| 单词 | man-eater |
| 例句 | But surely Boots could never have become a man-eater. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This animal was not the man-eater, but so close to human habitation she might pose a threat to the villagers, especially as she was with cub. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Boots was confused in people’s minds with Brute, the most ferocious man-eater ever seen in the circus. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Caesar had ordered that he be sent unarmed into the arena to be torn to pieces by the other tiger, the terrible man-eater. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I mouthed the dialogue along with McNair: “‘You always were a man-eater.’” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Ajay jumped to his feet as if an enormous man-eater were about to pounce. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, sanguine, hot-tempered, demanding, impulsive, acquisitive, charming—she had all the proper qualities for a man-eater. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years on, dealing with a quadriplegic husband has turned Mam into a ravenous man-eater who neglects Jill and puts her down at every turn. Cooking with Elvis – review 2013-05-02T14:02:00Z She may prove to be a man-eater, but for the time being, her kiss is all over his list. The (Other) Sounds of Summer: Musical Scenes That Make Movies Sizzle 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Set over a minimal hip-hop beat, “Blank Space” is a thrillingly vicious riff on Swift’s reputation as a man-eater, a topic she also addresses in the album’s jumpy lead single, “Shake It Off.” Taylor Swift smooths out the wrinkles on sleek '1989' 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The song pokes fun at her media image as a man-eater, providing plenty of material for a tongue-in-cheek performance. Stars descend on London for Brits 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z It was in honor of the 80th birthday of Uta Hagen, who had created the role of Martha the man-eater in 1962 and who re-created it that night with undiminished power. Theater Talkback: One Night Only 2010-06-16T18:09:00Z Harris had written for both All in the Family and Maude, and McClanahan was originally cast as Rose, while White, who had played a man-eater on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was seen as Blanche. Rue McClanahan obituary 2010-06-04T17:24:00Z A few tentative, toothy encounters between man and man-eater over the past decade became, last summer, newly bloody. The Summer of Shark Politics on Cape Cod 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Dubbed the "man-eater of Champaran", the beast was killed after a hunt by around 200 police officers and district officials. Tiger that killed nine people in India shot dead 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z But new guidelines aside, Indian officials and wildlife experts continue to use the term man-eater. India’s "man-eating" tigers entangled in a blame game 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z There were undoubtedly elements of bigotry and chauvinism to much of the original Bennifer backlash — especially to the idea that Lopez was a controlling, spoiled “diva” and a compulsive man-eater. Why is Bennifer 2.0 so exciting? Because last time, we screwed it up 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Despite the last reported attack taking place in the 1920s, the perception among both fishers and the public is of the shark as a man-eater. How Tunisia’s shrinking economy and fish stocks put shark on the menu 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z “The prosecutors and the media created a story and a version of me that suited that story, on which people could attach all their fantasies, fears and moral judgments... the dirty, psychopathic man-eater Foxy Knoxy.” Amanda Knox breaks down in Italy as she relives murder trial 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z In short, he is crying out to be tipped over the side of Serenity and fed to the tuna, which, though no man-eater, might just be partial to Franks. The Beige Noir of “Serenity” 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z "And that takes a long time to do. Meanwhile, that tiger, if it is a proclaimed man-eater, or has a propensity to kill humans and eat them, is going to continue on the rampage." India’s "man-eating" tigers entangled in a blame game 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “I am sad we couldn’t save the man-eater,” it read. Man-Eating Tiger Is Shot Dead in India 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z He said it was highly unusual for a tiger to turn into a man-eater. How to Attract a Killer Tigress? Try a Man’s Cologne 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “In 2015 there was a man-eater in Tamil Nadu, and so I requested CK Obsession to lure the animal,” he said. Calvin Klein fragrance could be used to lure killer tiger 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z But a series of attacks on people in quick succession is considered a tell-tale sign of a so-called man-eater at work. India court rejects 'save tiger' appeal 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The guidelines also described conditions under which a tiger can be declared a "man-eater" and outlined steps for dealing with such problematic animals. India’s "man-eating" tigers entangled in a blame game 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Since then generations have grown up with the image of a "man-eater" which glides from the sea floor to the surface, searching for human prey to catch and tear apart with its serrated teeth. Why the Jaws shark is not a 'man-eating monster' 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z However, a series of attacks on people in quick succession is considered a tell-tale sign of a man-eater at work. Man-eating Indian tiger to be killed 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z People were so afraid of what became known as the "Jersey man-eater" that President Woodrow Wilson held a Cabinet meeting at which he advocated for killing all sharks on the East Coast. How Sharks Became So Scary 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In Hawaii the term niuhi, meaning "man-eater", was used in native songs thought to refer to tiger sharks. The 'killer tiger shark' of Brighton beach - BBC News 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Was the bear a true man-eater in the most menacing sense of the word? When a Bear Kills, Who Decides Its Fate? 