standing there, together. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was as if they had suddenly discovered that they were standing on the moon. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my coat and boots and walked downstairs, standing under the balcony overhang, looking around. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It felt like fate and recognition and standing straighter and oh hello. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She was at least free from the offense of Mr. Darcy’s further notice; though often standing within a very short distance of her, quite disengaged, he never came near enough to speak. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

We were standing outside the exit, unsure what to do next, when the plain-looking boy leaned out through the flap. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cop and Lefty Lewis were standing at the door. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The two boys standing next to her were so identical I couldn’t tell them apart. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Brown, the cafeteria lady, is standing at the register. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

After the German surrender, he brought one more argument to the table: using the bomb on Japan would fatally compromise America’s moral and humanitarian standing, undermining any efforts to create a workable international control regime. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A big, jagged rock came loose and hit the floor with a heavy thump right where I had been standing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We flipped rocks and found scorpions underneath them, tails standing up braided with poison. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was standing in a cavern at the edge of an enormous pit. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing looking away, the thread in her folded hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We come to another crosswalk and he tugs me back from standing too close to the edge. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I came the next day, she was standing on the step with her hands on her hips, glaring. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then Jonathan turned toward the tavern keeper, who was standing by the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Archimedes, who had been standing forgotten on his shoulder all this time, was gently touching himself against him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias, blood trailing down the side of his face and marking his white shirt with red; Tobias, fellow Divergent, standing in the mouth of this furnace in which I will burn. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Reilly had been standing next to him pointing out the passages in the notebook, the scent had grown overpowering. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept standing exactly where she always did when Mrs. Chilcoat came in for chorus, and she never sang any fake words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

While we were standing up behind our chairs listening to the welcome speech, I had bowed my head and secretly eyed the position of the bowls of caviar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Their sons’ first and second wives were also in the pictures, first wives next to the husbands and second wives standing among the children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red clay flats had dried into brittle curls where the standing water had been baked out by the sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The team would nab farebeaters one by one, handcuff them, and leave them standing, in a daisy chain, on the platform until they had a “full catch.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I have forgotten? he thought, standing aghast in the middle of the darkening street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I look at Sandra, who’s standing by the picture of the naked girl running after being burned by napalm in the Vietnam War. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He looked at our men standing on the ledge of rock a dozen paces away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed Ang Dorje, standing alone in the appalling wind, sobbing inconsolably over the loss of Rob. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Joel Breman and the team went in, they found basins of foul water standing among discarded, bloodstained syringes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, Charlie’s mother and father, had come quietly into the room, and now both were standing just inside the door, listening. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the gentlemen pitch in and work hard, but most of them just take turns standing guard, their muskets ready, with slow matches smoking. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the doors of the railcar slid open and Seabiscuit’s head poked out, Smith was down on the platform waiting for him, standing in a sea of hostile reporters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The next morning, at exactly 9:21, I found myself standing outside of Clancy Gray’s office, my hand raised and ready to knock. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And now that was gone, as though after the three years he could trust his eyes alone to do the watching, without the flesh on his bones standing sentry also. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kasim is standing by the bathroom door when I come out. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was standing on the edge of Baby Kochamma’s ornamental pond looking up at the kites wheeling in the sky. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esme opened her eyes to see the lead scythe—the one in blue—standing over her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Claudia looked as satisfied as the bronze statue of the Egyptian cat she was standing near. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Turner Buckminster, what are you doing standing in the middle of the road half naked like that, throwing stones at my house in the middle of the day?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Point taken. In that case, you should revel that you are the last man standing.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was a strange and unsettling sight, like he was standing at the edge of the universe, and for a brief moment he was overcome by ver-tigo, his knees weakening before he steadied himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

They’re still coming, even though I’m standing right here next to Sandy Sanders, and I don’t want him to see me crying. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’m going to look like an idiot just standing there staring when the elevator door opens. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In my dream, you are standing in front of the vending machine from the Good Night, Sleep Tight, and you are smiling at me, using all of your teeth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He knew that every man standing there wanted at least a week on shore before they sailed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now here I was, standing just outside the actual country. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then I turned round and saw that she wasn’t standing in her hall any longer. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Arbuthnot’s name, age, home address and exact military standing were all ascertained. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

That’s when I realize that the car is still running, and still in gear, stopped only because I’m still standing on the brakes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When he came out, he saw Olanna standing by the lemon tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Hi, Jenny." said a lady in a white coat standing behind the animal shelter’s reception desk. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Where I had been standing a moment before was a ragged hole in the side of the Arch, with melted metal steaming around the edges. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And, sure enough, five minutes later, Michael found himself standing in his stained clothes in a corner of the nursery, facing the wall. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore was standing in the middle of the cave, his wand held high as he turned slowly on the spot, examining the walls and ceiling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was standing in a long dingy bar with black walls, neon signs, and a bunch of partying adults. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

So you just look at them, standing with your hands in your hoodie pockets. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I walk inside the apartments, impatient with standing outside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But Nora shoots off down the hallway again, and suddenly I’m standing outside the backstage door. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

And he was leaning against the wall behind him, as if standing had become too great an effort for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He looked up when he said it and his eyes met Dany's, and it seemed as if he saw her standing there beyond the door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bridge and Tab were standing outside Tab’s apartment door, Tab feeling for her keys in her book bag, when the door was wrenched open from the inside. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, absolutely,” Mom said, standing up and wiping at her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

When Nora opens the door, she looks surprised to see me standing here. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The front door hung open, Ma standing on the stoop with her hands crossed over her chest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘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

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’m standing in front of a wall of calendars featuring shirtless surfers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s okay,” he said, standing to help her to the door. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Olly’s standing at his window, his forehead pressed into his fist, his fist pressed into the glass. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn, she is standing with her hands on her hips, looking up at the top of the tree. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi gathered Bobby in his arms and brought him back to where his parents and siblings were standing. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squint, but all I can make out is a shape, standing slightly away from everyone else in the shadows. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Kaisa looked at Ash, standing several steps below her, and said uncertainly, “Ash? Are you all right?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain was standing stiffly at attention, for the colonel had forgotten to put him at ease. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I put out my head to see him standing among the trees, moonlight glinting off his skin, eyes flashing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The ice fortress swam into focus almost immediately— she was there again, standing at the window overlooking the beach. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I see Charlie, standing in the center of the kitchen, playing with his spinner, bright colored beads and rings threaded on a string. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spot Drew and Molly standing alone at one end of the room and suppress a smile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And so I found myself, six days later, standing at our local airport watching a tin commuter plane containing Katz touch down and taxi to a halt on the tarmac twenty yards from the terminal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We didn't even notice that Joey had been standing right there, watching us the whole time. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The hall was packed with another two or three hundred people, standing on first- and second-floor galleries, looking down on the podium from all sides. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When Phoebe pulled a blouse out of the closet, she said she could see her mother standing at the ironing board smoothing the blouse with her hand. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

You see them standing on corners, especially on Fifth Avenue, in front of the big department stores and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A teenage boy in a baseball cap grins up at her nervously, and Felicia realizes she is standing naked in the window. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laney was standing on the ground with her blanket in her hand and a thumb in her mouth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Trees that earlier seemed to be standing still, now blowing around. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Holly is in a distinctly un-team-leader-like position, standing slumped over a counter with her head on her arms. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merry was standing there with a candle in one hand, and banging on the door with the other. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

Then Maia, standing poised on tip-toe, lifted up her arms and sprang into the air. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I do not know how long I remained standing there; at the time it seemed a significant period, but in reality, I suspect, it was only a matter of a few seconds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I was standing there taking my grandmother in, Desdemona suddenly turned her head and noticed me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’m standing atop the scaffolding at the abandoned silo at the Beaverton farm, feeding an endless chain of paper links through the intake window. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I got on the train just before it started moving, and from my window seat, I watched Naomi standing alone on the platform until the train was out of sight. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then they were all silent, standing awkwardly, and the only sound was the sound of Jonas’s shuddering breaths. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned towards Éomer, and the men looked in wonder at him, standing now proud and erect. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A spotlight shines from the ceiling, its source unknown, and standing in the center of its circle of light are my mother, my father, and my brother. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mia smiles at me and gives me a quick hug before she runs off to join her teammates, who are standing in a huddle on the corner. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

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

Mrs. Baker’s picture was in the Home Town Chronicle two days later, standing next to Danny and Doug and me, and all of us surrounded by smiling Yankee players. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My lapse in standing was the misfortune of being from the nouveau pauvre side of what passed for an elegant family there in the Pittsburgh of the South. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There were lots of people of both races standing around, talking to one another in whispers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say, you don’t think Camel could manage standing in line, do you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her father was standing on the top step in front of the open door. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Here I am now, holding my bag, standing on the sidewalk just past Houston on Lafayette. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

While we were arguing about what was Chinese and what was Japanese, I noticed this family of five tall blond people standing near us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s just me and Ms. Porter, standing in the awkward, muffled quiet of her empty classroom. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she checked on Sammy she saw that he had taken off his shorts and underpants and was standing stark naked over the cucumber plants. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing at the threshold to the kitchen. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Then, standing steadily at last, he opened them. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the cordoned-off area near Arrivals, standing apart from the other expectant people, his mother was waiting for him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No, Pappa,” Rishi cut in, standing still in the center of his room, looking at the bed where not too long ago he and Dimple took things to another level. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the Trenton jail the deputy treated him like a man of standing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He waddled around like, a hippo standing on two feet, and the mixture of highly perfumed deodorant and fried grease was making me queasy. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly he walked to where I was standing and fell at my feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the crew rushes outside to where Mom and I are standing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s like two people still standing at a bus terminal after all the passengers have been met, the instant shared feeling almost enough to make them intimates. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing next to her father, studying him. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

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

A few minutes later I find myself standing in front of the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As I drove out of town, I saw an ancient woman standing in a blighted field. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My father was standing at the far end of the field, his back to us, hands on his hips, looking at a section of fence. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Two more men joined them and soon there was a small knot of them standing in the doorway, talking and pointing at the paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

When Beto could look, Henry was standing up and zipping his pants with one hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing at the front of the room, her arm stretched out toward the smart board. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If a bomb exploded under me I’d be standing in the hole with my eyes sealed. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A number of peons were standing about, turbaned and belted, much more imposing than the tannery chowkidars had been. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s ridiculous,” I say, looking up and realizing that James is standing and gathering his bag and tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Another corner of the compound held gardens—from where he was standing Thomas recognized corn, tomato plants, fruit trees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Jethro was to experience one attack of childish fury before the transition to his new standing was fully accomplished. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could make out somebody’s feet standing on a lawn somewhere. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

At three o’clock that afternoon, in the early hours of the first heavy snowstorm of the season, I greet Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen in Mrs. Murphy’s parlor, with Mr. Sorenson and Miss Larsen standing by. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And then they were standing on the true path: a swath of green sward running through the grey wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

When we came out of the stall, a cluster of girls in the Senior Division were standing by the sinks, watching us, arms folded, a few still in their dripping swimsuits. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

On those days, her hair standing out from her head like a thundercloud, she haunted Southside and Not Doctor Street until she found him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like little ducks, the girls mimicked my every move until we were all standing in front of the virgin’s altar, crossing ourselves, one right after the other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The man standing before her was one and the same as the man in the photo. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I scan the walls, searching for signs of life, but I see no movement and no figures standing in darkness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It’s common knowledge that if you’re standing at a corner of a main street in the hood, somebody’s going to try to sell you something. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She found herself standing, reaching out both arms, in the direction the boat had gone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And even though I stayed standing like that for a long time it felt like I was tumbling down into a giant hole. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One boy, spying me standing on the comer, came over. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all standing there with confused looks on their faces when I appeared in front of them, resplendent in my new threads. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was standing beside his bed and he was sitting up between the sheets, clad in his underwear, with a great portfolio in his hands. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The worst part about the whole thing is that Mary’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute parking zone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

One of the guards who is standing by the Director turns to him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Now what, I thought, seeing her standing there, smiling in her tight-fitting summer dress; a large young woman who reeked with Christmas Night perfume who now came close. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will, as is the custom each year, call upon your hardworking, dedicated and grossly underpaid teachers to announce the year-end examination results and class standings.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man standing in the aisle began to dance to the music. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I discovered that my father’s method of teaching me Talmud and his patient insistence that I learn Talmudic grammar—I had painfully memorized an Aramaic grammar book—was now standing me in good stead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone admired their filial piety when they arrived, and the proud and happy mother standing before the statue prayed that Hera would reward them by giving them the best gift in her power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she made no sound, Kaede noticed her immediately, standing hesitantly in the doorway. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of being seated and chained to the benches at the sides, they were standing, pressed up against one another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was a picture of me standing very still with my hands by my side and my eyes looking directly at the camera. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two pieces stay standing, separate, for a moment before they fall, the patterned back facing up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone was standing around the monument reading the passages on the wall. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A quick scan of the delivery room revealed no man standing around to take credit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The young man was still standing several feet away from her; now one of his eyebrows rose. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ll even throw in a set of free steak knives, but you have to act now. Operators are standing by.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I walk into the hallway and see Uhmma standing at her usual spot in front of the stove. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

How much time had they lost, standing here arguing? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Must you do your standing here?" he asked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Beneath is Justice, brandishing a golden sword and scales, standing between Death and Punishment, and treading underfoot Avarice and Envy, the gods of the merchants. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure exactly where they are, and it takes standing still and listening before I go in the right direction. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dad was waiting for us, wearing a tan suit, standing in a handicapped parking spot typing away on his handheld. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

In political organization, Polynesian islands ranged from landscapes divided into independent tribal or village units, up to multi-island proto-empires that devoted standing military establishments to invasions of other islands and wars of conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He went outside and found Lyra standing still, weeping, with Pantalaimon as a wolf raising his face to the black sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He looked around and saw Harry standing there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They kneeled between the frescoed walls, where some important-looking saints with blue haloes were standing on tiptoe to avoid foreshortening, and the gay paints of the stained-glass window poured upon their heads. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was right next to the plaintiff when this incident occurred,” Danny says, standing next to me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Luna did not intend to make her way toward the standing stone in the tall grasses. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

That's when I saw that there were roughly hewn benches along each side and lots more people in there that I couldn’t see when I was standing on the road. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

