used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
how long something has existed
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
cane-clothed
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From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
colossaladjectiveUS /kəˈlɑːsəl/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
experimentsnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
exuberantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzuːbərənt/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The supremacy of the Giant Reptiles had passed.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The supremacy of the Giant Reptiles had passed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
highly-specialized
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From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
HORNnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
ten 10s
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
luxuriancenoun
the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
mammalianadjectiveUS /məˈmeɪliən/
of or relating to the class Mammalia
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
mammalsnounUS /ˈmæməlz/
plural of “mammal” — any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
MonstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The supremacy of the Giant Reptiles had passed.
by chance
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
PolesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
recurring again and again
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/
plural of “representative” — a person who represents others
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
ReptilesnounUS /ˈreptaɪlz/
plural of “reptile” — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading The supremacy of the Giant Reptiles had passed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
savannahs
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From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
not in physical motion
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
supremacynounUS /səˈpreməsi/
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading The supremacy of the Giant Reptiles had passed.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
TRIPLEverbUS /ˈtrɪpəl/
increase threefold
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Nature, pleased with her experiments in the more promising mammalian type, had turned her back upon them after her fashion, and was coldly letting them die out.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A few representatives of their most colossal and highly-specialized forms still survived, still terrible and supreme in those vast, steaming, cane-clothed savannahs which most closely repeated the conditions of an earlier age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
a late time of life
From this reading THE KING OF THE TRIPLE HORN It was a little later in the Morning of Time--later by perhaps some two or three hundred thousand years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Monstrous mammals now held sway over the fresh, green round of the young earth, so exuberant in her youthful vigor that she could not refrain from flooding the Poles themselves with a tropical luxuriance of flower and tree.
