the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
have
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
blunderedverbUS /ˈblʌndərd/
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
the act of breaking something
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
brownestadjectiveUS /ˈbraʊnɪst/
superlative of “brown” — of a color similar to that of wood or earth
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
Cameron
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From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
Don't
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From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
at any time
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lightning thoughts raced through Tom’s head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Lightning thoughts raced through Tom’s head.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
a particular point in time
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Lightning thoughts raced through Tom’s head.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading His jumping nerves commanded action, but his common sense said, “Don’t move!”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
spinenounUS /spaɪn/
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lightning thoughts raced through Tom’s head.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
male cat
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Lightning thoughts raced through Tom’s head.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading NOT ACTING The next moment Tom felt an uncomfortable chill creep along his spine.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
except if; if not
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
in or at the place that
From this reading Breaking through the underbrush not six feet from where he sat rigid upon the rock, blundered the largest, brownest and most dangerous looking bear Tom Cameron had ever seen!
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was not his first experience with bears, and he felt that this one might not attack him unless he himself showed fight.