Joe was standing right where he’d been, not moving, frozen in the path of the dead woman and her gaping maw. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And the hyena dæmon, both her front legs gone, was half standing, half lying on the grass, with Ben, the terrier, in her foul jaws. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Shortly we are out of the forest and standing in a field. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the fire died, Tyson was still standing there, completely unharmed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I had no intention of standing near Danny the K or Ellis. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Still standing on the dock in front of everyone, Cole. smirked as he undressed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Josh was standing on a ladder, but he could not reach the tip of the tree. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe it’s my blank stare—that I’m looking past them, staring at the little dead girl that looks like my sister standing in the middle of the courtyard. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He looks up and sees me standing, transfixed, in the doorway. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I whirl around and see Sneaky standing there with a smirk on his face. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I pictured her standing in a line of people. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Will came back downstairs, she was standing with his breakfast wrapped in foil. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Why you are standing at the door?” asked a woman’s voice. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Beatrice passed the time in the camp by standing in lines to apply for resettlement by the UN. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As we turned the corner I looked back and saw him standing there, watching us, and he waved his hand and he was laughing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And he was still standing right in front of me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a man standing next to a woman who was carrying a baby. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, Harry...time for us to be off,” said Dumbledore at last, standing up and straightening his long black cloak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Otto caught a charley horse from standing in one spot with the fake camera and had to hop on one leg. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was caught on a bounce and thrown to Sidney Goldberg, but by that time Danny Saunders was standing solidly on my base and the yeshiva team was screaming with joy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I was standing at the top of the stadium watching the kids walking up the steps and I saw the look on Grace’s face and the way he was interacting with his teammates,” Tracy said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Gregor noticed for the first time that Temp and Tick were literally standing over the sleeping Boots, shielding her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in my only path of escape. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Ashoke takes photographs of every room, Gogol standing somewhere in the frame, to send to relatives in India. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy said, “She’ll also teach you how to give a weather report by standing on the roof and licking one finger and holding it up in the wind.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The bookshelves with their neatly ordered manuscripts slumbered in the shadows, while overhead pale moonlight wafted through the stained glass windows, lighting on the bronze statues of past Librarians standing vigil over the galleries. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The movement was strange with the slipperiness of the house shoes, but she managed to sink down and return to her standing position without falling. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now, having run out of things to say, she was standing at her desk with her frayed shawl clasped around her shoulders. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their Invisibility Cloak didn’t stop them making any noise, and there was a particularly tense moment when Ron stubbed his toe only yards from the spot where Snape stood standing guard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes just enough to see her standing over me in her white uniform. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The call sounded from far away, and Wart found himself standing by the side of an ancient tumulus, like an enormous mole hill, with a Mack hole in front of him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wart drew his breath at the sight of all these stately figures, standing so still that they might have been cut of stone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay on the cold floor sobbing; but really he was standing up strongly with contrite heart, holding his life in his hands, staring at it with a wondering question. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He owned sail lofts and shops, and also dwelling houses standing at the head of the wharf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she was standing in a corner of the field, giving no instructions to the team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She’s standing over him, hands on her knees, brow furrowed, panting. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then we took our places again, but this time Brit and I were standing about a foot away from each other. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In Under- standing Our Universe, I read that a magnet’s north pole attracts another magnet’s south pole, but it repels another magnet’s north pole. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone is standing around when we get back. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sierra and her whole team were standing together outside the door to Community Meeting Room B. She hadn’t been this happy or excited in a long time. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But Thomas said nothing, standing with arms folded, waiting for the show. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They were standing beside a bed of geraniums planted near the Hall of Open Records. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can figure out what I’m going to do, Bernard is standing there looking down at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I waited until the last of the troops had gone through, then I ran up to where the crowd was standing and began to push my way through. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find Uriah, Will, and Christina standing among the other initiates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

This is my brother Pedro standing on one leg on a rock, With a smear of chocolate on his face. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked when she saw me standing there, as if she hadn’t really expected anyone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sees me and smiles, totally ignoring Jeremy standing at the bottom of the stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She found Jamie standing on that corner, probably one of the most civilized street corners in the whole world, consulting a compass and announcing that when they turned left, they would be heading “due northwest.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right across the street was a blond lady in a blue shirt, standing by the window, stirring something in a bowl in her kitchen. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was way too short for me, the couch, but I really could've slept standing up without batting an eyelash. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then, as he drew level with the last pair of pillars, a statue high as the Chamber itself loomed into view, standing against the back wall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“The show at the Playhouse?” he says, standing up the equipment bags he was wheeling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When I look back at my first party at Manderley, my first and my last, I can remember little isolated things standing alone out of the vast blank canvas of the evening. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My white dog would be standing at the door waiting for me whenever I came home,” she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing motionless on the top of a small ridge, and he seemed from a distance to be a scarecrow left over from the growing season. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers standing near her lifts his gun higher. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The Castle of the Forest Sauvage is still stunning, and you can see its lovely ruined walla with ivy on them, standing broached to the sun and wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I blink again, a tall figure is standing in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

T cleaned himself up best he could with us standing on the stoop. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

“Of course, he wasn’t! Or I wouldn’t be standing here. He saved me and let Henry fall when he realized what was happening!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My knees hit the mud at the bottom of the marsh, splashing through the standing water left by the floods and the last hard rain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But there was a measure of comfort standing in the butterfly garden because I knew it was there for Amanda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instinctively I jerked to my feet in a kind of salute, but once I was standing I wasn’t sure what to do. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Another policeman is standing over me, murmuring, “It’s a kid. It’s a kid.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Below him, the boys, standing on the blue-black rocks waved at him to jump. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

He raised his head and looked directly at the two figures standing up, black against the sky. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must be a very unusual sound, because the next thing I know, Mai is out of the bedroom and standing in the hallway. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She thinks she is standing on her head, but the toes of her pink sneakers never leave the floor. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There were five tall figures: two standing on the lip of the dell, three advancing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The thing about being on a hill, as opposed to standing back from it, is that you can almost never see exactly what’s to come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I finally reach row 33,1 want to stop and bask in the view of my mom and dad, Jeffrey, and my grandparents all standing together for me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma hangs up but remains standing with her hand over the phone. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I looked to the other end of the stable and the Preacher was still standing there, pretending he waren’t hearing none of this. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He left Thomas standing there, now in his own daze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But how could he get there, with the bed on which his mother and sister slept standing squarely in the way? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered when Xan was young, how she would make ripe fruit explode in a shower of stars just by standing too closely. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She sucked in air and screamed, and he grabbed her hair and pulled her away from him, and she stumbled and went down, and then he was standing over her, breathing hard, shaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dusk was settling in when we reached Birch Spring Gap Shelter, standing on a slope beside a muddy stream a couple of hundred feet downhill from the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over and saw a Student Council girl in a blazer standing on the basketball court, right next to the tree. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite their best efforts they were two minutes late; the carriage was already there, and Lord and Lady Ashton were standing together by the door. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

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

I was standing alone in the center of a scorched battlefield, with several different armies arrayed against me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

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

I wondered if I had stopped breathing, but somehow I kept on standing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even Old Tallow stopped over to eat whatever she was given, often standing outside the door and bolting soup before she hurried off to hunt. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A paper lamp shoots by, and then a poster of Amelia Earhart standing by her plane. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We’re standing at the edge of a steep cliff, and in the distance is an erupting volcano! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Or, “When we test him, Billy does really exceptionally well, considering his class standing.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was only Pa standing there with his blue eyes shining, looking at Laura. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, at the sound of footsteps, they turned and saw two men standing in the entrance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If every seat is filled and nobody is left standing, then the number of people and seats are equal. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He had pictured Dorothy standing on a boardwalk or beach, tossing Nipper into the air, Nipper soaring over the sand, the foaming surf. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Diego Vega was standing with his back against a wall, holding a bottled water. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“That is not something I want to hear after you just shot a man who had been standing right behind me.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His little daughter was standing close to him, asking him to throw her in the air, too. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I remain standing, trying to contemplate and recover from what’s just transpired. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

His father turned, saw him standing, and swung the belt at him again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

This time, after the bell rings at the end of the day, I am not standing outside alone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Just then, Xenocrates noticed the girl standing at the threshold of the room, lingering there, not sure whether to enter or walk away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And when my mom sees my best friend standing there with a big get-well teddy bear, she looks at me, then waves her in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Dallas and Florida were standing on the sidewalk outside Grace’s Diner when the door opened, and out shuffled Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You standing there drooling, that’s what! They about to hand over what we came for, and you like a frog on a log. And Gum Baby hates frogs. Are you even listening?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Golan had stopped shooting, but we could see him standing guard by the lighthouse door, gun in hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If it’s for me, I’m a hard nut to crack; and I take it standing up. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Lucky Edward happened to be standing next to me,” I amended with a hard glance at the subject of my statement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But she looked like she was still standing strong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I said the words, then braced myself for a wave of humiliation—for that image to invade my thoughts, of me, one of many wives standing behind a solitary, faceless man—but it didn’t come. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I see Will standing among the initiates, and something tickles at the back of my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stood there, wondering what Joseph would do if he were standing there instead of me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The Cloud-Men were all standing in a group, and they were doing something peculiar with their hands. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Martin Luther King Jr. had been killed standing on a balcony in Memphis, setting off riots across the country, including in Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They looked pitiful standing there in their long white gowns. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were laughing, singing, lying, squatting, or standing on the grass, holding food in their hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Three minutes later she and her dæmon were standing at one end of a long corridor, where a dusty skylight let them see a narrow staircase descending at the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

Now I was standing on a semitransparent running track, a curved looping ribbon suspended in a starry nebula. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If Cain had been standing beside her, she might have snapped his neck just to end it there. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She pictures her mother saying all this gently into the next-door neighbors’ phone, standing in the neighbors’ sitting room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was standing in readiness, her face respectful but unemotional. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing in her little night shift, scratching one leg with the bare toes of the other. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly there was his youngest son standing before him, sprung out of the darkness of the court, and no one had seen him enter. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I never saw Dad carry anything to a sorting bin; he just chucked it, with all the strength he had, from wherever he was standing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Longstreet looked up and saw Harry Heth, a white bandage on his head, standing weakly by a tree, looking down vacandy to the map table, trying to comprehend. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked by a bunch of girls holding tape and posters and standing around their lockers not far from the stairwell. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her loafers were standing at attention where she had stepped out of them twelve hours ago. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ruth was actually sitting on the bench, while Tommy was standing with one foot up on its rusty armrest, doing a kind of stretching exercise as they talked. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember standing there thinking, You just fell off the beam on national TV. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was so absorbed in the book, I didn’t notice the Doctorita until she was standing above me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing by Rosie, supervising as she accepts donations of candy, gum, and even lemonade from the crowd. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was before I got long-legged, so with her sitting down and me standing, my head was just about level with hers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The way things were jumping ’round and with my wits flewed away, it didn’t make no sense to try to keep standing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Beneath it, a keyboard was set into the wall, angling out enough for someone to type on it with ease if standing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was now standing in my bedroom doorway. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was when I had gone to find her a Coke that I saw Mrs. Baker, standing alone beside a pile of sugared strawberries. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Because if she kept on standing on a shoe with a hole in it what would happen? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“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

“He called me,” I say, as if he’s not standing right there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’s going to give the medical profession a bad name by standing up for principle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The doctor was tense, standing by the door, and Luke moved over to stand beside him. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, and Finch is standing there, hands shoved into pockets. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When she was called down, he was standing outside asking in a loud, impersonal voice if he could borrow a book. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The isle they’re both standing on starts to crack, unable to support them both for long, and Penn makes a leap for the next closest isle. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kluck and Mama are standing side by side near the Poland table, trying to chat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A bunch of kids are still playing on the swings and the slide, their parents standing of! to one side, chatting animatedly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But from where I’m standing, slightly better is about the size of the Grand Canyon. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You were no priest when I was taken from Pyke.. I remember how you would sing the old reaving songs standing on the table with a horn of ale in hand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lily looked up at our mother standing in the shadow of the doorway. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Dari’s standing over there,” she whispered, peeking her head around the corner. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Like to try standing up to that one?” said Silver, looking round at Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took solace in the fact that others, if they ever heard of the wretched accidents, might well assume that it was some other Henry Smith standing by when disaster struck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought the cattle were standing or lying in a grayish mud. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to climb,” I say, standing up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Francie kept her eyes on the floor so that she wouldn’t have to look at the flower-covered coffin standing on trestles before the altar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up and up it came, until we were standing in our path in the woods by the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Less than an hour later, we were standing in front of the black minivan, watching as Zu did one last check under the seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Judge Quinzy looked at Penelope as if he were seeing her for the first time, although of course she had been standing there all along. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My father is standing to my right and Nation is to my left, holding the certificate rolled up like a baton. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was conscious of four familiar presences standing with him in the shadows beside the wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a joke of long standing now, left from the time when we’d actually gone to school and celebrated days off. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He filled his mother’s glass, then his sister’s and Marshall’s, and when he was standing by Robbie he said, “And a healing draft for the good doctor. I want to hear about this new plan.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hate that I’m standing here, washing him as if he were one of the twins. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

I assumed he was standing between his father and probably his older brother, Nation, who looked a lot like Martin, only taller. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We stood because standing would be more fun going down that hill. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was Battersea Power Station, standing proud with its four great chimneys still intact, even though much of its roof had long ago been eaten away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She had half expected that the other mother would be standing there waiting for Coraline to come out, but the world was silent and empty. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They were till standing by the window cheering, when I walked in. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing against one of the side walls of the school building smoking a cigarette. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

All the girls Cholly knew were at the banquet, and he pointed to a cluster of them standing, hanging, draping on the back porch. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Forcible was sitting on a stepladder, and Miss Spink was standing at the bottom. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

In their lives they had been men of importance and ladies of standing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jason was standing outside the window, rapping on the frame. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see the walls or ceiling, but there appeared to be a floor, because I was standing on something. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We buy sweet tea at a makeshift café and cool it with our breath, standing with a dozen other travelers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing at my locker, collecting my things for social studies after second period. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The young man standing before her was tall, lean in build. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

She was standing with her back to me and the strings of her apron dangled loose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he was back with a glass, the old lady was standing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

They’re all smiles and coos until I’m standing at the open passenger door trying to figure out how to “transfer” to a seat that’s up so high. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Olanna glanced at the people standing and reading the Daily Times and her feet grew light with pride. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I notice some others who are standing very still with their hands at their mouths. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl remembers her dad standing over her mom and pointing the gun down at her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As I’m standing up I hear the black van. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got there, my mom and brother were standing by the chairs that bad kids sit in while they’re waiting to get reamed out by the principal. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, our heads return to the stage and the Director, who has been standing there, unfazed, watching the scene unfold, not saying a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I want to say, Excuse me, ma'am, but we’re standing here. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the first boats crossed the hundred- meter mark, an announcer aboard the shortwave-radio boat broadcast the standings to the loudspeakers down at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The picture switched to a man in a trench coat, holding a microphone and standing in front of what appeared to be a gas station. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting moment I wondered if he thought she looked like the seven-year-old me, standing next to the lobster tank with a seven-year-old him, asking for help in freeing the lobsters. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When I looked up, I saw dust particles floating in the lamplight, August standing, looking down at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d better be off,” she said quickly, standing up and pulling her cloak around her shoulders. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My dad was waiting for us in baggage claim, standing amid all the limo drivers in suits holding signs printed with the last names of their passengers: JOHNSON, BARRINGTON, CARMICHAEL. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Franklin is standing at the stove, breaking spaghetti over a pot and dumping the noodles into boiling water. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Emma met my eyes, finally, and I could see tears standing in them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the living room, trying to be casual, as if we habitually stand around together in the same room and it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had to scramble up the sides of the bank here, and hold on to roots and trunks to keep balance, standing sideways and edging along. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castro was standing right in front of me, holding the pot of dumplings. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I managed to turn my head and see Nigel standing in the doorway. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The ball goes high, falls short, and hits the floor between the feet of Dallas Llewellyn, who is standing right in front of me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

It was as if I were standing on the sidewalk on the main drag of my existence, looking through the glass at all of life’s goodies, but could not find an open door. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

One of them is standing by a marble fireplace. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

