| 单词 | stirred |
| 例句 | Father stirred then and groaned and sat up, leaning on his elbows. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida stirred some more sugar into her coffee. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As he looked across the dreaded Marshes, something stirred in his mind. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then rising an octave like “The Star-Spangled Banner”: “God stirred up the holy spirit of a man named Daniel!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I added some Old Sour, with a dash of salt for good measure, and stirred. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z To us, the things that stirred mortal human emotions are incomprehensible. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Adam stirred his tea and watched the sugar crystals whirl and disappear into liquid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, anxiety stirred in my gut each time a gunshot echoed through the stadium. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The memory of him as a chastened boy stirred my affection and I let a little cry escape me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The bear stirred, restless, irritable, like the young king’s anger removed to the end of a chain. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Qarl stirred in his sleep, and after a moment he began to stiffen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I measured two coffee mugs of buckwheat flour into a bowl, stirred in four spoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder—the only kind Aunt Ivy ever used—and half a spoonful of salt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z In the darkness beneath it, something huge stirred, grunted, and then growled. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A half-dozen black puppies and the odd pig or two skulked among the benches, while women in ragged deerskins passed horns of beer, stirred the fire, and chopped carrots and onions into a kettle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When Osh stirred the porridge, the spoon made a sound like a boat being dragged across the beach. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Tendai stirred the thin porridge and tried to keep dismay from showing on his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z President Harding stirred me toward the Democratic party and President Hoover cemented me there. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ann gave herself up to the pious delight that hymn singing had always stirred in her ever since she was a child in the small wooden church down the road from her father’s house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Please,” Mom said, her mood lightening as she stirred her coffee. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A cool breeze stirred the river as the sun sank down in the sky. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Lillian stirred in a half sleep, caught the smell of cigar smoke, and smiled. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel a kind of comfort and silence from it, nothing like the tension that had stirred it earlier. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He stirred the spices for another minute and poured in the boiled lentils. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Terrors stirred within her, and she imagined she could hear a din of helpless screaming in the heads of all the ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The breeze stirred their long stalks, and shadows danced on her closed eyelids. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The wind, soft and cold, clicked through tree branches and stirred the bushes that sprinkled the slope. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I waited to see if anyone stirred, but to my relief there was no sound. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The effect was galvanizing: his muddied half-chewed tail stirred and he raised his shoulders, then his forelegs, with a convulsive effort, like an old work horse getting up after a fall. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred slightly, and Aunt Beast bent over her im-mediately, “What a lovely sleep, my darling. Do you feel all right?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I knocked and went into his room with a glass of the cold tea and a soft-boiled egg I had stirred up in a cup, hoping I could get him to eat a few bites. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The moonlight, penetrating a thin space between two trees, caught the stream that ran through its centre, so that, now and then, as the branches stirred, there was a gleam of water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A desperate person—say, someone trying to get the spider god to fix a mistake that had stirred up monsters—why, that person might try anything to get to Anansi in the palace above. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Looking out the window I can see it, a glimmer, like the phosphorescence you get in stirred seawater, behind the sky, which is overcast and too low and a dull gray infrared. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, she stirred with a purring sound and snuggled in even closer, resting her lips on Dill’s neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Melisandre felt the warmth in the hollow of her throat as her ruby stirred at the closeness of its slave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Indeed, the master narrative led to such surprising conclusions about Native American societies before the arrival of Europeans that it stirred up an intellectual firestorm. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hearing voices in the other room, she stirred, for she wasn’t deeply asleep. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He remembered how they had looked, the three of them sitting at the breakfast table, how Hooper had stirred his spoon around and around in the teacup, bland-faced, knowing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He took the bird, a scrawny item, and set to work while Mr. Boatwright sat down and stirred the fire up before lighting a pipe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “There must be a reason,” Marly said, and stirred the island of marshmallow around and around in her cup. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, Feral ripped a snowstorm from some far-off sky and they had snow for dessert with plum jam stirred in, but she could scarcely enjoy it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Many times she took a little of it out into a saucer, and stirred it round and round. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I let them fiddle with their phones as I stirred the dduk mixture, allowing my muscles to whip the flour and sugar water into a sweet, chewy mass of luck. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The branches of the tall pines stirred in a rain-bearing wind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z No trees stirred in the wind, and there was no stream to soothe her fears with the gentle music of water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We sat, without speaking, on a lumpy sofa that creaked each time one stirred. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He stared at the river, and the breeze stirred his hair like white smoke. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The flowers looked alive, like they would move if a breeze stirred through the kitchen. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff stirred, crossed his legs, and inspected the job. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The moon as it rose seemed to hang for a moment above his head and glistened in his white hair as the wind stirred it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The breeze stirred her white hair, loosening the bun on the back. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Moths were perched on the wooden headboard and the pillows and the wall behind the bed, and when the door opened, they lifted into the air like leaves stirred by a wind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the boulder lay Fflewddur’s harp, which played of itself as the wind stirred the strings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She had no desire to get her roommates stirred up over nothing. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother and I stirred not from where we stood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Around and around they stirred the corn in an iron kettle over a low fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And General Taheri, whose hopes had stirred awake after the Soviets pulled out, went back to winding his pocket watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A second thought, however—that he must find his boy and see him safe—stirred him to rise again, first bracing himself on his forelegs before straightening his haunches. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lust stirred in the eyes of men when they looked at Deborah, lust that could not be endured because it was so impersonal, limiting communion to the area of her shame. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Not a sound, and nothing stirred, although I watched for hours.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the mention of Dumbledore’s name, the members of the circle stirred, and some muttered and shook their heads. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A breeze whisked through orchard branches, rippled aspen leaves, stirred across the lawn, and slightly tickled the swimming pool water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy Mae stirred and I knew I was safe in my room, where I felt the safest of anywhere, but I was still trembling with fear. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I like a corn- bread batter to be stirred some so everything is mixed but not too smooth with all the lumps gone. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So I stirred one hundred times, even after Dad offered to take over, even after my arms burned with all that luck. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An autumn breeze stirred her hair and sent a scurry of leaves racing toward her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Townsfolk complained about the congestion, the noise, and, when it was dry, the dust clouds the traffic stirred up, making the air so thick and dirty they couldn’t open the windows of their houses. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The dust they stirred floated up and hung in front of the sun that was dipping behind the hills. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At first light I was stirred from my slumber by the hullabaloo they made trooping down the tree. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Arm in arm, the bride and he passed through an arched stone door, as wisps of fog stirred round their legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From her I learned the glory and the tragedy of the history of my people, and I came to understand how that history stirred in my blood. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His interest in science stirred, Oldenburg became a tutor in Oxford in 1656 and was very much a member of the circle from which the first Fellows of the Royal Society were drawn. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z One stair creaked under her foot, and she froze as the Ivans stirred. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He poured himself a man-sized drink, stirred it with his finger, and bottle between his knees, he replaced its cap. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Only two of the Freys had stirred, Tyrion noted, and they'd sat back down quick enough when their captain failed to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tiflin put down the kettle and stirred the mash with a wooden paddle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z So we simply stood and watched in sullen silence while this disgusting old woman stirred around inside the jars with her foul fingers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When he spoke, everyone at the desk stirred slightly, then grew still, like leaves touched by the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The toad, as if it saw that their interview was over, stirred again, bunched up, and bounced itself clumsily off toward the wood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Something stirred in the study window and a glow of light shone out for a moment. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A fly stirred its wings softly in his ear. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Elnora snorted and stirred in her sleep, and her cap slipped over her eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The rest of the gathering nodded, murmured, stirred about, ready for fresh air. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t dare to breathe as something stirred in the darkness. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Not a frond of the palm trees stirred. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him the rabbits stirred in the bush. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom finished his hot cakes and stirred his coffee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They boo’ed in the tubes of the corkscrew stairs, rattled the wooden shutters, whined shrilly through the shot windows, stirred the cold tapestries in frigid undulations, searched for backbones. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, the watching crowd stirred as the hundreds of people around the walls drew breath as one. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Um, anyway,” Nico continued, “Saturn probably faded back to the abyss. We all thought the war was over. Now it looks like the Titans’ defeat stirred up Gaea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the suffocating cabin, maddened by the vibration of the metal plates and the unbearable stench of the mud stirred up by the paddle wheel, Meme lost track of the days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 The helicopter’s winds had stirred up the water, and now the house was rocking so violently that Barry was knocked onto his knees. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The second body, close by, stirred when Ugwu touched it and he moved back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It stirred up the old anxiety and self-doubt that always threatened to bubble to the surface. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The barest trace of magic stirred the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At length they stirred and looked up, and began to search for anything that would give them tidings of Balin’s fate, or show what had become of his folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Shadrach took a poker and stirred it thoughtfully among the red coals. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance stirred her tea again with vigor, although the sugar had long since dissolved. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Miss Honey waited, trembling a little herself and watching the child as she slowly stirred herself back into consciousness. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Nothing but the sound of the horses shifting as we worked, Miss Maggie sneezing at the dust stirred up by the dandy brush. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The dwarf stirred the coals with a poker. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Inside the wall trees were growing Their branches hung out over the wall; their leaves showed not only green but also blue and silver when the wind stirred them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Sekai stirred in her bed—a beer crate donated by Mr. Thirsty—and made sucking noises. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the heavy, moth-eaten velvet curtains, ruffling his hair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Laleh stirred against me, yawned, and rubbed her face into my stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He did not look at me, nor did he greet me, but he stirred, as if resdess, and sighed profoundly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She nodded her head back and forth as she stirred the soup, almost as if she heard music in her head. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sparks jumped across the river as the machine’s windstorm stirred the fire to a new intensity. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He never stirred, and I had no time to tend to him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A breath of air stirred up the slumbering coals and cast shadows leaping and fighting on the inside walls of the little birchbark house. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As the hour drew to a close in Studio One, the Mercury mischief-makers were about to find out how much trouble they had stirred up. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The twins stirred beside me, but they kept their heads bowed and their eyes closed in prayer. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds mounded in her basket and stirred her hunger with thoughts of hot roasted nuts on cold winter nights. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The beds in that house were all too small for him but they made him a fine bed of heather on the floor, and he never stirred nor dreamed all night. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The water was calm, solid brown because of how the rain had stirred everything up the day before. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z All around her, men and boys stirred and crawled from their pallets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He stirred his ice cream again and again. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z These scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old Major first stirred them to rebellion. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A thud and a whisper: Some other living creature had stirred close by. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The fourth planet from the Sun has stirred the imagination of humans for eons. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z On the flagpole in front of Haus West, a large white Olympic flag stirred lazily. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To show that Dr. King had stirred up all the trouble. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The prisoner lay on the bed, fast asleep, but she stirred at the sound of his voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Quiet as a shadow, she flitted across the middle bai-ley, around the Tower of Dread, and through the empty mews, where people said the spirits of dead falcons stirred the air with ghostly wings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She poured dry mustard in a glass, stirred water into it until it was partly fluid, and drank it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Working with her hands stirred her old, fearful industry. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Muthu stirred awake, and his eyes had a glazed, feverish look. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep and that was nothing like a good night’s sleep,” he announced when he stirred, and gave an appreciative guffaw. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Lola’s word stirred the dust of other words around it—man, mad, ax, attack, accuse—and confirmed the diagnosis. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Actually,” he said, as though continuing a conversation begun while Eleanor slept, “I cannot believe that my wife stirred up that storm, but I do admit that one more word about pure love...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Mr. Highgate stirred everyone and they lit torches and searched high and low but didn’t come up with nothing or no one. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The wind of the afternoon was gone and only a little breeze like a sigh was stirred by the restless thermals of the warm, dry hills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stirred it vigorously, then grabbed a rag, wiping each of the boards clean, then made a new sample of each bucket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She had whipped cream, scooped tiny cakes from the baking tin, made ravioli, and stirred sauces. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The watcher turned his head to listen and then he stood up, and one of the sleepers stirred on the ground and awakened and asked quietly, “What is it?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He flinched and stirred but did not quite wake. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then something stirred behind her, and a hand reached out of the dark and grabbed her wrist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then his own will stirred; slowly it forced the hand back and set it to find another thing, a thing lying hidden near his breast. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Lena sampled the hot chocolate and stirred some more. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The outrage that the demonstration stirred in C.P. stayed with him as he drove back across town to the small gas station he had recently bought. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the baby going at the water stirred the men up something fierce. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Lyra stirred and murmured, and he stroked her forehead and found it hot, like Alice’s face. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The wheels of his rickshaw stirred up a flurry of dust. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The boy by his shoulder stirred and made a sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Bird feathers ride the little whirlwind her passage stirred. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After hearing the charges against her, Sophie said, “What does my death matter if by our action thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When she stirred, the sun was up and Caesar paced between two pines, talking to himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Below us, Wazir Akbar Khan’s white- walled, flat-topped houses gleamed in the sunshine, the laundry hanging on clotheslines in their yards stirred by the breeze to dance like butterflies. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The first whiff of its scent had stirred up some memory which he could not pin down, but which was powerful and troubling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I remarked favorably its buoyancy, which stirred the heart at the thought that such excellently spoken men determined our fate. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Something huge stirred in the air, and the ground rushed up at Sierra again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The toys in the toy box were still mostly asleep, and they stirred and muttered as she moved their box, and then they went back to sleep. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred through the open window, and the crystals of the chandelier struck a gentle chord. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I cooked the kidneys, my nose wrinkling at their stink, and stirred the beans, although they hardly needed it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Back in Faye’s room she poured the three tablespoons of vegetable compound in the glass and stirred it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Parsons, stirred to vague enthusiasm by the bombardment of figures, took his pipe out of his mouth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t have much of a routine beyond eating, drinking and sleeping, but there were times when he stirred from his lethargy and rambled about his territory, making noises and being cranky. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But these personal upheavals were minor compared with the hornets’ nest soon to be stirred by Galileo’s new scientific discoveries. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She stirred the water all the time with a big wooden spoon, and sifted in the meal until the kettle was full of a thick, yellow, bubbling mass. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes spirit die,” Amari replied quietly while she stirred the pot on the fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z For they did not move or speak with mouth, looking from mind to mind; and only their shining eyes stirred and kindled as their thoughts went to and fro. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We played Caribs and Spaniards in the house, whooping and pretend-dying around her as she stirred our oatmeal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The soldiers rolled logs to make small circles, where they sat while their companions stirred and fried. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She remembered the first week she came back, the week that Odenigbo sprang up whenever she stirred. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He steals softly over the grass, careful to make no sound; he pauses—fancying she has stirred: he withdraws: not for worlds would he be seen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He stirred the hissing bacon around with a fork. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She heard her grandmother, singing an old song as she stirred something fragrant in the kettle. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A light breeze stirred the ground and a mist of dirt rose up, coating our faces, hair, and the inside of our noses. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Holding his breath, he bent over the bed—and the golden monkey stirred. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Nothing but hot, black, bare ground and delicate white filaments of ash, which stirred and crumbled under the trample of bare feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fear that had gripped him when she had stirred made him realize that it would have to be quick and sure. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But he stirred his coffee good and put the spoon down before exploding. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And there came a second crack, loud and sharp as thunder, and the smoke stirred and whirled around her and the pyre shifted, the logs exploding as the fire touched their secret hearts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My old yearning to be in the religious life stirred. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave me a short, hard look and then stirred the pot of beans she had on the stove. