Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

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From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

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From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

in an accurate manner

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

a female human offspring

From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

divisible by two

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

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From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

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From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

the pelt of a leopard

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

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From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

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From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

not any; not one

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

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From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

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From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

the leader of an Arab village or family

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

possessive form of “sheik” — the leader of an Arab village or family

From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

not in physical motion

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

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From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At times he lay listening to the night noises of the jungle, many of them noises that no other human ear could have heard, and always he interpreted each correctly.

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

-ing form of “trumpet” — proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

at the time that

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

in or at the place that

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading _Comrades of the Wild_ Darkness fell upon the menzil of Ibn Jad the sheik.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading He knew when Numa passed and Sheeta the leopard; and then from afar and so faintly that it was but the shadow of a whisper, there came down the wind the trumpeting of a bull elephant.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.

inflected form of “withstand” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading Beneath the small flitting tent where his captors had left him, Tarzan still struggled with the bonds that secured his wrists, but the tough camel leather withstood even the might of his giant thews.

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From this reading Without the beyt of Ibn Jad Ateja, the sheik's daughter, loitered, and with her was Zeyd.