“Everybody just cool it a little,” says Joanie, standing up with her book at her side. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They walked up to the curb where the cops were standing with Charlie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone with the exception of the driver, my mother and me was out of the car and standing on the road.The noise of gear-wheels grinding against each other was terrible. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed a man standing by the road, holding a suitcase tied up with string. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just wasn’t the guy standing in front of me right now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She had been standing near the front, staring straight ahead as commanded, completely unaware of what was causing the delay at the back of the group. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Seven followed her gaze to the Oracle, who was standing at the edge of the square. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I told him simply that I had given a name and that is the name I was standing by. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I had known it before, actually standing in front of your house was like having the wind knocked out of me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For we were all standing huddled together before a serene sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We was going to bring her back directly, ourself,” said Tuck, standing up slowly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my panic from the night before eases, and the shock of standing in the middle of the opening game dulls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the deck where he’d been standing, a green iguana crouched next to an empty set of Chinese handcuffs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When her head turned his way, he made sure he was standing behind Eric, who was a little taller. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Near where I am standing, a tiny faerie girl with a clock of white hair, like that of a dandelion, and a little knife cuts the strap of an ogre’s belt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Balls step left, Johnny steps right, and for a moment, it is just Celia, standing under the holly berries in her sparkling hot pink gown. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem possible that only a few hours before I had been standing on her deck. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new clothes had probably helped his mood—and of course the fact that he was standing at the rail with his arm around Annabeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Soon, we’re both standing around Dray, his cake, his girls, and his boys raising our glasses of champagne. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Through the building’s glass windows she could see people standing in lines. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Through the small window, Henry watched the bewildered family standing by their bundles in the snow. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There is the oak tree standing in the sun. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

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

They went together unanimously though shyly, without explanations, and found themselves standing at the end of Hob’s bailey strip after Mass. The Wart had no need to use ingenuity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used to keep them under the bed, instead of on the rack, so that nobody'd see them standing next to mine. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see Mr. Baxter standing in my doorway. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No wonder you didn’t write any da-zi-bao criticizing the teachers. You have serious problems with your class standing.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly he wants the viewer to focus on two figures: two men standing close together. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He is a member of the Society in good standing, and he has gone about it quite properly.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the bigger children had got away from their mothers and were standing at the edge of the training ground, looking at the soldiers. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have preferred that it had happened to her, because then she wouldn’t be standing here, helpless, with the entire fifth grade looking to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Such bureaucracies were essential not only to governing large and populous domains but also to maintaining standing armies, sending out fleets of exploration, and organizing wars of conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he found himself standing near the gate that was the main entrance to the camp, watching the new arrivals enter. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It won’t hurt our record in the league or affect our standings as we head into tournament season a few weeks from now. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, people were standing in grocery store lines and talking about the cities of my childhood, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing outside, weak and tasting like vomit. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Joaquin had thought he had cried enough for a lifetime, but seeing Mark standing there was too much. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I imagine Max and Officer Berdecki, both standing at my door, and my stomach feels sick. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She kept standing in the doorway, with her hands on her hips. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then he pointed at the woman standing by the elevator with her back to them, cradling a pink yoga mat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I didn't like just standing in their kitchen and causing a scene. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“His uncle once stood just where the boy was standing now and told King Aerys how he would deliver him the head of Robert Baratheon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dray is standing up now, looking behind us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And he was in front of me again, standing two feet away, still as a stone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grab the first person I see—a young doctor standing close to the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Julia was standing with them, trying again to convince Jay about her stupid tinfoil UFO and how it was going to fly up and down the street on a stupid invisible wire. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the porch, and Grandma was standing there smiling at us, with Butternut happily wagging his tail at her feet. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Trunchbull, her face more like a boiled ham than ever, was standing before the class quivering with fury. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every graduate of Lincoln Elementary School for the past thirty-five years could remember standing at that table listening to Mrs. Granger’s battle cry: “Look it up. That’s why we have the dictionary.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rushed down the steps before Park could stop her . . . and almost ran into his dad standing in the driveway. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

All she has to do is cross the tiled floor and turn left and there Papa will be behind the counter, standing at his key cutter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was standing up in her buckboard with a whip in her hand. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to see her standing, watching us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was seeing himself at twelve, standing in Milkman’s shoes and feeling what he himself had felt for his own father. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The cat standing on his head,” he repeated. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I meant to simply walk by again and I thought I had, except suddenly I was standing at the edge of the Taheris’ white tablecloth, staring at Soraya across curling irons and old neckties. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Singer, obviously more engaged in what she was saying to Phyllis, glanced at us standing by the entrance and she, too, gave a little wave. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He grasped her by one of her skinny arms and led her over to where the Sixth Form was standing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all standing up and clapping and cheering and The Grand High Witch produced a mouse-trap from the folds of her dress and started to set it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had a group of guys standing around watching him, like he was a juggler. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If things had been different, would I have been standing there in his place? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stood again at the edge of the hull’s cracked hollow, Pima was standing alone in the water, foam up to her thighs. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Blake recounted how he woke from a nap behind the stables to find Cora standing over him with her hatchet, blubbering. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

To actually see the person standing in front of them. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Warner sat down, but Mr. Bridges remained standing to speak. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico felt as if he was standing on the goddess’s throat - as if the entire length of Long Island resonated with her vocal cords. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her mother opened it, and her eyes were wide and surprised to see me standing at her door at nine in the morning. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They stood next to Joseph, and he backed up a little so they wouldn’t be standing behind him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

If we’d been standing there, it would have taken all four of us out. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The hare puffed out his narrow chest and stood with paw on heart, his eyes closed and ears standing straight up. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A split second after we heard the thunderous boom, my perspective shifted, and I found myself looking at our three avatars, standing there frozen in front of the open gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The allotted time ran out, while we were thus; but, looking round, I found the governor of the prison standing near me, and he whispered, “You needn’t go yet.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing with Lancelot’s old charger, now two years older, and all his accustomed armour neatly stowed on the saddle, as if for a kit inspection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards away was a tall snag, the dead stalk of a Douglas fir, standing over the meadow like a sentinel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as the whole company was assembled, standing in a wide circle round Treebeard, a curious and unintelligible conversation began. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Down the road the Hessians remained standing still. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that there were a lot of sailors standing around, and a brass band playing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His recently increased weight and the bloating caused by the inoperative valve made any position other than standing or lying down somewhat awkward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a picture of a young girl and her parents standing before a king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was standing there holding his mug of beer, his face blank. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there were seven Mathemagicians standing side by side, and each one looked exactly like the other. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within her crate, Songololo is now awake and down from her nylon hammock, standing at the bars and watching Otto curiously. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was receiving a standing ovation from the Lions Club. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Once I see that everything’s there, I walk over to where Mama’s standing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Now Dad and I were standing next to the coach—not that either one of them was aware of me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing above Chuck with his right eyebrow on my T-shirt when his eyes shot open. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I look up and am surprised to see Pascagoula standing right next to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We were standing outside the post office when the local magistrate, a white man in his sixties, approached Paul and asked him to go inside to buy him some postage stamps. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy dreamed he was standing on the front porch of the Big House at Camp Half-Blood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain saw two men standing on a rock ledge, men of the Regiment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two doors from his own compartment, the elderly American lady, Mrs. Hubbard, was standing talking to the sheep-like lady who was a Swede. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jetta made her jump into the pool in her clothes to get dive bricks that Jetta herself had thrown in, when the swimming team was standing less than ten feet away. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The librarian drove us back to Maine Street, where my parents were standing and looking around, waiting. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lorraine was standing by his side, sobbing hysterically, but Carlos didn’t seem to mind. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My heart is racing and there’s not enough air where I’m standing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a sergeant standing on the other side, a member of the decon team. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find myself standing in a clump of sixteens from the Seam. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Soon there are two men standing above me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When he sent her a telegram for their “Sixteenth Monthiversary,” he joked that each letter and punctuation mark was a code standing for “I love you!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We dash over to an agent standing next to a small table. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As I pass the stable tent, I see Kinko standing in its scant shade. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And then we were just standing there, and the rain was still drizzling like static, and I didn’t know what to do next. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A kid standing by Stick shot us a dirty look, so we stopped. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He returned again after an hour and again after two hours, looked through the window and saw Siddhartha standing there in the moonlight, in the starlight, in the dark. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing there, hopping around as he aimed his weapon, waiting until he could risk firing the Transvice at the woman. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And Vonetta said, “Right on!” and we thought we looked pretty tough standing there guarding the stall for our sister like the Black Panthers guarded the courthouse steps for Huey Newton. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It jumped off Nathan’s backpack and landed on the leaf he was standing on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold all this time,” Gogol says, and from his father’s lack of response he knows that this is exacdy what he has done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Robin found himself standing between his mother and his father. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She was standing beside a gnarly oak with knotholes that made it good for climbing—I’d climbed it myself many a day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Among rows of brown-brick homes, all standing together like gingerbread houses surrounded by black, spiked, iron fencing, I knew our house was odd. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some of them are standing, but most are sitting. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Bigger relaxed, still standing, his head resting against the wall, aching. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was just standing there with his arms crossed again, watching me read. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That night, Thomas spends half an hour standing outside my door, trying out a dozen different kinds of apologies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He’s standing on the ground in front of the open door, smoking a ready-made. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She was standing one step below him on his front stoop. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the bottom of his stoop holding a piece of paper. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At the top of the rise when he looked back they were still standing there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was a shock to see Ron and Hermione standing exactly where he had left them, Hermione still holding Lily’s letter, Ron at her side looking slightly anxious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We looked around and saw Bai Shan’s tall, thin form standing beside his desk. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ran to the gates, expecting to see them wide open and Mr. Wonka standing there to welcome his workers back. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Charlie Bucket? He must be that skinny little shrimp standing beside the old fellow who looks like a skeleton. Right close to us. Just there! See him?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Luke told the boys to get their jackets on, standing up like the conversation was over. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I asked why, she pointed to the blank space and said, “The devil was standing right there.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She often imagined him standing in the middle of a gathering of rapt villagers, talking in that sonorous voice about the great nation that Biafra would be. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She turned to glance down at him from the chair she was standing on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The way she goes from moving to standing to going all gooey and pressing herself against the two of them. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I leave Miss Carol standing there with her arms folded, and I file my stuff like she says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Two men were taking turns standing on a crate, shouting over the noise of a raucous crowd. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The large woman standing before her was, surprisingly, not a cake at all, but rather a blackberry pie. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But my voice can’t reach her, wouldn’t be able to even if I was standing right next to her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I lit the lamp, and as soon as the room was bright, I saw men standing all around. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I hadn't heard that word since childhood and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted school yard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

From where I’m standing, sister, it’s hard to fathom the threat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So help me...Give us ten minutes! Go dig the grave of someone who isn’t standing right here!” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

He’s standing by the door near the side of the building, a secret passageway, maybe. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on my toes and bouncing at the front of Ms. Washington’s class. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The buildings were blackened, roofs blown off, walls half standing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few houses away from where Ivy was standing, a girl ran down the porch steps and waved her hand. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t look outside, because if I see Mamá Jacinta standing there staring at me, which I’m certain she is, I’ll probably start wailing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Hey, where did that come from?” he asked, standing in the doorway. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I look toward the noise to see the preacher standing at a podium that’s been set up next to the serving window. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Another ray passed, and Justin reached in so fast that he splashed water all over Sarah Johnston, the new girl, who was standing next to him. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Grief at last wholly overcame them, and they wept long: some standing and silent, some cast upon the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would have meant standing around in armor and going on dull quests. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The door to her chambers opened, and she found Nehemia standing in the doorway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t Mom or Dad standing behind me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Were he not already standing, he would have risen to his feet in ovation as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t make out the auto any longer, but Shreve was standing in the road before the house, looking up the hill. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swoop, down to where Thor and Hoenir were standing openmouthed, looking up at them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a small dimly lit vestibule to keep the warm air in, and standing under the lamp was a figure she recognized: Lord Asriel’s manservant Thorold, with his pinscher daemon Anfang. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

No one answered—maybe because, like Piper, they had noticed the figure standing on the beach. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the grave site, standing with Ernest, Mollie could hear the old people’s song of death, their chants interspersed with weeping. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We pulled up to a big old brick house and a kid was standing on the sidewalk. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doon knew he was standing beneath the north edge of Ember. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad told me they didn't want to be standing at my funeral someday because of things I was doing that they didn't know about. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it did not open very far, because there was Sukey, standing against it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted God to come right now and show me He loved me by fixing the problem by standing up for me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting moment, he’s standing once more at the front of the praise band. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I looked over my shoulder to see the group of mothers standing still, obviously unwilling to come after me with a school official at my side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train had begun to move when he said, “I'm really sorry I didn’t see you standing there.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I arrive hundreds of people are already there, standing around the prisoner. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child was killed instantly, and her twelve-year-old friend, who was standing next to her, was traumatized. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was lunchtime and I was standing outside by the weird sculpture that was supposed to be an Indian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he stumbled against Frodo, who was standing lost in thought, looking at the pale lights. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When they were both standing, Seth winked at Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, it sounded like the voice of a troll who was standing under a bridge hoping that an unsuspecting billy goat would walk by. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

People are sharing umbrellas and a few people are standing under wet newspapers. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even when we try the words get caught inside our throats, as though our mother is standing there waiting, daring them to reach the air. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Ladies,” Mrs. Murphy says, standing at the head of the table. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell him exactly how I feel. I think I might even tell him how you feel,” she says, standing up and packing her bags. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

At once Malcolm backed the canoe out of the reeds and sped towards the spot under the oak tree where the man had been standing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Fadi blinked in surprise at the next shot: a young man wearing a black turban standing with a rifle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And I was thinking about how disjointedly time seemed to flow in Forks, passing in a blur at times, with single images standing out more clearly than others. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She threw herself backward against the elevator’s side wall, standing on tiptoe and trying to flatten herself so they couldn’t see her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dad, who had changed into thick gray sweats, was standing there at the front door, grinning, my denim book bag in his right hand. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was now standing way too close to Bijan, Carlos, and Jacobi, and I did not want them to hear this conversation. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The gallery officer was standing just a few cells down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the green, standing corn was round them all day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles Chiltington was standing in the doorway to Meeting Room A on the far side of the rotunda. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I turn around to find an old woman standing behind us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They were standing in front of him, bending over him, looking at him, waiting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls himself to standing and drags her up with him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes?’ she said, standing before Johnny under the apple trees. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Galluzzo, like Goliath standing with his hand already on his weapon, sizing me up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

What standing could such dedicated pacifists enjoy among veterans of the Revolution, who, as Jackson put it, “at the risk of their lives and fortunes, secured to the community their liberty and property?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

At this point, I don’t know how I’m standing. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

