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From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He then stood and gazed at the beautiful bird.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He then stood and gazed at the beautiful bird.
bow-shot
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From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
bowstringnoun
the string of an archer's bow
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
dippingverbUS /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He then stood and gazed at the beautiful bird.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
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 He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
in motion
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
not any; not one
From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
Odjibwa
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From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
quiververbUS /ˈkwɪvər/
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He then stood and gazed at the beautiful bird.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Odjibwa ran home, and got all his own and his brother's arrows and shot them all away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then stood and gazed at the beautiful bird.
up to a particular time
From this reading The arrow took no effect; and he shot and shot again till his quiver was empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Still the swan remained, moving round and round, stretching its long neck and dipping its bill into the water, as if heedless of the arrows shot at it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He was within long bow-shot, and, pulling the arrow from the bowstring up to his ear, took deliberate aim and shot.
