used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
agilitynounUS /əˈdʒɪləti/
the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
have
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
rid of obstructions
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
at any time
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
grizzlynounUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
Nitka
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From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
onsetnounUS /ˈɑːnset/
the beginning or early stages
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
punishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
Shoomoo's
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From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE END OF THE FIGHT It was a running fight that went on as the great grizzly retreated.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The bear made furious rushes this way and that whenever he thought he had one of his enemies within striking distance.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading But as sure as ever he attacked one wolf, it leapt clear with marvellous agility, while the other, like a flash of grey lightning, had snatched at his flank and was off before he could turn.
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 The one object of the wolves was to keep him on the move.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet in spite of Shoomoo's greater bulk, it was the onset of Nitka which punished the bear most severely.