But that sorrow and that rage might incinerate her, same as that storm yesterday, with its lightning bolts speeding through this flat land, looking for the one thing still standing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Marco takes Chandresh’s arm and pulls him into a quieter corner, standing with his back to the courtyard to provide a modicum of privacy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Eventually I remember I’m supposed to be in the tub, not standing in the middle of the room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Clearly, someone has radioed for Shaan, because he’s standing there at the door to Henry’s apartments in an impeccable gray peacoat, dry and unmoved under a black umbrella. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Nightingale was standing in front of her, an arm’s length away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And there was a boy standing beside the mom, looking embarrassed but protective. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I slipped my notebook into the open slot for books and then looked at the teacher who was standing, her back to us, writing on the blackboard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we made it across the field, the soldiers were already standing in lines. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When they got to the curve in the road the man was still standing there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She was startled, most of all, by the teenage boy in a baseball cap standing near a brick wall, face down, body leaning forward, hands between his legs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Phyllis is standing at the window, looking at me with a rainstorm in her eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Against the whiteness you could see every mark standing out in bright red hieroglyphics telling the story of our journey. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He halts, refusing to walk any farther, standing in the middle of the path. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Still standing on the chair, she was able to get a grip on the wooden molding, and she pulled until the panel had come off in her hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kidwell, a fanciful woman, had been standing at a window watching dusk tint the outdoors, the sprawling prairie. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was standing by a bedpost, trembling like a doe, “Lady Arya, if you will turn your back, I must needs unlace your gown.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled on his work gloves, and he cut through four strands of heavy steel wire before he realized he was standing where anyone might see him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She shouldn’t have been standing there. I just want to be left alone.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

He looked out the window at his mother standing by the station wagon. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I see Four standing by the chasm, a group of people around him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She’s just standing there, the dog’s empty water bowl still in her left hand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A tall, dark-skinned brother with shades was standing over me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walk into the kitchen, Mom is standing at the stove, working her magic. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And through my blurry vision, I blink up ahead, where Connor is standing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nanko was standing on the cliff motioning us to hurry, so I refused to let him go back for it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the hall after homeroom, waiting for the first-period bell. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing at the island in the spot where I called him to say I wouldn’t be at practice the other day. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

"It's not your birthday," said Magnet, who was standing behind Squid. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

Dancing, I looked over Brett's shoulder and saw Cohn, standing at the bar, still watching her. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ernest had been there, too, comforting Mollie, even though he had known that Anna’s two killers were standing only a few feet away from them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“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

They had been standing over the fire with a spitted pig, a yearling. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if he turned round—he was standing with his back to the house, smoking—he would see right into the room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They went between the oak trees, where the deer had been standing, and plunged deeper into the wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Titi was standing against the wall, beneath the plastic Malta Fresca sign, when she found herself looking into someone’s eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As yet, I am as one standing on a wreck and can hardly see when we shall be afloat again.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There’s a long line of people holding stacks of the clothes they’ve chosen, waiting to have them bagged by a tall, salt-and-pepper-bearded black man standing behind a long table. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He found Shin, wild-eyed and wrench in hand, standing over Gong, whose bloody arm had a lump on it the size of an egg. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on my bed with my laptop resting on my hand when my bedroom door starts to open, and even before I see Mom’s face, I slam the laptop shut. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I stare at the door with my heart beating, but I don’t have to wait long before it opens, and a little girl is standing there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

There, standing off to the side with a notebook in her hand and a pen in the other, was Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be a crybaby,” she says, tucking in the end of the faja, then standing back to survey her work. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the zombies were helpful just by standing in the way, blocking monsters and taking fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He glanced across at the other two but they were facing away from him, standing apart, smoking silently. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She’s stunned, and I feel sorry for the woman standing on the front porch of a poor street in an ordinary town. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

What series of events led me to be standing in the ruins of my city? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tyrion glanced down and saw the Hound standing with young Joffrey as squires swarmed around them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I went into the hall and found Henry standing there. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on the red railway car that sits abandoned next to the barn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Karkaroff, Harry saw, looked slightly discomposed to see them standing there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And the oral parts of the course, standing and speaking the language, completely eluded me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Tallis remained standing, while Briony sat on one side of the writing desk and the inspectors sat on the other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Wow, this whole place is wood. Look at that staircase. I’ve never really noticed it before. It looks like something from an old movie—you know, like Bette Davis should be standing at the top.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t turn around once I get moving. But you shouldn’t be standing here and watching me in case I cheat. Just run into the school. Okay?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Julia was standing with them, trying again to convince Jay about her stupid tinfoil UFO and how it was going to fly up and down the street on a stupid invisible wire. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

By now, almost the whole crowd was standing and so loud, you could barely hear the music. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

If the Kings are about anything, it's standing up for your brothers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the top of the stairs, looking down icily on the crowd gathered in front of Malalai Hospital. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am thinking about that day when I realize I'm standing next to a stone wall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turned to her and gushed, “Mrs. Obama, you’re such an amazing woman. Thank you for standing up for women. Thank you for being a champion for girls’ education.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Adams never forgot this scene; nor did he forget the friend who was standing beside him when it happened. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Despite what I had learned about Baba, I wished he were standing alongside me now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In Hooverville tin roofs cartwheeled across the sky and shanties were simply shredded, leaving their denizens standing dazed among the wreckage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

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

“Wait a minute, why are we all standing here?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Katie rushed out to the kitchen and heated the coffee which was always standing on the stove. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Pepperidge Farm," Park said, standing on the back of the cart and popping a wheelie. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But Navid was now laughing at my face and I realized then that I must’ve looked ridiculous, standing there with my scarf bunched awkwardly on my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His legs were weak from so long swimming but he was standing on dry land, and he was alive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not yet. Let the others take their food first. I can wait,” he says, standing aside. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered standing here and watching the wolves come out of the woods—Lupa’s minions, who would lead him to Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There they had discovered William Henry Blore, standing staring at the mainland. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

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

I wanted Cecile to be standing here next to us and not Big Ma. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“We were all standing around outside, trying to figure out what was going on,” this white girl says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They led their ponies under the arch, and leaving them standing in the yard they climbed up the steps. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Give me a kiss good-bye, fighter pilot,” Mamaw said, an almost forgotten shadow standing by the side of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven ran, standing directly in their path, fists clenched in anger. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Can we take a walk?” he asked, standing up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hulking gray hybrid standing upright on two legs turns to face us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She would close the list with relief, proud of herself for standing up to Elena Richardson at last. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a change I’m glad to see David standing there, his face flushed from swinging. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this time I was standing in the darkest, out-of-the-way corner I could find. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then the crack at the base of the screen widened; we pushed it open, and we were standing on the roof of Nimh, free. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the peak for perhaps thirty minutes, trying to apprehend what it would be like to be standing on that gale- swept vertex. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how cold I’d become, standing in the wind. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was standing still in a clearing, and I pulled up beside her, grabbing her elbow both to stop myself and to take measure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They had never seen even two houses standing together. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pumps standing with their hoses oddly still in place. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The second she turned to the beehive—in this case standing for productive work. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I came back out, Otis was standing where I left him, still staring down at his feet. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Which is why you and I are both still standing right now.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I ran up the trail and found him standing staring into space, just as I had been. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his memory had warned him, and he wasn’t standing quite close enough to be knocked over. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her palm is cool and smooth, and leaves my hair standing on end. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Cinnamon and Nutmeg crane their necks to wheek at Mom and the girl from next door standing in my doorway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie was standing with her cheek pressed into Tuck’s chest, her arms flung tight around him. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

John had a standing rule that anyone who came into the place to gamble had to check his guns if he had any. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the woman standing next to the girl. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still yelling back at her as he pulled up the reins, the coach itself now on the very spot where she had been standing seconds before. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The church—riding dirge-paced behind the hearse with Lucile and Baby—the group of people standing with bowed heads in the September sunshine. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw the staircase at Manderley, and Mrs. Danvers standing at the top in her black dress, waiting for me to go to her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Our blood, our sweat, our labor are in American soil,” cried the Reverend Ruben Speaks, pastor of St. Mark’s AME Zion Church, standing on the steps of City Hall. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing in the touch tank room, listening to a bearded aquarium worker speak into a microphone. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She walked as if her feet hurt her, as if she had been standing and walking in the high-heeled shoes all day long. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last time I had stood watching a herd of cattle eat their supper I was standing up to my ankles in cow manure in Poky Feeders pen number 43. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There were photographs of him at charity fund-raisers, standing next to his parents, wearing no tie at an event where clearly men were supposed to wear ties. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re telling me my relationship with my girlfriend isn’t going to last...in front of my girlfriend. Like she wasn’t standing right there. Which she was.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I need you to be my standing stone, to be my strength this day.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as she and Renee were standing together, I noticed that they had both gotten really short haircuts. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My best friend, An Yi, and our homeroom teacher were standing outside the main building. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped into a seat between Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table and tried to ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

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

As a result, the vast majority of horses’ sleeping is done standing, which they can do thanks to ligaments that lock their leg joints in the extended position. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted off the pillowcase, and there I was, standing in my old suit, looking at an old typewriter with a fresh ribbon. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

This one showed the little boy standing at his father’s bed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He keyed Angie and headed straight for the beer section, the big cooler next to where I was standing. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Imagine if there were 150 Rosa Parks standing up for tolerance, what a difference we would make. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But you are getting a man who adores you like he does this rich soil we’re standing on.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked up, I saw it was just me in the chair and Dad standing by the door, waiting. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Walking away, I break my farewell rule and look back to see Ma, Chou, and Geak crying and standing in the doorway. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing on two legs just like a human. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was a small crowd standing off to the side from one of the lockers, and then Moss heard another noise. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was standing near the top of Mount Tam. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Martin Bundini just left him standing there and went off with his arm over John’s shoulder. He was so mad he started to cough, and that made him even madder.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Howard W. Campbell, Jr., remained standing, like the guards. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I walk with him and leave Kristina standing there looking angry and completely confused. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There were days when the ashen overcast thinned and now the standing trees along the road made the faintest of shadows over the snow. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

He built the Mary Rose before I was born, and I seen the picture of him standing by the bow when she got launched for the first time. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she said “how proud I am standing here looking at you,” the rest of the Freedom Writers lost it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Do you remember standing with me and your mother, during one of our visits to Gettysburg, outside the home of Abraham Brian? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

At one of the dances, I saw Roberto standing on the side, next to a girl who was slightly taller than he was. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The short, thin boy was back at the plate, standing with his feet together and holding the bat in his awkward grip. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My gaze cuts to Taryn, who is still standing with Locke. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The audience is standing up, clapping and smiling and whistling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ivy got to school, June was standing by Ivy’s locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was standing under the juniper tree at the exact spot where he had murdered Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They didn’t see the completed puzzle standing in front of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We’re standing on the raised platform outside Batalla Hall with his entire patrol facing the crowd in front of us, while another of Commander Jameson’s patrols is pushing people back with shields and batons. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The standing ovation at the end is as sustained as it was in Connellsville at the Pennsylvania festival, but with double the number of people on their feet. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the very edge of the square was the dancing girl, and standing a few feet away was the woodsman Hazel had seen earlier that day. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When she opens her eyes, they are standing on the quarterdeck of a ship in the middle of the ocean. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I came up to the sunlight, which I did by simply poking my head into the soft snow and standing up, I laughed at my dark fears. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and the other men were still standing, waiting for Miss Love to sit down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But I was so proud of my brother on the day he was sworn in, standing there in the ranks of the new officers, straightshouldered in his navy blue uniform with its glittering brass buttons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

From where I was standing, I could see it was impossible for Old Dan to have climbed the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the building's windows, they could see Somkit, standing at the front of a room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We remained standing in the Appelplatz for a long time, unable to detach ourselves from this surreal moment. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be like a hundred of them standing at a comer waiting for the light to change so they could cross the street. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sees that he is standing with his toes on Grandma’s linoleum. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The boy’s standing there, holding the things of mine in each hand, rucksack on his back, no real nothing on his face, no Noise that I can hear. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

You was close enough to see Canada and you standing here afore me now?’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When she blinked, she saw that she was standing on the large driveway of a sprawling white house. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The pail was floating instead of standing, and they were going to have to wade through knee-high water to return to the shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I guessed it was Ruth in there, so I let myself into her room, and was standing waiting for her, looking at the view from her window over all the rooftops. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train went as far back as you could see, there must’ve been a thousand boxcars, but everyone had stopped and was just standing there watching. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then Ben was no longer there, and there was not one standing stone, but many. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Kenton was still standing out in the hall where I had first spotted her. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As if they were standing before a miracle, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and Mr. Lucas continued praising the Lord like they were in church. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was standing by the open door of the classroom, and there was a sudden movement of heads as everyone turned and gaped at him in total astonishment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now, standing here on this stage, I know it is. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We thought you knew what you were doing!” shouted Ron, standing up, and his words pierced Harry like scalding knives. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But nope, I’m literally standing here on the subway, kicking the back of my heel with my foot. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Do you? the monster asked, standing above him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The water was standing in the curved brim of his derby hat and his collar was wet and sagging. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He nearly drops it when he looks up and sees Lainie Burgess standing in his doorway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At that moment it seemed that any action under heaven would have been preferable to standing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, why are we just standing here? Didn’t the microwave beep? Let’s eat!” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

On either side of me, folks are packing cars to leave, hammering wood over windows, or else standing, sitting on the porch, playing music, drinking liquor like it’s Mardi Gras. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was standing in front of her, and looking down at her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” drawled Finny from below, “stop standing there showing off.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting out of his truck, standing on the side of the interstate that way. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When I have my breath and courage back, I continue up, branch after branch, until I’m standing with one hand reaching into the old hollow, groping around. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Matthew was nowhere to be seen, no doubt standing as close to the stage as he could manage. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Whole and skinny and with his white kitten hair standing up on his head. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As might be expected, the answer the various participants gave to such an overarching question depended a great deal on the ground on which they were standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There, standing before the golden pigeon, the odor of gunsmoke came to him, and he understood that his father was a shooter. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“See, that’s what terror does to you. I’m thirty-nine, boy. I was a young man till I saw that apparition right there, exactly where you’re standing. Turned me hair white overnight.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Meryl Lee was standing quietly, Mr. Kowalski behind her, and she held up a dried rose with a ribbon as I went by. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

This latter - a stone construct complete with a tiled roof - looked very sturdy, as indeed it needed to be, standing as it did in a highly exposed position against a background of empty fields. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other children of the Gentry are standing around in their padded tunics with their practice swords, watching, hoping my downfall will be amusing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the point is, I said it standing right behind Ruth, and I could see she was pleased. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she’s standing in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The snow sloped out all the way up the mountain, but it wasn’t too steep where I was standing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing a little behind her, and he put his hand on her waist to steady her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I throw open my laptop, the two of them standing behind me as it boots up, surprised expressions on their faces. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He took him out softly and smoothly, and then stopped and, standing squarely in front of the bull, offered him the cape. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Vonnegut’s perfectly rendered steel loading ramp lowered to the ground, standing out in sharp contrast against the digital blackness of Archaide’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His lord's face swam up before him, not the man he was but the boy he had been, standing cold in the shadows while the sun shone on his elder brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I looked behind me and there were still more, standing against the walls, erect and silent, as though steeled to go into action at any moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A new kinda energy runs thru me and I make myself sit up, ignoring the pain and bringing myself forward and breathing till I can think about standing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

David is standing near one of the doors up ahead. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

In his front yard, he saw the two men about twenty feet away, standing under a cedar tree. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fading light, we hadn’t noticed that her mother and father had been standing just down the beach, watching us. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was mocking laughter, and the woman standing there beside him was laughing, too. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cavernous room was filled with golden cages, round and square and rectangular, some stacked on top of each other, others standing alone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had to follow the path to keep out of the wet grass so I didn’t see her until I was pretty near there, standing there in a black cloak, looking at the flowers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the way in now, not a farmhouse or barn was left standing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a sublime moment for Paul Ellis’ boy, the uneducated son of an uneducated linthead standing before several hundred of his peers, recognized as a leader in the battle to restore the beloved South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

