used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
a young female
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
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 The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
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From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
the force of workers available
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
rapaciousadjectiveUS /rəˈpæʃɪs/
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of the caves of space it flew--huge, rapacious, terrifying.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But Lou Flint met its vicious challenge happily.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long line of men were running shoulder to shoulder, stooping under the red vines, stumbling over the mossy rocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The jungle was filled with the shouts of the hunters and the sounds of their heavy boots crashing through the dry sword grass.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading For, like the girl at his side, it was worth one million dollars!
