used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
anew
From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
in addition
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
baredadjectiveUS /berd/
having the head uncovered
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
gaped
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From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
hooting
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From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
hornedadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/
having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
HOW
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From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
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 HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
OTHERS
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From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading Far away he heard a great horned owl hooting.
ravenouslyadverb
in the manner of someone who is very hungry
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
uncurledadjective
not curled
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he gaped until nearly every tooth in his head was bared.
which person or people
From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
whoo
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From this reading “Who—who, who—whoo,” it said, over and over again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW OTHERS HUNT With the first signs of darkness, Red Ben uncurled himself and took a long stretch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After that he realized how ravenously hungry he felt, also how bad this dry, hot night would be for hunting.