Instead, there’s a girl standing there as if she appeared out of nowhere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Perry gripped the edge of the washbasin and hauled himself to a standing position. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo is standing before a podium and facing a barrage of flashing lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I get nods from the men standing in a group in front of a barber shop. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

So peculiarly individual was its shape that at first glance the hat appeared to be on the head of someone standing immediately behind Luster. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for my father she wouldn’t have done drugs and believed that she couldn’t do any better than standing on a street corner asking for money. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

James glanced up and saw Aunt Spiker standing over him, grim and tall and bony, glaring at him through her steel-rimmed spectacles. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you crazy?” shouted a woman who was standing equally close. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The policeman was only too glad to have a good reason for standing further away from the horse. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A sudden stupidity overcomes me, and I feel awkward standing there on her driveway. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I am standing in someone else’s recorded Memory, inside a massive, dimly lit space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mameh came up to me in the store a couple of days later while I was standing behind the counter and placed the bracelet on the counter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was commanded down, to a standing ovation and flashing cameras. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The funding request for the new cyclotron was his first chance to exploit his new standing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Big Rose was standing in the doorway, fascinated by that mouse. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mama was standing there, staring at me, waiting to see if I'd go back down. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I turn around, following her gaze, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end as my eyes travel down the long line of people. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the bell rings, I walk past Ryan Cross and Roamer and Amanda until I’m standing so close to Violet that I can smell her flower shampoo. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He’s standing at the window in his socks, holding Pigeon’s cell phone up to his ear with one hand. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Through the sweat running into his eyes he saw Aurelia, beautiful in her brave bright colors, standing now, her hands to her face, tears on her cheeks. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He looked down to where she pointed, farther to the right, where people in dark blue jackets were standing at the base of the north set of steps, which led up to the front entrance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I nod, and then we’re taking turns standing on my chair, arranging constellations. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the small crowd was still standing by the steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But even if they got past him unrecognized, how were they going to start a fire while the others were still standing around? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thinking about it makes me remember the time I fell asleep standing up and Frank kicked my legs out from under me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bill and Fleur were standing at the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I turned around when I heard a bark and spotted Connor standing at the edge of the field. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But it takes until I am standing on a table, waving my final goodbyes to the hoarse chanting of my name, to define it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Lavender Brown was standing at the foot of the marble staircase looking thunderous. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Briony remained standing with one foot still on the garden path, the other on the front step. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sun was in her eyes, but Hazel spotted a tiny figure standing at the top of the ledge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hated to come out and say it with Neil standing right there, but Rosaleen didn’t have any problem with it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized I was standing between them and the moonlight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing her standing there, I remember all those times when I used to look out the window hoping to see Oscar in the yard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

On the drive home, we pass a big group of people standing at an intersection, waving signs and shouting. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have time to take the whole thing in before Gina was standing in front of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ramsay was Reek then, standing at his side, whispering that he should flay a few of his captives to make them tell him where the boys had gone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Two salesclerks were standing at one end of the counter talking. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’d always move about together and seemed to spend large parts of the day awkwardly standing outside the farmhouse, not knowing what else to do. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When some of the older boys pulled the tree away, they found Francie and her brother standing upright, hand in hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For any narrow "container" of a particular length, there are plenty of possible standing waves that don't fit. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The three girls in the flower dresses were standing on line looking at us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the three travelers were standing on a desolate plain, with no signs of any kind of life whatsoever. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As a child I secretly welcomed the first warm day of spring by yanking off my shoes and standing waist deep in the cordgrass to feel the cool mud squish up between my toes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked into first period this morning, there was a group of kids standing around and whispering. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Round two— How about that man standing in the back? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I scanned the crowd until I saw a boy, perhaps my age, standing near the far corner of the pitch. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

John is looking toward the other side of the bedroom, where Mom must be standing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She’d meant the picture on the opposing page, another Picasso, a vision of a woman standing in front of a mirror. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The old man pointed to a baker standing in his shop window at one corner of the plaza. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the Dining-Room was standing up now to get a better view. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Headmaster Jansen, for those very kind words of introduction,” said Mr. Tushman, standing behind the podium on the stage as he talked into the microphone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t going in his room or stepping out: just standing right outside the door, as if she was listening to the sound of his breathing as he slept. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Shocked, he froze in place when he saw the large horned toad standing on its hind legs and holding a glowing quartz crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I am standing in what must be the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh. My God. Can’t you at least press your shirt?” she asked, even though the Colonel was standing in front of the ironing board. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby was standing in front of a sack of carrots Chestnutt had brought along. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

“And soak them with gasoline until it’s seeping out,” he told Cockerell, who was standing at the foot of the steps with two other men. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said, standing at the edge of the sea of swirling gowns. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His father had sent him a clipping about the grant printed in the campus newspaper, with a photograph of his father standing outside the engineering building: “Prestigious grant for Professor Ganguli,” the caption read. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Scipio was still standing at the door, listening intently to what Victor and his father were discussing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The clock had indeed struck eleven and there, standing in the doorway, were Rab and Cilia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon Mamita will awaken, standing up and stretching in her white blouse that hangs midway down her thighs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was standing up in a roller coaster. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad raced around the corner and almost crashed right into Rashid, who was standing as still as a rock. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But suddenly I thought standing in a minyan for somebody’s bar mitzvah was the most important thing in the word. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing frozen in the middle of the revel, looking lost, as faeries swarm around her, swinging their partners in dizzying spirals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. Or standing up for yourself, or telling someone what you need,” she says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A semicircle of little boys, their bodies streaked with colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, were standing on the beach making no noise at all. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ekon wasn’t standing near the Greater Jungle’s border now, but it didn’t matter. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ruth was standing just in front of me, so I couldn’t see her face, but her whole posture froze up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Ophie thought about it and replayed the sight of her daddy standing at the end of her bed and how he later faded into sparkles, she started to feel a little bit better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He let go of her hand, but they were still standing so close, he could feel the warmth of her breath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I say, “You think somebody...cut that on purpose? So it would break? With someone standing on it?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

When I noticed Tanu standing there staring at me, I suddenly realized I was talking too much, and I closed my mouth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Calpurnia was standing shyly in the hall, giving her grudging approval to the scene. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted again, but the others needed no telling: They all scattered, and not a second too soon, for next moment the creature’s vast foot had fallen exactly where they had been standing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There were two small beds in it with wooden chests at the foot of each, and a large standing wardrobe. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And standing on either side of the pixie are two knights in his livery, one with scarlet hair braided into a crown on her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even standing at the bus stop, I realized that the women and girls standing next to me may have been, molested, harassed, or even impregnated at one point in their lives. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He could just make out the sheriff off to one side, standing tall and dark, the shotgun held up over his shoulder. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Even Ross, who had actively fought the party within the ranks of the party, was still a member in good standing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba is standing over me in an instant, and he takes the tablet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Standing by Grandma Sarah’s grave, I said Marhabah, hello, and spoke to her as though she were standing with us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finally Missing Tooth rediscovered the stranger standing in the doorway. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tap-tap-tap sound doesn’t stop, though, and soon Ma is standing before me on the sidewalk. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Some of the white men and women standing around us seemed to be observing anxiously. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why’re you just standing here?” he asks, and we start walking, past the basketball court and over the brown-green field of grass to the bench where everyone sits before class. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Bill was in his room standing on the balcony looking out at the square. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

There was a boy of about her own age standing with his back to her, looking at the lights of the city. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But standing there, watching her vanish back into her decrepit cave, I knew what she was telling me wasn’t true. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a dilapidated housing project near St. Nicholas Avenue, with junkies and winos standing out front. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Reporters standing across the street saw troopers struggling with someone at the front of the line. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get back downstairs, Kate is standing at the sink smoking a cigarette out the kitchen window, her hand dangling over the sill. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This time yesterday Maxim and I were standing with Frank in the little garden in front of his house, waiting for his housekeeper to serve lunch. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the bull left off and made for the other steer which had been standing at the far end, his head swinging, watching it all. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Poppy was standing outside looking up into the night sky when they appeared in the dark. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She got on her knees and shuffled back to the painting, peering at it without the vertigo of standing upright, cradling her hand to her chest. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He took a step forward, so he was standing against the stone slab, and he reached down and closed his fingers around the coldness of the brooch. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And I think we all sensed, standing there, just how far we were from where we had come, in ways both good and bad. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Minerwa factory, says Herr Braun, our director, sweating in his suit while standing on a crate, is a system of rules and regulations, where we, the workers, will be valued. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a small crowd of teenagers standing outside one of the brownstones. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This was necessary, but it did seem cheeky to see the fourteen-year-old boy standing there, telling his master what he was supposed to do. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black clouds raced across the valley, but where she was standing, it was still bright. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I know you have ants in your pants because Brandy is back at Seaside,” she says, standing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice, quiet, and sounding as though she is standing right next to him, though Bailey is sure that the voice came from the next room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

Rosie is at the far end of the menagerie, and as my eyes adjust to the twilight I see someone standing beside her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Several times he left the others to drink from a small lake a short distance away, standing chest-deep in the cool, soothing water. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you just standing there all moony, talking about Natalie? Why is it different if she wears lip gloss than if girls in your class wear lip gloss?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Aimee grabbed for the loose coin that was standing upright and rolling across the floor, but it got away. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The entire thing was embarrassing and infuriating, but the worst part was Poppy, who was standing with her super-special and shiny coven, smiling and laughing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I come home standing up straighter than I have since I was twelve, before my growth spurt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She reached a hand to Luke, and when he took it, she pulled him up until they were both standing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw that Lockhart was standing in a corner of the room, still wearing his vague smile. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

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

They were standing at the edge of the lawn in front of Mr. Crane’s house, the only grass that anybody had loved hard enough to get it to take hold. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had to wait what seemed an eternity, standing there inside the bars with the Wall to his back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Toby felt his face flush as he studied the girl standing before him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bridge was four blocks from school when she saw Sherm standing on the comer ahead of her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Standing in our giant supermarkets, we feel more lost than someone standing in a forest ten thousand years ago. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The dead become this massive roadblock standing between the Persians and the road to Sparta. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

My attention has gone back to where Hideo is still standing in front of a podium, flanked on one side by Kenn and on the other by Mari, answering a series of questions. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time I did everything Mom told me to do she was standing at the porch door holding my shirt out like a bullfighting cape. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My eyes followed Maxx out the door, and 1 saw Takumi standing in the doorway, fists raised in the air in triumph, before he ran back upstairs to cut the music. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was right—I was standing on the kitchen table. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

We had agents standing in practically every hallway of the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We will wait for night in the courtyard of the Hall of Imperial Longevity,” he said, standing and causing all the attendants to rush forward in a flutter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then Athena, standing by, filled out his limbs again, gave girth and stature to the old field captain fresh from the bathing place. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little kids, old people, the men standing, rapping, gabbing on the corner. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

They were both dressed in their good dark clothes and wearing spotless starched white aprons, ruffles standing out at their shoulders like wings. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Even from where I was standing, I could see the fear creeping into Hassan’s eyes, but he shook his head. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot and Guenever were standing by a log fire in the hall. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We're standing here with our hearts too open, and I have to do something with this cavernous sensation. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Rufus and Cody were standing on the porch smiling a mile a minute. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a boy standing at an open window on the second floor of the villa, pointing at them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They almost seem to know that one of them is going to die and soon it ain’t so hard to see which one will be left standing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the Inner Court, shouting for his enemy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found her on the balcony with Madu, standing and looking down at the swimming pool. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Half of them were standing at attention, half of them splayed over the ground, their blossoms crumpling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He saw me standing there, saw that I wasn't coming to his rescue, that he had been betrayed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She turned and beckoned to Julius, standing, as ever, watchfully in the shadows. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Someone is standing on the other side of my door. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He rode past a house, slowed to let the men flow round it, saw a fat woman in a bonnet, a gray dress, standing on the porch, her hands in her apron. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also joined in his loud cries, until the sounds reached Vasudeva, who was standing by the ferry. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam was standing by the pony, sucking his teeth, and staring moodily into the gloom where the river roared stonily below; his desire for adventure was at its lowest ebb. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Frank was standing beside him at the telephone, and if that was the reason he was so cold, so distant. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nita’s footsteps creak on the floorboards inside, and when I turn she is standing right behind me, her hands buried in her pockets. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Charlie, who has been standing near the table, playing with his large red button at the end of a string, suddenly speaks out. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

The men standing by slapped one another's shoulders and cheered. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn’t a map in sight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He is standing so close that I can almost smell him and I’m overpowered by the need to touch him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have been standing there, studying the page, for hours. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One second he’s standing there and the next he’s in the air looking like he could jump over those razor fences, the walls. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It’s not unusual, on the outskirts of Dawson Creek, to see a dozen or more doleful-looking men and women standing along the shoulder with extended thumbs. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She texted my mother a picture of herself standing in front of her home, a narrow building with a Dominican restaurant on the ground level and two apartments over it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

“Classes for the morning have been changed,” she explained, standing up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you want? Why are you standing there?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The bar was decorated with glittering bottles, and Kote was standing on the now-vacant counter between the two heavy oak barrels when Bast came back into the room, black scabbard swinging loosely from one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

People were standing over them cooking hot dogs on sticks and what looked like skinned possum or some other source of protein not usually found in butcher shops. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat quietly and pondered the question as I glanced out the front window at the few soldiers standing at attention. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speedy hopped to a halt and remained standing for a moment—with just a tiny, unsteady weave, as though he were swaying in a light wind. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

At the ceremony, standing on the stage to receive her Assignment, she had not been able to see her parents' faces in the crowd. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You know the one with the astronauts standing next to the American flag?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was while the Westons were standing totally absorbed in the exploits of a powerful electro-magnet that Mrs. Weston suddenly became aware of the fact that Gloria was no longer with her. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

That explained why he was nearly the only person standing on the platform. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

This desire was only controllable because I remembered someone standing off to the side there, bearing witness to more fury than he had ever seen from me—you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But before I can get a better look, everybody is standing up, clapping to the beat of the song. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It looked like a packed crowd of people of assorted sizes, standing umbrella-protected in the rain. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said teachers make mistakes, they get tired . . .” Brother Leon was standing now. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a quick glance toward the souvenir shop and saw with relief that Prosper and Bo were still standing by the window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those double-doors were already closed and I could see a woman standing in front of them. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Five yards away the savage stopped, standing right by the thicket, and cried out. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ramo was standing on one foot and then the other, watching the ship coming, which he did not know was a ship because he had never seen one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward pulled me toward the far left side, standing me in front of a small square oil painting in a plain wooden frame. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And here I am, standing in the hall, right next to Momma’s bedroom. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He looked toward the East Door, almost expecting to see Ben standing there on the other side. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Just about everyone I knew could see me standing there, not quite good enough to be out on the field. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the block there were soldiers on watch in front of City Hall; a dozen or so men standing around a campfire, with more dozing on the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

