Chapter XV

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

(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 I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

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

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

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plural of “beater” — a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

a person who is markedly small

From this reading THE BANQUET.--THE DWARF EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY OF THE NIDECK HOUSE.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

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-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

(used of eyes) lacking liveliness

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

exhausted

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE BANQUET.--THE DWARF EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY OF THE NIDECK HOUSE.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BANQUET.--THE DWARF EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY OF THE NIDECK HOUSE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

above and across; more than

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

that has been withdrawn or retreated from

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

past form of “retrace” — to go back over again

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

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

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

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

From this reading THE BANQUET.--THE DWARF EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY OF THE NIDECK HOUSE.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

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

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

the topmost one of two

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

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

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

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From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.

lean and sinewy

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I looked with strange fascination at the shaggy brute that had so nearly put an end to all my cherished prospects.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The bristling, wiry hair running over head and shoulders and extending half-way to the haunches; the broad yellow tusks that forced up the black, leathery upper lip; the small, savage eyes now glazed and half-closed in death, all inspired me with reluctant curiosity and loathing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The body of the boar was strapped across the backs of the two horses which the beaters, Wilhelm Moelz and Yeri Scharf, relinquished for the purpose, themselves returning on foot to the Castle.