“Don’t judge me,” said the woman, stepping in front of the buggy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So fast, so painless, not like walking step by step by step to get where you want to go. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he stepped up, he looked into the audience and felt he could “read in every face the expectation of something strange to be done or to happen.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

When none stepped forward to engage in this strange office, Serjeant Clippinger surveyed us; I was struck with surprise when he called out my name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She stepped over the low stone border and onto Uncle’s property. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Van Dorn is about thirty feet back, holding a book open in one hand and glancing down at it every few steps so she won't look odd for walking so slowly. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wants me to step all the way to China. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Eleanor was climbing the front steps when she heard him whispering her name. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I want to always look at it, hanging in my closet, and remember this night in November when I stepped into my own light. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jack stepped back, prompting Emily and James to move with him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ayanna expanded the raft, we all stepped on board, and we floated through the cleansing curtain and back into the trash compartment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Now each day I stepped farther and farther away from Frightful to make her fly greater and greater distances. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the water, the warm mud oozes itself between my toes and after a few steps, my feet and toes begin to tingle and itch again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the lecture, I go down the steps carefully, remembering taking them at a run after stabbing Valerian. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The steps are breaking under my feet and he's howling in rage behind me, his hands are scrabbling at my ankles and for just a second he has me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back and shot it through the right front knee. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanting to step closer and close the gap between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We all stepped out of the car in the silence. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I looked at Capricorn Anderson, and that’s what I saw—not a case, but a time traveler, about to step into a world that had forgotten the sixties except for J.F.K. and the Beatles. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Hitler, who had been chatting with Leni Riefenstahl, stepped to the microphone and pronounced the games open in one brief sentence. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was a little more whispering, then they stepped to the side. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I step back out into the swamp and I listen again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The girl was frozen at the top of the marble steps, her eyes wide and her face as pale as the stone beneath her feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The delivery person would place the parcel, pizza, or whatever inside the air lock and step back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ana’s eyes narrowed and she stepped out into the corridor, pulling her door shut behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slam open the door to the stairwell, buttoning my jacket as I book it up the steps to the roof. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Brick was trying to get T to step up into the Kings for real, instead of dancing around the edges like he had been. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, I had seen Bobby step off Truman’s stage midrehearsal, pull on his Chick-fil-A uniform, and walk out the auditorium door. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stepped on the monkey bars and crushed them, but he didn't seem angry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dancers wearing bells stepped high, clapping to the beat of tabors and the whisde of pipes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But not today, Alex. Let’s take it one step at a time.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She stepped forward to the contestant’s podium, which had a skeleton in a school uniform hunched over it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Billy steps back behind her skirt and peeks his head around. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She turned around before we stepped inside and studied me again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They turned the knob on the door at the bottom of the black stairs and stepped onto the fourth level. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wide, flat stones showed her the way across the streambed, and she stepped across carefully to avoid falling into the water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to follow but slipped and fell to the icy steps. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her mouth dry, her blood pounding in her veins, she stepped back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We were walking up the steps of the infirmary, everything was very swift, and next I was in a corridor being nudged by Dr. Stanpole toward a door. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted his steps—four, a bad number. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Three hundred and forty-eight,” he said, finishing his count by bringing both his feet together at the final step. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Making no noise, Dicey slipped out to sit on the metal trailer steps. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked him and stepped out onto the wet neon reflections of the road. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at her as I stepped out of the tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As he stepped down to the street, he turned back to the driver and nodded. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I stepped into the hall on my way to second period that I thought, Wait a sec. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Security measures are stepped up after the second pastoral, he says. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the theater, Ethel helped Fred learn all the steps for the big “Mount Vernon” number after Jenny went over and over them with all the dogs. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then she said good-bye, stepped inside, and closed the door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At ten o’clock Lee, going out to mail a letter, found Cal sitting on the lowest step of the front porch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cora remembered the girl’s father had trouble with their porch steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Her father might step outside for some reason and hear me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Cinder scrambled to his feet and staggered a half dozen steps toward the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looks down to Viola, still waiting on the bottom step. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A small shadow stepped from behind the trunk, and in the fiery glow of the sky, I saw a tiny, fairylike creature. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Grandma stepped back and clutched her throat, showing shock. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He began to curse under his breath as he climbed a few more steps, his knee obviously uninjured. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally he heard her step close to his bed and lift the lid on the slop jar to see if it needed to be emptied. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Christ,” he shouted, stepping into the block and standing a little too close to the bell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking with her, it's like walking along on ice, and I think it's safe, and then I take one more step, and everything starts to crack and buckle. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched it in the steps that pulled Isaac, the man who dreamed in Cree, home to his love. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, though, she’d shifted on the step, and with her big, beefy hands on her knees she turned to face the sun. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She took a couple of steps closer to me, worry lines all over her face. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He was leaving with some of the members and he begged them to let me come along. They didn’t really want me there. Some girl named Lynn stepped on me.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I go up the stairs, lifting my feet heavily from one step to the next, holding on to the banister. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up from the steps of his front porch where we were sitting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I trotted down the steps and met him at his car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

McLaggen took a step nearer Harry, who stood his ground this time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Oh my God, no, I thought, taking a step back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She practiced a few steps around the room, and then opened the door. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he took another step, I heard the sound of a radio or walkie-talkie. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

S.Q. picked up his pace, feeling more eager with every step. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for the disembarking passengers to disappear down the steps and then I sit on the only covered bench on the platform. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hard planes of his muscles press into me, and when his hips brush mine, I nearly fumble my steps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As they stepped into the house, Mr. Poe behind them, the Baudelaire orphans realized what a ridiculous thing Count Olaf had just said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

But now he stood a few steps away from me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He took a step backward, walking toward the stone steps, avoiding the desiccated remains of people and animals on the floor. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he stepped up to the bars of his stall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to turn around and they gave me a push in the small of the back but I saw they had their guns out and they were looking more tense with every step. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Z grabbed a fistful of wires and tugged them another foot or so out of the ceiling, Frankie stepped toward the window to see what was happening. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Because my mind wanders in the morning my feet are always a few steps ahead of me and suddenly I found myself on Miss Volker’s back porch. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales stepped farther out into the street, closer to all the police. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I started walking, and dragged her for a step or two, then her grip loosened and she fell away. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The deweys came and stepped in the tomatoes, their eyes raked with wonder. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph dodged feet until he was safe against the wall, where no one would step on him or even notice him in the crowd. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m barely following his conversation, and following very much feels like the right word, because this conversation is designed for me to be at least five steps behind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was no way to get up without stepping on one of them, and she didn't even know where the bathroom was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

After a second, she just exhaled all heavy and stepped aside so I could come into their apartment. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She had stepped up on it as Sam had taught her to do. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But the dog was quickly out of sight, and the man gave up after a few steps. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Leale and the men carrying Lincoln make their way down Ford’s granite front steps and onto the muddy road, still not knowing where they are going. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The only way up the Purina Tower is the steel ladder built into the side, and there seem to be about twenty-five thousand steps. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is why it took humans hundreds of thousands of years to make these steps. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A lance corporal with a pistol on his belt and a swastika band on his left arm steps in from the rain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She stood two steps above me, so she could look me straight in the eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the time they got into such a good rhythm that her mother started tapping her feet and doing little dance steps as they worked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clutch the food basket to my chest, hurrying down the steps to the left to day care. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just being able to recognize whether a melody goes up or down is a big step, and an important auditory-cognitive process for children to undergo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The next floe was a giant step away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She says it all very slowly, like she’s said the same five steps at least one hundred times before. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nick began to bark, then Lottie, and the wagon clattered into the yard and stopped by the steps. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was hard not to feel like we hadn’t skipped a step somewhere. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As she climbed the front steps of the cottage, she thought about what she might give to Beto. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And as she told and as she sang, Xan’s step grew slower and slower and slower. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We were the first colored family on this block, and for the first few weeks we were very aware of our “coloredness” every time we stepped out the front door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The next step is to dip the wire frames in the muck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With the lantern and basket in one paw and the jug in the other, Cornflower ascended the steps at the south-east corner of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He touched the mare’s neck, and the horse took a few more steps closer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The glances and whispers start the moment we step off the bus. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I step into it briefly, stretch out my hands; they fill with flowers of light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled as he watched the newchild plant one small foot carefully before the other, grinning with glee at his own steps as he tried them out. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He raised me up, then seeing John, he stepped over to salute us both. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

His Table, his idea of Chivalry, his Holy Grail, his devotion to Justice: these had been progressive steps in the effort for which he had been bred. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize I’m too close and take a step back as Barb reaches us, coming into the space and the tension between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I take a step back, startled by someone who looks like a skinny, brown Santa. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Amil heard, he jumped up and laughed and then gave out a yelp because he stepped on his swollen foot. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He asked prisoners to step forward if they were infested. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Wading sideways a few steps, he leaned down and felt along the soft bottom of the field. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the golden Ping-Pong ball in the basket and stepped forward, only to have the raksha stick out his hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My heart was pounding like crazy and I was out of breath as I climbed the wide front steps and stood on his porch, knocking on the door. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He said he would miss me, then he let me go, stepping into his car and speeding down the hill and onto the highway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She glared hard enough to barbecue the nearest mammal; even Finn took a step back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stepped into line with the other women. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am thus asking you to step outside this door and see for yourself.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was in many ways Americanized, but in this respect she was Chinese still — when family marched, she fell in step. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took two steps up to the maple tree and threw her arms around it, and kissed it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She felt that her radical ideas were out of step with an issue that seemed to have grown stagnant. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I went another fifty feet down the alley and stepped into the wooden structure. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven made a face as she stepped back. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She clutches the child to her chest, steps over me and hurries away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Amil will draw those boys looking mean and monster-like and leave the drawings on the ground for people to step on. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you do,” he said, another step closer, “and if you think someone will come to save you, you’re wrong.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As a soldier separated from the group, she took a step backward, directly into his path. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As Wes stepped into his doorway, the man finally noticed him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I'm learning to break out of the fear now, taking small steps each day. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She tries to take a step back and her foot bumps the railing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I tender-footed across the porch to the steps; then her chair creaked, and without my willing it to do so, my body turned around, and my eyes looked straight at Mrs. Evans. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At every step, white signs with black skulls looked down on us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pretended she could see their faces on the steps, and scrubbed harder to wipe them away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I sneak down the last few steps, my back to the wall. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say, No, I don’t! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He stepped over the spider’s tangled legs to join Harry, who stared at him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I open the kitchen door, step out, wait a moment for vision. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton trotted happily, sneakily, down the concrete and steel steps of the subway station. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t taken a step before I saw Joseph Powdermilk move with me. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

We caught up to her on the cathedral steps. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“When I stepped out of my sedan chair, the villagers said, ‘Ahhh,’ at my good shoes and my long gown. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night a brown-haired soldier wearing olive- drab fatigues stepped across the threshold of my suite. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer is obvious—so I could retrace my steps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Silent they stood now above and spoke no word, until Gandalf stepped out upon the paved terrace at the stair’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She walked down the hallway, then turned into the drawing room, steady step by steady step, pretending that she could not feel the other mother’s blank black eyes on her back. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The auctioneer—a tall white man with thinning hair and a booming voice—would eventually step under the tree. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He steps aside and I move past him and he closes the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell in step with Grandpa next morning as he left our house after his snort. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The next step was to repeat the experiment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Bando,” I say as soon as we step on the sidewalk. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From the moment I stepped into this sacred place, I knew it would be thus!” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A rat ventured a few steps out of a hole in a corner of the shack. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She was the one who, when she saw how the midwife was about to put a blanket over my face and declare me stillborn, stepped forward and held out her hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With each step away from it, the tension in his shoulders eased. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I step forward, realizing Director Van Helsing may have done me a favor when he decided to demote me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I may have stepped on something with that foot. It felt a little squishy inside my boot. But I’m sure you’ll clean it properly.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I flipped up the collar of my blue parka and continued down 125th Street, but rushed my step a little bit more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He went down a step or two and tugged hard. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Douglas pulled the chain that released the steps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I put her down and run up the steps, notched in a log, to Alice’s front porch and push back her blanket door. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kit sat helpless, her cheeks on fire, and then the laughter and the cheering left her giddy as William stepped resolutely forward to claim his forfeit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

While Zack is busying himself by making vroom, vroom noises, Dad motions for me to step back outside. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Once a week. I’m fine. I don’t need to step on your scales.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Guilt digs its claws into me, but if I go home, confessing my lie before figuring out some astonishingly clever next steps, I’ll be under total house arrest until I turn eighteen in June. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Together they mounted the steps of the extravagant pavilion. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mother steps closer and in an instant her hand shoots up ready to slam across my face, but she catches herself, her hand frozen in midair. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He quickly stepped into my room and roughly closed the door behind him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The men were standing on the steps outside. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wash pulled off his cap and took a few steps toward the truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena hurried up the steps, her torch casting odd shadows on the walls. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“My dear sir,” replied Mr. Collins, “I am particularly obliged to you for this friendly caution, and you may depend upon my not taking so material a step without her ladyship’s concurrence.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When they stepped across the threshold for the first time, Esteban lifted his wife in his arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Davenport was hurrying up the steps to Commons, head down, black shoes slapping on the wet marble. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before I could say or do anything, Big Rose had stepped inside, grabbed an armful of Legos and plopped down on the other side of the room, about thirty feet away. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I step out and see two men walking away from me, their backs turned so they don't notice that I've just climbed out of La Casita. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Williams took one step into our classroom and hit the water. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The patterns ran like moonlight on water with every step it took. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He shook it and took a step backward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We both watched as the door to the police car opened and the tallest white man I’d ever seen stepped out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Just then, Mr. Cooper, the barber, stepped outside his shop across the street to shake out his apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He made a long step, as graceful as an animal leaping, threw out his left foot and tripped Gus to the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled in the oars, took hold of an iron ring, stepped up on the wet stone and was in Switzerland. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit releases her wrist and she steps back, retreating into a corner and staring at her hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Farid had told me on the way there that Karteh-Seh had been one of the most war-ravaged neighbor­hoods in Kabul, and, as we stepped out of the truck, the evidence was overwhelming. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I make a story for my life, for each step my brown shoe takes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and stepped away from the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Thank you, Mr. Amber, you may step down." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving from one Brooklyn or Staten Island neighborhood to another was fine, but unless you had children to think about, even the homeless saw it as a step down to leave Manhattan. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The whites stepped down without response, but the Negro lady nodded politely to him and said, “Thank you,” knowing full well his warning had not been meant for her. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo rubbed his arm and stepped backward, accidentally crushing the windup mouse he had dropped. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hands on his pants, stepped away even farther. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

