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  • The ogres shuffled forward.†   (source)
  • One shelf supported the severed heads of clowns, kings, fabulous beasts, ogres, demons; another was filled with silent musical boxes, frozen figurines perched on their lids.†   (source)
  • Brittain looks wounded; my portrait as an ogre is complete.†   (source)
  • Why doesn't she poison the ogre's food?'†   (source)
  • =========================== He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, ruthless, less than a god, more than a man.†   (source)
  • How I loathed this sleeping ogre!†   (source)
  • Not all of ourwarders were ogres.†   (source)
  • I am the Terrible Trivium, demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, and monster of habit.†   (source)
  • The man turned to Fiver with the kind of amiability that an ogre might show to a victim whom they both know that he will kill and eat as soon as it suits him to do so.†   (source)
  • 'Parenting experts' make women feel like ogres if they slip out of the house to work or skip a reading of Goodnight Moon.†   (source)
  • Behind Mother's back, she makes an ogre face.†   (source)
  • But the Ogre exacted revenge during the descent, and Scott was forced to crawl back to base camp with two broken legs.†   (source)
  • We played princesses and ogres.†   (source)
  • Aarfy was like an eerie ogre in a dream, incapable of being bruised or evaded, and Yossarian dreaded him for a complex of reasons he was too petrified to untangle.†   (source)
  • It's not like you're an ogre or anything, but in comparison …."†   (source)
  • "There's an ogre's head, see?" he said, and Brienne smiled when she saw it.†   (source)
  • Yes, I know what some of you have read about ogres, but our Bob is a reformed ogre and...†   (source)
  • I felt like an ogre had just beaten me all over with a club.†   (source)
  • The dwarf openly professed no love for battle, but he swung his notched axe with deadly accuracy and shrugged off blows that would fell an ogre.†   (source)
  • Usually my mother would have given herself up to the pleasure of being in a crowd, delighting in the money game the people would play with the rival herders, who were now describing each other's cows-"skinny shoulder blades," "lame legs," "patchy hair," "ogre face."†   (source)
  • I noticed that summer that under certain circumstances having to do with the mysterious vicissitudes of his mind and mood, Sophie was able to work upon Nathan such tricks of alchemy that he was almost instantaneously transformed—the ranting ogre become Prince Charming.†   (source)
  • He was a shock to me after the ogre of the lunch counter.†   (source)
  • He resembled that scion of the man from Dundee, all chin and no forehead, and he combined the less appetizing features of giants and ogres in 'The Red Fairy Book'.†   (source)
  • She often took the very pose of that inventive and persecuted little heroine who coped with people she thought were witches and ogres (alas! they were not)-feet apart, head aslant, eyes glancing up sideways, ears cocked; but you could not tell whether Virgie would boldly interrupt her enemies or run off to her own devices with a forgetful smile on her lips.†   (source)
  • There might be ogres and giants under the stairs, --but, as I tell Hannah, there MIGHT be elves and fairies and enchanted frogs   (source)
  • The ogre got a silver arrow right between the eyes and melted into a pile of clay.†   (source)
  • It didn't kill the ogre, but it sure got his attention.†   (source)
  • The ogre scooped up handfuls of dirt, which immediately hardened into rock cannonballs.†   (source)
  • He burst into flames, yelled, "Hephaestus!" and charged at the ogre barehanded.†   (source)
  • A blur of turquoise and black flashed behind the ogre.†   (source)
  • At the edge the woods, half a dozen ogre-like creatures rose up.†   (source)
  • Sadly, this last ogre looked like the biggest and nastiest of the bunch.†   (source)
  • Monstrous shapes have been sighted in the woods—rumors of ogres and werewolves are rampant.†   (source)
  • Snatching the spade, the ogre abruptly snapped it in two and seized Max by the collar.†   (source)
  • "Bob believes you could," replied the ogre solemnly.†   (source)
  • I never caught an ogre so neatly before.†   (source)
  • He swiveled the barrel, took aim at the lead ogre, and pressed the trigger.†   (source)
