used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
AntelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One day he came back to the caves after being gone a long time.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
CavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day he came back to the caves after being gone a long time.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
one or the other of two
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
the organ of sight
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading One day he came back to the caves after being gone a long time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
how
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From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
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 One day he came back to the caves after being gone a long time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
come together
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
not in physical motion
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
Stitchernoun
a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One day he came back to the caves after being gone a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One Eye took his bow and arrows and went here and there among the hills, but nothing could he find of either Stitcher or little Antelope.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading He threw himself wearily down and said very sadly:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Many days went by and still Stitcher did not come back to the Valley of Caves.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
at the time that
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
wolf-skins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very sad, for he remembered how pretty little Antelope used to run out to meet him when he came home after a hunt, and what fine shirts of reindeer and wolf-skins Stitcher made for him.