JonPaul, of all people, was standing at the door, handing out copies of the agenda. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, Blanca just held my hand and her eyes returned to the figure standing alone behind a lectern on the platform. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Do the others see them, think about them, even those standing close enough to speak? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The victor is the one left standing after the other can no longer endure,” Celia says, the scope of it finally making devastating sense. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His hat had fallen off and his wavy hair was standing on end. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I could see Robert standing by the open door, and there was a scraping of chairs, a babble of conversation, and of laughter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Towards the end of term he had a flare-up of asthma and wandered wheezing around the house in pajamas and bathrobe, hair standing on end, gasping theatrically at his inhaler. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The water around my chest was warm, and the rocks I was standing on felt so hot I wanted to keep moving. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing on some sort of makeshift scaffolding. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The trunk lid was raised and they were standing around it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She'd feel like she was still standing there in her gym suit. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I could see Penny, still in her little yellow duck pajamas and now a yellow rain hat, standing behind him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The doors closed and he dropped downward through space, standing between four tall, silent men in blue. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

I don’t remember my father standing to leave but he must have, while I sat, gripped by fear. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They stayed and joined the group standing outside the sheriff’s office. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Sphinx pounced right where she’d been standing, but came up with empty paws. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

After a while, even standing upright was taking too much effort, and I had to brace myself against the table to keep from swan-diving straight into it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mother is standing in front of the television, listening to the news anchor. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I thought of my three-year-old brother, and pictured him standing in Tony’s place, telling this ghastly story. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was standing bare-legged in the jungly weeds that grew up between our houses. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Rivera was standing in the middle of the ring, his feet flat on the lumpy canvas, planted like a tree. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing near a doorway in the wall, under a street lamp that hardly gave any light. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My actual godmother, who was standing by the door, also wanted in on the action. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“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

The Pea opened her eyes and saw Miggery Sow standing over her bed, a knife in one hand and a candle in the other. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The three of them were standing on a stone front porch, huddled together even though there was plenty of room to spread out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the carpet, but everyone else was standing straight. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

And why is a grown man standing on a little boy? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Although many could not share his Muslim religious beliefs, they found in Malcolm’s puritanism a standing reproach to their own lives. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

This room is my church, and standing on this platform is my pillar. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon I was standing outside my Spanish class when Leonard Rodriguez, who sat next to me, came hurrying down the hall with a revolutionary’s fire in his eye. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Craning around, he caught sight of their fellow prisoners: Dean and Griphook the goblin, who seemed barely conscious, kept standing by the ropes that bound him to the humans. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

What elicits the gasp is the fact that they are standing in a forest, her back pressed up against a huge, ancient tree trunk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The boys helped at election time, tearing down the Republican opponents’ campaign posters and standing over voters as they cast their ballots at the polls. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Only Florence remained standing, holding the weight of his arms which would become numb like lead before catechism was over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Friedman looks so shocked to see Justyce standing on her doorstep, he peeks over his shoulder to make sure there’s not a ghost or something behind him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Someone bumps into me, and I realize that I’m standing too close to the automatic doors. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She was standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial with her arms crossed, looking extremely pleased with herself, like she’d personally designed the place. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man standing near the entrance nodded at them in welcome, while adjusting the large headphones around his head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I turn and find that the rest of my classmates are standing much farther back than they were before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The laughing man didn’t notice us standing there until he was practically on top of Marcus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

If she sat there I should see her reflection in the glass, and she would see me too, standing like this by the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I took a step back and away, so I was no longer standing directly behind him, but off to the side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The principal was standing at the front of the room, and one of the custodians was wheeling a podium across the floor. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

So I was standing in the goal, wearing the red pullover goalie shirt, handling some pretty easy shots. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sleep, and I dream, and I know I’m dreaming, standing on the side of the road and waiting, waiting. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her other parents were waiting for her in the garden, standing side by side. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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

Returning from the funeral, my brother, sisters, and I half expected to find some vaguely familiar Sharon Two standing at the kitchen counter and working the puzzle in TV Guide. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the sheep tired of standing in the rain, they walked slowly up the lane and into the fold. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I'm sending you a picture of me standing next to our Christmas tree. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was too late to warn Frith, the car itself came upon us standing on the terrace with cushions and papers under our arms. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to see her standing over me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The only other book I noted—or reading material of any sort—was a paperback mystery standing upright between two Oriental bookends on top of the piano. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I remember him standing next to me at Hoosier Hill, smiling out at the ugly trees and the ugly farmland and the ugly kids as if he could see Oz. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Major Marais unbuttoned my collar, loosened and then removed my tie, and then, standing behind me, tied it in a double Windsor knot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin was standing studying the sky and weather. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

Mama was standing on the other side of the baby gate, ready for Franz’s appearance. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He’s really standing over my bed with his arms crossed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“She was standing up then,” he said remembering. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a picture of one standing on its hind legs with its paws outstretched, roaring. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I walked into the dining room and leaned against the wall, standing opposite the stranger. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They all looked to the man standing, gun smoking, across the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So the more he talk to me, the more and more upsetter he’s getting for no cause atall. So when he finally leave, I’m standing there scratching my head wondering what’s plaguing him.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I shower first, standing under the hot water, trying to get warm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at Hagrid’s cabin, however, they found an elderly witch with closely cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin standing before his front door. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The two men confer, standing so close their foreheads nearly touch. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth was the first person he saw when he reached the wharf...Elizabeth, standing on something to see over the crowd, and smiling and waving. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Commanding the route south was a pillbox and standing by it, with only one rifle between them, was a handful of bored Home Guards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Keep them shut so long, I don’t know if Jasmine has left me standing alone in that hall. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Demonstrators left standing were chased off by snarling police dogs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I entered Miss Volker’s living room she was standing in front .of the needlepoint map of Norvelt and looking over the small number of surviving original homesteaders. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And when she gave up it was suddenly very quiet, and Dustfinger saw Meggie's slim figure standing there as if she would never move again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

You can help things move along by standing at the end of your boat, feet on opposing gunnels, and sway­ing in rhythm to the motion imparted by the sea. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Two. Take it or leave it,” the pawnbroker said, grumbling and standing up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She motioned to a boy standing behind the counter with his arms folded, near the reams of tissue paper and stacks of cardboard boxes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kind of like standing on the top of the high dive. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just standing near her—even when she was yelling at me—made me feel . . . nice. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It was a magnificent mirror, as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Even standing on the crate, Janina could not reach, so I had to help haul her out. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I guess the main event depends on where you were standing,” George says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I make my way to the top of my high-rise, until I’m standing alone on the roof with the wind whistling all around me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The standing stone was cold, and it cast a long pale shadow that stretched eastward over them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

People standing close to us were watching, their faces shocked. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Both the boys were standing now, watching the girls warily. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a stick standing next to her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The students gave me a standing ovation, All day long I met with small groups, and later I received letters, and what I heard over and over was this: “You told us the truth.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing on the tracks, listening to death’s locomotive whistle, and he was very clear about the important things in life. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to hit the back corner of my truck, and I was standing between them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We walk across the shaded verandah until the roof runs out and we’re standing at the top of a big flight of marble stairs in the glaring sun. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he said, standing up and holding his hand out to her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As they looked down towards the Cilician Gates, standing in the corridor side by side, a sigh came suddenly from the girl. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meteorologist is on now, standing in front of a map of western Washington State. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to imagine her standing there. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while you can hear everyone standing up for a song. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t even look at Darius as he’s standing there in the doorway. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, the three of them were standing before a muscular man with the head of a bull. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And I’ve kept my word. Which is why I’m still standing here.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And so it was easier to lash out at my parents, to make them the bad guys who were standing in my way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He is astonished to find the woman he knows as the illusionist standing in his doorway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Like that, I thought she suddenly looked like someone else, like someone standing for real before her own life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

The next thing she recalled, she was standing over her husband. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dimness, he could see the witches who had been guarding Lyra all sitting or standing still. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mien wavered from severe, when she watched the men loading the wagons, to smiling when she spoke with a girl standing nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t it all of us,” came a voice from behind us, and we turned to see Enoch standing there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The calendar had a picture of a colorful Aztec warrior standing guard over an Aztec princess whose eyes were closed; both were dressed in plumed and colorful costumes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She looked so different now, awake and alert—standing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I turned to ask her a question, and only then realized how close she was standing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I look at Rosemary, who is standing behind the desk and speaking into the phone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The three of them are standing around a boy, laughing. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When we get into the office, Mr. Tobin’s standing by his door. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I turn around to see Poe, still standing there, his eyes sad but his voice resolute. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The shrews made a frenzied rush into the undergrowth; Matthias found he was standing alone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She imagined being older, standing next to a man she loved. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the edge of the pond. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now Luke looked back at his family’s porch, where Mother and Dad and Matthew and Mark were standing and already waving. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The others understood too when Tariq straightened up, standing on one leg. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

It turns out he’s already outside in the parking lot, standing by the trunk of our car, one foot on the fender, smoking a cigarette and talking to Wimpy in a low, serious voice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I mean, a little kid throwing a tantrum in public is bringing attention and that’s closer to what Skeezie’s doing right now than my standing up for— Scorpio: I was just thinking. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

She fluttered on among the toys, never standing still for a moment, but walking with a light quicksilver step, as though she were still twinkling in the sky. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of hitting the beast head-on, she lifted to a standing crouch on the saddle and pulled the trike to the side at the last second, hurling herself onto the tyrannosaurus’s back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Hollows was simple and square, with stained glass windows showing Teccam in a classic pose: standing barefoot in the mouth of his cave, speaking to a group of students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aloe was standing at the stove, barefoot and in a rumpled jalabiya, stirring a pan. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She knew he was standing there because the stairs up to the second floor porch were loose and squeaked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing on Arnold’s front steps and he handed me some kind of hippie iced tea that tasted sweet but, he said, had no sugar in it. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I have learned the importance of standing together, of cooperating. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and Evie’s smiling, too, and when I look up, Tom’s standing at the foot of the bed, holding a tray. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, standing in the rows of ripe red bell peppers, tomatoes, orange pumpkins, and green cucumbers, I thought of Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to see Zero, standing behind the couch. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

From the comfort of the White House, President Wilson watched the women standing outside in the cold. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Flushed with his impassioned gibberish he saw himself standing alone on the last barrier of civilization. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Gran had arrived and was standing on a floating platform at the center of the fountain, water splashing just below her feet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were two other campers standing by one of the tents, and it was them, if I’m honest, that made it easier for us to build aggression before we stormed in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I should've known it earlier. She’s in the Fields of Asphodel, standing before the judges right now, being evaluated. I can feel it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Because of the position in which O’Brien was standing, Winston could not see what the thing was. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I yank my hand away from hers, and she lets go, but I stay standing at the table. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Dari. You can be the cleanup man. Plus, it’s probably the most dangerous job of all—because if anyone catches you, you’ll be standing there with a pile of eggs.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering me, the store owner turned away and left me standing there. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He leaves her standing by the table with her mouth opening and closing in silent rage as he closes the door quietly behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There were still some mosquitoes, but most of them left and the two of them were left standing in the moonlight. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But because we were standing next to him that whole morning...We know where he was....We know what he was doing!” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Like a cinematic mantra, a mystical trailer of memory, I replayed the scene of all those boys standing in the grass about the spontaneous creche of his death. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel her standing behind me now, looking over my shoulder; I can smell her smell of hand lotion, and the other smell that is not tea. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had read the note standing shamelessly in the center of the entrance hall, immediately sensing the danger contained by such crudity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When he got to the driveway he saw that the car was standing just as he had left it, but all covered with a soft coat of snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

While he spoke, he flashed another glare toward Edward, who was standing against the cluttered counter, motionless as a sculpture, staring off into space. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was glad I’d been pouring tiny amounts of vodka into our cups, because I was already having more than I wanted to and I couldn't believe she was still standing straight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Misha was all the way at the table on the other side of the room, standing silently. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A single standing lamp attempted to light the room, but the corners of the apartment were encased in shadows. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The segment opened with a genteel docent standing before a Rembrandt painting and addressing a group of unshaven men dressed in ragged clothing. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In an electrical storm, the worst place to be was on a golf course, standing near trees. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if standing on your porch with a scythe and her apprentice wasn’t awkward enough already. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It unsettles me to see her so agitated, like the ground I’m standing on is no longer solid. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

The witch was standing right next to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then we were all standing up, all shouting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pull into the parking lot, Lazy Larry is standing there, smoking a cigarette. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As they ducked into the crowded command post, Ellsberg noticed a look of terror on the young private standing guard outside. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes flitted right and focused on a figure standing just a few feet from him in the darkness, still as stone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She was standing before her house, almost bent horizontal at the hips. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the quiet of that whitening night, standing in new snow with the pine boughs coated above him, Turner felt the hand that he had feared all night long grab him by the shoulder. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Regis was playing a zone but it didn’t look that tough because they were just standing around. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Adam finally got up from the ground and moved, bent over, into the kitchen, he found a basin of hot water standing ready for him and a clean towel beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing with a man who looked like he could be their father. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So sixty kids standing in front of the entrance to the school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Celia abandons her search and returns to the foyer, where Marco is standing by the door with her shawl folded casually over his arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She carried the ammonia bottle to the bed, saturated a handkerchief, and, standing well away, held the cloth over Faye’s nose and mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hung on, standing on the deck, reaching inboard for wheel and throttle and clutch with my left hand. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of fishermen standing on the concrete freighter docks with their bait buckets and tallboys, the baseball game on the radio. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Johnny was standing ankle-deep in the ocean, his jeans rolled up. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Leda and Ray, standing in the doorway, are covered in chocolate. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I blurt out, feeling like the job of just standing here is something I can’t do for another second. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I know that if I turn, right now, and look ahead of me along the path, someone will be standing there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The captain sees me standing there with no particular orders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The veins in his neck were standing out. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Leona writing on the board, and me standing nearby, head lowered, eyes focused on the shiny floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

I stood there at the top of her stoop, which thirty seconds ago felt like standing at the top of a mountain, and I crumbled, shocked, as the glow of the day faded to nothing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was standing in a graveyard under a starry sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Opening my eyes and looking back over my shoulder, I see Ronan standing over me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

As we read about the seventh-grade dance coming up in October, the announcements come on the P.A., and soon we are standing for the Pledge. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that I’m still standing upright is impossible. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We’re standing just in front of the store when two black teenage girls walk out laughing with each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing above him, hands on hips. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half hour later I'm shivering, standing at the corner of Fifty-seventh and Ellis. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the two of us were standing there, both grabbing on to one old trash bag with the last few Legos inside. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Allen was standing with his regiment at the base of the Black Virgin Mountain. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was near a street corner, standing still, not even trying to hide herself, her sack of food dumped on the ground beside her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see the man standing in the Wood beyond the house, watching her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet entered, standing in the warm orange afternoon sunlight that came in from his bedroom window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a small boy standing near her, mouth open, eyes wide with curiosity. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Vera looked at him, she saw a man standing in the dock—a young man with fair hair and blue eyes and a bewildered frightened face. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I need to tell Keenan this, but when I turn to do so, I see a legionnaire standing in the entryway of the couriers’ office, watching me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Beasley had pulled up another table and was standing on it, shouting encouragement to the gladiators who drank for him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we had asked the students in John Bargh’s experiment why they were standing in the hall so patiently after they had been primed to be polite, they wouldn’t have been able to tell us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They were standing at their lockers before fourth period. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We’re standing at the beginning of a tunnel with one wall made of rock and another made of pure falling water, roaring past white and clean and so fast it looks almost solid. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then she tiptoed back to where she had been standing when she had first spoken. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Park was the last person she expected to see standing there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The flames dance feet away, but I swear it’s like I’m standing in them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