With a carefully tested combination of iron, potassium, and calcium, it will give you a new spring in your step and you’ll be able to accomplish the many tasks asked of you throughout the day. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a courtyard, and high steps, and gateways, and at every point bears in armor challenged the incomers and were given a password. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He got three steps up before I heard him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Holly stepped through what used to be the doorway. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He was the other person of their battle, and now he chose the final moment to step across the path. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned toward the opening, ran forward, took the steps in one spring, and when he reached the outer portal, bounded through it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It is Johnny, padding down the steps with bare feet, dressed in old flannel pajamas with a ticking stripe. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He stepped back and looked out the door. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Surely another step would be okay, especially if I kept the marsh’s edge in sight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I make it all of two steps before Dylan shouts my name. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Just days after stepping down, John Ehrlichman told federal investigators that the Ellsberg break-in was not merely the work of Hunt and Liddy, but part of a White House investigation ordered by President Nixon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever stepped outside the hut without casting a quick look seaward. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“And not one step down Knockturn Alley!” she shouted at the twins’ retreating backs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He turned away from me, took one step and fell. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took two steps forward and kind of hovered right in front of me for a second, and then he kissed me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Finally the door opened farther, very slowly, and the young priest Brother Louis stepped in. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hurried to Dryades and along it to the well-lighted steps of the Catholic church I had visited in the after-noon. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias steps forward, so Edward s gun is almost against his throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not a single person was out of step. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised when I found myself in my own yard, with Mr. Whiskers there on the steps, curled up next to the sunflower I’d planted in a coffee can. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

Kabuo was in jail on the morning their son began to walk, but in the afternoon she brought the boy and he took four steps while his father watched from behind the visiting room windowpane. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It's a small step, nothing more, yet its rewards are intoxicating and deceptive. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger picked up the gas can and slowly climbed down the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

One wrong step and that person would be hoisted high into the trees to dangle by a foot until they passed out or Taylor felt merciful, whichever came first. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The PSFs were black blurs as they stepped out of our way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She took pronounced, heaving steps, and hummed something low with the stammer of each step. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I notice a crate, a stepping stone to the top of the wall. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I can recall spotting from some distance - long before reaching the steps where my father had once fallen - Miss Kenton's figure moving about inside the summerhouse. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Chip stepped forward to get a better look. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Spirits flurried around inside her to rejuvenate whatever damage had been done as she rose and took an uneasy step forward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Redemption stood up and took a hesitant step toward the creature. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don’t let that fool you. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I hear their shuffling footsteps behind me and step onto the ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I thought it might be easier if you doubted him. And I gave you a year to find a way for the circus to continue without you. You have not. I am stepping in.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nor did Perry, descending the post- office steps with the Mexican box balanced on a shoulder, observe the prowling car and the policemen in it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she stepped into the corridor and heard distant heavy footsteps in the stairwell, she thought of German jackboots, and her stomach lurched. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

According to the study, this is the final step for falling in love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed the front steps of their building, which had once looked so starved and severe to Emily. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The plan became for Barack to make his announcement from the steps of the Old State Capitol, a historic landmark that would of course be more visually appealing than any convention center or arena. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rivera was plodding after him now on slow and heavy feet, pop-pop, stay one step ahead of him, jab and jump away, jab and hook and duck under the swinging arm. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would plan the next step when they got there. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

But before she had gone three steps, someone called her back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, let’s try going up the steps first. It will be easier.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

From inside the pit came the cries of some fearsome thing—a beast or a witch or a demon—so she crossed herself and hurried her steps. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped through the screen of grass on to the little open space that led to the narrow neck. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Hell if I know. I don’t deal with maricones, so step!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He smiled and took a few steps away from me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When we finally stepped in from the heat, the air- conditioning hit my face like a splash of ice water. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I step lightly, careful not to slip, and wash the grease from my hands using the big industrial sink. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Declaration took two steps away from me and asked her daddy something I couldn’t hear. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the top step, my back against the porch rail. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sit on the step stool, feeling a mixture of triumph and frustration, but when the water rains down on me, I’m washed all over with relief. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As my family steps into the dazzling sunshine, I start to sing the happiest song I can think of. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He took a step toward me, then hesitated and glanced back at the cannon, obviously torn between apprehending me and being faithful to his cue. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But as she stepped out onto the hot sidewalk, she thought about her blue silk dress with the pink flowers. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We both had put on our new Sunday best jackets, trousers, shirts, and neckties, and we looked right respectful as we stepped up on the ferry. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

They walked up the steps to the nearest pavilion. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They’re struggling, using their whole bodies to push forward step by careful step. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lucas asked, stepping into the house and walking past her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

With each step, the years of training took over. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then Frodo stepped up to the great grey net, and hewed it with a wide sweeping stroke, drawing the bitter edge swiftly across a ladder of close-strung cords, and at once springing away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I see Eden stand up on the steps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

What she thought Hollister meant was that she shouldn’t be afraid to take the wrong step with a friendship. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It has to kill the girls inside to even step into the office, because she wrote, “With the death of my unborn child, part of me died.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once again, Rachel and I stepped to the on-guard lines, opposite sides of the strip, masks on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Now fix the next step in your mind. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the street, a set of narrow stone steps led to the water's edge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slamming the door shut, he steps to the kitchen, grabs a dish towel from the edge of the sink, fills a glass with water, and walks into my room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I watched the boy from the elevator step outside. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And how I sometimes stepped aside for them instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Spotlighted by the flashlight, the toddler took a step toward the window and fell to all fours. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pack and fasten the straps, I take my rifle in my hand and stumble down the steps. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran down the steps, then paused and looked back up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving Mother on the lion bench, Miss Lilian hobbled into the kitchen, thumping her cane with every step. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stepped closer and Ivy started to close her notebook, but not before Taryn grabbed a corner and pulled it toward her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As Grigori took several more steps, my finger shifted to the trigger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Luke stepped inside, barely taking notice of the beer cans littering the floor. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The minute they step inside, G’ma clasps her hands beneath her chin and sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

After I made it up the front steps I reached forward and touched the doorknob and gave it a turn. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The horse stepped forward, walking slowly at first, and then breaking into a quick trot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Momma stepped out, a perfectly timed breeze gently tossing her curls, and I swear, Miss Esther clapped. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible sight when she stepped on and killed the dog. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the curtains untwist and I stepped out and gawked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With every step, it is saying please and it is saying must. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Max and I take the steps two at a time until we're out of the station and back on the sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The light changes, but I don’t step off the curb. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

With a roar, the fire turned emerald green and rose higher than Fred, who stepped right into it, shouted, “Diagon Alley!” and vanished. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I raised my gun and took a few steps forward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on the flashlight, and David steps toward me and wraps me in his arms. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It’s so tempting, I actually take a few steps in that direction, but Tom blocks my path. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spun, felt the moment push her along, guide her steps, and then caught a glimpse of herself in the full-length mirror hanging on her closet door. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The midday sun feels bright enough to melt my eyes when I step outside after class. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His father took a step forward and said, “Evening, Bod. I trust you are keeping well.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The house presented two pointed gables in its front; the windows were latticed and narrow: the front door was narrow too, one step led up to it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Neither of us, however, had the slightest clue to the steps that had led Linus to his blunder. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He walked back angrily but his anger went away when he came to the Bear Flag and climbed the steps. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like stepping into a time machine or something. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I step on the scale, Dad swings his racket and scores. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

So Grandma bowed to them all and did a few steps by herself. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw his pack over his shoulder, put the sleepy Gwin on his chain, and sat on the steps in front of the war memorial. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He reminded us that Dwayne Slater had made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, had died for all of us, before the white-gloved soldiers stepped forward to fold the Stars and Stripes covering the casket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Back to the street, he yanked a handsome clothes press out a door and conducted it, thumping, down the building’s brick steps. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I step farther into the room, shaking the pages. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This didn't strike me as unusual, as the creators of these rides seemed to have taken the extra step in making their attractions just that much more hideous than they needed to be. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Head Buster lunged, head down, and Tendai stepped aside and threw him down the slope. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We spent the rest of the morning choreographing steps around fire hydrants and mailboxes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He killed at least ten more people before he was suddenly tripping over the steps of the porch. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The creek it crossed was only a reedy trickle, narrow enough to step across, so I decided to go that way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Macon stepped back, one hand outstretched behind him, thinking all the while of how his father’s body had twitched and danced for whole minutes in the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped through the open door, pausing on the walkway to take another deep breath. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I said good night to Dad from the steps and I turned off the upstairs hall light and got into my bed and under the covers. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Good-by,” Mrs. Montague said firmly from the steps, and Arthur said, “Good-by, have a good trip.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled toward her daddy, arms outstretched, but Grandpa glared at her and she stepped back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My hands are in the hot, soapy water when I hear a step behind me and feel thick, callused hands wrap around my skull. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They’re always in danger,” I said, and wondered if she had stepped a single foot beyond the Infirmary. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer to me, pointing the metal clip right at my chest. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Theon stepped back, and Ramsay and his bride joined hands and knelt before the heart tree, bowing their heads in token of submission. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We pass twenty-three and come to the last step of the staircase, the one that meets with a cold metal door that says Tenants Only, and she takes out a key and here we are. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lemoncello, his banana shoes burp-squeaking, stepped out of a room filled with dozens of black-and-white television monitors—the kind security guards watch at their workstations. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Joffrey would step down quite so easily. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds of silence, Alma’s mother finally stepped aside and invited me in. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

On a Tuesday noon, I carry my lunch on out to the back steps, set down on the cool concrete. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My boots are laced tight, and each step is painful, blisters already forming. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She always tried not to step on the spiky plants that grew along the path, but their thorns littered the ground everywhere. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unfolded myself from the cramped cairn tunnel and stepped outside only to be blinded by light. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Two policemen stepped around the corner, right in front of Bucky. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her high heels clopped up the steps and she leaned back lazily on the banisters. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stepped out the door into the brilliant sunshine. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pilate’s feet appeared on the stone steps, and paused. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished strapping on my blood bag and rapier and dressing myself and was about to step from the tiring-room, when the rear door of the theatre opened and Nick stepped inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pita ran into Juanita’s waiting arms, and we all stepped back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Augustus Waters was sitting on the front step as we pulled into the driveway. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I reach to kiss her on the cheek and give her a big hug, but she steps back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I helped her up the steps and into the house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As he walked down the steps with his sack thrown over his shoulder, he ruffled my hair. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the witness stand, released my nervous breath and faced the court. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the market fails to distribute some vital commodity, such as housing, to all who require it, the usual liberal-to- moderate expectation is that the government will step in and help. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had a suspicion that he had waited outside the door, peering in at them for at least three hours before he stepped in, beckoned, and led them to his small office. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking at a steady pace, my boots scuffing the gravel, I count a hundred steps and start again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He laid his bags of clothes and CD on the steps, then sat and stared at the church sign. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She looked down one more time, then stepped onto a metal beam that at one point must have been a part of the second-floor ceiling, gasping when it shimmied under her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Run, Grummore, run! Left, right! Quick march! Double march! Faster, faster! Keep in step! Oh, my poor heels! Oh, my God! Oh, my hat!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled to himself as he stepped away from the lectern and the clatter of silverware on china rang out around the room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even my own parents, though they arrived by plane from India, first stepped foot on American soil in New York. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

So he was surprised when he slid his foot forward and clunked it against a marble step. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We step out of the booth and we each get a reel to keep. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She staggered down the hill—downward, ever downward—wincing with every step, letting him support her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we reached the counter, Monday stepped up to order for us. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now what? thought the policeman, stepping on the brakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s this hush that comes over Muhammad and me as we step lightly through the white hallway toward the door at the end that leads to the basement. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

All three of my cousins back up into the living room as the three men step into the house. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But nobody stepped off a curb, everybody kept moving north, an ugly, snarling black-and-white escort for the kid in the middle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Being nice is the first step toward being kind. It’s a pretty awesome start. I’m supremely proud of you, Charlotte.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The instant their parents saw scythes stepping out of the helicopter, they gathered their children and hurried away, ignoring their children’s wails of protest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I already knew how to do a basic six-step, which was exactly what it sounded like: it was a series of six steps performed on the ground. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The steps are just here. If you put a foot forward you can find it. There. Now I’ll go first.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Gravely, the parents stepped over these, to show that they accompanied their daughter on her journey to womanhood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At four o’clock, the two horses parted a sea of humanity and stepped onto the track before a crowd, wrote Grandand Rice, “keyed to the highest tension I have ever seen in sport.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even get a chance to step inside the bar. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then they run down the middle, and when they get to the end, they double-high-five each other and step back into the lines. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

As they were winding their way up the steps, she said, "Why do you let people call you a dog? You won't let anyone call you a knight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They were moving so silently I could not hear their steps, but I was sure that they would try to surround me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reached the bottom of the steps and shuffled toward the turnstiles. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She took a couple steps up to a large chair behind a desk built into a tall wooden podium. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She stepped to the edge of the chasm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We step through the debris of charred cabinets and chair legs used as firewood, and move through the offices skylighted by gaping holes punched through the ceiling and roof by the firefighters. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and introduces himself, explains that he is stepping in while our previous nurse clocks out for the night, and hands the paperwork over to my parents. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At least she was a few steps back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She walked down the brick steps to the Misses Spink and Forcible’s front door. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

"Small steps. He's probably prone; we don't want to step over him." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We used to all fit on one step, with our thin thighs and shoulders touching. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I have always wanted to ride in a handicapped van. All my life, I have wanted to see how a disabled person like yourself applies the brakes and steps on the gas." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A purple-and-brown raptor stepped out in front of the burning theater. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The next step was the contest against Knightsbridge for the district championship. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Violet sat down on the wide steps nestling her bag of irons and oil and shampoo in the space behind her calves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take giant steps all the way down the hall. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Dylan steps into the spotlight of a pedestal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lac took a deep breath and stepped out from behind his crate, shooting his pistol once into the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sorrento stepped forward into it, positioning himself directly opposite us, just a few dozen yards away, on the other side of the shield. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As we head toward the front of the Hub, other internees step into the group, and the Occupiers make noise to join our march. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When we rolled up to her house, Lateshia was sitting on the front steps with her older brother. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Gunwoo stepped back, his eyes still burning with the intensity of his emotions. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He put his foot on the first step. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few steps more and they were beyond the ghetto walls. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy stepped back while Nico took up the slack on his ropes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We watched as Trotter looked around the backyard, then sat down on his back steps. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, arms wide, I step off the platform. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She could see steps, heading down, but nothing else. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, I was the last to step out into a large open room with brown leather couches. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We pulled off our shirts and slipped on the dresses, stepped out of our jeans and looked at each other. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We walked the two blocks to the store, stepping carefully trying to avoid the patches of ice, looking down, trying not to skid into a fall. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then Hale asked Spencer to step aside with him, and the two went off to talk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Hazel stepped into the woods gingerly, expecting to land in a thick cushion of snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I know ’cause three nights ago he stepped to me when I was writing in my journal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mikey’s in front of me before I can even take another step, a big boulder I nearly run right into. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Each step brought him closer—made him bigger and taller—and her heartbeat thundered in her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were chattering as loudly as the monkeys in a mango tree until I stepped into the sunny yard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to step off to the side quickly because the plants sprang back like a bow, whipping me in the face if I did not move fast enough. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pray this person takes the right step and comes forward should such a situation described in the question exist. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I step into the room, armed not with a gun or a knife, but with the plan I made the night before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She tucks a stray hair behind her ear and takes a step back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The door opens and a man steps out. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Tock then backed up three steps and, with a running start, bounded through the window with all hi is passengers and began the long glide down. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is clearly time for me to step boldly into our society, not in the boring, passive manner of the Myrna Minkoff school of social action, but with great style and zest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls are afraid of me but they know where it’s safest: beside me, half a step behind. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not one step back: in a world at war, the fear of Stalin’s directives was a threat more terrifying than dying in battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

