used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
banyannounUS /ˈbænjən/
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
cautionnounUS /ˈkɑːʃən/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
DwellersnounUS /ˈdwelərz/
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
an opposing military force
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
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 There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
many times at short intervals
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There he sat, huddled among the leaves, close to The Fish and for a long time they gazed, quivering, at the enemy below.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Thence on through several trees that brought them nearer the homes of the Cave Dwellers.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She moved as they advanced, persistently, like a hungry dog watching a bone.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With much shivering they made their way pausing often to mark the progress of the enemy.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But a caution, wholly new, had come to them, and they scrambled into the branches of a neighboring banyan slowly and with care.
