used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
antagonistnounUS /ænˈtæɡənəst/
someone who offers opposition
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
BESETverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
Bomba
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From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
bravesnounUS /breɪvz/
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
an opposing military force
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
divisible by two
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
set up or found
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The monkeys were his friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
how
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From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
inflictverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/
impose something unpleasant
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
monkeysnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading The monkeys were his friends.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
Nascanora
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From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
slavering
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From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
that is looked for
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
carry out
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The monkeys were his friends.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
hard to endure
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
unwillingnessnounUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/
the trait of being unwilling
From this reading BESET BY ENEMIES Even as Bomba drew his arrow to its head he found that he felt a strange unwillingness to inflict injury on this antagonist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Bomba called to this slavering, hideous object in the language of the monkeys, trying to show that he was not an enemy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The monkeys were his friends.
at the time that
From this reading Often they had helped him when other foes, much more like Bomba in form and appearance, had sought to take his life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could not forget how the swarm of monkeys had turned the tide of battle in his fight with Nascanora and his braves when they had attacked the cabin.