We went over the same steps that we had learned before. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step past Robert and grab an apron. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I stepped backward into the hallway, and with a forced politeness that surprised me and seemed to throw him off stride, I said, “Won’t you come in?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he got up completely and walked a few steps with outstretched hands and then lay down in a spot almost ten feet from where he had originally slept. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Exercising my only option, I unclipped from the communal safety line and stepped aside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I take a step to the right, stand still, and close my eyes again. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

So I cut across the quad and through the parking lot and was just about to step off campus when I felt someone grab my arm. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I dashed down the steps and had just cleared the pen when suddenly a small deer crashed out of the underbrush and into our backyard. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Come along, it looks worse than it is. Just find solid handholds and take it one step at a time.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I’m about to reassure Dylan that Samantha will reach out when I see Hudson and Harriett sitting on the front steps of the school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If it was important, she and Daniel would step onto the balcony, where the noise of the traffic fourteen floors below drowned out their whispered words. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Clancy let me fall to the ground like a board, and actually stepped over me to examine his scratched cheek in a pot’s reflective surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Some took off from the gate running, yet others took baby steps through uncharted territory. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You and Brit stepped up to the carousel, and this funny look came over your face like you were flabbergasted. Then you just fell over forward. Your head hit the edge of the platform.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Somebody ran down the steps next to Eleanor and accidentally kicked her bag. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

At his loving words, the twins took a step toward him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He takes a step closer and shouts, "Answer me, young man! What is the idea of running off like that?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked slowly, pausing before each step to gather strength for the next; her hands kept up a slight, shuddering movement like the nervous flutter of a bee on a flower. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We understood that we represented the nation and were obligated to step forward and be present when there was tragedy, or hardship, or confusion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dust blew up around us as Miss Mary Lou stepped on the gas pedal and galloped zoomed down the road. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Gram lets me stay home the next day because Freak is getting out of the hospital, and I'm right on the front step when the Fair Gwen pulls up in her car. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pete steps across the dead horse, grabs the rope near the bay’s head, and slices its throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He passed her on the steps and went to the woodpile. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped out from behind the candlestick, knelt down, bent his bow, and took careful aim at Snowbell’s left ear—which was the nearest to him. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Everything was in place for us to take the next big step in rocket design. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Out on the stone steps, Harry turned to the others. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The Reserve is just what I need, especially since a step out of this room is a step in the right direction. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I retraced my steps to the living room and unzipped a corner of the suitcase. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Just below the step, Anatoli and Martin scooted around me and hurried down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The only sound was the soft scuff of their feet upon the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With each step deeper into Goddard’s world, it became harder and harder to retreat. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even here, where almost everyone knows me and my parents—maybe because of that fact—my heart races each time I step out of the house. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Chess opened the door, and they all stepped through. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the doorway was empty, and moonlight spilled down the steps and flung a rectangle of watery white light on the cellar floor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just take it slow and keep walking, one step right after the other. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to grab it and it bounded past him with a long wail of fear and scampered up the steps and through the door and out of sight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m probably about to take one giant step toward the definition of conspiracy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The time had come for the teachers to step forward, Reese declared. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a powerboat tied up at the base of the steps, and Alice was right: there were two men. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I step aside and let the man past. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A royal attendant helps me step into one marked with my name and camellia flowers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Every time a rumor got going about a group of Negroes coming to worship with us on Sunday morning, the deacons stood locked-arms across the church steps to turn them away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If your name was on the list, it meant that you had made it to the next step: the interview. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out the window, a man in a gray sweatshirt walks down the gift shop steps. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched her through the front window as she stepped onto the porch. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She came to the edge of the back steps and called again. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said once the doors were closed and Art stepped on the gas. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Whit took the baton and stepped back a few feet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Even that faraway integration would be carried out in three steps. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of the crossbowers clapped his hands, and two bodies in camouflage stepped out of the trees at the base of the hill, bows pointed at us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I watch the black liquid crawling up the steps. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maribel yells, but I step on and the doors clamp shut. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

That evening the head judge stepped up on the table. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barefoot, he had stepped on the frog, and was startled. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Pet came up to her in a single step, its weight silent, like it was both there and not there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the hall and had just started toward the stairs when I heard Miss Peregrine’s voice behind a half-closed door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The blond man grinned, the bull-necked man lunged, and—yes—even Mr. Dandy took several steps forward. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“One step at a time,” he says, holding my gaze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Cersei tried to walk faster, but soon came up against the backs of the Stars in front of her and had to slow her steps again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"No, he says he stole them, but I think it was—" She stepped toward him and struck him across the face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Once, I stepped on something that at first looked like a small brown stick, but then the stick wriggled, squirmed, and slid away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mrs. Jackson would be tipping down her porch steps. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The bronze angels stepped in front of us and folded their wings like shields. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I took a step back from our latest creation to get a good look at it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was glad that my family was thinking about stepping up their game, but I wasn’t sure it would be enough. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

G’ma steps up to the big mirror and examines her newly bedazzled self. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Mark is moving in that direction, planting his feet one at a time, reestablishing his position with every step. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He blocks my escape, moving in front of the steps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Because of the piles of newspaper it was impossible to take more than two steps in any direction. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

That night, the four walls of that shack squeezed so snug that I did my reading on the front steps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as I stepped off Old Familiar with her in my arms, the giant crow cawed and took off, disappearing into the shadows. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He took a few steps and pointed to one of the trees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But before I could step in and say any of that, Hannah said, “Sometimes the friendships we make when we’re little can be hard to see honestly.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the silence he had stepped into the room as if he owned it, as indeed, it seemed, he did. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Chalk,” the doctor said, stepping forward to touch a letter with the tip of his finger. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

We descend the steps into the Pit and I say, “I have a question.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Here you just went a couple of steps from the front room and bam, you were there. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The cab driver steps out to open my door. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No officers would be allowed to leave the building; wall-tower officers were to step out onto their catwalks with rifles in hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” Hazel said, taking another step to the gate. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was much lighter up there, because a white-painted flight of steps led up to the roof—or, rather, to a wood-and-glass structure like a little greenhouse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She stood on one of the lower steps, so only the top of her head was visible. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He steps away and grabs a handful of Kleenex from a box on the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel them in each step on this dry, cracked dirt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There were bodies on the stair of the Tower of the Hand, and the steps were slick with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In a moment he must leave Elisha, step out from under his protecting arm, and walk alone into the house—alone with his mother and his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The water swallowed our steps behind us, like it was chasing us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I finished my Misbehavior Report and stepped out of the office to let inmates back into their cells from chow. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teenagers stood on the steps and watched, some lighting cigarettes, others slipping fingers behind their sunglasses to wipe hidden tears. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My body has grown heavy, which makes each step weightier than the previous one. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His fingers were clumsy, unable to find their rhythm, and he faltered in his steps. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They went downstairs and stepped outside to find a pen of plump black chickens pecking heartily in straw. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though I became mute the moment I stepped into the prison yard. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They huddled together on the steps to keep warm as merry snowflakes drifted through the air. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My father could be seen standing by those four stone steps, deep in thought. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

For Mary, differential equations were the first step. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The playground swings are freezing and your hands ache, but you hold on, walk yourself back a few steps, and let your body fly. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The next obvious step would be to check it with Rosy’s quantitative measurements. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The weather had been clear and sunny when she and the others had stepped into their own house just—what? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was about an hour before noon when I stepped out onto the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All those supposed to be attending the eleven o’clock shift instead of the eight o’clock one, please step outside.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bounced up the stairs, her light steps barely touching them. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm amassing quite a pile of dead before me, and I take a few steps back, giving myself a bigger space to work. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He got to football practice, where the demands and pressures were ceaseless the second he stepped on the field. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the bottom step and took off his shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Typhon stepped into the Hudson River and barely sank to midcalf. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sierra tightened her grip on the bat and stepped toward one of the charging corpses. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I did not know whether I might be allowed to step into the water myself. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Snap judgments can be made in a snap because they are frugal, and if we want to protect our snap judgments, we have to take steps to protect that frugality. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m usually good at staying one step ahead of a major squabble, but my sisters seemed to have gotten better at keeping things stirred up between them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She kept an eye on Neeley as he scrambled up and down the steps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were high and graceful canoes with curving bow and stern and a braced section midships where a mast could be stepped to carry a small lateen sail. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whose mine is it?” asked Milo, stepping around two of the loaded wagons. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cooper from the candy store and her daughter, Thelma, arrived next, stepping into the bucket line and asking how to help. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man was so tall that he was taller than Mama, even though he was on the porch and there was a big step up into the house where Mama stood. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The barbershop was full of laughing and talking when we stepped in. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I step through the curtain and my senses are assaulted. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I noticed there were some males in the corner who had actually stepped out of the room because I guess they had a little “something in their eyes,” but I still kept talking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After I packed my knapsack, Blanca stepped in front of me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Briony raised two hands to her face and stepped back a little way from the window. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With each step she feels the painful press of the coins against her foot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at me in silence; evidently he did not believe me, for he took a step forward to test me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I longed to hear Fred’s sneakers on the metal steps behind me, but I wasn’t ready to go down there alone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel stepped off the path and plopped down behind a nearby tree. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They were at the top of the steps now, watching the rest of the class pass them, heading for the Great Hall and lunch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For example, you can say "B natural is a half step below C natural," or "E flat is a step and a half above C natural." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As they moved in and out of the shell house, in shorts and jerseys, helping Tom Bolles register the new freshmen, there was an unmistakable hint of swagger in their step. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jam gave Pet a suspicious look, then followed her friend, stepping in front of him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They went down a short passage, then up some winding stone steps. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It said I was obese. When I stepped on the console, the little guy that was supposed to be me on the screen blew up like a tick.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And without remembering the steps in between or the light in the woods or the sound of the river, Naomi found herself at the back steps of Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She steps down from the pedestal and strides over, holding the enclosed vial casually. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took five steps and fired a shot just over the goalie’s head. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I took two steps in, but my legs refused to take me any farther. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I climb the steps with Max, the story at our feet. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He went down the steps; she came stumbling behind, whimpering. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I move to step closer, to steal back a few more inches, to be just that much nearer to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I let go of her and stepped back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Aron came home it was Lee who was waiting for him on the lowest step of the front porch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gives me this half smile, and we both step outside. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

So I just walk up the front steps, stomp across the porch, and use my key to open the door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dad stood on the front steps with his arms folded. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She steps out from the bookshelves, a pen still in her hand. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I prepared to sneak off before I was caught, but what Ben said next froze me in place before I took a single step. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jim and most of the other football boys went off down the street, but Buck caught Sherman and O’Dell and me out on the church steps. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas quickly stepped behind a taller boy to avoid his own confrontation with Ben. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled me to the stone steps leading to the outside. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She steps back in the small space to inspect me, yanks at one side and then the other. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I stepped out into the hall to go to the fountain and standing there in business suits were Jack and Jimmy Baptiste. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt his eyes on me, following my steps up the gangway and into the ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

By the time he resehed the bottom of the steps it was all he could do to stand erect. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My face flushed as we stepped into the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Florida stepped across the stones in the creek and said, “Dallas, money is trouble. I don’t want to know where their money is. I never, never, ever want to know where it is.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Each step is equal-sized. Sure, for the people higher up this ladder, their kids are more apt to get more education, better health insurance. But that doesn’t mean there are classes.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wring his neck,” I said, stepping behind the chair to untie her. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Despite her age or because of it, Celia advances steadily through the fields, hardening her muscles with every step, every swing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric stepped out of the way, and Michelangelo pressed himself against the wall so the children could squeeze by. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Each time she moved a foot to trip him, each time they came too close, she either became clumsy or he stepped away, as if he knew what she planned all along. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So maybe I need to take a step toward making things right again. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He limped toward the fire, and with every right step he took, there was a loud clunk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was a little after five, and the door downstairs, the one that lets you into our building, opened, followed by the sound of the fastest feet I've ever heard rushing up the steps. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah says, moving a step closer to Muhammad. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I opened my door, scanned the hall, clutched my bag, took a deep breath, and walked down the steps, through the lobby and out the front door. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It hung above a store that had been converted into a church, and I stepped into the shallow lobby and wiped my face with a handkerchief. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I did so I saw something in front of the cave, on the flat rock I used for a step. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His coat and his muscles shook at every step. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His heart rattled against his ribs as he ripped open the door to the old closet and barreled up its narrow steps, on edge. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get enough of her to hug, so I clung to her hand as she huffed up the three steps into Abuela’s house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the twelfth century CE, the Mississippi Valley region was home to several large city-states that were built of earthen stepped pyramids much like those in Mexico. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hafsa would meet up with her a few steps out of my view. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The roar of lorry engines would be suddenly cut, then his neck muscles relaxed, his head drooped, and he would wake with a start and a swerve to his step. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her step is oddly energized; her heart feels lifted. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We both jump and take a quick step backward, laughing at our reactions. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She moved toward the sound, the ticks marking out her steps, and she realized it was coming from the clearing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With each tiny step I took with him, my whole hand wrapped tighter around his middle finger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As the days of August passed and September brought signs of autumn, the crippled man sat on the porch step and leaned the paralyzed, deformed side of his body against a porch post. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know all about you,” Char announced after we’d taken a few more steps. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the first times I visited Mr. Muhammad there, I stepped off a plane into flashing and whirring cameras until I wondered who was behind me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their walking had developed a pattern: three quick steps to the left, pause, three quick steps to the right, pause. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doors slide open, and we step out into the corridor. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as I stepped outside, Max came running over. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Valentine’s addresses took a stern tone, his practical disposition overcoming his generosity, Gloria stepped in to smooth matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I will never forget how small the first step toward that change was. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And as we rounded into the final two hundred meters, I had to dig deep and step it up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s goal was the World Championship, and the next step toward that objective was almost upon him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The moist ground sank gently with every step he took. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He dropped the ball to the ground and stepped on it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Little did she know I intended to step inside the bus and sit in the front seat! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” Cardan says, stepping in front of me, his voice ringing and a little unsteady. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I put my mind aside and feel only my body, stepping, moving. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was a hot August afternoon in Atlanta when Luma stepped onto the field and looked over the group of boys who had turned up for tryouts. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Yet no sooner had she taken her first step than fear caught Catelyn in its jaws. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stepped on them, feeling the cushion, and closed his eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Uhmma, I call out as I step through the front door, I am back. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Alex yells, waving him over, and Henry spares a second to look panicked before he’s tipping his chin up and buttoning his suit jacket and stepping out onto the stage. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Butler pulled up the peaked hood on his field jacket, stepping into the porch. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I strolled out into the hall, and stepped back. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the car door and stepped out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Shirley followed a few steps behind her, pretending to kick a castaway can whenever the American turned to glance her way. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

We climb 20 steps and join the back of the line. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Pudding might not be finished yet,” said Ron hopefully, leading the way toward the steps to the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to make his voice sound as coolly cruel as he felt; just as he tried to frighten her by stepping out suddenly from behind the tree. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Allen,” she said, stepping into the living room. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

How a lost part of yourself steps out and reminds you who you could be with a little work. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My new friend stepped forward to accept her bowl of rice. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the more Izzy pushed, the more anger stepped in to shield her mother’s old anxiety, like a shell covering a snail. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Some giant you are,” Inigo said then, and he stepped over Fezzik and hurried down the rest of the darkened stairs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As she stepped into his path, he paused at the sight of her, his eyes gleaming with a hunger that made her want to cringe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the ritual was completed, she stepped back and smiled up at him, tears glistening in her eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After that, he found himself listening for her step. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an explosion of blue, green, and gold streaks that, when you step back, somehow look like him holding my hand and walking me through a warm, tree-lined evening in Central Park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tied the horse out front, waited for my insides to quit shaking, then stepped onto the stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I was about to lose it, but Tucker stepped in the way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I take a few steps and then feel myself get yanked back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

We left the camp without music but in step. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted his weight, wondering how he could get to the gate without stepping on the concrete. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on in,” Moody said, and she stepped inside. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Reggie checked his watch after the girl made it safely across the monkey bars, and that was when Siobhan stepped out from behind the tree. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A fire was burning in one of the braziers at the foot of the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Webb steps to Malik, gives him a high five, and then presses him back onto the bench. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He had to slide boxes around and drag an old step stool from the opposite end of the attic, but finally his eyes were level with the back vent. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

One man takes a long step backward, clutching his stomach. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He looks as if he’s just stepped on a nail. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow the number of steps and turns out of the entrance, and then burst through the front tent flaps to find myself deposited back in the narrow alley. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he steps into the open doorway and turns to face the viewer, stretching out his arms to hold open the giant double doors.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were practically under the eyes of the soldiers, but step by step, from shadow to shadow, the dæmon crept with his little burden. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, he stepped out into a torch-lit stone passageway quite different from the wood-paneled and carpeted corridors above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With every step, the air seemed to chill. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I stepped into the room, I felt mild enthusiasm. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Javi put his hands on either side of Max's face and stepped close. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I steady my feet and turn with him as he steps round toward the pulpit half of the church, the half nearer the edge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped back and pointed to his companion. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But nothing happened, and when my senses came back, I walked back to my room with fast guilty steps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

One step after another, one breath in, one breath out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The three of us were walking in step. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was so dark now we literally couldn’t see ten steps ahead of us as we walked toward the woods. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was pretty easy to spot you out there, scanning the steps with one hand over your eyes like a salute. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I ran from the door and got halfway down the steps before I said, “Nothing, Momma.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Footsteps landed on the floorboards in the hallway, precise, unhurried steps. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door of the plane opened and steps were lowered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before she had managed a pair of steps, she heard a splash, followed by a sudden scream. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When one enemy was defeated, two more stepped up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He ran his hands over the edge of the concrete steps out of habit, but it immediately felt wrong. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When they stepped outside they found a clay pot with a heavy wooden lid. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sansa watched him walk off, his body swaying heav-ily from side to side with every step, like something from a grotesquerie. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I dressed in every stitch of clothing I could find, all the time knowing I’d be an ice block the minute I stepped out that door. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In front of me, white marble steps wound up the spine of a cloud, into the sky. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody stepped on my leg, sending a rush of pain through my body. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

George stepped out and opened the car door for me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. When you can walk more than ten steps without getting tired.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to raise himself, could not, tried again and half-fell down the steps. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and extended a hand to help me step back out onto the path. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, here it is,” he said, stepping back around the desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the Pickwells persisted, and when they reached Marshall Street, Mars Bar commanded, “Stay here,” and stepped into the traffic. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we’re excited to have an athlete step up for the cause,” Noah said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I went out to the top of the key, moved across the line slowly, then took a big step and went up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and down the block, then moved way over to the edge of the steps. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She stands and walks a few steps to the left, her hands clasped in front of her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Down there on the lawn, someone emerges from the spill of darkness under the willow, steps across the light, his long shadow attached sharply to his heels. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper-and-wood screen slid open and the hostess in the formal dress stepped inside the room. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do think the gutting of the books was a step too far.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I watched him step forward, knowing that I myself wasn’t ready. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They left me alone in the house and I spent the entire day sitting on the front steps; I did not have enough courage to go into the kitchen to eat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the gales sio had ceased, blown out, and with an offshore breeze we launched again, stepping the mast and sail, to make for the open sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer could not think of anything until they were at his front steps, when suddenly he pointed across the street and yelled, “Let’s bomb Fishface’s!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The guards, full and happy, reclined on the steps, picking their teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We took one step toward the door and then I felt a pain in my lower leg unlike anything I had ever felt before. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He stepped through the fence into his yard. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The stone steps were cold and wet and he was freezing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Mary Anne happened to move a few steps away from him, even briefly, he’d tighten up and force himself not to watch her. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tucker stood on the front step, worry on his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I step out of reach of her hard fingers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I shut the shop door and stand between the display windows, catching my breath before I step out into the rain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out of the plane, he almost fell down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Felicia remembers her son’s gangly body, his first stilted dancing steps, and begins to cry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though they were intentionally stepping nearer to their graves. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Laying aside the article, he sketched out a linear accelerator to drive protons to a million volts, the first major step toward satisfying Ernest Rutherford’s demand for 10 million volts. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He would step from his three-foot- deep bed of straw, give Smith an affectionate bump with his nose, and leave the train bucking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw them start up the steps and felt suddenly as though my head would split. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce has a lot on his mind as he steps into his Societal Evolution class on Tuesday. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the matted Scotch-broom tangle he visualized the great tan body as he carefully picked each step. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slow, careful steps came along the hall; the Count was evidently prepared for some surprise—at least he feared it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

With each step that he took his burden grew heavier, and his breath became slow and harsh, and, of a sudden, cold sweat stood out on his brow and drenched his back. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was just a few short, peaceful steps from the door to the car. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some of the enslaved took the next step. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The web on my face holds my eyes open, forcing me to watch as Cassie steps out of the shadows, briars twining up her legs and around her body, reaching up through her hair. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The train came to a full stop and the doors flew open, but just as Sergio was about to step inside, a strong hand on his shoulder pulled him back. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I stepped on board the train and didn’t look back. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up the steps and grabbed the folded papers. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The instant Laurie’s step was heard in the hall, Meg fled into the study, and Mrs. March received the culprit alone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yellow jackets lived in a nest in the ground and Charley stepped on it by mistake. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She climbs the steps like a much older person, and I wait for her at the top. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun was stepping out when he heard a voice calling his name. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

This was my first really big step toward self-degradation: when I endured all of that pain, literally burning my flesh to have it look like a white man’s hair. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backwards down the kitchen steps and lay sprawled in the wet mud. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, all she could do was grope her way to the top, step by unseen step, and then push open the door. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My dogs were sitting on the steps, waiting for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Billy did a silly little dance with the fence, taking a step this way, then that way, then returning to the beginning again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fela took a half step back and swung the door wider, making room for me to enter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A seagull landed on the dock and stepped toward the door. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Vonetta and I waited while she ran into the back room her steps all buffalo stomps. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt stepped up, lightly placed a hand on Alby’s chest and pushed him back. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She let go then, but kept looking at me, taking step after step backward. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cow retreated a few steps and regarded him with watery, mooning eyes that indicated a massively substandard intelligence. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped out with a big cake in hand and gave it to the grooms, who quickly devoured it, then said good-bye to his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You stepped out of the gutter and planted one foot on the lawn. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I step off the elevator and give the lady a smile, even as my insides are doing flips. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lucas Cader walked up to me as I sat on the steps of the gazebo, finishing corn dog number two and gazing over at the Baptist church choir performing on the stage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It looks as if you just moved in,” Dejesus said, stepping over a small box. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I stop at the top of the school steps and put the case down to rest. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I had taken only two steps when the ice broke. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hearse and the police car, its lights still flashing, were parked by the front steps. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My head seemed airy and my step unsteady. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He unlocked the door, and I stepped in, looking for my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow goddess stepped lightly around Jason, examining him as if he were sidewalk art. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They both remembered meeting as soon as they could after school, at the top of the subway stairs, and the excitement they felt, one waiting on the sidewalk, one sprinting up the steps. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once an inventor has discovered a use for a new technology, the next step is to persuade society to adopt it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tried his best to step carefully but he seemed to be drawn to things that made terrible noises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Seeing that he was the only one within arm’s length of the dark thing, he took a measured step away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One by one, each sixteen-year-old steps out of line and walks to the middle of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stepped to the back door and made sure that it was locked; then he went to the top of the stairs and looked hurriedly into the kitchen; he saw no one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Odin returned to the great hall, and he ordered Loki’s daughter to step forward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I headed right between them with Belle, both boys throwing themselves a few steps back to get out of the way. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he couldn’t help thinking about this summer at Sitto’s when he walked with others without a single person stepping back from him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Maddy says, “See you later,” to Stephanie, as if our station is on the other side of town instead of two steps away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She closed the door behind her and leapt upward two steps at a time. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pet kept up with her easily, its strides swallowing up her smaller steps. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Daddy steps into the house just as Mrs. Walton and I are leaving. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Pease far wits. You get her flayed, you can scrub the bloody steps," said Weese. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was astonished himself, and stepped forth with a sense of unreality. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She never would a just shown up on some white lady’s step without calling. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Weston at the same time, walking briskly with long steps through the passage, was calling out, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The memories haunt and follow me like my shadow as I climb slowly up the steps to our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miguelito and I imagined the puddles were lakes and we pretended to be giants stepping over them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took one deep breath for every step they took away from me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was sitting there on a bannister or something. And I saw him come up the steps,” she said over half a century later. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The first step along that road was to leave his new bride and his homeland to attend Lincoln University, a historically black college in Pennsylvania. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mama has to grab Baba’s arm to keep him from toppling down the steps as he reels, then stares at me in horror. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She waited at the foot of the steps as the kids filed out. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her the stairway rocked and clanged as Luke leaped down the last few steps and walked steadily across the room to fall against a chair and stop, head down and trembling still. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ma Costa trudged up the steps as if nothing in the world could possibly either stop her or make her go more quickly, and Tony and Kerim walked proudly on either side like princes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The man opened a door and led me up two steps and inside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shukumar had stepped out of her way, watching as she moved methodically from room to room. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped off the threshold and stood still, almost at a loss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I put my foot on the first step, then the second. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Finch steps back, shielding his eyes because the sun is peeking through the branches, and there is a crack as his foot comes down on a twig. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes shone and her step was quick and stealthy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer, pulled Javi toward him, and they moved in unison, bumping and grinding, speaking a language of forgiveness with their hips and smiles. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Checking the schedules printed on our forearms is just a preliminary step. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if I could help with the next step?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She’d left the doors to the greenhouse ajar, with just enough space for him to slide through sideways, and he inhaled deeply as he stepped into the garden. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Aureliano, on the other hand, took a step forward and put his hand on it, withdrawing it immediately. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“This thingy counts every step, and then at midnight it downloads so we can check each other’s numbers. First one who goes over or under ten thousand loses.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Was that Frankie? What in the . . .” The man with the leather top hat stepped forwards and opened the carriage door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The third Justice propped the dopey up against the railing that ran along the steps to the basement and stepped to one side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman stepped aside, and Moss’s heart leapt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He stepped back from the lectern, and there was a burst of applause. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we arrive, she says, “All you have to do is climb one step. That’s it. Then stop. You think you can manage that?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He takes such long steps for a short man, she thought. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

At times, when the wind was head on, we would take two steps forward and one back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I see his feet first, slipping down the steps some but not hurrying, taking his time now that he knows we’re here. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The tall man gave a quick look over to Doc’s cabin, then loped up our front steps. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel chewed on her lip and took a few steps closer to the shack, which was now dark and wet with melting snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

As repetitive, as relentless, her mind marched over the same problems: money, food, distance, where to sleep, Momma: step, step, step. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was distantly open to the idea that the Internet, this wondrous technology, could help a loner take some baby steps to connect, even if only with a new friend. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Girls like Jenna step out of dressing rooms, and people gasp and applaud. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The first step was to steal the goblet out of the chest.... The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I step back to steady myself, but he puts his hand on my shoulder and looks me right in the eye. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I pushed the car door open and stepped outside, whether Cate wanted me to or not. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lev enters the gate, counts out eighteen steps along the side of the garden and four steps toward the house, crouches down and begins to dig with his hands. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fink carefully stepped over a hare and a woodpecker on his way to the door. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Scythe Goddard stepped closer, seeming to look through Rowan’s facade to that dark, frigid place where he now dwelled. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Rubio steps off the ramp and pulls an atmospheric reader out of his bag. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I stepped on him and I probably broke all his fingers. And I didn’t save a baby from being trampled. They may both have been killed, for all I know.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Toño says that some people count up every step they take. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, so it does. Do you see that each letter is one step’s width? Hmmm. Seven letters for seven steps. Surely that must be some kind of a hint?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He checked out my eyes, took my blood pressure, listened to my heart, then asked my mom to step out of the room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Trails and puddles of blood stain the steps and posts of the huts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just stepping outside the door was like walking into an oven. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dad waded toward me through the snowdrifts, and as he stepped into a beam from the broken headlights I saw a six-inch gash in his forearm and blood slashing into the snow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We went out of the back kitchen door and down the steps into the dark. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The others lingered for a moment on the throne room steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Megan stepped up to Joey and kissed him on the cheek, and I could see he kissed her back too, all suave and mannered, like he did that kind of stuff all the time. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad stepped over the chain fence and knelt right next to the bars where the cheetah was sitting. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back and accidentally snapped a twig. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray tapped the ash on the step. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“What if you step on something? A piece of glass? I’m buying you a pair.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, some couples were so abandoned—flinging high and wide, improvising steps and movements—that you couldn’t believe it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She left him sitting on the elementary school steps. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I zip open the flap, but before I can take a step inside, movement in the shadows almost gives me a heart attack. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Wasn't he the one who had stepped in front of her? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Helen Luther once watched a rider step on a scale, only to see that he was over his horse’s assigned impost. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept guards, of course—four men posted at the door, two outside on the steps, two inside by the brazier. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’m just about to step out into the meadow, when crack! Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can easily push this question back one step. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn crossed the street and climbed the steps of the Museum of Natural History. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And I pause, and I gulp, and I tap on the door softly and then step inside the room quickly and shut the door behind me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doors opened to an empty elevator, and both of them stepped in. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ray takes the last two steps to be at Axel’s side. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He stepped to the middle of the room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He and Lina lifted it and, taking small steps, moved it forward. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He and his teammates bustled up the front steps and entered the library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I step over wood, mud, branches, sticks, carefully. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And while he stepped along, he thought back over the school day, especially about his report. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a tiny hint of sarcasm in his voice, he said, “Oh, no — er — Professor,” then he smirked at Crabbe and Goyle and led them up the steps into the castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Please,” La Llorona pleaded, standing up and stepping in front of me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The vehicle had stopped at the wicket; the driver opened the door: first one well-known form, then another, stepped out. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stepped in front of the mirror to check myself out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They opened the airlock door and stepped in together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her body knew the way, knew the roots and rocks to step over and the low branches to duck under. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Stephanie’s tone was cordial, but she took one step back from him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“No need of that. I am not a young lady, and it’s only a step. Take care of yourself, won’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and made a low bow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And then we step up and enter the hospital. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The two officers stepped out of their car. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Gimli gazed with wide eyes for a while, as step by step the figure drew nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then without a word he stepped through and vanished. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She steps forward and bends down to meet his eyes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Two men had come softly up the stair and stood now a few steps from the top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He put the boxes back, carried the step stool back to the kitchen, and located the bank statements in a kitchen drawer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A herd of roe-deer in a European zoo stepped out of their corral when the gate was left open. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blue steps leading to the porch were faded into a watery gray. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

