All 50 Uses of
menagerie
in
Water for Elephants
- The other townsfolk--rubes, as Uncle Al called them--had already made their way through the menagerie tent and into the big top, which pulsed with frenetic music.†
Chpt Pro.
- I turned instinctively toward the menagerie because this was the cue for the elephant act.†
Chpt Pro.
- "Jacob--it's the menagerie," he screamed.†
Chpt Pro.
- I opened my eyes again and scanned the menagerie, frantic to find her.†
Chpt Pro.
- That could be ring stock, baggage stock, or menagerie.†
Chpt 3
- You wanna see the menagerie?†
Chpt 3
- It's smack in the center of the menagerie, under rays of glorious light, surrounded by banners advertising sarsaparilla, Cracker Jack, and frozen custard.†
Chpt 3
- They stop, perplexed, wondering what happened to the menagerie through which they entered.†
Chpt 4
- " The man opposite Uncle Al rises and turns--he's the man from the menagerie tent, only now he's minus the top hat.†
Chpt 4
- " "He's going to help out in the menagerie.†
Chpt 4
- A menagerie man?†
Chpt 4
- In the menagerie?†
Chpt 6
- …cases of sauerkraut, 105 pounds of sugar, 24 crates of oranges, 52 pounds of lard, 1,200 pounds of vegetables, and 212 cans of coffee delivered to the lot; despite the tons of hay and turnips and beets and other food for the animals that is piled out back of the menagerie tent; despite the hundreds of townspeople gathered at the edge of the lot right now, first in excitement, and then in bewilderment, and now in fast-growing anger; despite all this, we are tearing down and moving out.†
Chpt 6
- Diamond Joe and I carry buckets of offal from behind the menagerie to the main train.†
Chpt 6
- Of how he recognized her powerful way with horses the very moment she entered his menagerie tent three years before--sensed it from the horses themselves.†
Chpt 7
- WHEN I RETURN to the lot, a selected few of the Benzini Brothers tents are up: the menagerie, the stable tent, and the cookhouse.†
Chpt 9
- AFTER UNCLE AL has made his selections, our workmen tear down all of the other circus's tents except for the stable and menagerie.†
Chpt 9
- The animals in the menagerie are no less happy to see us--the chimps scream and swing from the bars of their dens, flashing toothy grins.†
Chpt 9
- "SO THAT'S THAT," says August as we emerge from the menagerie.†
Chpt 9
- I need to check the other menagerie.†
Chpt 9
- I walk on, eventually settling on a patch of grass some distance from the Fox Brothers menagerie.†
Chpt 9
- I climb to my feet and go instead to our menagerie.†
Chpt 9
- THE FOX BROTHERS menagerie is now swarming with Benzini Brothers men.†
Chpt 9
- Then he wipes his face, leans over to retrieve his hat, bows to the astonished audience of menagerie workers, and continues on his way.†
Chpt 9
- One by one the menagerie men leave.†
Chpt 10
- The only sounds from within the menagerie are shuffling, snorting, and quiet munching.†
Chpt 10
- I find August in the menagerie tent, standing in front of the elephant.†
Chpt 10
- Make sure she doesn't go behind the menagerie for a bit.†
Chpt 10
- Naturally, I head behind the menagerie to find out what Marlena's not supposed to see.†
Chpt 10
- Marlena, waltzing with me in the menagerie.†
Chpt 11
- Afterward, seeking the company of animals, I enter the menagerie and tour the perimeter.†
Chpt 11
- WHEN I RETURN to the lot, Rosie has been installed in the menagerie tent.†
Chpt 11
- When I finally reach the lot, I stop and gaze at the menagerie tent.†
Chpt 11
- As soon as I can do it without attracting attention, I flee to the menagerie.†
Chpt 12
- By late morning, I'm just another menagerie man: cleaning dens, chopping food, and hauling manure with the rest of them.†
Chpt 12
- "He can't get her to walk in a straight line from her car to the menagerie.†
Chpt 12
- Rosie is driven right up to the back end of the big top, which is already connected to the menagerie.†
Chpt 12
- It is only after she is behind her rope with one foot chained to a stake that the menagerie is opened to the public.†
Chpt 12
- I watch from across the menagerie as August's mouth opens in shock, then outrage, and then vociferous complaint.†
Chpt 12
- " It turns out that Uncle Al was so delighted by Rosie's popularity in the menagerie that not only is he insisting she take part in the Spec but also that she put on a full elephant act in the center ring immediately after the show begins.†
Chpt 12
- In the distance, Greg walks toward the menagerie.†
Chpt 12
- WITH ROSIE SAFELY restored to the menagerie, I return to Barbara's tent, still clutching the bull hook.†
Chpt 12
- "She's back in the menagerie," I say.†
Chpt 12
- I RETURN TO THE ring stock car and lie on my bedroll, sickened beyond belief by the thought of what's going on in the menagerie and even more sickened that I'm doing nothing to prevent it.†
Chpt 12
- For her part, Rosie is carted out through each town in the hippopotamus wagon and then displayed in the menagerie.†
Chpt 14
- She has learned to follow August from the elephant car to the menagerie tent, and in return for this he has stopped beating the hell out of her.†
Chpt 14
- Once in the menagerie, she stands behind her rope, happily charming the crowds and accepting candy.†
Chpt 14
- Camel is in such bad shape Walter seeks me out in the menagerie to tell me about it, but August is watching, so I can't return to the train.†
Chpt 15
- THE SHOW IS ABOUT a quarter of the way through when she walks into the menagerie.†
Chpt 15
- Then she walks backward, leading them from the menagerie.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(menagerie) a collection of wild animals in captivity; or their enclosure
or:
any an diverse group