used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
having companions or an escort
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
bayingverbUS /ˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones
From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
clewnoun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
Dan
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From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
full-throated
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From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
(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 They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
Hodges
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From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
houndnounUS /haʊnd/
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
riftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
stag-hound
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From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
stuntedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌntɪd/
inferior in size or quality
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The full-throated baying of a hound.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had marked the spot carefully in memory by its distance from a certain stunted pine growing above it and a rift in the precipice to one side.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But those on the mountain heard and understood: Dan Hodges was being run to earth.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
which person or people
From this reading The clew offered by the wet place on the cliff had sufficed for the three men who accompanied the stag-hound.
showing curiosity
From this reading Men, far in the valleys below Stone Mountain, looked up, and listened, wondering.