If your pointe shoes are too slippery or satiny, you can walk over to the trays, step into them, and grind the resin dust into the smooth fabric. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For by that time, such thinking was quite out of step with that of the finest men emerging to the forefront of our profession. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped out into the street and began to walk in search of food. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped back slightly and stepped into the trees, thinking I would feel better if I relieved myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Galanter was shouting from alongside third base, and I took two steps back. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then Effie taps my shoulder, and I step out into the cold winter sunlight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She still wore the heavy iron shackles around her ankles—a sign that she was not yet wholly trusted—but they did not hinder her sure strides down the steps. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And we tried to take a few steps, to shuffle back and forth, in place. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After my hug, she stepped back for a moment, and I made a pretty major social blunder. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slides the window up again as soon as I step back. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

On the morning of the funeral, Morrie’s relatives came down the steps of his tenement building on the poor Lower East Side of Manhattan. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But let’s take it one step at a time. Find the least dangerous situation that can evoke some spontaneity in you.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When I step off for the last time, I take Violet’s hand and she swings it back and forth, back and forth. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Wakil, perched on the first step of the bus, leaned down and said something in his ear. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was in the strange, the welcoming faces, it cried up to him from the altar, it sat, as he mounted the pulpit steps, waiting for him in his seat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look in his direction as she stepped in and rode away. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I quickly stepped out of the tub, dried myself, and put on my underwear and pants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I slam the locker closed, and turn away from them to go down the steps to the cafeteria. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first thing that hits me when I step inside is the smell. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Something about how he didn’t fail ten thousand times, he just found ten thousand ways that didn’t work. Or took ten thousand steps to success, or something like that.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I open the door and walk down the front steps and to the corner. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In a moment, he had opened the window and stepped in, the two dogs jumping at him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"Everyone has a moment. Every King. A moment where you step up or step back and then that's who you are. Forever." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you hear me call you?” he asked as Bill climbed the steps. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katz and I had already walked half a million steps, if you can believe it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra stepped closer to Will when the man said I’m dead, and Pantalaimon fled to her breast as a mouse. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jules stepped away, class fell into its dull rhythm again, and when she returned, she slipped another tampon onto the desk in front of her and nobody said anything. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They stepped around to the side of the Column. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"There, across the yard, at the door of the armory, do you see the boy squatting by the steps honing a sword with an oilstone?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When Jacqueline and I stepped out into the yard to wait for the burning, I raised my head toward the sun thinking, One day I may just see my mother there. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He stepped up to the counter and rang the bell next to the register. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

His face suddenly matched hers and he stepped away, dragging a hand through his short brown hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I could hear Grandma Sands moving around upstairs and she finally clomped down'the steps and came into my room. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four steps out, I looked back to call Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“She ain’t gone want you and Miss Leefolt to get identified either, Aibileen, cause then people gone be just one step away. I’m telling you, Miss Hilly is the best protection we got.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But as he stepped from the hearth, one of his legs twisted beneath him and he fell heavily to the floor, knocking over a chair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like the way she had looked the first time Akira took a few steps as a baby. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

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

I stepped out into the hall and peered down the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature stepped clear of the dust haze. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And with that, his heavy steps boomed as he exited the pavilion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And I’m going to confide in you the way I do in Lucinda and your brother. Okay?” she adds uncertainly, as if she isn’t sure whether to take the next step. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He jumped off the steps and pulled me over to the side of the schoolhouse so’s no one else could hear us. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

On the earth beside the steps of one sat three canvas chairs. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back, then came forward and did a karate kick, the crane kick, and—hi yah!—knocked a whole bunch of those pods right off the vine. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The dust came away to reveal a continuous hairline crack which ran around the edges of the step. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His father hurriedly took off his hat and stepped in front of his son. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only then did Hecate step forward, her torches raised. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stepped off in the half-lit deck of the upper level. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was that way between them, because, after years of battling each other, C.P. and Ann took that courageous first step of listening. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I mean nobody steps on little kids down there, so why should they step on Freak? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a few steps through the pitch-black darkness the way became lighter. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Smith cinched the girth of Woolf’s kangaroo- leather saddle around Seabiscuit’s belly, Marcela stepped forward, clutching a medal of Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took five steps into the room, and everybody fell silent, abandoning their activities to glare at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took my earbuds out for a second and put my journal down on the step. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

All of us are like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going the same way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vanessa brushed against Bren’s shoulder as she stepped around him, which must have made him nervous, because he looked like he could fall face first into the picadillo. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I hated to step outside the front door. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wake up the next morning to see Ma sitting on the steps. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had to step forward and do something. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He had nudged another body, a woman's headless body, and stepped over it, placed one leg down and then the other, although there was enough room to step to the side. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know that Rosie loved anyone who rubbed her rump, so when she mooed and swayed her behind, Joseph took a couple of quick steps back. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Peggy stood near the steps holding her right hand tightly over her breast. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lady, the largest of the two female chicks, bolted to him, stepping on Drum in her rush. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I drew in my breath as if I were standing on a high dive and took a tentative step toward her, still in the dense shade, still hidden, still safe. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The steps groaned as if woken from a long sleep. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“He knew what he was doing every step of the way!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We reach our stop and step into the cold, and the bus pulls away to reveal a lit-up tree with gold ornaments in the middle of the square. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I knew I was supposed to dash down the steps and hop on like a good boy, like Mom told me to do, but I just stood there and stared at it. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped into the cover of the bushes, stumbling as the world became dark and light and tilted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The stage was dark for a moment, and silent; then suddenly, with a burst of golden light and an orchestral overture from the CD player behind the curtain, Angel stepped onto the stage. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two years ago. My birthday. I found a package on my front step. A porcupine necktie. I never found out who gave it to me.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“No, I am escorting you to the front step.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then I took twenty steps to the north, one for each year of my life. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

That day she had felt a deep sense of foreboding, an indescribable wrongness that had nothing to do with the way the walls pressed in against the steps upward into the dark room above. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I swing my stump over the side of the tub and stand straddling the curb, trying to figure out the next step of this obstacle course. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He relaxed, feeling his head bounding painfully down the steps. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She fluttered on among the toys, never standing still for a moment, but walking with a light quicksilver step, as though she were still twinkling in the sky. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

A few broad, worn steps led down to the water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They linked their arms to make a step, then boosted me onto the throne. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Stuart waves from the steps and smiles at me so our parents can’t tell that anything has changed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The noise was loud and violent and so near, she shrank down the steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, steps away, stops, comes back, kisses me on the forehead for the first time in my life and I’m so happy I feel like floating out of the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has ever acted, in other words, can be linked to Bacon in an average of under three steps. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was gone he stepped into the room, sumptuous in his black velvet, with one cold diamond beaming in the rushlight from his scarlet badge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean—” Wash took a small step back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a little while the chaplain stepped back, and the beige crescent of human forms began to break up sluggishly, like flotsam. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Stay there, she said, dropping my clothes on the step beside me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to take a step, but my legs weren’t strong enough to carry my weight. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Five hundred gallons of water struck me like a great fist, knocking me back a step and soaking me through to the skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Small creatures fled and flew before my step. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She made her way down, the hem of her scarlet skirts swishing over the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s an open window, steps on a stone path. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t stepped out of the jungle since my trip with Father to Léopoldville, a year ago or a hundred, I couldn’t say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew the counts of all the steps by heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instructions for removing the window in the event of an emergency, in three steps, are pasted to the glass. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Genie took one hesitant step forward, then another, until he saw, tucked between all the foliage, five birdcages all made of wood and wire and set up like small castles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She retraced her steps, walking backward slowly, so silently that not even the dust knew she was there. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When we stepped apart, she quickly ducked her head, but not before I saw the weary pain in her brown eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Making my peace with her brings me one step closer to making my peace with Charlie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The doors slide open, and I step onto the platform of the Copley Square stop. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Before I stepped down and ended my testimony, a new fear took hold of my heart. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The old men looked at their stalklike legs, dwelled on the cords in the backs of their knees and remembered old dance steps they had not done in twenty years. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned again, and pulled up on the right wheel, and with a heft, there he was, on the second step, balanced. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

About a hundred yards from the lighthouse, Emma stopped paddling and stepped overboard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He walked down the broken blocks past clusters of abandoned buildings, the glass from shattered windows on the sidewalk, junkies on the steps. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She stepped backward clutching her bag, watching me, confused. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped out into the street, I saw that night had fallen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The first step shows you the second; the second the third; and by the time you’ve hit the third, you can see the fourth and fifth clear ahead of you in sequence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But then Cain—bearing the shadowy, dark thing that dwelled inside of him—stepped through the wall as if it were nothing, shattering it completely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I reached the steps I moved down silently, holding on to the wall for balance. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I step out of the bath and onto a prickly object. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Max lays down two sheets of paper, and although she cannot hear them, she can see the huge man talking Max through a set of steps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But there was still no sign of the potter, so Tree-ear tiptoed the last few steps to stand before the shelves. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then at the conclusion, after the Singer had acknowledged the people’s applause, after Jo had scampered happily down from the stage, he moved toward the steps to descend and walk down the aisle. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan and I leave, retracing the steps that brought us here. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Still holding the broken tip of the sword in his bloody hand, the mercenary took another step toward Chronicler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

James Ford steps out of the box office thinking Booth is pulling some crazy stunt to get attention. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mamá said, and she glanced around the neighborhood nervously, like she was expecting someone to step out of their house and attack us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled his arm out of Rashid’s grasp and started down the hall, trying hard to ignore how much hotter the air was with every step. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, stepping forward to buy the food. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The door closed and he could hear her high heels clicking on the steps. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed him into the mosque, just a step behind, watching. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped inside, moved to the sink to wash his hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The car doors opened and out stepped a few British soldiers, followed by ten of Germany’s best scientists. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner let go of the doorknob and went down the porch steps. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I made Ma and Caroline pose for more pictures on the steps. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

With each step she paused and gingerly padded her foot in front of her, feeling around for solid ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Large steps led from the sidewalk to a front door. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Without even looking, you could tell he was coming down sideways and with care, as if the steps were glazed with ice. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary was dim, and stepping inside I was blinded by a dazzle of candles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mariam rose to her feet and walked a few steps before the baby started making the eh, eh, eh sounds that Mariam knew signaled the onset of a hearty cry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I get in the door, kick off my shoes and go straight up the steps and into my room. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nabila stepped outside and joined me in the garden bordering our verandah. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then I hear Miss Fulton’s door open across the hall and Daddy’s steps stop. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lurching to the right, to the left, halting, leaning forward, taking a step, they began. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ainsley plows up the steps, looking for someone else to bulldoze with her cello case. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He’d been trying to create a chain reaction in uranium—the first step on the road to an atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Time to go,” I announced, and took a step back. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the base of the steps, several Amazons in camouflage were having a heated argument while a young woman— Queen Hylla, Hazel assumed—watched and listened from her throne. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I step off this bus I will hit the ground moving. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Last week,” she said, growing angrier at each step, “the waigoren accuse me.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei and Yishan stepped through the doorway, the stone walls protecting them from the wind even as the cold seeped through the lattice windows. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the cruel light of the morning, it looked squalid, neglected, overgrown, and there was something worse: the steps of the little mausoleum were stained with blood, a great deal of it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stepped out of the car, and he put the cuffs on me and told me I was being arrested on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On the first step of the stairwell, a golden chalice gleamed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stepped over the stream on the stones. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back as if to admire her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They looked at him as if he’d stepped in something they didn’t want to be around. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Josh practically falls into me so I step away and Josh lands on the ground. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he drove away, I sat on the front steps waiting for Grandma to come home. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mateo sits on the swing, holds on for dear life—I know—takes a few steps, and propels forward, his legs looking like they’re about to kick over a building. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I held the gun at my side and stepped behind the cap’n and Sylvanus. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I walked to the car, pausing shyly before opening the door and stepping in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He steps outside the room to take the call, and Max and I watch him through the window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They came to our side and prepared to step into the dinghy with us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

His steps didn’t have the bounce in them they normally did. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They formed a circle, swayIng their hips and flipping their wrists and taking tiny steps in intricate patterns on the floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As he climbed the steps to his chambers, Tyrion felt a deal more hopeful than he had at dawn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The old couple were on the steps now, the old man holding her arm, the white men leaning forward above, and the crowd pressing me closer to the steps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we stepped into the dimly lit restaurant with a handful of mostly empty tables we both stopped in our tracks. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Big Time stepped through the curtain that separated the front room from the back. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I step on that curse and spit on it too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I follow the Roach through the palace, keeping back from him a few steps so it doesn’t seem like we’re together. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And then I'm down the kitchen steps and out the side door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But up those ominous fourteen steps is a shower. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bodega took a step back and stood behind Vera, placing his hands on her shoulders. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The stone steps trembled as he stomped toward his smaller kin, and Grawp’s lopsided mouth fell open, showing yellow, half-brick-sized teeth; and then they launched themselves at each other with the savagery of lions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Carter stepped into the light, his face pale and smeared with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I’m almost home, I sit down on some steps near my house, and cry. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that was why he and his companions lingered, waiting until the press had lessened before beginning to make their way toward the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

She felt embarrassed and awkward, like she’d accidentally stepped on someone’s foot. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Had it somehow stepped out of the nightmare and—? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sellsword scrambled backward, checking each blow, stepping lithely over rock and root, his eyes never leaving his foe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As he passed, they finally pulled apart and the girl opened her door and stepped out and he recognized his young upstairs neighbor, Mia’s quiet, pretty daughter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah! sir—but a thoughtless young person will sometimes step behind a window-curtain, and throw up a sash, without its being suspected. I have often known it done myself.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I took another step forward and challenged him, “Come on, Erik, let’s see if you can do any better with me than you did with Tino.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped forward in the hallway, into another gust of wind, which stung her cheeks and face with invisible sand, sharp as needles, sharp as glass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“You know who else, Katniss. You know who stepped up first.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On the top step she towers above me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tips his hat, steps gingerly onto the crate, and dismounts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Leaving Qarl to his dreams, she padded down the keep’s exterior stair, the steps creaking under her bare feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Francie noticed how he put his feet down at an angle so that the whole foot was on the step instead of just the heel part. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take another step and start to slip. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And since the progress of science has by no means come to a halt, some of you may yet be involved in the next step in the story. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The lump of glass in his pocket banged against his thigh at each step, and he was half minded to take it out and throw it away. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As it was, the men hauling the Caird and the Docker were sinking up to their knees in slush, and their boots were filling with seven pounds of freezing water with each step. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

