used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
anew
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
at or in the front
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
cause to be bored
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
put or send forth
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
Chris
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From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
Emperor'snounUS /ˈempərərz/
possessive form of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
moving swiftly
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
held up in the air
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
mazenounUS /meɪz/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
nearedverbUS /nɪrd/
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Chris longed to fly lower but he was afraid that one of the many guards might give the alarm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
quick-racing
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From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The eagle flying between the palace and the moon cast a quick-racing shadow over wall and ground.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The eagle bore him up again from the garden, and turning back, lifted high in the air as it neared the maze of walls of the Emperor's palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
at the time that
From this reading The one advantage on such a clear night, Chris thought, when he could be easily spotted, was in the silence of the magic bird.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The night was too clear to suit Chris for the dangerous work that lay ahead.
