used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
cause to be bored
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
BOY'SnounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
at any time
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
performernounUS /pərˈfɔːrmər/
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
express in words
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
SnapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
a male human offspring
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
at the time that
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
wrathfullyadverb
in a wrathful manner
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, what do you mean by running off with our boat?" repeated the doctor's son wrathfully.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He looked as thin as ever, but his face bore a far more healthy color than when the young hunters had seen him before.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is this your boat?" asked the circus boy calmly.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading THE CIRCUS BOY'S STORY Snap was right; it was indeed the youthful circus performer.
