| 单词 | steep |
| 例句 | “The competition was very steep,” Dr. Kerry told me when I visited his office. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To have such a deep taproot in a single place, to be immersed in it so thoroughly that it had steeped into every fiber of your being: she couldn’t imagine it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s made out of big chunks of yellowish stone, and has a steep roof, and is shaped like an L around a big courtyard with fat pebbles set in the ground. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Early that morning, when Beidleman had encountered Lopsang on the Balcony, vomiting between his knees into the snow, he’d taken the Sherpa’s two coils of rope to fix on the steep rock steps above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A few mountain cabins were incised into the steep slopes, but not many. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tanzanian field staff are wonderful at following the chimps, even through the most difficult places and up the steepest and most treacherous slopes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I was so anxious to get going I swam to shore and drove my car up the steep unpaved road to our house. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The soil is rocky, the terrain steep, and the weather so bad that people take actual pride in it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We were greeted with an immediate steep climb and walked slowly, almost gingerly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Me too, thought Matt as they started up the steep hill. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went fast down the steep streets of Kuseben towards the wharves. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She entered, pulling the door shut behind her, and descended the steep stairs to her bedroom, which, as her parents had planned, had gone unnoticed and untouched. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She knew the flower heads would have to boil till midday and then remain steeping in their water for many hours more. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In those miles, along the twisted roads beside the steep mountain, I feared that I would never get back to America, civilization, English and wide streets again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiercel appeared in the mist, flew close to her, then dove earthward at a steep angle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Blore shrugged his shoulders and began to make his way up the steep slope to the house. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll have a salad type lunch,” I said as I moved up the steep sides of the ravine. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The town of Thwil is not large, its high houses huddling close over a few steep narrow streets. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A great delight it was to feel that certainty again, to know that I could steer my fortune and the world’s chance like a bobsled down the steep, dangerous hour. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Those mountains were steep and I wouldn’t have thought you could lay a track through some of the spots we went along. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The edge of the ice sheet was particularly steep where she had fallen, but just below her, it banked at a shallower angle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “They’re so steep, when you drive up all you see is the hood of your car and the sky,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And I thought of the dark steep path through the woods, and how, if a woman stood there behind the trees, her evening dress would rustle in the thin night breeze. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The three butterflies, two of them too skittish to sit next to the windows facing the steep drop just inches from the slippery road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, Tyrion swallowed a lungful of the cold morning air and began his laborious descent of the steep stone steps that corkscrewed around the exterior of the library tower. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It seemed as though she walked for another hour be-fore the long hall finally ended in a steep stone stair, descending into darkness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Barefoot and injured, Danny's mother carried him up the steep canyon wall that towered above their homestead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He stood on the steep bank above the water turbines, contentedly puffing on a cigar, looking over his portly belly at the river below. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I shimmy up the steep hill sideways and begin picking through the thicket of bushes. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Because terraces soak up more sunlight than steep slopes, maize can be grown at higher than usual altitudes on them; irrigation similarly increases the area available for maize farming. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It gets bitter if you let it steep too long.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Some areas are not as steep as others. We’ll have to be careful, though.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She kissed me on the cheek to say thank you, and I believe that I felt something quite like the feeling one gets when he drives over a steep hill on a country road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z By the time Hannah and Mary staggered up from the cellar, I had the porridge bubbling and the tea steeping. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine steep steps led from the driveway up to the front verandah. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The western side of each ridge was steep and difficult, but the eastward slopes were gentler, furrowed with many gullies and narrow ravines. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Wari techniques had reclaimed more than a million acres of cropland from mountainsides that almost anywhere else would have been regarded as impossibly dry, steep, and cold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The list was so steep he had to climb back up, hauling himself along a snapped line inch by bloody inch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tender freshwater shrimp garnished with cream and rose leaves, devilled barley pearls in acorn purée, apple and carrot chews, marinated cabbage stalks steeped in creamed white turnip with nutmeg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The hill was flat across the top, about thirty yards of flat rock, an occasional tree, but the ascent on all sides was steep. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time she inhaled, the hollows near her collarbones grew steep and filled with shadows. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning at dawn, I’m in the dark bus, bumping down the steep, dusty dirt road to Otavalo. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We stopped for the night at a lovely, secluded spot called Rock Spring Hut, perched on a steep hillside with a long view over the Shenandoah Valley far below. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They leave the highway behind and drive on steep, slender, two-lane ribbons of road, the mountains appearing like enormous milky waves suspended against the sky. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I watch as it slowly makes its way up the steep drive, then comes to a stop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dimple began to climb the steep road off to their right that led off campus, imagining that they were going to a restaurant nearby, but Rishi put a hand on her arm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But he went by it without a thought, down a stairway, steep and marble, and into the locker room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond them, cedars wove a steep mat of still green. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Only its steep roof could be seen from above. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z A few low trees grew there close to the water, and behind them rose a steep rocky bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When Becky left for the night, I held my sister’s hand and walked her down the steep stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Having left the town behind, the SUV climbed a steep grade. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Wash sidestroked a few yards downstream until he reached a spot where the bank wasn’t as steep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The trunk lay on a steep slant from the top of the bank to the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They left the cart in the woods and crossed a railroad track and came down a steep bank through dead black ivy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The land is hilly and really too steep for row crops. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Jasmin crawls down a steep flight of stairs to a tiny bodega below. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She had gone walking alone in those mountains over there to the North, had fallen down a steep place and hurt her head. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too far to jump to the shore and both banks were steep. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Its steep slopes still bore the marks of humanity. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Negotiating optimistically the steep, slippery slopes of life. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time, the hot tea in the pot has finished steeping. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z During my first year on the mountain he would hike up the steep trail and spend holidays with me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Staying up on the hillside, near the top of the ridge, I worked my way to the far end of the valley, almost to the gap and the steep cliff on the far side. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes the hills were so steep that, despite our driver’s haste, the horses could only go slowly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Myriad has been accused of creating a monopoly, since no one else can offer the test, and researchers can’t develop cheaper tests or new therapies without getting permission from Myriad and paying steep licensing fees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Let the tea bags steep in the hot water for ten minutes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We walk up the steep road to Piper’s house. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The roads were insanely narrow, winding through forests and up the sides of hills and around the edges of steep ravines. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s 4,682 steep feet to the top, and there are lots more like it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Helvi carried the cat up to bed with her, and he draped himself with familiar ease over her shoulder as she climbed the steep ladder stairs leading up to her little room in the eaves. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The difficulty was not the steep ascent round the shoulders of rock, but the occasional plunges through the undergrowth to get to the next path. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Wordlessly he pulled her to her feet and propelled her down the steep ladder. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And here it is—puttering up the steep drive, screeching to a stop behind Mr. Post’s truck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then they plunged into a maze of cross-country lanes, steep, green and narrow. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z After it had steeped awhile, I took out the bags, added quite a lot of sugar and put the pitcher in the basement. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “We have to leave sight of the freeway now,” Salvador told her, “and walk on the bordering streets. Not even a goat could walk along these steep banks.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z This time it pursued instantly and the two rabbits reached the undergrowth at the bottom of the steep with no more than ten yards to spare. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Its steep slopes were grass-grown; but all was grey in that hour, for the sun had gone, and far below lights twinkled in the homes of Men. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “These rituals are empty,” Hizdahr declared, “just the sort of thing we must sweep aside. Meereen has been steeped in these foolish old traditions for too long.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was then that I heard footfalls on the stairs—not the outside steps I had used, but a steep, narrow flight rising from behind the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I want to please Amara but the stairs are so steep and they go on forever. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The path dipped, and then again began to climb upwards, leading them at last to the foot of the steep hillside. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They proceeded up a steep, narrow street lined with houses. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Up, up, up the steep mountainside he went—that’s what he was imagining, anyway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I took cupping classes at Rose City Teas, we always had to smell the tea leaves both before and after they had been steeped. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z One wet afternoon the following November, a Greyhound bus deposited Perry in Worcester, a Massachusetts factory town of steep, up-and-down streets that even in the best of weathers seem cheerless and hostile. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She had elected not to use an ice cube, since it was steeped at 180° and not a full boil. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We’ll never get out of here,” the Humbug moaned, looking at the steep, smooth sides of the pit. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I started down a steep slope of feeling bad for myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Coming down a steep trail with Paul one day, she momentarily lost her footing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z However, as the ground grew rocky and steep, a sudden wind blew — like the mountain itself was yawning. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Adaon once told me there is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Their sides were so steep the lifeboat started sliding down them, nearly surfing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The track was as steep as it was narrow, wending its way ever upward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The horse picked his way carefully, and then ahead the path dropped down a steep embankment; and beyond that, Winnie, peering around Mae’s bulk, saw a flash of color and a dazzling sparkle. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Five hundred feet above the South Col, where the steep shale gave way to a gender slope of snow, Namba’s oxygen ran out, and the diminutive Japanese woman sat down, refusing to move. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He told long, wild stories about his childhood; as I pumped panting up steep hills he glided along beside me, joking steadily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Bedbugs and kwalikwata crawled; women would untie their wrappers to reveal an ugly rash of reddened bites around their waists, like hives steeped in blood. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The apartment is barely heated, minuscule, at the top of six steep flights of stairs, with a bathroom the size of a phone booth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The stairs were high and steep and winding. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The angle of the lines was too steep. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z By now the sky was pale pink, and it was easier to find the uphill trail, but harder going as it was a steep incline. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Percy stared at the steep hills of downtown Seattle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At the end of the park, Tally leaned to her right, and the board pulled into a long, steep turn. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In steep places stairs of stone had been hewn, but now they were cracked and worn, and split by the roots of trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and start climbing the steep steps to the main building. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z On one island we hiked up a steep hill after swimming under a waterfall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The river was six hundred feet below, down steep slopes and twisty passages, she explained, and the last part required climbing down a rope. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This made it quite easy to move around, except that the slopes above the valley were very steep in places, and I slipped several times on the loose, gravelly soil. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The bank was not very steep after all, and in a moment he was at the top, ready to go on. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Grappling with the last steep incline, the final turns of the path, and finding yourself above it all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then I, too, went down the steep twisting path through the dark woods to the beach below. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I look up the steep hillside, where the old man is already well up its flanks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a door leading to a steep set of stairs, and at the top is a wide landing and a large metal door. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take long, between the steep incline and the heat, to become short of breath. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She ran even faster, though the ridge was steep and the way was long. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My light brought an answering flash up the steep rocky bank. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If a woman repeatedly failed to conceive, she was forced to pay a steep “celibacy tax.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z On the second day, Mom walked me to the top of the long, steep steps down to the grade-one classrooms. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He led Harry and Luna to a corner, where a small cupboard opened onto a steep staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was full dark when they came into Tijuana, walking beneath the steep hills on the right side of the road. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z At least God’s mercy is better than that of these monsters, and the precipice is steep and high. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It is generally thought that Chinese astronomy thereafter underwent a steep decline. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we were in Tarrenpeth there were fewer ravines or steep ridges. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At exasperatingly frequent intervals, the path was broken by steep, thickly bouldered streams, frozen solid and ribbed with blue ice, which could only be negotiated in a crablike crouch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Even if we can get through, it’s kinda steep.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was shooting up and up and up on a steep slanty course as if it were climbing a very steep hill. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I began to slip down the steep hillside from stump to boulder. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still going downhill, which should have made traveling easier; but the ground sloped at just the wrong angle—too steep to jog, too treacherous to let her guard down even for a moment. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The bluffs on which it crouched were steep and rocky, spotted with lichen and gnarled thorny trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The aqueduct is shaped like an upside-down trapezoid, with a steep downslope that abruptly levels off for twenty yards, then slopes upward again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A desk and a chair were set up on the floor at the base of the steep amphitheater. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z ‘Not here, the banks are too steep,’ said Pippin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They came at length to the steep abrupt end of Treebeard’s Hill, and looked up at the rock-wall with its rough steps leading to the high shelf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The carriage lurched as it turned away from the wharves and began the ascent up the steep road into Seatown proper. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The steep decline of these numbers over the centuries suggests that, for one of the gravest human concerns—getting murdered—- the incentives that we collectively cook up are working better and better. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t terribly high—thirty feet or so—but it was steep and very unstable, the edge loose and soft from the rain. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Two taxis were coming down the steep street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Nina remembered their last real day together, the elation they’d felt when they’d crested a steep hill and seen the port town spread out below. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I dared not go far over the hilltops, lest I lose my backtrack; it was wild country, steep, full of creeks and ravines, rising fast to the cloud-haunted mountains eastward. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z On a steep slope, I'd be lucky to get 40 kilometers. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As they traveled, the land became more barren, rocky, and steep. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She stepped backward uphill, the steep slope forcing her step to be a small one. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z To publicize his campaign, he laid plans to make a solo ascent of the south face of Denali, the mountain’s steepest aspect, in winter, with a minimum of food. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As we follow the meadow down the last steep slope of the mountain range, I see a patch of evening primroses near a stone fence. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dying light, they walked down a steep slope toward the vehicle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Tally pushed off with all her strength, forcing her hover-boards down the steep side of the hill, where they would bring themselves to a halt. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Instead, she spoke a quick prayer in the language of her Saints and began the steep climb down the outer wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the far side of that fence, the terrain cants steeply down, but it is not too steep to be traversed by foot. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Geyer and Cuddy descended a steep set of steps, more ladder than stairway, into a small chamber about ten feet long by ten feet wide and only four feet high. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was no path here, the slope was steep and slippery with gravel, and Kate—unlike her pursuers—was dragging a ladder and carrying someone on her back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z On a steep cliff his mate of last year had laid eggs that had broken under her weight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z These corpses couldn’t have been more than a day or two old and weren’t visibly decomposed, but I still shuddered to think of Otto last night, drinking water steeped in rotting flesh. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Afternoon turns into another evening and it’s when we’re coming down a steep hillside that I fall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Its Hearth and outbuildings were all of gray stone cut from the steep mountainside to which it clung. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They neared the top of the cliff, both wheezing and gasping for air after trudging the last few hundred feet of the steep path. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The round had entered at a steep angle, smashing down through the hip and colon. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Like many Eastern religions, Hinduism was steeped in the symbolism of duality. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The sun had passed over the stone mountains when Kino and Juana struggled up the steep broken slope and came at last to the water. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They led around the lake and up through steep woods to the summit of Piney Mountain, which wasn’t indicated on the map and isn’t really a mountain since it barely rises to 1,500 feet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z At a point where the stream flowed about forty feet below the road she pulled over and guided the children down a fairly steep slope to the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry could see a village, undoubtedly Little Hangleton, nestled between two steep hills, its church and graveyard clearly visible. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z To him the ground may be steep and rough but on the whole it is even, and he can pick his direction easily from the top of his moving, six-foot tower. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A few boys dash across the road and disappear up a steep path on the hillside, but before José can follow, Yolanda calls him back. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z For the first Saturday morning that I could remember, Malcolm wasn’t in the kitchen whipping up something green and stinking to infuse our brains with oxygen and steep our bodies in trace minerals. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Already you are studying the foreground for a way down to the stream over the steep rocks and wondering if that notch ahead will get you through to the neighboring valley. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The storm had ended; a moon rose, and they saw the whitewashed houses rising on steep hills, gleaming in the moonlight. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a winged creature could reach it, so steep and slimy were the rocks on all sides, and so fearful the onrush of the descending waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There they sat under an old gnarled oak that sent its roots twisting like snakes down a steep crumbling bank. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Fifty yards from that steep beach, the guns opened fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But the steep cliff showed no obvious path, not even a handhold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At last the hobbits saw, rising dimly before them, a steep dark land: they had come to the feet of the mountains, and to the green roots of tall Methedras. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was almost too narrow for a horse, and the mare sent a stream of pebbles and small rocks rolling down the steep slopes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The three of us walked along, past the Ayuntamiento with the banners hung from the balcony, down past the market and down past the steep street that led to the bridge across the Arga. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Gogol goes for runs around the lake with Gerald, arduous laps along steep hilly dirt roads, so infrequently traveled that they can occupy the dead center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked really freaked out, like she’d just been dropped off the steep end of a roller coaster. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Cars struggling to climb the steep, fog-shrouded hill, gunning their deep engines and spinning their wheels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We looked all around, at the beach and the cluster of stores down the way and the trees and bushes behind us climbing up the steep cliff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In the center of town, only yards away from the modern buildings made of steel and glass, streets of painters, ceramists, and sculptors had sprung up on the side of a steep hill. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They set off on a steep road going up into the Umvukwe Mountains. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He could even pick out the dots of furze bushes and stunted yew trees on the steep slopes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Catching hold of some long stalks of cane that were hanging down from the steep bank, I pulled myself up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode quickly up the steep hill, the horse jerking and surging beneath her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Instead he watched as the figures of Mr. Das and the children grew smaller, climbing up the steep path, pausing every now and then for a picture, surrounded by a growing number of monkeys. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The residents immediately became squatters, scrambling up the steep hillsides to remake their homes and farms on land they didn’t own. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Any reader steeped in the history of Western civilization would be forgiven for assuming that African food production began in ancient Egypt’s Nile Valley, land of the pharaohs and pyramids. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Twice it seemed to disappear, but she kept on straight, and both times she found herself at the top of steep, narrow stairs, the torch glimmering far below her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The stairs are steep, and I’m walking too fast. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z To me they were a steep come-down from the romantic days of the Zebra Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some way below the mere they came on a deep well of water, clear as crystal, from which a freshet fell over a stone lip and ran glistening and gurgling down a steep rocky channel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The pent waters spread out into a long oval lake, pale Nen Hithoel, fenced by steep grey hills whose sides were clad with trees, but their heads were bare, cold-gleaming in the sunlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But it’s so steep, I can already hear the hope failing in her voice. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It seemed like a steep price to pay for a ride home. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After rain she could slide, standing on one foot, down the steep muddy path and stop herself at any point by pressure on her heel or toes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sea, confined, was restless and fretted at the steep shores. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a steep new road and many trucks. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z From her vantage point on this steep hill, she could look down across the city and see a slice of the bay beyond the cityscape. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He’d taken the picture in the crisp morning light, looking down from a steep hill as the street shot down at a nearly ninety-degree angle, stopping at the sparkling waters of the San Francisco Bay. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She drove the truck up a steep hill, and at the top Nathan saw the ceremonial site. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It tingles as it flows through me, filling me like steeped honeybush tea poured into black porcelain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Most of the world’s most renowned masters had visited the club—it was steeped in the echoes of legendary games, epic battles, hard-fought victories, and heartfelt defeats. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was no place to pitch a tent here, I noted uneasily—only steep, wooded slope going up on one side and down on the other. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, the road flattened out and I saw woods and steep hills in the mist. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The way was narrow and steep, the steps worn in the center by centuries of feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The last part of their dark journey was the steepest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Luna ran up the edge of a steep knoll to cast a wider view and make sure she was not being followed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A wide expanse of lush plains turns into a crystal-blue lagoon, surrounded by towering cliffs and smooth, steep rocks, their tops covered with vegetation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Henri had so steeped himself in stories of the Left Bank in Paris that he lived there although he had never been there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a week, with my empty basket on my arm, I would walk the block down to the cable car line and ride a cable car over the steep hills into the Tang people’s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Above Maria Isabel’s hut, there are mostly lush green slopes where it is too steep to build even the smallest place. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The incline was not completely vertical, but most of the descent was quite steep. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When the leading plane suddenly made a steep descent, Zhenya swooped after him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Below, the steep gray ice of the Lhotse Face dropped 4,000 vertical feet to the floor of the Western Cwm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The river narrowed and the banks rose higher, growing into dark limestone cliffs with sides too steep for the jungle to cling to. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They went up the steep road from Milton. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Bando and I climbed the steep gorge to the top, searching every cave and ledge along the ascent, and found no sign of her or her pig, no clues to say that they were here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The corridor was steeped in viscous darkness, so Root flicked down his infrared filter. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Soon they all stood once more on the flat shelf at the head of the steep slope where they had felt the first flakes of snow the night before. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized that the whole top of the bank was only a very short distance across and the other side was just as steep. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The forest ends, and we are on a steep hillside looking across a valley at the famous profile of White Man Mountain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the steep track into the village a car was coming. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She zipped us off the main road and down a few steep side streets. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We veer off the bridge, through the tolls, and into areas of steep streets and skinny houses smushed up so close against each other that no light can squeeze through the cracks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z At midafternoon he hiked down the steep descent to the waterfront, where a U.S. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Scrub grass and thorny bushes covered its lower slopes; higher up a jagged tangle of bare rock thrust steep and sudden into the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The ATC occupies a modest white house on a steep hill above the old part of town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Directly ahead, a steep cobblestone staircase at the edge of the runway led up to a grand, floodlit mansion constructed on a plateau near the base of the mountain range. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Yasuko materialized next, just below my precarious stance, but was flummoxed by the last and steepest portion of the Step. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They climbed a steep trail where niches for toes and fingers had been worn into the yellow sandrock after centuries of use. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The steep tiled roof had grown dark and mossy with age and rain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Company set out again, with good speed at first; but soon their way became steep and difficult. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The gray stallion pulled his sled, piled high with rocks, through snowdrifts and through blizzards, up steep hills and down again, through icy gorges. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The sparrow’s claws screeched and grated on the roofing slates as the weighted rope pulled her downwards on the steep slope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Flying slowly above the tiles, which glistened with the recent rain, she edged the machine into a little gully between a steep tiled roof and the sheer wall of the tower. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Beyond was a flight of wooden steps, steep and twisting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now she would have to call into play all of her climbing ability to keep going up the treacherously steep smooth slates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Shirls Avenue, my grandparents’ street, apparently turned into a dirt road just before plunging down a steep hill to their house and farm. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed Thalia’s arm and we ran along the rails while the boar roared behind us, slipping and sliding as it tried to navigate the steep hillside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Genie scrambled after him, trying to step easy, but dang, that hill was steep. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Clouds float down between the steep green mountains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z On the fourth side was a steep hill with a crumbling set of concrete steps. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Until the day their lord father’s heart had burst in his chest as he was ascending a steep flight of steps to her bed, that is. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In Farsi, hel means “cardamom,” which is what makes Persian tea so delicious, and dam means “to steep.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Jack dragged his sled up to the top of the steep hill. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Because of the steep grade, soil erosion from rain and wind whittled down food production year by year. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the hill the track turned, climbing into a steep corkscrew of turns. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They moved up the steep hills on either side of the new lake to rebuild their homes and replant their crops. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The hill was not steep; it would be easy to climb. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Since I’m without a flashlight, Farmer and Ti Jean decide to take a different route than the way we came—one without rivers to cross and steep cliffs to scramble down. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I climbed the steep snow-packed street in dusk to the College and was admitted and shown how to operate the public-use transmitter. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It climbed through several switchbacks and, for a stretch, rose at an angle so steep you had to walk on your toes; if you tried walking flatfooted, you stretched your calves till they hurt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As she whipped around tight turns and down steep descents, the world whirling around her, Tally felt like something caught in the wind, not knowing which direction the journey would ultimately take her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Below them a steep, icy slope slanted downward. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On the other side of it, the landscape was steep and more treacherous. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the playground came to an abrupt end at a railing overlooking a steep drop, where a long stairway led to a lower level of the park. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The old house on the hill wore its steep, gabled roof pulled over its ears like a low hat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the cars climbed the steep hill into the village, children popped out of front doors to look at them, as if cars didn’t drive up there very often. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Whatever his race, each convict is a citizen of a stony village that exists within the prison’s steep, machine- gun-guarded walls—twelve gray acres of cement streets and cell blocks and workshops. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill was so steep that from where Genie was standing, it looked like his parents had just driven off a cliff. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Finally, we entered hill country, climbing higher and deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, stopping from time to time to let the Oldsmobile catch its breath on the steep, twisting roads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z To the northeast the rolling mountains ended in a steep escarpment. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z My dogs turned as one, and started bawling and clawing their way up the steep bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They would not carry me down that steep path through the woods to the grey cove and the deserted cottage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A blinding, electric-blue hole ripped the very air next to Mr. Flux, and a man ejected from it feet first, as if from the end of a steep waterslide. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The air was steeped in evil during those muggy, pestilent days. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave in to her urging and followed her down a steep path to the little house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a big school, near the top of a hill looking down on the town, with a steep road leading up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The grass track which crossed the bridge ran above them, at the top of a steep bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A short way beyond the way-meeting, after another steep incline, a flying bridge of stone leapt over the chasm and bore the road across into the tumbled slopes and glens of the Morgai. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z One of the streets was so steep the sidewalk had been shaped to form stairs. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Things I couldn’t name, all of it steeped in old rainwater and mud. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Holding her wings steady, she followed him on a steep descent. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘The road under the mountains is a dark road, and there are places narrow and steep which he cannot tread, even if we can.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, he told a story about his escape that was short, sketchy, sanitized—and largely incomprehensible to someone who was not steeped in the details of his life. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And when the low gear band is worn too thin to pull up a steep hill, why you can turn around and back up it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Put one after another, Alfred, panting, huffing, low steps but hundreds of them, thousands of them in the darkness, the stairs so steep he sometimes fell to all fours, scrambling higher, past the sign, DR. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the rimrock and looked over the edge, down on the dark evergreens and pinon trees growing thick on the steep canyon slopes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She marched up the steep path to where the car was parked, and she wasn’t even breathing hard as she pulled a large inner tube from the trunk. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when she saw the steep stairway disappearing into a bottomless black hole did her courage forsake her for a moment. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Different types of disturbance shape different ecosystems: floods in the Nile, landslides on the steep pitches of the Andes, hurricanes in the Yucatan Peninsula. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We went up a steep bank and across the rolling fields. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s a steep, short set of steps leading to a balcony with a wooden guardrail, which overlooks the ocean and Tatoosh Island. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A steep tunnel led up into the air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry leaned against the enchanted wall, which opened to admit them, and he and Luna sped back down the steep staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The road to Jalalabad is a two- hour trek through mountain roads winding along a steep drop, and my stomach lurched with each hairpin turn. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just where the steep ascent of the mountain began, he stopped. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Steam rose as the leaves began to steep and tint the liquid. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Eva out at the old folks’ home, the deweys living anywhere, Tar Baby steeped in wine, and Sula upstairs in Eva’s bed with a boarded-up window and an empty pocketbook on the dresser. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He looked up the long steep chimney of the cleft where the water came down. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after sunrise we come down the steep road into Livingstonville, a small town of no more than forty houses and stores cozied at the confluence of the Cats- kill and Lake creeks. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile further on they came to a narrow ravine that led away northwards through the steep lands on the left of the Road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Shadows gathered like bats in the steep hollows near her collarbone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Stone steps ascending endlessly, steep and slick and treacherous, and somewhere at the top, the Shrouded Lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was steep walking, and we went all the way up to the Place Contrescarpe. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Engine groaning up the steep driveway, the van slows, stopping on gravel. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The walk home is a steep one, and I wonder if it’s yet another way she punishes herself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon they came to a place where the Road went suddenly under the dark shadow of tall pine-trees, and then plunged into a deep cutting with steep moist walls of red stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z None of them tore their clothes as he had, climbing twenty feet of steep rock. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were so steep that only a little vegetation grew in small clumps here and there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Max pauses at all the steep edges along the trail and throws pebbles down into the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The steep, red sandstone sides were terraced halfway around into long flat shelves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z From Town Square to Main Street, from Main Street past the park, past the park toward that steep hill leading to Fry High. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z By afternoon on steep slopes the snow was mostly gone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Come,” he said to the captain, and jerked his head at the steep, grassy hill that the company was starting to ascend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The descent was steep and rocky, but Dany rode fear-lessly, and the joy and the danger of it were a song in her heart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While I steeped the tea, Dad pulled down a pair of cups for us and set them on the kitchen table. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He walked at a tremendous pace, and the climb up from the beach was steep. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The brakes squeal as the truck inches down the steep road. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t by the steepest waterfall, as I thought it would be, but considerably below and under, of all things, a dead oak. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were forced down a steep flight of stairs, still tied back-to-back and in danger of slipping and breaking their necks at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But if it’s steep, there could be rapids. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z These I steeped in hot water, and so from the whole of these appliances extracted one cup of I don’t know what for Estella. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On either side were very steep slopes and deep gullies. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I was glad to get clear of those long stone streets overhung with black, steep roofs and innumerable towers, that sunless city where all my chances had turned to fear and betrayal. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The black brothers moved through black shadows amidst black rocks, working their way up a steep, twisting trail as their breath frosted in the black'air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The second case concerned a man in his twenties who was driving a truck with his wife in the passenger seat down Blacksmith Fork Canyon, a steep, windy road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When they had struggled to the bottom of the bank, they found a stream running down from the hills behind in a deeply dug bed with steep slippery sides overhung with brambles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s torturous getting to the top of the ridge, even though it’s not all that steep and it’s just a few dozen yards ahead of us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The other dangles a porcelain teacup full of Belle-rose tea, an anesthetic drink steeped from the roses that grow on our island. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She would lean from the opening, throw herself across the steep rock, and make a quick grasp of the hold beneath the nest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Turns out there are some pretty steep consequences for gods who don’t care for their people. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Let’s get off that. I’m steeping you some tea.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he set off with his new master through the steep slanting forests of the mountain isle, through the leaves and shadows of bright autumn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The hill is steep and slippery with rocks and shale, land sliding down as I go up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were flying over a wild country of steep hills and dark forests, still following the course of the river. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Although Park was well traveled in North Korea and in China, he confided to Shin that he knew little about the steep, snowy, thinly populated mountains outside the fence. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The steep green hill was rushing toward them A moment later he alighted on its slope, a little awkwardly. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Telemakhos with no more words went out, and through the fence, and down hill, going fast on the steep footing, nursing woe for the suitors in his heart. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As it crawled up the steep incline, a young man jumped out and ran alongside, carrying a wood block, ready to throw it behind the back tire if the lorry were to roll back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I let him take a nap tied up in the shade of the big oak tree on the steep slope by the back porch. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Almost all the lights are out in the little town of Berne as I come down a steep road to its main street. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy smiled, illuminated by the flickering yellow light of the lamps, steeped in delightful memory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When it came, it was the edge of a steep river- bank crumbling under the downpour until suddenly it all broke loose and collapsed into itself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Chima wanted to race down the other side of the hill, the side that didn’t have many paths, but Aunty Ifeoma said it was too steep. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z On the further side was a steep brown bank, threaded by a winding path; and behind that the tall mountains climbed, shoulder above shoulder, and peak beyond peak, into the fading sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was, in any conclusive sense, an artist’s picture, steeped in high, high, organized talent and God knows how many hours of hard work. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Yet the bottom of the valley is level and broad and nearly a mile long; steep cliffs wall it in all around. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The morning was spent wandering across the steep hillside with our heads down, my gaze locked on a point about six steps in front of me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ser Barristan was still wrestling with that suspicion when he heard the sound of heavy boots ascending the steep stone steps at the back of the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No wind blew over the dry steep ground. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Some nights, at ten or so, they climb a steep, winding path to the top of another hill. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I left the ax where it lay, clipped the rope, and followed Stuart down the steep flank of the Geneva Spur. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The plane had just done a steep climb from the reservoir basin—maybe it’s just his imagination or a head rush from the climb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Cari and Beto grabbed his arms and led him down the steep slope to where the river washed up over a sandy bit of shore. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And now the peach had broken out of the garden and was over the edge of the hill, rolling and bouncing down the steep slope at a terrific pace. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z It was so steep and overhung that it proved impossible to climb out of it again, either forwards or backwards, without leaving their ponies and their baggage behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they climbed back up the steep hill, to hurl apple cores into the woods and go to bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon a reservoir came into view, a mountain lake far below the road—tranquil blue waters set among steep, arid mountainsides. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The last slope had been steep and rocky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Also, playing for higher stakes than he could afford in some rather steep bridge games with his New York connections, he had held cards and won several hundred dollars. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z We used to climb it; it is not as steep as it looks from a distance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was four steep miles to the summit at just under 4,000 feet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense; you climbed the Cliffs of Insanity, and this isn’t nearly that steep.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z If there were hills and steep banks, the river might drop, fall a bit. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t answer him immediately and let his tea steep. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked east and south into the steep harsh country full of crags and green hills and great rivers and lonely houses, till I came to Icefoot Lake. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Daddy drove the horses to pull the flatboat with its huge tank because it was too steep and muddy for the tractor in this bush. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Half-way up a fissure in one of the steepest cliffs, with most of its buttons burst, the counterfeit Beast was arguing with its stomach. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard her clomping up the steep stairs. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She places her flat hat on her head and begins hiking up the steep road toward the cell house. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He took off after her but lost control as he headed down the steepest part of the slope. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He is standing on a mountain road with his back to the steep drop behind him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nothing but what you might expect: pink, tumbled boulders with guano layered on them like icing; and a steep slope up to the shattered rocks that crowned the bastion. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Gasping, Lee and Grumman forced themselves up the steep slope of rocks and scree. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z No one but my sister climbed this steep path to find me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It’s a two-story house with a steep driveway I leave for work and think about it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z My slide looked too steep, and then too flat, and then too messy, because I had erased so much. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She, who had descended with such joy and pain, had begun her upward climb—upward, with her baby, on the steep, steep side of the mountain. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The snow was almost waist deep and the slope was very steep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They’re more like cottages sharing walls than apartments, two stories with steep, peaked roofs made of tin. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At the very rear, so far away that they could hardly be seen, were the percussion instruments, and lastly, in a long line up one side of a steep slope, were the solemn bass fiddles. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Einar approached with the coarse rope he had used to restrain her hands on the steep path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The top of his hole was a perfect circle, and the sides were smooth and steep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Will you not fall down the steep bank? ’Tis a far distance to the bottom of the ravine, and—” He stopped suddenly, because one of the maids appeared. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Cloud Pond was down a steep side trail, about a quarter of a mile off the AT. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The stairs to which he was pointing were steep and led down into darkness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Here were no coves or harborage or shelter, only steep headlands, rockfallen reefs and crags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Above that rose a steep dome, with thin windows cut all around it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The riverbank was steep and high here, so she was quite safe when a rushing torrent of water, heralded by a great curling wave, swept past. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got to the hills, divided by a steep path thick with trees, Mrs. Das refused to get out of the car. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We were all expecting to come to the edge of the down, but there isn’t any steep edge as there is on the north. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We labored four miles up and over Blood Mountain—at 4,461 feet the highest and toughest eminence on the trail in Georgia—then began a steep and exciting two-mile descent towards Neels Gap. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It became too steep to go straight up. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I could sense the steep drop to my left, though I could not see it due to the trees and thick foliage that lined the roadside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Through it a worn path passed and dived suddenly down a long steep slope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It twisted and turned for another twenty feet before opening up into a tiny box canyon with steep walls rising away on every side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I received grants and loans to cover most of the tuition, which was steep, and I’d saved a little money while working at The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She led them down the steep bluff, clutching the bag with leftover food and the map in it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "Little birds fly through many a dark tunnel. Careful, the steps are steep." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The shore was steep and once I got the canoe to move with its own weight, it slid down the path and into the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed her down the steep trail into the big arroyo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Like walking up a steep hill with heavy iron boots, only you can never get to the top of the hill because it keeps getting higher and higher and the boots get heavier and heavier. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I glanced up the path, which did look steep and rather rough. i'm telling you, sir, you'll be sorry if you don't take a walk up there. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They rarely attended training academies or steeped themselves in the emerging scientific methods of detection, such as the analysis of fingerprints and blood patterns. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were lights in the shop windows and we climbed the steep stone stairway to the upper street, then up another stairs to the station. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z For half a heartbeat it eluded him, and that frightened him so badly that he tripped on the steep dungeon steps and tore his breeches open on the stone, drawing blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It has steeped longer, like tea, and therefore it lasts longer. Here, have a seat.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We children were led to believe that the world was steeped in voodoo, witchcraft and sorcery. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They showed camels, steep cliffs, the skinny Jordan River, donkeys, and Bedouins in tents. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At its feet was a wide space of grass and reeds; and in the distance could be glimpsed another bank almost as steep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We had walked down the steep hill from my parents’ flat, which was actually the first floor of a six-unit building they owned on Leavenworth near California. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A rickety bridge made of split logs and woven vines dangled across a steep, rocky ravine. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The servants’ steps were the quickest way down—not grand, but steep and straight and narrow, hidden in the walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s steep and long, ending at a narrow bend between rocks, then that short vertical drop. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the far side, each man lifted an arm and grabbed a rock on the steep gorge wall. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When the slope got steep he turned the wagon around, so it went ahead and he was pulling back on it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z What had from afar seemed to be one sheer mountainwall was split into several long steep ridges, separate isles perhaps, between which the sea ran in narrow sounds or channels. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon trolleys rattled down the bluff on the steep Poughkeepsie side of the Hudson, transporting fans to the waterside. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He spit the shells into the snow below the trail and tried to see into the distance below the mesa, over the edge of the steep trail where her house was. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They had chosen their hiding-spot well; to the left of us was a steep wooded bank they could have forced us into had we tried to elude them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The other boys followed in Roy Lee’s car and helped me carry my hardware up to the Welch High School gymnasium, which sat high on the side of a steep hill. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Smiling as I recall that day, I join him at the top of the last steep ascent. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While carrying heavy pieces of granite up the steep sides, they could slip and plunge to their deaths. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She was too steeped in the landscape of nightmare even to question it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was a circular, sloping patch of ground, with a steep gravel driveway looping around it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I let it steep, oh, maybe five days before I took it out and dried it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z So I walked down the steep stairs, afraid to look back and afraid not to do so. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And the others gathered around us and began pushing us up the steep hill toward the safety of the town of the Tang people. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The house looks good. The food is ready. I’m going to make a few more parathas. And let me start the tea. I want to steep it a good, long time.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It closely connected to our work on criminal justice issues; I believe that so much of our worst thinking about justice is steeped in the myths of racial difference that still plague us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Under three huge brick arches they went, then down a steep stone ramp into the depths, through the dungeons and torture chambers and past a pair of deep stone cisterns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The car had skidded on the glassy hill up to the asylum and backed, with one wheel over the rim of the drive, into a steep drift. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He watched them stumble and crawl up the loose clay of the steep riverbank. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He ran down the steep stairs and found her on the first landing, breathing heavily and unfastening the oilskin coat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This time I knew exactly what was out there—a lot of long, taxing miles, steep rocky mountains, hard shelter floors, hot days without showers, unsatisfying meals cooked on a temperamental stove. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the road was nothing but sand and ocean, on the other it was these steep green cliffs full of baby trees and wild bushes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After walking for two hours, they found that the ice field did slope down to the beach, but it was a steep descent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z From her vantage point on this steep hill, she could look down across the city and see a slice of the bay beyond the cityscape. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her lashes were coated with mascara, and her eyebrows were thick but plucked to form a steep “I see…” arch. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Perfidy” was certainly the word that was in Despereaux's mind as the mice finally approached the narrow, steep stairs that led to the black hole of the dungeon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she got some towels and washrags out of a cupboard in the hall and, carrying a lighted kerosene lamp, led us up the steep stairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The dogs had two whole floors, connected by a steep staircase that Fred couldn’t wait to race up and down. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He slid down parts of the hill where the ground was steep and sandy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Slabs and chunks of marble were transported on carts that were pushed and pulled by prisoners up and down the steep hillside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be one of the largest buildings in the neighborhood—two stories, with very high ceilings and the steepest roof of any house she had ever seen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was still raining as they coasted along the steep lane that wound down the cliff side to St. Catherine’s Bay. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We pull away from the shadow of the ship and make a steep dive. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She raced across the steep pitch of the gable. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z No piano could be gotten down those narrow steep stairs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The hobbits scrambled down a steep green bank and plunged into the thick trees below. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The blackness encroached around my field of vision as I pulled myself up, eighteen steps, steep as hell. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “You poor child. Is your father always so strict?” he asked Meggie as they climbed down the steep staircase. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sam led him along several passages and down many steps and out into a high garden above the steep bank of the river. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “There’s that place across the river where you could ski. The place where they have the rope tow on that steep hill across from the railroad station. You could go over there.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Other works Ged also did in his days in that village under the steep forests of the Hand, as his power came back into him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Late in the day on their summit push, the two Americans climbed a stratum of steep, crumbly rock—the infamous Yellow Band. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Scooting on his butt, he started down the steepest part of the incline. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Now we’re at a complete standstill on the steep road that leads to the top of the island. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the narrow ravine a rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Father tramped up the steep stairs, bending his dark head where the roof slanted, and stood with his arm around Hab’s shoulders, smiling down at Nat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming to the opening they found that they had made their way down through a cleft in a high steep bank, almost a cliff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Joe’s old Franklin labored and coughed and wheezed, crawling up the long, steep ascent to Blewett Pass, high in the Cascade Mountains. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She led them out the front door and down the steep driveway and into the family station wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the hill was treacherously steep; he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The road angles down the steep hill and into a tiny town, the last outpost of civilization before the mount. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “It may not be too steep. I read a well-researched book about three pigs who followed cattle drovers across prairies and over mountains on a trek to Montana.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The steep stone steps had Sam puffing like a black-smith's bellows by the time they reached the surface. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, the scholars stumbled up a steep hillside of old, ruined goblin houses. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She stepped backward uphill, the steep slope forcing her step to be a small one. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A steep, rocky path came straight down the hill, ending at the mailbox where Joe stood. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They all drew back quickly and Ida walked ahead of Victor up the steep stairs to the room where she had put the children. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, just as I was starting to wonder if we’d need climbing gear to get onto the island, its steep cliffs sloped down to meet us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They watch with cameras and agents in white sport-utility vehicles who patrol back and forth along a dirt road on top of a steep embankment along the far side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z High up above the tall cliffs were steep slopes upon which trees climbed, mounting one head above another; and above them again were grey faces of inaccessible rock, crowned by a great spire of stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They had just dismounted to lead their ponies up the last steep slope, when suddenly Frodo stopped. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She dreamed she was standing at the top of the steepest hill in Forest Park, St. Louis, in front of the art museum, on a fresh morning of new snow. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Now that Sula was dead and done with, they returned to a steeping resentment of the burdens of old people. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Our alligators tried to make a quick crawl up the steep slope of the terrace so they could set up a fire line. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Vimy stalled out completely and went into a steep dive, heading directly for the Atlantic. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Behind it seems to be the top of a steep stone stairway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was two hours after dawn when he reached the steep ravine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They walked on the edge of a steep place and their eyes were sightless—God would cause them to rush down, as the herd of swine had once rushed down, into the sea. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She had heard that there was a steep waterfall someplace, and fallen trees here and there that could easily smash the thin boards he was so carefully tying together with strips of bamboo. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We eat lunch at our normal hilltop spot, on a bench with my favorite view of steep streets that dip like roller coasters. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The steps were steep, but the stones aligned in even planes and provided an easy descent. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The stairs that led back up to his room and his family were steep, but the door to the street was open and inviting.... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I could not quiet my chest; the pitch of my heart was forward and steep; the arms quivered in fits. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “But it's much too steep! And what about the snakes?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that long of a hill, but it was steep. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed past them, sat on his rear, and slid down the short, steep bank to the brook. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was a steep footpath I’d discovered leading up along the edge of the valley and just where it came out onto the road was an old bus shelter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fitches Brook is it,” I say, pointing to a cluster of brown contour lines drawn close together which indicate a steep hill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a step and nearly topple down the steep incline. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The rover was made for traversing extremely rugged terrain, often at steep angles. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The way up was steep and stony, the summit crowned by a chest-high wall of tumbled rocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To survive in this steep, narrow hodgepodge of ecosystems, Andean communities usually sent out representatives and colonies to live up- or downslope in places with resources unavailable at home. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When evening twilight came they dropped by steep tracks into a valley and found a village. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We were sitting across from each other on the bench of a bay window that looked out onto the long, steep driveway that led to their magnificent English Tudor. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But the back was on stilts stuck into the steep mountainside. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He offered none of the help he’d given me, teaching me how to stand in the stirrups while going down steep ravines or how to squeeze my thighs when the horse leapt over a branch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The gap between them and Mr. Flux was widening, as the creature he rode didn’t have wheels and couldn’t simply coast down the steep incline. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z War Mountain was not as steep as the mountain out of Coalwood, but its roads were narrower and there were two curves that nearly doubled back on themselves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Cresting the top of Coalwood Mountain, we were faced with a steep, straight stretch followed by a series of curves that dipped and turned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They stormed up some very steep stairs, hardly looking where they were going. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now, feeling the way become steep before his feet, he looked wearily up; and then he saw it, even as Gollum had said that he would: the city of the Ringwraiths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Their progress down the Amazon was slow, and after paddling less than two miles that day, steep hills covered with lush green trees appeared before them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z We add a dash of steeped tea and pour chunks of the halwa mixture into the machine’s churning bowl. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z On the other side the bank was steep, and up it a winding path climbed from the further landing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For nearly half an hour they climbed a steep, winding, and stony path, following Sirius’s wagging tail, sweating in the sun, the shoulder straps of Harry’s bag cutting into his shoulders. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Taking a flashlight from his trunk, he climbed instead down a steep, ladderlike stairway. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The strong- wine was making his head spin, though, and the cellar steps were very steep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the corner of the landing was a steep set of steps, sort of like a ladder, covered almost completely with boxes and old bolts of fabric, that must have led up to an attic. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They led to ridges so narrow and so steep on both sides that straddling was the easiest solution. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After several miles, the truck makes a turn, brakes squealing, and climbs up a steep driveway before grinding to a stop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Barack sometimes referred to me as “Joe Public,” asking me to weigh in on campaign slogans and strategies, knowing that I kept myself happily steeped in popular culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With one arm around each man's shoulders, Ned managed to descend the steep tower steps and hobble across the bailey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then he lifted up both gloved hands and fiddled with the valves until the balloon made a steep descent. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Yet as the words became audible, the procession reached the steepest part of the mountain, and in a minute or two the chant had died away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Like a giant corkscrew, the stairway twisted through the darkness, steep and narrow and with no rail to guide them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A moment later he’s bounding into the kitchen fully dressed, as if he’d pulled on his clothes while careening down the steep wooden staircase of our drafty Victorian house. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was black, the slope steep, stony, and uneven. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Next to the river is starting to become too rocky and steep to run on and I can see a path cutting its way up from the riverbank, going along the top of the canyon. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Rocks came bouncing down horn the castle to crash among them, and arrows and spears as well, but the angle was steep and the missiles seemed to do httle damage. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I say ridge; the word perhaps gives an incorrect impression of how steep the rise from the shore was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sand shifted out from under our feet as Smitty and I tried to scramble up the steep slope. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck backed sturdily up Carmel Hill and it got past the Jack’s Peak road and was just going into the last and steepest pull when the motor’s breathing thickened, gulped, and strangled. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had always thought the hills in Austin were steep, but they were nothing compared to where he’d just been. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z George took the steep steps onto her own bus and shuffled along the narrow corridor, her feet sticking to the rubbery floor. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The fair taught men and women steeped only in the necessary to see that cities did not have to be dark, soiled, and unsafe bastions of the strictly pragmatic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It’s the only stream with a slope steep enough to make a waterfall and close enough to be reached before evening.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We went two blocks down Dupont Street, and then one block up the steep Street of the Tang People, into an alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Peering into the gloom, he saw that the path was edged by a steep drop into rocky darkness, and he rolled the Skraeling’s body over. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At Verplancks Point the land was not steep, but sloped gradually down to the water. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ged's was in the South Tower, with a window looking down over the steep roofs of Thwil town to the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The path was well maintained and just steep enough to feel like healthful exercise rather than some kind of obsessive torture. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Way off we saw the steep bluffs, dark with trees and jutting with gray stone, that marked the course of the Irati River. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Helmuth pours the water over the leaves, lets the peppermint steep. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Flight upon steep flight of stone and flickering gaslight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The hillsides are too steep, the road too open, the areas between the road’s double-backs too shallow with shrubs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Moss had suggested they take the back way to Piedmont, since the hills weren’t as steep as they were on the shorter route. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The next thing he knew he was sliding down the steep side of the mountain. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Straight ahead of you is a steep flight of stairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Taran tried to turn his mount’s head but Melynlas, in a shower of pebbles, slipped from the trail to the steep slope. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the bridge, the dirt path abandoned the banks of the Dudh Kosi and zigzagged up the steep canyon wall, ascending through aromatic stands of pine. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then they began going up, slowly and zigzagging a good deal, for the hills were steep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “This hill,” he noted, “is a very steep hill.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The bank is steep, and Booth must be carried down the slope. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My father must have told me about them when he had first gotten it in his head to come to America, appealing to my mother that the whole of Europe was steeped in Jewish blood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 The staircase is steep, and just when I wonder if it will ever end we enter a long corridor lit by gas lamps. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Hours later, within sight of the Abbey walls, Chickenhound discovered a slope that was not too steep and started to pull himself up out of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As the Negro Griffin, I walked up the steep hill to the bus station in Montgomery to get the schedule for buses to Tuskegee. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And all three were on foot now, for a horse could not climb the last steep slope. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z But Crystal’s do not, and Bando and I follow her up the steep mountain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was a dinky thing perched high up off the road on a hillside so steep that only the back of the house rested on the ground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She points to the steep flight of stairs leading from our sixth floor to the fifth floor below. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Realizing that they would have to get Gilkey down immediately to have any hope of saving him, Schoening and the others started lowering him down the mountain’s steep Abruzzi Ridge as the storm raged. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Mexicans follow, up a steep embankment, along a well-worn dirt path, past mesquite bushes and behind some tamarind trees, until they are next to a large, round, flat tank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I leave the stock car, following the noise to the edge of a steep bank. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But as soon as the peach rolled out of the garden and began to go down the steep hill, rushing and plunging and bounding madly downward, then the whole thing became a nightmare. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z As he made his way down the steep plank to the quay, Tyrion could feel unkind eyes upon him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was not nearly as steep, and it curved halfway, so that whatever was near the bottom of it was quite out of sight as they stood at the top preparing to go down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z From the upper pasture to the house is a distance of a mile—rocky terrain with steep, unforgiving hills, which Grandpa could not have managed in his condition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a very steep path that zigzagged from side to side of the gully. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After a time the steep swells smooth out. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Blueprints may be kept secret, or they may be unreadable to someone not already steeped in the technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was high, so high that he walked in mist and cloud, but before him stretched the blank ascent, the steep side of the mountain. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The path to the Rock of the Falling Flowers was steep, and Tree-ear leaned forward, sometimes on all fours, as he climbed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The fool turned his patched and piebald head to watch Pylos climb the steep iron steps to the rookery. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The first part was easy; it was not too steep. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled down a steep cut and up the other side, using roots for handholds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Milagro seemed to know where to go so I followed her through the wrought-iron archway and up the steep, curved stairs reeking with filth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Polly steeped some herbs, to give him for his fever. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ogden had broken into a reluctant trot due to the steep downward slope. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z First I hauled the TV and VCR from my parents’ bedroom, where Ruth had been sleeping, up the steep stairs to my own. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I had been knocked back quite a ways and rolled down a steep hill. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped and wondered whether she had the courage to keep on to the bridge, cross it, and leave it to go down the steep bank to the island temple. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I pulled at Jasper’s leash and panted up the steep narrow path through the woods, not looking back any more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Besides, the rent's too steep for a secretary's salary. Believe me, you get the same luxuries here at a third of the price." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She led Victor past the columns and into the courtyard from where a steep and impressive staircase led up to the first floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When we get up to the top of one, I see more and more rolling away in front of me, hills under trees, a few so steep you have to go around rather than over. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Shortly after that, Adams descended to a flat bench just above the steep ice incline that had given me so much trouble, and fell into a small crevasse. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z So ran my logic; and having seized upon these probabilities, logic gave way to steep fear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I slip past Mother in the dining room, invisible Pascagoula dusting pictures in the hall, up my steep, vicious stairs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Waked by our morning voices, and the tramp of men below, he started up, but missed his footing on the long steep backward ladder and fell that height headlong. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The jeep trails do not cross it, nor even go close to it, for the mountains around it are forbidding, too steep and rocky even for jeeps, and are covered with thorny thickets. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z At one end of town, I spotted what I had come to find—a steep, broad eminence, perhaps 1,500 feet high and several miles long, which was almost entirely naked of vegetation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In fact, they have so much power behind that they find going downhill awkward, and sometimes, in flight down a steep place, they may actually go head over heels. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He whipped the mare into a dead run, crouching low over her neck, trying to guide her over the rocky, uneven terrain, down the steep slope of a ridge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Young African American men were the only group to experience a steep increase in joblessness between 1980 and 2000, a development directly traceable to the increase in the penal population. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A long valley lay below them winding away northwards, until it came to an opening between two steep shoulders. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She read many grades above her level, was steeped in enrichment classes, and watched adults with a hooded gaze, as though privy to the darkness that lurked in their lives. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her large, black-brown eyes observed the forest, the cascading stream, a town tucked into a steep valley, and rolling mountains as far as she could see. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I turned once more to the steep path through the woods, my legs reluctant, my head heavy, a strange sense of foreboding in my heart. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They descended the ridge on the far side, down a steep, narrow path. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The living room was dark, unaired, and she imagined the whole building steeped in months, even years, of accumulated urine, and herself working every day in this urine cloud. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The hill was steep but the snow was powdery and soft, and he knew that this time there would be no ice, no fall, no pain. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z They hurried along with all the speed they could make, and after a mile or two they saw the Last Bridge ahead, at the bottom of a short steep slope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a longer flight than would ordinarily lead to a basement—more than twenty steep stairs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We steeped the leaves in the water I had boiled. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was an introverted life, self-sufficient, stagnant, steeped in that singular “ignorance” prized by the Handdarata and obedient to their rule of inactivity or noninterference. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Because he shouldn’t. Chrissie told me to look out for him and not let him climb even the littlest hill. And this one—” She looked behind them at the steep path. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As it skids down the steep, irregular terrain in fits and starts, the mass of ice splinters into a jumble of huge, tottering blocks called seracs, some as large as office buildings. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Behind it a steep shoulder of the land lay grey and bare, and beyond that the dark shapes of the Barrow-downs stalked away into the eastern night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z By the time we’ve steeped six tea bags in our custard, David, Justin, and Robin Hood tumble into the house in a blur of grease stains, sweat, and fur. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They returned to the circle with the church at its center and to the steep main street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z To Estha—steeped in the smell of old roses, blooded on memories of a broken man—the fact that something so fragile, so unbearably tender had survived, had been allowed to exist, was a miracle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two big horses that he used to gather sap from trees on the steep hills where a tractor would go head-over-wheels, he said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There were many places on the steep side of the road where there were no markers or fences. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z George walked right through the doors of the first class baggage room and down a steep metal staircase that led to the hold. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Then finally the command came for them to take the frontline trenches at the base of Missionary Ridge, which towered like a steep wall opposite Lookout. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked queer among the tenements with its tiny small-paned windows, clapboards and steep slanting roof. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Before them an equally bright passageway curved away in a steep descent. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Again he frowned, steeped in plodding, methodical, concentrated thought. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A steep channel drops down from the trail. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I panted up the steep, dark stairs, in too much of a hurry to turn on the light, and tripped over some pots stored on the steps. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed down the embankment looking for it, but the hill was too steep and Angelo called me back up to the road. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Its long, steep inclines lay broad and desolate; its high-curbed gutters swarmed, most winter nights, with traveling rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At last, as they began to climb a steep slope, he stopped and yawned. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The slant was very steep and there were only a few blocks of wood nailed down, very far apart from each other, that the workmen used for footholds. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They could still see the outline of the bridge ahead, but a foot away from their feet there was nothing but a steep drop. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They passed the Door and walked on down the steep winding road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The engine roars to life and the brakes screech as he maneuvers his truck down the steep drive. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z On the maps, waterfalls are the blue lines going through brown contour lines drawn closely together, thereby indicating a steep incline or cliff. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On our side of the pond there’s a strip of sandy beach, but the far side has a steep, scooped-out bank, tangled with bushes and the roots of trees. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally they turned right on Columbia, followed the steep descent to the waterfront, scurried hastily across railroad tracks, and made it safely to the docks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The people of the region were steeped in violence. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For him it is strenuous to climb a steep hill, because he has to keep pushing his own vertical mass upward and cannot gain any momentum. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ai wants to attack each ascent, however steep, that shows any sign of shelving. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A typically Dutch, very steep, ankle-twisting flight of stairs also runs from the front part of the house to another door opening onto the street. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On my left was a Thicket wall, and on my right there was a steep drop-off to where John Henry’s hammer awaited. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A long, high bamboo bridge spanned it, and dense, prickly foliage grew up the high, steep banks on either side. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, Dad washed the dishes and I dried them while I waited for my electric kettle to reach 180° Fahrenheit, which is what I liked for steeping my genmaicha. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Then she noticed the glow of distant fires well above them; a tower keep, built upon the steep side of the mountain, its lights like orange eyes staring down from above. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z On a steep slope, a paved road runs parallel to our route, bordered with pines and a stone wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It is that steeped and dyed with repellent contagion! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This much I knew: in order to tan hide, it has to be steeped in tannic acid. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And they went up by steep ways, until they came to a high field below the snows that clad the lofty peaks, and it looked down over the precipice that stood behind the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “That’s awfully steep for a pig,” I say, “but I’m no expert on pigs.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z First, I experimented to find out how steep the grade could be. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To get water from the stagnant reservoir, somebody had to climb down a steep eight-hundred-foot hillside, gathering their water in gourds or recycled plastic jugs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Right smack in the middle of flat plains were jagged peaks and steep gorges. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It shows the silhouette of a girl at sunset, running up a steep mountain path, and it’s all clouds parting and God rays shining down and purple mountain majesties. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One day, Alex decided it would be a good idea for both of us to get on the bike and ride down a steep, fast hill. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Eliot drank soda from a paper cup, Mrs. Sen steeped a tea bag with sugar and cream. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Because the mountains catch all the moisture from the Amazon winds, the terrain is as wet as it is steep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She said she wouldn’t live in her father’s empty house either, in the village of Gul Daman, which sat on a steep hill two kilometers north of Herat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The car stops for a split second at the peak of the first, the steepest crest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rishi grinned and rubbed the back of his neck, accelerating as they climbed a steep hill. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She carried an old lady’s giant sack of onions up some steep and crooked steps. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 I walked for a little over an hour until I came to a sudden, absurdly steep descent to Lehigh Gap—almost a thousand feet straight down. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They then began the grueling task of lugging the seven empty canoes out of the river and up the steep riverbank to the portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Down steep asphalt hills, in and out of cars and buses and trolleys. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z At one place the hill went suddenly down, rocky and steep. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The climbing was steep and so exposed it made my head spin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked quickly down the steps, the long, steep, dirty steps. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A little after nine in the morning we were walking together down a logging road cut into a steep hillside. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z "Hanged if I caught sight of that steep rise off to the side of the road," explained Captain Nips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z They were in enemy territory now, a place of steep risk, the kind of fix you didn’t walk out of if you didn’t keep your wits about you. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The pegasus? It’ll be fine. Someone must’ve ordered it. The shipping and handling charges are steep, but—” “You can buy a pegasus online?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Behind the tributes across from me, I can see nothing, indicating either a steep downward slope or even cliff. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He put the ball on a steep grooved slide and let it run down to the bottom. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Watch the steps,” advised the policeman as they started down a steep circular staircase. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Buddy stopped for a breath, the way you do in the middle of climbing something very steep. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The bookshop had ultimately not been profitable because of the steep hill on which it was situated; Hill Street discouraged tourists. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was no telling in the fog how far the fall would be on either side, but it looked awfully steep, and we were after all a mile up in the clouds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The hike to the top was steep, hot, and seemingly endless, but worth the effort. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I loved everything about that slide—the steep metal stairs that led to the top of it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A long dark trench sliced through the steep slope of Isihlangu, stretching up into the clouds, where it disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a steep climb through tough little foot-high bushes and a million small jagged stones. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she came to the place where Taisin had fallen, and the ground was less steep here, so Kaede turned over onto her backside and carefully scooted down to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Slaves would run away into the forest in the Guianas, to “cockpit country”—the steep canyons of Jamaica—to the swamps in North America. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Together, joined in effort by the burden, they staggered up the last steep of the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The hike is supposed to be longer than the first one I took with Farmer to Morne Michel, though not as steep, but after we set out I’m imagining a very long day. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “That evil soaks into the soil. Some say it steeps and gets stronger. Maybe this isn’t the place. Maybe Gloria and I should have kept going after Virginia.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On the far side of the bridge, there was a tiny path leading down a steep slope. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Where rocks were on top of all the houses and the roofs were steep and pointed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As far as Nhamo knew, it contained no animals larger than mice, and the shore was too steep for hippos to invade. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of avalanches rumbled down the steep walls above, but our camp was safely beyond their reach. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She crossed the water to Gardner’s Island and alighted on a steep lava cliff of cracks and niches. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I pour some oil of rosemary steeped in cloves onto a cloth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His body shot down a steep decline, slick with an oily goo that smelled awful—like burnt plastic and overused machinery. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dark, steep shadows slanted in from the window. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She bounced from rock to rock up a steep hill, grabbed a hanging branch, and hurled herself toward the top. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z When she was done, her uncle remained silent for a long time, as Jiis horse negotiated the steep, rocky trail. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Stumbling and torn and reaching out to stop his descent, but the ravine was too steep, and nothing could be done. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It crashed over rocks and through narrow channels, catapulted up into moonlit sprays, split apart, rejoined, and dropped down into boiling cauldrons at the bottom of steep falls. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Behind it and on either side rose up steep hills, and beyond the hills could be seen the peaks of still more hills, and beyond those still more. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The roads out of town were steep and rutted. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And so as we plunged into the steep, dense, covering woods of Shuckstack Mountain, I stayed closer than usual to Katz and carried my walking stick like a club. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If Annabelle ran on US Route 12 and not the desolate 200, she’d be facing blind curves, and navigating tight spaces next to guardrails and steep, forested cliffs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z MY PIG I have no idea how long it took the pigs to pick their way down the steep hill, whether it was minutes or just seconds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Still, I could tell when the mountain became steep. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The street was steep and narrow, the crowds jammed together tightly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With her soft Appalachian accent, Justice leaves no doubt that she is a local girl, steeped in the culture of the old family cemeteries that dot the mountains here in East Kentucky. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I walked down the steep staircase, wondering how he made it to the bottom in his cast. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The banks were steep, and at the end of the climb we both had to stop and rest. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The lakeward edge of the island was steep enough to discourage hippos, but the landward side sloped gently into the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear said, “Ride on me,” and crouched to offer his broad back, and half-clinging, half-falling, she managed to stay on while he took her to a steep hollow, where many bears were assembled. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She stood halfway down the steep hill and made Sammy point to where he had found the bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever wasn’t jungle was steep and rugged hills. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z European-style roads, constructed with horses and cars in mind, view flatness as a virtue; to go up a steep hill, they use switchbacks to make the route as horizontal as possible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead of descending to my base camp on the ice cap, though, I decided to spend the night on the steep flank of the mountain, just below my high point. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Their Dime Lion guide pushed open a heavy iron door and gestured for them to follow him down a steep staircase. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Inka homeland, uniquely high, was also uniquely steep, with slopes of more than sixty-five degrees from the horizontal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The narrow upper way on which Sam stood leapt swiftly down by stair and steep path to meet the main road under the frowning walls close to the Tower-gate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I cut the mandrake root to pieces and put them in a flask of sweet wine to steep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Crow had stopped in the middle of the steep road to stare up at the Westing house. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He so old hisself his chauffeur has to help him up them steep stairs at my place. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sail straight for the steepest part,” the Sicilian commanded. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z With my ears still covered, I stumbled over and stopped short of Gum Baby and the steep drop-off behind her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A group of young boys were running up the steep street, then lying down and letting themselves roll like barrels. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The cliffs were steep here and very high, but we wove a stout rope of bull kelp and fastened it to rocks at the top of the cliff so that it hung to the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the river, the steep mud banks changed abruptly into low mud walls of shanty hutments. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “A is for Amy who fell down the stairs,” says my best friend, Jenna Davis, as we climb farther down into the steep, parched ravine. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The rest of us were born steeped in sin, the sin of our fathers that Baptism and Confirmation began to wash away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer stopped suddenly, at the bottom of a steep stretch of unbroken white snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He extended a hand to help her descend the steep metal stair. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Finally they reached the top of a steep slope, where the path ended in a curtain of green goo. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I can have a room without a kitchenette right now if I want, but it’s in the basement and the price—$144 a week—seems a little steep. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They came up over a steep hill and down a zigzag track to Sticklehaven—a mere cluster of cottages with a fishing boat or two drawn up on the beach. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z They get me up and down the steep hills of San Francisco and shoot me through the water like a frog when I swim. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And then it was a very steep descent—3,000 feet in three miles—through dense, cool green woods to a back road that led through exquisitely pretty open countryside. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z That he had climbed out, many admired, for the cliff was steep and jagged and the world beyond unknown; few had the courage that Einar had had. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Back in Montana you had steep craggy mountains that rose ten thousand feet into the clouds. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I start down the steep hillside, holding on to branches and tree trunks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The stairs went on forever—narrow, steep, and slippery. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He also noticed that the ground wasn't as steep anymore. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “High peaks, impassable cliffs, steep snow-slopes, and sharply descending glaciers could be seen in all directions, with stretches of snow-plain overlaying the ice sheet of the interior.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Dad said the hills around Welch were too steep for cultivating much of anything. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The street she turned into was steep and she switched the ignition off and let the car roll, loose bolts rattling. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We headed for town but veered off toward the rocky beach that looked out onto the lighthouse, picking our way down the steep path to the sand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We climbed the steep hill to the town and headed towards the school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Welch was surrounded on all sides by such steep mountains that you felt like you were looking up from the bottom of a bowl. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There the road, which had been veering southwards between the brink of the channel and a steep fall of the land to the left, turned and went due east again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Huge gray mountains, steep and rocky, rise up into the clouds. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They climbed slopes so steep and slippery it was nearly impossible to keep their footing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On all fours, I passed down a steep, grassy ravine to the river, Otto bumping against my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They soon turned to the left and began going up a steep hill. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z |
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