used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading It grew stronger as they advanced.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It grew stronger as they advanced.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
FEUDnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
set up or found
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It grew stronger as they advanced.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
ten 10s
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
invadersnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdərz/
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It grew stronger as they advanced.
KazannounUS /ˈkeɪzən/
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
not in physical motion
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It grew stronger as they advanced.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading For a full minute they stood tense and listening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
a message informing of danger
From this reading She gave the warning to Kazan and he, too, found the strange scent in the air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
at the time that
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
windfallnounUS /ˈwɪndfɔːl/
fruit that has fallen from the tree
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
Wolf'snounUS /wʊlfs/
possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading A FEUD IN THE WILDERNESS A soft wind blowing from the south and east brought the scent of the invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they were still half a mile away.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When two hundred yards from the windfall they heard the sudden crash of a falling tree, and stopped.