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the heart of the night, in the darkest dark of the darkness, something stirred from the fen. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A little wind stirred outside, swinging the door wide open On creaking hinges. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She tested the temperature of the water as Sister Fenella had done, and then sprinkled in some milk powder and stirred it up well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead of completely burning organic matter to ash, ancient farmers burned it incompletely to make charcoal, then stirred the charcoal into the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She stirred the water in the pot, which was beginning to show occasional small bubbles at the surface. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a tablespoon of sugar and the same of saltpeter, stirred them in a coffee cup with a wooden spoon, opened the door to our coal-fired hot-water heater, and tossed it in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z With temperatures below freezing, and no room to move around to get their blood stirred up, they were always cold. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Then he took a pencil from his pocket, stirred the wine until the powder had dissolved, and replaced the stopper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The audience stirred uneasily and sat up straighter in their chairs. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z At last Merry stirred and whispered softly: ‘So far so good; but how are we to avoid being spitted?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When she left me, I felt comparatively strong and revived: ere long satiety of repose and desire for action stirred me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He looked at her, and being a man whom pity deeply stirred, it seemed to him that her loveliness amid her grief would pierce his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Actually they probably just want to get us all stirred up and confused and at each other’s throats so that nothing bad or organized could happen around here.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the time came for the mourners to come up and eulogize him, no one stirred. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The old lady stirred hers with a spoon, her eyes very far and distant. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A much broader group was stirred up over the shooting than I had imagined. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had only one plan himself—and that was to keep her stirred up until she gave herself away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So I picked the top crust off and ate that first while I stirred my finger around trying to find the shoes and flies. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally she stirred the cat with a wooden spoon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The arras that hid my father and Claudius barely stirred. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In many ways the article stirred up more emotion across the United States than the murder had. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The otak stirred in his pocket, and a little vague fear also woke and stirred in his mind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a short silence and then they all stirred and looked at one another as if they were waking from sleep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She’d stirred a kettle herself just yesterday; goodness knows her arms still ached from it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug, and a thick muttering came from his mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of clay and mountain sage stirred old memories. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Habib added four cubes of sugar to his coffee and stirred slowly. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Sir Lawrence had had too much of Francis to be surprised that he had again stirred up an unnecessary tempest. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As I whipped, beat, and stirred the lemon cake batter, I missed hearing my sisters’ voices and having them around me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I’m from Virginia myself,” she said, and for some reason this stirred up the current that had moved in my limbs when I’d first entered the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I reached his side, he stirred and looked at me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was something familiar in the songs, and he remembered old Betonie’s singing; something in his belly stirred faintly; but it was too far away now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Medwyn put his hand into the lake and stirred the water. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He was lost, astray in a strange house where nothing and no one now stirred in him the slightest vestige of affection. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Cook stirred the soup and then put the spoon down and held up the candle and looked over at Despereaux. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It was the first thing he’d seen in a long time that stirred him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her day dress is buttercup yellow and perfectly complements her new skin color—a dusky light brown, like warmed milk with cinnamon and nutmeg stirred into it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Accuse you?” gasped Ranofer, aghast at the hornet’s nest he had stirred up. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In the same way, some chess players can be emotionally stirred by mentally replaying a brilliant game by a great master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled toward the camp, and the nymphs stirred from their trees. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The silver-haired man added several heaped spoonfuls of sugar to his coffee, stirred it briskly. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The hairs on the back of his hand stirred. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, it was a narrow way—and John stirred in his seat, not daring to feel it God’s injustice that he must make so cruel a choice. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Kvothe stirred his cider with a long-handled spoon as he made his way back to the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He poured it into the dough mix and stirred. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stirred the milk, and beige pellets floated up from the bottom, like sand encased in a shimmery oil that skimmed the top and bubbled around the whirlpool I made with my spoon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z King Hrothgar was stirred by the telling of such brave deeds. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent several hours resting fitfully in Michael Reese Hospital’s lobby, stirred from uncertain dreams by the pealing ambulance bells and the groans of patients. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Leaves stirred; mud shifted; there was the smell of overripe green things. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The situation was much too volatile already, he told them, and the crowd would be hard to control if emotions were stirred up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I placed an extra newspaper by the jar and started to leave, but Jake stirred. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Chester stirred and chirped, but stayed where he was. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They stirred and began to shout him down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Red ripples dimpled the water, and the odor of cooking fires stirred on the sluggish morning breeze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred, and there are few notions more stirring than the idea of a neighboring planet inhabited by intelligent beings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred slightly, and Aunt Beast bent over her immediately, “What a lovely sleep, my darling. Do you feel all right?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben stirred under the ragged quilt, and then turned over. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, when Ammu listened to songs that she loved on the radio, something stirred inside her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At night masked lovers met under the rose-hung colonnades or in the lamplit gardens, and the air stirred with the scent of jasmine and throbbed to the music of the wire-strung mandarone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia knows that good charms and bad are hidden in the stirred earth near its sacred roots. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of ceding to the army a project in which the foundation had such an immense stake stirred Fosdick’s proprietary blood. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As I rolled back the tarpaulin to the middle bench and daylight came to him, he stirred and growled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear crouched and stirred the pile with his finger, too ashamed to look up. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps roused by the sound of Fred and their father’s arrival, George stirred. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His voice stirred my oldest memories: that warm glow I remembered as a baby, the sensation of this gods hand on my forehead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Everybody remembered the plague of robins that announced her return, and the tale about her watching Hannah bum was stirred up again. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mama stirred the soup in the kettle, heated it through, and brought some to Nokomis in the tin bowl, with the trader’s spoon. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The lion stirred slightly as we drew closer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was too tired to get stirred up about it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The spoon went into the salad and stirred. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I yawned and stirred, as if about to turn over, and edged my foot under the box. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He stirred, and she felt every part of him shift against her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But at that touch Frodo stirred and cried out softly in his sleep, and immediately Sam was wide awake. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Tree-ear stirred and stirred the mixture with a wooden paddle until the clay and water were uniformly combined. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He listened for a moment, but nothing stirred, no sound from his mum or his grandma. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Then again when the wind stirs they murmur; so these two also, stirred by the breath of love, were fated to tell out all their tale to each other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom stirred like a man shaken out of a pleasant dream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Death Eaters stirred, and Harry saw their eyes dart sideways at one another through their masks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The wagon stirred up a lot of dust that kind of settled over everything like a nice, smooth blanket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no wind; not a bird sang, not a leaf stirred. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As I put them away in their velvet bag, Dovid stirred and groaned. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His comments about Jews and the crimes of the United States had stirred things up, but as an American citizen wasn’t he protected by the First Amendment? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He stirred his cup slowly, and then stood there drinking it in a very self-satisfied way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Animals stirred, birds and squirrels, two timid rabbits. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, it stirred in a private springtime. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I wished he hadn’t said that ’cause it stirred my worries up and I’d been doing such a good job of keeping them locked in tight. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In the ragged hedge on the opposite side the boughs of the elm trees swayed just perceptibly in the breeze, and their leaves stirred faintly in dense masses like women’s hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The Elves stirred and murmured with astonishment, and Celeborn gazed at the Dwarf in wonder, but the Lady smiled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the time I paid little attention to her background or legal problem, for something in me was deeply stirred by her presence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cook stirred in his lean-to behind the kitchen, groping for his clothes and putting on his clodhopper shoes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She also stirred a sort of envy in him by telling him that during the Two Minutes Hate her great difficulty was to avoid bursting out laughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Edd stirred the kettle and added a pinch more nutmeg. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The golden monkey was tenderly smoothing the fur between the sleeping dæmon’s ears, and as Ama looked, the mongoose creature stirred uneasily and uttered a hoarse little mew. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The golden morning light seemed to glow all around him, while brighter patches fell, now on his lean, brown hands, now on his hair and face, as the leaves stirred over his head. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu stirred the batter and peeled the fruit; her own mother did not bake, their oven housed cockroaches. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My mother moved back and forth like a bear behind me, stirred up by the smell. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the pot and stirred it, scooped out a little, placed it in a bowl, handed it to her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, as if a spell had been removed, the others relaxed and stirred. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He stirred the sugar into the coffee slowly, silently, as if getting ready to say something. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Love stirred in the hearts of the young Brahmins' daughters when Siddhartha walked through the streets of the town, with his lofty brow, his king-like eyes and his slim figure. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He was stirred by thoughts of sex that made him ashamed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The omen of the dead father stirred up the last remnant of pride that was left in his heart, but he confused it with a sudden gust of strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She stirred it carefully so that the spoon didn’t hit the sides, and at the end the young woman snapped her fingers, just like Richard had earlier. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was in the light of the moon that the king finally stirred. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She had not stirred once, even with her body draped awkwardly over the roots of an old oak. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was briefed from time to time by the Secret Service on the more serious threats that came in and understood that there were people capable of being stirred. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now this is how I like my work, Victor thought as he blinked into the low sun, while he stirred his coffee with a spoon that was far too small for his fingers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but that was before you came to the sleepless city,” said Somkit as he dumped a spoonful of bright chilis onto his food and stirred. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Are you all right?” he said as the goblin stirred, but Griphook merely whimpered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The room was sweltering; three small fans stirred the heavy air, and the brothers sat in their shirtsleeves around a scarred table upon which a pitcher of iced water glistened with beads of moisture. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z An arras hanging on a wall billows, as if stirred by a strong wind, and from behind it scurries a creature with the face of my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Shady stirred each jug to blend the two elixirs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My garments trailed through brambles, and my feet stirred up dust that settled over me and parched my throat with every breath. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hope stirred in me, and I believed that Horatio would succeed in calming Hamlet's madness and reconcile him and my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Something in his thoughts had stirred an elusive memory in Ranofer’s mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A half-buried recollection stirred uneasily in his memory, but he could not identify it. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally she took the eye-dropper from her pocket and squeezed two drops of croton oil on the string beans and stirred it in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even Dad, who was rarely stirred by anything outside himself, glanced often at the clock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Only one thought stirred in his mind: that he must have been in this place longer than he had imagined. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My heart stirred to hear him say so. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I couldn’t feel it when he touched me, his presence stirred me up anyhow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Something stirred inside the Maze, down the long corridor in front of him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They surrounded Odysseus, weeping and laughing and welcoming him home until they stirred within his own heart the desire to weep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, on the main floor, nothing stirred: the cows were resting, the horses dozed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z That eye of hers, that voice stirred every antipathy I had. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They put berries into it, and stirred it with a stick. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Ekemeni whistled as she stirred something in the pot on the stove. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Laleh always took her tea with three cubes of sugar and one cube of ice, and she always clanged the teaspoon against the sides of her glass teacup as she stirred. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She stirred it together, then smeared it on my face and hands. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders has really got all the other teachers stirred up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Out the now glassless window, the sound of rain falling on the burning houses is the sound of pebbles being stirred by waves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Creeks where Hassan and I skipped stones all spring turned dry, and rickshaws stirred dust when they sputtered by. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The moon was reflected in the water with a glassy brilliance, and the breeze gently stirred the rushes and the treetops. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stirred and said softly, “Reuven, do you know what the rabbis tell us God said to Moses when he was about to die?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The crowd stirred with excitement, people murmuring in high voices. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever she let her dreams take her down hopeful avenues, this notion stirred her, that of the town coming into its own. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But Omakayas was too young, according to Grandma, so Mama stirred the fire and worried. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He stirred in half a spoon of sugar. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was my pathetic look and pleading voice that stirred the queen’s mercy, for she called to Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the sea bottom the wind stirred along faint vapors, and from the mountains great stone visages looked upon the silvery rocket and the small fire. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The House had then decided never again to allow itself to become inflamed by the mere rant and rhapsody of a meddling fanatic” and had argued “that the subject would never be stirred again.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There was not the slightest surge of surf, and no wind stirred its surface. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to reach the sleeping children, huddled on the old blankets in the comer, for they stirred in their sleep. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind stirred the grasses, and they rippled like water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The wind stirred, and Hazel felt the cold tugging at her, trying to pull her to it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z On her right a wind sighed through the branches, and leaves rustled and stirred. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was motionless, but Sumac stirred in response to my subtle shift in position. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The mud shifted, the leaves stirred, the smell of overripe green things enveloped her and announced the beginnings of her very own howl. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The others sitting around the fire stirred uneasily. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just as numerous were the vermin, a plague of flies and mosquitos that stirred through the sweltering July air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Even years later, Mrs. Richardson would insist that that digging into Mia’s past was nothing more than justified retribution for the trouble Mia had stirred up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She stirred who-knows-what poor wild thing into the stew and called it beef or rabbit. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred the soup and thought about our dinner guest. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At last James stirred, and his eyes opened. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He stirred in the formula and tested the steaming mixture with his finger. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I knew Grandma’s fears were idle, but they stirred up a little fuzz ball of fear in my stomach. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other real confrontation he’d had was hitting his father, but that wasn’t the kind of story that stirred the glitter up in the eyes of the old men in Tommy’s. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ever seen Westfield so stirred up about anything in your life? You and Ginny must be pretty proud of . . . that boy of yours.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I cracked some walnuts, got down the acorn flour I had pounded, with a bit of ash to remove the bite, reached out the door for a little snow, and stirred up some acorn pancakes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a deep sleeper and hadn’t stirred. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Grief stirred within Achilles’ heart as he listened. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard squatted down and stirred the pot with a long-handled wooden spoon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But the warm April breeze stirred his hair, and the smell of the earth and the cry of the birds in the trees above him were a part of reality. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z His greatcloak was sewn from countless layers of cloth-of-gold, so heavy that it barely stirred even when he charged, so large that its drape covered most of his stallion's hindquarters when he took the saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its wingbeats stirred a storm of grit, and the crowd had to close its eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He stirred and shivered, but he did not look up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z All was quiet there in the dark, save the rustling of the leaves in the apple tree, barely stirred by a gentle wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The wind from the thermos stirred up a nice sea spray that made a rainbow in the sunlight—perfect for an Iris- message—but our connection was still poor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The blind man stirred the chicken that simmered in a broth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A patient hope stirred in their dark, brooding eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the dancers had stirred her after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the drapery of vines that were the only thing standing between outside and in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But when he stirred his food listlessly, she held Theresa’s hand; when he lost weight, she felt it lose its grip. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that three white men wrote Porgy and Bess caused unease at the time and has stirred a certain amount of discomfort ever since. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z No one stirred or spoke until Ekheneos broke the spell—an old man, eldest of the Phaiakians, an oracle, versed in the laws and manners of old time. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We might be amongst them and move in them; we might remember and love them and be stirred by the sight of them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He soon stirred; my eye was instantly drawn to his movements; he only took out a morocco pocket-book, thence produced a letter, which he read in silence, folded it, put it back, relapsed into meditation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She sipped, wrinkled her nose, added another spoonful, stirred, then sipped again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Every eye in the car filled up with marsh, moved by it, stirred, yet uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stirred in the water and made to swim. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, as whenever he was moved or stirred, he had to put it into a song. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In retaliation, they stirred up as much trouble as possible among the readers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No problems,” he says, and secretly I’m glad Marv’s stirred him up a bit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She stirred, then sat up quickly, pushing her hair out of her face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I stirred slowly one morning, hearing the braying of nearby animals, my eyes blinking open to see my parents staring down at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dr. Bangs came twice a day, Hannah sat up at night, Meg kept a telegram in her desk all ready to send off at any minute, and Jo never stirred from Beth’s side. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred the fire and lay on more wood. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The window was open; net curtains stirred in the breeze. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In his sleep the boy felt something and stirred. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards shoved Gendry inside with the boy and barred the doors behind them, fust then, a breath of wind came sighing off the lake, and the banners stirred and lifted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Down below a wind fluff stirred up some greasy newspaper pages; you could smell fresh oil on the air. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And so he scurried away from his father, stopped when his father remained standing, and scampered forward again when his father merely stirred. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked; I stirred the fire, and I looked again: but she drew her bonnet and her bandage closer about her face, and again beckoned me to depart. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Branches stirred gently in the wind, scratching at one another with wooden fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I returned Elnora’s key, she stirred but did not awaken. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Next, I stirred the powdery remains into the beverages. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Her occupation, suspended by Mr. Rochester’s announcement, seemed now forgotten: her eyes, fixed on the blank wall opposite, expressed the surprise of a quiet mind stirred by unwonted tidings. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The pines stood out dark against the pinks and oranges creeping across the sky, and a breeze stirred around her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Like someone stirred me up from the inside. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Petey stirred and then settled one last time in his self-made prison. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s behavior in Alexandria stirred up Rome’s long-standing contempt for Cleopatra and her exotic ways. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Lightning stirred the water into a boiling cauldron, steaming and hissing with electricity. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As always Nathan stirred with the first light; when he saw I was awake he sat up quickly, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, the specter of colored rebellion, all those angry dark faces surrounding them, had stirred white settlers to leave the south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The sound stirred a new feeling in Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Deydey greeted him, holding him by the arms, and Nokomis stirred up the fire, adding a stick there, a bit of wood in exactly the right spot to make it blaze up cheerfully. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z What was not so noticeable, however, was that the trainer stood stone-still until the horse pawed the correct number of times, and then, consciously or not, stirred slightly, which caused Hans to stop. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When it boiled, she sprinkled in the fine grains and stirred. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Again, Gabriel stirred against him as he began to climb. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Minutes passed; a waterbird on the river beside them stirred and called; the occasional car moved over Magdalen Bridge. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It looked dreadful, and fear of what would happen to him stirred within Michael. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Roy stirred again and John pushed him away, listening to the silence. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I stirred the fire and added some wood. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A nervous wind stirred the branches, but nothing more. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z From the next room I could hear her humming as she measured and poured and stirred. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z That was too bad, because something hiding far up on the rocks heard the shouting and stirred in its cave. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then, as Fiver stirred and muttered beside him, he pushed him gently with one forepaw and nuzzled his shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She browsed the busy pages with a crisp flip-flip-flip that stirred up the faint smell of paper. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z They sat in the warmth for a long time before Faye stirred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stirred some more and blew into the container to cool the food. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z A grisly pale thing with black fingers, it was, that twitched and stirred in its jar as if it were still alive. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, I guessed it had been stirred up with Clorox bleach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It waren’t like no human sound atall, it was a kinda wail and a moan and a yell all stirred up together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Greater encouragement came from Rowan Gaither, whose businessman’s soul was stirred by a device he thought might have great commercial possibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When he heard Roy’s footsteps, he stirred and cracked one eye. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam said nothing while she stirred the sugar into her tea. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred a potful of green beans stewing in fatback and poured in a big handful of salt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The varicolored cloud dust that the sun had stirred up in the sky was settling by slow degrees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I had it in my fingers when the boy’s eyes opened wide and he stirred. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z My body began to relax and I stirred some more. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Since the crow did not object, Taran gently stirred the feathers around its neck and ran a finger under the bird’s sharp and gleaming beak. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And Boxer put out his nose to sniff at the bank-notes, and the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A shadow came out of dark places far away, and the bones were stirred in the mounds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A faint wind sighed through the godswood and the red leaves stirred and whispered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Every animal stirred and lifted its head and became excited to know that one of his friends had got free and was no longer penned up or tied fast. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Outside and around, the little town masquerading as a village stirred and came to life. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to her, a man with a gray mustache stirred three different pots. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Once again his guilty conscience stirred, but he pushed the tiresome feeling away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Furball stirred slightly when Matt laid the bag down in the pump house, but he didn’t bark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he knew that the hope that had for one wild moment stirred in his heart was vain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But that day the riddle upset Mamá so much that the fight it stirred up between them soured the game for Papá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At the prince’s coining, excitement stirred Elsinore to its darkest comers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was one in the morning and hardly anything stirred in those wide downtown streets. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He stirred the burning wood a bit so that the fire flared. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the grey haze of Daisy's fur collar. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z No one came to the door, no window curtain stirred. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Above all, it didn’t answer any of the questions that the illustration stirred up in a normal inquiring mind: How did we end up with a Sun in the middle of our planet? A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Abra stirred bubbles delicately with her straw and thought how her father had changed since the lettuce failure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They reflected the crackling fire in the middle of the hogan and looked like a forest stirred awake by strong winds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the mist, and the faint scent of copper stung her nose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His heart stirred, and he looked up at the witch. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z ‘You were less tender to me,’ said Glóin with a flash of his eyes, as old memories were stirred of his imprisonment in the deep places of the Elven-king’s halls. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then the spell was broken as great numbers of people, stirred by their own emotions, roared their acclaim and rushed toward Anderson to offer congratulations and good wishes, threatening to mob her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The ponies stirred in their corral, moonlight glinting off their shiny backs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Where long ago, on the day that Sophie Mol came, Ambassador E. Pelvis stirred a pot of scarlet jam and thought Two Thoughts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry felt a slight squirm of discomfort, as though a small snake had stirred inside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Frodo stirred and opened his eyes, and smiled, seeing Sam’s face bending over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Behind her Otis Amber stirred a boiling mess in a big iron pot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Linda had stirred uneasily, had opened her eyes for a moment, looked vaguely around, and then once more dropped off to sleep. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The mynah—a living creature smuggled in by the Mellower—stirred in its cage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Linda stirred, woke up, stared for a few seconds bewilderedly at the Semi-finalists, then, lifting her face, sniffed once or twice at the newly perfumed air and suddenly smiled—a smile of childish ecstasy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Something stirred inside her, some urge to plunge into the new white world and see what it had to offer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I lay back and watched the silent beams of light radiate in the colorful dust motes I had stirred up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He sighed deeply, with a shudder that stirred his whole body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I stirred until my arm ached and painted the samples as smoothly as I could, becoming more skillful as I went along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred her hands in the air above the pedestal, then motioned me closer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She stirred up the fire and brushed off the stove-top with a turkey wing. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long time, Granny stirred slightly and seemed to come awake. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In less guarded times, the darkened halls and galleries of Elsinore had stirred with furtive lovers and winking sentinels who let them pass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Instead, it seemed like root had only stirred a bunch of bad things up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The powders mixed more the longer she stirred, red mingling with orange, losing its distinct form. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I felt all stirred up inside, so much that I couldn’t make sense of my thoughts. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The dirt from beneath is stirred up and browns the water. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The banana leaves stirred up a breeze as Saleem pushed through them. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I poured the water for him while he stirred cement and sand together. