used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
have
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
Bert's
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From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
let fall to the ground
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
GrizzlynounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
humpverbUS /hʌmp/
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
incandescentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈdesənt/
emitting light as a result of being heated
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
and nothing more
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
lumberingnounUS /ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/
the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
not any; not one
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
not one, and not any
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
RockiesnounUS /ˈrɑːkiz/
the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
move hurridly
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For an instant every drop of blood in Bert's body seemed to rush to his head.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
suffusedverbUS /səˈfjuːzd/
past form of “suffuse” — cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
TearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
express in words
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading It suffused his eyes with a red film and sounded like thunder in his ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It needed no second glance to tell that it was a grizzly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Grizzly at Bay Tearing down upon him in a rapid, lumbering gallop was a monstrous bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little eyes incandescent with rage, the big hump just back of the ears, the enormous size and bulk could belong to none other than this dreaded king of the Rockies.
