Alila
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From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
ALILA'S
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From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horns are very long and curved and sharp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
a youthful male person
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
BUFFALOnounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The horns are very long and curved and sharp.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT.
huntsnounUS /hʌnts/
plural of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
immediately past
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The horns are very long and curved and sharp.
longsverbUS /lɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The horns are very long and curved and sharp.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUFFALO HUNT.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But it is so hard to wait, Alila thinks, as he longs for the time to come and looks up at the pair of horns brought home from the last hunt.
precisely as stated
From this reading The horns are very long and curved and sharp.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He says it is far too dangerous; the little boy must wait until he is older.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
but in spite of that
From this reading ALILA'S father has been on several buffalo hunts, but never yet has he allowed his boy to go with him.
