used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
Bomba's
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From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
brutes
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From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
divisible by two
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
set up or found
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
grappleverbUS /ˈɡræpəl/
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
hurtlingverbUS /ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/
-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
jaguarnounUS /ˈdʒæɡwɑːr/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
and nothing more
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
mid-air
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From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
a particular point in time
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
SnarlingverbUS /ˈsnɑːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
spittingnounUS /ˈspɪtɪŋ/
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
TERRIFICadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
thudverbUS /θʌd/
make a dull sound
From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
twanged
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From this reading The thud of the collision had come just as Bomba’s bow twanged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
unerringlyadverb
without making errors
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The impact was terrible, and the two brutes went down in a heap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Snarling and spitting, they scrambled up and faced each other, and the next moment were engaged in a life and death grapple.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The arrow would have found its mark unerringly if the body of the jaguar had not been thrown out of the line of its flight.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A TERRIFIC BATTLE But even while the beast was in mid-air, a great yellow body came hurtling over the underbrush and struck the jaguar almost at right angles.