At the first glimpse of him, everyone in the previously restless audience jumped out of their seats and clapped their hands, giving Roosevelt a thunderous standing ovation. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It seems like a good idea until I’m standing at the bus stop in front of school as a blizzard rips through the county. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still standing on the sidewalk when we peel off. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It can carry you through the long, cold moments standing there, trying to look like you belong. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sprawled on the floor, standing around in small groups, or sitting on desktops, they were leafing through old newspapers, looking for the editorial pages. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

So standing there in that bleak and empty garden listening to Ob make May alive again, that seemed to fix something in me that had needed fixing ever since the funeral. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy walked in with Taryn and found June standing by the snack table. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It takes a second for Miss McDaniels to look up from her paperwork to see me still standing there. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They end up standing by the bleacher steps. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes to bright light and Chantal’s face standing over me, calling my name over and over again until I stop screaming and realize that I’ve been in bed all along. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I spotted him on the other side of the clearing, standing and worrying his hands, making the murps that meant he wanted me to come pick him up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But as he revised his text Galileo went on to represent objects floating in containers, such as a tank standing on a table top. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Do you think he was standing right here?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Tai says, standing and stretching her arms to the ceiling. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The hairs are standing up on the back of my neck. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey, standing with her back to the room, the cool water running over her hands as she scrubbed the dirt from potatoes, heard that coldness and that finality. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing before a giant, jubilant mass of Americans who were also palpably reflective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Prince Brat was standing in the center of the road. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense Dad standing up next to me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this guy is standing so that I cannot see his. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, beside the house he had recognized as his, he could see the blind man standing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It happened after our game against a team from a place called Moreno Valley It goes like this: I am just standing there, and first I smell something sweet—like flowers or maple syrup. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Blinking his eyes, he takes Ma into his arms with Pa standing quietly beside them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing before the full-length mirror in The Gravity Dress, my response to The Floating Dress. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

At the sight of Gregor, who, totally surprised, began to scamper here and there, although no one was chasing him, she remained standing with her hands folded across her stomach staring at him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice came from a man standing about thirty feet away. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Fora moment the audience is quiet, but then they go wild, standing up, screaming. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Would everybody just stop fighting,” I yell, standing by the audition door. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is on that feeling of sublimity, even greater than one feels when standing atop a mountain and looking at a glorious view, that religions are based. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What is the light?’ he said to Strider, who had risen, and was standing, gazing ahead into the night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The building was still standing, but its doors were padlocked, the windows shattered, and the letters K and R miss­ing from its name. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a white girl standing in the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing stiff and straight on the edge of the curb, her back to the gutter and her dress blowing sidewise in the wind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A waitress, hair dyed red as new brick, was standing in front of him, holding up the coffeepot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The joy of seeing Will standing there in his shorts and T-shirt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept seeing my father standing at the rostrum in front of a vast empty hall, speaking to seats made vacant by the snow. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe Bunker Tower had been standing for nine years by the time I was born?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

May Belle was standing in the kitchen door watching him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The marchers shouted their respects to the president, but a few windows farther, at the Chancellery, they spotted Hitler standing on the balcony. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in,” came the huntress’s voice, and the man nodded to Ash before leaving her alone, standing before the heavy canvas flap that served as a door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only picture of you I got, Momma, and you standing in a alley. Ain't that a shame.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, still looking at the figure standing in the shadows. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Coach Susan had spotted me in practice the day before, standing level with me on padded leather blocks stacked on one side of the foam pit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

When I reached the end of the hall and looked back, Mami was still standing at the front door watching me, a worried expression on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s favorite pizza place, Vesuvio’s, was demolished, only one brick wall still standing at the corner of Second and Main Streets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

The young mouse, hiding a smile at Basil’s noble pose, said admiringly, “Oh, Mr. Hare, you do look heroic standing like that! Thank you!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Three or four black-clad men were standing behind her, so trying to run away was pointless. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There is considerable overlap: a naked goddess wreathed in flowers, with a couple of dogs standing by; biblical people with or without clothes, plus or minus animals, trees, and ships. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course he did. It’s still standing out on Fairville Road.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mary sat on the outdoor concrete steps with the officer standing over her, the two mirroring each other’s despair and frustration. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I rode them sitting down and standing up. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

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

Gimli was still deep in slumber, but Legolas was standing, gazing northwards into the darkness, thoughtful and silent as a young tree in a windless night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel like going to sleep, he didn’t feel like digging, he was tired of standing still, tired of lying down. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

We flew over the airport parking lot, and I caught a glimpse of Daddy standing by the car and waving like a madman. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger looked up and saw Mrs. Dalton at the head of the stairs, standing in white as usual and with her face tilted trustingly upward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam looked lost in the shuffle, still standing in his cabin doorway alone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He looked over his shoulder at the guard standing by the corridor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And it became clear to L.V. that there wasn’t much use waiting for the crooked front door to open on Boobie standing there with that infectious smile on his face begging for forgiveness. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up to a man standing near the entrance. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They were standing together on the sideline staring straight ahead, hard-eyed, totally focused, like the wrath of God. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room they were standing in was long-shaped and softly lit. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They had already inspected one side of the playground where the Sixth Form and half the Fifth Form were standing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her locker door and found James standing right behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He gave orders to a man who was standing beside the piling and turned his back on Sam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the car line; when he looked back he saw her still standing in the snow; she had not moved. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Charley Bloom answered, two men in state police uniforms, both men wearing sunglasses, were standing on the front stoop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spotted Tad standing beyond the entrance to what used to be the stairwell. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Trepid was standing by her bedroom window, staring at two empty trash cans rolling against the curb. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

The other guy looks at me, still standing in front of the mirror. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She doubted he had ever noticed her at school, but now he was standing in the doorway, staring at her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

So there we were, standing outside the south entrance to the gym an hour beforehand. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all standing now, and as Cecilia leaned toward Marshall’s lighter, Leon said, “He’s got a first-rate mind, so I don’t know what the hell he’s doing, messing about in the flower beds.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every dead birdie means five bucks to maintain this here park you’re standing in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

But the key phrase is the one about ‘standing on the shoulders of Giants’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

There he is, standing just a few feet away from me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This time, when Bridge had kicked her sheet and covers to the floor and taken her third deep breath, it was Jamie in the room with her, standing uncertainly near the door. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I waited another minute before standing again, and this time, when I did, Maribel was staring right at me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was standing there, grinning at Harry and pointing at two large ice creams to show he couldn’t come in. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Luma logged on to the Tornado Cup website to check the standings. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

So Danuta is standing in the hall right behind me the next time I answer the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He and Rawiya turned together to see Mr. Jacobs standing toe-to-toe with the cop, his own nose just inches away from the helmet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I promise, Mama,” he said, standing up and grabbing his plate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Through my good eye I saw a figure in a livid green mask standing nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood once more and again in his high flat house without sides to it and without a roof with his soulless sword standing upright in his hand. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“The phone’s been disconnected but the house is standing. Nothing but books for them to steal.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The footsteps might have been in her imagination, and while she was standing there scared, Håkon was potentially having his heart cut out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She is standing by her bed, trying valiantly to squeeze her schoolbooks into a purple minibackpack that I haven’t seen before. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I felt that if we did as she was suggesting and sat on those chairs, she’d just go on standing behind us, not even taking her hands away from the backs. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I took her home. She was standing in the middle of the room when I got there. So I just took her home. Pitiful. Really pitiful.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the curtain closes for a set change, I can't see the standing ovation, but I can hear it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

When I straighten up, I see not only is everyone in the waiting room standing at the clinic windows watching us, but a family on the sidewalk is staring, shopping bags in hand. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon they were standing on top of a rocky bluff, looking down to shallow water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard him talking to Cain,” said a timid voice behind them, and they found Pelor, the youngest assassin, standing nearby. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Why should I feel bad about wanting to get into a pool or standing around in my swimsuit? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Alicia, are you pregnant?” she asked, still standing with a cake knife poised in the air. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Once more I saw myself standing on the beach beside poor startled Ben. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The old lady standing there was little, with a crooked back and a black chador framing her face, so you couldn’t even tell if she had hair. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My sister had gotten into a fight with Ray in the car over the radio, so she was standing much farther off. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was standing next to Percy, and he always smelled like the sea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he looked up again the boy was standing in the yard just a few feet from him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve all been so kind to our crew. We appreciate it. Under other circumstances, I would have very much enjoyed my stay here in Lily,” Agent Perry said, standing up to shake my dad’s hand. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

We turn down the hall, and Chris is standing in the doorway of our class, his hands stuffed in pockets and a pair of headphones draped around his neck. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brewer was standing in front of a group of women sitting in folding chairs placed in neat rows. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look over the top of my sketchbook at Jason’s mother standing alone. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not; he knows you are with me,” Robert replied, as he busied himself among sundry pans and covered dishes which had been left standing on the hearth. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was just contemplating whether she could sleep while standing up when, from the corner of her eye, a sudden movement by the balcony doors caught her attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Billy remembered standing in the back of the room at Junior High School 271, not being allowed to sit down until he had brought his mother in to see the teacher. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still standing by the open door of the van, looking tense, as if he couldn’t wait for Dustfinger to get out of the way. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

She left the city room, looking worried, rushing right past Mr. Ali, who had been standing in the doorway this whole time. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I think about standing in the middle of Ms. Washington’s class telling everyone about Glenn Burke, and how ever since—despite all that’s happened—how I’ve never felt more authentic. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes again, it was Sarah standing there. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Me and Peaches, who are both on a conservative tip, were standing in front of my crib checking things out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the man who answered, standing to poke at the branches in the fire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“All right, come on,” he said to me and started pushing through the crowd toward where Jeremy was standing with a bunch of his friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was standing at the foul line in the gym. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Klaus turned and saw one of the members of Count Olaf’s theater troupe, the one with hooks for hands, standing in the doorway. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was standing tall over the berries and she wasn’t the least bit fooled by Pinch’s berry arrangement. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

“And he said that wasn’t brave of him, doing that, just standing there and being stung,” said Coraline to the cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

We were standing in the snow around the body of Jon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“We set a fire,” I tell him, still standing in the doorway. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re idiots, Joey. And they’re just not worth it. You don’t see me standing up to them, do you? I just let them be idiots.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the teacher brought us outside hours later, my arms around two new friends, I saw my mother standing at the fence. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing in a windowless, lightless, cinder- block corridor that had doors at either end: this was the makeshift air lock, the gray zone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was kind of like standing on the edge of a cliff, wondering what it would be like to jump. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was standing on the bank, his ears back and his tail down. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’d popped open the first Budweiser before breakfast, and by the time midnight mass rolled around, he was having trouble standing up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His instincts told him to turn and run, but before he did, a teenage boy with a green armband, who had been standing off to the side, closed the door behind him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I looked back and saw her standing on the steps. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I think of the little girl, Holly, standing on the platform. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the door was wrenched open, and Kaede’s father was standing outside, the rain running down his face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The thought comes that Western civilized, scientific, technologic society is a standing proof of human progress, in having risen above such imaginings. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nanny’s head and face looked like the standing roots of some old tree that had been torn away by storm. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I'm delighted to see you," said Gatsby standing on his porch. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I pretend that Gram is standing right next to me, her whispered words crackling in my ear. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was standing talking with Brett, who was sitting on a high stool, her legs crossed. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She found herself standing at the mouth of a sewer where it emptied into the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She saw the nurse standing near the entrance to the duty room, unobtrusively crying. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We were standing inside the block, waiting for an SS to come and count us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna hurried out and stopped when she saw her sister standing near the banana trees. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Halfway down the path to the beach, standing completely unharmed in the midst of a flock of killer sheep, was an old friend. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Little Willy rode on the sled standing up and Searchlight would pull him five miles across the snow-covered countryside to the schoolhouse, which was located on the outskirts of town. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I stood there trying to decipher the person’s handwriting, I was suddenly conscious of Ruth and Tommy standing behind me, not talking, waiting almost like children to be told which way to go. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks over to his closed door, as if he’s hoping she’ll be standing right there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

One woman expressed the pleasure of not having “an overseer always standing over you.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Still, standing on the dock, he looked like the same man I’d known my whole life. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When the highlight film showed Crow scoring the two-point conversion, the crowd rose to its feet and gave the former hero a standing ovation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the last one ended, the audience responded with a standing ovation. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Tariq will be standing there, grinning, one fist on the doorjamb and the other on his hip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We stood because standing would be more fun going down that hill. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amah left me crying on the back of the boat, standing in my white cotton undergarments and tiger slippers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing in front of the full-length mirror on the back of his rooms door. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two girls much older than us are standing nearby. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I'm alone with Commander Jameson and a new rotation of soldiers standing near the cell's door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When we exit the field, Daddy is standing near the Firebus. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He keeps the rowdier kids in line by standing up and glaring. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Well, needless to say, standing was a bit...uh...problematic for a couple reasons, probably the least of which was the woozy head rush I got when my feet hit the floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This was of such long standing that Abra did not think of her room as a private place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll fix it,” Bigger said, standing and not daring to open the door of the furnace while she stood there beside him in the red darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon more people were standing around and looking and voicing their opinions—to the police. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

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

Hila had gotten up, as silent as a mouse, and was standing before them, a curious smile playing on her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was right there, standing straight and expectant as though he’d known she would come. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Gabriel watched her, standing frozen between the door and the weeping bed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In the post office, in the plaza, or in the beauty shop where she worked, Felicia could have earned standing ovations and showers of red carnations. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he imparted this melancholy circumstance to Wemmick, Mr. Jaggers standing magisterially before the fire and taking no share in the proceedings, Mike’s eye happened to twinkle with a tear. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about that,” said Hagrid, standing up and scratching his head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

All those scraggy- looking Santa Clauses were standing on corners ringing those bells, and the Salvation Army girls, the ones that don't wear any lipstick or anything, were tinging bells too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I see a mind movie of me standing outside a huge glass box. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m standing by my locker, putting my books away, and she stops right beside me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

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

She felt pulsing vibrations, like she was standing in front of a powerful stereo speaker during a song with lots of bass. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The door to the house is standing open, and I can hear voices inside, rising and falling. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He heard mass standing, as he always did, and at the end he stepped in front of Remedios the Beauty and offered her the solitary rose. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was, standing there, gliding down through the darkness, quite an imposing figure, seeming, all in all, probably close to ten feet tall, with voice to match. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to hear if anyone was coming, standing first at the bookcase, then at the top of the stairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

Carroll said later he was “amazed” that Diallo was still standing there. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You like your room?” she asked; and as she spoke he realized that she had been standing there waiting to hear the sound of his glass as it had clinked on the sink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Right in here. In fact, now I think of it, it was right where you’re standing. It was the most horrible thing I ever saw. It was indescribable. How old d’you think I am, eh?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Susie was standing in the moonlight in a space of trees, looking up at the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Meggie thought she saw a hinged flap, well hidden, standing open among the books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As a child, she had fallen into a wash boiler of scalding hot water carelessly left standing on the kitchen floor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she had everything standing in her way. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Figure 3.11: The standing waves in the tubes are actually longitudinal sound waves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then, with a sense of disbelief, he recognized the prime minister standing, slack jawed, next to Herod Sayle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The long morning of marching was stretching into an even longer afternoon of standing still. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You speak English/” The man standing there was astounded. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there, standing on the road, was the man from the night before, the man in the yellow suit, his black hat on his head. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says,That’s a habit he has, standing with his mouth open. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Raymie looked around and saw that Beverly had opened the door to her father’s office and was standing and staring inside it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Tourists smelling like sweat and sunscreen swarm the street, standing desperately under the ice-cold air-conditioning of the jewelry stores. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before he shut the door I could see that Momma and Dad and Joey were standing there in a little knot trying not to let me know they were eavesdropping. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I’m very much aware of the hair on the back of my neck, and it’s standing at full attention. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t need to hurry, since when I got to the room, my father wasn’t standing by Mrs. Baker’s desk. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Olanna stood aside as they passed and, back home, she was furious to see Ugwu standing in front of the yard, talking to some elderly neighbors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

