| 单词 | sleuthhound |
| 例句 | Not even the very keenest of the law's sleuthhounds were able to avoid such mistakes. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z They are encamped for the night in a neighbouring valley, and we cannot shake them off, for they are tracking us with sleuthhounds. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z This explains why the dog has sometimes been called a sleuthhound; that is, a dog set upon a sleuth, or trail. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation “Hearken now to the tale of the sleuthhound,” the latter continued, setting down his hat, cane and gloves upon the sideboard and thrusting his hands into his trousers pockets. Jacob's Ladder From that instant, all pretenses were abandoned, Robert was a sleuthhound on a keen scent. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Especially were they noted for the remorseless vendette which they carried on among themselves, cousin tracking cousin to death with the ferocity and craft of sleuthhounds. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series I suppose it will be a long race, for these Norman sleuthhounds are sure of scent, and will not be easily shaken off! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "You must have your own way, Mr. Fenton," said Crackenfudge, smiling, or assuming a smile, and still steady as a sleuthhound to his purpose. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One I knew the man well—a keen sleuthhound if ever there was one—and well did he deserve his name, for he was as red as a fox. Castles in the Air With Jimmy above stairs and Spike Mullins below, that sleuthhound would have his hands full. The Gem Collector They are as sleuthhounds in the infallibility of their scent, and in their sayings no less sententious than the rubrics of the law. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 She was working like a regular sleuthhound, now, too, slowly, picking up the trail and following it, baying as she went. Guy Garrick Sometimes he pursued the wily burn trout with relentless ferocity and the silent intentness of a sleuthhound. The Lilac Sunbonnet And straightway the minions of the law led forth from their donjon keep one whom the sleuthhounds of justice had apprehended in consequence of information received. Ulysses At that time bloodhounds, or sleuthhounds, were used for the purpose of pursuing great criminals. Heroes Every Child Should Know M. Formery had so exactly the air of a sleuthhound; and he was even noisier. Arsene Lupin The instinct of the sleuthhound is beginning to stir in me. The Devil's Paw Ralph said doggedly, though a Scot, correct for once in his grammar; and he pursued a recalcitrant particle through the dictionary like a sleuthhound. The Lilac Sunbonnet The detective paid no attention, his face had hardened, he seemed every inch the remorseless sleuthhound of the law. The Bat Its speciality—or, if you like, its oddity—was this merciless mercy; the unrelenting sleuthhound who seeks to save and not slay. A Miscellany of Men Could you be a sleuthhound, Bill—one of those that travel on their stomachs very noiselessly? The Red House Mystery "The instinct of the sleuthhound," he said to himself, "is all very well, but why on earth haven't I told Furley about the car?" The Devil's Paw The man on the other side of the desk, man hunter extraordinary, old servant of Government and State, sleuthhound without a peer, threw up his hands in a gesture of odd hopelessness. The Bat |
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