She dressed in haste, called her staghound, and set out the nearest way, that is by the town gate, for the harbour. From Wordnik.com. [Malcolm] Reference
Moreau, with his grey staghound, then Montgomery, and two others. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
Two red-haired, tartan-clad little boys stared solemnly out of the frame, seated with an enormous staghound. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
There was an old staghound named Maida, and a black greyhound called Hamlet, after one of Shakespeare's heroes. From Wordnik.com. [Friends and Helpers] Reference
Here is another, by Jim Bones, of Betsy with me and Riley the staghound sorry for quality-- it is from a 1985 newspaper article. From Wordnik.com. [Utter Coincidence] Reference
At his feet crouched Lion, the huge staghound, at times half growling in his sleep, as if in dreams he chased the deer, and then, starting up, he licked his master's hand and went to sleep again. From Wordnik.com. [Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812] Reference
At length, and upon a sudden, the gallant staghound bayed furiously, and seemed about to dash forward where the shadow lay the darkest, yet waited, as if in the slips, till he should know the pleasure of his master. From Wordnik.com. [The Talisman] Reference
Then before I reached the aperture I heard the yelp of a staghound. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
Then suddenly I heard a staghound bay, and at that realised a new danger. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
Maida, the well-beloved staghound, kept fidgeting in and out of the room, Walter. From Wordnik.com. [Records of a Girlhood] Reference
When my eyes met his, he looked down at the staghound that sat between his knees. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
It was fortunate for him that Mr Ross had some young dogs with a large strain of the Scottish staghound in them. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Adventures of Three Boys] Reference
I thought I knew the bay, and could have sworn that the animal was a staghound, and a full-blooded brute at that. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia] Reference
Then I followed and stood up, almost in the exact spot where I had been when I had heard Moreau and his staghound pursuing me. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
They went towards a small door in the long line of the building, the staghound coming back from his chase and attending them gravely. From Wordnik.com. [The End of a Coil] Reference
He was attended by a large savage-looking staghound, whom he addressed as Bawsey, and whose fierceness had to be restrained as Surrey approached. From Wordnik.com. [Windsor Castle] Reference
The one was a brindled bulldog of the largest size, a most formidable and powerful brute; the other a staghound, tawny, deep-chested, and strong-limbed. From Wordnik.com. [Roughing It in the Bush] Reference
She is represented as feeding a fawn; a little poodle dog is holding up a rose to her; and her brother is lying on the ground, playing with an old staghound. From Wordnik.com. [Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1] Reference
The American author was struck with the stately gravity of the noble staghound Maida, while the younger dogs gambolled about him, and tried to get him to gambol. From Wordnik.com. [Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.] Reference
There were, however, many crosses with some of the finest breeds of civilisation, such as the English mastiff, the Newfoundland, and the large Scottish staghound. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Adventures of Three Boys] Reference
Then suddenly, far in front of me, I saw first one and then several figures emerging from the bushes, Moreau, with his grey staghound, then Montgomery, and two others. From Wordnik.com. [The Parley] Reference
Then suddenly, far in front of me, I saw first one and then several figures emerging from the bushes, -- Moreau, with his grey staghound, then Montgomery, and two others. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
Tasmin’s staghound, Tintamarre, they found not far from the river, speared and frozen stiff. From Wordnik.com. [The Berrybender Narratives] Reference
And beside him lay the boss’ best staghound, that had been trained to tackling wild boars since he was a pup: dead as well. From Wordnik.com. [Kangaroo] Reference
Hear,” he added, as the low growling of the staghound was heard from the inner hut, “even the dog might teach thee reason, Ulemat. From Wordnik.com. [The Talisman] Reference
Pipichari, who lies at my feet like a staghound. From Wordnik.com. [Unbeaten Tracks in Japan] Reference
The staghound yelped to the left. From Wordnik.com. [The Island of Doctor Moreau] Reference
The big staghound lounged beside her. From Wordnik.com. [The Certain Hour] Reference
And close to our feet the staghound crept. From Wordnik.com. [Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon] Reference
Panzerkrieg is rubbish though. staghound?. From Wordnik.com. [bit-tech.net Feed] Reference
"A staghound.". From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
Tintamarre, Tasmin’s staghound. From Wordnik.com. [The Berrybender Narratives] Reference
Where staghound ne’er should be?. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of the Lake] Reference
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