used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
(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 Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
antlersnounUS /ˈæntlərz/
plural of “antler” — deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
baggingnounUS /ˈbæɡɪŋ/
coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
have
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
BrunswicknounUS /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/
a university town in southwestern Maine
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
caribounounUS /ˈkerɪbuː/
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
dimensionsnounUS /dɪˈmenʃənz/
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
extravagances
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From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
(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 For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
guidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
immediately past
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
engage in
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
mythnounUS /mɪθ/
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
and nothing more
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
proofsnounUS /pruːfs/
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
SportsmennounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmɪn/
plural of “sportsman” — someone who engages in sports
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
up to a particular time
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The guides, therefore, began to think it was time to make good and show their proofs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
unparalleledadjectiveUS /ənˈperəleld/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at last they began to swear that the giant was a mere fiction of the New Brunswick guides, designed to lure the hunters.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They shot moose, caribou, deer, and bear, and went away disappointed only in one regard.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Sportsmen came from all over the world in the hope of bagging those unparalleled antlers.
a late time of life
From this reading For the next two years the fame of the great moose kept growing, adding to itself various wonders and extravagances till it assumed almost the dimensions of a myth.
