used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
(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 I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Good!" thought the boy lion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
coweringverbUS /ˈkaʊərɪŋ/
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
set up or found
From this reading "They haven't found me!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" thought the boy lion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
haven't
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From this reading "They haven't found me!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
not accessible to view
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
how
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From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
I'm
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From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They haven't found me!
NEROnounUS /ˈnɪroʊ/
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
not in physical motion
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They haven't found me!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Good!" thought the boy lion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
TrampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a 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 NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
precisely as stated
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading But Nero, cowering away back in the dark cave, kept very still and quiet, and he heard the hunters walk right past his hiding place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NERO IN A TRAP Tramp, tramp, tramp came the hunters through the jungle, flashing their lights and looking for the lion which one of them had shot while the hunter was hidden on the platform in a tree.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I'm all right so far; but I wonder how long I will have to stay here, and what the other lions will do."