  • "I did not get your name before, young man," the ogre said.†   (source)
  • Connor dodged an ogre club and stabbed a grain spirit, which exploded in a cloud of wheat.†   (source)
  • A group of battle-ready ogre guards ringed the tower, blocking his way.†   (source)
  • The ogre shook his head and pushed up from his seat.†   (source)
  • "Bob does not understand," replied the ogre.†   (source)
  • Panting, Max nodded and felt the ogre's warm hand close over his own.†   (source)
  • The Cadillac was going about forty when they hit the first ogre, who disintegrated on impact.†   (source)
  • The ogre extended a specially decorated pastry.†   (source)
  • "It is not you," whispered the ogre, rolling his eyes.†   (source)
  • "szEE frah myNN," the ogre hissed, glaring at Char.†   (source)
  • Climbing wearily to his feet, the ogre removed his helmet and caught his breath.†   (source)
  • Frost giants," he told Bruenor, directing the dwarf's gaze to the ring of ogres.†   (source)
  • "Visit Bob one last time before you go," rumbled the ogre.†   (source)
  • "Bob," said Connor, shivering and clinging to the ogre's side, "what were those?"†   (source)
  • All around him ogres and goblins had bedded down for the night.†   (source)
  • The youngest ogre told SEEf in Ogrese, "Maybe we should get to know our meals better.†   (source)
  • 'BOB IS FINE!" the ogre roared, wrenching the door open.†   (source)
  • They passed a Baltic ogre and a serpentine naga.†   (source)
  • "Frank Zhang!" an ogre shouted from below.†   (source)
  • "Give us your answer, Frank Zhang!" the ogre yelled up.†   (source)
  • The ogre sighed and peered out the window.†   (source)
  • Richter or an ogre, until he came upon the first prisoner.†   (source)
  • "They looked like an ogre's eyes," Hattie said.†   (source)
  • When did you decide to leave?" he finally asked Bob, clutching the ogre's hand.†   (source)
  • The ogres never even noticed the two shadows enter the tower behind them.†   (source)
  • Bob doesn't like visits," the ogre sighed.†   (source)
  • The ogre lay silent while Miss Boon and several others did their best to stanch the bleeding.†   (source)
  • The speaker was the ogre who had warned of my escape.†   (source)
  • One hit an ogre and instantly turned him into a potted rosebush.†   (source)
  • The ogre wilted and finally rocked up from the stool to putter about the kitchen.†   (source)
  • Max glanced at Bob, but the ogre appeared lost in his own thoughts.†   (source)
  • Even at a distance, Max could see the Russian ogre's craggy grin as the crowd burst into cheers.†   (source)
  • Two score o' the beasts we cut down, orcs and ogres besides!†   (source)
  • There was a stern, sad expression on the ogre's sunken features as he towered over Max.†   (source)
  • The ogres crowded in front of their newfound commanders to block the barbarian's path.†   (source)
  • "SEEf, NiSSh, ogre friends," I called in Ogrese.†   (source)
  • The ogre digested this and gazed back at the Ormenheid.†   (source)
  • "Is everything as you would wish?" asked the ogre.†   (source)
  • The huge head turned, and for a moment, Max thought the ogre had forgotten him.†   (source)
  • Outside, an ogre bellowed, "Frank Zhang!†   (source)
  • Tears brimmed in the ogre's bright blue eyes; his nostrils flared like those of an angry bull.†   (source)
  • One ogre had fired up a portable barbecue and was dancing in an apron that said loss THE COOK.†   (source)
  • The undisciplined ogres had moved even farther away from their appointed positions.†   (source)
  • "Not for Bob," said the ogre with a gentle smile.†   (source)
  • The ogre nodded and shifted his weight, flexing his fingers to drive off the cold.†   (source)
  • The ogre's coat shielded David from sudden blasts of gritty snow.†   (source)
  • My ogre (the one who woke me) stroked my cheek.†   (source)
  • The field all around the dwarves was littered with the corpses of goblins and ogres.†   (source)
  • The ogre sighed and reached for a clove of garlic, spying Max in the process.†   (source)
  • Would he even be alive to stop liking me, or would he be an ogre's lunch?†   (source)
  • Although the ogre was dressed in his best suit, he appeared gaunt and grim.†   (source)
  • Max made no mention of vegetarian ogres or talking geese.†   (source)
