ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Certainly they had had ample opportunity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly they had had ample opportunity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
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 That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
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 Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
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From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Certainly they had had ample opportunity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
SABREnounUS /ˈseɪbər/
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
SACRIFICEDverbUS /ˈsækrəfaɪst/
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
sequoianounUS /sɪˈkwɔɪə/
either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
strangledadjectiveUS /ˈstræŋɡəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This question puzzled Og more than any other.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
TOOTHnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
the upper part of anything
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading SACRIFICED TO SABRE TOOTH Why had they not killed him?
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading That night, there in the sequoia forest, they could have strangled him and left his body for the wolves.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or at any time during their long tree top journey they needed but to drop him from the branches of one of the high palms and the crash to the ground would have broken every bone in his body.
