used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
Breene
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From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
creakingnounUS /ˈkriːkɪŋ/
a squeaking sound
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
at any time
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
set up or found
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
prevalentadjectiveUS /ˈprevələnt/
most frequent or common
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
on the contrary
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bill found it rather hard to get to sleep.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Then there were the usual noises that are ever prevalent in the forests.
migratory
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each in turn gave Breene a start and he was continually calling to Bill.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The creaking trees, falling branches, small animals wandering through the darkness hunting for food, and occasionally a larger animal coming down to the river for water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pine needles were not as soft as they seemed at first.