A part of me wanted so badly to step into his life again. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It read, “Faith always takes the first step.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She turned back and caught a glimpse of the towering creature taking a slow, ungainly step in her direction. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A diminished interval is one half step smaller than the perfect or minor interval. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and held out his hand to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now he climbed the steps of the adjacent Union Trust Company Bank. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Neither Will nor Lyra was quite expecting this, and they stepped inside uncertainly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like I was stepping out of one of those little green houses in a Monopoly game. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed shook his head and circled warily, counting his steps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One block from the library I hear fast steps behind me. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the leader of the group—perhaps he was seventeen— took a step forward. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Writing out each problem, going through the steps, circling his answers—it was a satisfying system check. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I stepped out of the way, so she could see him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Professor Sprout headed off into the gathering darkness in the direction of her greenhouses, and Slughorn directed his steps to the spot where Harry stood, invisible. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As Chloe and I walked them around the hologram battlements, Mr. Reilly stepped over to the dolly and carted off the kid’s new toy or appliance or whatever to apartment 723. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lumpy was squeezed under Conner’s desk but came out to greet me when I stepped into the room with all my stuff and shut the door behind me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It took weeks to learn the dance, and now I'm forgetting all the steps. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I carefully opened the door and stepped outside. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grew very attached to that little boy—I had seen him take his first step, heard him utter his first word. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath it, the bell tower angled down to the clapboard front and granite steps, hewn a hundred years ago by the first congregation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hope I step over the people who are dangerous like land mines. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cora hadn’t thought of the boy since they stepped underground. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I take a few steps back, turn, and flee quietly to my room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He went through the door first, stepping out into darkness. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I undid the water tube, took one, two steps toward her front end, and felt the click/slam/push of a rattlesnake hitting my ankle. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, I just don’t know what to do,” said Mr. Popper, sitting down helplessly on the top step. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear, and I hurried on with irregular steps, not daring to look about me: Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then my thinking part steps forward and quickly realizes what I’ve done. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Taking what might have been measured as a halting half step and then pulling a stiff, dead leg forward, dragging a foot turned sideways in the dust, the man limped into the yard. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Use the chromatic circle to find the direction and number of half steps to get from your key to the other key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was racing headlong down the serpentine steps when a man lurched out of a hidden doorway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He staggered down the front steps to join me and stared in horror at the carnage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was cloaked in shadows too, in wisps of ragged grey mist, half-seen, sliding across his face and form with every step he took. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“My manager tells me I need to take big steps,” she said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They reached the bottom of the steps just before the cellar doors fell in, consumed with flames from the outside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The morning flies buzzed close to the ground and the ants dashed about in front of the steps. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dobber stepped naked out of the bathhouse with his clothes in a bundle, saw what was happening, and dropped everything but his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sierra rushed up the rest of the steps and peered out onto the third floor. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dear God, All of a sudden Shug buddy-buddy again with Mr. , They sit on the steps, go down Harpo’s. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the creature stepped from mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadows but mostly clothing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I know you too well, Theon. I saw you take your first step, helped you bend your first bow. Tis not me who feels wasted." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Walking behind the huntress, Ash watched the rise and fall of her shoulders as she moved, her green woolen cloak flapping behind her with each sure-footed step. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could offer to shovel the snow off the sidewalk and steps again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She took a few steps toward the stairs but didn’t want to be alone in her room. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man steps over the rope and disappears behind the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I resolved to put it all behind me, and then I stepped outside to begin examining the suspects. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I measure progress in steps, the next one and the next one, as far as the bathroom. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We walk down the steps to the street level and then he turns to me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We didn’t really do any actual dancing: just some basic steps and a little rough blocking. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The memory of Rose punched me in the gut, and I stepped over Chi-Boy and Wab to the adjoining bathroom to empty my bladder and catch my breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then that dog wags while Jerald passes the bag down the steps of the truck to me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

A trail of scraps beckoned the passerby to climb the unpainted front steps toward some goal within the building. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m wedged in the middle row, hoping that Luz will be one of the winners, since she’s always helped the other girls with the dance steps. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pictured myself at the dance, trying hard not to step on Traft's feet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then Tats, who’s more with the program, steps up to the plate with her input. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Or not, since Z stepped back and kicked hard at the window, making them all jump. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Three years ago: My friends and I would all have been sitting on the steps outside right now, arguing about where to go before our parents expected us home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She walked faster, but Agnes kept up with funny, little skip steps. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My heart is pounding so loud in my ears, I can barely hear my footsteps underneath me as I run up the steps. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I could sense everybody taking a step back as I cruised by, could hear the halls go quiet, but it didn’t really bother me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The customer tried to leave, but Yuni stepped in front of her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I stepped out from behind the garage and saw my mother’s light was already off. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Eventually, a tall woman with glasses stepped up to the microphone. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The police officer flipped on the flashing blue lights and stepped out of the car. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he already has a lawyer trying to work out the next step in getting custody of Shoji. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I waved at Grace Robbins, stepping inside with her husband, Wayne, and her two children. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, I took a step back and away, so I was no longer standing directly behind him, but off to the side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Red hibiscus that iguana like to eat are small flames, and trees with flower petals falling with every light breeze makes me feel like I’ve stepped into another world entirely. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I told him about all the steps Dad and I had taken away from each other. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I'd seen hundreds of photos of these ancient stepped pyramids, but how could there be one in Central Park without anyone having noticed? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A girl my age came bouncing down the steps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When he was done, Red stepped into the pile again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shower washes away some of my jumbled thoughts, and by the time I step out, I feel a little calmer about being here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tuck my shirt in my jeans and, combing my hair with a teasel-weed head I found near the corncrib, I walk up the steps to the house. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, stepping around her to examine the crystal door. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“The deer is mine,” he said in a firm, menacing voice, and took a step forward. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Back home, she heard the hollowness in her steps as she walked from bedroom to living room to verandah and then back again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I take another look at the whole apartment, inhale deeply, step outside, and close the door. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Potter stepped back into the classroom and signaled for Joey to join her in the hall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I look around to see that many of the kids at the bus stop have stepped closer to me, as if to give me silent support. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And at her sudden move he stepped back as though she had struck at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Children would step aside when he drew near, and the smaller ones often ducked behind their mothers’ skirts. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He turned and walked backwards for a few bouncing steps. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florence stepped forward, bowed low and handed an empty cigar box to Horse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along one of the streets I stepped into a pothole and severely sprained my ankle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would deal with each hour as it came, one step at a time. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was smoking with two other soldiers on the steps. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Kid stepped up with the first gift. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I find myself stepping closer to the television. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Step up, step up, step up," Jay chimes in every now and then. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Her grandfather steps into the room, cuffs his cell phone, and says, “It’s your mom.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They redesigned the spacecraft, fixing flaws that had been exposed by the disaster and redoubling their focus on every possible detail of the next nine missions, each a step in the stairway to the Moon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then Tom’s steps sounded on the porch, and he came in with an armload of oakwood so high he could not see over it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She became visible at once and stepped forward smiling happily, because Yambe-Akka was merry and lighthearted and her visits were gifts of joy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped into the next room and asked his wife to go outside and check for signs that the building was being watched. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

White women of all sizes and shapes, in bright puffy gowns that spin gracefully as they step and twirl and rock their hips. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss watched them blow in the light breeze for a bit before hopping off his bike and wheeling it up the steps to the front door. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just as I stepped off the porch, the phone inside rang. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I step into the glass tube and Dylan follows. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It looks like some kind of royal palace with its arched entryways and tall columns, and I half expect a robed king and queen to step out along with armored knights. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I start moving through the crowd because I don’t like the way this guy is surrounding my brother in half-dance steps. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh good, hurry up,” said Ron, and he jumped down the stone steps, keeping his eyes on the back of the veela-girl, who was now halfway across the lawn with Madame Maxime. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had to watch each step I took very carefully, avoiding roots below and branches above, and I soon fell behind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now her steps are smoother—more elegant, maybe, but lacking the childish joy I associate with her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

You could walk with care along between the rocks, picking your steps, and if you slipped you’d fall and cut yourself, but it was no use blaming the rocks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the last thing Julie needed was for him to wind up in the fourth floor stairwell, unable to climb another step. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The sellsword stepped left again, away from the shield, and caught Ser Vardis across the stomach, the razor edge of his blade leaving a bright gash when it bit into the knight's plate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was snow all over as soon as we’d stepped beyond the parking lot, hard-packed from all the feet before mine, but it still slid out from under me a little with every step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When he stepped onto his bus for the trip, he sat at the front like all the other white people. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was one step away from a real juvenile detention center. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We climbed a few steps and entered a large, sparsely deco­rated house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Henry steps forward, and Oscar looks him up and down—the Burberry bag, the cooler on his shoulder, the elegant smile, the extended hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I step up in front the group and Agent Magnus offers me the Stun Stick. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“One more step and I can have you hung,” Madam whispered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weston stepped out, towel in hand, face red and angry, “What are you talking about?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I m—mean, you’ve already ...” I trailed off, clutching my lute closer to my chest and moving a couple of steps away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ran down the steps back into the kitchen. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was now starting to panic and wondered if anyone would step in to help us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I anxiously waited near the guard’s chair, watching every step he took as he crossed the huge, empty playground and entered a door at the center of the building. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Still, desperate to find some food—even a tiny morsel—I crept with care through what remained, fearful my steps might waken restless spirits. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Avoiding her, he stepped to the far side of the pallet, then turned in the dark. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before she became a nurse, the military might have been seen as a step up for her kids. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her first step towards refinement was to take her children out of the Catholic Sunday School and put them in the Episcopal Sunday School. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I hesitated, unsure whether I would look more like a fool by picking it up or by letting it lie, Julian suddenly stepped between us, his stick at broad ward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I took a step toward him to grab it, he slipped it back in his shirt pocket, shook his head, and cracked a joke. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But before I take more than a few steps, I hear his voice. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If he stepped out on that bridge, he might as well turn himself in at the police station. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“He wouldn’t bother”—Matt stepped very carefully over this point—“if I wasn’t going to live very long.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When people saw him coming, everybody just stepped out of the way. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I hop over fallen man after fallen woman, over children and teenagers and the elderly, stepping on fingers or stomachs or ankles, searching for signs of pain. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped out to the sidewalk, the librarians were waiting with balloons and cake. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wish them a good night and step into my room, tucking myself into bed and pulling the covers up to my neck. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the steps there, I watched a green leaf drop down from one of the tree branches above me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The sketch was only thirty-five pages long; he knew he would have hundreds more pages when he worked out all the steps and answered all the objections. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He figured if Haley Daley wasted time retracing steps he and Andrew had already taken, she would find nothing new and become less of a threat. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

With every step and every word the three men shrank back as a group, though Clyde didn’t lower the gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She took small steps backward until she stood on tiptoe, the seat pressed against her behind. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Piper lowers her voice and steps closer to her father. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the stairwell was filled with echoing noise, and I was climbing the steps head down, just following the heels of the person in front, when a voice near me went: “Kath!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m five steps away and still running when Matthew makes a two-handed strike down at the ground, embedding the tip of the machete into the wooden floor. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had stepped into the door and there was a tear-stained face turning, turning toward him; eyes hurt and wondering; mouth parted in an effort to ask a question. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she decides it's safe, she runs for the pyramid, with quick, small steps. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He stepped directly from the crumbling blacktopped driveway out into the street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When I got there, in my sweatpants, I took a deep breath before stepping into the classroom. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They locked Lucia up in her dark room again when they heard the father’s step on the stairs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned at me one last time, then stepped through the door and was gone, leaving me alone in the dimly lit hallway. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

With light steps I made my way through the outer courtyard and the gates, descended through the meadow, and crouched amid the rushes by the brook. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The audience gasped when I took my first few steps. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And now this lightness of heart, this spring in my step, this childish feeling that I wanted to run across the lawn, and roll down the bank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of getting a diploma gives me tingles; it’s the next step toward my dream. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She caught the glimmer of a tear in Troyka’s eye before the pair marched up to the bridge, then turned and took slow steps backwards over it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Joe said he wouldn’t go any farther because he would be hunted every step of the way, and he couldn’t stand it any longer. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes her partner was one of the brilliantine-haired neighborhood sheiks who was a snappy dancer and made her watch her steps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow let go of him, and took several steps backward. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Ida reported on an eyewitness statement that police “stepped aside” and “didn’t raise a club” as they watched the attack in the Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Down and down she ran, taking the steps two by two. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I step on it with my other shoe to pull it off, the way I do when the same thing happens in a bathroom with an overeager roll of toilet paper. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Darius step aside to talk to someone else, and I’m both relieved and embarrassed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bellingham held his position a moment longer, then he took one long step back. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping low, then, and stepping carefully on the rocky shore, the children made their way toward the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’s really into it, stepping and twisting, throwing herself into every move I lead. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was stepping across the Queen’s stable yard very briskly and remembering to pull in his paunch. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noelle pops out of her room at 7:50, just as breakfast is rolling in and my parents are stepping out of the nurses’ office where they were signing papers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Clutching his hairpin sword, Sir Will let go of the giant’s hand and stepped across the lawn to continue his adventure. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I walked in the door, up the steps, and into my room without a grunt, Dad noticed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her steps were sturdy and she looked up often at the clear sky to search for bomber jets, because she would stop and hurl stones and words up at them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once he frowned and backed up a few steps, then shook his head and went on. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd burst into applause, which increased as the freak proceeded to unfold himself, limb by limb, and step out of the impossibly small case. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I also want to know which is the seventh step because there are nine steps on the stairs and I’d like to know if you count from the bottom or the top. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The secret was to take small steps and just keep moving forward. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I had said one—“T’ad ta i”—we had gone three steps. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped further into the room, not quite following her, but unwilling to let her out of close range. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Discourse is a strange work because it is both autobiography and philosophy; Descartes teaches us how to think by telling us the steps he went through in learning how to think. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He took two steps forward before stopping, as if he’d been about to charge and attack Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to reach for my arm, but I took a step back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We barreled straight for the front steps of the library. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You mind stepping out to talk with me in private for a minute? I won’t take up much of your time.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stepped back, but he swooped me up in his arms and shouted, “My little palomino pony! That’s what you are!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stood up and took a step. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Every first word and step and first love. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For the next ten minutes, Mr. Larson walked the class through all the steps in the process—things that would happen before the hearing, at the hearing, and after the hearing. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Another few steps and they would be there. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The air grew warmer and more stale with every step until they were underground, standing next to Matthew, who panned the area with the video on his smartphone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria’s alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir William did not look perfectly calm. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They saw what the Porter was doing and stepped dead. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He grunted with every step, heading for his cart, and hollered, “Get up, lazybones!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Just shot off the step and trotted over to the car. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Something humorous?” she asks, trudging down the steps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

