All 6 Uses of
heed
in
The Island of Dr. Moreau
- I STRODE through the undergrowth that clothed the ridge behind the house, scarcely heeding whither I went; passed on through the shadow of a thick cluster of straight-stemmed trees beyond it, and so presently found myself some way on the other side of the ridge, and descending towards a streamlet that ran through a narrow valley.†
Chpt 9
- They were talking, or at least one of the men was talking to the other two, and all three had been too closely interested to heed the rustling of my approach.†
Chpt 9 *
- I have gone on, not heeding anything but the question I was pursuing; and the material has—dripped into the huts yonder.†
Chpt 14
- But I did not heed these.†
Chpt 19
- "Walk by me," said I, nerving myself; and side by side we walked down the narrow way, taking little heed of the dim Things that peered at us out of the huts.†
Chpt 21
- I would go out into the streets to fight with my delusion, and prowling women would mew after me; furtive, craving men glance jealously at me; weary, pale workers go coughing by me with tired eyes and eager paces, like wounded deer dripping blood; old people, bent and dull, pass murmuring to themselves; and, all unheeding, a ragged tail of gibing children.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice