"What is that, James?" his sharp-eared mother called out. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Come Back]
The whale is sharp-eared and on a mill-pond sea like this, sounds carry far. From Wordnik.com. [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference
“Werrna,” Ruuqo said to his sharp-eared secondwolf, “are they gone?”. From Wordnik.com. [Promise of the Wolves] Reference
If not Clothahump or his father, the quick-eyed, sharp-eared Mulwit was sure to spot him soon. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of Felix Gunderson] Reference
Any arms or armour that might clink and give them away to a sharp-eared sentry were wound in cloth. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
"Hens!" she screeched with minimal vol - ume, so that her voice would not carry to the sharp-eared bats. From Wordnik.com. [Unicorn Point]
In the West Dormitory, too, Miss Picolet was known to be very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared for such occasions. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
However, the enfield raised its sharp-eared head and gave a cry that was neither bay nor bark, closer to song. From Wordnik.com. [Here Abide Monsters]
Footfalls sounded on a nearby staircase, and the sound of a door opening was discernible to the sharp-eared Gord. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Barsimon did not answer until the slow-handed, sharp-eared little slave girl had followed his wife into the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country] Reference
Spiteful com'ments from Caellach Gwain as reported by Shana's sharp-eared observers among the children were in no wise changed. From Wordnik.com. [Elvenborn]
The sharp-eared adventurer thought he had heard some new sound that was different "Be quiet and let me look and listen for a moment," he hissed. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
"All right," Talaysen replied quietly, for they were just close enough to the barricade that a sharp-eared man might hear what they were saying. From Wordnik.com. [The Lark And The Wren]
Bloundell devised a box lined with felt, so that the dice should make no noise, and their tell-tale rattle not bring the sharp-eared tutors up to the rooms. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Pendennis] Reference
I don't mind confessing to having shot down one or two clay pigeons; and some of my favourites similarly bit the dust in the talons of my sharp-eared colleauges. From Wordnik.com. [BBC Music Mag CD awards well afloat] Reference
But just as the trouble was worst, about sunrise, the farmers would see a little silky, sharp-eared dog come trotting all alone down the road, into the midst of them. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
It hadn't taken the sharp-eared Kevin long to make the connection between his missing brother and the man's boasts about swindling "Captain Doom" out of a veritable king's ransom. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
The sharp-eared photographer did not hear Brown's answer. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
'Besides which his lordship is neither sharp-eared nor observant,' said. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop's Secret] Reference
When these words were overheard by the sharp-eared comrade and repeated to the Simpleton, he was in despair. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Fairy Book] Reference
The villagers -- I should have said -- were accompanied by packs of little sharp-eared dogs, who gave vent to loud yelps. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa] Reference
I have not succeeded in implanting in my soul the sharp-eared vigilance that lies with facility, and has the eyes of a lynx. From Wordnik.com. [Honorine] Reference
Being a sharp-eared person with a London drawing-room instinct, she plainly could hear what they were saying as they approached. From Wordnik.com. [The Husbands of Edith] Reference
"Hah! he is mad!" cried Gibault, who, although the last in the line of tracksmen, was sharp-eared, and overheard the conversation. From Wordnik.com. [The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains] Reference
But the little sharp-eared children remember it and sing it, and the more meaningless it is in their ears the more mysterious does it sound. From Wordnik.com. [The Gypsies] Reference
Remember that the bright-eyed, sharp-eared woodfolk can see, hear and smell, with a keenness that throws our dull faculties quite in the shade. From Wordnik.com. [Woodcraft] Reference
His companions, knowing that the young Scotsman was sharp-eared, made no attempt to question his belief; but, on the contrary, gave ready credence to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Slaves] Reference
It's not easy to notice these differences at first, but sharp-eared listeners will easily pick out the changes between a song from 1979 and one from 2008. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters] Reference
Santa Monica who has spent nearly 40 years exploring all corners of the musical planet, like a sharp-eared extraterrestrial on a lifelong voyage of discovery. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Travel] Reference
Numbers, including the short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla brevicaudata) and the sharp-eared bat (Tompoeas ravus). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Once more the sharp-eared comrade overheard the King’s words while he was still talking to the courtier, and reported them to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Fairy Book] Reference
The sharp-eared esquire turned again. From Wordnik.com. [The Swordbearer]
But something sharp-eared, responsive, and self-aware should ideally show itself in the biographer's style and approach "). From Wordnik.com. [The Middle Stage] Reference
651 Noting how sharp-eared the blind become. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
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