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

Instead, he sits on the steps, watching everyone pass by. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, too, they talked of engaging in active rebellion against the Party, but with no notion of how to take the first step. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

An aproned mother and daughter stepped from a caravan where Midlands Today was on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As the first wave of our little procession begins down the steps, Peeta and I join hands. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take my favorite spot on the steps after he hands me the colorful bouquet I recognize from the Key Food on Broadway. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He heard whoops and hollers, felt a grin break out as if stepping into lovely sunshine. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Randolph only wants you to get better. He believes this is the next step.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She winced after saying it and stumbled a step backward, holding a hand up to her temple. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When to step closer for a whispered confidence. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I take the first step out of the protected cover of the entrance ramp and into an explosion of wind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Hiram. We’ll all be praying too, praying for the good Lord’s mercy. Good night, you two,” she said and went down the front steps. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He went down the steps and got in his car and started the engine. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes after I emerged from the door in the cargo hold and stepped onto a large floating piece of wood, I watched the giant ship sink in front of my eyes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Newt grunted and stepped up to the Slammer, pulling his keys out as he did so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With every step away from the king, steadying warmth returned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nan stumbles to her feet and takes one tottering step toward the Mask. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was about to say something, but he noticed his parents walking down the front steps of his house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He knows he’s in trouble when he takes a final step and a feeling like lightning shoots up his leg, but he catches her just as she collapses. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But she nodded and said, “Okay, Jinny. Okay,” as Sam stepped forward and put an arm around her shoulder, curled her into a small hug. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Matthias had been forced to step right in front of him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Esteban began to climb the creaky steps, which had not been waxed in a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle focuses on the daily steps, and she keeps the uproar away, as if it’s happening to someone else. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

John moved up to the short, stone step, smiling a little, looking down on them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We did find it deeply disturbing to look on the bodies of the dead, to step over them, even in some sad cases to share a foxhole for a whole night with a slain comrade. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, my mother stepped forward. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, to make money, Morrie and his younger brother, David, would wash porch steps together for a nickel. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby ran for the front door, but Jimmy grabbed him just before he got to the cinder-block steps and tossed him to the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He looked so weird, with his eyes bugging out through the glasses, that we all took a step back on the front porch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the bottom step of the back staircase. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jackson cried as he stepped out from backstage. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I step backward across the sidewalk and lean against the brick wall between Frenchy's and a closed sushi restaurant. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Rattleshirt took a step backwards and met the charge with a two-handed slash. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I hadn't seen them taking any real steps—like making some tapes and calling up a radio station to ask for a few minutes on the air. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

As if in answer, about halfway down the passage a door slid open and Jackson stepped out into the passage. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He steps off the porch and disappears into the night. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Now we are going out and down the steps,” Theon told the girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The young man with the gold-rimmed eyes, black suit of clothes, and brutal disposition returns up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The overgrown grass scraped at my shins, and my sneakers sunk into the mud with each step. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Naomi winced with each step back to the home economics cottage. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I made a little fake and he didn’t go for it completely, but he made a little half step. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, muscular woman in army fatigues steps into view. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The three of us roll up to the store and step inside, taking in our surroundings. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We descend the steps and are sucked into what becomes an indistinguishable round of dinners, ceremonies, and train rides. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing, I hear someone on the steps, these light feet trying to be real quiet, and then a flashlight comes on and this woman's voice says, "You there, kid?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Buttercup took a step forward and said, “If we surrender, freely and without struggle, if life returns to what it was one dusk ago, will you swear not to hurt this man?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His words drift off as he opens the door at the far end of the car and steps from this train car into the next. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And as regards the question of left-handedness, ought we not to take steps to ascertain which of the passengers is left-handed?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I was hungry, I wasn’t going to step into another diner. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spinning on our toes as required, we stepped into Bloom’s office and then stood side by side at attention before his desk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The younger Kleynhans advanced with the obvious intent of assaulting me, but when he was a few steps away, his brother ran over, grabbed him, whispered a few words, and the incident passed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped up on the lip of the pot, holding on to the porch rail to steady myself, and reached for the compass. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When finally we stepped outside, it was like falling into a pool of cool, still water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But before she steps on the gas, Uhmma holds the steering wheel tightly with both chapped hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They bought their books and stepped out into the late-August dusk. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

With just a word of advice to Bobby about not neglecting his schoolwork, he asked the boy to step outside. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The boy continued staring, speechless, as the Governor took a half step back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She went to the steps and began to climb slowly. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The minute we step off the plane, we see Mami has not exaggerated. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I step back, shaking my head in disbelief. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mom helps me up the steps to the trailer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Don Coy would have to step into the shell again at the stroke position. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Wild stepped out of the Caird beside Shackleton “as easy and unconcerned as if he had stepped out of his car for a stroll in the park,” the Boss recalled later. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I put one foot out onto the ice—he was only three steps away—and held on to the end of a strap and tossed the backpack out to him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Thus it was that the hall was tensely silent when she stepped hesitantly into the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I walk out of the house and back down the front steps onto the sidewalk. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I stepped outside and the street was clear—completely empty of traffic. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

An old man, chest gleaming with medals, face whitened with pancake makeup, steps onto the patio. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I get up to explore and step into the little kitchen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I choke out a gasp and step away from him, as if this will stop it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before he had a chance to react, she had already put a record on the portable phonograph she had brought with her and was trying to teach him the latest dance steps. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

No one at school could stop talking about the Jackson Five concert, and I was tired of hearing about the songs, the steps, the costumes, and the screaming over Jermaine and Michael. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The steps were very wide, winding down and around to the lower floor. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The metal walls dinned back the clangor of his steps. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And even though he knew that in a few seconds he’d be about seventeen steps to freedom, there was no way he could leave without somehow talking to Grandpop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Wayne continued, “Well, that field’s full of lignite. Lignite is, like, one step before coal. There’s hundreds of miles of it under here.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witchman stepped through the hoop he called out that he would be a wolf. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As Metias opens the door and steps inside, I can see some girls out in the hall stifling smiles behind their hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As they descended toward the dance floor, the crowd parted, and the guests in all their multicolored gowns and glittering masks stepped back to watch them take a position in the center of the floor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why the hell this fool waving at you?” one of Junito’s boys says, stepping forward like he’s ready to start something. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Knees bent, I would swing into the slow, measured “square step,” the powerful walk into battle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stepped into our imaginary roles every single day for an entire summer and into the new school year—at least until the incident with the clubhouse. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

What world will we step into this time? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then the Tiger General stepped aside as Black Dog was pushed, stumbling, out into the street. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they sailed along the sidewalks of Brooklyn lesser creatures stepped aside, respect was shown. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She stepped into a cold shower, letting the unpleasantness of the icy water pelt her until her skin was red but normal again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jam drew away from her parents slightly, stepping closer to Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I can’t see his face in the gloom, but I can tell that he’s holding back some feelings by the lack of spring in his step. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Behind their van, the police chief pulls up in his squad car and steps out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

With each step her bones felt stronger and less bruised, and even the dried blood in her hair felt less heavy and crusty and sticky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She took a more concrete step when she was sixteen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ignoring Newt’s questions, he stumbled to the door and yanked it open, stepped into the hall, ran. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’s being silly, but he’s my coach, and since the last lap around the track felt so good, I take a few minutes to fully recover, then step up to the line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I asked as I stepped inside, but if Fang heard me, he didn’t let on. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t step out because Dray’s words working with the cops are like a giant brick wall that’s been placed in front of me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hear Daddy at the door, stepping into the apartment. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Can you show me from the beginning how you make a song? Like, all of the steps?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“He felt like a truck,” I said, watching Sidney Goldberg step back from a close pitch. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Israel Israel did not choose to step aside and let the workings of the city government continue as usual. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Shady stooped to step inside, accidentally kicking one five-gallon jug against another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

An old woman stepped out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on an apron. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

With his steps the house filled up with the fragrance of the toilet water that Úrsula used to splash on him when he was a child in order to find him in the shadows. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The old man stopped too, several steps ahead of him on the forest path, and looked back, polite by an effort. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slowed my step and allowed him to catch up to me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“If you are unable to manage it properly yourself, I will step in. This has gone on too long already, but I shall give you some time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A rosy-cheeked boy on the second step, with one fleeting motion, captured a fly and held it imprisoned against his knees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“No one goes a step in any direction without her say-so. A few days ago she gave a speech about uniting against our oppressors, the people outside.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I stepped out in the street to try and catch him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My mother stepped over running shoes, more of Shoshana’s toys, Rich’s black loafers, my scarves, a stack of white shirts just back from the cleaner’s. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the hallway to compose myself. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I kept glancing at the blank, stony, pinched faces of the men and women staring at me from steps and doorways, and at the children, all white-headed just like you see them in the Appalachians. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at me with a strange expression on his face and took a few steps forward, reaching out for me; I took a few steps back in response. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mom jogs up the steps and into our father’s arms. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped back to look at her. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He simply unzipped it down the front, pulled it down over his legs and stepped out of it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I take another step, and another, until I am standing at Mother’s door. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Aware of the growing sense of alarm in Jules and the others, the mate reached out and took a few halting steps, adopting the bent shuffle he’d never thought he’d have to use again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I shove his hands off my shoulders and step away, trying to clear my head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she found someone pacing back and forth and had to step away quickly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The way the crowd responded to every kick, every step. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The houses were consumed; the bricks of houses still standing were blackened; the air so thick with soot that we now all coughed and gagged at every step. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Dr. King standing on the Lincoln Memorial steps on that same hot August day. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I hoist my backpack and skateboard over my shoulders and step out of the apartment, then glance back, my eyes settling on Keira. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hsu stepped in and said, “I would like to give particular priority to those who initiated the cell lines, whom Dr. Gartler has attacked. If there is any defense, we would like to hear it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I quickly stepped to Otto and lifted him from the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The others turned to watch me climb the steps to the porch. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Foremole paced the length of the step then shuffled sideways over it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And with that, she walked away and down the steps, stopping to chat with Reverend David Okonjo, who had managed Blessed Way for as long as Moss knew the place existed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

April clenched her fists and took a step forward. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curt Lemon steps from the shade into bright sunlight, his face brown and shining, and then he soars into a tree. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lavoisier watched his father-in-law beheaded, then stepped up and accepted his fate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He began to dance around to the steps of “Dance Pe Chance,” his left arm stiff against his body. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was just in time—another step and Reynie might have collapsed into a useless heap. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said she could not let Alba grow up there, playing with other children in the street and on the steps, and attending public school. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a final puff of the cigarette, lets it drop to the driveway, and steps on it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

You make monthly payments on your law school loans and go to step aerobics after work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Twenty-seven steps, divisible by three, a good number. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

To reach this restaurant we had to climb down seven dimly lit steps into a sort of cellar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She gave me her hand as she stepped down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“So! You still don’t know how to march in step, you old good- for-nothing?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Casteen, these are steps to remove what he describes as “artificial barriers” to a college education placed in the way of otherwise deserving students. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

So it was that Sticky stepped in front of Reynie and said, “May I go first, Mr. Curtain? I’ve been looking forward to this ever since my last session.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I would never dream of keeping you,” I said, graciously stepping to one side, out of their way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The lawn climbs a slope se_veral yards in front of the summerhouse, and in those days, as today, four flagstones embedded into the grass served as steps by which to negotiate this climb. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alec has reached the stairs, has grabbed the iron railing, takes two steps up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At the sound of his name, Curzon stepped forward from the side of the building where he had been sitting in the shade. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped toward the mare and caught her reins as though to remount. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was having a conversation with my friend here,” Mr. Sager said, stepping toward the Highlander. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I step aside so he can take my place in the chair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, I immediately stepped down, because I didn’t want to deny anyone their ten minutes of feasting on the world. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They had to step into the ditch to let us pass. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still, it is with a heavy heart and leaden steps that I make my way to the royal rooms. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Prim forgave her, but I had taken a step back from my mother, put up a wall to protect myself from needing her, and nothing was ever the same between us again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I told him about the only time I’d broken a bone, when I let Trevor convince me that skateboarding down our porch steps was a good idea a few years earlier. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I walk Sarah up the steps to the front door: these steps can be slippery. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As fast as they could run, both mice hurried up the steps to the top of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The old lady dragged behind, taking slow steps, and by the time they reached the airport she was limping. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles took a seat on the step, second to the top. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

So before the vision could fade, I carried the box of erasers down the hall, down two flights of steps, and outside. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I take it one step further and now only registered Deckers can connect with me so I don’t have to deal with anyone looking to buy a couch or pot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, years ago, she had stepped off the path of life and could no longer find her way back to the family of people. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I step onto the porch and pull the door shut behind me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then carefully and solemnly, he stalked down from step to step, and reached the floor of the Forest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t think that’s it. I don’t think that’s it at all. I think he’s been one step ahead of us all the way, and this is no different.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Not too much of that,” Kvothe cautioned as he stepped into the back room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the rock steps on the Southeast Ridge I stopped with Mike to wait for Yasuko, who was having difficulty negotiating the fixed ropes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Oscar stepped to a telephone pole at the curb, braced his left elbow against it, gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and drew a bead on the entrance to the little alley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Until she stepped out of the truck, he didn't even know the Warden was a woman. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I should have been glad my father had a spring in his step and took his new shirts to the cleaners. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Katz, meantime, had discovered a way across using boulders as stepping stones but ended up stranded on the edge of a noisy torrent of what looked like deep water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They watched quizzically as Smith lined up his horse, stepped behind him, and hit the bell, sending Seabiscuit into a rocket start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The edges of the sliding glass doors light up as we approach it, and when we step inside, two attendants bow at us from either side of the entrance. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But no sooner had we taken a few more steps than we saw' the barbed wire of another camp. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell took the side steps off the stage and sat down in the first row of the audience. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tire difference between a winning streak and a losing streak Now, Josh is not with us again, so somebody’s gonna have to step up in the low post. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I reached the lodge at Gateshead about five o’clock in the afternoon of the first of May: I stepped in there before going up to the hall. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

George knew that seeing a therapist was the first step secret girls like her took when they wanted everyone to see who they were. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A woman stepped in front of them, just feet from the door that would lead them to freedom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

However powerful Stanton’s words, they were still not strong enough for Congress to follow up with concrete steps to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Moss collapsed in exhaustion on the steps, the concrete cold against his legs. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mike laughed again, giving Chubs’s shoulder a squeeze before he hopped up the steps, ducking under a white sheet that had been strung up over the building’s small porch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Three steps back was a Pole with a Soviet gun, following me—a Prussian carrying enough secrets to blow up the kingdom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then I’d take one more step and have to pause for another four heaving breaths—and this was the fastest pace I could manage. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Sula said no, the boy turned around and fell down the steps. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I think T noticed me today, a proper noticing, not just accidentally stepping on my foot, or handing me my pencil after I drop it next to his desk, or saying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ubiquitous in highlands art, the Andean cross is a stepped shape that some claim is inspired by the Southern Cross constellation and others believe represents the four quarters of the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I took her pile of clean laundry and walked up the porch steps. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of a Grimm Brothers forest, drawing up the nervous feelings I used to get when I stepped into the pages of fairy tales where unthinkable things were likely—you just never knew. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the new tremor in his words two night riders, young bucks both, stepped forward to crowd Ridgeway. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

