used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
the act of breaking something
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
CAPTUREverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
EAGLEnounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
FISH-EAGLES
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From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
Gambo
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From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
GORILLASnounUS /ɡərˈɪləz/
plural of “gorilla” — largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
IMPENDINGadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Several times since we left our manga-fishing we have been "lost in the jungle."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Several times since we left our manga-fishing we have been "lost in the jungle."
Malaouen
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From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
manga-fishing
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From this reading Several times since we left our manga-fishing we have been "lost in the jungle."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
Niembouai
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From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Several times since we left our manga-fishing we have been "lost in the jungle."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
Querlaouen
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From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
determined
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
ROARSnounUS /rɔːrz/
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times since we left our manga-fishing we have been "lost in the jungle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We are sworn friends; we have resolved to live in the woods and to wander through them.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FISH-EAGLES.--CAPTURE OF A YOUNG EAGLE.--IMPENDING FIGHT WITH THEM.--FEARFUL ROARS OF GORILLAS.--GORILLAS BREAKING DOWN TREES.
