adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
aglut
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From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
cubnounUS /kʌb/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
CUNNINGHAMnounUS /ˈkʌnɪŋhæm/
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
fangsnounUS /fæŋz/
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
huntverbUS /hʌnt/
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
a message received and understood
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
intrenched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
JealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
Peshawur
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
PresumptionnounUS /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
promotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
RALPH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
ranknounUS /ræŋk/
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading For any man at all to offer advice or information to his senior was rank presumption.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
tigersnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not considered decent for a boy of twenty-one to do much more than dare to be alive.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Jealousy in those days of slow promotion and intrenched influence had eaten into the very understanding of men whose only excuse for rule over a conquered people ought to have been understanding.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading RALPH CUNNINGHAM reached Peshawur at last with no less than nine tigers to his gun, and that in itself would have been sufficient to damn him in the eyes of more than half of the men who held commands there.
yearlingnounUS /ˈjɜːrlɪŋ/
a young child
From this reading From lone hunt came the yearling cub And brought a grown kill back; With fangs aglut “'Tis nothing but Presumption!” growled the pack.
