All 6 Uses of
endeavor
in
The Heritage of the Desert
- Hare soon yielded to the warmth of the blankets; a drowsiness that he endeavored in vain to throw off smothered his thoughts; sleep glued his eyelids tight.†
Chpt 3
- He looked about, endeavoring to find her in the ring of light, for he felt in her a fascination akin to the charm of this twilight hour.†
Chpt 3 *
- After many tumbles four chubby youngsters mounted the burro; and the others, with loud acclaim, shouting, "Noddle, Noddle, getup! getup!" endeavored to make him go.†
Chpt 4
- That night Hare endeavored to see Mescal alone for a few moments, to see her once more with unguarded eyes, to whisper a few words, to say good-bye; but it was impossible.†
Chpt 10
- He threw himself on his bed, and endeavored to compose himself, to quiet his vibrating nerves, to still the triumphant bell-beat of his heart.†
Chpt 12
- To search for any living creatures in that borderless domain of colored dune, of shifting cloud of sand, of purple curtain shrouding mesa and dome, appeared the vainest of all human endeavors.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(endeavor) to attempt; or a project or activity attempted