  • The ogre merely turned his attention to David.†   (source)
  • We'll still have to break through a line of ogres," Hazel said.†   (source)
  • The ogre took the paper and peered at it through his monocle.†   (source)
  • Compared to their ogre and vye guards, the demons were richly dressed.†   (source)
  • Let's see a live demonstration of an ogre charge with Company Three, Platoon Six.†   (source)
  • The plan was falling into place perfectly; the ogres could hardly find their footing.†   (source)
  • The morning after I left the elves, an ogre woke me by poking me with a stick.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately, the ogres recovered quickly.†   (source)
  • The notes were barely audible above the wind, but when they'd finished, the ogre opened his eyes.†   (source)
  • With another swing, the ogre flattened a second vye.†   (source)
  • And then a group of ogres, Kessell's elite tower guard, came charging across the field.†   (source)
  • "The ogres are getting restless," Grandmother said.†   (source)
  • After dinner the young ogre sat next to me.†   (source)
  • The ogre rumbled hello, but squeezed past into the inner kitchens and closed the door behind him.†   (source)
  • I have no intention of being devoured by those ridiculous ogres.†   (source)
  • It means Mum can stay home," replied the ogre, stroking the hag's greasy head.†   (source)
  • "Bob, did you know about this?" asked Mr. McDaniels, turning to the craggy-faced ogre.†   (source)
  • I saw him at the same moment the ogre did.†   (source)
  • There was no suspicion or malice in the ogre's tone, but Max almost wished there was.†   (source)
  • Several goblins in line behind the ogres had watched the spectacle in blank amazement.†   (source)
  • Very few refugees had ever witnessed an ogre's battle charge and lived to tell the tale.†   (source)
  • Frank was so distracted, he would have walked right into the ogres' camp.†   (source)
  • Sudden shouts of alarm sprang up, drawing the ogres a few long strides away from their posts.†   (source)
  • She called my ogre SEEf and asked him if he thought he was going to eat it all by himself.†   (source)
  • For one, it was far larger—as tall as an ogre and covered with sleek white fur.†   (source)
  • "Not while Bob is here," growled the ogre, towering over them.†   (source)
  • The dirt thudded against the ogre's broad chest, spilling down his shirtfront.†   (source)
  • The ogres cheered, but their leader in the lion's-skin cape scowled suspiciously.†   (source)
  • She planted the bird on her head and snapped up a nearby broom, waving it under the ogre's nose.†   (source)
  • The attack last spring had taken an enormous toll on the aged ogre.†   (source)
  • Men and orcs, goblins and even ogres, were thrown to the ground.†   (source)
  • Friends—John, Aubrey, Bertram, Percival, Martin, Stephan—meet our ogre tamer.†   (source)
  • The ogre merely smiled and shook his head.†   (source)
  • And they were backed by a score of raging ogres.†   (source)
  • When I said her name, one of the knights called out, "The ogre tamer.†   (source)
  • "If we cause any explosions," he said, "the ogres at the other camps will come running.†   (source)
  • Sun streamed into the cottage, dusty bands of daylight that made the ogre blink.†   (source)
  • Bob dropped the book; the ogre's toothless mouth fell open.†   (source)
  • "Where are you going in the north?" asked the ogre.†   (source)
  • "Max," croaked the ogre as another song crackled from the radio, "come in and taste the sauce."†   (source)
  • The ogres clapped with appreciation and yelled, "Pretty!†   (source)
  • An ogre came round the carriage and peered inside.†   (source)
  • No giants or ogres remained, and several entire tribes of goblins and orcs lay dead.†   (source)
  • An ogre knelt over one fallen knight, about to sink teeth into his shoulder.†   (source)
  • A pair of ogres stood flanking a portcullis that had been lowered to prevent entry into the arena.†   (source)
  • This last sentence seemed to irritate the ogre.†   (source)
  • Perhaps you can teach me how to tame an ogre.†   (source)
  • Straightening, the ogre stalked toward the vyes and gave a roar.†   (source)
  • Frank took cover behind the Cadillac and started firing at the ogres.†   (source)
  • Yet to go on meant a hopeless fight with a group of ogres.†   (source)
