All 29 Uses
approach
in
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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- He knew instinctively how to approach, how to touch, how to confuse and distract, so that, fearful or not, the dog found itself acquiescing.†
p. 214.9 *approach = begin communication with someone about something
- Henry took a swallow of beer and watched them approach.†
p. 393.9 *approach = get near
- She approached and dropped her nose below the seat and lifted it an inch, encouraging it to remember and tell her what more it knew, but it only tilted back and forth in silence.†
p. 31.9
- Almondine approached, quivering with curiosity.†
p. 33.7
- They watch Almondine approach.†
p. 49.5
- As they approached the old oak, something dark bolted through the sumac and leapt the creek and crashed through the underbrush.†
p. 71.1
- She trotted over, then froze and approached the animal step by step.†
p. 88.7
- Claude approached him once, but Edgar turned away.†
p. 88.9
- When Almondine approached, serious and respectful, Iris stood for inspection.†
p. 94.8
- Edgar scolded himself for repeating commands and walked over, but the sight of Edgar approaching struck Finch like a bolt of inspiration, and the dog slid to the floor.†
p. 122.1
- Almondine approached and sniffed his knee and boot.†
p. 144.2
- Having also seen your records, I understand that the difference between our approaches is one of philosophy, not technique.†
p. 174.4
- As they approached, the dog hobbled to its feet and began to bay, one bloody hind leg held off the ground.†
p. 217.2
- From one of the small doorways, a dog's head and shoulders emerged— Essay, watching him approach, half in and half out.†
p. 233.8
- Their muzzles tracked him as he approached.†
p. 241.6
- This was his approach to mastering the kennel records (and learning to read sign, for that matter, despite the fact that he walked past the sign dictionary in the living room every day).†
p. 276.5
- As their time for placement approached, the only difference the dogs might notice was that they got less attention; if they were a bit lonely, it helped them bond with their new owners.†
p. 313.5
- An approaching car would be visible miles away and he wanted to rest for a minute.†
p. 335.7
- Even then his skin tingled as he approached.†
p. 343.3
- Out on the road, a car was approaching.†
p. 347.1
- He didn't think a stranger's approach would scare him, but it was a good question to ask, and his opinion of the man went up a notch.†
p. 379.6
- Headlights approached like balls of white flame.†
p. 418.2
- Had some interesting ideas about approaching the Carruthers catalog people.†
p. 437.3
- When they'd left Henry's little valley, the sun was shining between sparse white clouds, but as they approached Lake Superior the clouds merged into the solid blue mass of a storm front.†
p. 443.3
- Their possessor had approached from upwind, a habit, Edgar supposed, after all that time in the woods.†
p. 455.1
- He thought of his father standing in the barn doorway peering skyward as a thunderstorm approached, while his mother shouted, "Gar, get indoors, for God's sake."†
p. 472.4
- He tried approaching from the south first, but there was no Edgar walking along, no cars parked in any of the dozen little pull-offs that hunters liked to use.†
p. 496.9
- Neither the creek nor the road was visible, but a person approaching from either direction would be, and the trunk of the oak was broad enough to hide behind.†
p. 507.5
- He woke when he heard a loud rattle approaching in the underbrush along the creek.†
p. 508.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2)
(approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
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(3)
(approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.