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Actually, Ben Kingsley plays that version of Damian Hale, a financial predator who plies Manhattan’s asphalt seas with the dead eyes of a man-eater. ‘Self/less’ could have been a head trip. Instead it’s a by-the-numbers thriller. 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z “I’m going to do my part and catch a man-eater,” she pledged. Sharks haunt North Carolina's Fourth of July but experts say attacks are rare 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Mr Singh said the real reason the park decided to move Ustad was because of pressure from the local tourist industry, which feared visitors would be frightened off by the presence of a man-eater. India's 'man-eating' tiger to stay in Rajasthan zoo - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr Singh argues the real reason the park decided to move Ustad was because of pressure from the local tourist industry, which feared visitors would be frightened off by the presence of a man-eater. Has an Indian 'man-eating tiger' been wrongly imprisoned? - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z But a series of attacks on people in quick succession is a tell-tale sign of a man-eater at work, they add. India 'man-eating' tiger killed 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Wildlife activists argued the predator wasn’t a man-eater and shouldn’t be caught. Why I'm worrying about the leopard that killed my dog 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The tiger, described as a "man-eater" by authorities, killed the women in the Doddabetta Forest range near the town of Ooty in Tamil Nadu. 'Man-eating' tiger killed in India 2014-01-22T19:06:50Z But a series of attacks on people in quick succession is a telltale sign of a man-eater at work. Why are India's tigers killing humans? 2014-01-20T01:03:16Z The better way is to take the legend as revealing the great man-eater in one of his most kindly aspects. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z The tiger, described as a "man-eater" by authorities, killed the victims in a forest in Chandrapur in Maharashtra. India 'man-eating' tiger killed 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z This word, in the language of the Aborigines, from whom it is derived, signified "man-eater," the region having been occupied by Cannibals. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z No, and if he loosed it himself, they would take muskets and sticks and weapons of all kinds, and kill the man-eater at once. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z It takes a lot more effort and time to trap or tranquilise a "man-eater" than to gun it down. Why are India's tigers killing humans? 2014-01-20T01:03:16Z “Let’s go down and see what this terrible man-eater and his cronies are going to do to us.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z On another day I hooked a shark, a "man-eater," ten feet long, and this, also, was brought aboard, but no one proposed to eat it. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The carpenter and captain were both on the ice one day, when they were suddenly confronted with the man-eater. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z There could be no doubt that it was the man-eater, and that he had tracked me, waiting his opportunity. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The man-eater captured in Karnataka on 5 December was a 12-year-old male. Why are India's tigers killing humans? 2014-01-20T01:03:16Z The great White Shark, the man-eater, so often found in story books, so rarely met with in real life, attains a length of thirty feet, and a man just makes him a good, satisfactory lunch. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z Bruce dismissed theories of a single man-eater as unfounded speculation. Aussie Coast Fears Rogue Shark May Have Killed 3 2011-10-26T17:31:00Z One day Fred surprised the man-eater in a corner, licking his wounded foot. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z It was clear that he wanted me, or he would have sprung on my horse when he first made his attack; and I knew how eager the craving of the man-eater is for human flesh. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z And yet it is extraordinary how indifferent the inhabitants of a district ravaged by a man-eater become to his presence. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z If anything, the defense lawyer Giulia Bongiorno said in her closing argument on Tuesday, Ms. Knox is more like the cartoon character Jessica Rabbit — a man-eater in appearance but actually a loving woman. Closing Arguments in Amanda Knox Murder Appeal 2011-09-28T03:31:51Z It was a case of man to man-eater. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z He was one night asleep beneath a banian-tree when the man-eater entered, and attempted to seize a man. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z On making inquiry, it was found that no more lions had sought to molest them since the man-eater had been shot. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Next morning I moved on, deeply regretting that I could not afford the time to remain and make a systematic search for the man-eater. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Besides, some natives who had come in before we broke camp told us of a man-eater which had been infesting the district. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z He had thought it would be enough for him to get one fleeting glimpse of an undoubted man-eater in his native state, but it wasn't. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z The silence that succeeded the shrieks made our blood run cold, for we knew that the poor boy was dead, and that the man-eater had commenced his revolting feast. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Now though much against his inclination, Harry had not the heart to go away and leave this wretched tribe to the mercy of a relentless man-eater. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The hunter must pit his brains against its cunning and risk his life freely; for the man-eater is acute beyond all others and has lost the wild animals' usual dread of man. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z What with the vague misgivings suggested by my dream, and the tangible danger of the man-eater, I found myself growing more and more uneasy with every mile we marched. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z During how many nights of livid fear must not the horrible purring of the man-eater, as he quested up the gorge, have sunk to the deadlier horror of silence. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z It was her first taste of human blood; but not the last, for long after this she was known and feared by the natives as the most daring man-eater ever known. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z D’you suppose a poor old bum like me could throttle a man-eater like that beast? The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z At that time the villages about Malkangiri were being ravaged by a notorious man-eater. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z If it had not been for my dream, I do not think the report of the man-eater would have brought me back. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z But what makes me suspect him to be a man-eater is the eagerness with which he pursued us, and the disappointment he shows at not getting hold of us. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It is the man-eater who was taken from Kohima by the rajah, and is now back; he has cunning, for a spirit goes with him, sahib. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z I saw war that night, war, the man-eater, the great killer, war himself. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The village of Hulikal, or tiger’s stone, on the Nīlgiris is so called because in it a Badaga once killed a notorious man-eater. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Not only is 2010 the centenary of the taking in the Pyrenees, but the Tourmalet was the ultimate, the greatest, the man-eater. Fancy a go at the Tour de France? 2010-07-23T23:04:00Z He’s mad now, and won’t be satisfied till he obtains a victim,—a man if he can, for I can tell by his looks he’s a man-eater.” Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z "This black devil has the same trick of devouring his kill in the open as the Gharwalla man-eater had," Finnerty declared; "but I see no cover for a shot." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z On one occasion, returning from such a repast, they were shunned by every one, especially by the women, who upbraided them, saying, "Away! you are a man-eater." The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II He set up a perfect scare at one time, like an Indian man-eater would.” Harley Greenoak's Charge It was a man-eater, too, and when once these ferocious animals take to preying on the human species, they acquire a love for the food, which never leaves them. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Who knows what the man-eater is going to do with him now? Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Then there was ritual, for the hillmen of the jungle have their ways, and the killing of a man-eater is not of daily habit, and Mahadua, knowing all these things, had to collect a levy. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z This peculiarity was so well known that the mothers always cautioned the little ones against the man-eater. Black Diamonds And the shark—the biggest "man-eater" that Mahoney had ever seen—sank slowly out of sight, to reappear at the surface again in five minutes as ravenous as ever. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He has carried off the buffaloes of my villagers over yonder for years and years, and of late he has also become a man-eater. Miss Cayley's Adventures “Is he a man-eater, do you think?” asked Bill in an awed whisper. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold Fancy I hear the chaps in fluffy old London saying as I pass, 'That's the man that shot a big man-eater on foot.' The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z "Take care," laughed Ivan; "she is betrothed, and her lover is called a man-eater." Black Diamonds The fierce Mohawk—the man-eater—is my foe. Eighth Reader Thinking that the Kachyen was being destroyed, the juggler had not fastened his door, and the enraged man-eater had seized him as he rested on the ground, quite at its mercy! The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The man-eater being directly over the diver, was not in the best position to use his fearful jaws with effect, but he was evidently reconnoitering with a view to hostilities. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils My Indian boatmen claimed this fish was a man-eater and that he and his crew had once fought one all day and then it broke away. Tales of Fishes The man therefore went up on land and trampled that man-eater to death, so that all his bones were crushed. Eskimo Folk-Tales The carcass of the man-eater was dragged into the middle of the village amidst shouts of triumph, and the rest of the night was devoted to feasting and rejoicing. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains A confirmed man-eater becomes very crafty, and difficult to kill. India and the Indians Just then the gigantic man-eater suspected he had committed a blunder, and with a lightning-like whirl of his huge body, he dashed out to sea, leaving a crimson trail after him. Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils Often, after a bath, while stretched out in a long chair, we see the black fins of a man-eater cruising just outside the reef. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines And when he reached him, the man-eater said: “Come here and look,” and led him to the deep ravine. Eskimo Folk-Tales The latter explained to them what was a man-eater. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The man-eater stood in the path, the spider in front of him. The Vanishing Race Such is the appearance of the modern man-eater. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific The men from the village went out into the labyrinth of roots that stood up above the flood like a huge scaffolding, and caught the man-eater with ropes of the gamooty palm. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines For it was now revealed that she was a man-eater. Eskimo Folk-Tales He was only anxious for the approach of the man-eater, in order that he might have the opportunity to exhibit the triumph of his hunter-skill. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Nearly all our cities, by the way, are curiously indifferent to the depredations of this man-eater. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. Then the man-eater gets the surprise of its long and checkered life, for the planted end of the rattan holds sufficiently to snap the threads which bind the pointed stick to the leader. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Next follows in logical sequence his supreme negative act, he is a man-eater. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary You might interest a man-eater by initiating him, but would you destroy his appetite? At Good Old Siwash Must he abandon the idea of destroying the man-eater, and leave the helpless villagers to their fate? The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The little fingers of the child are clasped tightly around my heart, and when his father striketh me and calls me a filthy man-eater, a dog, and a pig, I know no pain. Âmona; The Child; And The Beast; And Others From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 For superstitious reasons they will not disturb the crocodile until it has shown itself to be a man-eater. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China They leap into the water simultaneously, and are all devoured by the terrible man-eater. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore I know that it is thought that I am revengeful, and even sanguinary; that I am considered as a kind of ogre, as a man-eater. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I One of the septs is named Manakhia, which means ‘man-eater,’ and it is possible that its members formerly offered human sacrifices. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The earth sets traps for men; the earth is a man-eater. Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm "He's a real man-eater," whispered the agent, handing his employer a loaded express rifle. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China In reality a “man-eater” is an old fellow who cannot manage to get anything else to eat, and who might perhaps be more appropriately styled a woman and child eater! Hunting the Lions She was not a man-eater, perhaps, but she was nearly romance-mad. Prudence Says So I have shot a ‘man-eater’ from the back of an elephant, and I found that the skin was not worth taking.” The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Again they sat helpless while the man-eater slowly finished his supper, and again they were overjoyed to see him depart from their midst. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Yes," the host complacently in reply to his guests' admiring comments, "a real man-eater. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Why, sir, I've heard summat o' that there fish; they say he's a monster shark with a black fin, that he's a man-eater, an' haunts the pearl fisheries. The Pirate Shark Shall I wander to the west?—the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year And thus the man-eater was shut in with the three sleeping men. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Also it was true the beast, though full grown, was not a man-eater. Son of Power Say," remarked Buck over his shoulder, "I hope that 'Tiger, tiger, burning bright' isn't a man-eater. Jack Haydon's Quest A herdsman was once seized by a man-eater one afternoon a few hundred yards from my tent. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon As the shark's jaws gaped for a bite, Tom zoomed underneath the man-eater and slashed its belly with his knife. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung All at once, a shark, a man-eater, was coming the other way, and swam up squarely in front of him. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O It was about this time, too, that I first saw the teeth and the claws of our metaphorical man-eater. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers At times there came to us rumours of the man-eater—of another victim—but it never visited our bungalow, where the bright rifle leaned against the wall waiting for it. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter Buffalos in herds hesitate not in attacking a tiger; and I saw one instance of their saving their herdsman from a man-eater. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Relentlessly, foot by foot, the man-eater is tracked. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Set your man-eater at a red-gum butt or a bull—something in his class.' In the Roaring Fifties Carpaccio has not spared the monks: he makes their terror utterly absurd in the presence of so puzzled and gentle a man-eater. A Wanderer in Venice It was nearly a year after the leper's death that alarming rumours of a man-eater having been at work again were spread about us. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter I had made a détour in order to try and kill this man-eater, and had sent on a hill tent the night before. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon He wrestles with this man-eater and mortally wounds him. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria It has the reputation of being the cannibal of the North Sea—in plain words, a man-eater, and that the dark part of its flesh comes from drowned sailors. One of Life's Slaves He was heavier and more powerful than a tiger, and he knew that the jaguar often became a man-eater. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty The man-eater lurked in a wood that was hard by the sheep-run. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) This is a powerful animal and very fierce as a rule, though in the case of a noted man-eater I have known it exhibit a curious mixture of ferocity and abject cowardice. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon What made Nick choose the haunts of a man-eater for his Christmas party? The Keeper of the Door As well try to turn an ape from its mischief—a man-eater from its mania for human blood. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest Max had a wonderful tale to tell Lulu and Grace of "papa's" skill, the number of sand-sharks and the tremendous "blue dog" or man-eater he had taken. Elsie at Nantucket Then, having despoiled the dead man-eater of his skin, Hercules henceforth wore this trophy as a garment, and as a shield and buckler. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) This is fortunate, for it is seldom a man-eater, although perhaps children may occasionally be carried off. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon I heard this morning that there's a most ferocious man-eater in the Khantali district. The Keeper of the Door It comes direct from India, where its reputation as a man-eater is widespread. The Sorcery Club And among them was the famous man-eater of Mardhura, which had killed twenty-three persons. The Jungle Girl When he arrived near the spot in which the man-eater was said to have his lair, Dermot stopped them all. The Elephant God A man-eater was the chief of this place. Blackfeet Indian Stories "We didn't believe in the man-eater," said Olga, beginning to make subtle efforts to recover possession of her hand. The Keeper of the Door The striped monsters infest these jungles in plenty; during the afternoon I pass through a village where a depredatory man-eater has been carrying off women and children within the last few days. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama One man-eater, at least—for it was assumed that the deaths were the work of one animal—killed, I am informed on good authority, about 500 people. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore "Not I, my boy!" answered the delighted old sportsman, "only if that mangy old man-eater had got you down the other day, I should not have been there to pot him!" Mr. Isaacs Child, I am going into that lodge, to let that man-eater kill and eat me. Blackfeet Indian Stories I heard was that Nick was giving a picnic at Khantali, and that there was a man-eater there. The Keeper of the Door This great, savage, "man-eater" shark does not often come north of the Gulf of California. Stories of California There is no man-eater at present in Mysore. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore Isaacs has killed an eleven foot man-eater in the night. Mr. Isaacs The man-eater took a knife and walked up to Kŭt-o-yĭs� and cut his throat and put him into a great stone pot to cook. Blackfeet Indian Stories "Indian princess interviewed by a man-eater—jungle—new moon—tropical vegetation—" "You can think of nothing but subjects for a dark type," said Madame d'Aragona impatiently. Don Orsino Any common jungle tiger, even a man-eater, is good enough for himself and his friends. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series The accuracy with which he portrays woman the parasite, the man-eater, the siren, is quite terrible. Old and New Masters It proved to be a young tigress some eight feet long, and the clean bright coat showed that she was no man-eater. Mr. Isaacs After that the little girl who was watching came into the lodge and said, "Pity me, man-eater, my mother is hungry and asks you for those bones." Blackfeet Indian Stories At this he was very angry and set off to look for the man-eater, without telling his foster parents. Folklore of the Santal Parganas It became a matter of pride with her to take him into the streets where people would still look askance at the erstwhile "man-eater," and comment on her courage in handling the "brute." Baldy of Nome The jaguar, however, has long been known not only to be a dangerous foe when itself attacked, but also now and then to become a man-eater. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Child, I am going into that lodge to let that man-eater kill and eat me. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People Again he went into the lodge, and when the man-eater saw him he cried out, "How, how, how! the fat young man has survived!" and he seemed surprised. Blackfeet Indian Stories The people of the village came to your uncle and begged him to kill the man-eater. Highroads of Geography Introductory Book: Round the World with Father An admiration for the dog whose reputation for wickedness extended even to the point of being called a "man-eater," and was the source, far and near, of a respect largely tempered with fear. Baldy of Nome It is a terrible thing when a hungry and ugly man-eater comes into a village, for the inhabitants are generally defenseless. Modern India Then the little girl, who was watching, came up to him, and said, "Pity me, man-eater, my mother is hungry and asks you for those bones." Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People The man-eater was the seventh and last of the bad things to be destroyed by Kŭt-o-yĭs�. Blackfeet Indian Stories This man-eater used to hide near a village. Highroads of Geography Introductory Book: Round the World with Father The man-eater must be deflected from her, and what was I, except a mad lover who would gladly fight and die, or more gladly fight and live, for his beloved? The Red One A man-eater that has once tasted human flesh is never satiated, and attacks one victim after another until he has made away with an entire village. Modern India Again he went into the lodge, and when the man-eater saw him, he cried out, "How, how, how! the fat young man has survived," and seemed surprised. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People For a naked man to drag a shrieking, clawing man-eater forth from a window by the tail to save a strange white girl, was indeed the last word in heroism. Tarzan of the Apes Cautiously the youth crept out upon the trail of the man-eater. Thuvia, Maid of Mars I forgot that he was a vicious, primordial wolf-thing—a man-eater, a scourge, and a terror. Pellucidar An old man-eater, that was the terror of the village ... The Thirty-Nine Steps That bloodthirsty monster, That man-eater grim, Shall nurse him, shall tend him no more. The Red Fairy Book Twice and three times the great man-eater twelve feet from snout to tail-tip, circled slowly about the bait, the flukes moving fan-like through the water. Moran of the Lady Letty Partner," he declared gloomily, putting his hand on the shoulder of Jasper, "maybe Andy's a man-eater, but I'm a regular Andy-eater, and here's the place where I go and get my feed. Way of the Lawless It will save me the danger of a corporal interview with the man-eater who, if very sharp-set, may take a fancy to me, if you will give me a short note, declaratory of probabilities. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 "And what became of the man-eater?" asked Mark, with a disappointed look. Weighed and Wanting That bloodthirsty monster, That man-eater grim, Shall nurse him, shall tend him no more. The Red Fairy Book Here let me pause, and drop an honest tear, One burst of filial duty and condolence, O'er all those ample deserts Death hath spread, This chaos of mankind.—O great man-eater! The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes A very large lizard is also said to be a man-eater. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Shall I wander to the west, the fierce Mohawk,—the man-eater,—is my foe. The American Union Speaker For a moment the boys had lain paralyzed with the sudden advent of the terrible man-eater, and then had, like the rest, darted away. In Times of Peril The tiger must have killed him with a slap of its mighty paw, and sat on his body all night, but clearly the animal was not a man-eater. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Henceforth he becomes a 'man-eater,' the most dreaded scourge and pestilent plague of the district. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Shall I wander to the west, the fierce Mohawk,--the man-eater,--is my foe. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 When he returned some five minutes later the man-eater was wrapped around his body in great coils. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way Yet they pronounced him an apostate and a heretic of incendiary purpose, and condemned him to the old lion in the Cynegion, Tamerlane, famous these many years as a man-eater…. The Prince of India — Volume 02 In those days, the jungles of Assam swarmed with tigers but a “man-eater” was very rarely known there. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The great salt-water crocodile of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo is the only real man-eater I ever met. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Next morning when the child was not to be found, it was whispered among the people that the Queen was a man-eater, and had killed her own child. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The man-eater was dead, and there was an engagement to shoot one that very morning. Rung Ho! Like all God-fearing ascetics, he was a man-eater at heart. South Wind Looking cautiously through the bushes, I could see the man-eater glaring out in our direction, and showing his tusks in an angry snarl. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures This was not the generally accepted specimen of a man-eater, old and mangy, but an exceedingly powerful beast of unexampled ferocity and audacity. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 Then she went to the King and accused the Queen of being a man-eater. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm But should the alligator take a human life, revenge becomes a sacred duty of the living relatives, who will trap the man-eater in the spirit of an officer of justice pursuing a criminal. The Golden Bough It was the shoulder of the noble sheik, who instantly rent the air with a plaintive cry: "For the love of Mike!—keep that man-eater off'n me, can't you?" Merton of the Movies No sooner had he done so, doubtless, than the cunning man-eater began cautiously to stalk the three sleepers. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures A large reward was offered by the Government, but without effect; the man-eater never could be found by any of the shikaris. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 Would the cry be answered by the low rumbling of the beast of burden or the horrid bellow of the man-eater? Tarzan the Terrible "A man-eater who will eat no more men," he soliloquized. Tarzan the Untamed He did not have much faith in their ability to beat off a hungry man-eater, though he did believe, implicitly, that their lives would go bravely before hers in case of an attack. Adventure "The man-eater," I thought to myself; "surely to-night my luck will change and I shall bag one of the brutes." The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures Their cautious habits render it almost impossible to destroy a cunning man-eater, as it avoids all means of detection. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The man-eater must have dragged me forty yards before he became aware of a double incumbrance to his progress. Light of the Western Stars Too, the beast might consider him already dead and any movement that indicated the contrary was true would, in all likelihood, arouse the killing instinct of the man-eater. Tarzan the Untamed He drew up his legs, and the man-eater seemed no more than barely to touch one foot, sinking back into the water with a splash. The Sea Wolf After-events proved that these could have been nothing else than the eyes of the man-eater steadily watching them all the time and studying their every movement. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures The men were afraid to get out of their hiding-places to walk home through the jungles that were infested by the man-eater; they remained in their holes, and some of them fell asleep. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 A man-eater," he murmured, "and from appearances he has held sway here for a long time. Tarzan the Untamed He could imagine the man's mental anguish as he became weakened from hunger and maddened by thirst, knowing that sooner or later he must slip exhausted to the ground where waited the gaunt man-eater. Tarzan the Untamed |
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