used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nine of them fell by the hands of our people.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
cubnounUS /kʌb/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Nine of them fell by the hands of our people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Nine of them fell by the hands of our people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
hillsmen
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From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
jackalnounUS /ˈdʒækəl/
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
immediately past
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
meatsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meat” — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine of them fell by the hands of our people.
not any; not one
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Nine of them fell by the hands of our people.
pestnounUS /pest/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
scratchesnounUS /ˈskrætʃəz/
plural of “scratch” — an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
ThriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
tiger'snounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
possessive form of “tiger” — a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "I drove them from the window and killed them through the doorway, but they were forty to one.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the end the pest would have carried me to death, as a jackal carries the broken meats to his den, if our hillsmen had not come.
people who are wounded
From this reading For an hour I fought, and five of them I killed and seven wounded, and then at the shouts of our hillsmen they fled at last.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Thrice was I wounded, but my wounds are no deeper than the scratches of a tiger's cub."
