Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

the lower side of anything

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

terminate

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

plural of “juniper” — desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

a very steep cliff

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

successive (without a break)

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the act of swimming

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In spite of the break in his fall, he lay half-stunned among the bushes for some time.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.

not explained

From this reading Apart from that, he owed his life to a miracle which must always remain a mystery unexplained.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

at the time that

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Probably it was the passionate instinct of self-preservation, when all hope seemed gone, which had made him give his body that violent contortion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SWIMMING OF KIOPO When Kiopo had leaped upon the Indian, and had fallen with him over the precipice edge, he had, like his foe, crashed down to almost certain death.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading The Indian, indeed, had been killed instantly, with a broken neck; but the wolf, instead of falling straight upon the boulders at the bottom of the gorge, had turned a somersault in mid-air, and had landed in a thick clump of junipers growing on a slope some thirty feet above the creek bed.