What I remember is Luke, with me in the hospital, standing beside my head, holding my hand, in the green gown and white mask they gave him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood enthralled, letting my mind wander happily down the starry trail until my attention was drawn to the fence where I was surprised to see someone standing there looking my way. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now as Shabani stood there, smiling like a mongoose, I saw my father looking down at me, standing next to Jesus. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

All for Ess, thought Jinny, as she pulled her Care to standing and held her hand across the sand, guided her to the path that led up the hill to bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The boys were standing on the corner, licking their cones, when a sleek gray Mercedes-Benz pulled up next to them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My parents’ killer had stood where I was standing now. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

A Western Union man is standing at the cash register in his blue uniform and black-brimmed cap. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After standing there a few seconds, staring at his clipboard, I realized I wasn’t even sure what he’d just asked. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In a way, I feel like I was the one standing in her way, so I’m glad I’m dead. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

I’m never aware of it before it happens, but all of a sudden I find myself standing beside my bed, out of sheer habit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They would talk about anything and everything with me standing right there hearing them, the same way people would alk freely in front of a pet canary. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Take these two around behind the house," he told Basta, who was still standing there holding the empty bag. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead I slapped the oxen on their rumps as if I hadn’t any worries about who was standing in the middle of the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as she fixed on leaves and blossoms, stems and seeds, she could pretend it was a normal day, and there weren’t ghosts standing guard under the arches of the arcade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He carried the boy’s filthy clothes into the surf and washed them, standing shivering in the cold salt water naked from the waist down and sloshing them up and down and wringing them out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

William leapt to his feet, spun around, and spied a wooden bar standing by the door. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mom and Sarah must have realized how weird we looked standing around in the living room, because they sat down on the love seat together. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing over me, looking as though she was upset with me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We're standing in the empty space where the bed was, looking out the window at the snow. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The large one wobbled the standing up sign that said Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Welcomes You with a kathakali dancer doing a namaste. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the Road had run down some way, and had left Bree-hill standing tall and brown behind, they came on a narrow track that led off towards the North. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The photo Conner framed was a candid one Mr. Lassiter had taken of me standing at the railing, gazing at the ocean. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re not afraid of me,” said the man standing over him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She kissed the count and put her hand on his shoulder to keep him from standing up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When the Men reached the fire there was Farmer Cotton standing all alone warming his hands. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I turned, starded to find that someone was standing right behind me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing at the head of the stairs, in the door leading to the kitchen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s really cool,” she decides before I can say anything, standing and climbing onto Throne Rock. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He left Adam standing on the porch and in a moment came back and led him to the dining room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing under a big red heart that said, bizarre love!!!! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Lyra saw the old man standing doubtfully in the doorway, and behind him, the corner of a large wooden box. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing there in the corner of my room, and she’s not leaving this time, even when I look at her directly in the eye. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Salvador remained in the room with the two men, standing against the wall as the guests and Mamá took the only three chairs. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the monster said, standing, the roof beams of his grandma’s office seeming to sigh with relief, that is what will happen after the third tale. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Enrique asks a man standing near the tracks, “Can you give me one peso to buy some food?” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A large party enters, and now there are patrons standing behind them to order drinks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine my mother standing in front of her class. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ms. Barry has been considering the faces of people standing below us. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We all jumped out of our seats, but Father, because of his imposing stature, had to kind of crouch over inside the plane instead of standing up straight. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held hands while they lay on their stomachs, Bullet standing over them with a crossbow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“This is all very long and almost unexplainable. All I know is that I was standing outside this old house and the rest just happened.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I open the door, she’s standing there doing the potty dance, sucking on her fingers. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed Edwin’s surprise visit, Cole spent long periods standing beside the totem log, staring down at the blank space still at the bottom. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“You just lied to me,” she said, standing up in front of me. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

So, after our game against Moreno Valley, I blanked out while standing under a flow of steaming water in the boys’ locker-room showers. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It scorched the pine trees standing by in witness. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But we were outside Ormaie and cycling tandem, me standing on the bar at the back and him pedaling because he was so much heavier than me, when the explosion came. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was a round hill smooth and bare, standing by itself, the most northerly of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the edge of a chasm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

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 murmured agreement; but Jack was standing by his shoulder. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The story of a man and woman, standing together in the moonlight. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers, standing still, seemed to be growing more nervous. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Again their request was rejected on the grounds that the hall had a standing policy of not renting concert space to black artists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

She was still standing in a puddle of fabric at her ankles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I feel like I am standing beneath a spotlight and everyone is watching me, waiting for me to move, speak, something. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

Lucas was looking at me the way someone does when a psychic is standing in a field in front of him and talking to the earth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Can I help you?” the man standing at the cash register asked. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I can’t help. You’ve been standing here all this time and your luggage is still at baggage claim. Now, follow the signs to pick up your things. I’m sure you have family waiting for you.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m outfitted in bright red Architect gear, my boots and thick hood trimmed with scarlet fur, and I’m standing on what looks like a hovering board strapped to my boots. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I wash standing up. I get a bucketful of water and I heat it on this little stove and I strip and wash myself all over." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when he looked up, there they were, standing beside a beat-up pink water taxi. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When I went upstairs, he was standing alone by the fireplace, staring at the spot where Coach Warner had been sitting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw the girl standing at the base of the monument, reading or pretending to read a poster which ran spirally up the column. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Now he was standing there saying that he willingly, spontaneously, had helped an old white man lift a huge, heavy crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked back to where my chickens were, Ms. Griegson was standing in front of their cage, looking at them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

While standing at the ticket window, the boy had remembered his flock, and decided he should go back to being a shepherd. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Ophie picked her way out of the woods she saw them in the yard; the pastor and his wife were standing near their big car, holding Ophie’s mama in a comforting embrace. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The man standing in the doorway had long gray hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When my mom got up to answer it, Quisqueya was standing at the door with a coffee cake in her hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand to look at him standing in the doorway, his body hanging from its frame with nothing but its own useless hands for company. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I want nothing left standing, do you understand?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, most days, if you peeked inside the window, you would see only one orphan, all by herself but hardly lonely, standing on her tiptoes at the kitchen counter, baking a cake. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s wrong?” he asked Cas, who was standing next to a table near the windows, staring into an unzipped blue bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He looked suddenly tired and small, standing there in his splayed, stockinged feet, and his eyes contained a panic I had never seen before. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nurse Cramer was still standing directly in front of him so that he could not pass. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'm standing next to the truck, straining my eyes to spot one of those green street signs on the corner. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He imagined the words standing up in a perfect line and coming out of his mouth clearly, without stuttering or skipping or sounding stupid. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The only difference in both pictures was the bride standing next to him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, Mama, how long you been standing there?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t doing anything. She was just standing here, waiting for you.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is standing in the room with you. I can hear him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The wind drove down the rain and every-where there was standing water and mud. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m standing a little farther out and staring. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

If I weren’t standing here with Rufus and our favorite people, I would be depressed. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My whole family was outside, standing by the patrol car. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Standing tall before the brush is a white house with a garden of yellow flowers, and standing on the porch is a little girl. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I thought Shawn was out—his truck wasn’t in the driveway—but when I turned around with the drill, he was standing in my doorframe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I try to imagine Baba as a teenager, with his father standing over him ugly-frowning like a Pakistani Mr. T. Only it’s hard to imagine, because I’ve never seen Dada in real life. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I already knew this and I was still standing here, being an idiot. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tiny hangs up and says to me, "She's on her way," and then I'm left standing in the doorway as Tiny races down the steps and starts skipping—yeah, skipping—toward the junior parking lot. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She did not see me standing there, and eventually she continued on her way. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The security guard was standing at the foot of the stairs, speaking into his telephone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he was standing right in front of me, his weapon leveled at my face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then they both marched back to their father, who was standing where they had left him, head bowed, hands hanging limply. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, took a bunch of keys from his pocket, locked the door, and beckoned to one of the men standing outside the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were still in the same place and they were looking with the same indifference at the spot where we’d just been standing. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She toddled around, standing on tiptoe to touch the ceiling with her fingers. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

They moved that way, standing up in the bathtub with the water pouring over them and Susan Marie’s blond hair pasted to her face and her hands clutched around her husband’s head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A voice she recognizes even before she turns to find Marco standing behind her, completely drenched in rain, droplets cascading from the brim of his bowler hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was standing in the Temple of Lkossa, the oldest and most hallowed place in all the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t follow her when she went to the bathroom a few minutes later, but when she opened the door she was startled to find him standing outside. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It was locked and standing in a corner. I took it down and put it right where you saw it this morning.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Her decision to move back was similar; whenever she felt besieged by doubts, she would think of herself as standing valiantly alone, as almost heroic, so as to squash her uncertainty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Here, in the summer of 1882, it is as if they are standing by the mill once again, the ground beneath them solid, at least for now. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Father said it was important to look like I meant business, especially now that I’d be standing at the front with him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There are no houses, no huts, just wise old trees in spring leaf, standing guard over the sandy shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

If someone did see us, we were just two girls, standing in front of an open trunk. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, standing here in the faint February sun, I can hear the same stupid things that we said to each other that morning, that we always say to each other. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then she saw it, a dark figure standing on the pier, awaiting her return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Hiding,” he said, staring straight at where Bod was standing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I yelled, and when Grandma and I yanked open the door a stranger was standing on the porch mat, like one of those church ladies dressed in shiny shoes and a Sunday hat. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the time it took my eyes to focus, he was twenty feet away, standing at the edge of the small meadow, in the deep shade of a huge fir tree. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was standing on the promenade as if frozen solid, oblivious to the crowds passing him by. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything gets eaten, notwithstanding, and if ever anyone is so well off as not to want all his share, there are a dozen others standing by ready to relieve him of it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie felt like he was standing in the middle of a thunderclap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She stared through the clouds of dust at the cafeteria, which was still standing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But was it standing on its hind legs? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She and her mother might have stayed in Shaker forever, as they’d planned; eleven months later, the Richardson house might still have been standing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her eyes widen, taking in whom I am standing with. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I lift my eyes, I see a Dauntless soldier standing over a kneeling woman. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want my mother to spot her standing behind me and figure out I took a detour on my way to pick up the mail. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I plucked a leaf from the oak tree we were standing under and tore it in little bits while Lightfoot studied the gravestone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And she ran off and left him standing there in the rain. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I didn’t,” he said, and left me standing alone in the sunlight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Hunger had always been more or less at my elbow when I played, but now I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gaundy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge scanned the yard for Sherm and spotted him at the far end, standing against the fence with a few other kids. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The shrieks of her laughter rippling through the kitchen with its wooden table and cast-iron pots, and her father standing at the stove grinning, a spatula raised above a sizzling pan. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She was standing under an apricot tree, partially hidden by a bushy canopy of gnarled limbs sweeping so close to the earth the slender leaves touched the ground in the wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured at a bottle of wine standing on a pearly table. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She remembered, strangely, that the nurturer had been standing on the path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The dark patches grew darker, but they shrank; and suddenly he saw, towering ominous before him and leaning slightly towards one another like the pillars of a headless door, two huge standing stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There, standing with the hotel runners, was Robert Cohn. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We pass a small crowd standing near what looks like a bus stop—a tiny glass shelter with a single bench. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I slowed when I saw Stick standing on the opposite corner, talking to a slick-looking brother in a black leather jacket and heavy combat boots. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How are you?” she said, standing up and holding out one of her large, mannish hands to Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He dragged the rest of the brush in under the bridge and broke it up, standing on the limbs and cracking them to length. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But out on the drive, after loading the terrified Mate in the wagon, he gave a signal and the driver roared away, leaving Mama standing on the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, standing before Dorian Havilliard as little more than a gutter rat! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So she grabbed my hands and I grabbed hers and we wrestled a little standing up and then we got all close. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lua’s standing there with a small dark stone that has a pattern on it like a cross. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I almost expected to see him standing there. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Entering in a parade of nations and standing at attention, the athletes were treated to a thunderous show that culminated in the release of twenty thousand doves. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He found himself standing under a row of trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping back then, folding his arms, smugging it up just enough, standing there in his white skin, gazing nonchalantly about, six-blocks-deep in the heart of the black side: “Guess that makes me badder than you.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father and I turned to see a demon standing on the porch of Miss Whidaws house. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For much of his life Palmer LaRue had felt he was standing at the edge of a black, bottomless hole. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He seemed twice as big standing as he did sitting. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For ten minutes or more, he had deliberately been standing just out of conversation range of the other boys, his back against the free Christian Science literature rack, his ungloved hands in his coat pockets. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” she says when I’m standing on the other side. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was becoming clear that when the war ended the United States and the Soviet Union would be the only world powers left standing—and that they’d be rivals. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen her once, at, the end of the L-shaped corridor, standing in front of an open door with bars on the square, inset windows. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Marcus climbed the bleachers and sat next to where I was standing, leaving space between us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We’re standing close enough to the buildings sliding glass doors that the cool of the air-conditioning washes over my skin as people enter and exit. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There we were, all five of us standing around a car with the temperature about a million degrees below zero and each and every one of us crying! “ ’top! ’top!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peeked his head back in a few seconds later and saw me standing still. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He swaggers even when he is standing still. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Baaz was still standing by the wagon, his arms crossed, mouth set in an uncompromising line. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

While he wouldn’t admit it, Dragon thought just standing by the walled city might make him feel just a bit less lonely. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He takes his phone out and lines up a shot, Henry standing there all soft and rumpled and smiling next to one of the most exquisite works of art in the world. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was standing before the city’s most revered site, but his mind was still down in its bowels, remembering what he’d heard, the strange things the old woman had said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In a few moments several men died near where Chamberlain was standing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d stood in the living room and then there had been the stairs, and then more standing, which was quite a lot of standing for me, and I didn’t want to faint or anything. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The sheriff steps down from the boardwalk into the hard-packed dirt of the street, standing behind me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I cast a sly look to the girl standing next to me, dressed in a skirt suit, her young face caked with enough makeup to age her well beyond her years. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I see the two men standing behind him, the overhead light in the hallway making skulls of their heads. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car contained badly decomposed bodies packed so tightly they were still standing, one body supporting the next. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what happened, Mancuso? How come he’s not standing here before me?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looks like he is standing in old boards and dirt now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Rush was never shy with his opinions, and standing there in the LeMaigres’ parlor, he boldly announced that the disease they now confronted was the dreaded yellow fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Timothy must have been standing over us, for he said, “D’cot not good luck.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas, listening, thought suddenly about the bridge and how, standing there, he had wondered what lay Elsewhere. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z