(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 THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
brutalitynounUS /bruːˈtæləti/
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
fatherhoodnounUS /ˈfɑːðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
in a gradual manner
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
heretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
KazannounUS /ˈkeɪzən/
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
nippedverbUS /nɪpt/
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
slunk
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From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The call that came to him from over the plain was not so strong.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Something told him now that he belonged to the Sun Rock, and not to the cabin.
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
TRAGEDYnounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE TRAGEDY ON SUN ROCK All that day Kazan guarded the top of the Sun Rock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fate, and the fear and brutality of masters, had heretofore kept him from fatherhood, and he was puzzled.
whimperingverbUS /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading At dusk Gray Wolf came out from her retreat, and slunk to his side, whimpering, and nipped gently at his shaggy neck.