My impulse was to turn and retrace my steps, but I told myself that I could not possibly be far from the river now, so I kept on, dodging piles of muck. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held her breath as the men reached the top of the steps. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After the second week of class, we sat on those library steps and read some of our own poems to each other. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He pushed me out of the way, and he might have gotten to Quentin if Roy Lee hadn’t stepped in front. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand this because I’m sure angels would never leave a sick baby on the seventh step.There’s no use asking Dad or Mam about this. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I would have done what she has done, moment by moment, step by step. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt his elation wither, and he stepped back and turned toward the Hole. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We hurry down the steps, pressed against the handrail with heads lowered. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, Hazel got on her boots and stepped outside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With quarters, nickels, and dimes jostling in my pocket, I stepped off the train and into the California sunshine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Cliff scoffed again and stepped out of my way, his lips curling in distaste. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Rows of lathes, mills, shapers, and drill presses whined, ground, and hissed at us as O’Dell and I stepped inside. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Izzy took a half step back from the doorway, and the storm door, which she’d been holding open with her foot, gave a faint shriek. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Malfoy had flushed a dull pink; he looked furious as he stepped away from Crabbe, with whom he appeared to have been having a whispered argument. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I seemed to become the main character, as if I had abandoned myself and allowed some other person to step right in and take me over. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“If you are one of the Divergent, please step forward so that we can hear from you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inside her domain, Stella paces as much as she’s able: two steps one way, two steps the other. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

On Christmas Day 1967, Tom Kelley’s plane touched down in Vietnam, and he stepped into a wave of heat, chaos, and noise. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Well, it is my own fault then, for I have been indecisive, worried about taking any steps I might regret, or that it might all be too soon. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They lived without fear of what would happen when they stepped over the border between childhood and adolescence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was a grim, overcast day, and when I stepped out of the plane, the cold winter wind whipped through our thin prison uniforms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Con stepped forward, putting himself between her and the others. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We watched her go down the porch steps and move into the trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed up the metal steps to the top of the substructure, an elevated base upon which sat the draw works and the doghouse for the roustabouts and the tool pushers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked two steps behind her, carrying a basket of daisies and a heart filled with dread. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

George stood up and threw the mouse as far as he could into the darkening brush, and then he stepped to the pool and washed his hands. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped down from the bottom step and blinked in surprise. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She walked down the steps one at a time, holding the punch high up over her head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He turned in at the gate and went up the steps. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He saw my ungainly movements as I climbed the library steps, the broadness of my shoulders inside my Papagallo coat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

With every careful step, Kaede was aware that death was coming closer, and she began to wonder if the buck knew it, too. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Camilla was at the foot of the steps, out of earshot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A woman stepped out of a different office, holding cleaning supplies. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was shot and killed by his white neighbor just as he stepped out of 8800. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The girl flinched and took a few steps back when Trina got close to her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The smell is overpowering, but I step forward and push the door open a bit. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She opens the door all the way, and Dee-Nice steps into the studio. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He scrambled to his feet and took a few trembling steps back for a better view, finding it hard to believe what his eyes were seeing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I stepped out of my underwear, unclasped my bra. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was reticent, and I reminded him that this was a step toward real self-sufficiency for me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gruesome pictures flashed through Nate’s mind as he thought of stepping out of the fort. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I join them on the steps, daydreaming about our lives back in Phnom Penh when I was happy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And toe! And toe! And step, two, three!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They saw him turn and take a hasty step or two and then stop again, because a third man had appeared on the bridge behind him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He stepped out of the way so that I might enter. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This had been his first home, the small stucco house where he and Lourdes lived until Lourdes stepped off the front porch and left. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

On the highest rampart of the fortress was a tower of adamant: just one flight of steps up to a set of rooms whose windows looked out north, south, east, and west. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ms. Brenda was walking up the block, stopping every few steps to chat with someone else. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He heard the robot go down steps and along a walk. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” a man said, as he stepped out of the crowd to help. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When he took the last step, he bent down to be eye to eye with his grandfather. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The next day, as my friend and I stood in line to board the bus, we were asked to step out of the line and let others aboard. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She steps aside for me as I leave the kitchen and start typing a message to Serenity. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She left with one childlike skip before returning to her shuffling step. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A doctor Yossarian had never seen before stepped inside the room and told the visitors courteously that they had to go. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stepped in front of me, one eyebrow raised, and read my T-shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I repeat my pleas as I nudge and step on their toes trying to get to the front. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took up station once more on the steps. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I start to head for the bathroom, to sit in a stall until I feel better again, but before I take another step, I hear a voice behind me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Dad did turn around, walking backward for a few steps. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Some time when she was out looking for food she might wander by the spring and see that it was being used and find my steps leading to the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped out of his canoe and walked up to a man, a soldier of some kind, standing on the grassy median—New Orleanians called it the neutral ground. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He retraced his steps, ducked back under the rope again, and walked on. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then what kind of club did we run that a lunatic could step into it and help run it? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy and Hazel pulled him up the steps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Something that wouldn’t ever let you take that step even if you tried. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

These were the same clean people who would never have stepped foot on Penikese otherwise. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We stepped into the cave, and Rachel said, “Oh, wow.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I step closer to the lady behind the kettle. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As they waded in to breast their way across, men stepped in hidden pools and went down splashing, while others stumbled over stones or gashed their feet cm the hidden caltrops. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All too soon they arrived at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great bronze doors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His journey takes him up the back stairs to the state box, where he steps inside and looks down at the stage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I turn backward and pull the stroller up the steps. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of line and said, “What Frank means is that Percy saved both our lives. I am a full member of the legion. I will stand for Percy Jackson.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Aunt Addie and my mother screamed and rushed down the steps and tried to pull Granny’s body out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like him, I am willing to step forward, unafraid of who or what lies ahead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Adaon drew his sword and stepped to the edge of the trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The girl then moved a few steps away and said, “We’ll give it to Michelle. But we need to read it first.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When I stepped in front of the express elevator door, I held my breath as the system scanned my maintenance-tech ID badge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She appeared, vividly, to grow younger with each step. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Todd interrupted my dinner and asked me to step out into the lobby. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t take more than a few steps—could barely breathe—without a reminder of how much she depended on him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Taking short steps, I proceed slowly toward it, dreading going in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they stepped inside, he said, “I didn’t actually introduce myself, did I? I’m Jack. I’m Mr. Griswold’s assistant.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And there, sitting right by the steps, is Sandy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Mademoiselle Delacour, could we have you first, please?” said Mr. Ollivander, stepping into the empty space in the middle of the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray stepped to the side and yanked Quasimodo from behind him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We want him to come out, step into the light, bare himself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I told her I was sorry and we started to leave, but at the bottom of the steps the voice in my head started up again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He stepped into the light, his face wet with tears. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Dog DNA would be a step up for her,” Pearly said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A few others step forward, in Candor black and white, but not many. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Each step was vital to their safe entrance into the world. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t break the rules,” Eurytion warned as we walked up the steps to the front porch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

After a moment longer, he began to retrace his steps, keeping close to the bushes, until he came to the broken wire fence at the entrance to the allotment. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Of course, of course,” Efraín said, extending his arm and stepping aside so that we might pass into the front yard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” said Lyra, stepping forward in her best polite way, as if the housekeeper of Jordan College were glaring at her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

An old, dark-skinned man steps forward, a black box in his hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But then the defense attorney, a short white lady with blond hair and an upturned nose, steps up to the podium. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So, you see, finally we know the kind of problems we have to solve, which is the first step on the road to finding solutions. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emma started counting her steps as soon as they entered the tunnel—right after Chess pulled the door to the empty house’s basement shut tight behind them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bailiff stepped aside to let me pass him into the front of the courtroom. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Harry saw Cedric’s wand fly out of his hand as a gigantic spider stepped into the path and began to bear down upon Cedric. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But anyway all of a sudden she gave Harry a push that nearly knocked him off the steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had also never rented a car before stepping into the dark green Ford Taurus and taking the entrance ramp onto the interstate. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The draccus took another step, huffed again, and took the whole thing into its mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If you stepped on one, it snapped open and dropped you into a pit filled with poisoned iron spikes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When we got down there where everybody was she put me over her shoulder and stepped in the boat sideways with somebody’s hands holding me up and the boat was wobbly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then another step, to allow him the advantage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I twirled my fingers, and a small figure stepped out of the whirling sand and took his place on the miniature throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She inched forward a bit, still wondering whether or not she should call out to him, when she stepped on a branch. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mark jumped to his feet and took a couple of steps backward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She took several steps backward, until she came to the wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pausing on the first step, I looked back down the hall, as empty as it had been when I first entered. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The steps were crooked and some of them broken, but he went up carefully, and when he arrived at the second-floor window, he climbed through and quickly disappeared inside. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Bad Leg only hums now and I’m a few steps away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Giles led me to the trailer and opened the door for me to step inside. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The sun was high when Rontu barked and I heard steps below me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warmed by the effort of this short walk, I pulled open the door and stepped inside. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Only a handful of college students and dog walkers stepped up to his tip box and dropped in a few bills. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Gregor stepped into a room that seemed to be an empty stone cube. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He began taking enormous steps, trying to cover as much ground as he could with each one. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He swung a leg behind Mama and sat down on the step above, digging his thumbs into the thick flesh below her neck. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rydell stepped out of the shadows, and in the light from the corner streetlight I could see his face was bruised and swollen; blood was splattered down the front of his T-shirt. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He took a step back as Toby rubbed his shoulder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The next step, they agreed, was to consult with Attorney General John Mitchell about possible legal action. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Alex imagines his fist in Luna’s face and removes himself by two steps, out of range. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Luke, honey? Can you eat sitting on the bottom step there?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat down on the bottom step, put my face in my hands, and commenced to mourn. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A totally different skyline view from the steps than from the street. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We step around younger boys playing marbles on the sidewalk. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Ma said the cops said that when they got to the house, he was sitting outside on the steps, shirtless, with the pistol beside him, guzzling beer, eating sunflower seeds, waiting. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He almost stumbled up to the flight of steps, held himself steady, and began to climb, silent, careful, slow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And at half-past three, punctual to the moment, I heard the sound of Beatrice’s car round the sweep of the drive and pull up at the steps before the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once a person was asked to step into this brutal century, anything could happen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had also demolished the stairs—the steps I had climbed only seconds before the blast. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I step around her and head to the front door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Bast stood and walked to the door, stepping with his strange, casual grace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a class?” he said as we reached the steps of the building. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived at the gate and found a group of boys in a half-circle on a step overlooking the street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was twenty-six steps up to the world above. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And she pulls out of my grip and bounds after Rae with more spring in her step than I’ve ever seen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A smiling Heath Huxley, his perfectly proportioned teeth shining like a white picket fence, stepped out of the principal’s office and stroked his sleek black mane. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

This allowed scientists to determine what was required for HIV to infect a cell—an important step toward understanding the virus, and potentially stopping it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Barry sat on the steps next to what had to be the ugliest fountain in all of San Francisco. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But is she approaching the summit, or is she actually on a slope that leads to a lower peak, from which she will eventually have to retreat and retrace her steps? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Train Ear wiped his face and pushed the magician back a step. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

When they were through with most of the good-byes, the chief mate stepped forward and presented Sefia with a thin wooden wand, straight and smooth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He did not feel that he wanted to step forth and resume where he had left off living; not just yet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kelvin and A’Leia, on the steps, their heads close together, stuffing themselves with cake. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

There isn’t far for him to run in the carriage, but he keeps it going longer than you’d think, stepping on all of us in the process. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sherrie would be sitting in then, though she was to leave unseen afterward, before they all stepped outside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I made for the car, I spun around once, took a few shuffling steps backwards through the slushy lot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She stepped back into the street and saw smoke rising from the schoolhouse. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“The floor might...well, just follow me. Step exactly where I step.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The sheer volume of attacking sand buried her feet with each step. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he put his foot on the step and hauled himself up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Jack carries me away, his strides long and brisk as he steps onto the sidewalk. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then the Headmaster advanced several steps and enlarged his gestures; he was apparently addressing the troops. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, we would occasionally get a knock on the door from a neighbor, and my father would step outside to talk, then drive off to bail someone out of jail. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I turned, to step into the hall, but he didn’t make a move to follow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She held a senior position for a woman but found herself without an obvious next step at Langley. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I sit on the porch steps, watching the neighborhood. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Governor, the police, the warden, none of them had any power over him once he stepped off the sand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On his way he stepped by the Voice of the People office, which, though dark, was still unlocked. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped back to the stairs and softly began to ease myself down them a step at a time. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark stepped up to him and looked over his shoulder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But at the top of the steps, in the open archway of the palace entrance, the mussel stopped. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Stannis stood on the steps of the King’s Tower, surrounded by his knights. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Takes a step closer to the tall tree with the nest tucked into its branches. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And then the source of the light stepped out from behind an oak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I would not be so naive as to consider his proposal to be freedom, but I knew that it was a step in that direction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already made a hurried deal with the universe: if he took the steps two at a time, she’d be there. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He makes her sit down on the bar step. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

A slash nearly got his knife hand as he stepped backward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dan came waddling out from under the steps and chewed my ankle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked into class behind him, Mrs. Tracey stood at the window, looking down over the front steps and the entrance to the school. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Marcus looked at Dad and said, “Paul. Thank you for stepping in and being such a great father to Zoe when I couldn’t. I’m so grateful.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She stepped into Porter and Irvine’s and looked at dresses and sometimes made a purchase— elastic, safety pins, a veil, a pair of gloves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And now they were twelve steps to the left, putting them right around where Crab always parked. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I stepped into her room and picked up a plastic cup. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

If he tried to take too big a step, the current would knock him off his feet and carry him back downstream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mother was ecstatic when I stepped through the door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately as soon as we step inside, it’s obvious that I’ve landed us all in hostile territory. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t step inside, his eyes went to her midsection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aunt Consuelo, holding a flashlight, whispered, “Come on. Your brother is up. Do not step on Esmeralda and Pascual when we come into the living room. We will eat when we get to the fields.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Harry followed Ron up the few short steps into the tiny attic space. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Trumpets blare and bands march in uniform steps, and Miss America herself, Vanessa Williams, stands on top of a beautifully decorated float and for me, is the highlight of the whole parade. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I step back, hating pity, having learned from Mother that the pity giver feels better, never the pity receiver. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He started to explain to his father about the train tickets, the first step of his plan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Axel holds like a statue, hands curled around the bottom step. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I stepped onto the pier and nodded to the driver of the boat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z