used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
ALIVEadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
Archie's
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From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the wolves are howling."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
BengalnounUS /ˈbeŋɡəl/
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading When the wolves are howling."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
JUNGLEnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
NELSONnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
OstrichnounUS /ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
swampyadjectiveUS /ˈswɑːmpi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "Jack and his Ostrich," "Archie’s Find" etc._ "In the night, O the night.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The moon had sunk low in the west, and was hiding behind a bank of threatening clouds.
at the time that
From this reading When the wolves are howling."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading When the wolves are howling."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading T. NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, and New York_ *ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE.* *CHAPTER I.* _*THE OLD GRAY WOLF.*_ Night was brooding over the wide and swampy Bengal plain.
