used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
fastingnounUS /ˈfæstɪŋ/
abstaining from food
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
(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 To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
hindquartersnounUS /ˈhaɪndkwɔːrtərz/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
ten 10s
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Kazan it was starvation.
KazannounUS /ˈkeɪzən/
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
Kazan's
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From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
slitsnounUS /slɪts/
plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
starvationnounUS /stɑːrˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
From this reading To Kazan it was starvation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Six days and six nights of fasting had drawn in their ribs and put deep hollows in front of their hindquarters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Kazan it was starvation.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading To Gray Wolf this meant acute discomfort, a growing weakness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kazan's eyes were red, and they narrowed to slits as he looked forth into the day.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE TRAIL OF HUNGER Kazan and Gray Wolf had been a hundred and forty hours without food.
