used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
attainsverbUS /əˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
have
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
BearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
carnivorousadjectiveUS /kɑːrˈnɪvərəs/
relating to or characteristic of carnivores
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
clawsnounUS /klɔːz/
plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
contrives
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From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
devoidadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔɪd/
completely wanting or lacking
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
psychological suffering
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
enablingadjectiveUS /eˈneɪbəlɪŋ/
providing legal power or sanction
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
FatallyadverbUS /ˈfeɪtəli/
with fatal consequences or implications
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
floes
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From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
icebergsnounUS /ˈaɪsbərɡz/
plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
PolaradjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading The White or Polar Bear often attains a length of nine feet.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
PurelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
SealsnounUS /siːlz/
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
solesnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
subsistencenounUS /səbˈsɪstəns/
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
subsists
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From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
a special situation
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Fatally confined to their icy raft, and utterly devoid of all means of subsistence, they ultimately attack and devour one another.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Purely carnivorous in its diet, the Polar Bear subsists chiefly on the Seals it contrives to trap by watching their breathing holes patiently for hours, or it may be for days together.
at the time that
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
in or at the place that
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
a Caucasian
From this reading It is not an uncommon thing for White Bears to drift out to sea on floating icebergs, when they become reduced to the most frightful distress from hunger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its huge limbs and powerful claws are developed in fitting proportion to the massive body; and the soles of its feet are clad with hair, enabling it to tread with safety on the slippery ice floes, where it finds a home.