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The wind stirred around them, ripping strands of hair from her braid. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She held the paddle in both hands and stirred carefully, because if the pumpkin burned there wouldn’t be any pumpkin pies. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred, baffled by the strange sensation, squinting into dark corners to learn the cause. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind stirred the grass by the boar’s feet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The hum and rattle of machinery faintly stirred the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the words turned over uneasily in his mind like leaves stirred up by a cold wind. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He stirred his coffee several times and seemed to be waiting. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He had not stirred from his seat, but in his mind he was running, swiftly running, he was with the crowds outside, cheering himself deaf. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And why did I see them now as behind a veil that threatened to lift, stirred by the cold wind in the narrow street? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Vayu, Lord of the Winds, stirred a slight breeze. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I kicked the shovel because I knew I’d stirred things up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z In the Abbey kitchens Cornflower stirred the oatmeal and checked on the bread baking in the oven. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They could grow floating in a culture medium that was constantly stirred by a magnetic device, an important technique Gey developed, now called growing in suspension. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I stirred it around, took a few bites. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He stirred up a lot of trouble, but it created a ton of publicity for our paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The old dry leather went up with a whoosh, and the yellow pages stirred as they burned, as if some ghost were reading them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But he stirred it vigorously until it became glossy white, holding the spatula like a delicate instrument and studying the paint as it laced off the blade, back into the bucket. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I came to Buckland and found it in uproar, as busy as a hive of ants that has been stirred with a stick. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The flowers stirred, opening their hungry yellow mouths. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura stood on a chair and watched the pumpkin for Ma, and stirred it with a wooden paddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When he stirred it was as if a boulder had come to life. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A late-afternoon sprinkle had stirred up the dust, and now a slow breeze carried in an almost-radiant smell of dust and dry pinon pine and sage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hercules arrived she met him kindly and told him she would give him the girdle, but Hera stirred up trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing wrong with greed. It’s all that lousy Dr. Stubbs’ fault, getting Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn stirred up against flight surgeons. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside her, a black worm of dread stirred. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry stirred counterclockwise, held his breath, and stirred once clockwise. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The breath coming out of the nostrils was so faint it stirred only the furthest fringes of life, a small leaf, a black feather, a single fibre of hair. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, something stirred deep inside all of us, something strong and intimate, that bound us to one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something familiar about it, something that stirred old memories, something dangerous. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A cool breeze flowed through the room and stirred the dust. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The photos stirred feelings she couldn’t quite frame in words, and this, she decided, must mean they were true works of art. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ear stirred the cup of tea he was fixing for Mother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now Babulya was in the kitchen in front of a boiling pot, her ghostly eyes staring at nothing as she stirred the concoction with short, angry strokes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She stirred lemonade in a green pitcher and waited. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Off against the horizon he could see a haze, a dark haze, as of dirt stirred into the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Frodo stirred, feeling that he must break the silence: he longed to shout out aloud. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He remembered standing in the Brazilian rain forest while on his voyage and being stirred by its beauty, moved to think of a higher power. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A young officer sitting with Stranger did say, as he stirred his brandy-and-water with his thumb, that he hoped before long thus to stir Yankee blood—and what of that? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That stirred up the anger once again inside Mark.“How could they? I mean ... what kind of losers ...” Trina nodded. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Dad clicked a tiny capsule into his whirlpool of Nescafé, stirred it in, and picked up the cup and saucer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And a third from the pit of her belly to his, where new enticements stirred. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hugo heaved a long sigh that could have stirred the posters of Matty up on the wall. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z When I picked him up, he stirred, then slumped against me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere, the billion dreams of the town since its origin stirred in a maelstrom far from the reach of the shrimpers’ nets. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, just when it looked as if Yishan was about to fall asleep from being so still, the king stirred. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And then darkness spread over the page, and with the darkness came the music of evil again, and Kino stirred in his sleep; and when he stirred, Juana’s eyes opened in the darkness. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The blind man stirred restlessly in his chair. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The book always stirred her up inside, dredging her memories. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The orange Kool-Aid we drank was muddy, because the rain had stirred up the river before we filled our jugs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But it was more than the natural swell of parental pride that stirred inside him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sumac stirred with these feeble signs of the dawn. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z On the way, we stirred up a herd of deer that crashed away through the underbrush and disappeared in two seconds flat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The dragon watched as Minli stirred the big pot of rice. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Since the news was first reported, there were some geographers, including Sir Clements Markham, a British explorer and former president of the Royal Geographical Society, who had stirred up controversy by doubting Roosevelt's story. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I pause in my tracks, puzzled—though not stirred—by what I see. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam could hear his own joints creaking, if he stirred. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And had his successors been united they would have enjoyed it at their leisure, for in that kingdom no disorders arose other than those they stirred up themselves. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z With a plastic beach shovel, he stirred the lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The children stirred slowly out of their sleep. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The one who had stirred up the bone ships, the iron monsters, the hullbeasts, the brand flies. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The boy stirred once, opened his eyes, and made a slight sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “The snake had not stirred,” Nathan said as he came back. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stirred around in the rusty old cans, I thought of another time I had searched for a can. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of the ghostly visions that stirred Hamlet to revenge, while Therese’s fill her with joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Grasses grew up its banks, and a musical silence stirred in its depths. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it was not really the thought of the weather that stirred him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z For a moment some old, flickering, here-and-gone feeling stirred in the General’s memory—the smell of wet cabbage leaves in a cottage garden, the sense of some easy-going, kindly place, long forgotten and lost. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he saw the hint of a blush on her face, though he couldn’t be sure, for she stirred the embers in the campfire again, and the light flared reddish-gold over her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Baruch sat down beside his companion, and Will stirred the fire, so that a cloud of smoke drifted past the two of them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Encouraged, I took a tablespoon of saltpeter and dumped it in and then stirred the pot with a wooden spoon also “borrowed” from the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When the girl stopped shaking, Alys stirred the herb-flavored broth that had been simmering on the fire in an iron pot. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then she stopped and resumed cooking the dinner with an unnatural smile on her face as she stirred the greens, and forced herself to think about happy things. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were like ferrets that had done some evil and now never rested, always stirred and picked and hid in pockets, moving from under Beatty's alcohol-flame stare. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In her father’s mind another question stirred, and he shoved it down deep and felt dishonest for thinking about it at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stirred and looked up, then gave me a broad smile. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As he stirred with his stick, muttering curses into his stained white beard, he was thrown into a hysterical passion by Francie asking for a pickle from the bottom of the vat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They whipped the wind around us and stirred up a storm of dirt and sand. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ron was about to answer back when Professor Lupin stirred. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I poured out...the torrent of my long-accumulating discontent, with such vehemence and indignation that I stirred myself as well as the rest of the party to do and dare anything,” she later wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The jurors—some of them—stirred and smiled. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The Mud Man stirred, the whites of his eyes showing beneath fluttering lids. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I closed the journal, turned off the lamp, and looked at my brother to make sure I hadn’t stirred him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z An echo came back from the cliffs and stirred more shrieking from far above. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The audience laughed, deep down, from the bottom up and, as suddenly as Malcolm had stirred it, so, skillfully and swiftly, he deflected it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the old hound had no way of knowing it, he had stirred memories, and what priceless treasures they were. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The air stirred again, still redolent with potent aromas. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A windy rain that stirred up the sea and kept us on the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She said that I had provoked her, had stirred up anger in her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He took the packet of grape flavor from his pocket and opened it and poured it into the jar and stirred it and gave it to the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The West might not be directly accountable for all of Iran's drama, but they definitely stirred the pot back in the early 1950s. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Olanna poured some palm oil into the cooled mixture and stirred and stirred until her arms stiffened from fatigue. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a rage in his brain, a bloody cloudy area like mud stirred in a pool. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The same puff of wind that had blown it away stirred the coals in the fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The dragon stirred, glittering like a mountain of pennies. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He opened the can, stirred the paint, put a jacket on, grabbed the brush and went outside. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It stirred the dust we kicked up with our shoes, and blew my hood up around my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the garden a nightingale was singing, and a little breeze touched her hair and stirred the leaves overhead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her voice was very soft and she stirred her tea thoughtfully. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred the ice around with a spoon in the brownish, cloudy mixture. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But it was whole, and as I played the audience sighed, stirred, and slowly fell back under the spell that I had made for them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The newchild, Gabriel, stirred and whimpered, and Father spoke softly to Lily, explaining the feeding procedure as he opened the container that held the formula and equipment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The surprise was “hot chocolate” which was cocoa and condensed milk made into a paste and boiling water stirred into it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred the plum boughs, shivering leaves and Sparrow’s hair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hideo’s story stirred something in my chest, cutting through the fog. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thought carefully over all Eilonwy had told him; his despair lightened a little and pride stirred within him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She stirred it briskly, counting in her head till five minutes had gone by. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The boys stirred uneasily, as though something indecent had been said. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Flailing her hands and feet, she stirred up the light snow. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As Lyra looked at her, she had a shock: the blankets stirred, and a very thin arm emerged, in a black sleeve, and then another face, a man’s, so ancient it was almost a skeleton. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z No wind stirred the wood; the air hung humid and heavy, and Jon's clothes clung to his skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As if, inside Werner’s head, an infinitesimal orchestra has stirred to life. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the ruined halls and keeps of Winterfell, lords hushed other lords, horses nickered, and sleepers stirred in their dark comers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Grey-eyed Athena stirred them a following wind, soughing from the north-west on the winedark sea, and as he felt the wind, Telemakhos called to all hands to break out mast and sail. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A slight breeze stirred the hair on his arms, and a hum vibrated almost out of the range of his hearing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred my potatoes around on my plate, not wanting to look at him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel cold or scared; I felt wonder stirred with anticipation and a sense of homecoming. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As everyone stirred in their sleeping shelves, we looked around at one another, wondering where our jailers were. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on the bed and stirred in the sauce. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It stirred the fur on the men’s clothes and rattled the leaves around me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred and said something, and instantly the golden monkey sprang to his feet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The little man stirred the coals again and blew on them to make them bum brighter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Leaves boiled and stirred where my pups were. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She would take fewer than three puffs, and something in the gesture stirred something inside her, and she told her charges cautionary tales. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I could picture Diego sitting where Jesse once had, and that stirred up emotions—both pleasant and painful—I wasn’t equipped to deal with in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I took the sugar spoon from the bowl and put four spoonfuls in my cup, stirred it, smiled at Gretchen, and nodded. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mercy stirred and asked, in a quite natural voice, for a sip of water, and Rachel’s haggard face lighted with a smile. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Gurgi, whose leg had shown no improvement, stirred restlessly and whimpered in his sleep. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Mom appeared thoughtful as she stirred her tea. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Still—they had opened for business, had polished the glasses and wound the clocks and stirred the fires, and waited and waited to see who would come. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That pounding, pulsing din stirred something in him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My sister stirred and whimpered; I reached under the blanket and told her to hush. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His father had stirred himself, then, and gone to the House of Hwang and asked if there were a slave to spare. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z On the third night, all the leftovers would be stirred together. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He stirred and stirred and stirred ... and suddenly the tip of the spoon knocked against the glass, opening a crack through which the coffee leapt, pouring onto his clothes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he stirred again, his head felt like to burst and the ship was spinning round in dizzy circles, though the captain was insisting that they’d come to port. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I heard a spoon rapping against china as Dad stirred in his sugar. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He stirred several lumps of sugar into his Gurdyroot infusion and drank some. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But he could see why she wasn’t married; she stirred a man’s mind maybe, but not his body. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z McCandless was stirred by the austerity of this landscape, by its saline beauty. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Eliot stood by the lobsters, which stirred one on top of another in their murky tank, their claws bound by yellow rubber bands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Just like the Discovery Channel said it might, his body shuffling stirred up the water so much it terrified the jellyfish. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As she stirred with one hand, she wove threads with the other. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She had completely cheered up as she stirred the soup. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Kino stirred in a dream, and he cried out in a guttural voice, and his hand moved in symbolic fighting. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I poured the water directly into it and stirred it instead of letting it drip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I celebrated with her briefly while I stirred. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Had the fire stirred up some other trouble for the Vigilance Committee? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Empty turtle shells stood drying in the corner, and the cook’s assistant stirred the thick soup bubbling over the fire. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z For half an hour he saw nothing, heard nothing but the faint ruffle of Margalo’s wings when she stirred in dream. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z An unnatural wind stirred up the trees outside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In truth, Father, I am so stirred up by the thought of my first military duty—even if it is only reviewing border troops—that I hardly hear my good mother. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, as if my gaze had broken some spell, everyone stirred. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stirred again when we began cleaning the cuts and gouges on his face, reaching for my hand at the first touch of stinging antiseptic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Children from the slums were easy enough to entice away, but eventually people noticed, and the police were stirred into reluctant action. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The brush along the road stirred restively under a new and unexpected population of gray tigers and gray bears. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I stirred uncomfortably when she raised her eyes from her prepared remarks and seemed to be looking directly at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Horace rested his elbow on his saddle horn and stirred a fly from his horse’s shoulder with his rawhide quirt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The force of Desdemona’s fanning could be felt all over the house; it swirled dustballs on the stairs; it stirred the window shades; and, of course, since it was winter, it made everyone shiver. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nothing stirred there on the hillside where the stuff of the world had been torn open. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig, his warm, impulsive nature stirred by curiosity and pity, went across the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind stirred her russet hair, crooning softly in her ears. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went through the standard motions—the rising and sitting, the donning of the prayer shawl, the prayers that came to my lips as naturally as breathing—anxiety stirred in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a stupid story, I don’t know why I told him, but he looked at me thoughtfully as he stirred his coffee. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My mind spun around everything Styx’s questions stirred up. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My batter needed to be stirred so I ignored the comings and goings in the living room again. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ingrid said he was a thief, but she thought he was stirred to know me, not to hurt me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cat stirred uncomfortably in Coraline’s arms, as if it wanted to get down. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I liked exploring the rows of plants—they offered some shade from the Mississippi sun, and if the wind blew even a little, the plants swayed and stirred up air that seemed almost cool. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The mere thought of adding acidity to my stomach stirred more nausea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She stirred it well and left it in a warm place by the stove. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath and scanned the rest of the clearing, but no one stirred. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Even before his birth he was a strong feeling—a feeling about the nasty greenish-gray powder Pilate had given her to be stirred into rain water and put into food. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She fed some wood chips to the brazier on the afterdeck, stirred the coals with a blackened blade, and began to knead the dough for the morning biscuits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dust, stirred up by the day’s traffic on the roads, hung softly, a beige mist across the fields. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an earthy indefinable scent that stirred her senses. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was like a creature awakening from sleep, and when it moved—sinuous, liquid—and shook open its massive wings, a bone-deep terror stirred in all the warriors. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hooper stirred on the ground, moving his legs up and down rhythmically. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The thought stirred her, but not for the usual reason of lost opportunity recalled. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At last he stirred and stood up, and it seemed that he was about to speak and to decide. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nothing stirred people's envy more than a private joke. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The speech stirred the sinews and summoned up the blood quite brilliantly. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z According to her, there wasn’t even a war out there in the provinces, just skirmishes against troublemakers stirred by people she called foreign provocateurs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As we left the city behind us for untamed swampland, a strange feeling stirred in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Portia took the lid from the pan on the stove and stirred the collards with a fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The washers stirred the clothes in the washing machines with long poles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sam stirred in his chair, and looked at the farmer with an unfriendly eye. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It looked like an egg whose yolk had been broken and stirred just once. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Riders stirred at first, murmuring with approval of the words of Saruman; and then they too were silent, as men spell-bound. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Their remains stirred feebly on the floor, and as Harry leapt over one of their disembodied heads, it moaned faintly, “Oh, don’t mind me...I’ll just lie here and crumble....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Frolic?” he called, and the puppy woke, stirred, and came to him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Far off in Mossflower Wood, the night breezes stirred the treetops gently. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And Lyra stirred and in her sleep uttered a little whimpering mew, which Alice quickly muffled. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His voice was hoarse from thirst, but she heard him and stirred. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred and kicked up dried leaves, making them skitter across the sidewalk in front of us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z You never tasted lemonade so good as what he makes in his steel pitcher, from real lemons and white sugar stirred in. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to try explaining how deeply stirred he had been by the pot but decided not to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Siddhartha thought a great deal at this time about the dying sage whose voice had stirred thousands, whose voice he had also once heard, whose holy countenance he had also once looked at with awe. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The Munich students weren’t stirred to action, as Sophie had wished. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A smell that stirred something in his brain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Hordes of monsters stirred and jostled one another, but none of them came forward. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Tell your mama her beans will go perfect with the killed lettuce. I hope Mrs. Odom is bringin’ her famous corn pone,” Stella’s mother said as she stirred another pot. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The pot boiled and bubbled over a fire which hissed and spat, and she stirred it with a spoon as big as an oak tree. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z No; moonlight was still, and this stirred; while I gazed, it glided up to the ceiling and quivered over my head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Unseen, on the edges of the undulating buttes, deer and wild turkeys stirred and every now and then the night burst alive with a shooting star that left a delicate and misty trail. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the daytime, a ray of sunlight shone into the tomb, making all the dust motes she stirred up swirl like falling snow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The fire had burned down and looked out but he stirred with a piece of wood and found a bed of coals still glowing hot and red. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Beau’s love somehow stirred up all my sunken sadness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In bed that evening, Miyax’s spirit was stirred by the seeding grass and the restless birds and she could not sleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That, stirred with languid pulses of the oar, New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pippin looked the old man in the eye, for pride stirred strangely within him, still stung by the scorn and suspicion in that cold voice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The kids from Trace Middle stirred restlessly and looked toward Beatrice and Roy, who no longer had much of a plan. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Boots stirred again in her sleep, and Gregor patted her side to quiet her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lifted my mug and stirred the spoon. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I was stirred by the dark mystery of mortality. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sefia and Archer tensed, preparing to run, but nothing stirred inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Piggy stirred the sand under water and did not look at Ralph. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “That boy was just scared and angry about things that had nothing to do with you,” my mother told me later in our kitchen as she stirred dinner on the stove. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She handed me the bag and left me alone, while surprise, relief, and dismay stirred inside me like the ingredients of some strange, unsettling elixir. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘Indeed deep in the wood they dwell,’ said Aragorn, and sighed as if some memory stirred in him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She stirred through the vomit with a plastic fork. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He printed an editorial in the paper that stirred everyone up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sea breeze rolled in before him and stirred the fern by the front door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z As if to his eyes some sudden vision had been given, Gandalf stirred; and he turned, looking back north where the skies were pale and clear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They tended the fires, stirred the soups, rocked the babies, and waited. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Punjabi boy at the other end of the room stirred in his sleep and moaned something. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyelids fluttered and he stirred and then his eyes opened and they found hers, alone in the room with him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Howard Fuller’s use of the phrase Black Power—against this backdrop of contention and violence—stirred a hornet’s nest in both the white and black communities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Once she stirred enough to climb out onto a branch to relieve herself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The horn had stirred the castle from sleep,- men were coming out into the ward to see what the commotion was about. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The faint hum and rattle of machinery still stirred the crimson air in the Embryo Store. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She neither stirred nor murmured, but hung in his arms profoundly asleep. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And across the city, atop a monolithic wedge of seamless, mirror-smooth metal, a statue stirred, as though awakened by the tumult, and slowly lifted its great horned head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The pennants on the tall ships stirred lazily. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I stirred the pot which I had put down in the sun and took a spoonful of the uncooked lentils and rice in my mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z No owl hooted, no fox barked, no wind stirred the trees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z So that if the baby stirred, she started rocking the cradle. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He poked the eyelash into the water droplet and stirred it, separating the slices from one another. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if the thousands of times the Doctorita called me a dirty bnga are being stirred up into a whirlwind of old, painful insults. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatred again stirred in him, but he had no longer the strength to refuse. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The wind stirred the wolverine trim on hood and the owl turned his gleaming eyes upon her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking down the block the next morning, Calder stirred the pentominoes in his pocket. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance smiled again and stirred her tea. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For a moment, nothing stirred except the roiling mist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Thinking it might be hidden, I put my hand in the jar and lightly stirred the leaves. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We told Dr. Xuma that the ANC was in danger of becoming marginalized unless it stirred itself and took up new methods. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She put a teaspoon of sugar in the cup and stirred. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z With the long iron stirrer, Estha stirred the thick, fresh jam. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But that night, something new and dangerous stirred within her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At last, as Grandma stirred, the syrup in the saucer turned into little grains like sand, and Grandma called: “Quick, girls! It’s graining!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi tuned out his sisters’ phenomenally boring conversation, added a chunk of crumbly brown sugar to his watered-down hot milk, and stirred. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z At last they reached the crest of the grey hill, and a sudden breeze blew in their hair and stirred their cloaks: the chill wind of dawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At this the two men stirred and picked their way to the door and out, and sat down at the altar, looking around with wincing eyes as though the sword’s edge hovered still. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was proud that he had made up a new word, and he enjoyed thinking about all the commotion it had stirred up. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After pouring a little of each into a large glass beaker, he stirred the mixture thoroughly with a wooden spoon, watching intently as it smoked and steamed and boiled and bubbled. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “She hasn’t stirred from this chamber ever since they brought you here,” said Eilonwy. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A fragrant curl of sweet kinnikinnick smoke stirred from the red stone bowl. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The chief mate had not stirred from his place at the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As I dragged each oar out—you can imagine how carefully—he stirred in reaction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The boy was there, too, holding a shotgun aimed at the benches—but no one sitting there stirred. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I stirred so it wouldn’t stick to the bottom. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Small flames stirred at the trunk of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Roosting birds rustled overhead; the night breeze stirred the leaves; here and there a dead twig fell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was up and in the kitchen long before anyone else stirred, watching the snow fall in slow motion flakes in the yard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Seeing Naomi, even for a moment, stirred a warm spot in my chest and made me remember that there was more than just Grampa that I cared about in Greenwood. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z To Frodo’s great joy the hobbits stirred, stretched their arms, rubbed their eyes, and then suddenly sprang up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Nothing moved in the compound, except a few pieces of paper stirred by the wind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Eventually, when Bitter’s and Aloe’s sounds became tired, pleading even, Pet stirred, but only to fade. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The air stirred and sawdust whirled in tiny tornadoes beneath our knees. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He shaved his down to a powder with a straight edge razor then dipped a heaping spoonful into a cup of hot water and stirred it up with sugar. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She heard herself crying, her sobbing louder and louder until Baby stirred and he placed his palm against her mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But here among my own less inhibited people, I discovered it was simply letting your feet, hands and body spontaneously act out whatever impulses were stirred by the music. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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