King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him

Usage examples of canute.

From this vantage, with head and tail out of sight, Canute looked very much like a leopard.

He let Canute lead the way through the semidarkness, away from the fence.

He would just about have time to straddle the fence—he realized belatedly he could prepare a pole to vault over—and lift Canute past, dismantle his unwieldy rampart, and get into bed before morning.

He took up gymnastics, becoming quite proficient at running and jumping, and he trained Canute to do some remarkable tricks.

It was not their fault that he had seen through the masquerade that day when he had jokingly ordered Canute to climb the tree, and the dog had not been smart enough to reject the directive.

They must love him a little, just as he loved Canute, and the feeling was reciprocal.

It did not matter, on the personal level, that they were not his true parents and Canute not a true dog.

John used the ID again and passed with Canute directly into the vehicle.

He held the key before him and leaped through the door, Canute beside him.

He could tell by the sounds Canute made that the hole was not deep, and he was able to drop down with only a slight thump.

If Pei were as smart as reputed, he would have his own exit—and Canute, following the smell, would naturally have found it.

He might get away while Canute led the Standards a merry chase, or he might distract the sphere long enough to allow Meilan to recover and hide.

If Canute approached, the Standards would beam him down, and that would be that.

Surely they would have been brought here, if captured, since he and Meilan and Canute had been put together.

John and Meilan walked with the Standards, and Canute followed docilely.