  • We can't leave Ella by herself with those ogres around.†   (source)
  • He could have struck then, but he was after larger prey, waiting for the ogres to come into range.†   (source)
  • Behind them stood the vyes and ogres, huge and grim, flanked by the standard bearers.†   (source)
  • He snatched him up just before the ogre's arm shot out.†   (source)
  • Mum wept with gratitude, clinging to the ogre's massive body like a stubby starfish.†   (source)
  • Necks craned to glimpse the ogre, who smiled and nodded.†   (source)
  • If an ogre managed to invade a trench, all nearby could expect a sudden and savage death.†   (source)
  • Next to the ogres sat several mesh bags filled with bronze spheres like cannonballs.†   (source)
  • "Oi!" she said, looking the ogre up and down.†   (source)
  • And how many goblins, ogres, even trolls and giants, do they harbor?†   (source)
  • "He'll be a better companion than ogres," Char said.†   (source)
  • The door closed and the ogre turned to face Max.†   (source)
  • I remembered that the ogres couldn't revive Mother.†   (source)
  • Undaunted, the vicious ogres charged in on Wulfgar's group, pushing them back.†   (source)
  • Max heard the ogres shuffle behind him, rumbling with laughter at David's demand.†   (source)
  • Outside, a cheer went up from the ogres.†   (source)
  • The ogres were almost in throwing distance.†   (source)
  • More goblins poured into the fray, now joined by ogres and verbeeg.†   (source)
  • He told me more about hunting for ogres.†   (source)
  • Several ogres toppled, bellowing, into the crack that yawned wider as the earth shook.†   (source)
  • The ogre watched silently as Max heaped more dirt upon the cottage floor.†   (source)
  • Of greatest importance, however, was the simple fact that Bob was indeed an ogre.†   (source)
  • The ogres cheered as Frank paced along the widow's walk and waved like a rock star.†   (source)
  • Ogres weren't dangerous only because of their size and their cruelty.†   (source)
  • Cooper exited the pod, keeping his wary eyes on the ogres as the rest clambered out.†   (source)
  • Surprised, and dodging from the axes, the two ogres were put off-balance.†   (source)
  • The ogres appeared considerably larger as the pod approached.†   (source)
  • I told them you would be along shortly, but there are too many ogres to fend off for long.†   (source)
  • When the ogre broke into a trot and then an all-out clanking sprint, it was downright terrifying.†   (source)
  • "If all the maids in Kyrria could tame ogres," Char said, "we would have much less to do."†   (source)
  • It didn't make any sense; the ogre had been Rowan's head chef for generations and loved his job.†   (source)
  • Your orders: attack that group of ogres.†   (source)
  • The knights had begun to bind the other ogres, who were also stirring.†   (source)
  • "Twenty years ago perhaps," mused the ogre, rubbing his stubble.†   (source)
  • Once we sight ogres, we always put the wax in.†   (source)
  • A few confused ogres carried surfboards, like they'd shown up at the wrong party.†   (source)
  • The curse wasn't going to let me abandon the ogres.†   (source)
  • Setting down his bundle, the ogre reached for a handkerchief and wiped his glistening brow.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately, Gray lost interest after the word "ogres."†   (source)
  • Sir Stephan nodded at the ogres, who were struggling anew at the sight of our meal.†   (source)
  • The ogre did not seem to be in any condition to hear of such things.†   (source)
  • Shuffling back to his stool, the ogre sat and stared at his trembling hand.†   (source)
  • She charmed me as easily as she did the ogres.†   (source)
  • All the exotic peoples, except ogres, were represented at the ceremony.†   (source)
  • When Max passed by, the ogre bowed his head.†   (source)
  • The ogres wouldn't wait much longer to kill me.†   (source)
  • Placing his great hand on Max's shoulder, the ogre bowed his head as though in silent prayer.†   (source)
  • Even as the Stygian crows were dissipating, a hundred ogres came barreling out of the woods.†   (source)
  • I had hoped to meet Char there, but the grooms told me he was still chasing ogres.†   (source)
  • The archers wavered, uncertain whether to direct their fire at the ogres or the hellish cavalry.†   (source)
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