take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
a youthful male person
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
gladesnounUS /ɡleɪdz/
plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
grandeurnounUS /ɡrænˈduːr/
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
LEEnounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
LOTHROP
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From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
PhotographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
recessesnounUS /ˈriːsesəz/
plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
respondsverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndz/
third-person singular of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading U. S. SERVICE SERIES.
SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading U. S. SERVICE SERIES.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading U. S. SERVICE SERIES.
SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
not in physical motion
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
Thirty-eightadjective
being eight more than thirty
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U. S. SERVICE SERIES.
unceasingadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːsɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
belonging to which person
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The mystery and the adventure are not sped, the grandeur and the companionship still pulse among the glades, the "call of the wild" is an unceasing cry, and to that call the boy responds.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Thirty-eight Illustrations from Photographs taken by the U. S. Forest Service LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Great stretches of virgin forest still remain within whose dim recesses nothing is changed since the days the Indians dwelt in them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Much of the wilderness is yet but little trod.
